Rule 8.3 - BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BRITISH ENERGY GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2) 16 September 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 42,146,716 4.08% 1,861,235 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,776,347 0.17% 370,767 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,923,063 4.25% 2,232,002 0.22%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,289 7.2511
Purchase 4,801 7.2303
Purchase 39,735 7.2147
Purchase 173,964 7.2258
Purchase 173,964 7.2258
Purchase 859 7.1700
Purchase 40,525 7.2344
Purchase 132,794 7.1869
Purchase 13,153 7.1829
Purchase 9,193 7.2100
Purchase 2,197 7.2100
Purchase 618 7.2100
Purchase 1,536 7.2100
Purchase 1,536 7.2100
Purchase 19,557 7.1892
Purchase 3,831 7.2100
Sale 75,964 7.2480
Sale 4,801 7.1889
Sale 8,418 7.2440
Sale 2,450 7.2100
Sale 40,525 7.2344
Sale 405 7.2050
Sale 5,917 7.1805
Sale 10,179 7.1974
Sale 235 7.2138
Sale 336 7.2038
Sale 171,668 7.2319
Sale 4,052 7.3100
Sale 171,668 7.2319
Sale 859 7.1700
Sale 859 7.1700
Sale 55,548 7.2209
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4801 7.1889
CFD Long 10179 7.1974
CFD Long 336 7.2038
CFD Long 235 7.2137
CFD Long 6516 7.2179
CFD Long 55548 7.2209
CFD Long 343336 7.2318
CFD Long 40525 7.2344
CFD Long 75964 7.2479
CFD Long 1902 7.333
CFD Short 13238 7.179
CFD Short 13153 7.1829
CFD Short 132794 7.1869
CFD Short 6319 7.2105
CFD Short 347928 7.2258
CFD Short 4801 7.2302
CFD Short 40525 7.2344
CFD Short 1289 7.251
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 17 September 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk