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) 12 November 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 42,473,902 4.11% 504,598 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 674,113 0.07% 727,743 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,148,015 4.17% 1,232,341 0.12%
(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 7,675 7.5155
Purchase 8,175 7.5337
Purchase 2,100 7.5162
Purchase 491 7.5061
Purchase 5,000 7.5157
Purchase 16,597 7.4944
Purchase 32,357 7.4975
Purchase 442 7.4900
Purchase 4,230 7.4900
Purchase 348 7.4900
Purchase 1,370 7.5300
Purchase 1,818 7.4900
Purchase 685 7.4900
Purchase 105,750 7.4900
Sale 32,322 7.5146
Sale 258,438 7.5185
Sale 4,297 7.5163
Sale 1,846 7.5138
Sale 1,209 7.5126
Sale 4,733 7.5208
Sale 85,000 7.4900
Sale 2,100 7.5162
Sale 1,263 7.5044
Sale 491 7.5239
Sale 40,062 7.5302
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1263 7.5044
CFD Long 1209 7.5126
CFD Long 1846 7.5137
CFD Long 32322 7.5146
CFD Long 2100 7.5161
CFD Long 258438 7.5185
CFD Long 4733 7.5208
CFD Long 491 7.5238
CFD Long 40062 7.5301
CFD Short 16597 7.4944
CFD Short 491 7.5061
CFD Short 7675 7.5155
CFD Short 5000 7.5157
CFD Short 2100 7.5161
CFD Short 8175 7.5336
(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 13 November 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