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)
Date of dealing 09 May 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 44,923,742 4.35% 42,996 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 112,936 0.01% 1,133,477 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,036,678 4.36% 1,176,473 0.11%
(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 4,382 7.0100
Purchase 68,236 6.9817
Purchase 142,368 6.9581
Purchase 24,501 7.0050
Purchase 4,680 7.0100
Purchase 918 6.9862
Purchase 405,004 6.9665
Purchase 1,379 7.0100
Purchase 32,066 6.9992
Purchase 20,237 7.0100
Purchase 698 7.0031
Purchase 14,000 6.9686
Sale 28,137 7.0306
Sale 35,116 6.9973
Sale 68,537 6.9854
Sale 41,633 7.0306
Sale 26,081 7.0021
Sale 93,853 7.0306
Sale 148,418 7.1450
Sale 1,630 7.0100
Sale 2,590 7.0100
Sale 98,589 7.1450
Sale 30,764 7.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13756 6.9707
CFD Long 68537 6.9854
CFD Long 35116 6.9972
CFD Long 26081 7.002
CFD Long 20237 7.01
CFD Short 142368 6.9581
CFD Short 405004 6.9664
CFD Short 68236 6.9816
CFD Short 918 6.9861
CFD Short 32066 6.9991
CFD Short 24501 7.0049
CFD Short 4680 7.01
(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 12 May 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