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 13 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 45,014,120 4.35% 60,927 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 108,833 0.01% 1,258,389 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,122,953 4.37% 1,319,316 0.13%
(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 36,028 6.8918
Purchase 59,683 6.8705
Purchase 30,469 6.8393
Purchase 10,000 6.8779
Purchase 14,758 6.8063
Purchase 67,308 6.8732
Purchase 2,845 6.9200
Purchase 18,883 6.8060
Purchase 11,091 6.8325
Purchase 7,451 6.8050
Purchase 22,853 6.8050
Purchase 980 6.8050
Purchase 35,562 6.8050
Sale 1,622 6.8986
Sale 38,174 6.8391
Sale 1,486 6.8986
Sale 37,229 6.8733
Sale 46,592 6.9100
Sale 800 6.8986
Sale 17,800 6.9060
Sale 13,970 6.9100
Sale 20,669 6.9100
Sale 18,632 6.8441
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 38174 6.8391
CFD Long 18632 6.8441
CFD Long 2845 6.8672
CFD Long 37229 6.8733
CFD Long 17800 6.906
CFD Short 18883 6.806
CFD Short 14758 6.8062
CFD Short 11091 6.8325
CFD Short 30469 6.8392
CFD Short 59683 6.8704
CFD Short 67308 6.8731
CFD Short 36028 6.8918
CFD Short 1797 6.8962
(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 14 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