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) 18 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 42,145,198 4.08% 1,793,403 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,574,431 0.15% 275,902 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,719,629 4.23% 2,069,305 0.20%
(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 200,394 7.2390
Purchase 2,055 7.1479
Purchase 18,278 7.1450
Purchase 500 7.1250
Purchase 63,679 7.1116
Purchase 80,940 7.1550
Purchase 3,200 7.1450
Purchase 150,000 7.4355
Purchase 8,600 7.1874
Purchase 696 7.1450
Purchase 27,569 7.2709
Purchase 110,565 7.1783
Sale 150,000 7.1892
Sale 4,400 7.1300
Sale 500 7.1250
Sale 87,069 7.2210
Sale 206,379 7.2473
Sale 8,600 7.1867
Sale 150,000 7.1892
Sale 17,513 7.1450
Sale 2,714 7.1450
Sale 1,564 7.1767
Sale 401 7.1450
Sale 15,860 7.2139
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 500 7.125
CFD Long 53041 7.1756
CFD Long 8600 7.1867
CFD Long 300000 7.1892
CFD Long 15860 7.2138
CFD Long 27709 7.2219
CFD Long 206379 7.2472
CFD Long 34028 7.2917
CFD Short 63679 7.1116
CFD Short 500 7.125
CFD Short 2680 7.145
CFD Short 110565 7.1783
CFD Short 8600 7.1874
CFD Short 200394 7.2389
CFD Short 27569 7.2708
CFD Short 150000 7.4354
(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 19 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