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 15 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 45,036,191 4.36% 35,206 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 83,112 0.01% 1,283,400 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,119,303 4.37% 1,318,606 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 28,439 6.8000
Purchase 1,524 6.8168
Purchase 12,104 6.8026
Purchase 14,687 6.7989
Purchase 8,174 6.8115
Purchase 21,602 6.7963
Purchase 1,143 6.8013
Purchase 2,345 6.8086
Purchase 7,700 6.7742
Purchase 1,762 6.8000
Purchase 61 6.8000
Purchase 982 6.8000
Purchase 65,001 6.7982
Purchase 661 6.8000
Purchase 10,665 6.8000
Purchase 9,616 6.8088
Purchase 6,694 6.8007
Purchase 4,103 6.8333
Sale 206 6.8000
Sale 9,293 6.8013
Sale 31,147 6.8044
Sale 12,200 6.8565
Sale 3 6.8660
Sale 65,734 6.7750
Sale 8,451 6.7992
Sale 8,164 6.8490
Sale 1,408 6.8000
Sale 14,670 6.8000
Sale 6,252 6.8000
Sale 2,484 6.8000
Sale 3,167 6.8000
Sale 9,317 6.8195
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8451 6.7992
CFD Long 9293 6.8012
CFD Long 2948 6.8014
CFD Long 31147 6.8044
CFD Long 9317 6.8194
CFD Long 8164 6.8489
CFD Long 12200 6.8564
CFD Short 7700 6.7742
CFD Short 21602 6.7962
CFD Short 65001 6.7981
CFD Short 14687 6.7988
CFD Short 6694 6.8006
CFD Short 1143 6.8012
CFD Short 12104 6.8026
CFD Short 2345 6.8086
CFD Short 9616 6.8087
CFD Short 8174 6.8115
CFD Short 1524 6.8168
(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 16 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