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 16 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 45,504,914 4.40% 37,186 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 81,905 0.01% 1,700,023 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,586,819 4.41% 1,737,209 0.17%
(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 181,640 7.1975
Purchase 3,470 7.1782
Purchase 48,456 7.2182
Purchase 24,565 7.1877
Purchase 2,206 7.2500
Purchase 36,273 7.1877
Purchase 46,129 7.2015
Purchase 230,000 7.1961
Purchase 81,861 7.1877
Purchase 4,690 7.1722
Purchase 365 7.2050
Purchase 1,498 7.1550
Purchase 331 7.2412
Sale 37,128 7.2068
Sale 18,710 7.1588
Sale 2,000 7.1650
Sale 7,418 7.1754
Sale 2,000 7.2488
Sale 86,817 7.2500
Sale 6,329 7.1776
Sale 9,760 7.1750
Sale 4,890 7.1550
Sale 11,186 7.2159
Sale 6,523 7.2217
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18710 7.1588
CFD Long 2000 7.165
CFD Long 5880 7.1677
CFD Long 9760 7.175
CFD Long 7418 7.1753
CFD Long 6329 7.1776
CFD Long 37128 7.2067
CFD Long 6523 7.2217
CFD Long 2000 7.2488
CFD Short 3470 7.1781
CFD Short 230000 7.1961
CFD Short 181640 7.1974
CFD Short 46129 7.2014
CFD Short 365 7.205
CFD Short 3187 7.2086
CFD Short 48456 7.2181
CFD Short 331 7.2412
(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