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 19 March 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 42,592,620 4.12% 2,029,902 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,675,860 0.16% 553,379 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,268,480 4.28% 2,583,281 0.25%
(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 136,493 6.2941
Purchase 61,273 6.2876
Purchase 1,144 6.1110
Purchase 41,839 6.5250
Purchase 22,003 6.3488
Purchase 30,000 6.3332
Purchase 14,637 6.4000
Purchase 32,918 6.2822
Purchase 17 6.3250
Purchase 36,388 6.2725
Purchase 956 6.1110
Purchase 22,728 6.3279
Purchase 12,000 6.3332
Purchase 114,932 6.5250
Purchase 129,334 6.2564
Purchase 187,849 6.1974
Purchase 93,310 6.3031
Purchase 1,441 6.2062
Purchase 14,654 6.5250
Sale 22,130 6.2918
Sale 8,009 6.4382
Sale 14,637 6.4000
Sale 5,415 6.4382
Sale 34,890 6.2918
Sale 25,637 6.3990
Sale 61,280 6.2967
Sale 63,123 6.2814
Sale 3,941 6.3988
Sale 19,412 6.2501
Sale 1,533 6.2814
Sale 3,714 6.4000
Sale 14,654 6.5250
Sale 29,712 6.4000
Sale 17 6.3250
Sale 18,146 6.4382
Sale 41,839 6.5250
Sale 11,982 6.3163
Sale 114,920 6.5250
Sale 72,636 6.2756
Sale 3,776 6.1150
Sale 128,033 6.2605
Sale 169,007 6.3130
Sale 20,960 6.3696
Sale 114,932 6.5250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1144 6.1109
CFD Short 956 6.111
CFD Short 187849 6.1974
CFD Short 1441 6.2061
CFD Short 129334 6.2564
CFD Short 36388 6.2725
CFD Short 32918 6.2821
CFD Short 61273 6.2876
CFD Short 136493 6.2941
CFD Short 93310 6.303
CFD Short 22728 6.3279
CFD Long 19412 6.25
CFD Long 128033 6.2604
CFD Long 72636 6.2756
CFD Long 61280 6.2967
CFD Long 169007 6.3129
CFD Long 11982 6.3163
CFD Long 20960 6.3695
CFD Long 3941 6.3987
CFD Long 25637 6.399
(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 20 March 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)
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk