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) 23 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 42,660,467 4.13% 977,760 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,029,532 0.10% 128,699 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,689,999 4.23% 1,106,459 0.11%
(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 42,951 7.2850
Purchase 27,488 7.2850
Purchase 17,180 7.2400
Purchase 1,700 7.1821
Purchase 5,100 7.2850
Purchase 685 7.2181
Purchase 15,588 7.2850
Purchase 145,131 7.1932
Purchase 14,986 7.1963
Purchase 51,680 7.2090
Purchase 74,287 7.1700
Purchase 1,915 7.2171
Sale 44,067 7.2051
Sale 74,287 7.1700
Sale 7,912 7.1990
Sale 8,925 7.2068
Sale 5,056 7.2148
Sale 186,861 7.1959
Sale 17,138 7.2148
Sale 1,700 7.1821
Sale 6,888 7.2148
Sale 2,941 7.2188
Sale 10,324 7.1990
Sale 42,951 7.2850
Sale 33,040 7.1990
Sale 21,207 7.2400
Sale 3,531 7.2035
Sale 10,814 7.2035
Sale 3,876 7.2035
Sale 1,101 7.2850
Sale 74,287 7.1700
Sale 5,100 7.2850
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1700 7.182
CFD Long 6343 7.1949
CFD Long 186861 7.1959
CFD Long 44067 7.205
CFD Long 2941 7.2187
CFD Long 2582 7.2359
CFD Short 1700 7.182
CFD Short 145131 7.1932
CFD Short 6946 7.1948
CFD Short 8040 7.1975
CFD Short 51680 7.2089
CFD Short 2661 7.24
(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 24 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