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) 24 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 40,880,418 3.95% 200,830 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 216,055 0.02% 297,233 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,096,473 3.97% 498,063 0.05%
(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 65,528 7.6871
Purchase 2,055 7.2400
Purchase 6,872 7.6500
Purchase 72,800 7.2400
Purchase 1,598 7.2400
Purchase 6,360 7.6798
Purchase 536,031 7.6673
Purchase 3,228 7.7187
Purchase 29,387 7.6768
Purchase 2,724 7.6500
Purchase 214,613 7.6927
Purchase 134,818 7.6871
Purchase 106,383 7.6757
Sale 148,445 7.7400
Sale 6,360 7.6798
Sale 36,500 7.6950
Sale 110,327 7.7400
Sale 497,239 7.7400
Sale 683,400 7.7400
Sale 72,800 7.2400
Sale 1,598 7.2400
Sale 291,800 7.7400
Sale 191,099 7.7400
Sale 135,814 7.7400
Sale 201,900 7.7400
Sale 396,500 7.7400
Sale 61,797 7.6879
Sale 78,701 7.7400
Sale 1,986 7.6600
Sale 46,180 7.7015
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6360 7.6798
CFD Long 61797 7.6879
CFD Long 42946 7.6988
CFD Long 3234 7.7368
CFD Short 24932 7.6654
CFD Short 536031 7.6673
CFD Short 106383 7.6756
CFD Short 6360 7.6798
CFD Short 134818 7.687
CFD Short 65528 7.6871
CFD Short 214613 7.6927
CFD Short 3228 7.7186
CFD Short 4455 7.7404
(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 25 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