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 22 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 44,747,196 4.33% 152,016 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 183,742 0.02% 1,236,535 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,930,938 4.35% 1,388,551 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 7,156 7.3400
Purchase 24,079 7.3206
Purchase 24,995 7.3477
Purchase 6,239 7.1000
Purchase 29,318 7.3071
Purchase 5,623 7.3400
Purchase 29,525 7.3400
Purchase 1,951 7.3400
Purchase 13,518 7.3400
Purchase 2,100 7.3750
Purchase 8,207 7.2720
Purchase 2,084 7.3511
Purchase 10,167 7.1000
Purchase 1,600 7.3250
Sale 10,062 7.3681
Sale 29,318 7.3071
Sale 56,850 7.3516
Sale 1,215 7.3928
Sale 419 7.3550
Sale 17,663 7.3459
Sale 13,120 7.3672
Sale 12,775 7.3303
Sale 2,000 7.4000
Sale 1,099 7.3400
Sale 22,284 7.3400
Sale 29,318 7.3071
Sale 39,520 7.1000
Sale 2,869 7.1500
Sale 20,378 7.3505
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12775 7.3302
CFD Long 17663 7.3459
CFD Long 20378 7.3505
CFD Long 56850 7.3516
CFD Long 13120 7.3672
CFD Long 10062 7.368
CFD Long 1215 7.3927
CFD Long 2000 7.4
CFD Short 8207 7.2719
CFD Short 24079 7.3205
CFD Short 1600 7.325
CFD Short 1951 7.34
CFD Short 24995 7.3477
CFD Short 2100 7.375
(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 23 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