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 20 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 43,056,652 4.17% 2,524,215 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,707,546 0.17% 576,119 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,764,198 4.33% 3,100,334 0.30%
(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 15,422 6.3735
Purchase 2,580 6.3000
Purchase 15,992 6.3378
Purchase 18,617 6.3437
Purchase 2 Transfer
Purchase 78,061 6.3529
Purchase 107,951 6.3456
Purchase 37,995 6.2100
Purchase 17,672 6.2100
Purchase 1,040 6.3358
Purchase 133,486 6.4100
Purchase 35,000 6.2876
Purchase 49,304 6.3533
Purchase 25,637 6.3710
Purchase 141,530 6.4000
Purchase 2,950 6.2100
Purchase 8,035 6.3028
Purchase 4,023 6.2112
Purchase 3 Transfer
Purchase 9,378 6.2950
Purchase 542 6.2100
Purchase 22,490 6.5200
Purchase 732 6.2100
Sale 52,750 6.3441
Sale 17,266 6.3276
Sale 118,618 6.3353
Sale 18,422 6.3634
Sale 39,018 6.2100
Sale 71,063 6.3434
Sale 76,376 6.3518
Sale 15,422 6.4093
Sale 1,441 6.3198
Sale 37,995 6.2100
Sale 141,530 6.4000
Sale 36,851 6.4050
Sale 411,860 6.4050
Sale 108,384 6.4050
Sale 12,796 6.3224
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4023 6.2111
CFD Short 35000 6.2876
CFD Short 9378 6.295
CFD Short 8035 6.3028
CFD Short 1040 6.3357
CFD Short 22740 6.3367
CFD Short 18617 6.3436
CFD Short 107951 6.3456
CFD Short 78061 6.3528
CFD Short 49304 6.3532
CFD Short 25637 6.3709
CFD Short 15422 6.3735
CFD Long 1441 6.3198
CFD Long 12796 6.3223
CFD Long 17266 6.3276
CFD Long 118618 6.3353
CFD Long 71063 6.3434
CFD Long 52750 6.3441
CFD Long 76376 6.3517
CFD Long 18422 6.3633
CFD Long 15422 6.4092
(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 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