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 25 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 42,806,270 4.14% 2,680,927 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,864,258 0.18% 581,157 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,670,528 4.32% 3,262,084 0.32%
(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 8,622 6.5418
Purchase 823 6.6050
Purchase 141,530 6.5375
Purchase 39,579 6.5475
Purchase 29,133 6.5296
Purchase 36,013 6.5339
Purchase 629 6.6050
Purchase 7,474 6.6050
Purchase 805 6.6050
Purchase 8,124 6.6050
Purchase 54,000 6.5607
Purchase 75,200 6.6050
Purchase 1,513 6.5806
Purchase 51,701 6.5151
Purchase 22,031 6.5022
Purchase 8,990 6.5263
Purchase 1,645 6.7100
Purchase 40,435 6.5686
Purchase 2,373 6.6050
Purchase 17,931 6.4314
Sale 1,011 6.6263
Sale 141,530 6.5375
Sale 54,205 6.5808
Sale 60 6.5850
Sale 7,474 6.6050
Sale 48,038 6.5560
Sale 45,484 6.5274
Sale 5,409 6.6050
Sale 141,530 6.5375
Sale 688 6.6050
Sale 3,816 6.6037
Sale 37,537 6.5505
Sale 20,388 6.6400
Sale 15,844 6.5560
Sale 8,929 6.5588
Sale 1,300 6.5939
Sale 16,148 6.6040
Sale 206,872 6.5770
Sale 40,620 6.6050
Sale 2,050 6.5528
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 17931 6.4314
CFD Short 22031 6.5022
CFD Short 51701 6.515
CFD Short 8990 6.5262
CFD Short 29133 6.5296
CFD Short 36013 6.5338
CFD Short 8622 6.5417
CFD Short 39579 6.5475
CFD Short 54000 6.5606
CFD Short 40435 6.5686
CFD Short 1513 6.5806
CFD Long 45484 6.5273
CFD Long 37537 6.5505
CFD Long 2050 6.5528
CFD Long 15844 6.5559
CFD Long 48038 6.556
CFD Long 8929 6.5587
CFD Long 206872 6.5769
CFD Long 54205 6.5807
CFD Long 1300 6.5939
CFD Long 3816 6.6037
CFD Long 16148 6.604
CFD Long 1011 6.6262
CFD Long 20388 6.6399
(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 26 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