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) 20 November 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 43,125,714 4.17% 900,157 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,202,403 0.12% 723,742 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,328,117 4.29% 1,623,899 0.16%
(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 3,565 7.5607
Purchase 1 7.5700
Purchase 974 7.5636
Purchase 12,601 7.5565
Purchase 1,635 7.5311
Purchase 1,693 7.5550
Purchase 8,822 7.5400
Purchase 490 7.5400
Purchase 996 7.5550
Purchase 2,402 7.5450
Purchase 17,151 7.5612
Purchase 3,502 7.5450
Purchase 49,837 7.5400
Purchase 10,707 7.5400
Sale 639 7.5533
Sale 3,896 7.5610
Sale 1,708 7.5488
Sale 54,571 7.5577
Sale 487 7.5639
Sale 88,833 7.5600
Sale 1 7.5650
Sale 33,636 7.5750
Sale 49,837 7.5400
Sale 9,199 7.5449
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1708 7.5487
CFD Long 54571 7.5577
CFD Long 88833 7.5599
CFD Long 3896 7.561
CFD Long 487 7.5638
CFD Long 1 7.57
CFD Short 1635 7.5311
CFD Short 12601 7.5565
CFD Short 3565 7.5606
CFD Short 974 7.5636
CFD Short 1 7.57
(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 21 November 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