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 26 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 42,855,094 4.15% 2,440,364 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,755,085 0.17% 561,906 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,610,179 4.32% 3,002,270 0.29%
(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 475 6.5511
Purchase 4,400 6.7026
Purchase 1,393 6.4412
Purchase 2,345 6.6596
Purchase 16,148 6.6191
Purchase 900 6.5750
Purchase 688 6.6000
Purchase 8,413 6.5520
Purchase 1,208 6.6050
Purchase 700 6.5361
Purchase 3,633 6.5948
Purchase 3,421 6.5493
Purchase 142,400 6.6050
Purchase 1,208 6.4400
Purchase 805 6.4400
Purchase 606 6.6000
Purchase 34,356 6.6606
Purchase 490 6.6000
Purchase 13,839 6.6288
Purchase 145,000 6.6000
Purchase 4,352 6.5409
Purchase 246,000 6.5750
Sale 98,562 6.6436
Sale 27,790 6.6022
Sale 142,400 6.6050
Sale 142,400 6.6000
Sale 7,485 6.6073
Sale 1,208 6.6050
Sale 1,200 6.6993
Sale 42,882 6.6516
Sale 914 6.5826
Sale 24,884 6.6646
Sale 12,331 6.7123
Sale 16,245 6.5759
Sale 1,393 6.5588
Sale 11,882 6.6603
Sale 25,417 6.6002
Sale 7,454 6.6002
Sale 13,710 6.6002
Sale 5,799 6.5938
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1393 6.4412
CFD Short 700 6.5361
CFD Short 4352 6.5408
CFD Short 3421 6.5492
CFD Short 475 6.551
CFD Short 8413 6.5519
CFD Short 246000 6.5749
CFD Short 900 6.575
CFD Short 3633 6.5948
CFD Short 16148 6.6191
CFD Short 13839 6.6288
CFD Short 2345 6.6595
CFD Short 34356 6.6605
CFD Short 4400 6.7026
CFD Long 1393 6.5587
CFD Long 16245 6.5759
CFD Long 5799 6.5938
CFD Long 27790 6.6022
CFD Long 7485 6.6072
CFD Long 98562 6.6436
CFD Long 42882 6.6516
CFD Long 11882 6.6603
CFD Long 24884 6.6646
CFD Long 1200 6.6993
CFD Long 12331 6.7123
(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 27 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