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 27 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 42,793,513 4.14% 2,543,311 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,848,642 0.18% 564,174 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,642,155 4.32% 3,107,485 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 24,824 6.6500
Purchase 3,750 6.6613
Purchase 30,915 6.6926
Purchase 76,553 6.7383
Purchase 47 6.7151
Purchase 10,089 6.7126
Purchase 1,828 6.6711
Purchase 19,630 6.6111
Purchase 8,014 6.6600
Purchase 22,284 6.6600
Purchase 12,900 6.6600
Purchase 606 6.6600
Purchase 52,117 6.6700
Sale 4,052 6.6496
Sale 23,476 6.7249
Sale 90,314 6.7437
Sale 23,000 6.6600
Sale 68,068 6.7254
Sale 12,793 6.6252
Sale 9,400 6.6139
Sale 15,887 6.6218
Sale 62,213 6.7980
Sale 14,750 6.7802
Sale 1,185 6.6600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9400 6.6139
CFD Long 15887 6.6218
CFD Long 12793 6.6252
CFD Long 4052 6.6496
CFD Long 23476 6.7249
CFD Long 68068 6.7254
CFD Long 90314 6.7437
CFD Long 14750 6.7802
CFD Long 62213 6.798
CFD Short 19630 6.6111
CFD Short 24824 6.6499
CFD Short 3750 6.6612
CFD Short 52117 6.6699
CFD Short 1828 6.6711
CFD Short 30915 6.6926
CFD Short 47 6.7151
CFD Short 76553 6.7382
(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 28 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