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) 24 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 42,192,972 4.08% 832,301 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,181,453 0.11% 763,480 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,374,425 4.19% 1,595,781 0.15%
(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 93,928 7.5136
Purchase 6,025 7.5087
Purchase 12,731 7.5300
Purchase 50,441 7.5193
Purchase 600 7.5117
Purchase 842 7.5161
Purchase 293 7.5057
Purchase 21,931 7.5129
Purchase 1,300 7.5062
Purchase 1,337 7.5150
Purchase 1,100 7.5300
Purchase 6,034 7.5300
Purchase 25,235 7.5300
Purchase 980 7.5300
Purchase 12,930 7.5300
Purchase 12,930 7.5400
Purchase 23,274 7.5300
Purchase 1,553 7.5300
Purchase 684 7.5300
Purchase 24,136 7.5300
Sale 212 7.5000
Sale 749 7.5148
Sale 1,635 7.5389
Sale 600 7.5117
Sale 1,039 7.5300
Sale 12,731 7.5300
Sale 12,930 7.5400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 600 7.5116
CFD Long 749 7.5147
CFD Long 1635 7.5388
CFD Short 293 7.5056
CFD Short 1300 7.5062
CFD Short 6025 7.5087
CFD Short 600 7.5116
CFD Short 93928 7.5136
CFD Short 5595 7.5143
CFD Short 842 7.5161
CFD Short 50441 7.5193
(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 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