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) 30 September 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 40,478,471 3.91% 255,168 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 440,007 0.04% 628,666 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 40,918,478 3.96% 883,834 0.09%
(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 12,074 7.6000
Purchase 30,629 7.5225
Purchase 16,102 7.6000
Purchase 64,645 7.6000
Purchase 44,828 7.5188
Purchase 10,400 7.5611
Purchase 91,770 7.5568
Purchase 501 7.6000
Purchase 44,525 7.5580
Purchase 21,450 7.6000
Purchase 3,154 7.6000
Purchase 166,340 7.5442
Sale 10,400 7.5611
Sale 248,192 7.5559
Sale 12,074 7.5650
Sale 31,428 7.5121
Sale 30,629 7.5225
Sale 16,102 7.6000
Sale 64,645 7.6000
Sale 64,645 7.6000
Sale 6,442 7.6000
Sale 2,086 7.6000
Sale 8,000 7.6000
Sale 13,103 7.6000
Sale 720 7.6000
Sale 30,629 7.5225
Sale 16,102 7.6000
Sale 44,866 7.5481
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31428 7.5121
CFD Long 44866 7.548
CFD Long 10400 7.5611
CFD Long 19874 7.6
CFD Short 44828 7.5188
CFD Short 5040 7.52
CFD Short 166340 7.5441
CFD Short 91770 7.5567
CFD Short 44525 7.5579
CFD Short 10400 7.5611
CFD Short 6259 7.6
CFD Short 600 7.6783
(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 01 October 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