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 28 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 42,532,499 4.12% 2,555,291 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,860,622 0.18% 568,304 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,393,121 4.30% 3,123,595 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 3,728 6.7213
Purchase 21 Transfer
Purchase 4,549 6.7256
Purchase 3,047 6.8154
Purchase 490 6.7200
Purchase 400 6.6013
Purchase 151 6.7200
Purchase 7,458 6.7263
Purchase 6,377 6.7226
Purchase 4,505 6.7200
Purchase 89,797 6.7034
Purchase 18,821 6.7204
Sale 6,984 6.7384
Sale 17,395 6.7676
Sale 5,271 6.7676
Sale 151 6.7200
Sale 3,512 6.7212
Sale 22,284 6.6600
Sale 10,220 6.7384
Sale 45 6.7408
Sale 10,803 6.7384
Sale 20,007 6.7205
Sale 4,910 6.7226
Sale 16 Transfer
Sale 106,183 6.7565
Sale 7,710 6.7676
Sale 66 6.7108
Sale 486 6.7200
Sale 15,559 6.7329
Sale 6,555 6.7329
Sale 27,128 6.7467
Sale 19,505 6.7329
Sale 17,839 6.7467
Sale 3,877 6.7329
Sale 9,970 6.7329
Sale 6,434 6.7329
Sale 960 6.7178
Sale 5,990 6.7329
Sale 5,018 6.7134
Sale 3,228 6.7329
Sale 11,796 6.7329
Sale 16,520 6.7384
Sale 23,048 6.7384
Sale 400 6.7237
Sale 8,154 6.7676
Sale 4,541 6.7329
Sale 12,470 6.7676
Sale 12,819 6.7200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5018 6.7133
CFD Long 960 6.7177
CFD Long 20007 6.7204
CFD Long 4910 6.7225
CFD Long 400 6.7237
CFD Long 106183 6.7564
CFD Short 400 6.6012
CFD Short 89797 6.7034
CFD Short 18821 6.7204
CFD Short 3728 6.7212
CFD Short 6377 6.7225
CFD Short 7458 6.7262
CFD Short 3047 6.8154
(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 31 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