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 01 April 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 42,521,068 4.11% 2,574,669 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,856,804 0.18% 621,811 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,377,872 4.29% 3,196,480 0.31%
(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 12,845 6.5278
Purchase 37,091 6.5431
Purchase 9,713 6.5331
Purchase 2,821 6.5300
Purchase 3 Transfer
Purchase 31,541 6.5313
Purchase 2 Transfer
Purchase 4,352 6.5153
Purchase 9,794 6.5381
Purchase 62,760 6.5479
Purchase 1,035 6.5106
Purchase 789 6.4950
Purchase 751 6.4800
Purchase 5,378 6.4703
Purchase 29,585 6.5414
Purchase 4,700 6.5426
Sale 11,555 6.5781
Sale 1,604 6.5800
Sale 3 Transfer
Sale 914 6.5800
Sale 4,352 6.6137
Sale 844 6.5850
Sale 22,653 6.5191
Sale 467 6.5800
Sale 24,390 6.5185
Sale 789 6.4900
Sale 5,405 6.4900
Sale 43,343 6.5187
Sale 1,947 6.5800
Sale 1,574 6.5300
Sale 23,357 6.4881
Sale 15 6.5067
Sale 86,400 6.5300
Sale 5,263 6.5196
Sale 150 6.5087
Sale 11,555 6.5781
Sale 31,462 6.5438
Sale 1,274 6.5800
Sale 187 6.5200
Sale 19,214 6.5290
Sale 1,030 6.5800
Sale 1,000 6.5800
Sale 385 6.5850
Sale 335 6.5850
Sale 1,755 6.5850
Sale 789 6.4950
Sale 330 6.4897
Sale 2 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 330 6.4896
CFD Long 5405 6.49
CFD Long 150 6.5087
CFD Long 24390 6.5184
CFD Long 43343 6.5186
CFD Long 22653 6.519
CFD Long 19214 6.529
CFD Long 31462 6.5437
CFD Long 11555 6.5781
CFD Long 4352 6.6137
CFD Short 5378 6.4702
CFD Short 1035 6.5106
CFD Short 4352 6.5152
CFD Short 12845 6.5278
CFD Short 31541 6.5313
CFD Short 9713 6.533
CFD Short 29585 6.5413
CFD Short 4700 6.5425
CFD Short 37091 6.543
CFD Short 62760 6.5478
(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 02 April 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