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) 15 August 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 41,100,904 3.97% 1,352,892 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 973,866 0.09% 163,203 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,074,770 4.07% 1,516,095 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 61,829 7.1140
Purchase 4,916 7.1200
Purchase 19,300 7.1275
Purchase 90,873 7.0875
Purchase 8,300 7.1260
Purchase 17,816 7.1200
Purchase 7,800 7.1269
Purchase 400 7.1275
Purchase 26 Transfer
Purchase 2,452 7.1245
Sale 7,920 7.1259
Sale 110,605 7.1047
Sale 17,136 7.0977
Sale 90,873 7.0875
Sale 20,442 7.1302
Sale 65,115 7.1203
Sale 784 7.1200
Sale 17,816 7.1200
Sale 5,086 7.1200
Sale 4,916 7.1200
Sale 8,950 7.1200
Sale 2,751 7.1000
Sale 1,405 7.1433
Sale 1,873 7.1433
Sale 400 7.1275
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 90873 7.0875
CFD Long 17136 7.0976
CFD Long 110605 7.1046
CFD Long 65115 7.1203
CFD Long 7920 7.1258
CFD Long 400 7.1275
CFD Long 20442 7.1302
CFD Short 90873 7.0875
CFD Short 61829 7.1139
CFD Short 2452 7.1244
CFD Short 8300 7.126
CFD Short 7800 7.1269
CFD Short 19700 7.1275
(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 18 August 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