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) 19 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 41,482,381 4.01% 1,079,059 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 829,167 0.08% 202,989 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,311,548 4.09% 1,282,048 0.12%
(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 1,700 7.1388
Purchase 4,200 7.1350
Purchase 86,089 7.1300
Purchase 29,997 7.1450
Purchase 65,497 7.1450
Purchase 55,259 7.1431
Purchase 11,428 7.1436
Purchase 43,045 7.1300
Purchase 18,925 7.1450
Purchase 297,561 7.1336
Purchase 14,799 7.1415
Purchase 3,531 7.1561
Purchase 41,766 7.1366
Sale 7,181 7.1353
Sale 3,276 7.1539
Sale 16,111 7.1465
Sale 594 7.1193
Sale 297,561 7.1336
Sale 49,944 7.1445
Sale 29,130 7.1394
Sale 803 7.1299
Sale 1,700 7.1388
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 594 7.1192
CFD Long 803 7.1299
CFD Long 297561 7.1336
CFD Long 1700 7.1388
CFD Long 49944 7.1444
CFD Long 16111 7.1464
CFD Long 3276 7.1538
CFD Short 297561 7.1336
CFD Short 4200 7.135
CFD Short 41766 7.1365
CFD Short 1700 7.1388
CFD Short 14799 7.1414
CFD Short 55259 7.143
CFD Short 11428 7.1436
CFD Short 3531 7.1561
(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 20 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