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 02 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 42,700,565 4.13% 2,363,200 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,668,445 0.16% 652,524 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,369,010 4.29% 3,015,724 0.29%
(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 7,988 6.5399
Purchase 11,630 6.5862
Purchase 15,272 6.5201
Purchase 19,214 6.5492
Purchase 38,191 6.5580
Purchase 126,405 6.5160
Purchase 2,100 6.5796
Purchase 7,879 6.4957
Purchase 19,253 6.5560
Purchase 260 6.5900
Purchase 4,862 6.5487
Purchase 1,631 6.5677
Sale 376 6.5550
Sale 4,282 6.5418
Sale 260 6.5850
Sale 4,150 6.5418
Sale 2,685 6.5418
Sale 7,133 6.5418
Sale 12,296 6.5418
Sale 30 6.5487
Sale 12,137 6.5160
Sale 23,875 6.5418
Sale 2 6.4826
Sale 5,008 6.5687
Sale 7,512 6.4912
Sale 2,816 6.5418
Sale 9,181 6.5500
Sale 6,555 6.5418
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7512 6.4911
CFD Long 12137 6.516
CFD Long 30 6.5486
CFD Long 9181 6.55
CFD Short 7879 6.4957
CFD Short 126405 6.5159
CFD Short 15272 6.52
CFD Short 7988 6.5399
CFD Short 19214 6.5491
CFD Short 19253 6.5559
CFD Short 38191 6.558
CFD Short 2100 6.5796
CFD Short 11630 6.5862
(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 03 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