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 07 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 43,038,362 4.16% 1,817,412 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,345,388 0.13% 654,944 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,383,750 4.29% 2,472,356 0.24%
(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 13,000 7.4812
Purchase 50,000 6.9328
Purchase 3,521 7.1364
Purchase 1,257 7.2402
Purchase 3,517 7.3875
Purchase 990 7.1514
Purchase 21,651 7.1950
Purchase 800 7.3900
Purchase 14,181 7.4862
Purchase 50,000 6.9328
Purchase 867 7.2750
Purchase 39,226 7.3673
Purchase 1,644 7.2006
Purchase 16,755 7.1361
Purchase 8,000 7.4812
Purchase 7,052 7.3998
Purchase 2,592 7.2976
Sale 1,945 7.3482
Sale 4,413 7.3482
Sale 36,127 7.0350
Sale 2,893 7.2523
Sale 24,239 7.0350
Sale 1,305 7.3482
Sale 7,851 7.4366
Sale 340 7.3482
Sale 550 7.3482
Sale 246,955 7.4059
Sale 81,972 7.0350
Sale 6,330 7.0350
Sale 37,566 7.3554
Sale 979 7.2844
Sale 2,000 7.4008
Sale 183,115 7.3776
Sale 2,592 7.3986
Sale 10,230 7.0350
Sale 5,180 7.1350
Sale 50,000 6.9328
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2893 7.2523
CFD Long 979 7.2843
CFD Long 37566 7.3554
CFD Long 183115 7.3776
CFD Long 2592 7.3985
CFD Long 2000 7.4008
CFD Long 246955 7.4058
CFD Long 7851 7.4365
CFD Short 16755 7.136
CFD Short 3521 7.1363
CFD Short 990 7.1513
CFD Short 1644 7.2005
CFD Short 867 7.275
CFD Short 2592 7.2976
CFD Short 39226 7.3672
CFD Short 800 7.39
CFD Short 14181 7.4862
(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 08 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