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) 01 December 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 41,586,453 4.02% 75,670 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 321,125 0.03% 714,379 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,907,578 4.05% 790,049 0.08%
(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 4,470 7.4400
Purchase 8,100 7.4529
Purchase 684 7.4400
Purchase 2,094 7.4400
Purchase 2,206 7.4750
Purchase 438 7.4900
Purchase 13,979 7.4400
Purchase 33 Transfer
Purchase 1,635 7.4561
Purchase 1,926 7.4850
Purchase 4,838 7.4961
Sale 4,501 7.4700
Sale 2,813 7.5000
Sale 5,196 7.4700
Sale 37,901 7.4700
Sale 30,889 7.4700
Sale 5,366 7.4700
Sale 402 7.4700
Sale 10,690 7.4700
Sale 438 7.4900
Sale 7,168 7.4715
Sale 1,803 7.4700
Sale 6,128 7.4700
Sale 4,936 7.4700
Sale 33 Transfer
Sale 5,326 7.4700
Sale 101 7.4700
Sale 1,047 7.4400
Sale 15,546 7.4700
Sale 7,384 7.4700
Sale 1,465 7.4700
Sale 7,723 7.4700
Sale 2,390 7.4700
Sale 6,624 7.4700
Sale 2,324 7.4700
Sale 12,868 7.4700
Sale 4,797 7.4700
Sale 7,756 7.4700
Sale 26,156 7.4700
Sale 1,268 7.4400
Sale 1,523 7.4700
Sale 6,230 7.4700
Sale 4,011 7.4700
Sale 6,870 7.4700
Sale 2,977 7.4700
Sale 1,152 7.4700
Sale 1,635 7.5039
Sale 1,103 7.4550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7168 7.4715
CFD Long 438 7.49
CFD Long 1635 7.5038
CFD Short 1635 7.4561
CFD Short 19367 7.4625
CFD Short 84300 7.47
CFD Short 438 7.49
CFD Short 4838 7.4961
(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 December 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