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) 07 October 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 40,504,435 3.92% 490,833 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 673,712 0.07% 650,620 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,178,147 3.98% 1,141,453 0.11%
(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 300 7.4800
Purchase 5,688 7.4182
Purchase 86,918 7.4848
Purchase 37,047 7.4877
Purchase 400 7.4900
Purchase 1,100 7.5212
Purchase 9,400 7.5064
Purchase 5,972 7.4200
Purchase 34,275 7.4200
Purchase 1,864 7.5000
Purchase 1,141 7.4200
Purchase 3,308 7.4200
Purchase 24,723 7.4912
Purchase 696 7.4200
Purchase 348 7.4200
Purchase 71,118 7.5950
Purchase 1,340 7.4200
Sale 14,770 7.4608
Sale 300 7.4800
Sale 26,968 7.4865
Sale 91,505 7.4848
Sale 5,796 7.4395
Sale 400 7.4900
Sale 10,864 7.4200
Sale 49,062 7.5000
Sale 14,552 7.4200
Sale 36,380 7.4200
Sale 2,629 7.4200
Sale 3,883 7.4200
Sale 5,972 7.4200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5796 7.4394
CFD Long 14770 7.4607
CFD Long 91505 7.4848
CFD Long 26968 7.4865
CFD Long 400 7.49
CFD Short 5688 7.4182
CFD Short 4554 7.42
CFD Short 86918 7.4847
CFD Short 37047 7.4877
CFD Short 400 7.49
CFD Short 9400 7.5064
CFD Short 1100 7.5212
(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 October 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