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) 10 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 41,074,369 3.97% 216,510 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 402,153 0.04% 576,728 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,476,522 4.01% 793,238 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 800 7.1162
Purchase 644 7.1100
Purchase 60,132 7.0040
Purchase 15,771 6.9250
Purchase 1,386 7.2194
Purchase 41 6.9000
Purchase 3,468 6.9000
Purchase 17,181 6.9500
Purchase 1,760 7.2194
Purchase 6,164 6.9678
Purchase 413,259 7.1008
Purchase 1,386 7.2194
Purchase 2,774 6.9000
Purchase 200,000 6.9982
Purchase 17,140 7.0000
Purchase 103,206 7.0638
Purchase 895 6.9000
Purchase 4,945 7.1135
Purchase 13,870 6.9000
Purchase 8,138 6.9697
Purchase 200 7.0050
Purchase 45,264 6.9000
Sale 96,741 7.0600
Sale 43,302 7.0420
Sale 200 7.0050
Sale 17,181 6.9500
Sale 8,427 6.9746
Sale 17,140 7.0351
Sale 215 7.1450
Sale 41 6.9000
Sale 15,466 7.1258
Sale 15,771 6.9250
Sale 47,184 7.0812
Sale 8,408 6.8990
Sale 6,138 6.9290
Sale 25,466 6.9000
Sale 18,190 6.9000
Sale 3,379 6.9000
Sale 12,225 6.9000
Sale 349 7.0444
Sale 15,771 6.9251
Sale 60,132 7.0040
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8408 6.8989
CFD Long 6138 6.9289
CFD Long 8427 6.9745
CFD Long 200 7.005
CFD Long 96741 7.06
CFD Long 47184 7.0812
CFD Short 6164 6.9677
CFD Short 8138 6.9696
CFD Short 200000 6.9982
CFD Short 200 7.005
CFD Short 103206 7.0638
CFD Short 413259 7.1008
CFD Short 800 7.1162
(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 13 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