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 08 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 42,851,702 4.15% 2,031,067 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,459,935 0.14% 635,756 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,311,637 4.29% 2,666,823 0.26%
(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 1,300 7.0062
Purchase 1,942 7.0463
Purchase 133,553 7.0385
Purchase 3,826 7.1479
Purchase 980 7.0813
Purchase 2,971 7.4352
Purchase 77,485 7.0664
Purchase 982 7.1050
Purchase 13,759 7.1050
Purchase 14,016 7.1050
Purchase 686 7.0634
Purchase 1,402 7.0600
Purchase 14,939 7.1050
Sale 81,718 7.0656
Sale 62,118 7.1595
Sale 7,172 7.0503
Sale 1,793 7.2618
Sale 43,563 7.0503
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 10,251 7.1037
Sale 180,037 7.0662
Sale 6,426 7.0503
Sale 16,755 7.0608
Sale 4,681 7.1350
Sale 6,020 7.0503
Sale 17,803 7.0503
Sale 3,542 7.0503
Sale 7,107 7.0503
Sale 3,507 7.0503
Sale 1,942 7.2111
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16755 7.0607
CFD Long 81718 7.0655
CFD Long 180037 7.0662
CFD Long 10251 7.1036
CFD Long 62118 7.1595
CFD Long 1942 7.2111
CFD Short 1300 7.0062
CFD Short 133553 7.0384
CFD Short 1942 7.0463
CFD Short 77485 7.0664
CFD Short 980 7.0813
CFD Short 3826 7.1478
(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 09 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