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 11 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 43,518,848 4.21% 1,289,047 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 857,637 0.08% 637,252 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,376,485 4.29% 1,926,299 0.19%
(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 692 7.4212
Purchase 7,062 7.3964
Purchase 13,572 7.4114
Purchase 2,685 7.4865
Purchase 10,973 7.4031
Purchase 11,342 7.4837
Purchase 8,700 7.4111
Purchase 131,797 7.4724
Purchase 4,277 7.4100
Purchase 175,024 7.4667
Purchase 401 7.4100
Purchase 1,312 7.3764
Purchase 75,655 7.4609
Sale 146,278 7.4766
Sale 335 7.4100
Sale 59,800 7.4962
Sale 5,637 7.4897
Sale 60,276 7.4655
Sale 7,121 7.4636
Sale 1,472 7.4800
Sale 637 7.4100
Sale 138,225 7.4624
Sale 1,312 7.5286
Sale 4,983 7.4705
Sale 1,000 7.5488
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 138225 7.4623
CFD Long 7121 7.4635
CFD Long 60276 7.4655
CFD Long 4983 7.4704
CFD Long 146278 7.4766
CFD Long 1472 7.48
CFD Long 5637 7.4896
CFD Long 59800 7.4962
CFD Long 1312 7.5285
CFD Long 1000 7.5488
CFD Short 1312 7.3764
CFD Short 10973 7.403
CFD Short 8700 7.4111
CFD Short 13572 7.4114
CFD Short 692 7.4211
CFD Short 75655 7.4609
CFD Short 175024 7.4666
CFD Short 131797 7.4723
CFD Short 11342 7.4837
(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 14 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