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) 13 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 41,239,107 3.99% 233,979 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 420,014 0.04% 591,420 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,659,121 4.03% 825,399 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 19,332 7.1222
Purchase 5,206 7.0134
Purchase 2,994 7.0134
Purchase 21,682 7.0134
Purchase 13,741 7.1357
Purchase 938 7.1100
Purchase 3,689 7.2100
Purchase 5,142 7.2100
Purchase 5,999 7.2100
Purchase 1,374 7.0904
Purchase 5,798 7.1386
Purchase 107,042 7.0084
Purchase 15 6.9000
Purchase 17,547 7.2293
Purchase 21,011 7.0300
Purchase 29,838 7.0084
Purchase 13,725 7.0691
Purchase 900 7.2004
Purchase 41,129 7.0084
Purchase 5,035 7.2293
Purchase 9,114 7.0827
Purchase 45,000 7.0222
Purchase 859 7.0850
Purchase 27,226 7.2100
Purchase 6,856 7.2293
Purchase 46,893 7.0212
Sale 349 7.2100
Sale 41 7.0150
Sale 54,570 7.2100
Sale 1,820 7.2100
Sale 15 6.9000
Sale 200 7.0050
Sale 15,227 7.0500
Sale 706 7.1339
Sale 69,806 7.0646
Sale 24,100 7.0265
Sale 27,226 7.1594
Sale 25,000 7.1400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 7.005
CFD Long 24100 7.0265
CFD Long 69806 7.0645
CFD Long 706 7.1339
CFD Short 46893 7.0211
CFD Short 21011 7.03
CFD Short 13725 7.069
CFD Short 9114 7.0826
CFD Short 900 7.2004
(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 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