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) 14 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 41,220,627 3.99% 418,613 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 595,026 0.06% 770,282 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,815,653 4.04% 1,188,895 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 258 7.3200
Purchase 12,885 7.3250
Purchase 47,550 7.3265
Purchase 2,680 7.3004
Purchase 196,413 7.3079
Purchase 1,719 7.3512
Purchase 400 7.3125
Purchase 30 7.2100
Purchase 1,448 7.3900
Purchase 1,023 7.3452
Purchase 3,638 7.3900
Purchase 8,254 7.3344
Purchase 1,370 7.2500
Purchase 1,063 7.3326
Purchase 12,855 7.3450
Purchase 25,466 7.3900
Purchase 3,319 7.3228
Sale 400 7.3125
Sale 20,270 7.3335
Sale 12,885 7.3250
Sale 4,092 7.3377
Sale 30 7.2100
Sale 1,331 7.2728
Sale 15 7.2850
Sale 199,933 7.3332
Sale 5,711 7.3358
Sale 4,433 7.3263
Sale 28,348 7.3900
Sale 12,855 7.3450
Sale 13,725 7.0691
Sale 23,483 7.3900
Sale 17,300 7.2100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 13725 7.069
CFD Long 400 7.3125
CFD Long 4433 7.3263
CFD Long 199933 7.3332
CFD Long 20270 7.3334
CFD Long 5711 7.3358
CFD Long 4092 7.3376
CFD Long 3331 7.39
CFD Short 2680 7.3004
CFD Short 196413 7.3079
CFD Short 400 7.3125
CFD Short 47550 7.3264
CFD Short 1023 7.3452
CFD Short 1719 7.3512
(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 15 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