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) 15 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 41,195,171 3.98% 576,137 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 752,550 0.07% 768,646 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,947,721 4.06% 1,344,783 0.13%
(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 42,850 7.3900
Purchase 1,662 7.2600
Purchase 698 7.2600
Purchase 685 7.2600
Purchase 687 7.3900
Purchase 685 7.2600
Purchase 3,428 7.3900
Purchase 6,543 7.3267
Purchase 11,154 7.2600
Purchase 1,394 7.2600
Purchase 5,142 7.3900
Purchase 1,387 7.3900
Purchase 85,755 7.3900
Purchase 4,359 7.3548
Purchase 7,352 7.3900
Purchase 7,701 7.2600
Purchase 5,999 7.3900
Purchase 2,662 7.3461
Purchase 12,700 7.3400
Purchase 6,471 7.3295
Purchase 300 7.3583
Purchase 26,589 7.3185
Purchase 3,587 7.3200
Purchase 2,477 7.2611
Sale 1,200 7.3338
Sale 326 7.2950
Sale 25,614 7.2600
Sale 6,480 7.3161
Sale 7,654 7.2600
Sale 300 7.3583
Sale 17,764 7.2600
Sale 30 7.3850
Sale 26,589 7.2600
Sale 170,360 7.3379
Sale 326 7.3457
Sale 6,625 7.3210
Sale 1,394 7.2600
Sale 3,061 7.2798
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5874 7.26
CFD Long 3061 7.2798
CFD Long 6480 7.316
CFD Long 6625 7.3209
CFD Long 1200 7.3338
CFD Long 170360 7.3378
CFD Long 300 7.3583
CFD Short 2477 7.261
CFD Short 3587 7.32
CFD Short 6543 7.3267
CFD Short 6471 7.3294
CFD Short 12700 7.34
CFD Short 2662 7.3461
CFD Short 300 7.3583
(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 16 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