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) 29 August 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 41,849,576 4.05% 706,715 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 763,455 0.07% 182,801 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,613,031 4.12% 889,516 0.09%
(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 12,329 7.3650
Purchase 1,531 7.2507
Purchase 21,523 7.2000
Purchase 2,039 7.3784
Purchase 26,504 7.3515
Purchase 79,765 7.3314
Purchase 21,523 7.2000
Purchase 1,900 7.3237
Purchase 12,282 7.3650
Purchase 267 7.3649
Purchase 1,518 7.3640
Purchase 1,701 7.3640
Purchase 300 7.3649
Purchase 7,628 7.3650
Purchase 77,717 7.3650
Purchase 6,563 7.3650
Purchase 64,341 7.3634
Purchase 11,000 7.3650
Purchase 5,579 7.3650
Purchase 8,396 7.3650
Purchase 1,065 7.3634
Sale 281 7.3658
Sale 3,599 7.3650
Sale 1,433 7.2725
Sale 2,039 7.3788
Sale 1,900 7.3237
Sale 23,329 7.3650
Sale 8,574 7.3562
Sale 3,411 7.3638
Sale 22,564 7.3602
Sale 78,195 7.3166
Sale 1,593 7.3660
Sale 2,342 7.2043
Sale 14,959 7.3650
Sale 3,657 7.3658
Sale 20,724 7.3660
Sale 6,340 7.1982
Sale 4,074 7.3650
Sale 7,628 7.3650
Sale 77,717 7.3650
Sale 12,282 7.3650
Sale 7,776 7.2043
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6340 7.1981
CFD Long 78195 7.3166
CFD Long 1900 7.3236
CFD Long 8574 7.3562
CFD Long 22564 7.3601
CFD Long 3411 7.3638
CFD Long 2039 7.3788
CFD Short 1531 7.2507
CFD Short 1900 7.3236
CFD Short 79765 7.3314
CFD Short 26504 7.3514
CFD Short 2368 7.3628
CFD Short 2039 7.3784
(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 01 September 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