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) 02 September 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 41,870,148 4.05% 700,084 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 759,103 0.07% 256,085 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,629,251 4.12% 956,169 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 1,200 7.3763
Purchase 65,387 7.2850
Purchase 43,093 7.3015
Purchase 13,449 7.2774
Purchase 2,000 7.2725
Purchase 7,483 7.3785
Purchase 27,877 7.3040
Purchase 15,600 7.3743
Purchase 42,199 7.3724
Purchase 6,079 7.3200
Purchase 895 7.3200
Purchase 65,916 7.2937
Purchase 31 7.2261
Sale 1,200 7.3763
Sale 36,762 7.2961
Sale 74,562 7.2953
Sale 2,340 7.3630
Sale 29,104 7.3200
Sale 26,362 7.3368
Sale 3,259 7.3039
Sale 2,000 7.2725
Sale 22,714 7.3700
Sale 34,519 7.3686
Sale 27,877 7.3200
Sale 837 7.2750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 7.2725
CFD Long 74562 7.2953
CFD Long 36762 7.2961
CFD Long 3259 7.3039
CFD Long 26362 7.3367
CFD Short 31 7.2261
CFD Short 2000 7.2725
CFD Short 13449 7.2773
CFD Short 65387 7.285
CFD Short 65916 7.2937
CFD Short 43093 7.3015
(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 03 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