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)
Date of dealing 12 June 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 44,638,430 4.32% 147,591 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 379,044 0.04% 1,178,953 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,017,474 4.35% 1,326,544 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 10,821 7.4128
Purchase 1,280 7.3164
Purchase 168,783 7.3700
Purchase 1,348 7.3700
Purchase 15,008 7.4126
Purchase 4,004 7.4039
Purchase 7,158 7.3508
Purchase 59,209 7.3785
Purchase 5,870 7.3813
Purchase 4,230 7.3386
Purchase 8,655 7.3700
Purchase 6,520 7.3700
Purchase 7,957 7.3843
Sale 1,300 7.4038
Sale 1,280 7.3320
Sale 34 7.4162
Sale 483 7.3400
Sale 3,200 7.4070
Sale 82,642 7.3695
Sale 1,376 7.4044
Sale 7,855 7.3686
Sale 53,356 7.3831
Sale 7,776 7.3700
Sale 293,245 7.3899
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1280 7.332
CFD Long 483 7.34
CFD Long 7855 7.3685
CFD Long 82642 7.3694
CFD Long 8372 7.3709
CFD Long 19019 7.3723
CFD Long 53356 7.3831
CFD Long 293245 7.3898
CFD Long 1300 7.4038
CFD Long 3200 7.407
CFD Long 44759 7.4128
CFD Short 1280 7.3163
CFD Short 4230 7.3386
CFD Short 7158 7.3508
CFD Short 3074 7.3686
CFD Short 56200 7.3769
CFD Short 59209 7.3785
CFD Short 5870 7.3812
CFD Short 7957 7.3843
CFD Short 15008 7.4126
(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 13 June 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