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 16 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 44,858,386 4.34% 263,418 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 567,565 0.05% 1,236,715 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,425,951 4.39% 1,500,133 0.15%
(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 6,899 7.1550
Purchase 7,381 7.1550
Purchase 647 7.3200
Purchase 1,292 7.3200
Purchase 2,105 7.1550
Purchase 30,103 7.1550
Purchase 15,147 7.1366
Purchase 2,065 7.1800
Purchase 22,450 7.1458
Purchase 17,528 7.1557
Sale 3,761 7.1653
Sale 1,003 7.2249
Sale 12,776 7.1536
Sale 47,835 7.1404
Sale 19,248 7.1682
Sale 10,746 7.1387
Sale 1,248 7.2200
Sale 8,717 7.1550
Sale 9,443 7.1550
Sale 3,329 7.1550
Sale 36,386 7.1692
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10746 7.1386
CFD Long 47835 7.1403
CFD Long 10210 7.1432
CFD Long 12776 7.1536
CFD Long 3761 7.1652
CFD Long 19248 7.1682
CFD Long 3637 7.1687
CFD Long 36386 7.1692
CFD Long 19584 7.1827
CFD Long 5506 7.2265
CFD Long 6485 7.2448
CFD Short 15147 7.1366
CFD Short 22450 7.1458
CFD Short 17528 7.1557
(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 17 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