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) 17 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 41,278,929 3.99% 575,501 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 761,536 0.07% 769,448 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,040,465 4.07% 1,344,949 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 1,478 7.2756
Purchase 80,612 7.3065
Purchase 77,580 7.3414
Purchase 11,965 7.3065
Purchase 9,446 7.2916
Purchase 2,630 7.2752
Purchase 1,000 7.2725
Purchase 3,647 7.2904
Purchase 131 7.3900
Purchase 64,427 7.2550
Purchase 3,896 7.3900
Purchase 545 7.3500
Purchase 4,427 7.3900
Purchase 21,425 7.3900
Purchase 11,141 7.3900
Purchase 1,862 7.3900
Purchase 6,815 7.3031
Sale 1,409 7.2796
Sale 9,156 7.3889
Sale 12,398 7.2977
Sale 1,000 7.2725
Sale 8,178 7.3147
Sale 2,689 7.2950
Sale 285,465 7.2805
Sale 6,862 7.3900
Sale 2,649 7.3889
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1000 7.2725
CFD Long 1409 7.2795
CFD Long 285465 7.2805
CFD Long 12398 7.2977
CFD Long 8178 7.3147
CFD Long 11805 7.3888
CFD Short 1000 7.2725
CFD Short 3647 7.2904
CFD Short 6815 7.303
CFD Short 92577 7.3065
CFD Short 77580 7.3414
(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 20 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