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) 20 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 41,517,915 4.02% 514,367 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 755,569 0.07% 767,523 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,273,484 4.09% 1,281,890 0.12%
(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 36,380 7.3600
Purchase 1,289 7.3248
Purchase 3,728 7.2937
Purchase 429 7.2850
Purchase 2,649 7.3306
Purchase 1,152 7.3261
Purchase 123,328 7.3022
Purchase 1,543 7.3155
Purchase 93,906 7.2856
Purchase 3,651 7.3600
Purchase 11,764 7.3600
Purchase 7,927 7.3358
Purchase 4,060 7.3600
Purchase 696 7.3600
Purchase 348 7.3600
Purchase 1,376 7.2880
Purchase 8,905 7.3900
Purchase 11,141 7.3600
Purchase 700 7.3036
Purchase 2,571 7.3600
Purchase 74,203 7.3600
Purchase 2,321 7.3700
Purchase 8,024 7.3208
Purchase 13,610 7.3500
Purchase 1,303 7.3700
Sale 93,906 7.2856
Sale 4,982 7.3159
Sale 11,746 7.2891
Sale 2,665 7.3373
Sale 1,025 7.3643
Sale 700 7.3036
Sale 15,128 7.3150
Sale 126 7.3700
Sale 46,903 7.3600
Sale 837 7.2846
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 93906 7.2855
CFD Long 11746 7.289
CFD Long 92812 7.3029
CFD Long 700 7.3035
CFD Long 15128 7.3149
CFD Long 4982 7.3158
CFD Long 2665 7.3372
CFD Long 1025 7.3642
CFD Short 93906 7.2855
CFD Short 3728 7.2936
CFD Short 123328 7.3022
CFD Short 700 7.3035
CFD Short 1543 7.3155
CFD Short 1152 7.3261
CFD Short 2649 7.3305
(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 21 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