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) 04 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 41,417,318 4.01% 1,134,856 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,132,947 0.11% 281,743 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,550,265 4.11% 1,416,599 0.14%
(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 21,823 7.3469
Purchase 60,900 7.3450
Purchase 2,800 7.4050
Purchase 9,619 7.3559
Purchase 135,308 7.3904
Purchase 18,192 7.3994
Purchase 2,272,976 Transfer
Purchase 7,079 7.3303
Purchase 2,142 7.3617
Purchase 2,453 7.2656
Sale 8,292 7.3760
Sale 3,407 7.3789
Sale 2,242 7.4225
Sale 18,400 7.3820
Sale 58,000 7.3800
Sale 18,748 7.3791
Sale 2,272,976 Transfer
Sale 2,055 7.3692
Sale 60,900 7.3450
Sale 21,823 7.3469
Sale 2,800 7.4050
Sale 137,753 7.3961
Sale 647 7.3800
Sale 11,934 7.3898
Sale 3,110 7.3698
Sale 7,840 7.4232
Sale 980 7.3800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21823 7.3468
CFD Long 2055 7.3691
CFD Long 3110 7.3698
CFD Long 8292 7.376
CFD Long 3407 7.3788
CFD Long 18748 7.379
CFD Long 18400 7.3819
CFD Long 137753 7.3961
CFD Long 2800 7.405
CFD Long 7840 7.4232
CFD Short 7079 7.3302
CFD Short 21823 7.3468
CFD Short 9619 7.3558
CFD Short 135308 7.3903
CFD Short 18192 7.3993
CFD Short 2800 7.405
CFD Short 2928 7.4112
(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 05 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