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) 10 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 40,602,848 3.93% 1,694,553 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,638,023 0.16% 195,070 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,240,871 4.08% 1,889,623 0.18%
(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 2,750 7.1261
Purchase 4,167 7.2500
Purchase 146,708 7.2500
Purchase 1,099 7.2000
Purchase 3,800 7.2000
Purchase 123,354 7.1923
Purchase 2,000 7.2754
Purchase 100 7.1650
Purchase 28,115 7.1819
Purchase 698 7.2500
Purchase 26,607 7.1892
Sale 121,300 7.1779
Sale 218,052 7.1932
Sale 3,800 7.1300
Sale 28,115 7.2500
Sale 3,800 7.2000
Sale 100 7.1650
Sale 5,977 7.2510
Sale 34,521 7.1562
Sale 120,627 7.1924
Sale 1,900 7.1625
Sale 1,989 7.2489
Sale 146,708 7.2500
Sale 15,722 7.1952
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 34521 7.1562
CFD Long 1900 7.1625
CFD Long 100 7.165
CFD Long 121300 7.1779
CFD Long 120627 7.1924
CFD Long 218052 7.1931
CFD Long 15722 7.1952
CFD Long 1989 7.2489
CFD Long 5977 7.2509
CFD Short 2750 7.126
CFD Short 2237 7.1599
CFD Short 100 7.165
CFD Short 26607 7.1892
CFD Short 123354 7.1922
CFD Short 3098 7.2486
CFD Short 2000 7.2754
(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 11 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