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) 11 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 40,551,446 3.92% 1,748,788 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,692,258 0.16% 264,704 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,243,704 4.09% 2,013,492 0.19%
(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 10,300 7.2500
Purchase 731 7.2050
Purchase 36,509 7.2181
Purchase 1,470 7.1900
Purchase 800 7.2025
Purchase 69,634 7.2161
Purchase 76,785 7.1958
Purchase 37,204 7.2115
Purchase 6,800 7.2000
Purchase 3,227 7.2318
Purchase 3,499 7.1911
Sale 76,785 7.1958
Sale 10,300 7.2500
Sale 1,400 7.2288
Sale 800 7.2025
Sale 36,903 7.1982
Sale 31,795 7.2195
Sale 39,677 7.2264
Sale 56,596 7.2259
Sale 11,035 7.2375
Sale 8,171 7.1900
Sale 24,899 7.1932
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24899 7.1932
CFD Long 76785 7.1958
CFD Long 36903 7.1982
CFD Long 800 7.2025
CFD Long 31795 7.2195
CFD Long 39677 7.2263
CFD Long 1400 7.2288
CFD Short 3499 7.191
CFD Short 76785 7.1958
CFD Short 800 7.2025
CFD Short 37204 7.2115
CFD Short 69634 7.2161
CFD Short 36509 7.2181
CFD Short 3227 7.2317
(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 12 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