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)
Date of dealing 24 June 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 42,501,730 4.11% 706,904 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 481,740 0.05% 1,233,052 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,983,470 4.16% 1,939,956 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 4,688 6.9874
Purchase 7,191 6.9874
Purchase 10,902 7.0216
Purchase 231,167 6.9965
Purchase 9,080 7.0700
Purchase 63,369 7.0316
Purchase 3,260 7.0700
Purchase 100,626 7.0700
Purchase 15,712 6.9874
Purchase 5,096 6.9841
Sale 61,786 7.0380
Sale 8,541 7.0687
Sale 231,167 6.9965
Sale 127,734 7.0153
Sale 2,351 7.0350
Sale 4,669 7.0003
Sale 1,037 7.0343
Sale 97,760 7.0700
Sale 10,860 7.0700
Sale 100,626 7.0700
Sale 37,290 7.0700
Sale 7,708 6.9931
Sale 12,761 7.0030
Sale 603 7.0700
Sale 22,190 7.0030
Sale 2,902 7.0168
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 231167 6.9964
CFD Long 4669 7.0003
CFD Long 46118 7.0019
CFD Long 127734 7.0152
CFD Long 2902 7.0168
CFD Long 1037 7.0343
CFD Long 2351 7.035
CFD Long 61786 7.0379
CFD Long 3132 7.0542
CFD Long 8541 7.0686
CFD Short 231167 6.9964
CFD Short 5778 7.0075
CFD Short 10902 7.0215
CFD Short 63369 7.0315
(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 25 June 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