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 25 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 42,280,778 4.09% 733,945 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 483,032 0.05% 878,846 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,763,810 4.14% 1,612,791 0.16%
(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 8,517 7.0813
Purchase 29,500 7.0800
Purchase 2,743 7.1000
Purchase 7,622 7.0800
Purchase 10,215 7.0900
Purchase 5,755 7.0679
Purchase 1,285 6.9163
Purchase 77,410 7.1214
Purchase 696 7.0649
Purchase 2,700 7.0750
Purchase 36,200 7.0800
Purchase 25,340 7.0800
Purchase 6,674 7.0800
Purchase 1,346 6.9150
Purchase 10,512 7.0800
Sale 297,554 7.1144
Sale 1,285 7.0768
Sale 78,877 7.1201
Sale 4,080 7.0731
Sale 5,755 7.0719
Sale 59,916 7.1468
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3340 7.0522
CFD Long 4080 7.073
CFD Long 1285 7.0767
CFD Long 297554 7.1144
CFD Long 78877 7.1201
CFD Long 5584 7.1277
CFD Long 59916 7.1467
CFD Short 1285 6.9163
CFD Short 2700 7.075
CFD Short 2483 7.0786
CFD Short 8517 7.0813
CFD Short 2743 7.1
CFD Short 77410 7.1213
(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 26 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