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 26 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 42,007,828 4.06% 774,109 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 538,980 0.05% 693,427 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,546,808 4.12% 1,467,536 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 21,779 6.9950
Purchase 75,889 7.0510
Purchase 1,862 6.9950
Purchase 26,935 7.0204
Purchase 75,500 6.9950
Purchase 2,971 7.0307
Purchase 350,000 7.0324
Purchase 40,673 7.0436
Purchase 9,570 7.0454
Purchase 4,362 7.0442
Purchase 1,493 6.9950
Purchase 874 6.9950
Purchase 1,292 7.0413
Purchase 10,529 7.0325
Sale 350,000 7.0324
Sale 36,472 7.0943
Sale 13,041 7.0028
Sale 119,076 7.0281
Sale 23,679 7.0316
Sale 5,531 6.9937
Sale 41,687 7.0332
Sale 5,755 7.0679
Sale 2,068 6.9950
Sale 1,400 7.0350
Sale 116,480 7.0412
Sale 7,260 6.9950
Sale 75,889 7.0511
Sale 2,040 6.9950
Sale 412 6.9950
Sale 20,000 6.9950
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5531 6.9936
CFD Long 13041 7.0027
CFD Long 119076 7.0281
CFD Long 23679 7.0316
CFD Long 350000 7.0324
CFD Long 41687 7.0331
CFD Long 1400 7.035
CFD Long 116480 7.0412
CFD Long 5423 7.047
CFD Short 26935 7.0203
CFD Short 2971 7.0307
CFD Short 360529 7.0324
CFD Short 2550 7.0368
CFD Short 1292 7.0413
CFD Short 40673 7.0435
(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 27 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