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 27 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 41,457,291 4.01% 1,047,103 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 752,779 0.07% 529,419 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,210,070 4.08% 1,576,522 0.15%
(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 15,706 7.1249
Purchase 487 7.0800
Purchase 4,092 7.0800
Purchase 16,366 7.0523
Purchase 3,622 7.0042
Purchase 1,065 7.1358
Purchase 13,312 7.0695
Purchase 34,688 7.1249
Purchase 10,438 7.0622
Purchase 59,970 7.1036
Purchase 10,416 7.1249
Purchase 774 7.0157
Sale 55,345 7.1106
Sale 3,622 7.1562
Sale 210,434 7.1281
Sale 6,400 7.0918
Sale 141,625 7.1471
Sale 55,688 7.0513
Sale 32,105 7.0920
Sale 7,207 7.0908
Sale 20,080 7.1200
Sale 20,201 7.0503
Sale 59,000 7.0151
Sale 2,200 7.1268
Sale 140,717 7.0100
Sale 42,738 7.0100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7207 7.0908
CFD Long 32105 7.0919
CFD Long 55345 7.1106
CFD Long 20080 7.12
CFD Long 4244 7.123
CFD Long 2200 7.1268
CFD Long 210434 7.1281
CFD Long 5718 7.129
CFD Long 141625 7.147
CFD Long 3622 7.1561
CFD Short 3622 7.0042
CFD Short 16366 7.0522
CFD Short 10438 7.0621
CFD Short 13312 7.0695
CFD Short 59970 7.1035
CFD Short 1065 7.1357
(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 30 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