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 30 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 41,273,931 3.99% 1,085,260 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 735,031 0.07% 515,553 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,008,962 4.06% 1,600,813 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 1,907 7.0650
Purchase 1,342 6.9750
Purchase 6,440 6.9950
Purchase 2,825 7.0450
Purchase 7,434 7.0584
Purchase 3,542 7.0697
Purchase 3,045 7.1250
Purchase 14,275 7.0772
Purchase 1,073 7.0800
Purchase 6,979 7.0692
Sale 17,024 7.1250
Sale 9,800 7.0400
Sale 64,200 7.0685
Sale 12,663 7.1241
Sale 19,093 7.1052
Sale 33,537 7.1250
Sale 32,679 7.0717
Sale 3,045 7.1250
Sale 7,240 7.1250
Sale 7,188 7.1250
Sale 6,440 6.9950
Sale 11,215 7.0800
Sale 8,098 7.0566
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9800 7.04
CFD Long 8098 7.0565
CFD Long 32679 7.0717
CFD Long 3827 7.0811
CFD Long 19093 7.1051
CFD Long 12663 7.1241
CFD Short 7434 7.0583
CFD Short 1907 7.065
CFD Short 6979 7.0691
CFD Short 3542 7.0696
CFD Short 4275 7.0771
(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 01 July 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