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) 28 October 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 41,953,186 4.06% 704,384 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 922,862 0.09% 770,728 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,876,048 4.15% 1,475,112 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 33,025 7.2500
Purchase 17,667 7.2500
Purchase 65,439 7.2831
Purchase 8,751 7.2500
Purchase 546 7.2500
Purchase 155 7.2500
Purchase 215 7.2950
Purchase 1,938 7.1986
Purchase 2,500 7.2830
Purchase 48,341 7.2544
Purchase 877 7.2500
Purchase 3,060 7.2736
Purchase 600 7.2805
Sale 4,720 7.2543
Sale 33,025 7.2500
Sale 546 7.2500
Sale 155 7.2500
Sale 32,324 7.2500
Sale 1,938 7.2680
Sale 3,048 7.2631
Sale 243,401 7.2657
Sale 1,383 7.2500
Sale 955 7.2500
Sale 13,822 7.2500
Sale 8,751 7.2500
Sale 15,907 7.2500
Sale 602 7.2500
Sale 48,341 7.2545
Sale 910 7.2489
Sale 5,529 7.2500
Sale 1,100 7.2488
Sale 732 7.2500
Sale 692 7.2500
Sale 6,911 7.2500
Sale 20,100 7.2500
Sale 4,515 7.2500
Sale 1,803 7.2500
Sale 600 7.2805
Sale 2,743 7.2500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1100 7.2488
CFD Long 910 7.2489
CFD Long 4720 7.2543
CFD Long 3048 7.2631
CFD Long 243401 7.2657
CFD Long 1938 7.268
CFD Long 1981 7.2803
CFD Long 600 7.2805
CFD Short 1938 7.1985
CFD Short 3060 7.2735
CFD Short 600 7.2805
CFD Short 67939 7.283
(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 29 October 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