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 02 July 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 40,826,378 3.95% 1,519,999 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,088,359 0.11% 492,510 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,914,737 4.05% 2,012,509 0.19%
(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 86,337 7.0800
Purchase 168 7.0011
Purchase 40,813 7.0463
Purchase 3,300 7.0900
Purchase 1,411 7.0712
Purchase 43,168 7.0800
Purchase 1,413 7.0867
Purchase 275 7.0471
Purchase 43,168 7.1000
Purchase 43,168 7.0800
Purchase 199,798 6.9841
Purchase 3,407 7.0307
Purchase 1,804 7.0350
Purchase 3,620 7.0000
Sale 2,710 7.0952
Sale 2,400 7.1051
Sale 44,993 7.0090
Sale 3,300 7.0900
Sale 55,437 7.0723
Sale 2,474 7.1023
Sale 163 7.0600
Sale 11,781 6.9991
Sale 199,798 6.9841
Sale 215,840 7.0840
Sale 149,637 7.0736
Sale 38,137 7.0428
Sale 53 7.1391
Sale 4,285 7.0107
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 199798 6.9841
CFD Long 11781 6.9991
CFD Long 44993 7.0089
CFD Long 4285 7.0106
CFD Long 38137 7.0427
CFD Long 163 7.06
CFD Long 55437 7.0722
CFD Long 149637 7.0736
CFD Long 2474 7.1023
CFD Long 2400 7.1051
CFD Long 53 7.139
CFD Short 199798 6.9841
CFD Short 168 7.0011
CFD Short 3407 7.0307
CFD Short 1804 7.035
CFD Short 40813 7.0463
CFD Short 1413 7.0866
CFD Short 85304 7.0912
(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 03 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