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 03 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 40,918,362 3.96% 1,780,689 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,385,724 0.13% 501,783 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,304,086 4.09% 2,282,472 0.22%
(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 1,851 6.9924
Purchase 3,775 7.1450
Purchase 1,501 6.9992
Purchase 1,434 6.9750
Purchase 2,845 6.9924
Purchase 6,233 6.9924
Purchase 3,936 6.9948
Purchase 1,434 6.9750
Purchase 3,873 7.0719
Purchase 1,434 6.9750
Purchase 4,745 7.0219
Purchase 6,479 7.0587
Purchase 1,217 7.0796
Purchase 2,572 6.9948
Purchase 8,523 6.9948
Purchase 16,612 7.0695
Purchase 215,840 7.0840
Purchase 6,147 7.0719
Purchase 1,434 6.9750
Purchase 1,116 7.1450
Purchase 349 7.1090
Purchase 1,372 7.0750
Purchase 55,905 7.1450
Purchase 2,391 7.0643
Purchase 8,358 7.1450
Purchase 15,720 7.1450
Purchase 2,195 7.1150
Purchase 13,926 7.0719
Purchase 6,788 7.0945
Purchase 1,434 6.9948
Purchase 14,152 7.0587
Purchase 4,228 7.0587
Purchase 11,781 7.0777
Purchase 119,984 7.0660
Purchase 1,415 7.0719
Sale 117,851 7.0652
Sale 4,200 6.9988
Sale 91,191 7.0630
Sale 1,217 7.0189
Sale 142,090 7.0425
Sale 9,241 7.0734
Sale 27,925 7.0761
Sale 15,718 7.0839
Sale 7,007 7.0520
Sale 39,830 7.0562
Sale 4,745 7.0933
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4200 6.9988
CFD Long 1217 7.0188
CFD Long 1487 7.0415
CFD Long 142090 7.0425
CFD Long 7007 7.052
CFD Long 39830 7.0562
CFD Long 91191 7.0629
CFD Long 117851 7.0651
CFD Long 9241 7.0734
CFD Long 27925 7.0761
CFD Long 15718 7.0838
CFD Long 4745 7.0932
CFD Long 1471 7.1465
CFD Short 1501 6.9992
CFD Short 4745 7.0219
CFD Short 119984 7.0659
CFD Short 16612 7.0695
CFD Short 11781 7.0777
CFD Short 1217 7.0795
CFD Short 6788 7.0945
CFD Short 55905 7.145
(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 04 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