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 09 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 41,490,420 4.01% 1,801,558 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,468,214 0.14% 309,563 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,958,634 4.15% 2,111,121 0.20%
(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 28,629 7.1496
Purchase 16,557 7.1622
Purchase 215,842 7.3250
Purchase 29,906 7.1673
Purchase 1,400 7.1600
Purchase 1,202 7.2962
Purchase 2,438 7.1611
Purchase 13,229 7.1673
Purchase 8,677 7.1931
Purchase 32,140 7.1640
Purchase 20,264 7.3209
Purchase 3,969 7.1672
Purchase 46,034 7.2716
Purchase 4,091 7.1600
Purchase 8,347 7.1673
Sale 13,866 7.1517
Sale 41,225 7.2480
Sale 39,624 7.1592
Sale 1,202 7.1889
Sale 18,596 7.3159
Sale 25,387 7.3296
Sale 549 7.1600
Sale 711 7.3438
Sale 28,629 7.1496
Sale 25,403 7.3068
Sale 20,264 7.2608
Sale 4,364 7.1600
Sale 7,439 7.1600
Sale 1,500 7.1600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 28629 7.1496
CFD Long 13866 7.1516
CFD Long 39624 7.1592
CFD Long 1500 7.16
CFD Long 19616 7.1615
CFD Long 1202 7.1888
CFD Long 96212 7.2374
CFD Long 41225 7.2479
CFD Long 20264 7.2608
CFD Long 25403 7.3067
CFD Long 18596 7.3158
CFD Long 25387 7.3296
CFD Long 711 7.3437
CFD Short 28629 7.1496
CFD Short 1400 7.16
CFD Short 2438 7.1611
CFD Short 16557 7.1622
CFD Short 32140 7.1639
CFD Short 8677 7.1931
CFD Short 67434 7.2176
CFD Short 46034 7.2716
CFD Short 1202 7.2961
CFD Short 20264 7.3209
(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 10 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