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 10 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 41,534,285 4.02% 1,706,713 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,389,711 0.13% 297,158 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,923,996 4.15% 2,003,871 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 43,679 7.0727
Purchase 40,807 7.1199
Purchase 422 7.1040
Purchase 6,106 7.0699
Purchase 4,091 7.0550
Purchase 172,674 7.0300
Purchase 2,692 7.0942
Purchase 68,423 7.1052
Purchase 6,086 7.0942
Purchase 35,122 7.0753
Purchase 1,699 7.0942
Purchase 1,329 7.1500
Purchase 116,969 7.0999
Purchase 900 7.1412
Purchase 4,782 7.0550
Purchase 172,674 7.0300
Sale 215,842 Transfer
Sale 172,674 7.0300
Sale 38,633 7.0847
Sale 32,647 7.0770
Sale 3,113 7.1340
Sale 116,969 7.0999
Sale 3,450 7.0850
Sale 4,316 7.0550
Sale 21,187 7.1238
Sale 21,187 7.1238
Sale 4,572 7.0759
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7392 7.0565
CFD Long 4572 7.0759
CFD Long 32647 7.077
CFD Long 38633 7.0846
CFD Long 3450 7.085
CFD Long 116969 7.0999
CFD Long 8950 7.1046
CFD Short 6106 7.0699
CFD Short 43679 7.0726
CFD Short 35122 7.0752
CFD Short 116969 7.0999
CFD Short 422 7.104
CFD Short 68423 7.1051
CFD Short 40807 7.1199
CFD Short 900 7.1412
(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 11 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