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 11 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 41,406,926 4.00% 1,793,229 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,484,555 0.14% 263,110 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,891,481 4.15% 2,056,339 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 15,617 7.0597
Purchase 12,425 7.0708
Purchase 49,176 7.0575
Purchase 2,789 7.0936
Purchase 8,568 6.9661
Purchase 3,161 6.9661
Purchase 1,868 6.9650
Purchase 48,182 7.0100
Purchase 1,133 6.9650
Purchase 65,646 6.9650
Purchase 12,300 7.0582
Purchase 6,642 7.1600
Purchase 1,329 7.1500
Sale 52,722 7.0513
Sale 25,386 7.0364
Sale 14,623 7.0226
Sale 51,250 7.0552
Sale 1,368 7.0350
Sale 4,918 7.0170
Sale 48,182 7.0100
Sale 900 7.0338
Sale 30,028 7.0550
Sale 3,332 6.9650
Sale 24 7.0765
Sale 1,810 7.1300
Sale 2,418 7.0491
Sale 68,780 6.9650
Sale 6,642 7.1600
Sale 2,310 7.0635
Sale 42,831 7.0457
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2440 6.9664
CFD Long 48182 7.01
CFD Long 14623 7.0225
CFD Long 8962 7.0312
CFD Long 900 7.0338
CFD Long 1368 7.035
CFD Long 25386 7.0363
CFD Long 42831 7.0457
CFD Long 2418 7.0491
CFD Long 52722 7.0512
CFD Long 30028 7.055
CFD Long 51250 7.0552
CFD Long 24 7.0766
CFD Short 11729 6.9661
CFD Short 48182 7.01
CFD Short 49176 7.0575
CFD Short 12300 7.0581
CFD Short 15617 7.0597
CFD Short 12425 7.0707
CFD Short 24 7.0765
CFD Short 2789 7.0936
(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 14 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