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 14 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 41,352,594 4.00% 1,791,904 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,495,069 0.14% 242,841 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,847,663 4.14% 2,034,745 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 4,091 7.0600
Purchase 2,043 7.0350
Purchase 15,361 7.0678
Purchase 33,253 7.0600
Purchase 4,576 7.0600
Purchase 980 7.0600
Purchase 45,830 7.0659
Purchase 349 7.0600
Purchase 4,264 7.0400
Purchase 1,300 7.0212
Purchase 2,700 7.0394
Purchase 305 7.0500
Sale 51,443 7.0665
Sale 5,800 7.0466
Sale 3,161 7.0566
Sale 709 7.0567
Sale 2,843 7.0589
Sale 8,568 7.0612
Sale 24,600 7.0400
Sale 10,312 7.0561
Sale 6,700 7.0585
Sale 1,342 7.1050
Sale 5,868 7.0461
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5868 7.046
CFD Long 5800 7.0466
CFD Long 10312 7.0561
CFD Long 3161 7.0565
CFD Long 709 7.0566
CFD Long 2843 7.0588
CFD Long 8568 7.0612
CFD Long 2080 7.0615
CFD Long 51443 7.0665
CFD Long 9454 7.0738
CFD Short 1300 7.0212
CFD Short 2700 7.0394
CFD Short 4264 7.04
CFD Short 45830 7.0658
CFD Short 15361 7.0677
(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 15 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