British Energy Group(BGY)

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Rule 8.3- BRITISH ENERGY REPL

RNS Number : 3795Y
Standard Life Investments
04 July 2008
 

 
The 'Rule 8.3 - BRITISH ENERGY GROUP PLC' announcement released today at 13:31 under RNS No 3711Y has 
been amended.
 
The amendment is identified with an asterisk (*).
 
The full amended text is shown below.

 

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 (Note 1)

Standard Life Investments

Company dealt in

BRITISH ENERGY 

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ord GBP0.10 

Date of dealing

03/07/08

 

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 securities 

25,094,569

2.43




(2) Derivatives (other than options)





(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell





Total

25,094,569

2.43




 

(b)

Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


 Class of relevant security:

Long


Short


 

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 (Note 5)

BUY

BUY

BUY

75,000

351,317

477,404*

GBP 6.9750

GBP 6.994809

GBP 7.071925

 

(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)






(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g. call option 

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)


Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 5) 








 

 

(ii)    Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)





 

(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8) 

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)






4.    OTHER INFORMATION


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.


None………………………………………………………………


……………………………………………………………………


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO

  

Date of disclosure

04/07/08

Contact name

David McLaren

Telephone number

0131-550-6012

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


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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