FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 5, 2005
BRITISH ENERGY GROUP PLC
(Registrant's name)
Systems House
Alba Campus
Livingston
EH54 7EG
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Exhibit Index
The following document (bearing the exhibit number listed below) is furnished
herewith and is made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions
for Form 6-K:
Exhibit Description
No. 1 RNS Announcement, re: Section 198 Notice dated 5 September, 2005
5 September 2005
British Energy Group plc
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT
British Energy Group plc has received notification from Fidelity Investments of
the following:
1. Company in which shares are held: British Energy Group plc
2. Notifiable interest: Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company
(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager
of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of
Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton
HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity
Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K) L), Fidelity Investments Management
(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity
Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment
managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes
of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr
Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed
interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint
basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right
conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
Schedule A
Security: British Energy Group plc
SHARES MANAGEMENT NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
HELD COMPANY
2,095,900 FPM Northern Trust London
1,546,700 FPM Bank of New York Brussels
827,100 FPM Mellon Bank
573,000 FPM State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S Total)
403,100 FPM JP Morgan, Bournemouth
273,900 FPM HSBC Bank Plc
169,000 FPM Bankers Trust London
83,000 FPM Midland Securities Services
67,000 FPM Clydesdale Bank Plc
2,159,880 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase Bank
274,800 FMRCO Mellon Bank N.A
9,963,084 FISL JP Morgan, Bournemouth
667,540 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux
375,600 FIL HSBC Bank Plc
353,700 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth
210,600 FIL Bank of New York Brussels
178,050 FIL BNP Paribas, Paris (C)
130,800 FIL Northern Trust London
64,300 FIJ Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
1,602,500 FII Bank of New York Europe Ldn
374,959 FII JP Morgan, Bournemouth
187,600 FIGEST CDC Finance
22,582,093 Grand Total Ordinary Shares
Current ownership
percentage
4.03%
Shares in issue: 561,016,515
On 13 July 2005, the Company disclosed that Fidelity had a notifiable interest
in 17,306,373 shares (3.08%).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 5, 2005 BRITISH ENERGY GROUP PLC
By:____John Searles____
Name: John Searles
Title: Director - Investor Relations