SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE
13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. )*
British Energy PLC
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(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares
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(Title of Class of Securities)
110793403
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(CUSIP Number)
August 3, 2004
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
1
Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark, as joint filers pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(k)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 50,000 American Depositary Shares and
39,091,175 Ordinary Shares (See Item 4)
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 50,000 American Depositary Shares and
39,091,175 Ordinary Shares (See Item 4)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
50,000 American Depositary Shares and 39,091,175 Ordinary Shares
(See Item 4)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[X]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.9% (See Item 4)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
British Energy PLC (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3 Redwood Crescent, Peel Park
East Kilbride, G74 5PR
United Kingdom
Items 2(a),
(b) and (c). Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and
Citizenship:
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Michael A. Roth and
Brian J. Stark, as joint filers (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons").
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement,
a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1,
pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this
Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule
13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The principal business office of the Reporting Persons is 3600
South Lake Drive, St. Francis, WI 53235.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares ("ORD") and American Depositary Shares ("ADS")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
110793403
Item 3. Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
39,091,175 ORD and 50,000 ADS*
(b) Percent of class:
Based on 620,362,444 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer
outstanding as of August 6, 2004, the Reporting Persons hold
approximately 6.9%* of the issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares of the Issuer.
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(c) Number of shares to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 39,091,175
ORD and 50,000 ADS*
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
(iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition
of: 39,091,175 ORD and 50,000 ADS *
*The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of
39,091,175 ORD and 50,000 ADS. The foregoing amount of Ordinary
Shares and percentage ownership represent the combined indirect
holdings of Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark.
All of the foregoing represents an aggregate of 39,091,175 ORD
and 50,000 ADS held by Shepherd Investments International, Ltd.
("Shepherd") and Stark International ("Stark"). The Reporting
Persons direct the management of Stark Offshore Management, LLC
("Stark Offshore") and Stark Onshore Management, LLC ("Stark
Onshore"), which act as investment manager and have sole power to
direct the management of Shepherd and Stark, respectively. As the
Managing Members of Stark Offshore and Stark Onshore, the
Reporting Persons possess sole voting and dispositive power over
all of the foregoing shares. Therefore, for the purposes of Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed
to be the beneficial owners of, but hereby disclaim such
beneficial ownership of, the foregoing shares.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding
Company.
Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group.
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: August 11, 2004
/s/ Michael A. Roth
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Michael A. Roth
/s/ Brian J. Stark
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Brian J. Stark
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 110793403
Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them
of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to
50,000 ADSs and 39,091,175 ORDs of British Energy PLC and further agree that
this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such joint
filings.
The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the
timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained
therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the completeness or
accuracy of the information concerning any other party making the filing, unless
such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Joint Filing Agreement
on August 11, 2004.
/s/ Michael A. Roth
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Michael A. Roth
/s/ Brian J. Stark
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Brian J. Stark