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               30 April 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      44,009,948       4.26%      732,199      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      703,647       0.07%      641,375      0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,713,595       4.33%     1,373,574     0.13%


(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      6,111                7.6568
Purchase      350                  7.6559
Purchase      350                  7.6000
Purchase      6,305                7.6048
Purchase      661                  7.7316
Purchase      8,602                7.6694
Purchase      530                  7.6800
Purchase      391                  7.6000
Purchase      91,194               7.6000
Purchase      13,207               7.6014
Purchase      87,445               7.6500
Purchase      30,424               7.6823
Sale          66,013               7.6644
Sale          3,423                7.6566
Sale          2,610                7.6500
Sale          2,098                7.6386
Sale          938                  7.6000
Sale          5,832                7.6000
Sale          24,381               7.6000
Sale          564                  7.6000
Sale          24,382               7.6000
Sale          5,992                7.6200
Sale          648                  7.6250
Sale          11,410               7.6000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2098          7.6385
CFD            Long          2610          7.6499
CFD            Long          3423          7.6565
CFD            Long          66013         7.6643
CFD            Short         13207         7.6014
CFD            Short         6305          7.6047
CFD            Short         6111          7.6568
CFD            Short         8602          7.6693
CFD            Short         30424         7.6823


(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                         01 May 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