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)     13 November 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      42,566,056       4.12%      481,018      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      735,533       0.07%      710,059      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,301,589       4.19%    1,191,077      0.12%

(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      3,072                7.5300
Purchase      501                  7.5075
Purchase      13,868               7.5300
Purchase      3,964                7.5025
Purchase      85,000               7.5020
Purchase      1,336                7.5200
Purchase      2,460                7.5151
Purchase      3,600                7.5150
Purchase      400                  7.5013
Purchase      1,885                7.5100
Purchase      1,635                7.4861
Purchase      1,792                7.5300
Purchase      21,996               7.5006
Purchase      4,230                7.5300
Purchase      42,300               7.5300
Purchase      684                  7.5300
Purchase      348                  7.5049
Purchase      1,100                7.5300
Sale          1,635                7.5289
Sale          4,400                7.5018
Sale          1,998                7.5014
Sale          400                  7.5013
Sale          894                  7.4910
Sale          15,388               7.4987
Sale          4,643                7.5069
Sale          1,408                7.5300
Sale          1,470                7.5300
Sale          696                  7.5300
Sale          65,085               7.5032

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15388        7.4987
CFD            Long          400          7.5012
CFD            Long          1998         7.5014
CFD            Long          4400         7.5018
CFD            Long          65085        7.5031
CFD            Long          4643         7.5068
CFD            Long          1635         7.5288
CFD            Short         1635         7.4861
CFD            Short         400          7.5012
CFD            Short         3964         7.5024
CFD            Short         501          7.5075
CFD            Short         1885         7.51
CFD            Short         3600         7.515
CFD            Short         2460         7.5151

(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                         14 November 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