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)     14 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      42,705,447       4.13%      683,943      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      938,458       0.09%      711,109      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,643,905       4.22%    1,395,052      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      31,542               7.5350
Purchase      490                  7.5361
Purchase      2,800                7.5169
Purchase      1,300                7.5227
Purchase      1,635                7.5261
Purchase      11,794               7.5350
Purchase      11,339               7.5350
Purchase      5,614                7.5169
Purchase      13,882               7.5350
Purchase      1,329                7.5100
Purchase      10,426               7.5350
Purchase      13,882               7.5500
Purchase      3,059                7.5350
Purchase      348                  7.5350
Purchase      57,680               7.5350
Purchase      109,980              7.5350
Purchase      14,043               7.5056
Purchase      5,182                7.5350
Purchase      32,289               7.5350
Purchase      7,819                7.5350
Purchase      13,972               7.5230
Purchase      10,914               7.5230
Purchase      45,195               7.5110
Sale          5,182                7.5350
Sale          13,882               7.5350
Sale          3,270                7.5639
Sale          201,317              7.5201
Sale          213                  7.5400
Sale          1,095                7.5189
Sale          114                  7.5255
Sale          33,904               7.5350
Sale          1,300                7.5227
Sale          6,732                7.5127

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6732          7.5126
CFD            Long          1095          7.5188
CFD            Long          201317        7.52
CFD            Long          1300          7.5226
CFD            Long          3270          7.5638
CFD            Short         8414          7.5168
CFD            Short         1300          7.5226
CFD            Short         1635          7.5261
CFD            Short         490           7.5361

(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                         17 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