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)     19 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      43,254,145       4.18%      765,685      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,070,048       0.10%      722,107      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,324,193       4.29%    1,487,792      0.14%

(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      1,500                7.5963
Purchase      1,635                7.5711
Purchase      26,522               7.5996
Purchase      562                  7.5855
Purchase      1,958                7.5920
Purchase      3,432                7.5849
Purchase      799                  7.5756
Purchase      39,655               7.5750
Purchase      1,536                7.5750
Purchase      15,942               7.5839
Purchase      790                  7.5750
Purchase      579,746              7.5800
Purchase      8,633                7.5728
Purchase      10,780               7.5750
Purchase      2,843                7.5826
Purchase      1,470                7.5750
Sale          799                  7.5756
Sale          1,144                7.5831
Sale          20,598               7.5750
Sale          348                  7.5750
Sale          11,214               7.5750
Sale          9,500                7.5850
Sale          3,270                7.6089
Sale          3,892                7.5823
Sale          20,015               7.5693
Sale          8,201                7.5750

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          20015         7.5693
CFD            Long          799           7.5756
CFD            Long          3892          7.5822
CFD            Long          1144          7.5831
CFD            Long          9500          7.585
CFD            Long          49848         7.5867
CFD            Long          3270          7.6088
CFD            Short         6218          7.5689
CFD            Short         1635          7.5711
CFD            Short         799           7.5756
CFD            Short         3432          7.5849
CFD            Short         562           7.5854
CFD            Short         1500          7.5963
CFD            Short         26522         7.5995

(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                         20 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