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)     20 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      43,125,714       4.17%      900,157      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,202,403       0.12%      723,742      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,328,117       4.29%    1,623,899      0.16%

(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      3,565                7.5607
Purchase      1                    7.5700
Purchase      974                  7.5636
Purchase      12,601               7.5565
Purchase      1,635                7.5311
Purchase      1,693                7.5550
Purchase      8,822                7.5400
Purchase      490                  7.5400
Purchase      996                  7.5550
Purchase      2,402                7.5450
Purchase      17,151               7.5612
Purchase      3,502                7.5450
Purchase      49,837               7.5400
Purchase      10,707               7.5400
Sale          639                  7.5533
Sale          3,896                7.5610
Sale          1,708                7.5488
Sale          54,571               7.5577
Sale          487                  7.5639
Sale          88,833               7.5600
Sale          1                    7.5650
Sale          33,636               7.5750
Sale          49,837               7.5400
Sale          9,199                7.5449

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            1708            7.5487
CFD            Long            54571           7.5577
CFD            Long            88833           7.5599
CFD            Long            3896            7.561
CFD            Long            487             7.5638
CFD            Long            1               7.57
CFD            Short           1635            7.5311
CFD            Short           12601           7.5565
CFD            Short           3565            7.5606
CFD            Short           974             7.5636
CFD            Short           1               7.57

(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                         21 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