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)     24 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      42,192,972       4.08%      832,301      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,181,453       0.11%      763,480      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,374,425       4.19%    1,595,781      0.15%

(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      93,928               7.5136
Purchase      6,025                7.5087
Purchase      12,731               7.5300
Purchase      50,441               7.5193
Purchase      600                  7.5117
Purchase      842                  7.5161
Purchase      293                  7.5057
Purchase      21,931               7.5129
Purchase      1,300                7.5062
Purchase      1,337                7.5150
Purchase      1,100                7.5300
Purchase      6,034                7.5300
Purchase      25,235               7.5300
Purchase      980                  7.5300
Purchase      12,930               7.5300
Purchase      12,930               7.5400
Purchase      23,274               7.5300
Purchase      1,553                7.5300
Purchase      684                  7.5300
Purchase      24,136               7.5300
Sale          212                  7.5000
Sale          749                  7.5148
Sale          1,635                7.5389
Sale          600                  7.5117
Sale          1,039                7.5300
Sale          12,731               7.5300
Sale          12,930               7.5400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            600             7.5116
CFD            Long            749             7.5147
CFD            Long            1635            7.5388
CFD            Short           293             7.5056
CFD            Short           1300            7.5062
CFD            Short           6025            7.5087
CFD            Short           600             7.5116
CFD            Short           93928           7.5136
CFD            Short           5595            7.5143
CFD            Short           842             7.5161
CFD            Short           50441           7.5193

(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                         25 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