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)
Date of dealing               02 April 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      42,700,565      4.13%      2,363,200     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,668,445      0.16%        652,524     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,369,010      4.29%       3,015,724    0.29%

(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      7,988                6.5399
Purchase      11,630               6.5862
Purchase      15,272               6.5201
Purchase      19,214               6.5492
Purchase      38,191               6.5580
Purchase      126,405              6.5160
Purchase      2,100                6.5796
Purchase      7,879                6.4957
Purchase      19,253               6.5560
Purchase      260                  6.5900
Purchase      4,862                6.5487
Purchase      1,631                6.5677
Sale          376                  6.5550
Sale          4,282                6.5418
Sale          260                  6.5850
Sale          4,150                6.5418
Sale          2,685                6.5418
Sale          7,133                6.5418
Sale          12,296               6.5418
Sale          30                   6.5487
Sale          12,137               6.5160
Sale          23,875               6.5418
Sale          2                    6.4826
Sale          5,008                6.5687
Sale          7,512                6.4912
Sale          2,816                6.5418
Sale          9,181                6.5500
Sale          6,555                6.5418

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7512          6.4911
CFD            Long          12137         6.516
CFD            Long          30            6.5486
CFD            Long          9181          6.55
CFD            Short         7879          6.4957
CFD            Short         126405        6.5159
CFD            Short         15272         6.52
CFD            Short         7988          6.5399
CFD            Short         19214         6.5491
CFD            Short         19253         6.5559
CFD            Short         38191         6.558
CFD            Short         2100          6.5796
CFD            Short         11630         6.5862

(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                         03 April 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)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)


Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk