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               03 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      43,243,800      4.18%      1,792,250     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,097,495      0.11%        661,351     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,341,295      4.29%      2,453,601     0.24%

(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      81,391               6.5845
Purchase      20,938               6.5873
Purchase      191,094              6.5897
Purchase      61,046               6.5969
Purchase      10,940               6.5909
Purchase      244,670              6.5863
Purchase      1,620                6.6250
Purchase      128,084              6.5808
Purchase      1,296                6.6250
Purchase      13,475               6.6054
Purchase      2,436                6.6250
Sale          27,511               6.5778
Sale          11                   6.5658
Sale          23,602               6.5835
Sale          57,619               6.5950
Sale          30,196               6.5870
Sale          50,134               6.5877
Sale          105                  6.6188
Sale          1,526                6.6250
Sale          19,253               6.5878
Sale          3,798                6.6237

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          27511         6.5777
CFD            Long          23602         6.5834
CFD            Long          30196         6.5869
CFD            Long          50134         6.5876
CFD            Long          19253         6.5877
CFD            Long          57619         6.595
CFD            Long          105           6.6187
CFD            Long          3798          6.6237
CFD            Short         128084        6.5807
CFD            Short         81391         6.5844
CFD            Short         244670        6.5862
CFD            Short         20938         6.5872
CFD            Short         191094        6.5896
CFD            Short         10940         6.5909
CFD            Short         61046         6.5968

(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                         04 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