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)     03 December 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      40,404,805       3.91%       72,838      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       43,649       0.00%      673,903      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             40,448,454       3.91%      746,741      0.07%

(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      8,823                7.5449
Purchase      10,255               7.5449
Purchase      1,047                7.5400
Purchase      12,809               7.5411
Purchase      825                  7.5400
Purchase      10,967               7.5476
Purchase      208                  7.5250
Purchase      1,411                7.5497
Purchase      33                   7.5200
Purchase      1,332                7.5611
Sale          6,663                7.5461
Sale          5,792                7.5461
Sale          546                  7.5462
Sale          48,441               7.5461
Sale          39,488               7.5461
Sale          6,867                7.5461
Sale          3,544                7.5462
Sale          13,658               7.5461
Sale          8,048                7.5461
Sale          6,820                7.5461
Sale          2,274                7.5462
Sale          666                  7.5489
Sale          208                  7.5250
Sale          1,411                7.5497
Sale          16,000               7.5633
Sale          4,067                7.5462
Sale          6,202                7.5400
Sale          20,410               7.5461
Sale          9,426                7.5461
Sale          2,882                7.5462
Sale          1,955                7.5462
Sale          5,675                7.5462
Sale          2,567                7.5462
Sale          8,699                7.5461
Sale          16,893               7.5461
Sale          2,639                7.5400
Sale          2,569                7.5400
Sale          2,009                7.5462
Sale          8,558                7.5339
Sale          2,993                7.5462
Sale          2,639                7.5462
Sale          5,300                7.5461
Sale          9,020                7.5461
Sale          6,348                7.5461
Sale          4,446                7.5462
Sale          2,499                7.5462
Sale          5,766                7.5462
Sale          33,436               7.5461
Sale          10,172               7.5461

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            208             7.525
CFD            Long            8558            7.5339
CFD            Long            666             7.5488
CFD            Long            1411            7.5496
CFD            Short           33              7.52
CFD            Short           208             7.525
CFD            Short           38269           7.5375
CFD            Short           12809           7.5411
CFD            Short           10974           7.5447
CFD            Short           17691           7.5449
CFD            Short           810             7.5451
CFD            Short           10967           7.5476
CFD            Short           1411            7.5496
CFD            Short           1681            7.55
CFD            Short           1332            7.5611

(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 December 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