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)     07 October 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      40,504,435       3.92%       490,833     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      673,712       0.07%       650,620     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,178,147       3.98%     1,141,453     0.11%

(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      300                  7.4800
Purchase      5,688                7.4182
Purchase      86,918               7.4848
Purchase      37,047               7.4877
Purchase      400                  7.4900
Purchase      1,100                7.5212
Purchase      9,400                7.5064
Purchase      5,972                7.4200
Purchase      34,275               7.4200
Purchase      1,864                7.5000
Purchase      1,141                7.4200
Purchase      3,308                7.4200
Purchase      24,723               7.4912
Purchase      696                  7.4200
Purchase      348                  7.4200
Purchase      71,118               7.5950
Purchase      1,340                7.4200
Sale          14,770               7.4608
Sale          300                  7.4800
Sale          26,968               7.4865
Sale          91,505               7.4848
Sale          5,796                7.4395
Sale          400                  7.4900
Sale          10,864               7.4200
Sale          49,062               7.5000
Sale          14,552               7.4200
Sale          36,380               7.4200
Sale          2,629                7.4200
Sale          3,883                7.4200
Sale          5,972                7.4200

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5796          7.4394
CFD            Long          14770         7.4607
CFD            Long          91505         7.4848
CFD            Long          26968         7.4865
CFD            Long          400           7.49
CFD            Short         5688          7.4182
CFD            Short         4554          7.42
CFD            Short         86918         7.4847
CFD            Short         37047         7.4877
CFD            Short         400           7.49
CFD            Short         9400          7.5064
CFD            Short         1100          7.5212

(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                         08 October 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