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)     08 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      40,616,554       3.93%       559,907     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      733,337       0.07%       645,327     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,349,891       4.00%     1,205,234     0.12%

(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      45,615               7.2000
Purchase      1,716                7.2000
Purchase      17,160               7.3950
Purchase      50,000               7.4750
Purchase      2,574                7.2000
Purchase      1,348                7.2000
Purchase      9,945                7.3516
Purchase      82,431               7.3897
Purchase      21,450               7.2000
Purchase      1,937                7.3900
Purchase      17,181               7.3950
Purchase      189,563              7.3782
Purchase      51,894               7.2000
Purchase      100                  7.3000
Purchase      12,341               7.3753
Purchase      15,444               7.2000
Sale          2,400                7.4150
Sale          19,994               7.2870
Sale          1,900                7.3391
Sale          2,934                7.2000
Sale          242,973              7.3436
Sale          100                  7.3000
Sale          17,160               7.4320
Sale          21                   7.3000
Sale          17,181               7.3950
Sale          702                  7.3889
Sale          12,361               7.3649
Sale          90,854               7.3845

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          100           7.3
CFD            Long          1900          7.3391
CFD            Long          242973        7.3435
CFD            Long          12361         7.3649
CFD            Long          90854         7.3845
CFD            Long          702           7.3888
CFD            Long          2400          7.415
CFD            Short         100           7.3
CFD            Short         12341         7.3753
CFD            Short         189563        7.3782
CFD            Short         82431         7.3897
CFD            Short         1937          7.39

(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                         09 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