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)     09 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      40,573,431       3.92%       594,284     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      763,097       0.07%       378,763     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,336,528       4.00%       973,047     0.09%

(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      7,022                7.2396
Purchase      88,444               7.2454
Purchase      400                  7.2388
Purchase      34,560               7.2454
Purchase      600                  7.2412
Purchase      28,692               7.2100
Purchase      12,885               7.2400
Purchase      50,000               7.3289
Purchase      702                  7.2511
Purchase      25,000               7.1836
Purchase      1,094                7.2100
Purchase      25,381               7.2454
Purchase      2,884                7.2079
Purchase      11,670               7.2450
Purchase      103,962              7.2510
Purchase      687                  7.2329
Purchase      4,294                7.2100
Purchase      12,870               7.2450
Purchase      4,290                7.2100
Purchase      6,325                7.2458
Purchase      79,585               7.2431
Purchase      42,900               7.2100
Purchase      3,432                7.2100
Sale          2,047                7.2100
Sale          12,870               7.2813
Sale          9,592                7.2357
Sale          289,016              7.2440
Sale          5,117                7.2100
Sale          78,645               7.2403
Sale          1,443                7.2596
Sale          400                  7.2388
Sale          63,834               7.2100
Sale          12,885               7.2400
Sale          114,953              7.2329

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          114953        7.2328
CFD            Long          400           7.2387
CFD            Long          78645         7.2403
CFD            Long          289016        7.2439
CFD            Long          1443          7.2595
CFD            Short         2884          7.2079
CFD            Short         400           7.2387
CFD            Short         600           7.2412
CFD            Short         79585         7.243
CFD            Short         104664        7.251

(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                         10 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