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               08 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      42,851,702      4.15%      2,031,067     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,459,935      0.14%        635,756     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,311,637      4.29%      2,666,823     0.26%

(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      1,300                7.0062
Purchase      1,942                7.0463
Purchase      133,553              7.0385
Purchase      3,826                7.1479
Purchase      980                  7.0813
Purchase      2,971                7.4352
Purchase      77,485               7.0664
Purchase      982                  7.1050
Purchase      13,759               7.1050
Purchase      14,016               7.1050
Purchase      686                  7.0634
Purchase      1,402                7.0600
Purchase      14,939               7.1050
Sale          81,718               7.0656
Sale          62,118               7.1595
Sale          7,172                7.0503
Sale          1,793                7.2618
Sale          43,563               7.0503
Sale          66                   Transfer
Sale          10,251               7.1037
Sale          180,037              7.0662
Sale          6,426                7.0503
Sale          16,755               7.0608
Sale          4,681                7.1350
Sale          6,020                7.0503
Sale          17,803               7.0503
Sale          3,542                7.0503
Sale          7,107                7.0503
Sale          3,507                7.0503
Sale          1,942                7.2111

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          16755         7.0607
CFD            Long          81718         7.0655
CFD            Long          180037        7.0662
CFD            Long          10251         7.1036
CFD            Long          62118         7.1595
CFD            Long          1942          7.2111
CFD            Short         1300          7.0062
CFD            Short         133553        7.0384
CFD            Short         1942          7.0463
CFD            Short         77485         7.0664
CFD            Short         980           7.0813
CFD            Short         3826          7.1478

(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 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