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               10 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      43,502,432      4.21%      1,291,317     0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      859,907      0.08%        636,559     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            44,362,339       4.29%      1,927,876     0.19%

(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      224,056              7.3494
Purchase      223,311              7.3551
Purchase      433                  7.3814
Purchase      137,029              7.3655
Purchase      25,675               7.0150
Purchase      209,893              7.3506
Purchase      2,861                7.3300
Purchase      46,097               7.3950
Purchase      6,027                7.3307
Purchase      16,783               7.3526
Purchase      103,945              7.0150
Purchase      7                    Transfer
Sale          6,660                7.3542
Sale          13,347               7.3576
Sale          25,675               7.0150
Sale          200,969              7.3580
Sale          3,812                7.3622
Sale          103,945              7.0150
Sale          1,879                7.3622
Sale          4,069                7.3622
Sale          11,934               7.3622
Sale          5,509                7.3622
Sale          19,619               7.3622
Sale          6,558                7.3622
Sale          103,945              7.0150
Sale          11,405               7.3620
Sale          44,940               7.3622
Sale          6,481                7.3622
Sale          2,012                7.3886

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6660          7.3541
CFD            Long          13347         7.3576
CFD            Long          200969        7.358
CFD            Long          2012          7.3885
CFD            Short         6027          7.3306
CFD            Short         224056        7.3493
CFD            Short         209893        7.3506
CFD            Short         16783         7.3526
CFD            Short         223311        7.3551
CFD            Short         137029        7.3654
CFD            Short         433           7.3814

(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                         11 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