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)     13 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      41,239,107       3.99%       233,979     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      420,014       0.04%       591,420     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,659,121       4.03%       825,399     0.08%

(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      19,332               7.1222
Purchase      5,206                7.0134
Purchase      2,994                7.0134
Purchase      21,682               7.0134
Purchase      13,741               7.1357
Purchase      938                  7.1100
Purchase      3,689                7.2100
Purchase      5,142                7.2100
Purchase      5,999                7.2100
Purchase      1,374                7.0904
Purchase      5,798                7.1386
Purchase      107,042              7.0084
Purchase      15                   6.9000
Purchase      17,547               7.2293
Purchase      21,011               7.0300
Purchase      29,838               7.0084
Purchase      13,725               7.0691
Purchase      900                  7.2004
Purchase      41,129               7.0084
Purchase      5,035                7.2293
Purchase      9,114                7.0827
Purchase      45,000               7.0222
Purchase      859                  7.0850
Purchase      27,226               7.2100
Purchase      6,856                7.2293
Purchase      46,893               7.0212
Sale          349                  7.2100
Sale          41                   7.0150
Sale          54,570               7.2100
Sale          1,820                7.2100
Sale          15                   6.9000
Sale          200                  7.0050
Sale          15,227               7.0500
Sale          706                  7.1339
Sale          69,806               7.0646
Sale          24,100               7.0265
Sale          27,226               7.1594
Sale          25,000               7.1400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           7.005
CFD            Long          24100         7.0265
CFD            Long          69806         7.0645
CFD            Long          706           7.1339
CFD            Short         46893         7.0211
CFD            Short         21011         7.03
CFD            Short         13725         7.069
CFD            Short         9114          7.0826
CFD            Short         900           7.2004

(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                         14 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