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)     14 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      41,220,627       3.99%       418,613     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      595,026       0.06%       770,282     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,815,653       4.04%     1,188,895     0.11%

(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      258                  7.3200
Purchase      12,885               7.3250
Purchase      47,550               7.3265
Purchase      2,680                7.3004
Purchase      196,413              7.3079
Purchase      1,719                7.3512
Purchase      400                  7.3125
Purchase      30                   7.2100
Purchase      1,448                7.3900
Purchase      1,023                7.3452
Purchase      3,638                7.3900
Purchase      8,254                7.3344
Purchase      1,370                7.2500
Purchase      1,063                7.3326
Purchase      12,855               7.3450
Purchase      25,466               7.3900
Purchase      3,319                7.3228
Sale          400                  7.3125
Sale          20,270               7.3335
Sale          12,885               7.3250
Sale          4,092                7.3377
Sale          30                   7.2100
Sale          1,331                7.2728
Sale          15                   7.2850
Sale          199,933              7.3332
Sale          5,711                7.3358
Sale          4,433                7.3263
Sale          28,348               7.3900
Sale          12,855               7.3450
Sale          13,725               7.0691
Sale          23,483               7.3900
Sale          17,300               7.2100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13725         7.069
CFD            Long          400           7.3125
CFD            Long          4433          7.3263
CFD            Long          199933        7.3332
CFD            Long          20270         7.3334
CFD            Long          5711          7.3358
CFD            Long          4092          7.3376
CFD            Long          3331          7.39
CFD            Short         2680          7.3004
CFD            Short         196413        7.3079
CFD            Short         400           7.3125
CFD            Short         47550         7.3264
CFD            Short         1023          7.3452
CFD            Short         1719          7.3512

(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                         15 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