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)     15 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      41,195,171       3.98%       576,137     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      752,550       0.07%       768,646     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,947,721       4.06%     1,344,783     0.13%

(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      42,850               7.3900
Purchase      1,662                7.2600
Purchase      698                  7.2600
Purchase      685                  7.2600
Purchase      687                  7.3900
Purchase      685                  7.2600
Purchase      3,428                7.3900
Purchase      6,543                7.3267
Purchase      11,154               7.2600
Purchase      1,394                7.2600
Purchase      5,142                7.3900
Purchase      1,387                7.3900
Purchase      85,755               7.3900
Purchase      4,359                7.3548
Purchase      7,352                7.3900
Purchase      7,701                7.2600
Purchase      5,999                7.3900
Purchase      2,662                7.3461
Purchase      12,700               7.3400
Purchase      6,471                7.3295
Purchase      300                  7.3583
Purchase      26,589               7.3185
Purchase      3,587                7.3200
Purchase      2,477                7.2611
Sale          1,200                7.3338
Sale          326                  7.2950
Sale          25,614               7.2600
Sale          6,480                7.3161
Sale          7,654                7.2600
Sale          300                  7.3583
Sale          17,764               7.2600
Sale          30                   7.3850
Sale          26,589               7.2600
Sale          170,360              7.3379
Sale          326                  7.3457
Sale          6,625                7.3210
Sale          1,394                7.2600
Sale          3,061                7.2798

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5874          7.26
CFD            Long          3061          7.2798
CFD            Long          6480          7.316
CFD            Long          6625          7.3209
CFD            Long          1200          7.3338
CFD            Long          170360        7.3378
CFD            Long          300           7.3583
CFD            Short         2477          7.261
CFD            Short         3587          7.32
CFD            Short         6543          7.3267
CFD            Short         6471          7.3294
CFD            Short         12700         7.34
CFD            Short         2662          7.3461
CFD            Short         300           7.3583

(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                         16 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