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)     16 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      41,305,708       3.99%       494,519     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      620,975       0.06%       767,523     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,926,683       4.05%     1,262,042     0.12%

(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      696                  7.2150
Purchase      12,855               7.2550
Purchase      12,885               7.2800
Purchase      400                  7.2575
Purchase      30                   7.2600
Purchase      175,664              7.2411
Purchase      5,731                7.3233
Purchase      5,212                7.2967
Purchase      6,195                7.2683
Purchase      11,141               7.2150
Purchase      685                  7.2150
Purchase      11,031               7.2621
Purchase      12,846               7.1000
Purchase      22,953               7.2150
Purchase      3,940                7.2150
Purchase      980                  7.2150
Sale          513                  7.2150
Sale          1,355                7.3389
Sale          43,942               7.2685
Sale          400                  7.2575
Sale          12,855               7.2550
Sale          77,312               7.2150
Sale          30                   7.2200
Sale          12,885               7.2800
Sale          2,477                7.3272
Sale          30                   7.2600
Sale          513                  7.2150
Sale          13,228               7.2576
Sale          7,167                7.2995

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          400           7.2575
CFD            Long          13228         7.2576
CFD            Long          43942         7.2684
CFD            Long          7167          7.2994
CFD            Long          2477          7.3271
CFD            Long          1355          7.3389
CFD            Short         175664        7.241
CFD            Short         400           7.2575
CFD            Short         11031         7.2621
CFD            Short         6195          7.2682
CFD            Short         5731          7.3233

(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                         17 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