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)     17 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      41,278,929       3.99%       575,501     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      761,536       0.07%       769,448     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,040,465       4.07%     1,344,949     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      1,478                7.2756
Purchase      80,612               7.3065
Purchase      77,580               7.3414
Purchase      11,965               7.3065
Purchase      9,446                7.2916
Purchase      2,630                7.2752
Purchase      1,000                7.2725
Purchase      3,647                7.2904
Purchase      131                  7.3900
Purchase      64,427               7.2550
Purchase      3,896                7.3900
Purchase      545                  7.3500
Purchase      4,427                7.3900
Purchase      21,425               7.3900
Purchase      11,141               7.3900
Purchase      1,862                7.3900
Purchase      6,815                7.3031
Sale          1,409                7.2796
Sale          9,156                7.3889
Sale          12,398               7.2977
Sale          1,000                7.2725
Sale          8,178                7.3147
Sale          2,689                7.2950
Sale          285,465              7.2805
Sale          6,862                7.3900
Sale          2,649                7.3889

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1000          7.2725
CFD            Long          1409          7.2795
CFD            Long          285465        7.2805
CFD            Long          12398         7.2977
CFD            Long          8178          7.3147
CFD            Long          11805         7.3888
CFD            Short         1000          7.2725
CFD            Short         3647          7.2904
CFD            Short         6815          7.303
CFD            Short         92577         7.3065
CFD            Short         77580         7.3414

(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                         20 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