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)     20 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      41,517,915       4.02%       514,367     0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      755,569       0.07%       767,523     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,273,484       4.09%     1,281,890     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      36,380               7.3600
Purchase      1,289                7.3248
Purchase      3,728                7.2937
Purchase      429                  7.2850
Purchase      2,649                7.3306
Purchase      1,152                7.3261
Purchase      123,328              7.3022
Purchase      1,543                7.3155
Purchase      93,906               7.2856
Purchase      3,651                7.3600
Purchase      11,764               7.3600
Purchase      7,927                7.3358
Purchase      4,060                7.3600
Purchase      696                  7.3600
Purchase      348                  7.3600
Purchase      1,376                7.2880
Purchase      8,905                7.3900
Purchase      11,141               7.3600
Purchase      700                  7.3036
Purchase      2,571                7.3600
Purchase      74,203               7.3600
Purchase      2,321                7.3700
Purchase      8,024                7.3208
Purchase      13,610               7.3500
Purchase      1,303                7.3700
Sale          93,906               7.2856
Sale          4,982                7.3159
Sale          11,746               7.2891
Sale          2,665                7.3373
Sale          1,025                7.3643
Sale          700                  7.3036
Sale          15,128               7.3150
Sale          126                  7.3700
Sale          46,903               7.3600
Sale          837                  7.2846

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          93906         7.2855
CFD            Long          11746         7.289
CFD            Long          92812         7.3029
CFD            Long          700           7.3035
CFD            Long          15128         7.3149
CFD            Long          4982          7.3158
CFD            Long          2665          7.3372
CFD            Long          1025          7.3642
CFD            Short         93906         7.2855
CFD            Short         3728          7.2936
CFD            Short         123328        7.3022
CFD            Short         700           7.3035
CFD            Short         1543          7.3155
CFD            Short         1152          7.3261
CFD            Short         2649          7.3305

(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                         21 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