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)     28 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      41,953,186       4.06%      704,384      0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      922,862       0.09%      770,728      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,876,048       4.15%    1,475,112      0.14%


(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      33,025               7.2500
Purchase      17,667               7.2500
Purchase      65,439               7.2831
Purchase      8,751                7.2500
Purchase      546                  7.2500
Purchase      155                  7.2500
Purchase      215                  7.2950
Purchase      1,938                7.1986
Purchase      2,500                7.2830
Purchase      48,341               7.2544
Purchase      877                  7.2500
Purchase      3,060                7.2736
Purchase      600                  7.2805
Sale          4,720                7.2543
Sale          33,025               7.2500
Sale          546                  7.2500
Sale          155                  7.2500
Sale          32,324               7.2500
Sale          1,938                7.2680
Sale          3,048                7.2631
Sale          243,401              7.2657
Sale          1,383                7.2500
Sale          955                  7.2500
Sale          13,822               7.2500
Sale          8,751                7.2500
Sale          15,907               7.2500
Sale          602                  7.2500
Sale          48,341               7.2545
Sale          910                  7.2489
Sale          5,529                7.2500
Sale          1,100                7.2488
Sale          732                  7.2500
Sale          692                  7.2500
Sale          6,911                7.2500
Sale          20,100               7.2500
Sale          4,515                7.2500
Sale          1,803                7.2500
Sale          600                  7.2805
Sale          2,743                7.2500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1100          7.2488
CFD            Long          910           7.2489
CFD            Long          4720          7.2543
CFD            Long          3048          7.2631
CFD            Long          243401        7.2657
CFD            Long          1938          7.268
CFD            Long          1981          7.2803
CFD            Long          600           7.2805
CFD            Short         1938          7.1985
CFD            Short         3060          7.2735
CFD            Short         600           7.2805
CFD            Short         67939         7.283

(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                         29 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