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)     29 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      41,425,123       4.01%      948,475      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,166,953       0.11%      769,121      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,592,076       4.12%    1,717,596      0.17%


(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      1,490                7.2943
Purchase      5,768                7.2976
Purchase      743                  7.4050
Purchase      400                  7.2500
Purchase      410,285              7.2806
Purchase      1,211                7.3261
Purchase      1,527                7.3044
Purchase      1,098                7.3500
Purchase      434                  7.3500
Purchase      3,425                7.4600
Purchase      980                  7.3500
Purchase      9,024                7.3500
Purchase      14,712               7.2771
Purchase      1,319                7.3500
Purchase      28,960               7.3500
Purchase      600                  7.2800
Purchase      5,333                7.3500
Sale          600                  7.2800
Sale          458,626              7.2779
Sale          2,063                7.2916
Sale          400                  7.2500
Sale          410,285              7.2807
Sale          2,570                7.3489
Sale          244,834              7.2870
Sale          711                  7.3500
Sale          5,480                7.3086

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          600           7.28
CFD            Long          244834        7.287
CFD            Long          2063          7.2916
CFD            Long          5480          7.3085
CFD            Long          2570          7.3488
CFD            Short         600           7.28
CFD            Short         5768          7.2975
CFD            Short         1527          7.3044
CFD            Short         1211          7.3261
CFD            Short         743           7.405

(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                         30 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