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)     31 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      42,075,004       4.07%      488,100      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      709,886       0.07%      749,904      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,784,890       4.14%    1,238,004      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      4,022                7.4023
Purchase      8,004                7.3990
Purchase      1,429                7.4000
Purchase      37,977               7.4023
Purchase      882                  7.4000
Purchase      28,983               7.4000
Purchase      23,426               7.4023
Purchase      2,323                7.4000
Purchase      149,614              7.4095
Purchase      3,193                7.5283
Purchase      7,210                7.4000
Purchase      1,655                7.4000
Purchase      1,536                7.4000
Purchase      1,648                7.4000
Purchase      151                  7.4000
Purchase      200                  7.4000
Purchase      1,025                7.4000
Purchase      740                  7.4000
Purchase      19,663               7.4023
Purchase      490                  7.4000
Purchase      5,433                7.4023
Purchase      204                  7.4000
Purchase      3,871                7.4000
Purchase      468                  7.4000
Sale          2,172                7.3797
Sale          9,468                7.3966
Sale          13,886               7.4112
Sale          200                  7.5338
Sale          2,034                7.4000
Sale          200                  7.4000
Sale          448                  7.4000
Sale          774                  7.4000
Sale          1,700                7.3850
Sale          2,631                7.4000
Sale          1,684                7.4000
Sale          24,479               7.4000
Sale          775                  7.4000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9468          7.3965
CFD            Long          4622          7.3982
CFD            Long          200           7.4
CFD            Long          3308          7.4023
CFD            Long          13886         7.4111
CFD            Long          2209          7.4206
CFD            Long          200           7.5338
CFD            Short         8004          7.399
CFD            Short         200           7.4
CFD            Short         149614        7.4094

(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                         03 November 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