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)     04 November 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      42,882,401       4.15%      225,517      0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      476,628       0.05%      739,609      0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,359,029       4.19%      965,126      0.09%


(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      2,162                7.4600
Purchase      348                  7.4600
Purchase      996                  7.4436
Purchase      172,345              7.4341
Purchase      606                  7.4600
Purchase      5,924                7.4600
Purchase      1,536                7.4600
Purchase      595                  7.4302
Purchase      7,324                7.4388
Purchase      300                  7.4300
Purchase      100                  7.4450
Purchase      42,533               7.4300
Sale          100                  7.4450
Sale          300                  7.4300
Sale          1,797                7.4354
Sale          1,315                7.4533
Sale          5,352                7.4600
Sale          2,078                7.4600
Sale          2,194                7.4600
Sale          63,946               7.4600
Sale          236                  7.4200
Sale          894                  7.4221

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2806          7.4275
CFD            Long          300           7.43
CFD            Long          1797          7.4353
CFD            Long          100           7.445
CFD            Long          1315          7.4533
CFD            Long          4138          7.455
CFD            Short         300           7.43
CFD            Short         595           7.4302
CFD            Short         172345        7.4341
CFD            Short         996           7.4436
CFD            Short         100           7.445

(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                         05 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