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 December 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      40,188,782       3.89%       60,750      0.01%
securities                 
(2) Derivatives        9,299       0.00%      657,506      0.06%
(other than      
options) 
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%                  
agreements to
purchase/sell         
Total             40,198,081       3.89%      718,256      0.07% 

(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      349                  7.5700
Purchase      1,049                7.5748
Purchase      550                  7.5502
Sale          5,932                7.5574
Sale          4,397                7.5574
Sale          7,355                7.5574
Sale          4,529                7.5574
Sale          3,743                7.5574
Sale          4,658                7.5574
Sale          4,068                7.5574
Sale          8,906                7.5574
Sale          13,739               7.5700
Sale          13,690               7.5711
Sale          11,702               7.5574
Sale          2,951                7.5574
Sale          2,424                7.5574
Sale          1,862                7.5574
Sale          2,954                7.5574
Sale          17,254               7.5574
Sale          21,099               7.5574
Sale          2,902                7.5574
Sale          2,625                7.5574
Sale          3,472                7.5574
Sale          4,807                7.5574
Sale          14,639               7.5574
Sale          8,823                7.5550
Sale          10,255               7.5550
Sale          2,863                7.5574
Sale          3,879                7.5574
Sale          4,306                7.5689


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            4306            7.5688
CFD            Long            13690           7.571
CFD            Short           550             7.5502
CFD            Short           34350           7.5552
CFD            Short           1049            7.5747

(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 December 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
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