FORM 8.3 
     DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
     (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
     1.  KEY INFORMATION 
 Name of person dealing(Note 1)                                           Norges Bank
 Company dealt in                                                         British Energy Group Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed         Ordinary Shares
 relate(Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                                          12 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 securities                         15,153,649 1.47%               
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                           
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                    
 Total                                           15,110,075 1.47%               
     (b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
         Class of relevant security:             Long       Short
                                              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(Note 5)
 Purchase          43,574                   GBP 7.68
     (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 Product        Long/short(Note 6)  Number of securities(Note 7)  Price per unit(Note 5)
 name,e.g. CFD
     (c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
     (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 Product           Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry  Option
 name,e.g. call    purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date   
moneypaid/received
 option            etc.                  relates(Note 7)                                               per unit(Note 5)
     (ii)  Exercising 
 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit(Note 5)
                            N/A                   N/A                              N/A
     (d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
 Nature of transaction(Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)()(Note 5)
                           N/A      N/A                                       N/A
     4.  OTHER INFORMATION 
     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.
 None
     Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
 Date of disclosure                                           15(th)December 2008
 Contact name                                                 Robert CookOn behalf of
                                                              Norges Bank
 Telephone number                                             004722316922
 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                                        
 Specify category and nature of associate status(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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