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Shareholder Information

Shareholder Analysis as at 31 March 2008
Ordinary shares - £0.10

RangeNumber of
holdings
%Balance as at
31 March 2008
% of ISC
1 to 926,56839.68181,1060.02
10 to 4932,26948.20596,0630.06
50 to 993,5815.06214,1090.02
100 to 9992,7654.40877,2340.08
1,000 to 9,9999161.372,241,8830.22
10,000 to 49,9992740.416,381,8610.62
50,000 to 99,9991200.188,579,3180.83
100,000 to 249,9991440.2223,870,8812.31
250,000 to 1,000,0001860.28100,618,7999.74
1,000,001 to Highest1280.20889,989,49086.10
Total66,951100.001,033,550,744100.00

Directors
Sir Adrian Montague (Chairman)
Bill Coley (Chief Executive)
Stephen Billingham (Finance Director)
Pascal Colombani*
Bob Davies*
John Delucca*
Ian Harley*
David Pryde*
Sir Robert Walmsley*
Robert Walvis*

* Non-Executive Directors

Company Secretary
Robert Armour

Registered Office
GSO Business Park
East Kilbride
G74 5PG

Registered Number
SC 270184

Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Erskine House
68-73 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 4NH

Registrars
Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road
Lancing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Tel: 08713842045

Shareholder Enquiries
Equiniti are the Company’s Registrars. Their address and telephone number appear above.

Alternatively, shareholders can access their website at www.equiniti.com and can check their registered holding at www.shareview.co.uk

In the event of any such enquiries, such as the loss of a share certificate, or to notify a change of address, shareholders should write to the Company’s Registrars at the above address.

Website
www.british-energy.com

Share Dealing Service
Shareview Dealing is a telephone and internet service from Equiniti which offers a simple and convenient way to buy or sell British Energy shares. Further details may be obtained at www.shareview.co.uk/dealing or by telephone on 0845 603 7037. A postal dealing service is also available.

Charges as at May 2008 are:

Certificated
Internet - 0.5% min. £15.00
Telephone - 1% (up to £50,000) min. £25.00

Nominee
Internet - 0.5% min. £12.50
Telephone - 0.5% (up to £50,000) min. £17.50

Share Price Information
British Energy’s share price is broadcast on BB C1 Ceefax, page 221, and on Channel 4 Teletext, page 521. It also appears in the financial columns of the national press and on the Company’s website.

CREST
In conjunction with its Registrars, British Energy has established arrangements to offer a special CREST service for British Energy shareholders, which will allow them to hold shares through CREST while still receiving Company information. Further details about this nominee service can be obtained from the Registrars.

Taxation Information
For former British Energy plc shareholders who elected to receive British Energy Group plc Shares and Warrants on Restructuring in January 2005 the relevant base cost of these Shares and Warrants for capital gains purposes are 262.875 pence per Share and 172.375 pence per Warrant.

Information with regard to the tax implications for former British Energy plc shareholders on Restructuring, including a sample capital gains calculation for tax year 2005/06, can be found on the Company’s website.