Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE & LEICESTER PLC

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              ALLIANCE & LEICESTER PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing              15 July 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      18,507,487     4.40%        84,886       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives      350,328     0.08%       600,259       0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,857,815     4.48%       685,145       0.16%


(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      10,426               3.2450
Purchase      4,732                3.1750
Purchase      36,486               3.2568
Purchase      250                  Transfer
Purchase      21,521               3.2450
Purchase      340,170              3.2247
Purchase      3,142                3.2455
Purchase      79,240               3.1554
Sale          320,560              3.2185
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          220                  3.2050
Sale          215                  3.1600
Sale          167,272              3.2772
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          2,334                3.2082
Sale          39,383               3.1793
Sale          20,000               3.1625
Sale          1,482                3.1726
Sale          168,250              3.2635
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          125                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          600                  3.2050
Sale          21,521               3.2450
Sale          200                  3.2050
Sale          550                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          400                  3.2050
Sale          250                  3.2050
Sale          300                  3.2050
Sale          500                  3.2050
Sale          2,542                3.2450


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1482          3.1725
CFD            Long          39383         3.1793
CFD            Long          5965          3.1817
CFD            Long          2334          3.2082
CFD            Long          320560        3.2185
CFD            Long          4413          3.2457
CFD            Long          168250        3.2634
CFD            Short         79240         3.1553
CFD            Short         340170        3.2246
CFD            Short         3142          3.2454
CFD            Short         36486         3.2568


(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                         16 July 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)