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 GBP 0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               30 MAY 2006

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)





(1) Relevant         10,354,993    (2.30%)     383,067     (0.09%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         363,681    (0.08%)     850,867     (0.19%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          54,105    (0.01%)     500,000     (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                10,772,779    (2.39%)   1,733,934     (0.38%)


(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      9,097                11.6923
Purchase      4,334                11.8092
Purchase      9,705                11.7859
Purchase      250                  Transfer
Sale          1,400                11.7782
Sale          6,237                11.6877
Sale          21,600               11.7817
Sale          34,494               11.7396
Sale          4,226                11.7909
Sale          28,600               11.8036
Sale          2,213                11.7982
Sale          900                  11.7630
Sale          250                  11.7910


 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          34,494                11.7396
CFD        Long          28,600                11.8036
CFD        Long          21,600                11.7817
CFD        Long          2,213                 11.7982
CFD        Long          1,400                 11.7782
CFD        Long          6,237                 11.6877
CFD        Short         9,705                 11.7859
CFD        Short         4,334                 11.8092
CFD        Short         9,097                 11.6923


(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

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                         31 MAY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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