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               24 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      19,037,825     4.52%          6,011       0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives      227,871     0.05%        863,950       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,265,696     4.58%        869,961       0.21%


(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      27,649               3.4729
Purchase      2,901                3.4776
Purchase      7,625                3.4776
Purchase      85,761               3.4775
Purchase      67,686               3.4715
Purchase      250                  Transfer
Purchase      93,376               3.4821
Purchase      300                  3.4806
Purchase      47,835               3.2600
Purchase      574                  3.5100
Purchase      287                  3.5100
Sale          250                  3.4741
Sale          700                  3.4741
Sale          16,629               3.4677
Sale          1,057                3.4594
Sale          13,556               3.4814
Sale          500                  3.4741
Sale          68,760               3.4824
Sale          715                  3.4741
Sale          26,378               3.5100
Sale          350                  3.4741
Sale          500                  3.4741
Sale          500                  3.4741
Sale          250                  3.4741
Sale          250                  3.4710
Sale          250                  3.4741


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1057          3.4594
CFD            Long          16629         3.4677
CFD            Long          13556         3.4813
CFD            Long          68760         3.4823
CFD            Short         17509         3.4464
CFD            Short         67686         3.4715
CFD            Short         27649         3.4728
CFD            Short         300           3.4806
CFD            Short         2920          3.5093


(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                         25 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)