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               05 JUNE 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)

                           Long                     Short

                     Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         10,017,662    (2.22%)       506,495   (0.11%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         359,964    (0.08%)       821,907   (0.18%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         304,105    (0.07%)       250,000   (0.06%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                10,681,731    (2.37%)     1,578,402   (0.35%)


(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      4,320                12.2900
Purchase      4,320                12.2900
Purchase      2,000                12.1900
Purchase      11,995               12.1324
Purchase      201                  11.8918
Sale          460                  12.3000
Sale          215                  12.3015
Sale          1,597                12.2800
Sale          709                  12.2700
Sale          1,200                12.2775
Sale          1,852                12.2875
Sale          8,986                12.3069
Sale          201                  12.0982
Sale          11,900               12.0718
Sale          154,500              12.2900
Sale          154,500              12.2900


(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          8,986                 12.3069
CFD        Long          201                   12.0982
CFD        Long          11,900                12.0718
CFD        Long          1,200                 12.2775
CFD        Long          1,852                 12.2875
CFD        Short         11,995                12.1324
CFD        Short         2,000                 12.1900
CFD        Short         201                   11.8918


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      250,000              Transfer
Purchase      250,000              0.3993
Sale          250,000              Transfer
Sale          250,000              0.2014


(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                         06 June 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