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               08 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         10,057,594    (2.23%)       349,524   (0.08%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         344,324    (0.08%)       850,873   (0.19%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          54,105    (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                10,456,023    (2.32%)     1,700,397   (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      32,200               11.7508
Purchase      196                  11.7500
Purchase      2,620                11.6217
Purchase      2,975                11.5863
Purchase      6,883                11.5723
Purchase      2,928                11.6821
Purchase      3,949                11.5700
Sale          3,949                11.5700
Sale          3,949                11.5700
Sale          2,620                11.6982
Sale          726                  11.6100
Sale          2,000                11.8482
Sale          7,846                11.6252
Sale          11,732               11.5677



  (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          7,846                 11.6252
CFD        Long          2,620                 11.6982
CFD        Long          2,000                 11.8482
CFD        Long          11,732                11.5677
CFD        Short         2,975                 11.5863
CFD        Short         32,200                11.7508
CFD        Short         2,620                 11.6217
CFD        Short         6,883                 11.5723
CFD        Short         7,344                 11.7066




(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)






(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                         09 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