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               09 JUNE 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

  (b)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
       security dealt in (Note 3)

                             Long                    Short

                       Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant          10,138,710   (2.25%)       278,154   (0.06%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          272,954   (0.06%)       890,507   (0.20%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           54,105   (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 10,465,769   (2.32%)     1,668,661   (0.37%)


(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


  (g)  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      11,732               11.6665
Purchase      2,725                11.6423
Purchase      50,725               11.6390
Purchase      17,346               11.6836
Purchase      2,947                11.6423
Purchase      1,000                11.6723
Purchase      23,800               11.6795
Purchase      106                  11.6718
Sale          106                  11.6782
Sale          500                  11.5983
Sale          500                  11.5877
Sale          3,949                11.5700
Sale          519                  11.6100
Sale          15,168               11.6950
Sale          625                  11.5915

The following transactions which were disclosed on 9 June 2006 have been
cancelled

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          3,949                11.5700
Sale          3,949                11.5700



  (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        Short         50,725                11.6390
CFD        Short         17,346                11.6836
CFD        Short         23,800                11.6795
CFD        Short         106                   11.6718
CFD        Long          106                   11.6782
CFD        Long          500                   11.5983
CFD        Short         1,000                 11.6723
CFD        Short         2,725                 11.6423
CFD        Short         2,947                 11.6423
CFD        Long          500                   11.5877
CFD        Short         11,732                11.6665
CFD        Short         1,729                 11.6486




(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                         12 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