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               14 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         10,220,267    (2.27%)       295,411   (0.07%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         289,729    (0.06%)       945,253   (0.21%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          54,105    (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                10,564,101    (2.35%)     1,740,664   (0.39%)


(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      5,051                10.8810
Purchase      1,357                10.9767
Purchase      9,238                10.8927
Purchase      21,700               10.8888
Purchase      7,000                10.9711
Purchase      841                  10.9110
Purchase      600                  11.0072
Purchase      250                  Transfer
Sale          20,000               10.7375
Sale          5,051                10.8810
Sale          1,098                11.0100
Sale          2,880                10.9000
Sale          1,400                10.9035
Sale          494                  Transfer


The below transaction which was disclosed on 14 June 2006 has been cancelled:
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          2,880                10.90


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product Name,  Long/Short  Number of         Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)    Securities       (GBP)
                           (Note 7)
CFD            Short       7,000             10.9711
CFD            Long        12,159            10.9316
CFD            Short       21,700            10.8888
CFD            Long        166               10.9589
CFD            Short       166               10.9011
CFD            Long        11,000            10.8594
CFD            Long        1,400             10.9035
CFD            Short       600               11.0072
CFD            Long        570               10.8678
CFD            Short       841               10.9110
CFD            Short       9,238             10.8927
CFD            Long        7,617             10.9411


(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                         15 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