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               15 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         10,199,789    (2.26%)       296,711   (0.07%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         291,029    (0.06%)       940,783   (0.21%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          54,105    (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                10,544,923    (2.34%)     1,737,494   (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      2,738                11.2400
Purchase      166                  10.9011
Purchase      2,100                11.1967
Purchase      24,400               11.1132
Purchase      4,157                11.1604
Sale          148                  10.9313
Sale          146                  10.9313
Sale          166                  10.9589
Sale          12,159               10.9316
Sale          11,000               10.8594
Sale          570                  10.8678
Sale          218                  11.1200
Sale          2,928                11.2078
Sale          7,104                11.2378
Sale          300                  11.0778
Sale          18,000               11.2389
Sale          1,300                11.0883


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of          Price per unit
                         securities
CFD           Long       18000              11.23887611
CFD           Short      4157               11.16039692
CFD           Short      24400              11.11315573
CFD           Long       1300               11.08833846
CFD           Long       7104               11.23775197
CFD           Long       2928               11.20775956
CFD           Long       300                11.0778
CFD           Short      2100               11.19671429
CFD           Long       6,795              11.1460


(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                         16 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