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               23 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        9,995,816      (2.22%)     352,410     (0.08%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       340,782      (0.08%)     859,339     (0.19%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and        54,105      (0.01%)     500,000     (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              10,390,703      (2.31%)   1,711,749     (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      471                  11.4111
Purchase      1,490                11.4636
Purchase      791                  11.3123
Purchase      2,535                11.3400
Purchase      873                  11.3600
Purchase      250                  Transfer
Sale          6,056                11.3200
Sale          2,600                11.3983
Sale          21                   11.3200
Sale          233                  11.5100
Sale          471                  11.4800
Sale          3,800                11.4055
Sale          3,306                11.3516
Sale          3,640                11.4600
Sale          850                  11.4711
Sale          450                  11.4760
Sale          901                  11.4850
Sale          500                  11.4011
Sale          500                  11.4711
Sale          3,215                11.4000

NB. The below transaction which was disclosed on 23/06/06 has been cancelled:

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          3,640                11.4600


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note   (GBP)
                                7)
CFD              Long           3,306              11.35155
CFD              Short          2,535              11.34003
CFD              Long           3,800              11.40553
CFD              Long           471                11.48000
CFD              Short          471                11.41115
CFD              Long           2,600              11.39829
CFD              Short          791                11.31226


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Purchase/sal  Number of Securities Price per unit
e                                  (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                         26 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