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 GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 September 2008

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      20,847,159     4.95%          1,709       0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives      251,021     0.06%      1,577,467       0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             21,098,180     5.01%      1,579,176       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      1,471                3.1875
Purchase      101,649              3.1303
Purchase      72,000               3.1254
Purchase      8,744                3.0508
Purchase      34,233               3.0927
Purchase      9,999                3.1681
Purchase      1,910                3.1050
Purchase      28,263               3.1357
Sale          500                  3.1250
Sale          600                  3.1450
Sale          250                  3.0850
Sale          750                  3.1250
Sale          1,630                3.1250
Sale          270                  3.1250
Sale          250                  3.1250
Sale          1,200                3.1250
Sale          250                  3.1250
Sale          1,200                3.1250
Sale          750                  3.1450
Sale          770                  3.1250
Sale          96,801               3.1417
Sale          21,163               3.1045
Sale          7,722                3.1278
Sale          3,000                3.1250
Sale          250                  3.1250
Sale          22,824               2.9650
Sale          8,667                3.1428
Sale          3,388                3.1875
Sale          430                  3.1250
Sale          84                   3.0850
Sale          459                  3.0850
Sale          450                  3.0850
Sale          1,350                3.0850
Sale          1,471                3.1875
Sale          750                  3.0850
Sale          400                  3.1250
Sale          250                  3.0850
Sale          450                  3.0837
Sale          250                  3.0850
Sale          250                  3.0837
Sale          875                  3.0850
Sale          700                  3.0850
Sale          1,325                3.0850
Sale          250                  3.1250
Sale          250                  3.1250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          21163         3.1045
CFD            Long          7722          3.1277
CFD            Long          3493          3.1375
CFD            Long          96801         3.1417
CFD            Short         101649        3.1303
CFD            Short         28263         3.1356
CFD            Short         9999          3.168

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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
None

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                         10 September 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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)