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 10 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 20,975,749 4.98% 1,709 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 251,021 0.06% 1,631,292 0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 21,226,770 5.04% 1,633,001 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 448 3.1050
Purchase 29,517 3.0240
Purchase 17,264 2.9908
Purchase 58,501 2.9963
Purchase 6,579 2.9943
Purchase 91 3.0230
Purchase 16,820 3.1875
Purchase 44,024 3.0028
Purchase 4,037 3.1875
Purchase 53,723 2.9550
Purchase 14,364 3.0272
Sale 250 2.9990
Sale 250 2.9990
Sale 500 2.9990
Sale 1,600 2.9990
Sale 500 2.9990
Sale 10,589 2.9921
Sale 360 2.9990
Sale 250 2.9990
Sale 47,100 3.0106
Sale 250 2.9990
Sale 53,723 2.9550
Sale 186 2.9997
Sale 2,691 2.9650
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10589 2.9921
CFD Long 186 2.9996
CFD Long 47100 3.0106
CFD Short 17264 2.9907
CFD Short 6579 2.9943
CFD Short 44024 3.0027
CFD Short 91 3.0229
CFD Short 29517 3.0239
(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 11 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)