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               27 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           9,825,776   (2.18%)       381,834   (0.08%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          357,667   (0.08%)       823,018   (0.18%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           54,105   (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                 10,237,548   (2.27%)     1,704,852   (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             1,762              11.3157
Purchase             15,966             11.2919
Purchase             1,500              11.3423
Purchase             600                11.3623
Purchase             238                11.3911
Sale                 126                Transfer
Sale                 250                11.2950
Sale                 4,320              11.3410
Sale                 73,389             11.2670
Sale                 7,500              11.2766
Sale                 600                11.3277
Sale                 17,082             11.3377
Sale                 2,876              11.3400
Sale                 13,400             11.3404
Sale                 14,000             11.3500
Sale                 238                11.4389


(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              Short          15966              11.29194
CFD              Long           13400              11.34037
CFD              Long           238                11.43887
CFD              Short          238                11.39113
CFD              Long           7500               11.27663
CFD              Long           7828               11.33773
CFD              Long           1426               11.33773
CFD              Short          1500               11.34227
CFD              Short          600                11.36227
CFD              Long           600                11.32773
CFD              Long           7828               11.33773
CFD              Long           1762               11.3157


(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                         28 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