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               30 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          9,819,726    (2.18%)       387,589   (0.09%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         362,555    (0.08%)       811,012   (0.18%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          54,105    (0.01%)       500,000   (0.11%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                10,236,386    (2.27%)     1,698,601   (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      250                  Transfer
Purchase      187                  11.6600
Purchase      779                  11.7312
Purchase      28,230               11.6581
Purchase      4,639                11.6623
Purchase      779                  11.8288
Purchase      4,900                11.6488
Purchase      13,436               11.6453
Sale          453                  11.6200
Sale          867                  11.6900
Sale          13,436               11.6454
Sale          4,900                11.6488
Sale          779                  11.8288
Sale          779                  11.7311
Sale          4,639                11.6623
Sale          6,736                11.6242
Sale          21,494               11.6687


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD              Short          1,724              11.6705
CFD              Short          28,230             11.65815
CFD              Long           13,436             11.64535
CFD              Long           779                11.82882
CFD              Long           4,900              11.64884
CFD              Short          779                11.73117
CFD              Short          4,639              11.66233


  (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                         03 JULY 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