Rule 8.3 - BAA 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              BAA PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 1.00
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               25 MAY 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)





(1) Relevant          36,814,613   (3.41%)             0   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                0   (0.00%)       560,123   (0.05%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 36,814,613   (3.41%)       560,123   (0.05%)


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)





(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      217                  Transfer
Purchase      1,500                7.8000
Purchase      11,297               7.8750
Purchase      4,345                7.8750
Sale          800                  8.0555
Sale          2,789                8.0200
Sale          750                  8.0555
Sale          820                  8.0203
Sale          780                  8.0555
Sale          1,000                8.0203
Sale          500                  8.0555
Sale          45                   8.0503
Sale          1,000                8.0555
Sale          1,100                8.0555
Sale          28                   8.2755
Sale          583                  7.8453
Sale          110                  7.8503
Sale          500                  8.0555
Sale          500                  8.0555
Sale          650                  8.0555
Sale          220                  7.7403
Sale          287                  8.0555
Sale          11,583               7.8750

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD




(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 (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)

(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 MAY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of                BAA PLC
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of        ADVISOR
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk