Rule 8.3 - CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A.

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              CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A.
Class of relevant security    ORD EUR 0.03
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 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        17,960,659     (3.61%)       452,773   (0.09%)
securities
(2) Derivatives         26,700     (0.01%)            51   (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      1,915,953     (0.39%)    20,521,850   (4.13%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               19,903,312     (4.00%)    20,974,674   (4.22%)


(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      53,230               19.0505
Purchase      505                  Transfer
Purchase      1,013                27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      154                  27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      1,806                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      3,358                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      354                  Transfer
Purchase      2,224                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      542                  28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      333                  27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      1,279                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      6,655                Transfer
Purchase      1,364                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      1,376                27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      349                  27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      3,613                27.9028 (EUR)
Purchase      3,992                19.1833
Purchase      26,611               19.0597
Purchase      1,133                28.0450 (EUR)
Purchase      2,124                19.1833
Purchase      449                  19.1970
Purchase      46,679               28.0000 (EUR)
Purchase      3,523                27.9028 (EUR)
Sale          2,012                19.2137
Sale          15,369               27.8067 (EUR)
Sale          2,124                19.1833
Sale          64,167               19.1627
Sale          21,761               Transfer
Sale          7,935                Transfer
Sale          43,306               19.0364
Sale          2,124                19.1476
Sale          7,800                19.1021
Sale          90,000               27.9200 (EUR)


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (EUR)
e.g. CFD
Swap       Long          90,000                27.9200


(c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (EUR)


(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 (EUR)
                varying etc.      relates (EUR)



(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                         08 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