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               29 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         21,352,627    (1.45%)        79,758   (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          53,312    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       1,415,953    (0.10%)    20,521,850   (1.39%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                22,821,892    (1.55%)    20,601,608   (1.40%)



(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
                                   (EUR)
Purchase      572                  29.0300
Purchase      700                  19.9141 GBP
Purchase      1,000                19.7895 GBP
Purchase      1,432                29.0300
Purchase      2,113                19.5756 GBP
Purchase      2,113                19.6057 GBP
Purchase      6,512                20.0830 GBP
Purchase      7,980                Transfer
Purchase      8,000                20.0126 GBP
Purchase      8,642                29.0300
Purchase      12,058               20.0078 GBP
Sale          252                  28.6124
Sale          572                  29.0300
Sale          1,571                28.6217
Sale          1,657                29.0300
Sale          2,113                19.5756 GBP
Sale          2,525                28.6124
Sale          5,149                28.4621
Sale          5,356                20.0790 GBP
Sale          13,293               19.6671 GBP
Sale          15,711               28.6217
Sale          20,683               19.9904 GBP
Sale          32,049               28.6217



  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note   (EUR)
                                7)
CFD              Short          1,000              28.606
CFD              Long           5,356              29.024
CFD              Short          700                28.786


(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 (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                         30 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