Rule 8.3 - DEUTSCHE POST AG

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              DEUTSCHE POST AG
Class of relevant security    NPV (REGD)
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               14 DECEMBER 2005


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         14,993,996    (1.34%)     425,647     (0.04%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           3,200    (0.00%)           0     (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          34,966    (0.00%)     548,106     (0.05%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                15,032,162    (1.35%)     973,753     (0.09%)



(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      8,020                Transfer
Purchase      674                  Transfer
Purchase      4,974                Transfer
Purchase      990                  Transfer
Purchase      10,541               Transfer
Purchase      774                  Transfer
Purchase      10,680               Transfer
Purchase      726                  Transfer
Purchase      10,011               Transfer
Purchase      791                  Transfer
Purchase      3,071                Transfer
Purchase      2,036                Transfer
Purchase      40,578               Transfer
Purchase      7,675                Transfer
Purchase      163,947              Transfer
Purchase      5,548                Transfer
Purchase      2,102                Transfer
Purchase      2,304                Transfer
Purchase      5,826                Transfer
Purchase      143,400              19.4680
Purchase      34,640               Transfer
Purchase      42,110               Transfer
Purchase      11,807               Transfer
Purchase      163,947              Transfer
Purchase      478                  19.5300
Purchase      1,314                19.5300
Purchase      13,597               Transfer
Purchase      764                  Transfer
Purchase      15,281               Transfer
Purchase      10,735               Transfer
Purchase      643                  Transfer
Purchase      15,638               19.4680
Sale          800                  19.5600



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (EUR)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          800                   19.5600



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product     Writing,     Number of    Exercise    Type,e.g.     Expiry   Option money
name,       selling,     securities   price       American,     date     paid/received
e.g. call   purchasing   to which                 European               per unit (note 5)
option      , varying    the option               etc.
            etc.         relates
                         (Note 7)


(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                         15 DECEMBER 2005
Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
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