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               15 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          15,022,82    (1.34%)       393,704   (0.04%)
securities                    3
(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                 15,060,98    (1.35%)       941,810   (0.08%)
                              9



(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/sal  Number of Securities Price per unit
e                                  (GBP)
Purchase      3                    Transfer
Purchase      155                  19.4900
Purchase      16,848               Transfer
Purchase      991                  19.4900
Purchase      15,106               19.4772
Purchase      5,993                19.4700
Purchase      8,587                19.4900
Purchase      7,209                Transfer
Purchase      1,341                19.4900
Purchase      607                  19.4900
Purchase      70                   19.4900
Purchase      32,129               Transfer
Purchase      1,742                19.4900
Sale          11,807               19.4719
Sale          32,129               Transfer
Sale          16,848               Transfer
Sale          853                  19.4900
Sale          317                  19.4600



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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




(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product   Writing,    Number of    Exerc Type,      Expi  Option
name,     selling,    securities   ise   e.g.       ry    money
e.g. call purchasing  to which     price American,  date  paid/recei
option    , varying   the option         European         ved per
          etc.        relates            etc.             unit (Note
                      (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                         16 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