Rule 8.3 - DOMESTIC & GENERAL GROUP

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              DOMESTIC & GENERAL GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               06 July 2007

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          898,701    2.47%        112,074     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives       112,074    0.31%        110,046     0.30%
(other than options)
(3) Options and             0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               1,010,775    2.78%        222,120     0.61%


(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      1,123                14.3916
Purchase      857                  14.4643
Purchase      473                  14.4780
Purchase      200                  14.4600
Purchase      378                  14.3600
Purchase      473                  14.3600
Purchase      1,076                14.3853
Purchase      1,123                14.3916
Purchase      2,090                14.4624
Purchase      2,114                14.4574
Purchase      2,114                14.4574
Sale          473                  14.3600
Sale          827                  14.4752
Sale          574                  14.4377
Sale          552                  14.3600
Sale          2,114                14.4574
Sale          1,123                4.3916

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         378           14.36
CFD            Short         1076          14.3853
CFD            Short         1123          14.3916
CFD            Short         2114          14.4573
CFD            Short         200           14.46
CFD            Short         857           14.4643
CFD            Long          552           14.36
CFD            Long          2114          14.4574
CFD            Long          827           14.4751

(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(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
None

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                         09 July 2007
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)