Rule 8.3 - HBOS PLC

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              HBOS PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 October 2008

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      240,059,787      4.44%    3,207,060      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    35,514,424      0.66%   14,392,188      0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     4,334,686      0.08%   20,952,343      0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             279,908,897      5.18%   38,551,591      0.71%

(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             Price per unit
                        Securities            (GBP)
Purchase                925                   Transfer
Purchase                434,151               .8530
Purchase                7,190                 .8608
Purchase                28,857                .8024
Purchase                26,475                .9330
Purchase                71,820                .8595
Purchase                8,200                 .8530
Purchase                149,870               .8595
Purchase                6,667                 .7646
Purchase                55,193                .8570
Purchase                7,190                 .8024
Purchase                2,742                 .8608
Purchase                2,743                 .8024
Purchase                3,259                 .8570
Purchase                5,664                 .8570
Purchase                198                   .8570
Purchase                68,730                .8570
Purchase                128                   Transfer
Purchase                57,619                .8530
Purchase                3,768                 .8570
Purchase                28,857                .8608
Purchase                3,055                 .8024
Purchase                3,055                 .8608
Purchase                3,078                 .8608
Purchase                3,079                 .8024
Purchase                11,806                .8608
Purchase                11,806                .8024
Purchase                19,069                .8570
Purchase                4,632                 .8570
Purchase                3,768                 .8570
Purchase                1,651                 .8608
Purchase                3,777                 .8530
Purchase                1,652                 .8024
Purchase                224,150               .8530
Purchase                31,381                .8530
Purchase                58,292                .8570
Purchase                26,898                .8530
Purchase                17,932                .8530
Sale                    252                   .8526
Sale                    925                   Transfer
Sale                    499                   .9200
Sale                    31,328                .8530
Sale                    236,000               .8731
Sale                    1,000                 .8654
Sale                    8,200                 .8530
Sale                    57,619                .8530
Sale                    348                   .8750
Sale                    361                   .8660

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          252           0.8525
CFD            Long          36000         0.8569
CFD            Long          155689        0.8589
CFD            Long          1000          0.8653
CFD            Long          236000        0.8731

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         16 October 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   1,000,000              3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    559.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    360.0000         EURO           19/06/2009
Option            Purchased   500                    360.0000         EURO           19/06/2009
Option            Purchased   500                    639.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   639.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   719.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   799.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250                   879.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250                   879.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -250                   899.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -124                   899.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   250                    559.0000         EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   207,929                7.7482           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   -124,757               0.0000           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   3,000,000              3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -10,010,411            6.7900           EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -3,000,000             3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -2,002,082             5.6941           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -1,501,562             3.7960           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -1,001,041             4.7850           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -1,000,000             3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -750,781               3.9958           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -750,781               8.4912           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -600,625               3.9958           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -207,929               0.0000           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   124,757                7.7482           EURO           26/05/2009

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk