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               16 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      240,986,484      4.46%    3,093,108      0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    35,118,903      0.65%   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             280,440,073      5.19%   38,437,639      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                41,890                .8338
Purchase                64,900                .8338
Purchase                58,266                .8410
Purchase                67,230                .8450
Purchase                11,954                .8454
Purchase                3,768                 .8410
Purchase                4,626                 .8410
Purchase                13,490                .8495
Purchase                13,237                .9790
Purchase                240,250               .8338
Purchase                68,140                .8495
Purchase                67,593                .8480
Purchase                156,754               .8410
Purchase                18,410                .8495
Purchase                7,812                 .8570
Purchase                276,710               .8595
Purchase                2,090                 .8410
Purchase                400,000               .8570
Purchase                3,259                 .8410
Purchase                363                   .8570
Purchase                27,341                .8307
Sale                    1,421                 Transfer
Sale                    363                   .8260
Sale                    67,593                .8480
Sale                    475                   .8151
Sale                    6,822                 .8410
Sale                    820                   .8500
Sale                    461                   .8440
Sale                    583                   .8490
Sale                    17,182                .8410
Sale                    363                   .8570
Sale                    405,558               .8410
Sale                    10,000                .8419
Sale                    67,230                .8450
Sale                    7,812                 .8570
Sale                    6,822                 .8410
Sale                    187                   .8440
Sale                    535                   Transfer
Sale                    13,500                .8426
Sale                    57                    .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          475           0.815
CFD            Long          10000         0.8418
CFD            Long          13500         0.8425
CFD            Short         19496         0.8385
CFD            Short         400000        0.857

(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                         17 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