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               10 December 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     249,284,816     4.61%      5,261,907     0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives   41,240,676     0.76%     35,768,266     0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    5,565,210     0.10%     20,200,938     0.37%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total            296,090,702     5.48%     61,231,111     1.13%

(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
Purchase        415,715                .8990
Purchase        199,892                .8990
Purchase        415,715                .8990
Purchase        12,190                 .9159
Purchase        11,022                 .8990
Purchase        36,088                 .8990
Purchase        197,969                .8990
Purchase        5,000                  .8991
Purchase        18,809                 .8990
Purchase        197,969                .8990
Purchase        151,595                .9080
Purchase        6,670                  .9190
Purchase        79,830                 .8990
Purchase        28,158                 .8990
Purchase        5,614                  .8990
Purchase        103                    Transfer
Purchase        168,357                .9080
Purchase        22,758                 .8990
Sale            189                    .9160
Sale            197,969                .8990
Sale            415,715                .8990
Sale            415,715                .8990
Sale            69,155                 .9080
Sale            127,289                .9163
Sale            410                    .9170
Sale            6,670                  .9190
Sale            197,969                .8990
Sale            504                    .9199
Sale            144,636                .9140
Sale            151,595                .9080
Sale            432                    Transfer
Sale            340                    Transfer
Sale            103                    Transfer
Sale            3,886                  .9149
Sale            62,370                 .9045
Sale            564                    .9062
Sale            321                    Transfer
Sale            410                    .9160
Sale            118,175                .9140
Sale            528,122                .9145
Sale            273                    Transfer
Sale            106,208                .9145
Sale            991                    Transfer
Sale            281,181                .8990
Sale            338                    Transfer
Sale            1,120                  .9051
Sale            168,357                .9080

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            3886            0.9148
CFD            Long            504             0.9198
CFD            Short           5000            0.8991

(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                         11 December 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
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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   -1,501,562             3.7960           AMER           17/12/2010
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   250                    559.0000         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   -10,010,411            9.7900           EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   719.0000         EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -2,002,082             5.6941           AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   3,000,000              3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
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               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               0.0000           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   106,198                0.9971           EURO           03/06/2009
Option            Purchased   124,757                7.7482           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   207,929                7.7482           EURO           26/05/2009
Option            Purchased   1,000,000              3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   1,124,326              2.3072           EURO           02/04/2009
Option            Purchased   -3,000,000             3.0000           EURO           19/12/2008

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