Rule 8.3 - INTERSERVE 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              INTERSERVE PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               13 JULY 2006

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           6,682,133   (5.85%)         1,400   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,263,210   (1.98%)       318,620   (0.28%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                  8,945,343   (7.83%)       320,020   (0.28%)



(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      800                  3.6657
Purchase      3,284                3.7000
Purchase      3,300                3.7183
Purchase      3,424                3.7000
Purchase      4,826                3.7000
Purchase      4,876                3.7000
Purchase      5,871                3.7000
Purchase      11,739               3.7000
Purchase      16,856               3.7000
Purchase      34,071               3.7000
Purchase      76,800               3.7000
Purchase      22,998               3.7000
Purchase      26,620               3.7000
Purchase      34,605               3.7000
Purchase      34,848               Transfer
Purchase      42,913               3.7000
Purchase      79,003               3.7000
Sale          2,800                3.7193
Sale          8,352                3.7027



  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,   Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
(e.g. CFD)      (Note 6)         Securities     (GBP)
CFD             Short            2,800          3.7193
CFD             Short            8,352          3.7026
CFD             Long             800            3.6657
CFD             Long             3,300          3.7183
CFD             Short            222,593        3.7038
CFD             Short            478,868        3.7038
CFD             Short            618,158        3.7038


(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 (Note
                varying etc.      relates (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                         14 JULY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           0207 116 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