Rule 8.3 - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 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              LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.06918604
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               12 January 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      6,807,689      3.19%         152,291     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives     148,429      0.07%         892,396     0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              6,956,118     3.26%       1,044,687     0.49%


(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)
Sale          774                  13.0600
Sale          2,500                13.0600
Sale          632                  13.0600
Sale          723                  13.0600
Sale          787                  13.0600
Sale          633                  13.0600
Sale          272                  13.0600
Sale          9                    13.0600
Sale          2,252                13.1600
Sale          357                  13.0500
Sale          415                  13.0500
Sale          772                  13.0600
Sale          765                  13.0600
Sale          773                  13.0600
Sale          348                  13.0500
Sale          400                  13.0500
Sale          739                  13.0500
Sale          773                  13.0600
Sale          157                  13.0500
Sale          753                  13.0600
Sale          1,772                13.1000
Sale          770                  13.0700
Sale          795                  13.0700
Sale          734                  13.0600
Sale          1,067                13.0600
Sale          733                  13.0600
Sale          39                   13.0600
Sale          9                    13.0600
Sale          649                  13.0600
Sale          100                  13.0600
Sale          779                  13.0500
Sale          763                  13.0600
Sale          1,788                13.0500
Sale          484                  13.0600
Sale          739                  13.0600
Sale          756                  13.0600
Sale          1,610                13.1174
Sale          734                  13.0600
Sale          681                  13.0600
Sale          4,784                13.0800
Sale          771                  13.0500
Sale          727                  13.0600
Sale          727                  13.0600
Sale          795                  13.0600
Sale          9                    13.0600
Sale          547                  13.0500
Sale          786                  13.0500
Sale          735                  13.0500
Sale          1,974                13.0600
Sale          100                  13.0600
Sale          743                  13.0500
Sale          728                  13.0600
Sale          1,945                13.0700
Sale          3,000                13.0600
Sale          791                  13.0600
Sale          10                   13.0600
Sale          96                   13.0600
Sale          772                  13.0600
Sale          2,540                13.0600
Sale          759                  13.0600
Sale          1,772                13.1074
Sale          799                  13.0500
Sale          24                   13.0600
Sale          2,055                13.0600
Sale          1,768                13.0600
Sale          787                  13.0500
Sale          715                  13.0600
Sale          733                  13.0600
Sale          1,310                13.0600
Sale          702                  13.0500
Sale          754                  13.0600
Sale          1,088                13.0600
Sale          741                  13.0500
Sale          876                  13.0600
Sale          70                   13.0600
Sale          13                   13.0600


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
Swap       Short         190                   11.97
Swap       Short         158930                12.84
Swap       Short         76880                 12.87
Swap       Short         44000                 12.92
CFD        Long          1772                  13.1073
CFD        Long          1610                  13.1173
Swap       Long          50000                 12.81
Swap       Long          20000                 12.84
Swap       Long          1093                  12.89


(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

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                         15 January 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)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk