Rule 8.3 - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 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  (Note  BARCLAYS PLC
1)
Company dealt in               LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PLC
Class of relevant security to  ORD GBP 0.058333
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                31 MARCH 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        17,128,127         (6.70%)       6,500        (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives     37,754             (0.01%)       8,203,572    (3.21%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     0                  (0.00%)       0            (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               17,165,881         (6.71%)       8,210,072    (3.21%)

     (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
     other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
     Class of relevant   Long                      Short
     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       61,000                 10.4350
Sale           548                    10.4500
Sale           11,523                 10.5600
Sale           61,000                 10.4350

The following trade took place on 30/03/2006
Purchase/sale  Number of Securities   Price per
                                    unit (GBP)
Purchase       1,783                  10.2300
Sale           25,000                 10.3460

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product     Long/Short     Number of Securities  Price Per Unit
name, e.g.  (Note 6)       (Note 7)              (GBP)
CFD



(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product     Writing,     Number of    Exercise  Type, e.g.  Expiry   Option
name,       selling,     securities   price     American,   date     money
e.g. call   purchasing,  to which the           European             paid/received
option      varying      option                 etc.                 per unit
            etc.         relates                                     (Note 5)
                         (Note 7)


(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 (if
(Note 8)                                  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                         3 APRIL 2006
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