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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.058333
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               19 APRIL 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         12,393,238    (4.85%)       24,684    (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          31,254    (0.01%)    3,756,990    (1.47%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)            0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                12,424,492    (4.86%)    3,781,674    (1.48%)


(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      955                  12.4350
Purchase      450,000              12.4373
Sale          2,785                12.4650
Sale          1,079,000            12.4905
Sale          835                  12.5000
Sale          853                  12.5000
Sale          909                  12.4500
Sale          857                  12.4500
Sale          872                  12.4500
Sale          154                  12.5000
Sale          739                  12.5000
Sale          901                  12.5000
Sale          2,389                12.5000
Sale          851                  12.4500
Sale          911                  12.4500
Sale          898                  12.4600
Sale          917                  12.4600
Sale          2,791                12.5000
Sale          1,044                12.4600
Sale          872                  12.5000
Sale          855                  12.5000
Sale          431                  12.5000
Sale          2,024                12.4500
Sale          938                  12.5000
Sale          858                  12.5000
Sale          24,684               12.4784
Sale          250,000              12.4938
Sale          100,000              12.4688
Sale          125,000              12.4926
Sale          200,000              12.4488

The following trade which was disclosed on 19 April 2006 has been cancelled

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          1,079,000            12.4005




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Long          26,104                12.4385
Swap       Long          24,684                12.4784
Swap       Long          250,000               12.4938
Swap       Long          100,000               12.4688
Swap       Long          125,000               12.4926
Swap       Long          200,000               12.4488
Swap       Short         450,000               12.4373
Swap       Long         1,079,000              12.4905

The following Swap transaction which was disclosed on 19 April 2006 has been cancelled

Swap       Long         1,079,000              12.4005

(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                         20 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