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

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