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               11 JANUARY 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         11,931,027    (4.69%)         2,529   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       2,480,682    (0.97%)         3,267   (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                14,411,709    (5.66%)         5,796   (0.00%)



(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      8,500                6.5600

 (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         8,500                 6.5600


There were previously undisclosed swap transactions.  These are now set up in
the table below.


TRADE-DATE Long/Short  NOMINAL      PRICE          Resultant
                                                   Holding
11/02/2005 Long        60,743       Zero premium   60,743
22/02/2005 Long        12,001       Zero premium   72,744
22/02/2005 Long        6,001        Zero premium   78,745
22/02/2005 Long        3,377        Zero premium   82,122
23/02/2005 Long        4,836        Zero premium   86,958
24/02/2005 Long        1,892        Zero premium   88,850
24/02/2005 Long        6,000        Zero premium   94,850
25/02/2005 Long        18,750       Zero premium   113,600
25/02/2005 Long        12,000       Zero premium   125,600
15/03/2005 Long        6,347        Zero premium   131,947
17/03/2005 Long        1,280        Zero premium   133,227
18/03/2005 Long        3,840        Zero premium   137,067
21/03/2005 Long        1,280        Zero premium   138,347
22/03/2005 Long        11,681       Zero premium   150,028
24/03/2005 Long        5,120        Zero premium   155,148
30/03/2005 Long        5,120        Zero premium   160,268
31/03/2005 Long        169,974      Zero premium   330,242
31/03/2005 Short       6,347        Zero premium   323,895
31/03/2005 Short       18,750       Zero premium   305,145
31/03/2005 Short       12,000       Zero premium   293,145
31/03/2005 Short       1,892        Zero premium   291,253
31/03/2005 Short       6,000        Zero premium   285,253
31/03/2005 Short       4,836        Zero premium   280,417
31/03/2005 Short       12,001       Zero premium   268,416
31/03/2005 Short       6,001        Zero premium   262,415
31/03/2005 Short       5,120        Zero premium   257,295
31/03/2005 Short       11,681       Zero premium   245,614
31/03/2005 Short       1,280        Zero premium   244,334
31/03/2005 Short       3,840        Zero premium   240,494
31/03/2005 Short       1,280        Zero premium   239,214
31/03/2005 Short       3,377        Zero premium   235,837
31/03/2005 Short       60,743       Zero premium   175,094
31/03/2005 Short       5,120        Zero premium   169,974
05/04/2005 Long        11,983       Zero premium   181,957
08/04/2005 Long        595          Zero premium   182,552
18/04/2005 Long        1,360        Zero premium   183,912
19/04/2005 Long        4,420        Zero premium   188,332
29/04/2005 Long        188,332      Zero premium   376,664
29/04/2005 Short       4,420        Zero premium   372,244
29/04/2005 Short       1,360        Zero premium   370,884
29/04/2005 Short       595          Zero premium   370,289
29/04/2005 Short       11,983       Zero premium   358,306
29/04/2005 Short       169,974      Zero premium   188,332
10/05/2005 Long        12,519       Zero premium   200,851
12/05/2005 Short       1,441        Zero premium   199,410
19/05/2005 Short       10,799       Zero premium   188,611
20/05/2005 Short       29,498       Zero premium   159,113
24/05/2005 Short       2,879        Zero premium   156,234
25/05/2005 Short       4,321        Zero premium   151,913
06/06/2005 Short       1,439        Zero premium   150,474
01/07/2005 Short       10,400       Zero premium   140,074
15/07/2005 Long        7,819        Zero premium   147,893
18/07/2005 Long        5,590        Zero premium   153,483
19/07/2005 Long        5,600        Zero premium   159,083
29/07/2005 Short       11,050       Zero premium   148,033
02/08/2005 Short       1,040        Zero premium   146,993
03/08/2005 Short       2,600        Zero premium   144,393
04/08/2005 Short       5,200        Zero premium   139,193
05/08/2005 Short       4,160        Zero premium   135,033
10/08/2005 Short       520          Zero premium   134,513
15/08/2005 Short       520          Zero premium   133,993
16/09/2005 Short       992          Zero premium   133,001
19/10/2005 Short       24,000       Zero premium   109,001
20/10/2005 Short       8,000        Zero premium   101,001
30/11/2005 Long        2,014,177    Zero premium   2,115,178
30/11/2005 Short       5,600        Zero premium   2,109,578
30/11/2005 Short       5,590        Zero premium   2,103,988
30/11/2005 Short       7,819        Zero premium   2,096,169
30/11/2005 Short       12,519       Zero premium   2,083,650
30/11/2005 Short       69,473       Zero premium   2,014,177
04/01/2006 Long        412,700      Zero premium   2,426,877




 (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                         12 JANUARY 2006
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
 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