Rule 8.3 - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE PLC

Please note that the disclosure made on 12 January 2006 included a purchase of
8,500 shares. This trade should have been recorded as a sale, as detailed in
this disclosure.

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               12 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           11,913,522  (4.68%)         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                  14,394,204  (5.65%)         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      4,055                6.5178
Sale          8,500                6.5600
Sale          4,560                6.6600



 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD


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
11/01/2006      Short           8,500        Zero premium       2,418,377



(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                         13 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