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               15 FEBRUARY 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              12,802,174    (5.03%)        1,973    (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            3,475,436    (1.37%)       29,560    (0.01%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and                    0    (0.00%)            0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                     16,277,610    (6.39%)       31,533    (0.01%)


(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      1,658                Transfer
Purchase      1,889                Transfer
Sale          1,889                Transfer
Sale          3,247                7.6100
Purchase      657                  7.6600
Purchase      2,200                7.6600
Purchase      535                  7.6600
Purchase      608                  7.6600
Purchase      595                  7.6600
Purchase      412                  7.6600
Purchase      393                  7.6600
Purchase      600                  7.6600
Purchase      2,000                7.6600
Purchase      1,628                7.6600
Purchase      238                  7.6600
Purchase      134                  7.6600
Purchase      1,250                7.6600
Purchase      750                  7.6600
Purchase      392                  7.6600
Purchase      1,608                7.6600
Purchase      303                  7.6550
Purchase      781                  7.6550
Purchase      1,000                7.6550
Purchase      1,169                7.6550
Purchase      565                  7.6550
Purchase      270                  7.6550
Purchase      488                  7.6550
Purchase      1,242                7.6550
Purchase      141                  7.6550
Purchase      2,602                7.6600
Purchase      1,324                7.6600
Purchase      74                   7.6600
Purchase      926                  7.6600
Purchase      536                  7.6600
Purchase      862                  7.6600
Purchase      467                  7.6600
Purchase      2,891                7.6600
Purchase      1,430                7.6550
Purchase      429                  7.6550
Purchase      737                  7.6400
Purchase      780                  7.6400
Purchase      3,500                7.6400
Purchase      2,138                7.6400
Purchase      1,520                7.6400
Purchase      1,325                7.6400
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      500                  7.6500
Purchase      477                  7.6500
Purchase      604                  7.6500
Purchase      295                  7.6600
Purchase      355                  7.6600
Purchase      663                  7.6600
Purchase      564                  7.6600
Purchase      123                  7.6600
Purchase      2,919                7.6600
Purchase      3,767                7.6550
Purchase      233                  7.6550
Purchase      179                  7.6550
Purchase      5,821                7.6550
Purchase      435                  7.6550
Purchase      621                  7.6550
Purchase      666                  7.6550
Purchase      3,278                7.6550
Purchase      1,624                7.6500
Purchase      226                  7.6500
Purchase      650                  7.6500
Purchase      510                  7.6500
Purchase      4,000                7.6500
Purchase      658                  7.6500
Purchase      25                   7.6500
Purchase      1,104                7.6500
Purchase      4,000                7.6500
Purchase      89                   7.6500
Purchase      911                  7.6500
Purchase      4,000                7.6500
Purchase      282                  7.6500
Purchase      4,000                7.6500
Purchase      100                  7.6550
Purchase      321                  7.6550
Purchase      4,100                7.6500
Purchase      538                  7.6500
Purchase      444                  7.6500
Purchase      1,556                7.6500
Purchase      3,400                7.6500
Purchase      126                  7.6500
Purchase      1,774                7.6500
Purchase      3,000                7.6500
Purchase      100                  7.6500
Purchase      208                  7.6500
Purchase      42                   7.6500
Purchase      4,000                7.6500
Purchase      712                  7.6500
Purchase      8,500                7.6500
Purchase      400                  7.6600
Purchase      1,100                7.6600
Purchase      8,500                7.6500
Purchase      400                  7.6500
Purchase      1,100                7.6500
Purchase      8,900                7.6500
Purchase      1,100                7.6500
Purchase      551                  7.6450
Purchase      3,596                7.6500
Purchase      3,267                7.6500
Purchase      329                  7.6500
Purchase      3,257                7.6500
Purchase      2,457                7.6300
Purchase      1,402                7.6300
Purchase      200                  7.6300
Purchase      5,000                7.6100
Purchase      551                  7.6100
Purchase      390                  7.6250
Sale          698                   7.6550


(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         Short         8,589                7.6547
Swap        Long          160,000              7.6500


(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                         16 FEBRUARY 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