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 MARCH 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          12,013,821   (4.70%)        2,580    (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        3,148,103   (1.23%)       79,085    (0.03%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)            0    (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 15,161,924   (5.93%)       81,665    (0.03%)



(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      3,500                11.6250
Purchase      41                   11.5700
Purchase      2,400                11.6500
Purchase      50                   11.5700
Purchase      3,900                11.6500
Purchase      5,000                11.6100
Purchase      6,328                11.6250
Purchase      400                  11.6600
Purchase      909                  11.5700
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      86                   11.6250
Purchase      500                  11.6100
Purchase      3,175                11.6500
Purchase      2,668                11.7000
Purchase      2,607                11.7000
Purchase      3,900                11.6500
Purchase      1,500                11.6250
Purchase      1,253                11.6600
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      1,500                11.6100
Purchase      252                  11.6600
Purchase      200,000              11.4597
Purchase      22                   11.6900
Purchase      53                   11.5750
Purchase      506                  11.6600
Purchase      700                  11.6600
Purchase      291                  11.6600
Purchase      1,042                11.5700
Purchase      3,003                11.6500
Purchase      3,750                11.6500
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      1,253                11.6600
Purchase      2,550                11.6600
Purchase      53                   11.6600
Purchase      1,500                11.6600
Purchase      150                  11.6600
Purchase      1,186                11.6600
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      52                   11.5700
Purchase      1,200                11.6600
Purchase      455                  11.6600
Purchase      400                  11.5750
Purchase      790                  11.6600
Purchase      51                   11.6600
Purchase      253                  11.6600
Purchase      1,000                11.6600
Purchase      600                  11.5700
Purchase      199                  11.5700
Purchase      608                  11.5700
Purchase      1,050                11.6500
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      188                  11.5750
Purchase      1,258                11.5700
Purchase      3,148                11.9000
Purchase      747                  11.6600
Purchase      540                  11.5750
Purchase      63                   11.6600
Purchase      2,550                11.6500
Purchase      3,900                11.7000
Purchase      949                  11.8900
Purchase      1,325                11.7000
Purchase      747                  11.6600
Purchase      1,217                11.5700
Purchase      103,411              11.4557
Purchase      3,586                11.6250
Purchase      1,258                11.5700
Purchase      2,550                11.6600
Purchase      216                  11.5700
Purchase      2,300                11.6500
Purchase      819                  11.5750
Purchase      103,450              11.6542
Sale          454                  11.8506
Sale          600                  11.8506
Sale          235                  11.8506
Sale          22,306               11.7580
Sale          2,000                11.5750


 The following transactions took place on 14 March 2006

 Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                     (GBP)
 Purchase      200,000               11.4597
 Purchase      103,411               11.4557


 (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        Long          103,450              11.6542


 The following swaps took place on 14 March 2006

 Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
 name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
 e.g. CFD
 Swap        Long          200,000              11.4597
 Swap        Long          103,411              11.4557


 (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 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)


 (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 MARCH 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