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               29 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         17,163,415    (6.71%)         6,500   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          37,754    (0.01%)     7,680,574   (3.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                17,201,169    (6.72%)     7,687,074   (3.01%)


(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      2,300                11.1400
Purchase      648                  11.1500
Purchase      1,097                11.1450
Purchase      3,586                11.1500
Purchase      2,011                11.1450
Purchase      2,300                11.1400
Purchase      584                  11.1500
Purchase      4,200                11.1300
Purchase      138                  11.1500
Purchase      501                  11.1400
Purchase      1,934                11.1450
Purchase      2,000                11.1400
Purchase      827                  11.1450
Purchase      756                  11.1450
Purchase      2,603                11.1450
Purchase      1,723                11.1400
Purchase      4,200                11.1300
Purchase      1,760                11.1400
Purchase      1,075                11.1400
Purchase      1,919                11.1500
Purchase      2,300                11.1450
Purchase      853                  11.1500
Purchase      2,070                11.1500
Purchase      244                  11.1400
Purchase      400                  11.1450
Purchase      2,300                11.1450
Purchase      772                  11.1400
Purchase      1,363                11.1500
Purchase      736                  11.1450
Purchase      1,167                11.1500
Purchase      174                  11.1400
Purchase      142                  11.1500
Purchase      6,393                11.1450
Purchase      941                  11.1450
Purchase      6,802                11.1450
Purchase      500                  11.1500
Purchase      397                  11.1450
Purchase      837                  11.1400
Purchase      1,057                11.1450
Purchase      317                  11.1400
Purchase      738                  11.1500
Purchase      4,582                11.1450
Purchase      1,048                11.1450
Purchase      4,000                11.1400
Purchase      20                   11.1450
Purchase      386                  11.1400
Purchase      1,983                11.1400
Purchase      1,171                11.1400
Purchase      2,300                11.1450
Purchase      348                  11.1450
Purchase      3,586                11.1500
Purchase      2,706                11.1500
Purchase      1,600                11.1300
Purchase      2,300                11.1450
Purchase      2,280                11.1450
Purchase      469                  11.1450
Purchase      3,507                11.1450
Purchase      772                  11.1450
Purchase      277                  11.1400
Sale          6,500                11.1978
Sale          100,000              11.1434

 The following trade was carried
 out on 23 March 2006

 Purchase      307,729               11.4066

 The following trade was carried
 out on 24 March 2006

 Purchase      165,269               11.2974


 The following trade was carried
 out on 27 March 2006

 Purchase      100,000               11.1434



 (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          6,500                11.1978

  The following transaction was
  carried out on 27 March 2006

 Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
 name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
 e.g. CFD
 Swap        Short         100,000              11.1434


 (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                         30 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