Rule 8.3 - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) Name of purchaser/vendor * BARCLAYS PLC Company dealt in LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE Relevant security dealt in ORD GBP 0. 058333 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, nature of connection # Date of dealing 12 OCTOBER 2005 DEALINGS † Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) 8,597 5.5400 10,000 5.5650 Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 25,000 5.5938 100,000 5.5676 17,800 5.5429 Resultant total amount and percentage of the same relevant security owned or controlled 7,066,433 (2.77%) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES Date of disclosure 13 OCTOBER 2005 Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT Telephone number 0207 116 2913 * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be named. # See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code. † If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as appropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE) DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate) Description of all derivative products CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise disclosed on this form a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down. The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no rollover into new contracts. Full details of any agreement, arrangement None or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person 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. WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Writing/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entering into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced Long CFD 12/10/2005 Written 17,800 5.5429 Short CFD 12/10/2005 Written 10,000 5.5650 CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Number of Reference price Closing out price eg long CFD date securities (currency (currency must be to which the must be stated) stated) derivative is referenced DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above) Product name Transaction Written/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entered into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced Short CFD 23/07/2004 Written 25,632 4.3373 Long CFD 26/07/2004 Written 17,657 0.0000 Long CFD 26/07/2004 Written 28,371 0.0000 Long CFD 26/07/2004 Written 24,171 0.0000 Long CFD 27/07/2004 Written 21,500 3.5917 Long CFD 28/07/2004 Written 7,143 0.0000 Short CFD 28/07/2004 Written 25,223 3.5238 Short CFD 28/07/2004 Written 50,000 3.5800 Short CFD 29/07/2004 Written 12,492 3.5750 Long CFD 30/07/2004 Written 12,300 3.5731 Long CFD 02/08/2004 Written 11,800 3.5921 Long CFD 03/08/2004 Written 10,900 3.5796 Long CFD 05/08/2004 Written 15,300 3.5577 Short CFD 10/08/2004 Written 23,261 3.4834 Short CFD 11/08/2004 Written 45,437 3.4323 Short CFD 12/08/2004 Written 42,903 3.4156 Short CFD 12/08/2004 Written 11,400 3.4086 Short CFD 13/08/2004 Written 54,643 3.4181 Short CFD 16/08/2004 Written 75,369 3.4082 Short CFD 16/08/2004 Written 1,800 3.4241 Short CFD 17/08/2004 Written 24,771 3.4179 Short CFD 18/08/2004 Written 17,020 3.4338 Short CFD 19/08/2004 Written 2,400 3.5179 Short CFD 24/08/2004 Written 900 3.5479 Short CFD 25/08/2004 Written 7,000 3.5617 Short CFD 27/08/2004 Written 4,700 3.5792 Short CFD 02/09/2004 Written 3,100 3.6150 Short CFD 03/09/2004 Written 1,000 3.6554 Short CFD 06/09/2004 Written 1,100 3.6379 Short CFD 07/09/2004 Written 3,800 3.6116 Short CFD 08/09/2004 Written 5,600 3.6094 Short CFD 14/09/2004 Written 6,200 3.6115 Short CFD 16/09/2004 Written 2,000 3.6004 Short CFD 20/09/2004 Written 9,700 3.5813 Short CFD 20/09/2004 Written 81,299 3.5725 Short CFD 21/09/2004 Written 2,428 3.5638 Short CFD 23/09/2004 Written 3,761 3.4400 Short CFD 24/09/2004 Written 5,517 3.4497 Short CFD 27/09/2004 Written 7,028 3.4560 Short CFD 28/09/2004 Written 16 3.4625 Short CFD 28/09/2004 Written 9,001 3.4667 Short CFD 01/10/2004 Written 3,800 3.4600 Short CFD 06/10/2004 Written 3,400 3.4675 Short CFD 08/10/2004 Written 10,200 3.4980 Short CFD 11/10/2004 Written 10,442 3.5325 Long CFD 14/10/2004 Written 1,000 3.5250 Short CFD 19/10/2004 Written 5,180 3.5000 Long CFD 20/10/2004 Written 2,100 3.4725 Short CFD 20/10/2004 Written 4,300 3.4625 Short CFD 21/10/2004 Written 9,832 3.4525 Long CFD 25/10/2004 Written 3,000 3.4500 Long CFD 26/10/2004 Written 2,300 3.4725 Short CFD 26/10/2004 Written 4,400 3.4550 Long CFD 27/10/2004 Written 5,348 3.5141 Short CFD 27/10/2004 Written 10,800 3.5193 Short CFD 28/10/2004 Written 2,400 3.5500 Long CFD 29/10/2004 Written 19,500 3.6208 Short CFD 01/11/2004 Written 11,200 3.6396 Long CFD 02/11/2004 Written 5,700 3.6913 Short CFD 02/11/2004 Written 5,538 3.6725 Long CFD 03/11/2004 Written 17,984 3.6791 Long CFD 04/11/2004 Written 2,600 3.6900 Long CFD 05/11/2004 Written 1,116 3.7725 Long CFD 08/11/2004 Written 4,300 3.7500 Long CFD 09/11/2004 Written 8,400 3.7770 Long CFD 10/11/2004 Written 12,900 3.8820 Long CFD 11/11/2004 Written 11,436 3.9153 Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 11,243 3.9359 Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 316 3.9475 Short CFD 12/11/2004 Written 10,403 3.9261 Long CFD 15/11/2004 Written 69,899 3.9489 Long CFD 15/11/2004 Written 5,600 3.9562 Long CFD 15/11/2004 Written 6,088 3.9508 Long CFD 16/11/2004 Written 31,895 3.9194 Short CFD 16/11/2004 Written 16,991 3.9198 Long CFD 17/11/2004 Written 22,999 3.9081 Long CFD 17/11/2004 Written 2,600 3.8700 Long CFD 18/11/2004 Written 5,200 3.8793 Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 38,757 3.8481 Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 9,681 3.8547 Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 11,900 3.8100 Long CFD 19/11/2004 Written 8,500 3.8431 Long CFD 19/11/2004 Written 1,273 3.8445 Short CFD 19/11/2004 Written 15,325 3.8165 Short CFD 19/11/2004 Written 5,015 3.8275 Long CFD 22/11/2004 Written 17,170 3.8393 Long CFD 22/11/2004 Written 2,400 3.8425 Short CFD 22/11/2004 Written 4,500 3.8175 Long CFD 23/11/2004 Written 14,697 3.8556 Short CFD 23/11/2004 Written 19,574 3.8537 Long CFD 24/11/2004 Written 21,511 3.9230 Long CFD 25/11/2004 Written 4,443 3.9685 Long CFD 25/11/2004 Written 18,121 4.0424 Short CFD 25/11/2004 Written 4,400 4.0550 Long CFD 26/11/2004 Written 46,631 4.0852 Long CFD 26/11/2004 Written 16,340 4.0930 Long CFD 29/11/2004 Written 62,976 4.1189 Long CFD 30/11/2004 Written 36,305 4.1150 Long CFD 30/11/2004 Written 388 4.0895 Long CFD 01/12/2004 Written 10,333 4.0845 Long CFD 01/12/2004 Written 3,700 4.0650 Short CFD 01/12/2004 Written 1,769 4.0538 Long CFD 02/12/2004 Written 12,200 4.1275 Short CFD 02/12/2004 Written 10,800 4.0607 Long CFD 03/12/2004 Written 6,044 4.1778 Long CFD 03/12/2004 Written 78,809 4.2123 Long CFD 06/12/2004 Written 1,708 4.1891 Long CFD 06/12/2004 Written 2,850 4.1475 Long CFD 06/12/2004 Written 7,550 4.1444 Short CFD 07/12/2004 Written 11,900 4.1321 Short CFD 07/12/2004 Written 1,400 4.1400 Long CFD 08/12/2004 Written 10,700 4.1421 Long CFD 08/12/2004 Written 128 4.1470 Short CFD 08/12/2004 Written 2,000 4.1500 Long CFD 09/12/2004 Written 5,150 4.1543 Long CFD 09/12/2004 Written 18,575 4.1480 Long CFD 09/12/2004 Written 9,998 4.1520 Short CFD 09/12/2004 Written 14,904 4.1100 Long CFD 10/12/2004 Written 7,400 4.2018 Long CFD 10/12/2004 Written 1,500 4.2094 Long CFD 10/12/2004 Written 3,000 4.2225 Short CFD 10/12/2004 Written 3,000 4.1975 Long CFD 13/12/2004 Written 52,341 5.2210 Long CFD 13/12/2004 Written 13,066 5.2059 Short CFD 13/12/2004 Written 120,507 5.2788 Long CFD 14/12/2004 Written 25,075 5.4171 Long CFD 14/12/2004 Written 24,377 5.4181 Short CFD 14/12/2004 Written 92,602 5.4066 Short CFD 14/12/2004 Written 52,009 5.4446 Long CFD 15/12/2004 Written 10,135 5.4873 Short CFD 15/12/2004 Written 11,942 5.4846 Short CFD 15/12/2004 Written 29,589 5.4883 Long CFD 16/12/2004 Written 6,509 5.6306 Short CFD 16/12/2004 Written 36,558 5.5855 Short CFD 16/12/2004 Written 16,623 5.6215 Long CFD 17/12/2004 Written 15,866 5.5645 Long CFD 17/12/2004 Written 107,770 5.5655 Short CFD 17/12/2004 Written 11,934 5.5675 Long CFD 20/12/2004 Written 21,963 5.7581 Long CFD 20/12/2004 Written 31,627 5.7809 Short CFD 20/12/2004 Written 21,819 5.7973 Long CFD 21/12/2004 Written 13,397 5.7480 Long CFD 21/12/2004 Written 92,230 5.7474 Long CFD 21/12/2004 Written 20,358 5.7170 Short CFD 21/12/2004 Written 21,854 5.7457 Short CFD 21/12/2004 Written 25,156 5.7383 Long CFD 22/12/2004 Written 72,665 5.7426 Long CFD 22/12/2004 Written 28,649 5.7450 Long CFD 23/12/2004 Written 1,505 5.7780 Long CFD 23/12/2004 Written 2,100 5.7775 Short CFD 23/12/2004 Written 24,526 5.7800 Long CFD 24/12/2004 Written 5,415 5.7775 Long CFD 24/12/2004 Written 7,685 5.7775 Short CFD 24/12/2004 Written 25,400 5.7800 Short CFD 29/12/2004 Written 9,725 5.7801 Short CFD 30/12/2004 Written 18,445 5.8138 Short CFD 30/12/2004 Written 12,376 5.8013 Short CFD 31/12/2004 Written 7,200 5.8181 Short CFD 04/01/2005 Written 48,878 5.8733 Short CFD 04/01/2005 Written 43,416 5.8735 Long CFD 05/01/2005 Written 3,200 5.8500 Short CFD 05/01/2005 Written 19,057 5.8621 Short CFD 05/01/2005 Written 27,427 5.8557 Long CFD 06/01/2005 Written 10,000 5.8475 Long CFD 06/01/2005 Written 4,935 5.8400 Short CFD 06/01/2005 Written 37,401 5.8495 Short CFD 06/01/2005 Written 33,689 5.8419 Long CFD 07/01/2005 Written 24,090 5.7916 Short CFD 07/01/2005 Written 63,247 5.8004 Short CFD 07/01/2005 Written 6,784 5.8322 Long CFD 10/01/2005 Written 13,511 5.8553 Short CFD 10/01/2005 Written 525 5.8506 Short CFD 10/01/2005 Written 23,045 5.8396 Long CFD 11/01/2005 Written 9,787 5.8825 Short CFD 11/01/2005 Written 18,600 5.8843 Long CFD 12/01/2005 Written 22,919 5.8803 Long CFD 12/01/2005 Written 25,377 5.8867 Short CFD 12/01/2005 Written 4,828 5.8829 Long CFD 13/01/2005 Written 16,300 5.8786 Short CFD 13/01/2005 Written 4,300 5.8959 Short CFD 14/01/2005 Written 3,105 5.9100 Short CFD 14/01/2005 Written 13,634 5.8925 Long CFD 17/01/2005 Written 53,379 5.7333 Long CFD 17/01/2005 Written 13,634 5.7406 Short CFD 17/01/2005 Written 83,623 5.7220 Short CFD 17/01/2005 Written 44,133 5.7339 Long CFD 18/01/2005 Written 7,467 5.7461 Short CFD 18/01/2005 Written 38,739 5.7510 Short CFD 18/01/2005 Written 1,053 5.7481 Long CFD 19/01/2005 Written 12,788 5.7499 Short CFD 19/01/2005 Written 33,733 5.7398 Long CFD 20/01/2005 Written 15,156 5.7366 Long CFD 20/01/2005 Written 23,800 5.7483 Long CFD 21/01/2005 Written 37,616 5.7721 Short CFD 21/01/2005 Written 55,862 5.7669 Long CFD 24/01/2005 Written 24,332 5.7509 Short CFD 24/01/2005 Written 13,234 5.7497 Long CFD 25/01/2005 Written 4,603 5.7998 Long CFD 25/01/2005 Written 3,877 5.8075 Short CFD 25/01/2005 Written 21,708 5.7647 Short CFD 26/01/2005 Written 14,869 5.7454 Long CFD 27/01/2005 Written 14,857 5.7592 Short CFD 27/01/2005 Written 18,312 5.7922 Long CFD 28/01/2005 Written 40,788 5.7663 Short CFD 28/01/2005 Written

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