Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE & LEICESTER 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              ALLIANCE & LEICESTER PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 October 2008

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      18,959,446     4.48%        196,797       0.05%
securities         
(2) Derivatives      292,412     0.07%        557,644       0.13%
(other than 
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%          
agreements to   
purchase/sell      
Total             19,251,858     4.55%        754,441       0.18%
  

(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      864                  2.5350
Purchase      8,800                Transfer
Purchase      45,088               2.7921
Purchase      4,600                Transfer
Purchase      36,000               Transfer
Purchase      36,000               Transfer
Purchase      11,405               2.8150
Purchase      500                  Transfer
Purchase      601                  2.8150
Purchase      2,600                Transfer
Purchase      2,880                Transfer
Sale          4,957                2.8021
Sale          8,800                Transfer
Sale          4,600                Transfer
Sale          36,000               Transfer
Sale          500                  Transfer
Sale          2,880                Transfer
Sale          45,088               2.7921
Sale          2,600                Transfer
Sale          9,000                2.8104
Sale          6,159                2.8021
Sale          10,217               2.8021
Sale          46,114               2.8022
Sale          36,000               Transfer
Sale          79,235               2.8044
Sale          120,992              2.6018
Sale          28,987               2.6018
Sale          23,007               2.8022
Sale          26,286               2.8022
Sale          81,451               2.8022
Sale          18,154               2.8021
Sale          48,303               2.8022 

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          45088         2.792

(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)

                                                     

(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
None

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                         10 October 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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)