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        Gruss Asset Management LLP
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              Alliance & Leicester Plc
Class of relevant security    Ordinary Shares
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 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                                
securities
   
(2) Derivatives    5,281,439                
(other than        (1.25%)
options)
   
(3) Options and                             
agreements to
purchase/sell
   
Total              5,281,439                
                   (1.25%)

(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         Price per unit
                 securities        (Note 5)
                                   

     
     

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product     Long/short      Number of securities Price per unit
name,       (Note 6)        (Note 7)             (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
CFD         Long            868,037              237.88p
CFD         Long            250,000              228.20p
                                                 
     
     

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product   Writing,    Number of    Exerc Type,      Expi  Option
name,     selling,    securities   ise   e.g.       ry    money
e.g. call purchasing  to which     price American,  date  paid/recei
option    , varying   the option         European         ved per
          etc.        relates            etc.             unit (Note
                      (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                         13 October 2008
Contact name                               Martin Hendry
Telephone number                           +44 207 493 3003
If a connected EFM, name of                N/A
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of        N/A
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



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