NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

Alliance & Leicester plc

2. Details of transactions 

3. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 2 and identify the connected person

N/A

4. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Holding of persons named in 2 above

5. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary Shares of 50p each

6. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

Capita IRG Trustees Limited

7. State the nature of the transaction

Allocation of Partnership Shares under the Alliance & Leicester Share Incentive Plan

8. Number of Shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

270

9. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Minimal

10. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

Nil

11. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

Nil

12. Price per share or value of transaction

£4.125

13. Date and place of transaction

5 June 2008 - New shares allotted to participants in the United Kingdom 

14. Date issuer informed of transaction

5 June 2008

15. Any additional information

None

16. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Hawker

Telephone: 0116 200 3855

Name of duly authorised officer responsible for making notification

Simon Lloyd

Group Secretary

Date of notification

6 June 2008

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