TIDMHBOS 
 
RNS Number : 7165L 
AllianceBernstein LP 
15 January 2009 
 

FORM 8.3 
 
 
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
1.    KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
| Name of person dealing (Note 1)                      | AllianceBernstein L.P.       | 
+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in                                     | HBOS PLC (3058750)           | 
+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings     | ORD                          | 
| being disclosed relate (Note 2)                      |                              | 
+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing                                      | 14th January 2009            | 
+------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ 
 
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                   |  633,258,514*   | 11.71% |  N/A      |  N/A | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+ 
|  (2) Derivatives (other than options)      |  N/A            |  N/A   |  N/A      |  N/A | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to              |  N/A            |  N/A   |  N/A      |  N/A | 
| purchase/sell                              |                 |        |           |      | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+ 
|  Total                                     |  633,258,514*   | 11.71% |  N/A      |  N/A | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+-----------+------+ 
* NB: Total shares may have been affected by shares received (delivered) as part 
of an in specie transfer in (out) since the last disclosure. 
 
 
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
|  Class of relevant security:               |  Long           |      |  Short   |       | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
|                                            |  Number         |  (%) |  Number  |  (%)  | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
|  (1) Relevant securities                   |  N/A            |  N/A |  N/A     |  N/A  | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
|  (2) Derivatives (other than options)      |  N/A            |  N/A |  N/A     |  N/A  | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to              |  N/A            |  N/A |  N/A     |  N/A  | 
| purchase/sell                              |                 |      |          |       | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
|  Total                                     |  N/A            |  N/A |  N/A     |  N/A  | 
+--------------------------------------------+-----------------+------+----------+-------+ 
 
 
(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                          | 
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
| N/A                                | N/A                                              | 
+------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
3.    DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
 
+-------------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale                 | Number of securities       | Price per unit (Note 5)   | 
+-------------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Purchase                      | 476,540                    | 0.82                      | 
+-------------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Sale                          | 19,730                     | 0.83                      | 
+-------------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+ 
| Product name,     | Long/short       | Number of securities     | Price per unit       | 
| e.g. CFD          | (Note 6)         | (Note 7)                 | (Note 5)             | 
|                   |                  |                          |                      | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+ 
|  N/A              |  N/A             |  N/A                     |  N/A                 | 
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+ 
 
 
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+-----------+-------------+--------------+----------+------------+----------+---------------+ 
| Product   | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry   | Option money  | 
| name,e.g. | selling,    | securities   | price    | American,  | date     | paid/received | 
| call      | purchasing, | to which the |          | European   |          | per unit      | 
| option    | varying     | option       |          | etc.       |          | (Note 5)      | 
|           | etc.        | relates      |          |            |          |               | 
|           |             | (Note 7)     |          |            |          |               | 
+-----------+-------------+--------------+----------+------------+----------+---------------+ 
|  N/A      |  N/A        |  N/A         |  N/A     |  N/A       |  N/A     |  N/A          | 
+-----------+-------------+--------------+----------+------------+----------+---------------+ 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
 
+--------------------+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g. | Number of securities      | Exercise price per unit (Note 5)     | 
| call option        |                           |                                      | 
+--------------------+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
| N/A                | N/A                       | N/A                                  | 
+--------------------+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 
 
 
(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Nature of transaction (Note 8)      | Details                | Price per unit (if      | 
|                                     |                        | applicable) (Note 5)    | 
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| N/A                                 | N/A                    | N/A                     | 
+-------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
 
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. 
 
 
None 
.............................................................................. 
 
 
.............................................................................. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)YES/NO 
 
 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Date of disclosure                                  | 15th January 2009              | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Contact name                                        | Dilip Boale                    | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| Telephone number                                    | 0207 470 1541                  | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with    | N/A                            | 
| which connected                                     |                                | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection      | N/A                            | 
| (Note 10)                                           |                                | 
+-----------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ 
Notes 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
   END 
 
 RETGUUMAGUPBGWA 
 

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