Rule 8.3 - Alliance Unichem

Lloyds TSB - Securities Administration
                  

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  (Note 1)                         Lloyds TSB
                                                          Group Plc
                                                          and its
                                                          Subsidiaries
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Company dealt in                                         Alliance
                                                          Unichem Plc
                                                          (AUN)
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   Ord GBP0.10
 disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                                          28 December
                                                          2005
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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
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                                             Number       (%)Number(%)
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(1) Relevant securities                      9,546,407 2.639%
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total                                        9,546,407 2.639%Nil   Nil
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(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
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                                                    Number(%)Number(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total                                               Nil   NilNil   Nil
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                                    Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                                      Number of  Price
                                                    securities per
                                                               unit
                                                               (Note
                                                               5)
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PURCHASE                                                      7.948210
                                                        1,200  GBP
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,                              Long/shortNumber of  Price
e.g. CFD                                    (Note 6)  securities per
                                                      (Note 7)   unit
                                                                 (Note
                                                                 5)
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product   Writing,    Number of  ExerciseType, e.g.ExpiryOption money
 name,     selling,    securitiesprice    American,date  paid/received
e.g. call  purchasing, to which           European        per unit
 option    varying     the option         etc.            (Note 5)
           etc.        relates
                       (Note 7)
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(ii) Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option                     Number of  Exercise
                                                    securities price
                                                               per
                                                               unit
                                                               (Note
                                                               5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)                     DetailsPrice per
                                                           unit (if
                                                           applicable)
                                                           (Note 5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO


Date of disclosure                                      29 December
                                                         2005
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Contact name                                            Anthony
                                                         Bridges
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Telephone number                                        020 7921 3135
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
 connected                                                        N/A
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)          N/A
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Notes

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