Rule 8.3 - AEGIS

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

Name of purchaser/vendor *                         BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                                   AEGIS
Relevant security dealt in                         ORD GBP 0. 05
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #
Date of dealing                                    11 OCTOBER 2005

DEALINGS †

Amount bought                               Price per unit  (currency must be stated)
28,020                                      Transfer
25,000                                      1.4014
25,000                                      1.3914

Amount sold                                 Price per unit (currency must be stated)
129,633                                     Transfer

Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled  36,320,273 (3.24%)

IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES

Date of disclosure   12 OCTOBER 2005
Contact name         BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number     0207 116 2913

* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is
insufficient.

In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be
named.

# See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.

† If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or
Supplemental

Form 8 (Option), as appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)

DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Description of all derivative products       CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise
disclosed on this form                       a gain if the price of the underlying security
                                             goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain
                                             if the price of the underlying security goes down.
                                             The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no
                                             rollover into new contracts.


Full details of any agreement, arrangement   None
or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person 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.


WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Writing/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entering into   securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Short CFD      11/10/2005     Written         25,000           1.4014
Short CFD      11/10/2005     Written         25,000           1.3914

CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Number of        Reference price   Closing out price
eg long CFD    date           securities       (currency         (currency must be
                              to which the     must be stated)   stated)
                              derivative
                              is referenced


DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)

Product name   Transaction    Written/        Number of          Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entered into    securities         (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the       must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Short CFD      01/07/2003     Entered into    463,856            0.7825
Short CFD      18/07/2003     Entered into    165,021            0.8791
Short CFD      24/07/2003     Entered into    155,360            0.8820
Short CFD      29/09/2003     Entered into    788,952            0.9075
Long CFD       06/01/2004     Entered into    803,367            1.0374
Long CFD       16/01/2004     Written         22,600             1.1604
Short CFD      19/01/2004     Written         3,000              1.1401
Long CFD       20/01/2004     Written         5,300              1.1224
Short CFD      21/01/2004     Written         62,800             1.0853
Short CFD      22/01/2004     Written         24,200             1.0636
Long CFD       28/01/2004     Written         50,100             1.1007
Long CFD       30/01/2004     Written         25,700             1.0779
Short CFD      03/02/2004     Written         10,200             1.0726
Short CFD      06/02/2004     Written         3,500              1.0626
Short CFD      09/02/2004     Written         62,800             1.0818
Long CFD       10/02/2004     Written         32,700             1.0624
Long CFD       03/03/2004     Written         8,600              1.0849
Long CFD       08/03/2004     Written         8,800              1.0899
Long CFD       10/03/2004     Written         12,700             0.9999
Short CFD      30/07/2004     Entered into    359,347            0.8488
Short CFD      02/08/2004     Entered into    174,574            0.8325
Short CFD      04/08/2004     Entered into    294,619            0.8312
Short CFD      17/08/2004     Entered into    322,221            0.8158
Long CFD       05/11/2004     Entered into    117,592            1.0662
Long CFD       12/11/2004     Written         60,000             1.0949
Long CFD       16/11/2004     Written         15,657             1.0874
Short CFD      17/11/2004     Written         8,784              1.0726
Long CFD       18/11/2004     Written         32,376             1.0750
Long CFD       22/11/2004     Written         43,369             1.0509
Short CFD      25/11/2004     Written         8,227              1.0360
Short CFD      29/11/2004     Written         16,994             1.0280
Long CFD       30/11/2004     Written         3,600              1.0299
Short CFD      03/12/2004     Written         18,873             1.0277
Long CFD       06/12/2004     Written         30,108             1.0277
Long CFD       07/12/2004     Written         105,280            1.0338
Long CFD       08/12/2004     Written         43,143             1.0332
Long CFD       09/12/2004     Written         9,256              1.0344
Long CFD       13/12/2004     Written         6,974              1.0514
Long CFD       13/12/2004     Entered into    1,802,991          1.0475
Short CFD      14/12/2004     Written         26,469             1.0353
Short CFD      21/12/2004     Written         12,603             1.0200
Short CFD      22/12/2004     Written         2,843              1.0226
Short CFD      29/12/2004     Written         25,130             1.0568
Short CFD      04/01/2005     Written         54,852             1.0806
Short CFD      06/01/2005     Written         12,906             1.0745
Short CFD      07/01/2005     Written         15,089             1.0710
Short CFD      10/01/2005     Written         17,032             1.0592
Long CFD       11/01/2005     Written         15,293             1.0789
Short CFD      12/01/2005     Written         301,319            1.0449
Long CFD       17/01/2005     Written         35,560             1.0573
Long CFD       18/01/2005     Written         9,631              1.0508
Long CFD       19/01/2005     Written         12,239             1.0599
Long CFD       03/02/2005     Written         16,909             1.0499
Long CFD       08/02/2005     Written         50,461             1.0418
Long CFD       10/02/2005     Written         28,513             1.0599
Long CFD       11/02/2005     Written         32,402             1.0485
Long CFD       18/02/2005     Written         5,918              1.0174
Short CFD      23/02/2005     Written         44,788             0.9869
Short CFD      25/02/2005     Written         47,719             0.9888
Short CFD      28/02/2005     Written         19,699             0.9701
Short CFD      01/03/2005     Written         25,218             0.9828
Long CFD       03/03/2005     Written         39,535             1.0149
Long CFD       04/03/2005     Written         27,267             1.0217
Long CFD       07/03/2005     Written         9,895              1.0174
Long CFD       08/03/2005     Written         94,671             1.0503
Long CFD       10/03/2005     Written         69,180             1.0661
Short CFD      14/03/2005     Written         62,415             1.0569
Long CFD       16/03/2005     Written         336,303            1.0413
Short CFD      16/03/2005     Written         80,626             1.0499
Short CFD      16/03/2005     Entered into    336,303            1.0413
Short CFD      21/03/2005     Written         8,863              1.0401
Long CFD       22/03/2005     Written         4,221              1.0274
Short CFD      22/03/2005     Written         5,161              1.0226
Long CFD       23/03/2005     Written         2,628              1.0249
Short CFD      31/03/2005     Written         68,026             1.0190
Short CFD      04/04/2005     Written         7,663              1.0061
Short CFD      06/04/2005     Written         23,492             1.0139
Short CFD      07/04/2005     Written         16,763             1.0125
Short CFD      12/04/2005     Written         43,899             1.0052
Short CFD      13/04/2005     Written         87,842             1.0008
Long CFD       14/04/2005     Written         6,384              1.0074
Short CFD      14/04/2005     Written         315,606            1.0069
Long CFD       14/04/2005     Entered into    315,606            1.0064
Long CFD       15/04/2005     Written         12,984             0.9875
Short CFD      15/04/2005     Written         9,668              0.9862
Long CFD       20/04/2005     Written         42,700             0.9899
Long CFD       21/04/2005     Written         6,633              0.9949
Short CFD      22/04/2005     Written         60,000             0.9976
Short CFD      27/04/2005     Written         157,132            0.9530
Short CFD      27/04/2005     Written         20,697             0.9455
Long CFD       27/04/2005     Entered into    20,697             0.9450
Short CFD      28/04/2005     Written         34,186             0.9511
Long CFD       29/04/2005     Written         54,156             0.9567
Short CFD      29/04/2005     Written         25,279             0.9505
Long CFD       05/05/2005     Written         3,343              0.9849
Short CFD      05/05/2005     Written         34,164             0.9748
Short CFD      06/05/2005     Written         199,074            0.9648
Short CFD      11/05/2005     Written         170,720            0.9285
Short CFD      12/05/2005     Written         137,208            0.9520
Short CFD      13/05/2005     Written         285,409            0.9375
Short CFD      13/05/2005     Written         18,939             0.9423
Long CFD       13/05/2005     Entered into    52,199             0.9375
Long CFD       13/05/2005     Entered into    285,409            0.9375
Short CFD      16/05/2005     Written         33,343             0.9494
Long CFD       18/05/2005     Written         22,658             0.9769
Long CFD       20/05/2005     Written         110,303            0.9906
Short CFD      20/05/2005     Written         3,057              0.9876
Long CFD       23/05/2005     Written         11,993             0.9785
Long CFD       26/05/2005     Written         2,891              0.9999
Long CFD       31/05/2005     Written         77,337             0.9827
Long CFD       03/06/2005     Written         69,067             0.9805
Long CFD       06/06/2005     Written         57,462             0.9726
Long CFD       08/06/2005     Written         20,000             0.9849
Long CFD       09/06/2005     Written         9,676              0.9823
Long CFD       14/06/2005     Written         4,294              0.9874
Long CFD       21/06/2005     Written         26,371             0.9735
Long CFD       24/06/2005     Written         3,199              0.9749
Long CFD       27/06/2005     Written         3,090              0.9674
Long CFD       28/06/2005     Written         17,675             0.9803
Long CFD       29/06/2005     Written         12,004             0.9899
Long CFD       30/06/2005     Written         125,126            0.9922
Short CFD      30/06/2005     Written         50,000             0.9935
Short CFD      04/07/2005     Written         36,318             0.9950
Long CFD       11/07/2005     Written         26,688             1.0110
Short CFD      12/07/2005     Written         21,603             0.9987
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Entered into    16,099             1.0000
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Written         44,003             1.0117
Long CFD       18/07/2005     Written         10,000             1.0124
Long CFD       19/07/2005     Written         6,331              0.9874
Long CFD       20/07/2005     Written         29,935             0.9841
Long CFD       21/07/2005     Written         7,317              0.9899
Long CFD       22/07/2005     Written         66,021             0.9880
Long CFD       25/07/2005     Written         18,594             0.9829
Long CFD       26/07/2005     Written         125,864            0.9868
Long CFD       28/07/2005     Written         3,217              0.9924
Short CFD      29/07/2005     Written         31,943             0.9921
Long CFD       02/08/2005     Written         103,167            1.0036
Short CFD      02/08/2005     Written         60,000             0.9825
Long CFD       03/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.1089
Long CFD       03/08/2005     Written         1,096,833          1.0366
Short CFD      03/08/2005     Written         100,000            1.0505
Long CFD       04/08/2005     Written         20,000             1.0899
Long CFD       04/08/2005     Written         101,801            1.1097
Long CFD       05/08/2005     Written         100,000            1.2604
Long CFD       05/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.2475
Long CFD       05/08/2005     Written         50,000             1.2494
Short CFD      08/08/2005     Written         45,060             1.2183
Short CFD      08/08/2005     Written         207,497            1.2022
Short CFD      09/08/2005     Written         935,650            1.1948
Short CFD      09/08/2005     Written         91,853             1.1944
Long CFD       10/08/2005     Written         4,026              1.1999
Short CFD      10/08/2005     Written         16,853             1.1976
Long CFD       12/08/2005     Written         90,813             1.1925
Long CFD       15/08/2005     Written         193,976            1.1728
Short CFD      15/08/2005     Entered into    44,488             1.1734
Short CFD      15/08/2005     Entered into    193,976            1.1734
Long CFD       18/08/2005     Written         26,889             1.1735
Long CFD       19/08/2005     Written         13,525             1.1637
Short CFD      24/08/2005     Written         18,680             1.1346
Long CFD       25/08/2005     Written         9,736              1.1373
Long CFD       26/08/2005     Written         30,641             1.1604
Short CFD      30/08/2005     Written         30,617             1.1481
Long CFD       31/08/2005     Written         6,806              1.1543
Long CFD       02/09/2005     Written         15,358             1.1641
Short CFD      02/09/2005     Entered into    3,926              1.1647
Short CFD      02/09/2005     Entered into    15,358             1.1647
Long CFD       05/09/2005     Written         8,872              1.1819
Short CFD      05/09/2005     Entered into    2,269              1.1825
Short CFD      05/09/2005     Entered into    8,872              1.1825
Long CFD       06/09/2005     Written         13,429             1.1969
Short CFD      06/09/2005     Entered into    3,519              1.1975
Short CFD      06/09/2005     Entered into    13,429             1.1975
Long CFD       07/09/2005     Written         2,340              1.1949
Short CFD      09/09/2005     Written         3,786              1.2001
Short CFD      09/09/2005     Written         150,000            1.2151
Long CFD       12/09/2005     Written         45,369             1.1923
Short CFD      12/09/2005     Entered into    11,892             1.1929
Short CFD      12/09/2005     Entered into    45,369             1.1929
Short CFD      13/09/2005     Written         4,830              1.1901
Long CFD       20/09/2005     Written         8,405              1.1879
Short CFD      20/09/2005     Entered into    2,204              1.1884
Short CFD      20/09/2005     Entered into    8,405              1.1884
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         200,000            1.4486
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         500,000            1.4136
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         150,000            1.4205
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         245,322            2.1000 (USD)
Short CFD      21/09/2005     Written         100,000            1.4128
Short CFD      22/09/2005     Written         700,000            1.4167
Short CFD      22/09/2005     Written         245,000            1.4239
Long CFD       23/09/2005     Written         3,878              1.3975
Long CFD       23/09/2005     Written         10,000             1.4147
Short CFD      23/09/2005     Written         60,000             1.3945
Short CFD      23/09/2005     Written         20,000             1.3902
Long CFD       26/09/2005     Written         35,000             1.3979
Short CFD      27/09/2005     Written         120,000            1.3735
Short CFD      27/09/2005     Written         10,000             1.3802
Long CFD       30/09/2005     Written         10,000             1.4086
Long CFD       04/10/2005     Written         25,000             1.4186
Short CFD      04/10/2005     Written         17,778             1.4257
Short CFD      04/10/2005     Written         38,049             1.4501
Short CFD      04/10/2005     Written         50,000             1.4378
Long CFD       05/10/2005     Written         5,307              1.4375
Long CFD       06/10/2005     Written         17,778             1.4325
Long CFD       06/10/2005     Written         20,900             1.4325
Short CFD      06/10/2005     Written         20,000             1.4375
Long CFD       07/10/2005     Written         96,042             1.4304
Long CFD       10/10/2005     Written         48,770             1.4245
Long CFD       10/10/2005     Written         3,430              1.4250