Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE UNICHEM PLC

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 BARCLAYS PLC (Note 1) Company dealt in ALLIANCE UNICHEM PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0.10 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 09 DECEMBER 2005 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 28,302,660 (7.82%) 13,213 (0.00%) securities (2) Derivatives 12,665 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) (other than options) (3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 28,315,325 (7.83%) 13,213 (0.00%) (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 Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 2,918 7.5728 Purchase 819 7.5078 Purchase 2,296 7.5029 Purchase 650 7.5210 Purchase 1,000 7.5072 Sale 683 7.3700 Sale 2,694 7.5377 Sale 765 Transfer Sale 17,308 7.5389 Sale 1,705 Transfer Sale 10,742 7.6200 Sale 360 7.5054 Sale 1,800 7.5323 Sale 300 7.5084 Sale 200 7.5634 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP) e.g. CFD CFD Long 17,308 7.5389 (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 12 DECEMBER 2005 Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT Telephone number 020 7116 2913 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of 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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