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               12 APRIL 2006



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       27,519,021      (7.61%)        726      (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           726      (0.00%)      3,335      (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0      (0.00%)          0      (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              27,519,747      (7.61%)      4,061      (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      937                  8.7750
Purchase      467                  8.7750
Purchase      332                  8.7750
Purchase      519                  8.7750
Purchase      270                  8.7750
Purchase      373                  8.7750
Purchase      347                  8.7750
Purchase      557                  8.7750
Purchase      450                  8.7750
Purchase      373                  8.7750
Purchase      1,212                8.7750
Purchase      848                  8.7750
Purchase      1,590                8.7750
Purchase      579                  8.7750
Purchase      499                  8.7750
Purchase      425                  8.7750
Purchase      374                  8.7750
Purchase      2,016                8.7750
Purchase      393                  8.7750
Purchase      438                  8.7750
Purchase      905                  8.7750
Purchase      2,143                8.7750
Purchase      338                  8.7750
Purchase      497                  8.7750
Purchase      793                  8.7750
Purchase      1,738                8.7750
Purchase      1,384                8.7750
Purchase      291                  8.7750
Purchase      1,390                8.7750
Purchase      603                  8.7750
Purchase      533                  8.7750
Purchase      1,534                8.7750
Purchase      403                  8.7750
Purchase      421                  8.7750
Purchase      287                  8.7750
Purchase      1,437                8.7750
Purchase      399                  8.7750
Purchase      486                  8.7750
Purchase      569                  8.7750
Purchase      443                  8.7750
Purchase      656                  8.7750
Purchase      416                  8.7750
Purchase      611                  8.7750
Purchase      211                  8.7750
Purchase      240                  8.7750
Purchase      335                  8.7750
Purchase      584                  8.7750
Purchase      177                  8.7750
Purchase      905                  8.7750
Purchase      293                  8.7750
Purchase      647                  8.7750
Purchase      275                  8.7750
Purchase      837                  8.7750
Purchase      539                  8.7750
Purchase      275                  8.7750
Purchase      852                  8.7750
Purchase      306                  8.7750
Purchase      597                  8.7750
Purchase      935                  8.7750
Purchase      605                  8.7750
Purchase      305                  8.7750
Purchase      1,216                8.7750
Purchase      748                  8.7750
Purchase      614                  8.7750
Purchase      686                  8.7750
Purchase      278                  8.7750
Purchase      748                  8.7750
Purchase      551                  8.7750
Purchase      197                  8.7750
Purchase      364                  8.7750
Purchase      527                  8.7750
Purchase      539                  8.7750
Purchase      527                  8.7750
Purchase      566                  8.7750
Purchase      1,127                8.7750
Purchase      354                  8.7750
Purchase      1,590                8.7750
Purchase      400                  8.7750
Purchase      1,003                8.7750
Purchase      1,217                8.7750
Purchase      911                  8.7750
Purchase      836                  8.7750
Purchase      653                  8.7750
Purchase      521                  8.7750
Purchase      388                  8.7750
Purchase      964                  8.7750
Purchase      335                  8.7750
Purchase      427                  8.7750
Purchase      512                  8.7750
Purchase      715                  8.7750
Purchase      439                  8.7750
Purchase      414                  8.7750
Purchase      320                  8.7750
Purchase      707                  8.7750
Purchase      1,590                8.7750
Purchase      749                  8.7750
Purchase      274                  8.7750
Purchase      726                  8.7750
Purchase      126                  8.7750
Purchase      508                  8.7750
Purchase      438                  8.7750
Purchase      1,200                8.7750
Purchase      1,669                8.7750
Purchase      490                  8.7750
Purchase      580                  8.7750
Purchase      516                  8.7750
Sale          1,000                8.7600
Sale          3,000                8.7600
Sale          500                  8.7414
Sale          1,000                8.7600
Sale          1,000                8.7414
Sale          1,500                 8.7414
Sale          2,117                 8.7597



  (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          2,117                8.7597


 (c)  Options transactions in
 respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
 or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note
                varying etc.      relates (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                         13 APRIL 2006
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
 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