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               21 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)





(1) Relevant              27,477,278    (7.60%)            0  (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                    0    (0.00%)        4,953  (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                    0    (0.00%)            0  (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                     27,477,278    (7.60%)        4,953  (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      715                  8.7400
Purchase      850                  8.7480
Purchase      695                  8.7400
Purchase      1,066                8.7400
Purchase      590                  8.7400
Purchase      415                  8.7400
Purchase      266                  8.7400
Purchase      476                  8.7400
Purchase      1,616                8.7400
Purchase      817                  8.7400
Purchase      869                  8.7400
Purchase      277                  8.7400
Purchase      2,326                8.7400
Purchase      747                  8.7400
Purchase      1,250                8.7400
Purchase      1,531                8.7400
Purchase      747                  8.7400
Purchase      961                  8.7400
Purchase      1,488                8.7400
Purchase      952                  8.7400
Purchase      1,765                8.7400
Purchase      461                  8.7400
Purchase      390                  8.7400
Purchase      680                  8.7400
Purchase      1,059                8.7400
Purchase      807                  8.7400
Purchase      659                  8.7050
Purchase      1,419                8.7400
Purchase      300                  8.7400
Purchase      1,196                8.7400
Purchase      3,934                8.7400
Purchase      4,852                8.7501
Purchase      1,600                8.7359
Sale          850                  8.7405
Sale          4,852                 8.7037


(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          4,852                8.7037
CFD         Short         1,600                8.7359
CFD         Short         4,852                8.7501


(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 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)



(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                         24 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