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               24 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              27,509,172    (7.61%)       20,000    (0.01%)
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                     27,509,172    (7.61%)       24,953    (0.01%)


(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      257                  8.7250
Purchase      390                  8.7250
Purchase      827                  8.7250
Purchase      197                  8.7250
Purchase      529                  8.7250
Purchase      1,327                8.7250
Purchase      915                  8.7250
Purchase      262                  8.7250
Purchase      402                  8.7250
Purchase      300                  8.7250
Purchase      410                  8.7250
Purchase      258                  8.7250
Purchase      387                  8.7250
Purchase      400                  8.7250
Purchase      368                  8.7250
Purchase      2,205                8.7250
Purchase      345                  8.7250
Purchase      517                  8.7250
Purchase      459                  8.7250
Purchase      1,009                8.7250
Purchase      630                  8.7250
Purchase      244                  8.7250
Purchase      350                  8.7530
Purchase      299                  8.7250
Purchase      539                  8.7250
Purchase      511                  8.7250
Purchase      486                  8.7250
Purchase      563                  8.7250
Purchase      888                  8.7250
Purchase      192                  8.7250
Purchase      442                  8.7250
Purchase      1,970                8.7250
Purchase      428                  8.7250
Purchase      1,775                8.7250
Purchase      304                  8.7250
Purchase      355                  8.7250
Purchase      333                  8.7250
Purchase      828                  8.7250
Purchase      363                  8.7250
Purchase      941                  8.7250
Purchase      621                  8.7250
Purchase      751                  8.7250
Purchase      2,565                8.7250
Purchase      900                  8.7530
Purchase      246                  8.7250
Purchase      513                  8.7250
Purchase      715                  8.7250
Purchase      583                  8.7250
Purchase      593                  8.7250
Purchase      769                  8.7250
Purchase      299                  8.7250
Purchase      5,044                8.7250
Sale          600                  8.7570
Sale          700                  8.7664
Sale          385                  8.7760
Sale          825                  8.7214
Sale          3,000                8.7714
Sale          400                   8.7610


(b)  Derivatives transactions
(other than options)

Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD



(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                         25 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