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               28 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          27,382,578   (7.57%)         13,861  (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           13,294   (0.00%)          3,335  (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)              0  (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                 27,395,872   (7.57%)         17,196  (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      286                  8.8850
Purchase      294                  8.8850
Purchase      389                  8.8850
Purchase      382                  8.8850
Purchase      478                  8.8850
Purchase      1,376                8.8850
Purchase      975                  8.8850
Purchase      337                  8.8850
Purchase      293                  8.8850
Purchase      460                  8.8850
Purchase      114                  8.8850
Purchase      1,068                8.8850
Purchase      567                  8.8850
Purchase      781                  8.8850
Purchase      3,742                8.8850
Purchase      360                  8.8850
Purchase      237                  8.8850
Purchase      201                  8.8850
Purchase      411                  8.8850
Purchase      13,343               8.9007
Purchase      5,882                8.9007
Purchase      5,518                8.8898
Sale          792                  8.8720
Sale          500                  8.8583
Sale          800                  8.8383
Sale          650                  8.8726
Sale          300                  8.8614
Sale          6,624                8.8743
Sale          2,093                8.8777


(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          6,624                 8.8743
CFD        Long          2,093                 8.8777
CFD        Short         5,518                 8.8898


(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                         02 MAY 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