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               15 MAY 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         25,893,523    (7.16%)         4,553   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives               0    (0.00%)         4,226   (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                25,893,523    (7.16%)         8,779   (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      918                  9.1131
Purchase      1,238                9.1131
Purchase      844                  9.1131
Purchase      310,334              9.1099
Purchase      200                  9.1700
Purchase      12,482               9.0835
Purchase      14,056               9.0979
Purchase      224,456              9.0829
Sale          3,300                9.0226
Sale          700                  9.1251
Sale          257                  9.1520
Sale          550                  9.1101
Sale          11,288               9.1300
Sale          5,665                9.1300
Sale          470                  9.1229
Sale          13,426               9.1300
Sale          2,868                9.1300
Sale          14,056               9.1207
Sale          36,168               9.1300
Sale          10,707               9.1300
Sale          2,328                9.1300
Sale          22,496               9.1300
Sale          17,176               9.1300
Sale          14,814               9.1300
Sale          4,546                9.1300
Sale          10,300               9.1300
Sale          6,769                9.1300
Sale          933                  9.0600
Sale          28,586               9.1300
Sale          33,363               9.1300
Sale          31,092               9.1300
Sale          23,166               9.1300
Sale          7,824                9.1300
Sale          3,871                9.1300
Sale          20,192               9.1300
Sale          16,488               9.1300
Sale          14,363               9.1300
Sale          13,034               9.1300
Sale          16,200               9.1300
Sale          608,211              9.1300
Sale          9,340                9.1300
Sale          8,231                9.1300
Sale          882                   9.0689

(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         Short         12,482               9.0835
CFD         Short         14,056               9.0979
CFD         Long          14,056               9.1207

(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                         16 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