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          ORD GBP 0.10
security to which the
dealings being disclosed
relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing            19 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)





(1) Relevant          25,965,911   (7.18%)       9,890     (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            3,184   (0.00%)      22,715     (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)           0     (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 25,969,095   (7.18%)      32,605     (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          Details
security:



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)


  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                  (GBP)
Purchase      494                  9.0216
Purchase      1,632                9.0395
Purchase      531                  9.0395
Purchase      1,472                9.0216
Purchase      18,631               8.9982
Purchase      2,800                9.0163
Purchase      11,200               9.0038
Purchase      11,545               9.0214
Purchase      3,200                8.9762
Purchase      174                  9.0050
Purchase      5,225                8.9700
Purchase      1,095                8.9950
Purchase      3,321                8.9771
Sale          630                  9.0076
Sale          1,156                9.0276
Sale          1,512                8.9950
Sale          1,107                8.9650
Sale          26,612               8.9760
Sale          548                  8.9950
Sale          4,032                9.0045
Sale          805                  8.9921
Sale          3,534                8.9738

(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          4,032                 9.0045
CFD        Short         11,545                9.0214
CFD        Short         11,200                9.0038
CFD        Long          3,534                 8.9738
CFD        Short         2,800                 9.0163

(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                         22 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