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               31 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          25,745,203   (7.12%)        25,967   (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           15,197   (0.00%)        22,716   (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 25,760,400   (7.12%)        48,683   (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      319                  9.3840
Purchase      1,500                8.9700
Purchase      9,873                9.2950
Purchase      45,360               9.1804
Purchase      7,074                9.1833
Purchase      641                  9.2550
Purchase      94                   9.1950
Sale          450                  9.1490
Sale          600                  9.2189
Sale          450                  9.2330
Sale          347                  9.3680
Sale          300                  9.2980
Sale          600                  9.1614
Sale          800                  9.2283
Sale          2,548                9.2581
Sale          9,873                9.2950
Sale          6,579                9.1698
Sale          3,780                9.2550
Sale          64,025               9.2993
Sale          724                  9.2550
Sale          27,295               9.2430
Sale          10,800               9.2987
Sale          67,706               9.3194

NB: The below transaction which was disclosed on 24/05/06 has been cancelled.

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      1,500                8.9700


  (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          2,548                 9.2581
CFD        Long          6,579                 9.1698
CFD        Short         7,074                 9.1833


(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(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                         01 June 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