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               07 JUNE 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         25,534,008    (7.06%)         2,646   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives           1,011    (0.00%)        91,797   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                25,535,019    (7.06%)        94,443   (0.03%)


(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      3,093                9.6550
Purchase      63,248               9.6582
Purchase      211                  9.6600
Purchase      711                  9.6550
Purchase      22,790               9.6355
Sale          300                  9.7350
Sale          860                  9.7350
Sale          1,000                9.6700
Sale          400                  9.6700
Sale          300                  9.6700
Sale          500                  9.7350
Sale          500                  9.6700
Sale          300                  9.6700
Sale          400                  9.6700
Sale          400                  9.7350
Sale          400                  9.6700
Sale          350                  9.6700
Sale          500                  9.6700
Sale          575                  9.6700
Sale          500                  9.6700
Sale          400                  9.6700
Sale          500                  9.7350
Sale          1,000                9.6764
Sale          350                  9.6700
Sale          1,068                Transfer
Sale          1,200                9.7350
Sale          600                  9.6700
Sale          350                  9.6700
Sale          600                  9.7350
Sale          360                  9.6700
Sale          400                  9.6700
Sale          360                  9.6700
Sale          2,000                9.7350
Sale          580                  9.6700
Sale          1,700                9.7350
Sale          898                   9.6560

NB. The below transactions which
were disclosed on 07/06/06 have
been cancelled.

Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Sale          300                   9.7350
Sale          500                   9.7350
Sale          500                   9.7350
Sale          2,000                 9.7350
Sale          1,200                 9.7350
Sale          860                   9.7350
Sale          600                   9.7350
Sale          400                   9.7350
Sale          1,700                 9.7350



(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          898                  9.6560
CFD         Short         63,248               9.6582


(c)  Options transactions in
respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
or varying



(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                         08 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