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               08 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         25,532,691    (7.06%)       2,411     (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives               0    (0.00%)     101,190     (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)           0     (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                25,532,691    (7.06%)     103,601     (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      351                  9.6550
Purchase      1,058                9.5288
Purchase      3,116                9.5363
Purchase      6,393                9.5049
Purchase      2,590                9.5200
Purchase      1,614                Transfer
Purchase      2,409                9.5200
Purchase      8,252                9.5365
Purchase      2,409                9.5200
Sale          1,000                9.5276
Sale          360                  9.4900
Sale          1,500                9.4900
Sale          970                  9.4900
Sale          700                  9.4900
Sale          1,200                9.5500
Sale          130                  9.5270
Sale          750                  9.5500
Sale          700                  9.4900
Sale          350                  9.4900
Sale          1,500                9.4900
Sale          500                  9.4900
Sale          1,200                9.5500
Sale          350                  9.5080
Sale          850                  9.5500
Sale          900                  9.5500
Sale          1,285                9.5426
Sale          900                  9.5500
Sale          575                  9.4900
Sale          1,614                Transfer
Sale          6,457                9.5243
Sale          2,409                9.5200
Sale          2,409                9.5200
Sale          900                  9.5114




  (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         8,252                 9.5365
CFD        Short         3,116                 9.5363
CFD        Short         6,393                 9.5049
CFD        Long          6,457                 9.5243
CFD        Long          900                   9.5114



(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                         09 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