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 13 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 25,631,156 (7.09%) 31,873 (0.01%) securities (2) Derivatives 23,063 (0.01%) 100,006 (0.03%) (other than options) (3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 25,654,219 (7.09%) 131,879 (0.04%) (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 250 9.5285 Purchase 17,344 9.5997 Purchase 1,752 9.6300 Purchase 2,588 9.6300 Purchase 1,752 9.6300 Purchase 4,706 9.6673 Purchase 10,132 9.5627 Sale 320 9.5080 Sale 17,344 9.6100 Sale 15,501 Transfer Sale 4,505 9.7110 Sale 1,752 9.6300 Sale 10,193 9.6182 Sale 114 9.4950 Sale 9,211 9.6607 Sale 847 9.5950 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Name, Long/Short Number of Price Per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities (Note Unit (GBP) 7) CFD Long 9,211 9.66073716 CFD Short 10,132 9.56265495 CFD Long 10,193 9.61818405 CFD Short 17,344 9.59971518 CFD Long 17,344 9.60997348 (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 14 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

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