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               16 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         25,810,491    (7.14%)        23,674   (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          23,674    (0.01%)       107,666   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                25,834,165    (7.14%)       131,340   (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      5,000                9.9350
Purchase      40,000               9.8637
Purchase      904                  9.8750
Purchase      224                  9.9838
Purchase      30,330               9.9745
Purchase      10,771               9.7118
Purchase      26,216               10.0193
Purchase      4,000                9.9110
Purchase      4,806                9.7845
Purchase      97                   9.9900
Purchase      17,483               9.9922
Purchase      2,732                9.9851
Purchase      7,447                9.9743
Purchase      57,278               9.6627
Purchase      13,490               9.9876
Sale          1,000                10.0137
Sale          400                  10.0060
Sale          450                  9.9956
Sale          1,300                9.9731
Sale          17,109               9.9940
Sale          3,357                10.0275
Sale          4,856                9.8501
Sale          17,483               10.0074
Sale          8,481                9.9882
Sale          343                  9.7826
Sale          400                  9.9635
Sale          8,835                9.9766
Sale          10,671               9.6859
Sale          560                  9.9090
Sale          36,956               10.0101
Sale          13,490               9.9780
Sale          9,464                10.0249


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name    Long/Short    Number of         Price Per Unit
e.g. CFD        (Note 6)      Securities (Note  (GBP)
                              7)
CFD             Short         7447              9.97427958
CFD             Long          3357              10.02749181
CFD             Long          8835              9.97656819
CFD             Short         17483             9.99222445
CFD             Long          400               9.9635
CFD             Long          17483             10.00738889
CFD             Short         13490             9.9875997
CFD             Long          13490             9.97800371


(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                         19 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