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               19 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         25,865,949    (7.15%)        12,356   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives          12,356    (0.00%)       102,044   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0    (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                25,878,305    (7.15%)       114,400   (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      589                  10.0800
Purchase      1,310                10.0036
Purchase      67                   10.0650
Purchase      85,519               9.9999
Purchase      11,318               10.0123
Purchase      47,951               10.0063
Purchase      7,556                Transfer
Purchase      3,514                9.9960
Purchase      15,022               9.9950
Purchase      10,877               Transfer
Purchase      673                  9.9925
Purchase      28                   10.0700
Sale          400                  10.0760
Sale          350                  10.0006
Sale          302                  10.0000
Sale          300                  10.0510
Sale          325                  10.0006
Sale          295                  10.0006
Sale          210                  9.9910
Sale          400                  10.0006
Sale          66                   10.0260
Sale          300                  10.0006
Sale          400                  10.0580
Sale          10,877               Transfer
Sale          7,556                Transfer
Sale          80                   10.0750
Sale          18,433               10.0639
Sale          6,828                10.0671
Sale          266                  9.9789
Sale          32,292               10.0704
Sale          9,878                9.9800
Sale          2,981                9.9990
Sale          33,896               10.0722
Sale          2,531                 9.9800


(b)  Derivatives transactions
      (other than options)

Product name,     Long/Short    Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)        (Note 6)      Securities (Note 7) (GBP)

CFD               Short         673                 9.99250
CFD               Long          6,828               10.06714
CFD               Short         11,318              10.01225
CFD               Long          2,981               9.99900
CFD               Short         3,514               9.99600


(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)




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                         20 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