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               23 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          25,767,474   (7.12%)      38,323     (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                0   (0.00%)     109,037     (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)           0     (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 25,767,474   (7.12%)     147,360     (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      204                  10.0110
Purchase      178                  10.0070
Purchase      1,317                10.0010
Purchase      8,575                9.9861
Purchase      1,001                9.9656
Purchase      15,728               9.9787
Purchase      934                  9.9923
Sale          1,000                9.9450
Sale          325                  9.9450
Sale          1,050                9.9581
Sale          244                  9.9450
Sale          675                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          350                  9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          1,000                9.9518
Sale          300                  9.9450
Sale          525                  9.9450
Sale          350                  9.9450
Sale          300                  9.9450
Sale          825                  9.9450
Sale          800                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          200                  9.9450
Sale          800                  9.9450
Sale          350                  9.9450
Sale          200                  10.0030
Sale          600                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          775                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          500                  9.9450
Sale          800                  9.9450
Sale          500                  9.9450
Sale          800                  9.9450
Sale          1,075                9.9450
Sale          775                  9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          1,500                9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          500                  9.9450
Sale          500                  9.9430
Sale          250                  9.9450
Sale          300                  9.9450
Sale          1,750                9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          575                  9.9450
Sale          925                  9.9450
Sale          350                  9.9450
Sale          450                  9.9450
Sale          350                  9.9450
Sale          356                  9.9450
Sale          600                  9.9450
Sale          300                  9.9450
Sale          475                  9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          550                  9.9450
Sale          400                  9.9450
Sale          775                  9.9450
Sale          600                  9.9450
Sale          250                  9.9450
Sale          1,000                9.9450
Sale          850                  9.9450
Sale          600                  9.9581
Sale          875                  9.9450
Sale          200                  9.9450
Sale          300                  9.9450
Sale          700                  9.9450
Sale          2,190                10.0000
Sale          141                  10.0100
Sale          1,800                9.9685
Sale          1,317                9.9580
Sale          1,081                10.0170
Sale          9,700                9.9595
Sale          4,711                9.9571
Sale          14,381                9.9850

 NB: The below transaction which
 was disclosed on 23/06/06 has been
 cancelled:

 Purchase/sale Number of Securities  Price per unit
                                     (GBP)
 Sale          2,190                 10.00


    (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               Long          1,081               10.01704
 CFD               Short         8,575               9.98609
 CFD               Long          1,317               9.95800
 CFD               Long          1,800               9.96851
 CFD               Short         1,317               10.00101


 (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                         26 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