Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE UNICHEM PLC

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

Name of purchaser/vendor *                         BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                                   ALLIANCE UNICHEM PLC
Relevant security dealt in                         ORD GBP 0. 10
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #
Date of dealing                                    14 OCTOBER 2005

DEALINGS †

Amount bought                               Price per unit  (currency must be stated)
114                                         7.9000
629                                         7.8029
658                                         7.8100

Amount sold                                 Price per unit (currency must be stated)
2,816                                       7.9000

Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled  30,876,458 (8.53%)

IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES

Date of disclosure   18 OCTOBER 2005
Contact name         BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
Telephone number     0207 116 2913

* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is
insufficient.

In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be
named.

# See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.

† If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or
Supplemental

Form 8 (Option), as appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)

DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Description of all derivative products       CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise
disclosed on this form                       a gain if the price of the underlying security
                                             goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain
                                             if the price of the underlying security goes down.
                                             The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no
                                             rollover into new contracts.


Full details of any agreement, arrangement   None
or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person 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.


WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Writing/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entering into   securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced

CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Number of        Reference price   Closing out price
eg long CFD    date           securities       (currency         (currency must be
                              to which the     must be stated)   stated)
                              derivative
                              is referenced


DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)

Product name   Transaction    Written/        Number of          Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entered into    securities         (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the       must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Long CFD       22/11/2001     Entered into    18,916             5.3600
Short CFD      01/03/2002     Entered into    77,337             5.4850
Long CFD       07/03/2002     Entered into    33,784             5.6000
Short CFD      14/08/2002     Entered into    13,620             5.8000
Short CFD      16/08/2002     Entered into    47,020             6.0000
Short CFD      16/08/2002     Entered into    2,319              6.0000
Short CFD      20/08/2002     Entered into    2,977              5.8019
Short CFD      09/01/2003     Entered into    26,261             4.6750
Short CFD      10/01/2003     Entered into    27,056             4.7485
Short CFD      17/01/2003     Entered into    34,497             4.5105
Short CFD      06/02/2003     Entered into    29,565             4.1263
Short CFD      24/03/2003     Entered into    177,686            4.3476
Long CFD       27/05/2003     Entered into    25,469             4.9925
Long CFD       28/05/2003     Entered into    25,458             4.9836
Long CFD       29/05/2003     Entered into    25,100             4.9665
Long CFD       29/05/2003     Entered into    10,040             4.9850
Long CFD       11/06/2003     Entered into    27,921             5.0309
Long CFD       13/06/2003     Entered into    36,796             5.0137
Long CFD       16/06/2003     Entered into    32,008             5.0023
Long CFD       17/06/2003     Entered into    53,620             5.0037
Long CFD       17/06/2003     Entered into    16,356             5.0122
Long CFD       19/06/2003     Entered into    38,778             5.0119
Long CFD       23/06/2003     Entered into    32,541             5.0500
Long CFD       24/06/2003     Entered into    92,565             4.8959
Long CFD       25/06/2003     Entered into    81,927             4.8858
Long CFD       26/06/2003     Entered into    68,783             4.9068
Long CFD       08/07/2003     Entered into    10,384             4.8849
Long CFD       08/07/2003     Entered into    51,263             4.8849
Long CFD       25/07/2003     Entered into    43,204             4.9582
Long CFD       05/08/2003     Entered into    60,190             4.8350
Long CFD       05/08/2003     Entered into    6,009              4.8350
Long CFD       06/08/2003     Entered into    65,107             4.7900
Long CFD       07/08/2003     Entered into    26,042             4.8290
Long CFD       08/08/2003     Entered into    33,996             4.8150
Long CFD       11/08/2003     Entered into    50,980             4.8550
Long CFD       12/08/2003     Entered into    23,243             4.9465
Long CFD       12/08/2003     Entered into    8,879              4.9465
Long CFD       14/08/2003     Entered into    2,721              4.9386
Long CFD       14/08/2003     Entered into    25,422             4.9386
Long CFD       15/08/2003     Entered into    10,173             4.9600
Long CFD       15/08/2003     Entered into    33,607             4.9728
Long CFD       19/08/2003     Entered into    108,595            4.9675
Long CFD       21/08/2003     Entered into    25,922             5.0280
Long CFD       21/08/2003     Entered into    10,044             5.0280
Long CFD       22/08/2003     Entered into    31,282             5.0720
Long CFD       26/08/2003     Entered into    30,662             5.0788
Long CFD       10/09/2003     Entered into    22,798             5.4227
Short CFD      29/09/2003     Entered into    89,664             5.2200
Long CFD       29/09/2003     Entered into    89,664             5.2200
Short CFD      08/10/2003     Entered into    112,885            5.3272
Short CFD      10/10/2003     Entered into    23,020             5.4414
Short CFD      21/10/2003     Entered into    22,769             5.4427
Short CFD      06/01/2004     Entered into    88,606             5.1345
Short CFD      16/01/2004     Written         1,100              5.0506
Long CFD       19/01/2004     Written         1,100              5.1444
Short CFD      22/01/2004     Written         12,500             5.0935
Long CFD       23/01/2004     Written         12,500             5.0240
Short CFD      27/01/2004     Written         2,400              4.9527
Short CFD      28/01/2004     Written         23,500             4.9730
Long CFD       29/01/2004     Written         4,900              4.9108
Short CFD      02/02/2004     Written         17,800             4.9161
Short CFD      03/02/2004     Written         3,100              4.8756
Short CFD      06/02/2004     Written         5,600              4.9343
Short CFD      09/02/2004     Written         19,100             4.9112
Short CFD      10/02/2004     Written         800                4.9006
Long CFD       11/02/2004     Written         900                4.9944
Short CFD      13/02/2004     Written         2,300              4.9856
Short CFD      16/02/2004     Written         1,200              4.9906
Short CFD      18/02/2004     Written         700                4.9856
Long CFD       23/02/2004     Written         31,700             5.3453
Long CFD       24/02/2004     Written         7,100              5.3545
Long CFD       25/02/2004     Written         20,000             5.4066
Long CFD       04/03/2004     Written         6,500              5.4675
Long CFD       09/03/2004     Written         5,400              5.5182
Long CFD       12/03/2004     Written         900                5.5293
Long CFD       15/03/2004     Written         14,100             5.5971
Long CFD       16/03/2004     Written         17,200             5.5772
Short CFD      19/03/2004     Written         1,200              5.6307
Long CFD       25/03/2004     Written         3,800              5.7252
Long CFD       26/03/2004     Written         2,100              5.6743
Long CFD       30/03/2004     Written         1,600              5.7543
Long CFD       31/03/2004     Written         15,600             5.7846
Long CFD       01/04/2004     Written         14,000             5.7897
Long CFD       01/04/2004     Written         900                5.7793
Long CFD       05/04/2004     Written         5,000              5.9032
Long CFD       05/04/2004     Written         8,400              5.9745
Short CFD      07/04/2004     Written         1,000              5.8257
Long CFD       16/04/2004     Written         3,479              5.9311
Short CFD      16/04/2004     Written         20,800             5.9334
Short CFD      19/04/2004     Written         700                5.9707
Short CFD      20/04/2004     Written         22,500             6.1066
Long CFD       22/04/2004     Written         500                6.0143
Long CFD       26/04/2004     Written         7,300              6.0616
Short CFD      27/04/2004     Entered into    8,244              6.0382
Long CFD       28/04/2004     Written         10,400             5.9630
Short CFD      05/05/2004     Entered into    9,355              5.9700
Short CFD      05/05/2004     Entered into    2,090              5.9700
Long CFD       11/05/2004     Written         11,200             5.9080
Long CFD       12/05/2004     Written         11,000             5.9958
Short CFD      13/05/2004     Written         600                5.9857
Long CFD       20/05/2004     Written         900                5.9943
Short CFD      20/05/2004     Written         22,480             5.9800
Long CFD       24/05/2004     Written         1                  5.9500
Short CFD      24/05/2004     Entered into    27,522             5.9350
Long CFD       25/05/2004     Written         3,000              5.9393
Long CFD       26/05/2004     Written         800                6.0493
Long CFD       28/05/2004     Written         1,200              6.1543
Short CFD      28/05/2004     Entered into    23,585             6.1696
Short CFD      28/05/2004     Entered into    8,137              6.1696
Long CFD       01/06/2004     Written         19,000             6.2078
Long CFD       02/06/2004     Written         1,700              6.2348
Short CFD      03/06/2004     Entered into    8,058              6.2257
Long CFD       04/06/2004     Written         4,800              6.2866
Long CFD       07/06/2004     Written         5,700              6.4592
Short CFD      07/06/2004     Entered into    9,780              6.3950
Long CFD       08/06/2004     Written         2,400              6.3758
Short CFD      09/06/2004     Entered into    14,532             6.3850
Short CFD      11/06/2004     Entered into    22,608             6.2966
Short CFD      11/06/2004     Entered into    10,535             6.2966
Short CFD      14/06/2004     Entered into    1,577              6.3262
Short CFD      17/06/2004     Written         1,800              6.3658
Short CFD      17/06/2004     Entered into    7,770              6.3950
Short CFD      18/06/2004     Written         7,000              6.3881
Long CFD       25/06/2004     Written         500                6.5312
Long CFD       30/06/2004     Written         5,200              6.6248
Long CFD       01/07/2004     Written         1,000              6.6442
Long CFD       02/07/2004     Written         1,200              6.6192
Long CFD       06/07/2004     Written         9,200              6.6138
Long CFD       07/07/2004     Written         700                6.5492
Long CFD       08/07/2004     Written         8,400              6.5261
Long CFD       09/07/2004     Written         19,900             6.7302
Long CFD       12/07/2004     Written         22,400             6.7032
Long CFD       13/07/2004     Written         7,300              6.5866
Long CFD       16/07/2004     Written         13,000             6.7255
Long CFD       19/07/2004     Written         1,400              6.7142
Short CFD      20/07/2004     Written         1,300              6.7458
Short CFD      21/07/2004     Entered into    86,937             6.7168
Short CFD      21/07/2004     Entered into    5,460              6.7168
Short CFD      28/07/2004     Entered into    43,895             6.6009
Short CFD      29/07/2004     Written         6,200              6.6039
Short CFD      29/07/2004     Entered into    69,330             6.6250
Short CFD      30/07/2004     Written         1,500              6.5808
Short CFD      30/07/2004     Entered into    33,491             6.6000
Short CFD      02/08/2004     Written         5,100              6.6908
Short CFD      02/08/2004     Entered into    18,939             6.6900
Short CFD      04/08/2004     Written         4,600              6.5691
Short CFD      16/08/2004     Written         4,600              6.5372
Short CFD      17/08/2004     Written         3,1