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               28 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           25,790,261  (7.13%)             0   (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                 0  (0.00%)        93,072   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                 0  (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  25,790,261  (7.13%)        93,072   (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      1,345                Transfer
Purchase      10,293               Transfer
Purchase      7,800                9.9965
Purchase      842                  10.0388
Purchase      33,627               9.9967
Purchase      959                  10.0650
Purchase      1,333                10.0228
Sale          103                  9.9900
Sale          200                  9.9900
Sale          202                  9.9900
Sale          212                  9.9900
Sale          220                  9.9900
Sale          220                  9.9900
Sale          232                  9.9900
Sale          245                  9.9900
Sale          245                  9.9900
Sale          250                  9.9900
Sale          250                  9.9900
Sale          250                  9.9900
Sale          255                  9.9900
Sale          270                  9.9900
Sale          290                  9.9900
Sale          300                  9.9900
Sale          300                  9.9900
Sale          300                  9.9900
Sale          312                  9.9900
Sale          337                  9.9900
Sale          342                  9.9900
Sale          350                  9.9900
Sale          365                  9.9900
Sale          370                  9.9900
Sale          375                  9.9900
Sale          400                  9.9800
Sale          400                  9.9900
Sale          400                  9.9900
Sale          440                  9.9900
Sale          450                  9.9900
Sale          465                  9.9900
Sale          475                  9.9900
Sale          485                  9.9900
Sale          500                  9.9830
Sale          500                  9.9900
Sale          500                  9.9900
Sale          500                  9.9900
Sale          600                  9.9900
Sale          700                  9.9833
Sale          1,345                Transfer
Sale          4,025                10.0300
Sale          144                   10.0700
Sale          1,333                 10.0656
Sale          2,600                 9.9885
Sale          1,000                 9.9940


(b)  Derivatives transactions
      (other than options)

Product name,     Long/Short    Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)        (Note 6)      Securities          (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD               Long          1,000               9.99400
CFD               Long          2,600               9.98850
CFD               Long          1,333               10.06558
CFD               Short         1,333               10.02278


(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                         29 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