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               29 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          25,748,779   (7.12%)        24,980   (0.01%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                0   (0.00%)       103,151   (0.03%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)             0   (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 25,748,779   (7.12%)       128,131   (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/sal  Number of Securities Price per unit
e                                  (GBP)
Purchase      341                  10.3520
Purchase      2,330                10.4000
Purchase      3,035                10.3341
Purchase      4,967                10.2798
Purchase      8,612                10.3731
Purchase      36,100               10.2186
Purchase      72,626               10.1720
Sale          200                  10.1225
Sale          225                  10.1225
Sale          250                  10.1225
Sale          375                  10.1080
Sale          600                  10.1225
Sale          600                  10.3705
Sale          650                  10.1225
Sale          750                  10.3655
Sale          1,261                10.3476
Sale          182                  10.3000
Sale          1,000                10.3135
Sale          2,500                10.3974
Sale          3,035                10.3242
Sale          46,447               10.3432
Sale          111,418              10.3738



  (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           2,500              10.39740
CFD              Short          4,967              10.27979
CFD              Short          8,612              10.37310
CFD              Short          3,035              10.33414
CFD              Long           3,035              10.32422
CFD              Long           1,000              10.31345



(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                         30 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