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 13 JULY 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 25,717,859 (7.11%) 421 (0.00%) securities (2) Derivatives 0 (0.00%) 73,168 (0.02%) (other than options) (3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 25,717,859 (7.11%) 73,589 (0.02%) (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 942 10.0769 Purchase 1,245 10.0210 Purchase 43,830 10.0392 Sale 1,000 10.0820 Sale 2,000 10.0264 Sale 1,495 10.0700 Sale 363 10.0629 Sale 956 10.0300 Sale 5,517 10.0200 Sale 6,224 10.0567 Sale 90,313 10.0705 NB: The below transaction which was disclosed on 12/07/06 has been cancelled: Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 462 10.0788 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per unit (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities (GBP) CFD Short 6,224 10.0567 CFD Long 1,245 10.0210 (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 14 JULY 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

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