Rule 8.3 - ALPHAMERIC

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              ALPHAMERIC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.025
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 October 2007

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      4,163,791       3.14%             0      0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             4,163,791       3.14%             0      0.00%


(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      3,000                .2931
Purchase      991                  .2522
Purchase      7,928                .2977
Purchase      1,092                .2622
Purchase      314                  .2781
Purchase      4,000                .2525
Purchase      10,000               .2850
Purchase      1,256                .2717
Purchase      1,795                .2785
Purchase      5,386                .1825
Purchase      10,000               .2550
Purchase      519                  .1686
Purchase      11,665               .1700
Purchase      6,688                .2691
Purchase      10,000               .3000
Purchase      1,000                .2900
Purchase      500                  .2525
Purchase      10,570               .2838
Purchase      2,733                .1795
Purchase      3,490                .2828
Purchase      1,889                .2780
Purchase      6,578                .2850
Purchase      11,000               .2788
Purchase      3,000                .2700
Purchase      3,000                .2691
Purchase      35,182               .1900
Purchase      4,000v               .2525
Sale          10,570               .2651
Sale          991                  .2848
Sale          16,155               .2898
Sale          2,733                .2647
Sale          6,666                .2638
Sale          2,000                .2743
Sale          4,000                .2710
Sale          3,785                .2697
Sale          11,000               .2870
Sale          1,795                .2550
Sale          10,000               .2720
Sale          2,500                .2450
Sale          2,115                .2524
Sale          3,000                .2910
Sale          7,416                .2697
Sale          6,042                .2730
Sale          10,000               .2540
Sale          1,990                .2513
Sale          6,688                .2651
Sale          41,582               .2550
Sale          10,000               .2940
Sale          10,000               .1725

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(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
None

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                         11 October 2007
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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