Rule 8.3 - AMSTRAD

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              AMSTRAD
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               31 July 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       10,103,365    12.13%             0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,170,548     2.61%     3,347,760     4.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              12,273,913    14.73%     3,347,760     4.02%


(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      2,513                1.4585
Purchase      11,753               1.4691
Purchase      1,090                1.4585
Purchase      200                  1.4728
Purchase      1,000                1.4639
Purchase      2,000                1.4545
Purchase      4,083                1.4695
Purchase      110                  1.4615
Purchase      1,085,274            1.4725
Purchase      28,627               1.2125
Purchase      78,600               1.4695
Purchase      28,627               1.4650
Purchase      1,362                1.4680
Sale          84,033               1.4651
Sale          700                  1.4678
Sale          1,140                1.4606
Sale          1,725                1.4572
Sale          3,000                1.4616
Sale          8,000                1.4638
Sale          702                  1.4678
Sale          4,083                1.4678
Sale          1,000                1.4572
Sale          103,963              1.4526
Sale          722                  1.4606
Sale          4,000                1.4672
Sale          11,910               1.4501
Sale          74,486               1.4526
Sale          2,278                1.4549
Sale          5,000                1.4678
Sale          2,000                1.4553
Sale          418                  1.4680
Sale          28,627               1.2125
Sale          28,627               1.4650
Sale          1,085,274            1.4725
Sale          28,627               1.4650
Sale          1,843                1.4678
Sale          7,000                1.4672
Sale          1,200                1.4549
Sale          847                  1.4700
Sale          1,000                1.4656
Sale          4,042                1.4531
Sale          598                  1.4700
Sale          5,232                1.4678
Sale          1,100                1.4700
Sale          12,802               1.4553
Sale          800                  1.4678
Sale          4,430                1.4598
Sale          4,700                1.4621
Sale          417                  1.4572
Sale          535                  1.4678
Sale          2,200                1.4694

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         78600         1.4695
CFD            Short         2170548       1.4725
CFD            Long          1085274       1.4725

(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                         01 August 2007
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