Rule 8.3 - AWG

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 AWG Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.1990049 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 13 September 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 7,945,235 5.59% 88,297 0.06% securities (2) Derivatives 88,297 0.06% 75,945 0.05% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,033,532 5.65% 164,242 0.12% (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 13.7313 Sale 3,453 13.5467 Sale 8,700 13.4748 Sale 371 13.3700 Sale 506 13.5273 Sale 4,143 13.6173 Sale 8,400 13.4607 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP) e.g. CFD CFD Short 8400 13.4606 CFD Short 8700 13.4748 CFD Short 506 13.5272 CFD Short 3453 13.5467 CFD Short 4143 13.6172 CFD Long 20151 13.3759 CFD Long 3000 13.7312 (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 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 September 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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