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 18 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 7,800,566 5.48% 217,721 0.15% securities (2) Derivatives 217,721 0.15% 33,326 0.02% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 8,018,287 5.64% 251,047 0.18% (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 412 15.4015 Purchase 38,355 15.3787 Purchase 2,000 15.3977 Purchase 4,062 15.3700 Purchase 1,200 15.2334 Sale 2,000 15.3423 Sale 4,400 15.3700 Sale 2,100 15.3200 NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 18/09/2006 have been cancelled Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP Purchase 1,200 15.2335 (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 2100 15.3200 CFD Short 2000 15.3423 CFD Short 4400 15.3700 CFD Short 19976 15.3758 CFD Short 9522 15.4968 CFD Long 2400 15.2334 CFD Long 4062 15.3700 CFD Long 38355 15.3786 CFD Long 1600 15.3976 CFD Long 400 15.3977 CFD Long 412 15.4015 (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 19 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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