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               21 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        7,979,698     5.61%       105,945     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      105,945      0.07%       9,007       0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         0         0.00%          0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               8,085,643     5.68%       114,952     0.08%




(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      6,000                15.3731
Purchase      316                  15.2515
Purchase      2,607                15.2931
Purchase      1,646                15.3500
Sale          1,476                15.3369
Sale          837                  15.3517
Sale          659                  15.3517
Sale          238                  15.3400
Sale          5,584                Transfer
Sale          15,862               15.3235
Sale          3,601                15.3517
Sale          200                  15.3370
Sale          19,747               15.3187

(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         19747                 15.3187
CFD        Short         15862                 15.3234
CFD        Short         1676                  15.3369
CFD        Short         238                   15.3400
CFD        Long          316                   15.2515
CFD        Long          2607                  15.2930
CFD        Long          6000                  15.3730


(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                        22 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