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               26 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       7,986,612      5.61%      107,940      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      107,940      0.08%       10,553      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         0         0.00%          0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              8,094,552      5.69%       118,493     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       5,900                15.1800
Purchase         500                15.2100
Purchase         285                15.2691
Purchase       6,937                15.1863
Purchase       6,953                15.1230
Sale             475                15.2173
Sale             396                15.2173
Sale           2,166                15.2173

(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         Long          6953                 15.1230
CFD         Long          5900                 15.1800
CFD         Long          6937                 15.1863
CFD         Long           500                 15.2100
CFD         Long           285                 15.2691


(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                        27 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