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 October 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       6,705,138     4.70%           390     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives          390     0.00%         4,896     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              6,705,528     4.70%         5,286     0.00%


(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      351                  15.9400
Purchase      1,808                15.9731
Sale          3,992                15.9700
Sale          29,992               Transfer
Sale          5,679                Transfer
Sale          6,742                15.9700
Sale          11,470               15.9700
Sale          5,082                15.9700
Sale          159                  15.9821
Sale          4,085                Transfer
Sale          29,763               15.9700
Sale          2,368                15.9900
Sale          8,170                Transfer
Sale          35,744               15.9900
Sale          3,154                15.9700
Sale          6,065                Transfer
Sale          3,073                Transfer
Sale          118,607              Transfer
Sale          2,986                Transfer
Sale          5,527                Transfer
Sale          16,462               15.9700
Sale          14,973               15.9700
Sale          8,911                15.9700
Sale          39,063               15.9700
Sale          9,293                15.9700
Sale          2,030                15.9900
Sale          22,822               15.9700
Sale          13,357               15.9700
Sale          68,429               15.9700
Sale          6,153                Transfer
Sale          13,078               15.9700
Sale          1,274                15.9700
Sale          50,602               Transfer
Sale          3,159                15.9700
Sale          7,790                15.9700
Sale          1,770                Transfer
Sale          14,535               15.9700
Sale          2,302                Transfer
Sale          5,659                Transfer
Sale          9,060                15.9700
Sale          25,470               Transfer
Sale          1,757                15.9900
Sale          605,559              15.9700
Sale          22,174               15.9700
Sale          4,039                15.9900
Sale          7,000                Transfer
Sale          1,345                15.9700
Sale          22,822               15.9700
Sale          5,256                Transfer
Sale          2,049                15.9700
Sale          2,306                15.9900
Sale          3,791                Transfer
Sale          13,905               15.9700
Sale          40,121               15.9700
Sale          6,679                15.9700
Sale          34,397               15.9700
Sale          14,863               15.9700
Sale          3,246                Transfer


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)                      Securities
CFD              Short          1808               15.9730

(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                         (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 October 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