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               27 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       5,572,654     3.90%           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              5,573,044     3.90%         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)
Sale          29,509               15.9700
Sale          10,106               15.9700
Sale          19,539               15.9700
Sale          58,703               15.9700
Sale          2,779                15.9700
Sale          7,853                15.9700
Sale          34,420               15.9700
Sale          25,729               15.9700
Sale          1,805                15.9700
Sale          2,500                15.9700
Sale          6,865                15.9700
Sale          13,192               15.9700
Sale          14,507               15.9700
Sale          7,983                15.9700
Sale          25,533               15.9700
Sale          4,478                15.9700
Sale          43,412               15.9700
Sale          33,512               15.9700
Sale          13,096               15.9700
Sale          519,502              15.9700
Sale          5,422                15.9700
Sale          12,807               15.9700
Sale          5,885                15.9700
Sale          101,753              15.9700
Sale          22,443               15.9700
Sale          626                  15.9400
Sale          11,770               15.9700
Sale          144                  15.9321
Sale          20,109               15.9700
Sale          12,253               15.9700
Sale          20,109               15.9700
Sale          4,986                15.9700
Sale          3,518                15.9700
Sale          7,199                15.9700
Sale          11,523               15.9700
Sale          8,190                15.9700
Sale          5,941                15.9700
Sale          2,783                15.9700

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


(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                         30 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