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               31 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       5,045,425     3.53%         2,713     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives          390     0.00%         6,541     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              5,045,815     3.53%         9,254     0.01%


(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        1,645               15.9732
Purchase       15,752               16.0100
Sale           43,504               16.0000
Sale          222,113               16.0000
Sale            3,414               16.0000
Sale            2,081               16.0000
Sale            2,541               16.0000
Sale            2,935               16.0000
Sale           18,560               16.0000
Sale            2,285               16.0000
Sale           11,001               16.0000
Sale            2,779               16.0000
Sale            3,501               16.0000
Sale            2,318               16.0000
Sale              819               16.0000
Sale           25,099               16.0000
Sale            6,203               16.0000
Sale            5,032               16.0000
Sale            1,505               16.0000
Sale            2,540               16.0000
Sale            1,428               16.0000
Sale           10,917               16.0000
Sale            2,517               16.0000
Sale            5,239               16.0000
Sale            3,358               16.0000
Sale           12,616               16.0000
Sale            2,140               16.0000
Sale            5,475               16.0000
Sale            3,078               16.0000
Sale            5,600               16.0000
Sale            2,850               16.0000
Sale           14,716               16.0000
Sale            5,641               16.0000
Sale            1,981               16.0000
Sale            4,401               16.0000
Sale           14,328               16.0000
Sale            1,914               16.0000
Sale            8,353               16.0000
Sale            8,597               16.0000
Sale            8,597               16.0000
Sale            9,595               16.0000
Sale            4,927               16.0000
Sale            4,321               16.0000

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)                      Securities
CFD              Short          1645               15.9731

(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                         01 November 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