Rule 8.3 - MAPELEY

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              MAPELEY
Class of relevant security    ORD NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               26 February 2008

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         494,135      1.68%        11,480      0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives       81,000      0.28%        11,247      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                575,135      1.95%        22,727      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      21,998               16.7740
Purchase      3,110                17.4212
Purchase      250                  17.2800
Purchase      166                  17.4700
Purchase      3,082                17.4561
Purchase      136                  17.3310
Purchase      525                  17.4632
Purchase      760                  16.3606
Sale          1,209                15.4500
Sale          311                  16.5409
Sale          8,583                16.9166
Sale          3,608                15.7420
Sale          22,281               16.8467
Sale          3,130                17.1954
Sale          379                  15.5593

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         760           16.3606
CFD            Short         20121         16.7656
CFD            Short         1877          16.8632
CFD            Short         3110          17.4212
CFD            Short         3082          17.4561
CFD            Short         525           17.4632
CFD            Short         166           17.47
CFD            Long          682           14.8122
CFD            Long          1209          15.4499
CFD            Long          379           15.5592
CFD            Long          3608          15.742
CFD            Long          311           16.5409
CFD            Long          22281         16.8466
CFD            Long          8583          16.9166
CFD            Long          3130          17.1953

(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
None

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 February 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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