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               29 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         477,627      1.62%        15,919      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives       95,384      0.32%        10,337      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                573,011      1.95%        26,256      0.09%


(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      477                  18.0781
Purchase      4,576                18.1074
Purchase      330                  18.1474
Purchase      163                  18.1000
Purchase      255                  18.1000
Sale          1,103                18.1000
Sale          1,907                18.1050
Sale          847                  18.3565
Sale          2,435                18.1523
Sale          1,020                18.1140
Sale          293                  18.1000
Sale          279                  18.1000
Sale          1,377                18.0765
Sale          390                  18.0000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         477           18.078
CFD            Short         4576          18.1073
CFD            Short         330           18.1473
CFD            Long          390           18
CFD            Long          1377          18.0764
CFD            Long          293           18.1
CFD            Long          1907          18.105
CFD            Long          1020          18.114
CFD            Long          2435          18.1522
CFD            Long          847           18.3565


(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                         03 March 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