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               20 March 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         505,569       1.72%        3,093      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       86,120       0.29%        9,970      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                591,689       2.01%        13,063     0.04%


(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      370                  15.5128
Purchase      367                  15.2902
Purchase      11,648               16.0800
Purchase      48                   15.6329
Purchase      1,397                15.4729
Purchase      1,578                16.1100
Purchase      820                  15.4027
Purchase      1,235                15.0700
Sale          1,235                15.0700
Sale          540                  15.4021
Sale          1,578                16.1100
Sale          1,475                15.1958
Sale          48                   15.2071
Sale          1,085                15.2994
Sale          200                  15.4874
Sale          376                  15.7074
Sale          200                  15.7600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         367           15.2901
CFD            Short         820           15.4026
CFD            Short         1397          15.4729
CFD            Short         370           15.5127
CFD            Short         48            15.6329
CFD            Long          1475          15.1958
CFD            Long          48            15.207
CFD            Long          1085          15.2994
CFD            Long          540           15.402
CFD            Long          200           15.4874
CFD            Long          3562          15.5347
CFD            Long          376           15.7073
CFD            Long          200           15.76

(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                         25 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