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               25 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         463,665       1.58%        2,510      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       85,537       0.29%       14,017      0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                549,202       1.87%       16,527      0.06%


(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      500                  15.1740
Purchase      1,572                15.2821
Purchase      78                   15.4829
Purchase      73                   15.1300
Purchase      243                  15.1300
Purchase      1,144                15.3891
Purchase      268                  15.1300
Purchase      1,828                15.1300
Purchase      622                  15.1300
Purchase      630                  15.5931
Purchase      1,578                15.6700
Purchase      434                  15.1825
Sale          1,578                15.6700
Sale          400                  15.2804
Sale          266                  16.0300
Sale          46,162               15.1727
Sale          100                  15.3475
Sale          1,578                15.6700
Sale          790                  15.4248

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1828          15.13
CFD            Short         500           15.174
CFD            Short         434           15.1825
CFD            Short         1572          15.282
CFD            Short         1144          15.3891
CFD            Short         78            15.4829
CFD            Short         630           15.5931
CFD            Long          400           15.2804
CFD            Long          100           15.3475
CFD            Long          790           15.4247
CFD            Long          266           16.03

(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                         26 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