Rule 8.3 - MCALPINE(ALFRED)

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              MCALPINE(ALFRED)
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 October 2007

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       2,009,516    1.96%       1,072,322    1.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,144,685    1.12%       1,364,996    1.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             3,154,201     3.08%       2,437,318    2.38%



(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      1,246                5.4577
Purchase      2,727                5.4700
Purchase      1,062                5.3838
Purchase      215                  5.4854
Purchase      523                  5.4738
Purchase      182                  5.4850
Purchase      300                  5.4477
Purchase      150                  5.4469
Purchase      2,500                5.4540
Purchase      1,800                5.4800
Purchase      180                  5.4688
Purchase      984                  5.4841
Purchase      4,614                5.4778
Purchase      8,106                5.4522
Purchase      4,943                5.4521
Purchase      6,858                5.4547
Purchase      1,000                5.4238
Sale          543                  5.4693
Sale          899                  5.4700
Sale          1,351                5.4761
Sale          500                  5.4612
Sale          1,498                5.4711
Sale          250                  5.4711
Sale          6,273                5.4506
Sale          984                  5.4841
Sale          10,509               5.4811
Sale          533                  5.4695
Sale          984                  5.4841
Sale          106                  5.4211
Sale          3,859                5.4590

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         10570                 5.4135
CFD        Short         4943                  5.452
CFD        Short         8106                  5.4521
CFD        Short         6858                  5.4546
CFD        Short         4614                  5.4777
CFD        Long          6273                  5.4506
CFD        Long          3859                  5.4589
CFD        Long          543                   5.4693
CFD        Long          533                   5.4694
CFD        Long          899                   5.47
CFD        Long          10509                 5.481
CFD        Long          984                   5.484
CFD        Long          4960                  5.4938

(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                         18 October 2007
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)