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               19 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       1,899,121    1.85%       1,172,924    1.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,249,763    1.22%       1,396,536    1.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             3,148,884     3.07%       2,569,460    2.51%


(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      1,100                5.5491
Purchase      15,968               5.5037
Purchase      100                  5.3554
Purchase      2,024                5.5503
Purchase      1,843                5.3950
Purchase      500                  5.5638
Purchase      5,000                5.5400
Purchase      629                  5.5638
Sale          1,500                5.5242
Sale          1,843                5.5168
Sale          25,000               5.5500
Sale          549                  5.5611
Sale          2,255                5.5312
Sale          1,000                5.5611
Sale          100                  5.5511
Sale          1,500                5.5242
Sale          1,000                5.5219
Sale          1,284                5.5261
Sale          2,929                5.5012
Sale          973                  5.5512
Sale          5,699                5.5000
Sale          2,000                5.5004
Sale          4,422                5.5564
Sale          200                  5.5523
Sale          837                  5.5242
Sale          1,206                5.5611
Sale          1,100                5.5491
Sale          1,100                5.5491
Sale          2,207                5.5041
Sale          30,996               5.5081
Sale          1,251                5.5294
Sale          17,115               5.5128
Sale          7,000                5.5500

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         15968                 5.5036
CFD        Short         2024                  5.5502
CFD        Long          2207                  5.5041
CFD        Long          30996                 5.5081
CFD        Long          17115                 5.5128
CFD        Long          1251                  5.5294
CFD        Long          1100                  5.549
CFD        Long          4422                  5.5563
CFD        Long          4148                  5.5628

(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                         22 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)