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               31 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       1,916,793    1.87%       1,128,744    1.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,428,231    1.39%       1,550,790    1.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             3,345,024     3.26%       2,679,534    2.61%

(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      46,498               5.5692
Purchase      200                  5.4942
Purchase      1,537                Transfer
Purchase      4,533                5.5414
Purchase      26,655               5.5485
Purchase      275                  5.5061
Purchase      1,621                5.5578
Purchase      27,190               5.5424
Purchase      180                  5.5411
Sale          275                  5.5489
Sale          22,960               5.5526
Sale          779                  5.5620
Sale          203                  5.5461
Sale          1,030                5.4926
Sale          1,232                5.5584
Sale          1,537                Transfer
Sale          1,200                5.5357
Sale          200                  5.5893

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         275                   5.506
CFD        Short         180                   5.541
CFD        Short         4533                  5.5414
CFD        Short         27190                 5.5424
CFD        Short         26655                 5.5484
CFD        Short         1621                  5.5577
CFD        Long          3114                  5.5078
CFD        Long          275                   5.5489
CFD        Long          22960                 5.5526
CFD        Long          779                   5.562
CFD        Long          200                   5.5893

(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                         01 November 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)