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               30 November 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       2,244,822    2.19%     1,107,337      1.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,093,498    2.04%     2,174,237      2.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              4,338,320    4.23%     3,281,574      3.20%


(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      8,912                5.2314
Purchase      2                    5.1804
Purchase      795                  5.2677
Purchase      300                  5.0738
Purchase      8,532                5.1641
Purchase      646                  5.2328
Purchase      2,395                5.2400
Purchase      864                  5.2167
Purchase      407                  5.2400
Purchase      799                  5.2160
Sale          25,265               5.2257
Sale          7,302                5.2554
Sale          864                  5.2167
Sale          670                  5.1696
Sale          9,844                5.2400
Sale          1,067                5.2446
Sale          8,912                5.2314
Sale          864                  5.2167
Sale          646                  5.2328
Sale          646                  5.2328

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Sale          1,300                5.0350

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         8532                   5.1641
CFD        Short         799                    5.2159
CFD        Short         8912                   5.2313
CFD        Long          864                    5.2167
CFD        Long          25265                  5.2257
CFD        Long          16007                  5.2314
CFD        Long          2652                   5.2315
CFD        Long          646                    5.2328
CFD        Long          1067                   5.2446
CFD        Long          7302                   5.2554

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Long       1,300                5.035

(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                         03 December 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)