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               03 December 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       2,246,407    2.19%     1,122,960      1.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,143,246    2.09%     2,187,901      2.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              4,389,653    4.28%     3,310,861      3.23%


(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      6,942                5.2343
Purchase      1,909                5.1900
Purchase      8,912                5.2314
Purchase      3,915                5.1916
Purchase      1,461                5.2305
Purchase      871                  5.2160
Purchase      1,836                5.2329
Purchase      6,800                5.2137
Purchase      6,942                5.2343
Purchase      3,915                5.1916
Purchase      100                  5.1756
Purchase      439                  5.1891
Sale          2,141                5.2200
Sale          22,957               5.2232
Sale          439                  5.1891
Sale          1,461                5.2305
Sale          439                  5.1891
Sale          485                  5.2011
Sale          6,942                5.2343
Sale          3,915                5.1916
Sale          799                  5.2490
Sale          1,461                5.2305
Sale          1,418                5.1995

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         100                   5.1756
CFD        Short         3915                  5.1915
CFD        Short         871                   5.2159
CFD        Short         1836                  5.2329
CFD        Short         6942                  5.2343
CFD        Long          439                   5.189
CFD        Long          11492                 5.1916
CFD        Long          1418                  5.1994
CFD        Long          485                   5.201
CFD        Long          2141                  5.22
CFD        Long          22957                 5.2231
CFD        Long          1461                  5.2304
CFD        Long          8556                  5.2344
CFD        Long          799                   5.2489

(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                         04 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)