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 04 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 2,268,978 2.21% 1,132,385 1.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,179,605 2.13% 2,199,937 2.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,448,583 4.34% 3,332,322 3.25%
(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 1,545 4.7005
Purchase 8,805 4.7876
Purchase 36,588 4.8961
Purchase 886 5.1265
Purchase 100 5.0356
Purchase 134 5.0992
Purchase 8,805 4.7876
Purchase 700 4.7025
Purchase 100 5.2100
Sale 134 5.0992
Sale 9,361 5.0893
Sale 6,873 5.0485
Sale 666 5.1411
Sale 401 5.1498
Sale 4,207 5.0227
Sale 8,805 4.7876
Sale 134 5.0992
Sale 50 5.0973
Sale 2,061 5.0557
Sale 2,400 5.1012
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD Short 1545 4.7004
CFD Short 700 4.7025
CFD Short 8805 4.7875
CFD Short 100 5.0356
CFD Short 886 5.1265
CFD Long 15383 4.7876
CFD Long 4207 5.0226
CFD Long 6873 5.0484
CFD Long 9361 5.0892
CFD Long 134 5.0991
CFD Long 401 5.1497
(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 05 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)