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               05 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       2,361,620    2.30%     1,061,062      1.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,208,791    2.15%     2,300,813      2.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0    0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              4,570,411    4.46%      3,361,875     3


(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      4,147                4.9600
Purchase      9,042                4.8944
Purchase      3,203                4.8309
Purchase      6,356                4.8829
Purchase      1,265                4.8688
Purchase      12,792               4.8650
Purchase      49,580               4.8696
Purchase      9,042                4.8944
Purchase      18,638               4.7892
Purchase      42                   4.8752
Purchase      375                  4.8904
Purchase      71                   4.8994
Purchase      699                  4.9067
Purchase      1,265                4.8688
Purchase      200                  5.0150
Sale          4,988                4.9816
Sale          1,068                4.8546
Sale          1,265                4.8688
Sale          1,356                5.0242
Sale          9,042                4.8944
Sale          6,356                4.7923

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         18638                 4.7891
CFD        Short         3203                  4.8309
CFD        Short         12792                 4.865
CFD        Short         1265                  4.8687
CFD        Short         49580                 4.8696
CFD        Short         6356                  4.8829
CFD        Short         9042                  4.8944
CFD        Long          6356                  4.7923
CFD        Long          16486                 4.8945
CFD        Long          4988                  4.9815
CFD        Long          1356                  5.0242

(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                         06 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)