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 14 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 2,398,034 2.34% 1,065,388 1.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,663,079 1.62% 1,891,845 1.85%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,061,113 3.96% 2,957,233 2.89%
(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 2,285 5.4525
Purchase 49,610 5.4050
Purchase 1,100 5.4005
Purchase 1,205 5.3808
Purchase 2,135 5.3895
Purchase 9,012 5.4009
Purchase 5,000 5.4130
Purchase 1,868 5.3950
Purchase 6,321 5.3850
Sale 2,285 5.4525
Sale 47,325 5.4027
Sale 49,610 5.4050
Sale 1,195 5.4515
Sale 1,468 5.4041
Sale 38,656 5.4065
Sale 49,610 5.4050
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD Short 1205 5.3808
CFD Short 6321 5.385
CFD Short 2135 5.3894
CFD Short 1100 5.4004
CFD Short 9012 5.4008
CFD Long 4521 5.4029
CFD Long 1468 5.4041
CFD Long 38656 5.4065
(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 15 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)