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 10 January 2008
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 3,354,403 3.27% 364,789 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 364,493 0.36% 1,106,255 1.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,718,896 3.63% 1,471,044 1.43%
(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 13,981 5.0454
Purchase 8,390 5.0821
Purchase 29,716 5.0802
Purchase 45,180 5.0689
Purchase 35,093 5.0597
Purchase 1,483 5.0636
Purchase 4,542 5.0250
Purchase 10,087 5.1008
Purchase 5,794 5.0559
Purchase 1,427 5.0250
Purchase 35,093 5.0597
Purchase 3,934 5.0700
Purchase 22,769 5.0508
Purchase 878 5.0792
Sale 10,087 5.1008
Sale 878 5.0792
Sale 3,934 5.0690
Sale 29,716 5.0793
Sale 2,700 5.0200
Sale 2,308 5.0127
Sale 950 5.0696
Sale 1,150 5.0550
Sale 878 5.0792
Sale 45,180 5.0689
Sale 8,390 5.0821
Sale 1,020 5.0550
Sale 22,769 5.0499
Sale 2,000 5.0650
Sale 13,981 5.0454
Sale 1,900 5.0550
Sale 45,180 5.0689
Sale 850 5.0650
Sale 1,483 5.0636
Sale 35,093 5.0597
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 22769 5.0507
CFD Short 3934 5.07
CFD Short 8390 5.082
CFD Long 13981 5.0454
CFD Long 1483 5.0635
CFD Long 30594 5.0792
(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 11 January 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk