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 11 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 3,570,574 3.48% 346,247 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 345,951 0.34% 1,098,800 1.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,916,525 3.82% 1,445,047 1.41%
(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 1,500 4.9550
Purchase 214,489 4.9969
Purchase 5,376 4.9889
Purchase 2,744 5.0300
Purchase 21,545 5.0035
Purchase 2,223 4.9862
Purchase 19,361 4.9623
Purchase 12,187 4.9827
Purchase 16,101 4.9970
Purchase 5,376 4.9889
Purchase 1,500 4.9550
Purchase 1,500 4.9556
Purchase 31,548 4.9697
Purchase 31,548 4.9697
Purchase 11,503 4.9044
Purchase 2,223 4.9862
Sale 21,545 5.0035
Sale 21,545 5.0035
Sale 1,030 4.9537
Sale 16,101 4.9961
Sale 2,223 4.9862
Sale 16,390 4.9700
Sale 19,361 4.9614
Sale 1,500 4.9550
Sale 12,187 4.9827
Sale 11,503 4.9044
Sale 5,376 4.9889
Sale 31,548 4.9697
Sale 1,500 4.9550
Sale 2,744 5.0300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1500 4.9556
CFD Short 19361 4.9623
CFD Short 12187 4.9827
CFD Short 2223 4.9861
CFD Short 5376 4.9889
CFD Long 10715 4.989
CFD Long 16101 4.9961
CFD Long 18801 4.9986
CFD Long 2744 5.03
(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 14 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