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 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 3,601,441 3.51% 305,402 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 305,106 0.30% 1,074,315 1.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,906,547 3.81% 1,379,717 1.35%
(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 123 5.1400
Purchase 1,292 5.1155
Purchase 5,606 5.1397
Purchase 40,254 5.1292
Purchase 1,292 5.1155
Purchase 20,354 5.1343
Purchase 4,905 5.1310
Purchase 22,600 5.1258
Purchase 2,700 5.1400
Purchase 4,067 5.1450
Purchase 40,254 5.1292
Purchase 1,029 5.1400
Purchase 20,354 5.1343
Purchase 1,418 5.1400
Purchase 4,905 5.1310
Purchase 34,648 5.1276
Purchase 130 5.1400
Sale 22,600 5.1258
Sale 123 5.1400
Sale 20,354 5.1334
Sale 4,905 5.1310
Sale 20,354 5.1343
Sale 34,648 5.1276
Sale 1,418 5.1400
Sale 20,354 5.1343
Sale 40,254 5.1292
Sale 1,292 5.1155
Sale 1,997 5.1000
Sale 5,606 5.1388
Sale 130 5.1400
Sale 1,029 5.1400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1292 5.1155
CFD Short 34648 5.1276
CFD Short 4905 5.1309
CFD Short 5606 5.1396
CFD Long 9737 5.131
CFD Long 20354 5.1333
(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 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