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 17 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 3,579,733 3.49% 327,318 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 327,022 0.32% 1,023,789 1.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,906,755 3.81% 1,351,107 1.32%
(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 1,200 5.0708
Purchase 26,181 5.0814
Purchase 10,019 5.0928
Purchase 26,181 5.0814
Purchase 1,200 5.0708
Purchase 10,270 5.0812
Purchase 13,200 5.0747
Purchase 8,111 5.0940
Purchase 1,991 5.0610
Purchase 1,113 5.0742
Purchase 2,711 5.1157
Purchase 1,908 5.0876
Purchase 16,162 5.0743
Purchase 243 5.0742
Sale 16,162 5.0743
Sale 1,113 5.0742
Sale 26,181 5.0814
Sale 10,019 5.0928
Sale 10,270 5.0812
Sale 243 5.0742
Sale 13,200 5.0747
Sale 243 5.0742
Sale 1,200 5.0708
Sale 8,111 5.0931
Sale 2,711 5.1148
Sale 10,019 5.0928
Sale 1,908 5.0876
Sale 1,113 5.0742
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1200 5.0708
CFD Short 13200 5.0746
CFD Short 10270 5.0812
CFD Short 2711 5.1156
CFD Long 1356 5.0741
CFD Long 13225 5.0814
CFD Long 1908 5.0875
CFD Long 8111 5.0931
(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 18 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