Rule 8.3 - MOWLEM PLC

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

Name of purchaser/vendor *                        BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                                  MOWLEM PLC
Relevant security dealt in                        ORD GBP 0.25
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #
Date of dealing                                   31 OCTOBER 2005

DEALINGS †

Amount bought                                     Price per unit (currency must be stated)
31,751                                            1.9492
196,384                                           1.9720
7,086                                             1.9399

Amount sold                                       Price per unit (currency must be stated)
6,200                                             2.0000

Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled   3,323,232 (2.34%)

IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES

Date of disclosure  01 NOVEMBER 2005
Contact name        BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETATRIAT
Telephone number    0207 116 2913

* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is
insufficient.

In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be
named.

# See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code.

† If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or
Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)

DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Description of all derivative products       CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will realise
disclosed on this form                       a gain if the price of the underlying security
                                             goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain
                                             if the price of the underlying security goes down.
                                             The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no
                                             rollover into new contracts.


Full details of any agreement, arrangement    None
or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person 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.


WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Writing/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entering into   securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Entered into    31,516            1.9720
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Entered into    57,297            1.9720
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Entered into    14,803            1.9720
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Entered into    50,340            1.9720
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Entered into    146,044           1.9720
Long CFD       31/10/2005     Written         6,200             2.0000
Short CFD      31/10/2005     Written         7,086             1.9399
Short CFD      31/10/2005     Written         196,384           1.9720

CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE

Product name   Transaction    Number of        Reference price   Closing out price
eg long CFD    date           securities       (currency         (currency must be
                              to which the     must be stated)   stated)
                              derivative
                              is referenced


DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)

Product name   Transaction    Written/        Number of        Reference price   Maturity date
eg long CFD    date           entered into    securities       (currency
                              (indicate as    to which the     must be stated)
                              applicable)     derivative
                                              is referenced
Short CFD      21/06/2002     Entered into    54,584           2.0450
Short CFD      26/06/2002     Entered into    81,838           2.0000
Short CFD      26/06/2002     Entered into    24,118           2.0000
Short CFD      09/07/2002     Entered into    83,210           2.0467
Short CFD      01/08/2002     Entered into    55,328           1.6515
Short CFD      01/08/2002     Entered into    29,178           1.6515
Long CFD       24/09/2002     Entered into    40,520           1.2150
Long CFD       25/09/2002     Entered into    12,776           1.1900
Long CFD       26/09/2002     Entered into    41,357           1.2626
Short CFD      01/10/2002     Entered into    93,105           1.3400
Short CFD      08/10/2002     Entered into    17,423           1.3300
Short CFD      08/10/2002     Entered into    5,289            1.3300
Short CFD      15/10/2002     Entered into    36,068           1.3600
Short CFD      17/10/2002     Entered into    36,527           1.4050
Short CFD      18/10/2002     Entered into    25,000           1.4300
Short CFD      22/10/2002     Entered into    35,723           1.4200
Short CFD      22/10/2002     Entered into    14,277           1.4200
Short CFD      23/10/2002     Entered into    87,564           1.4027
Short CFD      23/10/2002     Entered into    34,996           1.4027
Long CFD       28/02/2003     Entered into    85,800           1.4058
Short CFD      28/02/2003     Entered into    85,800           1.4058
Short CFD      01/04/2003     Entered into    93,285           1.3400
Short CFD      02/06/2004     Entered into    17,100           1.9000
Long CFD       02/06/2004     Written         17,100           1.9000
Short CFD      03/06/2004     Entered into    64,023           1.8890
Long CFD       03/06/2004     Written         64,023           1.8890
Short CFD      17/06/2004     Entered into    82,911           2.0080
Long CFD       17/06/2004     Written         82,911           2.0080
Short CFD      23/06/2004     Entered into    122,677          2.0479
Long CFD       23/06/2004     Written         122,677          2.0479
Short CFD      29/06/2004     Entered into    69,617           1.6900
Long CFD       29/06/2004     Written         69,617           1.6900
Short CFD      05/07/2004     Entered into    49,274           1.7350
Long CFD       05/07/2004     Written         49,274           1.7350
Short CFD      07/07/2004     Entered into    18,349           1.6483
Long CFD       07/07/2004     Written         18,349           1.6483
Short CFD      21/07/2004     Entered into    40,990           1.7757
Long CFD       21/07/2004     Written         40,990           1.7757
Short CFD      03/08/2004     Entered into    118,664          1.8031
Long CFD       03/08/2004     Written         118,664          1.8031
Short CFD      23/08/2004     Entered into    26,244           1.7400
Long CFD       23/08/2004     Written         26,244           1.7400
Long CFD       13/09/2004     Entered into    50,000           2.0000
Short CFD      13/09/2004     Written         50,000           2.0000
Long CFD       14/09/2004     Entered into    47,738           2.0020
Short CFD      14/09/2004     Written         47,738           2.0020
Short CFD      05/10/2004     Entered into    105,388          1.7932
Long CFD       05/10/2004     Written         105,388          1.7932
Long CFD       08/11/2004     Entered into    13,238           1.8300
Short CFD      08/11/2004     Written         13,238           1.8300
Long CFD       31/12/2004     Written         8,253            0.0000
Long CFD       06/01/2005     Entered into    25,000           1.9300
Short CFD      06/01/2005     Written         25,000           1.9300
Long CFD       13/01/2005     Entered into    50,000           2.1121
Short CFD      13/01/2005     Written         50,000           2.1121
Long CFD       17/01/2005     Entered into    45,090           2.0900
Short CFD      17/01/2005     Written         45,090           2.0900
Short CFD      03/02/2005     Entered into    99,319           2.0529
Long CFD       03/02/2005     Written         99,319           2.0529
Short CFD      09/02/2005     Entered into    37,698           2.1279
Long CFD       09/02/2005     Written         37,698           2.1279
Short CFD      02/03/2005     Entered into    22,811           2.0304
Long CFD       02/03/2005     Written         22,811           2.0304
Long CFD       03/03/2005     Written         50,000           1.9720
Short CFD      09/03/2005     Entered into    47,322           1.9680
Long CFD       09/03/2005     Written         47,322           1.9680
Short CFD      15/03/2005     Written         5,011            1.9734
Short CFD      15/03/2005     Written         44,989           2.0040
Long CFD       16/03/2005     Entered into    64,711           1.9863
Short CFD      16/03/2005     Entered into    64,711           1.9863
Long CFD       16/03/2005     Written         64,711           1.9862
Short CFD      23/03/2005     Entered into    29,967           1.9805
Long CFD       23/03/2005     Written         29,967           1.9805
Long CFD       03/05/2005     Written         25,000           1.8663
Short CFD      04/05/2005     Written         25,000           1.8036
Short CFD      09/05/2005     Entered into    118,354          1.8350
Long CFD       20/05/2005     Entered into    110,656          1.8050
Short CFD      20/05/2005     Entered into    110,656          1.8050
Long CFD       20/05/2005     Written         110,656          1.8050
Short CFD      25/05/2005     Entered into    35,391           1.8100
Long CFD       25/05/2005     Written         35,391           1.8100
Short CFD      01/06/2005     Entered into    26,857           1.8000
Long CFD       01/06/2005     Written         26,857           1.7991
Short CFD      13/07/2005     Entered into    33,825           1.6030
Long CFD       13/07/2005     Written         33,825           1.6022
Short CFD      14/07/2005     Entered into    36,499           1.6184
Short CFD      14/07/2005     Entered into    46,737           1.5984
Long CFD       14/07/2005     Written         46,737           1.5984
Long CFD       20/07/2005     Written         1,600            1.5450
Short CFD      21/07/2005     Written         4,900            1.5024
Short CFD      27/07/2005     Entered into    52,276           1.4462
Long CFD       27/07/2005     Written         52,276           1.4455
Short CFD      27/07/2005     Written         18,641           1.4397
Short CFD      28/07/2005     Entered into    22,469           1.4330
Long CFD       28/07/2005     Written         22,469           1.4323
Short CFD      28/07/2005     Written         8,600            1.4342
Short CFD      29/07/2005     Written         8,700            1.4314
Short CFD      01/08/2005     Written         7,252            1.3947
Short CFD      02/08/2005     Written         11,807           1.4000
Short CFD      03/08/2005     Written         5,000            1.4000
Short CFD      04/08/2005     Entered into    22,726           1.4000
Short CFD      04/08/2005     Entered into    8,876            1.3950
Long CFD       04/08/2005     Written         8,876            1.3943
Long CFD       04/08/2005     Written         22,726           1.4000
Long CFD       11/08/2005     Written         1,423            1.3375
Short CFD      12/08/2005     Written         5,967            1.3416
Short CFD      17/08/2005     Entered into    15,301           1.3409
Long CFD       17/08/2005     Written         8,751            1.3361
Short CFD      22/08/2005     Written         2,747            1.3199
Short CFD      24/08/2005     Entered into    42,749           1.3287
Long CFD       24/08/2005     Written         42,749           1.3287
Long CFD       25/08/2005     Written         6,210            1.3671
Short CFD      25/08/2005     Written         1,917            1.3600
Long CFD       30/08/2005     Entered into    127,277          1.3663
Short CFD      30/08/2005     Entered into    127,277          1.3663
Long CFD       30/08/2005     Written         127,277          1.3662
Short CFD      01/09/2005     Written         3,700            1.4175
Long CFD       05/09/2005     Written         1,560            1.4200
Long CFD       08/09/2005     Written         2,679            1.4300
Long CFD       15/09/2005     Written         7,978            1.4675
Long CFD       16/09/2005     Written         11,242           1.4896
Long CFD       19/09/2005     Written         7,085            1.4950
Long CFD       20/09/2005     Written         3,162            1.4200
Long CFD       21/09/2005     Written         1,100            1.4800
Long CFD       23/09/2005     Written         2,998            1.5900
Long CFD       26/09/2005     Written         4,941            1.5700
Long CFD       27/09/2005     Written         4,291            1.5828
Long CFD       28/09/2005     Entered into    18,634           1.5749
Long CFD       28/09/2005     Written         2,134            1.5750
Short CFD      28/09/2005     Written         18,634           1.5757
Long CFD       29/09/2005     Entered into    64,287           1.5978
Long CFD       29/09/2005     Written         3,300            1.6025
Short CFD      29/09/2005     Written         64,287           1.5986
Long CFD       30/09/2005     Entered into    60,510           1.6008
Short CFD      30/09/2005     Written         60,510           1.6016
Short CFD      04/10/2005     Written         7,000            1.6075
Long CFD       05/10/2005     Written         9,900            1.6066
Long CFD       06/10/2005     Written         5,500            1.5807
Long CFD       11/10/2005     Written         377              1.7175
Short CFD      14/10/2005     Entered into    19,323           1.6689
Long CFD       17/10/2005     Written         14,917           1.7132
Short CFD      17/10/2005     Written         7,956            1.7250
Long CFD       18/10/2005     Written         7,400            1.7050
Long CFD       19/10/2005     Written         9,000            1.6675
Long CFD       21/10/2005     Written         2,200            1.6775
Short CFD      24/10/2005     Written         8,231            1.6750
Long CFD       26/10/2005     Written         2,540            1.7350
Short CFD      26/10/2005     Written         10,000           1.7348
Long CFD       27/10/2005     Written         16,275           1.7169