Rule 8.3 - WILSON BOWDEN

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              WILSON BOWDEN
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               28 February 2007

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       2,015,358     2.13%           8,098     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       41,787     0.04%          63,703     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              2,057,145     2.17%          71,801     0.08%


(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      1,035                21.6391
Purchase      2,652                21.9844
Purchase      8                    21.6725
Purchase      6,919                22.1954
Purchase      897                  21.7000
Purchase      54                   21.6943
Purchase      1,366                22.1322
Purchase      300                  22.1428
Purchase      8,207                21.7571
Purchase      2,652                21.7159
Purchase      3,000                22.0350
Purchase      3                    21.6000
Sale          41                   21.7473
Sale          2,652                21.7159
Sale          1,785                21.6534
Sale          2,413                21.6844
Sale          2,652                21.7159
Sale          5,071                22.2552
Sale          761                  22.3256
Sale          5,040                22.0606
Sale          2,264                21.6587
Sale          8,975                21.7786
Sale          14,399               22.1964


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         1035                  21.6391
CFD        Short         1191                  21.6701
CFD        Short         8                     21.6725
CFD        Short         54                    21.6942
CFD        Short         897                   21.7
CFD        Short         8207                  21.7571
CFD        Short         2652                  21.9843
CFD        Short         3000                  22.035
CFD        Short         1366                  22.1322
CFD        Short         300                   22.1427
CFD        Short         6919                  22.1953
CFD        Long          1785                  21.6533
CFD        Long          2264                  21.6587
CFD        Long          2413                  21.6843
CFD        Long          2652                  21.7158
CFD        Long          41                    21.7473
CFD        Long          8975                  21.7785
CFD        Long          5040                  22.0606
CFD        Long          14399                 22.1963
CFD        Long          5071                  22.2552
CFD        Long          761                   22.3255


(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

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.

None



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         01 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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