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               27 November 2006

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          1,376,135     1.45%        136,482    0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives         160,681     0.17%          8,846    0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0     0.00%              0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 1,536,816     1.62%        145,328    0.15%




(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           1,000             20.6800
Purchase             548              20.9800
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 300              20.7200
Sale                 250              20.7200
Sale                 250              20.6906
Sale                 250              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 100              20.7200
Sale                 300              20.7200
Sale                 300              20.7200
Sale               1,600              20.1274
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 250              20.7200
Sale               5,100              20.8543
Sale               4,750              20.7338
Sale                 100              20.7200
Sale                 300              20.7200
Sale                 300              20.7200
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 160              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 100              20.7200
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale                 150              20.7200
Sale                 250              20.7200
Sale               6,024              20.1000
Sale                 200              20.7200
Sale               5,055              20.7982




  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD              Short        1000          20.6800
CFD              Long         6024          20.1000
CFD              Long         1600          20.1274
CFD              Long         4750          20.7337
CFD              Long         5055          20.7982
CFD              Long         5100          20.8543


(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 (Note 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)


(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.





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


Date of disclosure                         28 November 2006
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