Rule 8.3 - ALFRED MCALPINE PLC

    


Carlson Capital, L.P.



                                    FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

                         (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                      Carlson Capital, LP
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Company dealt in                                     Alfred McAlpine PLC (GB0005645394)
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings     A
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                                      January 31, 2008
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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
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                                               Number          (%) Number          (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)           1,521,179   1.4831%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total                                          1,521,179   1.4831%
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                             Long                 Short
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                                              Number               (%) Number        (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of securities    Price per unit (Note 5)
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,        Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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CFD                  Long                    150,000                                                5.03132
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,     Writing, selling,  Number of securities Exercise  Type, e.g.     Expiry    Option money
e.g. call option   purchasing,        to which the option price      American,     Date      paid/received per
                   varying etc.       relates (Note 7)               European etc.            unit (Note 5)
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(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                          NO

Date of disclosure                                                February 1, 2008
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Contact name                                                      Scott Davis
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Telephone number                                                  001-214-932-9623
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk