Rule 8.3- McAlpine (Alfred)

RNS Number:2178M
Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd
21 January 2008






                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  (Note 1)             Bear Stearns International Trading Limited
Company dealt in
                                             Alfred McAlpine Plc
Class of relevant security to which the      Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                              18/01/2008



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 securities              3,234,097    5.155%


(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                                3,234,097    5.155%





(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
                                             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   Currency                       Price (Note 5)
      B                30,800                      GBP                                     503.50
      B                2,103                       GBP                                     504.50
      B                25,000                      GBP                                     505.00

(b)   Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities (Note 7)  Currency      Price per unit  (Note 5)

c)         Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


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


 (ii)       Exercising


Product name, e.g. Number of securities     Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option




(d)       Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)     Details              Price per unit (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.



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




Date of disclosure                                 21/01/2008

Contact name                                       Lee Mart

Telephone number                                   020 7516 5860

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A
which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A
(Note 10)






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