SG Option Europe - Rule 8.3- Alfred McAlpine

RNS Number:8535L
SG Option Europe
15 January 2008

FORM 8.3

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

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

INCLUDES LATE DISCLOSURES FOR TRADES FROM NOVEMBER 2007

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

SG Option Europe
Company dealt in

Alfred McAlpine plc
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
25p Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing

14 January 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

1,951,216
1.90
(2) Derivatives (other than options)

1,863,724
1.82
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

1,951,216 1,863,724
1.90 1.82

(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 Price per unit (Note 5)

Sale 6336 5.14

(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

(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
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

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

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

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

Below are details of trading and positions in relation to Alfred McAlpine plc
which occurred between 15 November 2007 and 11 January 2008 undertaken by SG
Option Europe.

Trade Date Product Buy Sell price Close of Business Position Percentage

15/11/07 Shares 3347 5.04
769103 5.04
1,069,753 1.04%
CFD 750000 5.04
-995,000 0.97%

16/11/07 Shares 6694 5.02
1,076,447 1.05%
CFD
-995,000 0.97%

20/11/07 Shares 7678 4.08
1,068,796 1.04%
CFD 7500 4.08
-987,500 0.96%

22/11/07 Shares 29946 4.06
1,038,823 1.01%
CFD 29946 4.06
-957,554 0.93%

26/11/07 Shares 1172 4.07
312 4.08
265 4.08
1,040,042 1.01%
CFD
-957,554 0.93%

29/11/07 Shares 1192 5.01
1,041,234 1.02%
CFD
-957,554 0.93%

30/11/07 Shares 1173 5.02
1,040,061 1.01%
CFD
-957,554 0.93%

03/12/07 Shares 3300 5.02
1,036,761 1.01%
CFD
-957,554 0.93%

04/12/07 Shares 16100 4.09
1,020,661 1.00%
CFD
-957,554 0.93%

05/12/07 Shares 3400 4.09
100223 4.09
923,838 0.90%
CFD 100000 4.08
-857,554 0.84%

10/12/07 Shares 912500 5.02
75000 5.03
774443 5.03
2,129,451 2.08%
CFD 1412500 5.03
-1,863,724 1.82%

11/12/07 Shares 21300 5.03
2,150,751 2.10%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

13/12/07 Shares 5500 5.02
9271 5.03
2,165,522 2.11%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

14/12/07 Shares 17021 5.02
2,182,543 2.13%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

17/12/07 Shares 21372 5.02
2,161,171 2.11%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

18/12/07 Shares 39665 5.03
20409 5.03
2,141,915 2.09%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

19/12/07 Shares 17760 5.03
2,124,155 2.07%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

20/12/07 shares 41151 5.04
3996 5.04
2,087,000 2.04%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

21/12/07 Shares 234 5.03
61198 5.03
155 5.04
2,026,191 1.98%
CFD
-1,863,724 1,863,724

27/12/07 Shares 25000 5.04
10985 5.04
2,012,176 1.96%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

28/12/07 Shares 27249 5.03
57 5.04
1,984,984 1.94%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

02/01/08 Shares 9018 5.03
1,975,966 1.93%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

03/01/08 Shares 6897 5.03
5906 5.03
1,974,975 1.93%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

04/01/08 Shares 1034 5.01
282 5.02
18300 5.02
1,955,923 1.91%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

07/01/08 Shares 3791 5.01
611 5.01
1,960,325 1.91%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

08/01/08 Shares 677 5.01
1,961,002 1.91%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

09/01/08 Shares 18300 5.03
375 5.03
1,973,848 1.92%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

10/01/08 Shares 277 5.06
1,973,571 1.92%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

11/01/08 Shares 11716 5
10639 4.96
1,951,216 1.90%
CFD
-1,863,724 1.82%

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

15 January 2008
Contact name

Gemma Mathieson
Telephone number

0207 676 6885
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

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