Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited Rule 8.3 AWG PLC

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) | Elliott Advisors (UK) | | | Ltd. | |-------------------------------------------+-----------------------| | Company dealt in | AWG PLC | |-------------------------------------------+-----------------------| | Class of relevant security to which the | Ordinary Shares | | dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | | |-------------------------------------------+-----------------------| | Date of dealing | 27 October 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 | | | |securities | | | | | | | |---------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------| |(2) Derivatives|3,321,297 2.3265% | | |(other than | | | |options) | | | | | | | |---------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------| |(3) Options and| | | |agreements to | | | |purchase/sell | | | | | | | |---------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------| |Total |3,321,297 2.3265% | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

(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 | | 100p ord | | | | | | | |---------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------| | |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) | | | | | |---------------+----------------------+-------------------------| | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product | Long/short | Number of securities | Price per unit | | name, | (Note 6) | (Note 7) | (Note 5) | | e.g. CFD | | | | |----------+------------+--------------------------+----------------| | CFD | Long | 50,000 | GBP 15.950000 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

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

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

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | | (Note 8) | | (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) YES/NO

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Date of disclosure | 30 October 2006 | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Contact name | Philippa Rowan | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Telephone number | 0207 518 1818 | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | 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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