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              EUROTUNNEL PLC/EUROTUNNEL SA
Class of relevant security    
to which the dealings being   UNITS(1EPLC&1ESA)(REGD)
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               08 May 2007


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        25,933,152     1.02%        150,000      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives        150,000     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         36,473     0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               26,119,625     1.03%        150,000      0.01%
 

(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 (GBP)
Purchase        3,466,702               .2700
Sale            3,466,702               .2700


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name       Long/short      Number of securities    Price per unit


            
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii) Exercising

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



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

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

                                                 


4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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                        09 May 2007
Contact name                              BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                          0207 116 2913

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


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