Rule 8.3 - WIMPEY(GEORGE)

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              WIMPEY(GEORGE)
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               30 March 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      36,644,210      9.14%     1,108,518      0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,178,871      0.54%       742,566      0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,548      0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             38,967,629      9.72%     1,851,084      0.46%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  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      4,911                6.3263
Purchase      15,545               6.3064
Purchase      70,467               6.3530
Purchase      12,034               6.4000
Purchase      47,422               6.3621
Purchase      8,931                6.3485
Purchase      7,813                6.3621
Purchase      9,348                6.3550
Purchase      182                  6.3550
Purchase      2,012                6.3413
Sale          1,430                6.3300
Sale          29,546               Transfer
Sale          2,600                6.3441
Sale          158                  6.3516
Sale          9,000                6.3400
Sale          3,817                6.3520
Sale          12,068               6.3412
Sale          19,211               6.3537
Sale          4,016                6.3559
Sale          8,367                6.3450
Sale          3,907                6.3150
Sale          20,407               6.3261
Sale          33,81                6.3520

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         15545         6.3063
CFD            Short         4911          6.3262
CFD            Short         101242        6.3382
CFD            Short         70467         6.353
CFD            Short         4391          6.355
CFD            Long          20407         6.326
CFD            Long          1430          6.33
CFD            Long          3125          6.3316
CFD            Long          12068         6.3412
CFD            Long          2600          6.344
CFD            Long          19211         6.3537
CFD            Long          4016          6.3559

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii) Exercising

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




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


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if 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                         02 April 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
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