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               04 April 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      36,734,924       9.16%       893,948      0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,753,164       0.44%       708,232      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      141,655       0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             38,629,743       9.63%     1,602,180      0.40%


(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      28,444               6.4093
Purchase      7,500                6.3693
Purchase      7,693                6.4093
Purchase      4,000                6.3538
Purchase      40                   6.4463
Purchase      1,372                Transfer
Purchase      21,622               6.3313
Purchase      2,228                6.3300
Purchase      74,271               6.3961
Purchase      14,210               6.3628
Sale          2,565                6.4087
Sale          112                  6.3912
Sale          1,149                6.3418
Sale          7,682                6.3411
Sale          123,722              6.3396
Sale          1,818                6.3758
Sale          13,256               6.3375
Sale          563                  6.3300
Sale          1,372                Transfer
Sale          6,000                6.4375
Sale          5,000                6.4560

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
03/04/2007 Sale          1,019                6.4250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         21622         6.3312
CFD            Short         24253         6.3411
CFD            Short         4000          6.3537
CFD            Short         95998         6.3612
CFD            Short         14210         6.3627
CFD            Short         74271         6.396
CFD            Short         40            6.4462
CFD            Long          13256         6.3374
CFD            Long          1149          6.3417
CFD            Long          2565          6.4087

(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                         05 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