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               10 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      36,911,366       9.21%       707,419      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,337,489       0.33%       710,890      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,164       0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             38,393,019       9.57%     1,418,309      0.35%


(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      398                  6.3700
Purchase      3,366                6.3790
Purchase      3,300                6.3826
Purchase      3,569                6.3700
Purchase      4,495                6.3713
Purchase      22,440               6.3863
Purchase      3,316                6.3700
Sale          8,375                6.3811
Sale          184                  Transfer
Sale          3,598                6.4787
Sale          7,421                6.3998
Sale          11,000               6.4059
Sale          466                  Transfer
Sale          3,400                6.3870
Sale          7                    6.4086
Sale          31,020               6.3827
Sale          946                  6.3856
Sale          26,374               6.3791


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         4495          6.3712
CFD            Short         3366          6.3789
CFD            Short         21870         6.3811
CFD            Short         3300          6.3826
CFD            Short         22440         6.3862
CFD            Long          11134         6.3704
CFD            Long          31020         6.3827
CFD            Long          15240         6.3853
CFD            Long          3400          6.3869
CFD            Long          3135          6.3947
CFD            Long          7421          6.3997
CFD            Long          7             6.4085
CFD            Long          3598          6.4787


(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                         11 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