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               12 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      36,811,941       9.18%       792,296      0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,270,946       0.32%       724,776      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      143,981       0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             38,226,868       9.53%     1,517,072      0.38%


(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              535 6.2200
Purchase            3,988 6.2300
Purchase              821 6.2240
Purchase            9,118 6.2311
Purchase          125,000 6.2393
Purchase            8,024 6.2312
Purchase           24,956 6.3700
Purchase           25,290 6.2519
Purchase              326 6.2288
Purchase               21 6.2300
Sale                8,688 6.2322
Sale               35,665 6.2167
Sale              119,506 6.2220
Sale                  172 6.3028
Sale                1,974 6.2686
Sale                  245 6.2258
Sale               24,956 6.3700
Sale               20,100 6.2425


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD               Short       109319       6.2241
CFD               Short        18372       6.2242
CFD               Short         9118       6.231
CFD               Short         8024       6.2312
CFD               Short        23875       6.2322
CFD               Short        25290       6.2519
CFD               Long          2565       6.2061
CFD               Long         35665       6.2166
CFD               Long         17535       6.2478
CFD               Long          1974       6.2686


(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                         13 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