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               13 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      35,982,875       8.97%       737,322      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,148,620       0.29%       709,910      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,340       0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             37,275,835       9.30%     1,447,232      0.36%


(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      4,058                6.1936
Purchase      3,228                6.2413
Purchase      4,964                6.2600
Purchase      9,321                6.2437
Purchase      1,092                6.2650
Purchase      8,819                6.2613
Purchase      50,654               6.2531
Purchase      9,118                6.2341
Purchase      400                  6.2263
Purchase      13,264               6.2600
Sale          148                  6.2561
Sale          9,118                6.2341
Sale          1,246                6.2600
Sale          45,000               6.2537
Sale          9,321                6.2437
Sale          303                  6.1961
Sale          46                   6.2241
Sale          821                  6.1850
Sale          24,956               6.3700
Sale          9,118                6.2341
Sale          5,600                6.2501
Sale          9,321                6.2437
Sale          629                  6.2417

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         400           6.2262
CFD            Short         3228          6.2412
CFD            Short         68444         6.2437
CFD            Short         50654         6.2531
CFD            Short         8819          6.2612
CFD            Long          46            6.2241
CFD            Long          9118          6.234
CFD            Long          9321          6.2436
CFD            Long          5600          6.2501


(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                         16 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