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               17 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      35,995,853       8.98%       737,322      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,110,565       0.28%       709,910      0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,340       0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             37,250,758       9.29%     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            97,660          6.2458
Purchase               154          6.2850
Purchase                21          6.2850
Purchase               588          6.2850
Purchase            48,831          6.2759
Purchase             5,209          6.2812
Purchase               298          6.2850
Purchase               370          6.2401
Purchase               895          6.2213
Purchase             2,980          6.2850
Purchase             5,597          6.2489
Purchase             8,407          6.2850
Purchase                72          6.2600
Purchase             4,677          6.2863
Sale                 5,209          6.2812
Sale                39,251          6.2255
Sale               100,000          6.2330
Sale                 1,149          6.2350
Sale                 5,209          6.2812
Sale                 2,500          6.2658
Sale                 2,980          6.2850
Sale                 1,000          6.2250
Sale                   609          6.2850
Sale                 4,292          6.2609
Sale                   582          6.3078

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD               Short          895        6.2213
CFD               Short        42505        6.2436
CFD               Short        55155        6.2475
CFD               Short         5597        6.2489
CFD               Short        48831        6.2759
CFD               Short        38055        6.2813
CFD               Short         4677        6.2862
CFD               Long          1000        6.225
CFD               Long         39251        6.2254
CFD               Long          4292        6.2608
CFD               Long          5209        6.2812

(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                         17 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