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               18 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      35,863,730      8.94%        670,283      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      922,209      0.23%        694,182      0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      188,517      0.05%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,974,456      9.22%      1,364,465      0.34%


(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            21,205                6.2964
Purchase             1,845                6.2522
Purchase            13,264                6.3000
Purchase            19,807                6.2672
Purchase             6,560                6.2850
Purchase            20,444                6.2520
Purchase             4,413                6.2964
Sale                   171                6.2778
Sale                10,271                6.2105
Sale               100,000                6.2396
Sale                    96                6.3108
Sale                   211                6.2908
Sale                12,130                6.2987
Sale                 2,080                6.3037
Sale                   114                6.2905
Sale                17,573                6.2432
Sale                 2,300                6.2491
Sale                11,421                6.2426
Sale                15,807                6.2989
Sale                 2,731                6.2638
Sale                 9,362                6.3000
Sale                   158                6.2658
Sale                   180                6.2911
Sale                   179                6.2783
Sale                34,877                6.2419

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD             Short          20444          6.252
CFD             Short           1845          6.2522
CFD             Short         121543          6.2588
CFD             Short          19807          6.2672
CFD             Long           15573          6.2417
CFD             Long           34877          6.2418
CFD             Long           11421          6.2426
CFD             Long            2300          6.249
CFD             Long            2000          6.2544
CFD             Long            2731          6.2637
CFD             Long           12130          6.2987
CFD             Long           15807          6.2988
CFD             Long            2080          6.3037

(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)

Call Option      Purchasing         44134             5.652       European    17/04/2007 0


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                         18 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