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               20 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      35,974,373      8.97%        526,373      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives      788,515      0.20%        644,892      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,762,888      9.17%      1,171,265      0.29%


(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          6,152              6.2013
Purchase         21,690              6.2317
Purchase         27,475              6.2397
Purchase          8,509              6.1896
Purchase          1,349              6.2663
Purchase        233,822              Transfer
Purchase          4,454              Transfer
Purchase          6,560              6.3000
Purchase          5,814              6.2500
Purchase          2,988              6.2500
Sale                773              Transfer
Sale              2,021              6.2450
Sale              9,309              6.2479
Sale                197              6.0867
Sale              3,522              6.2730
Sale              6,560              6.3000
Sale              7,400              6.2436
Sale              4,679              6.2488
Sale             16,930              6.2222
Sale              1,000              6.2450
Sale              6,152              6.2013
Sale              1,100              6.2641
Sale              6,152              6.2013

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD              Short         8509          6.1895
CFD              Short        25844          6.2014
CFD              Short        21690          6.2316
CFD              Short        27475          6.2396
CFD              Short         1349          6.2662
CFD              Long          6152          6.2013
CFD              Long         16930          6.2221
CFD              Long          7400          6.2435
CFD              Long          1000          6.2449
CFD              Long          9309          6.2478
CFD              Long          4679          6.2487
CFD              Long          1100          6.264
CFD              Long          3522          6.2729

(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                         23 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