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               23 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      35,955,149      8.97%        533,066      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives      754,675      0.19%        628,664      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,709,824      9.16%      1,161,730      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      4,974                6.1950
Purchase      30,686               6.1941
Purchase      3,900                6.1618
Purchase      6,063                6.1550
Purchase      8,062                6.2377
Purchase      1,400                6.1433
Purchase      7,973                6.1950
Purchase      981                  6.1612
Sale          600                  6.1750
Sale          725                  6.1750
Sale          1,675                6.1750
Sale          325                  6.1750
Sale          600                  6.1750
Sale          750                  6.1750
Sale          1,200                6.1750
Sale          600                  6.1750
Sale          650                  6.1750
Sale          425                  6.1750
Sale          1,000                6.1750
Sale          2,330                6.2127
Sale          1,000                6.1750
Sale          325                  6.1750
Sale          600                  6.1750
Sale          1,250                6.1750
Sale          878                  6.1750
Sale          1,675                6.1750
Sale          675                  6.1750
Sale          475                  6.1750
Sale          475                  6.1750
Sale          1,000                6.1750
Sale          1,000                6.1750
Sale          675                  6.1750
Sale          22,088               6.1770
Sale          325                  6.1750
Sale          400                  6.1750
Sale          500                  6.1750
Sale          29,467               6.2196
Sale          1,550                6.1750
Sale          2,000                6.1750
Sale          600                  6.1750
Sale          525                  6.1750
Sale          1,450                6.1750
Sale          850                  6.1750
Sale          2,000                6.1750
Sale          600                  6.1750


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1400          6.1432
CFD            Short         6063          6.155
CFD            Short         981           6.1612
CFD            Short         3900          6.1617
CFD            Short         40533         6.1752
CFD            Short         30686         6.194
CFD            Short         8062          6.2376
CFD            Long          22088         6.177
CFD            Long          20128         6.2038
CFD            Long          2330          6.2127
CFD            Long          24398         6.2146
CFD            Long          5069          6.2435


(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                         24 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