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               25 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      36,127,491      9.01%        450,752      0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives      573,519      0.14%        608,067      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,701,010      9.15%      1,058,819      0.26%


(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             9,144                6.0962
Purchase            11,329                6.1063
Purchase                 4                6.1100
Purchase            20,524                6.1159
Purchase               300                6.0862
Purchase           200,000                6.1271
Purchase            20,524                6.1159
Purchase            33,668                6.1245
Purchase           233,822                6.1950
Purchase            18,261                6.1098
Purchase                 8                6.0513
Sale               233,822                6.1950
Sale                11,329                6.1063
Sale                   200                6.0738
Sale                   468                6.1338
Sale                20,524                6.1159
Sale                12,760                6.0950
Sale                11,329                6.1063
Sale                11,589                6.1400


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD              Short             8        6.0512
CFD              Short           300        6.0862
CFD              Short          9144        6.0962
CFD              Short         28316        6.1064
CFD              Short         18261        6.1097
CFD              Short             4        6.11
CFD              Short         20524        6.1158
CFD              Short         33668        6.1245
CFD              Long            200        6.0738
CFD              Long          11329        6.1063
CFD              Long           9030        6.1316
CFD              Long           3271        6.1327
CFD              Long            468        6.1337
CFD              Long           2559        6.1694


(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                         26 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