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               27 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      36,147,503      9.01%        377,105      0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives      444,526      0.11%        595,982      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,592,029      9.13%        973,087      0.24%


(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      10,890               5.9874
Purchase      5,142                5.9641
Purchase      431                  5.9800
Purchase      38,480               5.9784
Purchase      706                  5.9262
Purchase      734                  5.8831
Purchase      11,958               5.9562
Purchase      33,136               5.9624
Sale          281                  Transfer
Sale          17,070               5.9676
Sale          10,890               5.9874
Sale          111                  6.1061
Sale          2,326                5.9605
Sale          15,819               5.9375
Sale          10,890               5.9874
Sale          14,386               5.9591
Sale          800                  5.9888

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         734           5.883
CFD            Short         706           5.9261
CFD            Short         11958         5.9561
CFD            Short         27136         5.9583
CFD            Short         5142          5.9641
CFD            Short         38480         5.9783
CFD            Short         6000          5.9805
CFD            Short         10890         5.9875
CFD            Long          15819         5.9375
CFD            Long          14386         5.9591
CFD            Long          1707          5.9676
CFD            Long          3344          5.979
CFD            Long          10890         5.9874
CFD            Long          800           5.9888

(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                         30 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