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               30 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      36,154,517      9.02%        316,087      0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      383,508      0.10%        611,741      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,538,025      9.11%        927,828      0.23%


(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      14,152               5.8712
Purchase      8,042                5.9262
Purchase      5,481                5.8700
Purchase      2,247                5.8700
Purchase      2,035                5.8713
Purchase      34,281               5.9402
Purchase      737                  5.8762
Purchase      50,988               5.9075
Purchase      2,900                5.8786
Purchase      10                   5.9010
Sale          5,340                5.8973
Sale          7,310                5.8700
Sale          6,122                5.8945
Sale          52                   5.8700
Sale          41,001               5.8634
Sale          4,878                5.9200
Sale          1,309                5.8950
Sale          8,748                5.9022
Sale          18,911               5.9272
Sale          137                  5.9108
Sale          539                  5.8700
Sale          19,502               5.8634
Sale          10                   5.9790


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         14152         5.8711
CFD            Short         2035          5.8712
CFD            Short         737           5.8761
CFD            Short         2900          5.8786
CFD            Short         10            5.901
CFD            Short         36340         5.9072
CFD            Short         14648         5.9079
CFD            Short         8042          5.9261
CFD            Short         34281         5.9401
CFD            Long          5340          5.8972
CFD            Long          8748          5.9021
CFD            Long          18911         5.9272
CFD            Long          3359          5.9614
CFD            Long          10            5.979


(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                         01 May 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