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               02 May 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      36,214,664      9.03%        209,057      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      244,070      0.06%        603,550      0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,458,734      9.09%        812,607      0.20%


(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      11,297               5.8247
Purchase      9,090                5.9012
Purchase      7,962                5.8700
Purchase      11,484               5.8894
Purchase      81,160               5.8819
Purchase      3,041                5.8247
Purchase      8,100                5.8864
Purchase      18,483               5.8915
Purchase      24,437               5.8857
Sale          137                  5.9000
Sale          24,437               5.8857
Sale          47,294               5.8831
Sale          1,128                5.8950
Sale          24,437               5.8857
Sale          737                  5.8891
Sale          966                  5.8708
Sale          10                   5.8740
Sale          1,275                5.8808
Sale          54                   5.8889
Sale          691                  5.8277
Sale          21,390               5.8881
Sale          7,962                5.8700
Sale          1,087                5.8708
Sale          200                  5.8788


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         81160         5.8819
CFD            Short         32257         5.8857
CFD            Short         8100          5.8864
CFD            Short         11484         5.8894
CFD            Short         18483         5.8914
CFD            Short         9090          5.9011
CFD            Long          10            5.874
CFD            Long          12706         5.8775
CFD            Long          200           5.8788
CFD            Long          24437         5.8856
CFD            Long          54            5.8888
CFD            Long          737           5.889
CFD            Long          8684          5.9036


(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                         03 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