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               08 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      36,390,072     9.08%        147,029       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      136,630     0.03%        599,025       0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,526,702     9.11%        746,054       0.19%


(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      535,819              5.9250
Purchase      44,835               5.9043
Purchase      13,005               5.9000
Purchase      1,280                5.8700
Purchase      226                  5.9934
Purchase      9,800                5.8488
Purchase      4,547                5.9753
Purchase      2,532                5.8700
Purchase      7,800                5.8578
Purchase      4,499                5.8700
Purchase      100,000              5.8856
Purchase      3,755                5.9011
Purchase      9,904                5.8700
Purchase      9,304                5.9250
Sale          535,819              5.9250
Sale          4,600                5.8855
Sale          19,025               5.9113
Sale          13,549               5.8952
Sale          48                   5.8842
Sale          458                  5.8388
Sale          9,304                5.9250
Sale          1,943                5.9069


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         9800          5.8487
CFD            Short         7800          5.8578
CFD            Short         13005         5.9
CFD            Short         3755          5.9011
CFD            Short         31673         5.9015
CFD            Short         13162         5.9109
CFD            Short         4547          5.9753
CFD            Short         226           5.9933
CFD            Long          458           5.8388
CFD            Long          48            5.8841
CFD            Long          13549         5.8951
CFD            Long          1943          5.9068
CFD            Long          19025         5.9113


(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                         09 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