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               11 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      36,246,614     8.95%         94,067       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       83,536     0.02%        575,779       0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,330,150     8.97%        669,846       0.17%


(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      255                   Transfer
Purchase      352                   Transfer
Purchase      21,505                5.8747
Purchase      207                   Transfer
Purchase      907                   Transfer
Purchase      1,513                 Transfer
Purchase      2,022                 5.8861
Purchase      353                   5.8890
Purchase      3,713                 5.8882
Purchase      3,690                 Transfer
Purchase      947                   Transfer
Purchase      16,628                5.8801
Purchase      1,559                 Transfer
Purchase      283                   Transfer
Purchase      50                    5.8558
Purchase      5,489                 Transfer
Purchase      1,805                 Transfer
Purchase      28,881                Transfer
Purchase      43,888                5.8895
Purchase      499                   Transfer
Purchase      11,432                5.8912
Purchase      2,236                 Transfer
Purchase      285                   5.8812
Purchase      2,752                 Transfer
Purchase      974                   Transfer
Purchase      897                   Transfer
Purchase      2,136                 Transfer
Purchase      1,070                 Transfer
Purchase      7,698                 5.9016
Purchase      788                   Transfer
Purchase      47,06                 5.9200
Purchase      1,157                 Transfer
Purchase      2,446                 Transfer
Purchase      4,168                 Transfer
Purchase      21,505                5.8747
Sale          47,060                5.9200
Sale          1,508                 5.8926
Sale          21,50                 5.8747
Sale          27,368                5.8364
Sale          3,713                 5.8882
Sale          16,892                5.8900
Sale          10,945                5.8389
Sale          207                   5.9022
Sale          3,713                 5.8882

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         50            5.8558
CFD            Short         21505         5.8747
CFD            Short         3769          5.8755
CFD            Short         285           5.8811
CFD            Short         12859         5.8813
CFD            Short         2022          5.886
CFD            Short         3713          5.8883
CFD            Short         43888         5.8894
CFD            Short         11432         5.8911
CFD            Short         7698          5.9015
CFD            Long          27368         5.8364
CFD            Long          10945         5.8388
CFD            Long          3713          5.8882
CFD            Long          1508          5.8925
CFD            Long          4397          Transfer

(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                         14 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