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 15 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 36,095,226 8.91% 205,102 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 173,381 0.04% 551,560 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 36,268,607 8.95% 756,662 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 7,663 6.0839
Purchase 2,574 6.0900
Purchase 24,875 5.9334
Purchase 26,522 5.9813
Purchase 14,288 6.0545
Purchase 15,738 6.0900
Purchase 167,072 6.0114
Sale 3,010 6.0833
Sale 429,164 5.9249
Sale 448 6.1000
Sale 515 6.0900
Sale 15,055 6.0888
Sale 8,547 6.0140
Sale 29,756 6.0794
Sale 888 6.0555
Sale 6,351 5.9888
Sale 14,380 5.9222
Sale 11,563 5.9241
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 24875 5.9333
CFD Short 20124 5.9485
CFD Short 14288 6.0545
CFD Short 7663 6.0838
CFD Short 6398 6.0842
CFD Long 14380 5.9222
CFD Long 6351 5.9888
CFD Long 19202 6.0007
CFD Long 8547 6.0139
CFD Long 29756 6.0793
CFD Long 3010 6.0832
CFD Long 15055 6.0887
(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 16 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