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               18 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      35,621,860     8.79%        687,825       0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      459,216     0.11%        539,042       0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,081,076     8.90%      1,226,867       0.30%


(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       1,590                 6.2946
Purchase       1,330                 6.2034
Purchase       707                   6.2700
Purchase       1,308                 6.3500
Purchase       3,333                 6.3895
Purchase       16,793                6.3369
Purchase       17,683                6.3811
Purchase       3,316                 6.3800
Purchase       2,092                 6.3463
Purchase       4,790                 6.2034
Purchase       2,430                 6.2034
Purchase       2,847                 6.2513
Sale           154                   6.3800
Sale           9,131                 6.4187
Sale           885                   6.3058
Sale           3,100                 6.2850
Sale           1,016                 Transfer
Sale           185,286               6.3586
Sale           3,000                 6.3387
Sale           35,942                6.3467
Sale           14,019                6.3787
Sale           10,182                6.3171
Sale           1,781                 6.3008
Sale           1,320                 6.4090



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         2847          6.2512
CFD            Short         16793         6.3369
CFD            Short         2092          6.3462
CFD            Short         17683         6.3811
CFD            Short         3333          6.3894
CFD            Long          3100          6.285
CFD            Long          18310         6.3023
CFD            Long          10182         6.3171
CFD            Long          3000          6.3387
CFD            Long          35942         6.3467
CFD            Long          166976        6.3647
CFD            Long          8098          6.3671
CFD            Long          14019         6.3787
CFD            Long          1320          6.409
CFD            Long          9131          6.4187


(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                         21 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