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               21 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      35,584,792     8.78%        465,711       0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives      456,334     0.11%        483,797       0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,041,126     8.89%        949,508       0.23%


(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       7,019                 6.3700
Purchase       5,656                 6.3891
Purchase       17,683                6.4220
Purchase       19,698                6.3713
Purchase       15,919                6.4266
Purchase       1,697                 6.3700
Purchase       167,072               6.3700
Purchase       1,322                 6.4450
Purchase       603                   6.3700
Sale           17,683                6.4220
Sale           2,100                 6.4487
Sale           21,164                6.4125
Sale           7,000                 6.4487
Sale           33,158                6.4410
Sale           1,228                 Transfer
Sale           2,026                 6.3744
Sale           1,393                 6.4204
Sale           30                    6.4343
Sale           167,072               6.3700
Sale           17,683                6.4220
Sale           3,200                 6.3750


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         19698         6.3712
CFD            Short         5656          6.3891
CFD            Short         15919         6.4265
CFD            Short         1322          6.445
CFD            Long          2026          6.3744
CFD            Long          3200          6.375
CFD            Long          21164         6.4124
CFD            Long          1393          6.4204
CFD            Long          17683         6.422
CFD            Long          7204          6.4269
CFD            Long          30            6.4343
CFD            Long          33158         6.4409
CFD            Long          9100          6.4487

(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                         22 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