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               25 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      35,253,593     8.70%        600,318       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      591,302     0.15%        395,696       0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             35,844,895     8.85%        996,014       0.25%


(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       2,385                 6.1368
Purchase       107,677               Transfer
Purchase       3,295                 6.1962
Purchase       15,401                6.1758
Purchase       18,904                6.1641
Purchase       361                   6.1950
Purchase       8,018                 6.1866
Purchase       11,793                6.1910
Purchase       8                     6.1663
Purchase       6,017                 6.1797
Purchase       700                   6.1458
Sale           8,069                 6.1838
Sale           5,045                 6.1950
Sale           10,138                6.1748
Sale           47,894                6.3050
Sale           15,401                6.1758
Sale           22,887                6.3050
Sale           217                   6.3362
Sale           1                     6.2300
Sale           2,385                 6.1591
Sale           43,772                6.1751
Sale           15,401                6.1758
Sale           8,613                 6.1587


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         2385          6.1367
CFD            Short         700           6.1457
CFD            Short         8             6.1662
CFD            Short         6017          6.1796
CFD            Short         8018          6.1865
CFD            Short         11793         6.1909
CFD            Short         3295          6.1962
CFD            Long          3553          6.1564
CFD            Long          8613          6.1586
CFD            Long          2385          6.159
CFD            Long          10138         6.1747
CFD            Long          43772         6.1751
CFD            Long          15401         6.1758
CFD            Long          8069          6.1837
CFD            Long          1             6.23


(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                         29 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