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               30 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      35,632,413     8.79%        554,915       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives      512,089     0.13%        369,029       0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,144,502     8.92%        923,944       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       68                    6.1600
Purchase       38,637                Transfer
Purchase       15,900                6.1226
Purchase       4,566                 6.1492
Purchase       35,829                6.1197
Purchase       35,829                6.1197
Purchase       5,339                 6.1550
Purchase       69,040                Transfer
Purchase       100,000               6.1359
Purchase       515                   6.1550
Purchase       5,354                 6.1436
Purchase       16,656                6.1351
Purchase       16,656                6.1351
Purchase       1,323                 6.0762
Sale           4,000                 6.1458
Sale           35,829                6.1197
Sale           11,320                6.1103
Sale           29,350                6.1491
Sale           18,087                6.1173
Sale           38,637                6.2100
Sale           38,637                Transfer
Sale           23,140                6.1372
Sale           600                   6.1100
Sale           69,040                6.2100
Sale           3,466                 6.1600
Sale           69,040                Transfer
Sale           16,656                6.1351
Sale           7,879                 6.1744

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         1323          6.0762
CFD            Short         15900         6.1226
CFD            Short         16656         6.135
CFD            Short         5354          6.1436
CFD            Short         4566          6.1491
CFD            Short         5854          6.155
CFD            Long          11320         6.1103
CFD            Long          18087         6.1172
CFD            Long          29350         6.149
CFD            Long          7879          6.1744

(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                         31 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