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               31 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      35,732,913     8.82%        552,075       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives      522,248     0.13%        354,513       0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,255,161     8.95%        906,588       0.22%


(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       3,710                 6.2800
Purchase       11,009                6.2775
Purchase       128,967               6.1950
Purchase       288                   6.2684
Purchase       22,887                6.3050
Purchase       15,733                6.2676
Purchase       125,000               6.2647
Purchase       561                   6.2800
Purchase       232                   6.2800
Purchase       22,887                6.1950
Purchase       9,413                 6.2763
Purchase       500                   6.2963
Purchase       2,485                 6.2772
Purchase       231                   6.2800
Purchase       7,006                 6.2906
Sale           22,887                6.1950
Sale           22,887                6.3050
Sale           582                   6.2828
Sale           1,315                 6.2837
Sale           4,491                 6.2800
Sale           5,354                 6.2859
Sale           561                   6.2800
Sale           1,406                 6.2828
Sale           232                   6.2800
Sale           2,000                 6.2611
Sale           1,283                 6.2800
Sale           128,967               6.3050
Sale           10,481                6.2720
Sale           9,413                 6.3047
Sale           26,449                6.2811
Sale           581                   6.2828
Sale           231                   6.2800
Sale           11,289                6.2291

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         15733         6.2676
CFD            Short         9413          6.2762
CFD            Short         11009         6.2775
CFD            Short         7006          6.2905
CFD            Shor          500           6.2962
CFD            Long          11289         6.229
CFD            Long          4035          6.2697
CFD            Long          10481         6.272
CFD            Long          1669          6.281
CFD            Long          9759          6.2812
CFD            Long          1315          6.2837
CFD            Long          5354          6.2859
CFD            Long          9413          6.3046

(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                         01 June 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