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               26 March 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       36,541,752     9.11%    1,432,931     0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,561,935     0.64%      869,260     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       144,548     0.04%            0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              39,248,235     9.79%    2,302,191     0.57%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)



                             Long                   Short

                       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      8,918                6.7864
Purchase      790                  6.3513
Purchase      14,900               7.0000
Purchase      25,380               6.5313
Purchase      3,734                7.0893
Purchase      3,656                6.3112
Purchase      40,870               6.7212
Purchase      54,502               6.6728
Purchase      5,000                6.5560
Purchase      1,592                7.0063
Purchase      140,000              6.5397
Purchase      4,697                6.5552
Purchase      32,608               6.3500
Sale          129                  7.4105
Sale          22,521               7.0170
Sale          4,038                6.5300
Sale          147,741              6.3291
Sale          2,744                6.6422
Sale          8,918                6.6877
Sale          58                   6.3412
Sale          4,000                6.7192
Sale          12,000               6.3438
Sale          32,608               6.7025
Sale          124                  6.3008
Sale          2,600                6.3250
Sale          602                  6.5300
Sale          20,100               6.3381
Sale          3,656                6.3037
Sale          4,213                6.3365
Sale          26,704               6.7079
Sale          32,608               6.3500
Sale          97,376               6.7650
Sale          10,900               6.7379
Sale          50                   6.3460


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         3656                  6.3111
CFD        Short         790                   6.3512
CFD        Short         25380                 6.5313
CFD        Short         4697                  6.5551
CFD        Short         5000                  6.5559
CFD        Short         54502                 6.6727
CFD        Short         116405                6.6903
CFD        Short         40870                 6.7211
CFD        Short         8918                  6.7863
CFD        Short         3734                  7.0893
CFD        Long          3656                  6.3037
CFD        Long          2600                  6.325
CFD        Long          147741                6.329
CFD        Long          4213                  6.3365
CFD        Long          20100                 6.3381
CFD        Long          89827                 6.5548
CFD        Long          2744                  6.6422
CFD        Long          31008                 6.6719
CFD        Long          8918                  6.6876
CFD        Long          26704                 6.7078
CFD        Long          4000                  6.7191
CFD        Long          10900                 6.7378
CFD        Long          97376                 6.765
CFD        Long          22521                 7.017


(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                         (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                         27 March 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