Rule 8.3 - WPP GROUP
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 WPP GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 July 2008
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 50,459,864 4.30% 1,370,702 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 794,938 0.07% 7,739,367 0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,254,802 4.37% 9,110,069 0.78%
(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 24,821 4.3900
Purchase 248,206 Transfer
Purchase 77,014 4.4541
Purchase 19,708 4.2575
Purchase 74,060 4.4357
Purchase 9,184 4.4654
Purchase 10,433 4.4490
Purchase 86,764 4.3933
Purchase 250,000 4.3833
Purchase 12 4.2575
Purchase 122,598 4.3455
Purchase 49,641 4.3675
Purchase 173,744 4.3836
Purchase 13,908 4.3564
Purchase 5,813 4.3961
Purchase 16,308 4.3262
Purchase 99,282 4.3900
Purchase 14,000 4.3182
Purchase 2,960 4.4700
Purchase 19,720 4.4700
Purchase 21,943 4.4100
Sale 21,943 4.4100
Sale 115,408 4.3295
Sale 600 4.3087
Sale 13,710 4.3425
Sale 45,410 4.3388
Sale 1,000 4.3512
Sale 29,016 4.4691
Sale 54,220 4.4008
Sale 5,813 4.3961
Sale 29,969 4.3723
Sale 19,708 4.2575
Sale 1,175 4.4700
Sale 21,943 4.4100
Sale 5,016 4.4554
Sale 19,720 4.4700
Sale 675 4.3434
Sale 173,744 4.3836
Sale 8,021 4.3896
Sale 1,500 4.3820
Sale 116,511 4.3459
Sale 1,500 4.3434
Sale 248,206 Transfer
Sale 310 4.3359
Sale 87,000 4.4352
Sale 35,586 4.3199
Sale 430 4.3712
Sale 2,500 4.3710
Sale 12 4.2575
Sale 66,780 4.4225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 35586 4.3199
CFD Long 115408 4.3294
CFD Long 45410 4.3388
CFD Long 13710 4.3424
CFD Long 116511 4.3458
CFD Long 36538 4.3494
CFD Long 29969 4.3723
CFD Long 8021 4.3896
CFD Long 5813 4.396
CFD Long 54220 4.4008
CFD Long 87000 4.4352
CFD Long 29016 4.469
CFD Long 39040 4.4709
CFD Short 14000 4.3182
CFD Short 16308 4.3261
CFD Short 2349 4.335
CFD Short 122598 4.3454
CFD Short 13908 4.3563
CFD Short 7960 4.3679
CFD Short 250000 4.3832
CFD Short 86764 4.3933
CFD Short 5813 4.396
CFD Short 74060 4.4356
CFD Short 10433 4.4489
CFD Short 77014 4.4541
CFD Short 9184 4.4654
(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 17 July 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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)