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 17 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 50,029,193 4.27% 1,390,348 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,073,581 0.09% 7,386,111 0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,102,774 4.36% 8,776,459 0.75%
(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 36,122 4.6672
Purchase 198,126 4.6365
Purchase 213,502 4.6695
Purchase 13,214 4.6824
Purchase 257,341 4.6141
Purchase 5,157 4.6475
Purchase 35,000 4.6303
Purchase 8,000 4.6477
Purchase 11,152 4.6194
Purchase 1,480 4.6300
Purchase 18,046 4.6306
Purchase 5,786 4.6553
Purchase 1,332 4.6300
Purchase 1,705 4.6307
Sale 2,250 4.6410
Sale 6,993 4.6568
Sale 191,685 4.6397
Sale 541 4.6400
Sale 2,110 4.6795
Sale 149,590 4.6385
Sale 32,438 4.6710
Sale 34,775 4.6784
Sale 11,563 4.6325
Sale 257,341 4.6141
Sale 12,357 4.6224
Sale 29,208 4.6300
Sale 450 4.7010
Sale 31,368 4.6300
Sale 440 4.7120
Sale 29,862 4.5886
Sale 98,329 4.6350
Sale 24,226 4.6483
Sale 2,000 4.6767
Sale 319,108 4.6398
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 29862 4.5885
CFD Long 257346 4.6065
CFD Long 257341 4.6141
CFD Long 12357 4.6223
CFD Long 98329 4.635
CFD Long 149590 4.6385
CFD Long 191685 4.6396
CFD Long 319108 4.6398
CFD Long 24226 4.6482
CFD Long 6993 4.6568
CFD Long 32438 4.671
CFD Long 2000 4.6767
CFD Long 34775 4.6783
CFD Short 257341 4.6141
CFD Short 11152 4.6193
CFD Short 35000 4.6303
CFD Short 18046 4.6305
CFD Short 1705 4.6307
CFD Short 198126 4.6364
CFD Short 5157 4.6474
CFD Short 8000 4.6477
CFD Short 36122 4.6672
CFD Short 213502 4.6694
(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 18 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)