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 21 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 47,815,098 4.08% 1,417,500 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,087,296 0.09% 7,022,895 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,902,394 4.17% 8,440,395 0.72%
(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 53,387 4.6981
Purchase 242,015 4.8154
Purchase 2,028 4.8188
Purchase 2,960 4.6975
Purchase 4,400 4.7547
Purchase 128,753 4.7308
Purchase 32,926 4.8513
Purchase 600 4.7733
Purchase 1,918 4.8658
Purchase 9,000 4.8435
Purchase 426 4.6975
Purchase 6,448 4.7188
Purchase 127,411 4.7815
Purchase 888 4.6975
Purchase 3,552 4.6975
Purchase 10,318 4.7519
Purchase 25,011 4.7473
Purchase 2,441 4.6975
Purchase 32,926 4.9025
Purchase 87,015 4.8338
Sale 9,000 4.8435
Sale 106,307 4.8217
Sale 424,111 4.7718
Sale 200,378 4.7718
Sale 32,926 4.8513
Sale 87,782 4.8367
Sale 32,926 4.8513
Sale 520 4.7393
Sale 640 4.8162
Sale 1,000 4.8162
Sale 650 4.7559
Sale 500 4.7393
Sale 62,171 4.8405
Sale 123,080 4.7718
Sale 1,918 4.9517
Sale 22,199 4.7496
Sale 145,983 4.7575
Sale 499 4.6968
Sale 17,260 4.8545
Sale 116,123 4.8401
Sale 20,179 4.7852
Sale 1,000 4.7335
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 499 4.6967
CFD Long 22199 4.7495
CFD Long 145983 4.7575
CFD Long 20179 4.7851
CFD Long 106307 4.8217
CFD Long 87782 4.8367
CFD Long 116123 4.84
CFD Long 62171 4.8405
CFD Long 9000 4.8434
CFD Long 17260 4.8545
CFD Long 1918 4.9517
CFD Short 53387 4.698
CFD Short 6448 4.7188
CFD Short 128753 4.7307
CFD Short 25011 4.7472
CFD Short 10318 4.7518
CFD Short 4400 4.7547
CFD Short 600 4.7733
CFD Short 127411 4.7815
CFD Short 242015 4.8154
CFD Short 2028 4.8187
CFD Short 87015 4.8337
CFD Short 9000 4.8434
CFD Short 1918 4.8657
(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 22 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)