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 22 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 47,723,852 4.07% 1,410,811 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,060,012 0.09% 7,236,596 0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,783,864 4.16% 8,647,407 0.74%
(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 12,526 4.5752
Purchase 19,708 4.6975
Purchase 26,122 4.5952
Purchase 19,404 4.5757
Purchase 20,398 4.6000
Purchase 5,700 4.5656
Purchase 12 4.6975
Purchase 3,920 4.5264
Purchase 1,087 4.6000
Purchase 11,900 4.5992
Purchase 301,384 4.5755
Purchase 202,233 4.5769
Purchase 31,558 4.6123
Purchase 41,581 4.5608
Purchase 499 4.5307
Purchase 800 4.5400
Purchase 7,663 4.6000
Purchase 1,561 4.6000
Purchase 19,720 4.6000
Purchase 2,960 4.6000
Purchase 1,620 4.6000
Purchase 1,765 4.6000
Purchase 4,370 4.6007
Purchase 1,600 4.5614
Sale 11,678 4.5835
Sale 430 4.8539
Sale 675 4.5289
Sale 8,000 4.6693
Sale 1,100 4.6742
Sale 21,210 4.5638
Sale 205,694 4.5634
Sale 3,981 4.6000
Sale 8,502 4.5425
Sale 13,294 4.5942
Sale 12 4.6975
Sale 53,387 4.5810
Sale 198,608 4.5857
Sale 645 4.5709
Sale 4,457 4.5852
Sale 19,708 4.6975
Sale 800 4.5400
Sale 19,720 4.6000
Sale 695 4.6062
Sale 14,082 4.5614
Sale 97,184 4.5634
Sale 83,136 4.6606
Sale 4,645 4.5943
Sale 59,694 4.5634
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 800 4.54
CFD Long 14082 4.5613
CFD Long 21210 4.5637
CFD Long 53387 4.5809
CFD Long 11678 4.5835
CFD Long 4457 4.5852
CFD Long 198608 4.5856
CFD Long 8215 4.5908
CFD Long 13294 4.5941
CFD Long 4645 4.5942
CFD Long 83136 4.6605
CFD Long 8000 4.6692
CFD Long 1100 4.6742
CFD Short 3920 4.5264
CFD Short 499 4.5306
CFD Short 800 4.54
CFD Short 41581 4.5607
CFD Short 1600 4.5614
CFD Short 5700 4.5655
CFD Short 12526 4.5752
CFD Short 301384 4.5755
CFD Short 19404 4.5756
CFD Short 202233 4.5768
CFD Short 26122 4.5952
CFD Short 11900 4.5991
CFD Short 4370 4.6007
CFD Short 31558 4.6122
(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 23 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)