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 September 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 43,164,052 3.68% 1,923,591 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,605,289 0.14% 1,820,561 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,769,341 3.82% 3,744,152 0.32%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 221,407 5.1694
Purchase 66,619 5.1772
Purchase 90,743 5.3165
Purchase 1,000 5.2158
Purchase 20,215 5.2545
Purchase 4,000 5.1657
Purchase 4,372 5.2504
Purchase 205,322 5.2067
Purchase 18,544 5.3132
Purchase 8,949 5.1900
Purchase 170,386 5.2298
Purchase 186,999 5.1788
Purchase 39,167 5.2249
Purchase 3,779 5.1000
Purchase 31,887 5.3132
Purchase 10,920 5.3132
Purchase 12,054 5.1000
Purchase 154,781 5.2240
Purchase 191,886 5.2304
Purchase 61,306 5.1959
Purchase 2,498 5.1000
Purchase 500,000 5.2258
Purchase 170,386 5.2298
Purchase 124,167 5.2733
Sale 173,603 5.2326
Sale 173,603 5.2326
Sale 37,330 5.2529
Sale 500,000 5.2258
Sale 15,958 5.2222
Sale 85,875 5.2317
Sale 817 5.2019
Sale 20,215 5.2545
Sale 16,125 5.3051
Sale 16,880 5.1698
Sale 4,052 5.3217
Sale 1,250 5.2300
Sale 142,510 5.2294
Sale 625 5.3050
Sale 2,220 5.1000
Sale 4,371 5.3500
Sale 976 5.2524
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16880 5.1698
CFD Long 27285 5.2078
CFD Long 15958 5.2222
CFD Long 142510 5.2294
CFD Long 85875 5.2317
CFD Long 347206 5.2325
CFD Long 37330 5.2528
CFD Long 20215 5.2545
CFD Long 4052 5.3216
CFD Short 12789 5.1317
CFD Short 4000 5.1657
CFD Short 221407 5.1693
CFD Short 66619 5.1772
CFD Short 186999 5.1787
CFD Short 61306 5.1959
CFD Short 205322 5.2066
CFD Short 1000 5.2157
CFD Short 154781 5.2239
CFD Short 340772 5.2298
CFD Short 191886 5.2303
CFD Short 4372 5.2504
CFD Short 20215 5.2545
CFD Short 124167 5.2732
(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 September 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)