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 09 May 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 44,244,205 3.77% 963,319 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,007,390 0.09% 2,391,918 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,251,595 3.86% 3,355,237 0.29%
(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 71,048 6.2542
Purchase 8,000 6.2368
Purchase 5,091 6.2683
Purchase 12,900 6.2975
Purchase 39,468 6.2494
Purchase 31,880 6.2746
Purchase 5,091 6.2683
Purchase 18,400 6.2906
Purchase 525 6.2288
Purchase 5,039 6.3000
Purchase 1,579 6.3000
Purchase 14,131 6.2824
Purchase 2,960 6.2760
Purchase 425 6.2288
Sale 27,354 6.2973
Sale 14,958 6.2988
Sale 6,470 6.3150
Sale 28,413 6.2648
Sale 35,376 6.3000
Sale 2,500 6.3006
Sale 5,091 6.2685
Sale 1,800 6.3000
Sale 116,473 6.3800
Sale 85,847 6.3032
Sale 900 6.2268
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 28413 6.2647
CFD Long 18452 6.2723
CFD Long 18584 6.2824
CFD Long 6758 6.2851
CFD Long 27354 6.2973
CFD Long 14958 6.2988
CFD Long 2500 6.3005
CFD Long 85847 6.3032
CFD Long 6470 6.315
CFD Short 8000 6.2368
CFD Short 39468 6.2494
CFD Short 71048 6.2541
CFD Short 5091 6.2683
CFD Short 31880 6.2745
CFD Short 14131 6.2823
CFD Short 18400 6.2906
CFD Short 12900 6.2974
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 12 May 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)