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 12 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 43,943,750 3.75% 1,269,475 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,323,341 0.11% 2,323,346 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,267,091 3.86% 3,592,821 0.31%
(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 3,251 6.3843
Purchase 8,000 6.3543
Purchase 12,800 6.3769
Purchase 3,251 6.3843
Purchase 1,937 6.3623
Purchase 1,035 6.3860
Purchase 1,546 6.2284
Purchase 10,255 6.3658
Purchase 11,468 6.3674
Purchase 1,402 6.2962
Purchase 625 6.3488
Sale 191 6.3923
Sale 7,000 6.3766
Sale 72,380 6.3670
Sale 3,251 6.3845
Sale 28,791 6.3475
Sale 213,977 6.3638
Sale 19,911 6.3560
Sale 1,000 6.3370
Sale 8,467 6.3638
Sale 1,057 6.3838
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 28791 6.3475
CFD Long 19911 6.3559
CFD Long 8467 6.3637
CFD Long 213977 6.3638
CFD Long 72380 6.3669
CFD Long 9795 6.367
CFD Long 18000 6.3675
CFD Long 53663 6.3732
CFD Long 7000 6.3766
CFD Long 1057 6.3837
CFD Long 1630 6.385
CFD Short 1402 6.2961
CFD Short 8000 6.3543
CFD Short 1937 6.3622
CFD Short 10255 6.3657
CFD Short 11468 6.3674
CFD Short 12800 6.3768
CFD Short 3251 6.3843
CFD Short 1035 6.3859
(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 13 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)