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 18 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 45,535,251 3.88% 1,760,638 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 976,525 0.08% 3,902,417 0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,511,776 3.97% 5,663,055 0.48%
(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 174,940 4.7738
Purchase 24,265 4.7440
Purchase 154,445 4.7715
Purchase 7,118 4.7106
Purchase 172,947 4.7221
Purchase 121,023 4.7951
Purchase 2,956 4.6675
Purchase 496,967 4.7692
Purchase 490,405 4.6993
Purchase 5,848 4.6884
Purchase 42,442 4.7943
Purchase 300 4.7258
Purchase 382,275 4.7440
Purchase 4,695 4.7508
Purchase 3,530 4.6675
Purchase 1,900 4.7659
Purchase 2,682 4.7312
Sale 152,980 4.7679
Sale 490,405 4.6989
Sale 300 4.7258
Sale 139,747 4.7352
Sale 13,373 4.7108
Sale 21,348 4.6973
Sale 11,951 4.7468
Sale 50,542 4.7221
Sale 2,500 4.7138
Sale 204,598 4.7028
Sale 8,596 4.7307
Sale 5,050 4.6720
Sale 5,889 4.6981
Sale 4,695 4.8993
Sale 1,193 4.7000
Sale 28,858 4.6675
Sale 435 4.7657
Sale 426 4.6675
Sale 770 4.7712
Sale 827 4.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5050 4.672
CFD Long 21348 4.6973
CFD Long 5889 4.698
CFD Long 490405 4.6988
CFD Long 204598 4.7027
CFD Long 13373 4.7107
CFD Long 2500 4.7137
CFD Long 50542 4.7221
CFD Long 300 4.7258
CFD Long 11951 4.7468
CFD Long 152980 4.7678
CFD Long 4695 4.8992
CFD Short 5848 4.6884
CFD Short 490405 4.6993
CFD Short 7118 4.7106
CFD Short 172947 4.7221
CFD Short 300 4.7258
CFD Short 254919 4.7379
CFD Short 24265 4.744
CFD Short 4695 4.7508
CFD Short 127356 4.7562
CFD Short 1900 4.7659
CFD Short 496967 4.7691
CFD Short 154445 4.7715
CFD Short 174940 4.7737
CFD Short 42442 4.7943
CFD Short 121023 4.795
(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 19 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)