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 19 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 45,159,313 3.85% 1,853,695 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,177,309 0.10% 3,489,386 0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,336,622 3.95% 5,343,081 0.46%
(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 8,829 4.9574
Purchase 18,118 5.0216
Purchase 101,577 4.9164
Purchase 19,085 5.0369
Purchase 18,692 5.0100
Purchase 28,101 4.9739
Purchase 4,950 4.8405
Purchase 166,702 4.9357
Purchase 123,754 4.9100
Purchase 880 5.0100
Purchase 120,966 4.9267
Purchase 800 4.9125
Purchase 239,139 4.9290
Purchase 230,473 4.8778
Purchase 3,135 4.8896
Purchase 8,078 5.0100
Purchase 2,200 4.7833
Purchase 689 5.0100
Purchase 785 5.0100
Purchase 35,830 4.9360
Purchase 2,956 5.0100
Purchase 6,223 4.8200
Purchase 444 5.0100
Purchase 2,105 5.0100
Purchase 792 5.0100
Sale 26,606 4.9268
Sale 10,000 4.7738
Sale 273,992 4.9414
Sale 13,842 4.9427
Sale 32,725 4.9462
Sale 28,083 4.9823
Sale 6,871 5.0100
Sale 849 5.0100
Sale 145,411 4.9171
Sale 1,961 5.0100
Sale 800 4.9125
Sale 880 5.0100
Sale 6,223 4.8200
Sale 52,154 4.9267
Sale 1,076 4.9300
Sale 226,906 4.9530
Sale 1,000 4.9225
Sale 930 4.9275
Sale 8,078 5.0100
Sale 154,500 4.9691
Sale 3 5.0100
Sale 56 5.0100
Sale 528,295 4.9180
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 324773 4.9023
CFD Long 800 4.9125
CFD Long 145411 4.9171
CFD Long 52154 4.9266
CFD Long 26606 4.9267
CFD Long 273992 4.9414
CFD Long 13842 4.9427
CFD Long 203522 4.9428
CFD Long 32725 4.9461
CFD Long 226906 4.953
CFD Long 154500 4.969
CFD Long 28083 4.9822
CFD Short 2200 4.7833
CFD Short 4950 4.8404
CFD Short 230473 4.8778
CFD Short 3135 4.8896
CFD Short 800 4.9125
CFD Short 120966 4.9266
CFD Short 239139 4.929
CFD Short 166702 4.9356
CFD Short 35830 4.936
CFD Short 28101 4.9739
CFD Short 18118 5.0216
CFD Short 19085 5.0369
(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 22 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)