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 22 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 45,632,774 3.89% 3,020,278 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 992,255 0.08% 3,602,961 0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,625,029 3.98% 6,623,239 0.56%
(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 78,033 4.8768
Purchase 8,488 4.9103
Purchase 85,395 4.9193
Purchase 50,000 4.9176
Purchase 10,346 4.8550
Purchase 505 4.8731
Purchase 138,411 4.8570
Purchase 7,678 4.9423
Purchase 1,623 5.0100
Purchase 49,392 4.8550
Purchase 37,659 4.8821
Purchase 10,400 4.8630
Purchase 164,358 4.8924
Purchase 2,215 4.9232
Purchase 327 5.0100
Purchase 1,151 4.8549
Purchase 1,473 4.8549
Purchase 14,156 4.8550
Purchase 50,195 4.8932
Purchase 91,674 4.9374
Purchase 1,075 4.8549
Purchase 140,998 5.0100
Purchase 2,537 4.9725
Sale 6,500 4.9600
Sale 2,500 5.0082
Sale 2,215 4.9011
Sale 2,050 4.8744
Sale 22,308 4.8576
Sale 1,800 4.9092
Sale 55,462 4.8779
Sale 327 5.0100
Sale 1,623 5.0100
Sale 104,773 4.8790
Sale 1,400 4.9779
Sale 59,544 4.8913
Sale 70,379 4.9151
Sale 26,499 4.8550
Sale 830 4.9237
Sale 14,156 4.8550
Sale 12,489 4.8550
Sale 89,773 4.9368
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22308 4.8576
CFD Long 77919 4.8682
CFD Long 2050 4.8744
CFD Long 55462 4.8778
CFD Long 59544 4.8912
CFD Long 2215 4.9011
CFD Long 1800 4.9092
CFD Long 26854 4.9101
CFD Long 70379 4.915
CFD Long 89773 4.9368
CFD Long 6500 4.96
CFD Long 1400 4.9778
CFD Long 2500 5.0082
CFD Short 138411 4.857
CFD Short 10400 4.863
CFD Short 505 4.8731
CFD Short 78033 4.8768
CFD Short 37659 4.8821
CFD Short 164358 4.8923
CFD Short 50195 4.8931
CFD Short 8488 4.9103
CFD Short 50000 4.9176
CFD Short 85395 4.9193
CFD Short 2215 4.9232
CFD Short 91674 4.9373
(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 23 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)