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 23 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 44,994,960 3.84% 1,902,248 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,609,873 0.14% 3,376,102 0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,604,833 3.98% 5,278,350 0.45%
(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 84,018 4.8017
Purchase 11,977 4.8263
Purchase 9,230 4.8229
Purchase 52,668 4.8083
Purchase 49,392 4.8550
Purchase 185,915 4.7954
Purchase 7,065 4.7967
Purchase 894 4.8194
Purchase 4,800 4.8033
Purchase 812 4.8352
Purchase 1,690 4.8260
Purchase 300 4.7966
Purchase 200 4.8000
Purchase 110 4.7663
Purchase 4,664 4.8133
Purchase 5,935 4.8133
Purchase 2,300 4.7917
Purchase 7,065 4.7968
Purchase 4,351 4.8133
Purchase 19,720 4.8650
Purchase 31,552 4.8550
Sale 81,199 4.8034
Sale 7,065 4.7967
Sale 5,500 4.8394
Sale 2,400 4.8230
Sale 118,038 4.8075
Sale 40,323 4.8444
Sale 200 4.8000
Sale 2,800 4.8200
Sale 69,000 4.8109
Sale 85,260 4.8041
Sale 432,733 4.8373
Sale 1,800 4.8585
Sale 49,392 4.8550
Sale 25,131 4.8650
Sale 270 4.8184
Sale 1,685 4.8550
Sale 199,676 4.8044
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 4.8
CFD Long 81199 4.8033
CFD Long 85260 4.8041
CFD Long 199676 4.8043
CFD Long 118038 4.8074
CFD Long 69000 4.8109
CFD Long 2800 4.82
CFD Long 2400 4.823
CFD Long 14700 4.8294
CFD Long 418033 4.8375
CFD Long 5500 4.8394
CFD Long 40323 4.8444
CFD Long 1800 4.8584
CFD Long 176117 4.867
CFD Short 2300 4.7917
CFD Short 185915 4.7954
CFD Short 200 4.8
CFD Short 84018 4.8017
CFD Short 4800 4.8033
CFD Short 52668 4.8082
CFD Short 18649 4.8088
CFD Short 9230 4.8229
CFD Short 11977 4.8263
CFD Short 812 4.8352
(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 24 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)