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 25 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 44,859,584 3.83% 1,643,834 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,481,776 0.13% 3,014,335 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,341,360 3.95% 4,658,169 0.40%
(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 118,844 4.8473
Purchase 800 4.8722
Purchase 172,314 4.8507
Purchase 1,296 4.7900
Purchase 39,185 4.8325
Purchase 52,383 4.8548
Purchase 67,087 4.8522
Purchase 435,931 4.8476
Purchase 208,520 4.8792
Purchase 1,635 4.7907
Purchase 3,000 4.8500
Purchase 751 4.8325
Purchase 188,474 4.8901
Purchase 117,816 4.8498
Purchase 28,490 4.8578
Sale 2,000 4.8868
Sale 134,731 4.8253
Sale 2,506 4.8550
Sale 168,291 4.8455
Sale 2,298 4.8309
Sale 800 4.8722
Sale 558 Transfer
Sale 36,296 4.8073
Sale 42,971 4.8380
Sale 38,090 4.8850
Sale 19,903 4.8454
Sale 166,620 4.8513
Sale 900 4.7934
Sale 520 4.8659
Sale 750 4.8655
Sale 550 4.7959
Sale 1,000 4.7837
Sale 4,000 4.8444
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36296 4.8073
CFD Long 134731 4.8253
CFD Long 2298 4.8308
CFD Long 42971 4.8379
CFD Long 4000 4.8444
CFD Long 19903 4.8454
CFD Long 168291 4.8455
CFD Long 166620 4.8512
CFD Long 2506 4.855
CFD Long 800 4.8721
CFD Long 38090 4.8849
CFD Long 2000 4.8867
CFD Short 1635 4.7907
CFD Short 394912 4.8462
CFD Short 118844 4.8472
CFD Short 117816 4.8497
CFD Short 3000 4.85
CFD Short 172314 4.8506
CFD Short 67087 4.8522
CFD Short 52383 4.8548
CFD Short 28490 4.8578
CFD Short 41019 4.8603
CFD Short 800 4.8721
CFD Short 208520 4.8792
CFD Short 188474 4.8901
(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 26 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)