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 20 May 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 44,614,989 3.80% 923,095 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 969,874 0.08% 2,646,491 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,584,863 3.89% 3,569,586 0.30%
(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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 4,400 6.4500
Purchase 80,000 6.3353
Purchase 24,063 6.2462
Purchase 75,795 6.3009
Purchase 9,419 6.2462
Purchase 12,724 6.3348
Purchase 69,988 6.3001
Purchase 4,024 6.2459
Purchase 4,539 6.3053
Purchase 400 6.3000
Purchase 425,000 6.3400
Purchase 1,332 6.2450
Purchase 425,000 6.3400
Purchase 718 6.2459
Purchase 1,200 Transfer
Purchase 346 6.4600
Sale 23,417 6.3908
Sale 450 Transfer
Sale 4,005 6.4091
Sale 425,000 6.3400
Sale 464 6.3639
Sale 4,000 Transfer
Sale 13,389 6.3144
Sale 4,677 6.3227
Sale 7,717 6.2450
Sale 78,593 6.3507
Sale 33,440 6.3439
Sale 1,300 6.3140
Sale 10,163 6.3037
Sale 425,000 6.3400
Sale 74,908 6.3226
Sale 140 6.2962
Sale 950 6.2912
Sale 1,475 6.3916
Sale 2,535 6.2450
Sale 657 6.2450
Sale 24,749 6.3526
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1268 6.245
CFD Long 1300 6.314
CFD Long 13389 6.3143
CFD Long 74908 6.3226
CFD Long 4677 6.3227
CFD Long 22400 6.3349
CFD Long 425000 6.34
CFD Long 33440 6.3438
CFD Long 78593 6.3507
CFD Long 24749 6.3525
CFD Long 464 6.3639
CFD Long 23417 6.3908
CFD Long 4005 6.4091
CFD Short 4742 6.2459
CFD Short 33482 6.2461
CFD Short 69988 6.3001
CFD Short 75795 6.3008
CFD Short 4539 6.3053
CFD Short 12724 6.3348
CFD Short 80000 6.3352
CFD Short 425000 6.34
CFD Short 4400 6.45
(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 21 May 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)