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 21 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 44,886,859 3.83% 629,210 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 674,680 0.06% 2,834,008 0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 13,460 0.00% 13,460 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,574,999 3.89% 3,476,678 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 9,836 6.1012
Purchase 1,200 6.2260
Purchase 752 6.2900
Purchase 76,700 6.2103
Purchase 8,800 6.1329
Purchase 8,778 6.0879
Purchase 1,309 6.2450
Purchase 263,398 6.1410
Purchase 6,364 6.1009
Purchase 4,561 6.0951
Purchase 11,760 6.2327
Purchase 9,528 6.1390
Purchase 9,879 6.2158
Purchase 7,245 6.1419
Purchase 16,805 6.1748
Purchase 200 6.1000
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 217,404 6.2375
Purchase 54,810 6.1916
Purchase 426 6.1000
Purchase 56,573 6.1344
Sale 2,270 6.1090
Sale 345 6.2364
Sale 930 6.1162
Sale 540 6.2462
Sale 1,309 6.1000
Sale 550 6.2630
Sale 9,646 6.1000
Sale 8,979 6.0916
Sale 1,309 6.2450
Sale 9,780 6.1746
Sale 217,404 6.2375
Sale 8,866 6.1107
Sale 217,404 6.2375
Sale 6,707 6.0988
Sale 9,419 6.1371
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8979 6.0916
CFD Long 6707 6.0988
CFD Long 2270 6.109
CFD Long 8866 6.1106
CFD Long 9419 6.137
CFD Long 2959 6.1389
CFD Long 14546 6.139
CFD Long 9780 6.1745
CFD Short 8778 6.0878
CFD Short 4561 6.095
CFD Short 6364 6.1009
CFD Short 9836 6.1011
CFD Short 8800 6.1328
CFD Short 56573 6.1344
CFD Short 9528 6.1389
CFD Short 263398 6.141
CFD Short 7245 6.1419
CFD Short 16805 6.1747
CFD Short 54810 6.1915
CFD Short 76700 6.2102
CFD Short 9879 6.2157
CFD Short 1200 6.226
CFD Short 11760 6.2326
(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 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)