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 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 45,775,364 3.90% 480,549 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 513,041 0.04% 2,897,449 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,288,405 3.95% 3,377,998 0.29%
(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 4,975 6.0450
Purchase 22,231 6.1501
Purchase 11,795 6.1524
Purchase 16,276 6.0768
Purchase 24,897 6.0461
Purchase 8,000 6.1400
Purchase 7,544 6.0956
Purchase 10,000 6.0912
Purchase 53,414 6.1222
Purchase 10,105 6.0498
Purchase 106,452 6.0747
Purchase 100,000 6.0450
Purchase 22,054 6.0900
Purchase 153,130 6.0900
Purchase 15,275 6.0900
Purchase 1,347 6.0900
Purchase 20,153 6.0900
Purchase 107,391 6.0900
Purchase 4,709 6.0900
Purchase 53,599 6.0900
Sale 10,759 6.0878
Sale 850 6.1320
Sale 33,500 6.1154
Sale 850 6.1368
Sale 18,800 6.1464
Sale 47,240 6.0450
Sale 500 6.1268
Sale 7,200 6.0450
Sale 10,000 6.0991
Sale 3,500 6.1390
Sale 25,114 6.1440
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10759 6.0877
CFD Long 10000 6.099
CFD Long 33500 6.1154
CFD Long 11767 6.1264
CFD Long 3500 6.139
CFD Long 25114 6.144
CFD Long 18800 6.1463
CFD Long 18702 6.148
CFD Short 12978 6.0438
CFD Short 2489 6.0461
CFD Short 10105 6.0497
CFD Short 16276 6.0767
CFD Short 7544 6.0956
CFD Short 53414 6.1221
CFD Short 8000 6.14
CFD Short 22231 6.15
CFD Short 11795 6.1524
(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 27 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)