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 29 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 45,840,059 3.91% 1,549,418 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,499,461 0.13% 3,814,007 0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,339,520 4.04% 5,363,425 0.46%
(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 207,820 4.5568
Purchase 41,500 4.4880
Purchase 24,696 4.6300
Purchase 199,489 4.5746
Purchase 31,200 4.4685
Purchase 76,190 4.4708
Purchase 94,163 4.5161
Purchase 100 4.6875
Purchase 16,623 4.5488
Purchase 49,392 4.5400
Purchase 102,222 4.5449
Purchase 1,056 4.3925
Purchase 302,474 4.4758
Purchase 894 4.4256
Purchase 34,475 4.3925
Purchase 1,876 4.3925
Purchase 1,584 4.3925
Purchase 7,353 4.3925
Purchase 6,895 4.3925
Purchase 14,063 4.7975
Purchase 49,392 4.5400
Sale 7,353 4.3925
Sale 2,500 4.6688
Sale 124,280 4.5067
Sale 14,063 4.7975
Sale 100 4.6875
Sale 12,369 4.3925
Sale 105,258 4.5442
Sale 113,680 4.4630
Sale 83,400 4.4462
Sale 10,000 4.7101
Sale 18,765 4.4616
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 83400 4.4461
CFD Long 18765 4.4615
CFD Long 113680 4.4629
CFD Long 124280 4.5066
CFD Long 105258 4.5442
CFD Long 2500 4.6688
CFD Long 100 4.6875
CFD Long 11761 4.6938
CFD Short 255998 4.4652
CFD Short 31200 4.4685
CFD Short 76190 4.4707
CFD Short 41500 4.4879
CFD Short 94163 4.516
CFD Short 46476 4.5338
CFD Short 102222 4.5449
CFD Short 16623 4.5488
CFD Short 207820 4.5568
CFD Short 199489 4.5745
CFD Short 100 4.6875
(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 30 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)