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 30 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 45,829,776 3.91% 1,569,754 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,510,519 0.13% 4,020,598 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,340,295 4.04% 5,590,352 0.48%
(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 1,000 4.3147
Purchase 293,298 4.3816
Purchase 21,730 4.3991
Purchase 29,700 4.3326
Purchase 47,164 4.3838
Purchase 94,529 4.4800
Purchase 1,400 4.4014
Purchase 3,306 4.4150
Purchase 234,084 4.3579
Purchase 1,210 4.4275
Purchase 58,094 4.3800
Purchase 221,407 5.1697
Purchase 42,863 4.3611
Purchase 168,341 4.3793
Purchase 577 4.3525
Purchase 24,625 4.4800
Purchase 5,019 4.4800
Purchase 197,085 4.4105
Sale 294,390 4.3840
Sale 22,163 4.4193
Sale 272,709 4.5687
Sale 312,324 4.4248
Sale 39,945 4.4469
Sale 94,529 4.4800
Sale 31,095 4.4485
Sale 7,408 4.4800
Sale 47,164 4.3838
Sale 500 4.3915
Sale 765 4.3859
Sale 1,146 4.4800
Sale 14,035 4.4800
Sale 7,975 4.4358
Sale 3,319 4.4800
Sale 4,100 4.4480
Sale 46,984 4.4520
Sale 19,126 4.4488
Sale 1,400 4.4014
Sale 84,120 4.3909
Sale 94,529 4.4800
Sale 47,164 4.3838
Sale 8,825 4.4800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 294390 4.3839
CFD Long 84120 4.3909
CFD Long 1400 4.4014
CFD Long 21119 4.4158
CFD Long 22163 4.4193
CFD Long 291205 4.4254
CFD Long 7975 4.4358
CFD Long 39945 4.4469
CFD Long 4100 4.4479
CFD Long 31095 4.4484
CFD Long 19126 4.4487
CFD Long 46984 4.4519
CFD Short 1000 4.3147
CFD Short 29700 4.3325
CFD Short 234084 4.3578
CFD Short 42863 4.361
CFD Short 168341 4.3792
CFD Short 58094 4.38
CFD Short 293298 4.3815
CFD Short 17212 4.3882
CFD Short 21730 4.399
CFD Short 1400 4.4014
CFD Short 179873 4.4125
CFD Short 3306 4.415
CFD Short 1210 4.4274
CFD Short 7044 4.48
(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 01 October 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)