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 14 August 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 47,197,190 4.03% 1,217,630 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,858,818 0.16% 6,596,873 0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,056,008 4.18% 7,814,503 0.67%
(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 38,000 4.8912
Purchase 2,271 4.8830
Purchase 191,064 4.9284
Purchase 1,000 4.8990
Purchase 500 4.9232
Purchase 51,939 4.9721
Purchase 47,632 4.9002
Purchase 5,700 4.9675
Purchase 5,346 4.9161
Purchase 10,846 4.9125
Purchase 4,584 4.8855
Purchase 1,300 4.9323
Purchase 45,694 4.9125
Purchase 4,340 4.9201
Purchase 30,929 4.8979
Purchase 200 4.9750
Sale 200 4.9750
Sale 2,851 4.9525
Sale 180,647 4.9287
Sale 294,503 4.9378
Sale 1,300 4.9323
Sale 269 4.9189
Sale 8,950 4.9317
Sale 520 4.9234
Sale 1,300 4.9225
Sale 1,200 4.9700
Sale 6,232 4.9288
Sale 390 4.9259
Sale 146,065 4.9339
Sale 10,208 4.8692
Sale 1,000 4.9700
Sale 700 4.9350
Sale 261 4.8568
Sale 542 4.9234
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/08/2008 Sale 450,000 4.8893
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 261 4.8567
CFD Long 10208 4.8691
CFD Long 1300 4.9225
CFD Long 180647 4.9286
CFD Long 6232 4.9287
CFD Long 8950 4.9317
CFD Long 1300 4.9323
CFD Long 146065 4.9339
CFD Long 700 4.935
CFD Long 191377 4.9369
CFD Long 103126 4.9392
CFD Long 8297 4.9638
CFD Long 82207 4.9721
CFD Long 200 4.975
CFD Short 2271 4.8829
CFD Short 4584 4.8854
CFD Short 38000 4.8911
CFD Short 47632 4.9001
CFD Short 5346 4.9161
CFD Short 4340 4.9201
CFD Short 500 4.9232
CFD Short 191064 4.9284
CFD Short 1300 4.9323
CFD Short 5700 4.9675
CFD Short 200 4.975
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/08/2008 Long 450,000 4.8892
(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 15 August 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)