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 15 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 46,410,777 3.96% 1,409,995 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,036,049 0.17% 6,276,904 0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,446,826 4.13% 7,686,899 0.66%
(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 1,600 4.9753
Purchase 5,396 4.9539
Purchase 1,000 4.9807
Purchase 28,897 4.9606
Purchase 169,549 4.9613
Purchase 7,125 4.9900
Purchase 4,197 4.9255
Purchase 14,240 4.9293
Purchase 19,297 4.9900
Sale 753 Transfer
Sale 5,050 4.9892
Sale 25,953 4.9555
Sale 1,600 4.9753
Sale 1,118 4.9870
Sale 147,588 4.9537
Sale 284,297 4.9771
Sale 13,498 5.0009
Sale 2,714 4.9850
Sale 19,297 4.9900
Sale 4,475 4.9800
Sale 322,057 4.9125
Sale 4,000 4.9917
Sale 2,000 4.9884
Sale 5,660 4.9900
Sale 197,654 4.9624
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 147588 4.9536
CFD Long 25953 4.9555
CFD Long 197654 4.9624
CFD Long 60455 4.966
CFD Long 44682 4.9676
CFD Long 1600 4.9753
CFD Long 239615 4.9788
CFD Long 1118 4.987
CFD Long 5050 4.9892
CFD Long 13498 5.0008
CFD Short 4197 4.9254
CFD Short 14240 4.9293
CFD Short 28897 4.9606
CFD Short 169549 4.9613
CFD Short 1600 4.9753
CFD Short 1000 4.9807
(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 18 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)