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 20 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 45,682,444 3.90% 1,499,229 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,378,682 0.20% 5,602,777 0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,061,126 4.10% 7,102,006 0.61%
(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 26,033 4.7694
Purchase 10,309 4.8000
Purchase 34,375 4.7837
Purchase 12,704 4.8122
Purchase 5,218 4.8008
Purchase 5,451 4.7831
Purchase 5,600 4.7813
Purchase 21,686 4.8356
Purchase 140,540 4.8158
Purchase 2,100 4.8362
Sale 10,859 4.8386
Sale 1,300 4.8735
Sale 192,592 4.8367
Sale 2,100 4.8362
Sale 45,564 4.8566
Sale 141,808 4.8353
Sale 138,969 4.8129
Sale 875 4.8262
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20396 4.8122
CFD Long 138969 4.8128
CFD Long 141808 4.8352
CFD Long 2100 4.8361
CFD Long 192592 4.8367
CFD Long 10859 4.8385
CFD Long 45564 4.8565
CFD Long 104902 4.8709
CFD Short 26033 4.7694
CFD Short 5600 4.7813
CFD Short 5451 4.7831
CFD Short 34375 4.7837
CFD Short 5218 4.8007
CFD Short 12704 4.8121
CFD Short 140540 4.8158
CFD Short 21686 4.8355
CFD Short 2100 4.8361
(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 21 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)