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 01 October 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 44,687,050 3.81% 2,111,573 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,055,860 0.18% 3,391,977 0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,742,910 3.99% 5,503,550 0.47%
(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 15,150 4.5261
Purchase 48,912 4.5026
Purchase 13,200 4.4984
Purchase 24,696 4.4925
Purchase 19,700 4.5650
Purchase 9,193 4.4030
Purchase 98,783 4.5125
Purchase 164,575 4.4932
Purchase 400 4.5081
Purchase 1,900 4.4875
Purchase 791 4.5650
Purchase 792 4.5650
Purchase 22,317 4.5064
Purchase 86,060 4.5650
Purchase 1,242 4.5650
Purchase 13,399 4.5650
Sale 164,721 4.4937
Sale 29,890 4.5572
Sale 400 4.5082
Sale 900 4.4968
Sale 40,963 4.5188
Sale 16,565 4.5358
Sale 2,234 4.3299
Sale 433,997 4.5239
Sale 275,725 4.4991
Sale 85,737 4.5034
Sale 291,185 4.5061
Sale 10,500 4.5039
Sale 12,355 4.5650
Sale 6,890 4.5650
Sale 115 4.4600
Sale 7,065 4.4800
Sale 73,187 4.5133
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12639 4.4777
CFD Long 164721 4.4937
CFD Long 900 4.4968
CFD Long 275725 4.499
CFD Long 85737 4.5033
CFD Long 10500 4.5039
CFD Long 291185 4.506
CFD Long 400 4.5081
CFD Long 73187 4.5133
CFD Long 40963 4.5188
CFD Long 421358 4.5253
CFD Long 16565 4.5358
CFD Long 29890 4.5572
CFD Short 9193 4.403
CFD Short 1900 4.4874
CFD Short 164575 4.4932
CFD Short 40650 4.4947
CFD Short 13200 4.4983
CFD Short 400 4.5081
CFD Short 15150 4.526
CFD Short 8262 4.5414
(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 02 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)