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 02 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 44,161,028 3.77% 2,221,099 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,342,899 0.20% 2,924,059 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,503,927 3.97% 5,145,158 0.44%
(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 627 4.5675
Purchase 627 4.5675
Purchase 1,584 4.5675
Purchase 29,500 4.6516
Purchase 195,037 4.6518
Purchase 39,550 4.6210
Purchase 16,648 4.6731
Purchase 258,486 4.6452
Purchase 2,300 4.5655
Purchase 146,534 4.6264
Purchase 16,185 4.5864
Purchase 200 4.6500
Purchase 816 4.5675
Sale 194,192 4.6502
Sale 163,111 4.6765
Sale 112,333 4.6769
Sale 196,342 4.6490
Sale 41,395 4.5867
Sale 600 4.6167
Sale 16,722 4.6325
Sale 200 4.6500
Sale 500 4.5743
Sale 20,655 4.6095
Sale 304,349 4.6525
Sale 11,400 4.6693
Sale 29,729 4.6329
Sale 425 4.7109
Sale 142,163 4.5994
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 112866 4.5675
CFD Long 500 4.5743
CFD Long 41395 4.5866
CFD Long 120882 4.5869
CFD Long 20655 4.6094
CFD Long 600 4.6167
CFD Long 16722 4.6325
CFD Long 29729 4.6329
CFD Long 196342 4.6489
CFD Long 200 4.65
CFD Long 194192 4.6502
CFD Long 304349 4.6525
CFD Long 77749 4.6684
CFD Long 11400 4.6693
CFD Long 21281 4.6702
CFD Long 163111 4.6765
CFD Long 112333 4.6769
CFD Long 18693 4.6925
CFD Short 2300 4.5654
CFD Short 16185 4.5863
CFD Short 39550 4.6209
CFD Short 146534 4.6263
CFD Short 2000 4.6402
CFD Short 256486 4.6451
CFD Short 200 4.65
CFD Short 195037 4.6517
CFD Short 16648 4.673
CFD Short 13102 4.7064
(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 03 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)