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 03 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 43,726,350 3.73% 2,306,773 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,561,982 0.22% 2,554,935 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,288,332 3.95% 4,861,708 0.41%
(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 324,194 4.5384
Purchase 350,000 4.5496
Purchase 12,420 4.5736
Purchase 5,912 4.6450
Purchase 3,212 4.6147
Purchase 59,348 4.5705
Purchase 194,989 4.5481
Purchase 99 4.5475
Purchase 273,695 4.5453
Purchase 16,261 4.5272
Purchase 18,300 4.5726
Purchase 100 4.5000
Purchase 2,626 4.6450
Purchase 48,146 4.6450
Sale 45,169 4.5210
Sale 16,648 4.5210
Sale 7,857 4.5483
Sale 30,000 4.6443
Sale 99 4.5475
Sale 36,810 4.5707
Sale 333,326 4.5429
Sale 11,898 4.5290
Sale 10,000 4.4921
Sale 100 4.5000
Sale 186,394 4.5477
Sale 685 4.5600
Sale 50,232 4.5363
Sale 350,000 4.5496
Sale 207,873 4.5488
Sale 16,292 4.5368
Sale 6,177 4.5573
Sale 350,000 4.5496
Sale 5,740 4.5339
Sale 20,415 4.5517
Sale 24,695 4.6180
Sale 23,570 4.5697
Sale 10,000 4.5407
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 4.5
CFD Long 16648 4.5209
CFD Long 45169 4.521
CFD Long 5740 4.5339
CFD Long 50232 4.5363
CFD Long 16292 4.5367
CFD Long 333326 4.5429
CFD Long 101867 4.5449
CFD Long 99 4.5474
CFD Long 186394 4.5477
CFD Long 7857 4.5482
CFD Long 207873 4.5488
CFD Long 350000 4.5495
CFD Long 20415 4.5517
CFD Long 23570 4.5696
CFD Long 36810 4.5706
CFD Long 30000 4.6443
CFD Long 55221 4.645
CFD Short 100 4.5
CFD Short 16261 4.5271
CFD Short 324194 4.5383
CFD Short 271270 4.5451
CFD Short 99 4.5474
CFD Short 194989 4.548
CFD Short 2425 4.5527
CFD Short 59348 4.5705
CFD Short 18300 4.5726
CFD Short 12420 4.5736
(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 06 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)