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 06 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 43,686,538 3.73% 2,263,328 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,504,034 0.21% 2,472,383 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,190,572 3.94% 4,735,711 0.40%
(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 402,521 4.2978
Purchase 185,569 4.2697
Purchase 400 4.2669
Purchase 61,136 4.2741
Purchase 49,162 4.3087
Purchase 6,521 4.2461
Purchase 7,147 4.3724
Purchase 6,400 4.2425
Purchase 29,500 4.6578
Purchase 27,500 4.2271
Purchase 2,956 4.1900
Purchase 1,100 4.1900
Purchase 894 4.2372
Purchase 1,717 4.1900
Purchase 113,690 4.2499
Purchase 12,805 4.6450
Purchase 52,927 4.1900
Purchase 5,185 4.3768
Sale 11,763 4.1900
Sale 129,414 4.2667
Sale 193,148 4.3454
Sale 59,260 4.2832
Sale 3,670 4.2548
Sale 14,503 4.2174
Sale 89,573 4.2647
Sale 1,397 4.1900
Sale 400 4.2669
Sale 7,000 4.2419
Sale 1,000 4.2100
Sale 390,069 4.2932
Sale 22,915 4.3463
Sale 34,574 4.1900
Sale 48,256 4.5650
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7000 4.2418
CFD Long 3670 4.2548
CFD Long 89573 4.2647
CFD Long 129414 4.2667
CFD Long 400 4.2668
CFD Long 59260 4.2832
CFD Long 390069 4.2931
CFD Long 193148 4.3454
CFD Long 22915 4.3462
CFD Short 1100 4.19
CFD Short 27500 4.2271
CFD Short 6400 4.2425
CFD Short 6521 4.2461
CFD Short 55101 4.2497
CFD Short 113690 4.2499
CFD Short 400 4.2668
CFD Short 61136 4.2741
CFD Short 130468 4.2781
CFD Short 4514 4.2966
CFD Short 402521 4.2977
CFD Short 49162 4.3087
CFD Short 7147 4.3724
CFD Short 5185 4.3767
(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 07 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)