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 June 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 46,100,103 3.93% 552,692 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 535,180 0.05% 3,297,352 0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,635,283 3.97% 3,850,044 0.33%
(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 7,000 6.0650
Purchase 115,165 6.0146
Purchase 26,182 5.9909
Purchase 464 5.9761
Purchase 18,537 6.0068
Purchase 1,413 6.0318
Purchase 1,150 6.0086
Purchase 14,865 6.0229
Purchase 3,271 5.9756
Purchase 1,600 5.9756
Purchase 245 6.1150
Sale 64,070 5.9936
Sale 16,459 6.0001
Sale 44,023 5.9987
Sale 13,403 6.0102
Sale 245 6.1150
Sale 805 6.1163
Sale 9,825 5.9846
Sale 5,608 6.1163
Sale 805 6.1163
Sale 11,352 6.1163
Sale 1,157 6.1163
Sale 2,321 6.1163
Sale 1,609 6.1163
Sale 17,229 6.1163
Sale 18,975 6.0281
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9825 5.9846
CFD Long 64070 5.9935
CFD Long 44023 5.9986
CFD Long 16459 6.0001
CFD Long 18975 6.028
CFD Long 3401 6.0303
CFD Short 3271 5.9755
CFD Short 1600 5.9756
CFD Short 464 5.9761
CFD Short 26182 5.9908
CFD Short 18537 6.0067
CFD Short 14865 6.0229
CFD Short 1413 6.0318
CFD Short 7000 6.065
(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 June 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)