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 04 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 46,109,474 3.93% 737,603 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 721,119 0.06% 3,508,567 0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,830,593 3.99% 4,246,170 0.36%
(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 12,906 5.9859
Purchase 3,659 6.0233
Purchase 9,075 5.9827
Purchase 73,100 5.9730
Purchase 87,212 5.9848
Purchase 15,219 6.0081
Purchase 1,028 6.0354
Purchase 25,231 5.9611
Purchase 55,761 6.0950
Purchase 20,900 5.9901
Purchase 835 5.9915
Purchase 1,257 5.9600
Purchase 4,260 6.0093
Purchase 3,151 5.9876
Sale 2,676 5.9701
Sale 55,761 6.0950
Sale 55,761 6.0950
Sale 555 5.9612
Sale 8,600 6.0038
Sale 18,006 5.9855
Sale 24,085 5.9947
Sale 500 5.9668
Sale 21,600 5.9759
Sale 750 5.9768
Sale 10,384 6.0083
Sale 12,916 6.0107
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2676 5.9701
CFD Long 21600 5.9758
CFD Long 18006 5.9855
CFD Long 24085 5.9947
CFD Long 8600 6.0038
CFD Long 10384 6.0082
CFD Long 12916 6.0106
CFD Short 25231 5.9611
CFD Short 73100 5.973
CFD Short 9075 5.9826
CFD Short 87212 5.9847
CFD Short 12906 5.9858
CFD Short 3151 5.9875
CFD Short 20900 5.9901
CFD Short 15219 6.0081
CFD Short 3659 6.0232
(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 05 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)