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 21 August 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 46,361,494 3.95% 937,639 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,799,531 0.15% 5,728,496 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,161,025 4.11% 6,666,135 0.57%
(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 4,500 4.7655
Purchase 3,200 4.7305
Purchase 145,393 4.7404
Purchase 8,924 4.7520
Purchase 198,521 4.7554
Purchase 378,301 4.7606
Purchase 193,350 4.7553
Purchase 11,600 4.7678
Purchase 1,400 4.7563
Purchase 10,126 4.7087
Purchase 5,500 4.6993
Purchase 33,132 4.7699
Purchase 24,685 4.7550
Purchase 1,562 4.7550
Sale 1,251 4.7975
Sale 700 4.7585
Sale 1,145 4.7960
Sale 660 4.7860
Sale 1,000 4.7809
Sale 31,368 4.7550
Sale 10,126 4.7087
Sale 1,400 4.7563
Sale 65,381 4.7569
Sale 182,298 4.7592
Sale 7,000 4.7275
Sale 7,675 4.7534
Sale 5,254 4.7542
Sale 10,126 4.7087
Sale 11,600 4.7678
Sale 4,160 4.7455
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7560 4.7027
CFD Long 7000 4.7275
CFD Long 11744 4.752
CFD Long 7675 4.7534
CFD Long 5254 4.7542
CFD Long 1400 4.7562
CFD Long 65381 4.7568
CFD Long 182298 4.7591
CFD Long 33733 4.7651
CFD Long 11600 4.7678
CFD Short 5500 4.6992
CFD Short 3200 4.7304
CFD Short 145393 4.7403
CFD Short 8924 4.7519
CFD Short 2243 4.7541
CFD Short 37166 4.7551
CFD Short 193350 4.7552
CFD Short 198521 4.7554
CFD Short 1400 4.7562
CFD Short 341135 4.7611
CFD Short 4500 4.7655
CFD Short 11600 4.7678
CFD Short 33132 4.7699
(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 22 August 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)