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 22 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 46,403,288 3.96% 972,193 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,791,091 0.15% 5,782,919 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,194,379 4.11% 6,755,112 0.58%
(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 182,927 4.8321
Purchase 1,792 4.9150
Purchase 73,700 4.7593
Purchase 22,479 4.8436
Purchase 2,000 4.8188
Purchase 2,403 4.8717
Purchase 20,565 4.8734
Purchase 375,000 4.7268
Purchase 6,212 4.8977
Purchase 86,880 4.7912
Purchase 10,516 4.9150
Purchase 4,400 4.7890
Purchase 97,760 4.8728
Purchase 300,000 4.6899
Purchase 13 4.8758
Purchase 300,000 4.6899
Purchase 10,040 4.8607
Sale 13,121 4.9150
Sale 375,000 4.7268
Sale 11,500 4.7954
Sale 23,548 4.8000
Sale 2,125 4.8614
Sale 4,756 4.9142
Sale 330 4.7889
Sale 24,710 4.9150
Sale 750 4.8037
Sale 520 4.7889
Sale 770 4.7055
Sale 300,000 4.6899
Sale 2,000 4.8188
Sale 3,917 4.6982
Sale 73,856 4.9122
Sale 73,700 4.8492
Sale 334 4.8300
Sale 2,247 4.8645
Sale 511 4.8792
Sale 375,000 4.7268
Sale 164,958 4.8311
Sale 1,240 4.8220
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 375000 4.7267
CFD Long 11500 4.7953
CFD Long 2000 4.8187
CFD Long 1240 4.822
CFD Long 164958 4.8311
CFD Long 48108 4.8534
CFD Long 2247 4.8645
CFD Long 511 4.8792
CFD Long 73856 4.9122
CFD Long 4756 4.9142
CFD Short 300000 4.6899
CFD Short 4328 4.7741
CFD Short 4400 4.789
CFD Short 86880 4.7912
CFD Short 2000 4.8187
CFD Short 182927 4.8321
CFD Short 22479 4.8435
CFD Short 10040 4.8607
CFD Short 97760 4.8728
CFD Short 20565 4.8734
CFD Short 13 4.8761
CFD Short 6212 4.8976
CFD Short 5655 4.9141
(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 26 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)