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 26 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 46,082,392 3.93% 1,104,285 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,002,155 0.17% 5,651,192 0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,084,547 4.10% 6,755,477 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 15,534 4.9749
Purchase 43,093 4.9712
Purchase 8,410 4.9913
Purchase 66,511 5.0181
Purchase 5,500 4.8175
Purchase 6,386 4.9507
Purchase 60,222 4.9996
Purchase 72,000 4.9051
Purchase 4,401 4.9507
Purchase 5,391 5.0650
Purchase 36,206 5.0650
Purchase 11,258 4.9507
Purchase 4,924 4.9507
Sale 171,994 4.9514
Sale 11,438 4.9094
Sale 42,620 5.0068
Sale 60,222 4.9996
Sale 10,853 4.9266
Sale 840 4.9067
Sale 3,556 4.9182
Sale 48,090 4.9511
Sale 19,000 4.8886
Sale 700 5.0062
Sale 57,689 5.0224
Sale 36,206 5.0650
Sale 5,391 5.0650
Sale 4,946 5.0642
Sale 9,646 5.0650
Sale 177,541 4.9649
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19000 4.8885
CFD Long 840 4.9067
CFD Long 11438 4.9093
CFD Long 3556 4.9182
CFD Long 10853 4.9265
CFD Long 48090 4.9511
CFD Long 171994 4.9514
CFD Long 177541 4.9648
CFD Long 16933 4.9968
CFD Long 60222 4.9995
CFD Long 42620 5.0067
CFD Long 57689 5.0224
CFD Long 4946 5.0641
CFD Short 5500 4.8175
CFD Short 72000 4.9051
CFD Short 43093 4.9711
CFD Short 6117 4.9725
CFD Short 15534 4.9748
CFD Short 8410 4.9912
CFD Short 60222 4.9995
CFD Short 66511 5.0181
CFD Short 5544 5.064
(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 27 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)