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 07 October 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 43,788,328 3.73% 2,191,551 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,412,427 0.21% 2,570,944 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,200,755 3.94% 4,762,495 0.41%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 93 4.3206
Purchase 200 4.1925
Purchase 237,024 4.2369
Purchase 35,900 4.2586
Purchase 208,005 4.2438
Purchase 75,974 4.2753
Purchase 49 4.2875
Purchase 100 4.3125
Purchase 9,090 4.2167
Purchase 516,423 4.2835
Purchase 95,994 4.2805
Purchase 43,403 4.2550
Purchase 2,107 4.4775
Purchase 2,956 4.2550
Purchase 1,478 4.2550
Purchase 21,491 4.2883
Purchase 4,089 4.2550
Purchase 2,293 4.3300
Sale 19,830 4.2360
Sale 800 4.2600
Sale 15,684 4.2550
Sale 24,202 4.2966
Sale 200 4.1925
Sale 39,210 4.2550
Sale 517,158 4.2828
Sale 27,292 4.2550
Sale 1,100 4.2600
Sale 13,751 4.3205
Sale 31,500 4.3685
Sale 27,507 4.2638
Sale 35,763 4.2504
Sale 345 4.2096
Sale 117,641 4.2753
Sale 77,111 4.3132
Sale 565 4.2600
Sale 31,079 4.2916
Sale 43,820 4.2972
Sale 680 4.1749
Sale 100 4.3125
Sale 680 4.1749
Sale 52,927 4.1900
Sale 71,334 4.3398
Sale 4,600 4.3625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 200 4.1925
CFD Long 35763 4.2503
CFD Long 27507 4.2638
CFD Long 39287 4.2656
CFD Long 78354 4.28
CFD Long 517158 4.2828
CFD Long 31079 4.2916
CFD Long 24202 4.2966
CFD Long 43820 4.2972
CFD Long 100 4.3125
CFD Long 77111 4.3132
CFD Long 13751 4.3204
CFD Long 71334 4.3397
CFD Long 4600 4.3624
CFD Long 31500 4.3684
CFD Short 1601 4.1727
CFD Short 200 4.1925
CFD Short 9090 4.2166
CFD Short 2308 4.2189
CFD Short 237024 4.2369
CFD Short 208005 4.2437
CFD Short 35900 4.2586
CFD Short 4823 4.2622
CFD Short 74373 4.2774
CFD Short 95994 4.2805
CFD Short 516423 4.2834
CFD Short 100 4.3125
CFD Short 93 4.3206
(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 08 October 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)