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 08 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 44,571,080 3.80% 2,112,450 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,134,966 0.18% 3,163,535 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,706,046 3.98% 5,275,985 0.45%
(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 43,234 4.0501
Purchase 400,496 4.0307
Purchase 222,144 4.0703
Purchase 171,052 4.0448
Purchase 50,591 3.9688
Purchase 19,757 4.1200
Purchase 8,945 4.1792
Purchase 1,300 3.9757
Purchase 32,900 3.9896
Purchase 52,454 3.9225
Purchase 5,300 3.9450
Purchase 473,869 4.0278
Purchase 3,051 4.0575
Purchase 2,351 3.9225
Purchase 106,439 4.0045
Purchase 59,287 3.9225
Purchase 562 4.1975
Purchase 2,955 3.9225
Purchase 70,846 4.0130
Purchase 1,200 4.0717
Purchase 24,625 3.9225
Purchase 19,700 4.1200
Purchase 1,970 3.9225
Purchase 17,730 3.9225
Purchase 291 4.2400
Sale 9,521 4.1355
Sale 151,320 4.0740
Sale 7,089 4.1206
Sale 57 4.0875
Sale 1,200 4.0717
Sale 225 4.0825
Sale 229,171 4.0756
Sale 500 4.0575
Sale 19,757 4.1200
Sale 2,550 4.2345
Sale 296,417 4.1224
Sale 20,059 4.0294
Sale 97,444 4.1023
Sale 45,660 4.0678
Sale 27,507 4.0608
Sale 28,739 4.0795
Sale 53,381 3.9999
Sale 19,700 4.1407
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 53381 3.9999
CFD Long 27507 4.0607
CFD Long 45660 4.0678
CFD Long 20407 4.071
CFD Long 1200 4.0716
CFD Long 130913 4.0745
CFD Long 229171 4.0756
CFD Long 28739 4.0795
CFD Long 97444 4.1023
CFD Long 7089 4.1205
CFD Long 296417 4.1224
CFD Long 9521 4.1354
CFD Short 145543 3.9269
CFD Short 42204 3.9319
CFD Short 5300 3.945
CFD Short 50591 3.9687
CFD Short 1300 3.9757
CFD Short 32900 3.9895
CFD Short 106439 4.0045
CFD Short 32575 4.0126
CFD Short 70846 4.013
CFD Short 473869 4.0277
CFD Short 400496 4.0307
CFD Short 43234 4.05
CFD Short 138477 4.0523
CFD Short 50383 4.063
CFD Short 222144 4.0703
CFD Short 1200 4.0716
(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 09 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)