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 06 June 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 46,482,469 3.96% 755,649 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 740,594 0.06% 3,886,121 0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,223,063 4.02% 4,641,770 0.40%
(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 3,192 5.7656
Purchase 1,884 5.8111
Purchase 17,951 5.8387
Purchase 82,749 5.8529
Purchase 43,514 5.7309
Purchase 49,440 5.8660
Purchase 1,429 5.9468
Purchase 10,000 5.7716
Purchase 8,420 5.7642
Purchase 22,654 5.8831
Purchase 8,900 5.7472
Purchase 1,458 5.9761
Sale 1,458 5.8044
Sale 3,350 5.8091
Sale 45,910 5.7548
Sale 2,201 5.9630
Sale 20,000 5.7939
Sale 1,200 5.7468
Sale 300 5.9900
Sale 238 5.8368
Sale 825 5.8418
Sale 580 5.9270
Sale 400 5.9812
Sale 2,000 5.8262
Sale 29,548 5.8969
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1200 5.7468
CFD Long 45910 5.7548
CFD Long 20000 5.7938
CFD Long 1458 5.8044
CFD Long 3350 5.8091
CFD Long 29548 5.8969
CFD Long 2201 5.963
CFD Long 300 5.99
CFD Short 43514 5.7308
CFD Short 8900 5.7472
CFD Short 8420 5.7642
CFD Short 3192 5.7656
CFD Short 10000 5.7715
CFD Short 1884 5.8111
CFD Short 17951 5.8386
CFD Short 82749 5.8528
CFD Short 49440 5.866
CFD Short 22654 5.8831
CFD Short 1458 5.9761
(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 June 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)