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 28 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 44,387,889 3.79% 2,288,940 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,318,216 0.20% 5,050,453 0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,706,105 3.98% 7,339,393 0.63%
(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 67,479 5.0675
Purchase 4,300 5.0465
Purchase 13,667 5.2226
Purchase 375,000 5.0487
Purchase 49,500 5.1400
Purchase 250,000 5.0616
Purchase 49,500 5.1400
Purchase 19,800 5.1600
Purchase 250,000 5.0616
Purchase 31,342 5.0989
Purchase 32,163 5.1976
Purchase 2,300 5.1000
Purchase 19,720 5.1450
Purchase 148,499 5.1400
Purchase 375,000 5.0487
Purchase 26,250 5.2099
Purchase 7,581 5.1490
Purchase 3,900 5.0388
Purchase 13,249 5.0950
Purchase 37,770 5.0649
Purchase 19,763 5.0508
Sale 980 5.1562
Sale 2,535 5.2180
Sale 375,000 5.0487
Sale 195,489 5.1176
Sale 2,300 5.1000
Sale 250,000 5.0616
Sale 805 5.2104
Sale 33,404 5.0949
Sale 375,000 5.0487
Sale 80 5.1800
Sale 19,720 5.1708
Sale 284,199 5.2006
Sale 215,262 5.1842
Sale 25,487 5.2147
Sale 74,921 5.1903
Sale 7,366 5.0778
Sale 2,510 5.2092
Sale 19,800 5.1600
Sale 72,060 5.2114
Sale 2,302 5.2242
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10874 5.0434
CFD Long 4300 5.0465
CFD Long 375000 5.0486
CFD Long 33404 5.0948
CFD Long 2300 5.1
CFD Long 195489 5.1176
CFD Long 68431 5.1311
CFD Long 74921 5.1902
CFD Long 284199 5.2005
CFD Long 146831 5.2089
CFD Long 2510 5.2092
CFD Long 72060 5.2113
CFD Long 25487 5.2146
CFD Long 2302 5.2241
CFD Short 4300 5.0464
CFD Short 375000 5.0486
CFD Short 19763 5.0507
CFD Short 250000 5.0615
CFD Short 37770 5.0649
CFD Short 67479 5.0675
CFD Short 27859 5.0853
CFD Short 31342 5.0988
CFD Short 2300 5.1
CFD Short 32163 5.1975
CFD Short 26250 5.2099
CFD Short 13667 5.2226
CFD Short 13452 5.224
(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 29 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)