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 12 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 46,534,491 3.96% 799,377 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 769,749 0.07% 3,610,541 0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,304,240 4.03% 4,409,918 0.38%
(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 51,355 5.4786
Purchase 212,861 5.4855
Purchase 30,339 5.4940
Purchase 15,183 5.4812
Purchase 16,311 5.4817
Purchase 1,535 5.5900
Purchase 290,436 5.4822
Purchase 48,578 5.4994
Purchase 194,091 5.4900
Purchase 52,483 5.4871
Purchase 4,000 5.4996
Purchase 11,922 5.4881
Purchase 4,171 5.4789
Purchase 7,060 5.4900
Purchase 1,535 5.5150
Purchase 108,716 5.4881
Purchase 9,953 5.4900
Sale 465 5.4862
Sale 490 5.4962
Sale 1,535 5.5900
Sale 425,000 5.4350
Sale 1,595 5.4912
Sale 22,296 5.4747
Sale 8,268 5.4900
Sale 49,817 5.4968
Sale 1,200 5.4862
Sale 36,364 5.5001
Sale 9,459 5.5434
Sale 1,149 5.4591
Sale 2,434 5.4894
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 425000 5.435
CFD Long 22296 5.4747
CFD Long 2434 5.4894
CFD Long 49817 5.4968
CFD Long 36364 5.5
CFD Long 9459 5.5433
CFD Short 51355 5.4785
CFD Short 15183 5.4812
CFD Short 16311 5.4817
CFD Short 290436 5.4821
CFD Short 212861 5.4854
CFD Short 52483 5.487
CFD Short 5430 5.489
CFD Short 30339 5.4939
CFD Short 48578 5.4994
CFD Short 4000 5.4995
(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 13 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)