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 17 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 46,186,406 3.94% 1,211,746 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,174,232 0.10% 3,807,111 0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 13,460 0.00% 13,460 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,374,098 4.04% 5,032,317 0.43%
(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 20,000 5.6361
Purchase 51,552 5.6066
Purchase 970 5.5647
Purchase 1,000 5.6250
Purchase 1,478 5.6250
Purchase 64,520 5.5518
Purchase 4,100 5.5500
Purchase 6,700 5.5533
Purchase 28,179 5.6276
Purchase 7,400 5.5547
Purchase 10,349 5.5344
Purchase 6,024 5.5464
Purchase 343,629 5.6641
Purchase 10,000 5.6649
Purchase 50,757 5.5740
Purchase 3,705 5.5741
Purchase 3,909 5.5438
Purchase 1,478 5.6450
Sale 343,629 5.6641
Sale 526 5.5600
Sale 10,349 5.6721
Sale 123,087 5.6114
Sale 108,552 5.6140
Sale 55,700 5.6614
Sale 181,272 5.6464
Sale 53,902 5.6166
Sale 37,161 5.6242
Sale 45,154 5.6039
Sale 3 5.6591
Sale 13,888 5.6515
Sale 20,574 5.6637
Sale 1,240 5.5462
Sale 500 5.6612
Sale 1,000 5.5573
Sale 11,824 5.5950
Sale 126,077 5.6272
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 45154 5.6039
CFD Long 123087 5.6114
CFD Long 108552 5.6139
CFD Long 53902 5.6165
CFD Long 37161 5.6241
CFD Long 126077 5.6271
CFD Long 181272 5.6464
CFD Long 13888 5.6514
CFD Long 3 5.66
CFD Long 55700 5.6613
CFD Long 20574 5.6636
CFD Long 343629 5.6641
CFD Long 10349 5.672
CFD Short 10349 5.5344
CFD Short 6024 5.5463
CFD Short 4100 5.55
CFD Short 64520 5.5518
CFD Short 6700 5.5532
CFD Short 7400 5.5547
CFD Short 12437 5.5693
CFD Short 78901 5.6049
CFD Short 51552 5.6066
CFD Short 28179 5.6276
CFD Short 20000 5.636
CFD Short 343629 5.6641
CFD Short 10000 5.6648
(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 18 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)