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 18 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 45,927,023 3.91% 1,241,744 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,204,230 0.10% 3,767,193 0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,131,253 4.02% 5,008,937 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
Purchase 22,000 5.5000
Purchase 32,359 5.4958
Purchase 17,900 5.5207
Purchase 872 5.4706
Purchase 3,056 5.5611
Purchase 10,000 5.4760
Purchase 38,131 5.4870
Purchase 11,607 5.5950
Sale 4,500 5.6500
Sale 23,092 5.4950
Sale 43,812 5.4916
Sale 99,534 5.4950
Sale 13,104 5.4842
Sale 10,400 5.4706
Sale 414 5.5200
Sale 3,056 5.4685
Sale 15,504 5.4940
Sale 36,506 5.4980
Sale 2,967 5.4675
Sale 46,756 5.4818
Sale 34,510 5.5198
Sale 45,968 5.5029
Sale 1,378 5.4950
Sale 500 5.5014
Sale 800 5.4470
Sale 11,607 5.5950
Sale 900 5.6012
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3056 5.4685
CFD Long 10400 5.4706
CFD Long 46756 5.4818
CFD Long 13104 5.4841
CFD Long 43812 5.4915
CFD Long 15504 5.4939
CFD Long 36506 5.4979
CFD Long 45968 5.5029
CFD Long 34510 5.5198
CFD Short 872 5.4705
CFD Short 55382 5.4746
CFD Short 10000 5.476
CFD Short 38131 5.4869
CFD Short 32359 5.4958
CFD Short 22000 5.5
CFD Short 17900 5.5206
CFD Short 3056 5.561
(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 19 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk