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 19 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 46,000,813 3.92% 1,236,142 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,198,628 0.10% 3,933,894 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,199,441 4.02% 5,170,036 0.44%
(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 34,647 5.4147
Purchase 4,500 5.3805
Purchase 1,129 5.4114
Purchase 1,030 5.4100
Purchase 7,900 5.4070
Purchase 206,411 5.4036
Purchase 16,684 5.4089
Purchase 30,695 5.4095
Purchase 1,478 5.4266
Purchase 3,530 5.4100
Purchase 24,113 5.4154
Purchase 1,278 5.4100
Purchase 1,792 5.4096
Purchase 3,354 5.4154
Purchase 87,935 5.6250
Sale 35,200 5.4106
Sale 31,191 5.4079
Sale 1,005 5.4650
Sale 8,500 5.4084
Sale 4,500 5.4092
Sale 38,358 5.4151
Sale 7,842 5.4100
Sale 3,184 5.4050
Sale 87,935 5.6250
Sale 560 5.4164
Sale 695 5.4164
Sale 315 5.4164
Sale 87,935 5.6250
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3184 5.405
CFD Long 31191 5.4078
CFD Long 8500 5.4083
CFD Long 4500 5.4092
CFD Long 35200 5.4105
CFD Long 38358 5.415
CFD Long 10289 5.416
CFD Long 6173 5.4291
CFD Long 1005 5.465
CFD Short 4500 5.3805
CFD Short 206411 5.4036
CFD Short 7900 5.4069
CFD Short 16684 5.4088
CFD Short 30695 5.4095
CFD Short 1129 5.4113
CFD Short 8737 5.412
CFD Short 34647 5.4146
(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 20 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)