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 23 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 45,995,951 3.92% 1,802,944 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,032,001 0.09% 4,710,802 0.40%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,027,952 4.01% 6,513,746 0.56%
(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 21,845 5.2416
Purchase 25,000 5.2010
Purchase 9,593 5.2010
Purchase 1,210 5.2250
Purchase 280,011 5.2346
Purchase 15,115 5.2181
Purchase 147,237 5.2300
Purchase 6,993 5.2179
Purchase 873 5.2500
Purchase 12,532 5.2000
Purchase 19,605 5.2000
Purchase 27,447 5.2000
Purchase 869 5.3900
Sale 150 5.2262
Sale 14,280 5.2000
Sale 18,100 5.2290
Sale 600 5.2464
Sale 636 5.2445
Sale 14,648 5.2000
Sale 88,687 5.2000
Sale 500 5.2523
Sale 2,000 5.2264
Sale 2,040 5.2250
Sale 20,372 5.2400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18100 5.2289
CFD Long 20372 5.24
CFD Long 636 5.2444
CFD Short 34593 5.2009
CFD Short 6993 5.2179
CFD Short 15115 5.218
CFD Short 147237 5.23
CFD Short 280011 5.2345
CFD Short 21845 5.2416
(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 24 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)