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 03 September 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 41,130,914 3.51% 3,084,058 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,033,168 0.26% 2,450,331 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,164,082 3.77% 5,534,389 0.47%
(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 5,061 5.4900
Purchase 43,679 5.4559
Purchase 2,829 5.4747
Purchase 12,560 5.4733
Purchase 25,364 5.4724
Purchase 43,405 5.4597
Purchase 3,334 5.4900
Purchase 600 5.4542
Purchase 19,311 5.4733
Purchase 21,732 5.4733
Purchase 7,870 5.4733
Purchase 85,257 5.4733
Sale 2,600 5.5000
Sale 8,053 5.4996
Sale 51,554 5.4503
Sale 1,516 5.3991
Sale 368,940 5.4664
Sale 600 5.4542
Sale 263,159 5.4649
Sale 36,467 5.5018
Sale 260,265 5.4898
Sale 67,766 5.4680
Sale 375,000 5.4950
Sale 98,552 5.4657
Sale 190 5.3966
Sale 800 5.5062
Sale 231 5.4964
Sale 14,493 5.4025
Sale 78,680 5.4754
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1516 5.3991
CFD Long 20334 5.4429
CFD Long 51554 5.4502
CFD Long 600 5.4541
CFD Long 53730 5.4559
CFD Long 1886 5.4563
CFD Long 263159 5.4649
CFD Long 98552 5.4657
CFD Long 368940 5.4663
CFD Long 67766 5.468
CFD Long 78680 5.4753
CFD Long 239931 5.4937
CFD Long 375000 5.495
CFD Long 8053 5.4995
CFD Long 2600 5.5
CFD Long 36467 5.5018
CFD Short 600 5.4541
CFD Short 43679 5.4558
CFD Short 5270 5.4562
CFD Short 43405 5.4597
CFD Short 25364 5.4724
CFD Short 2829 5.4747
(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 04 September 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)