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 04 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 40,967,529 3.49% 2,831,418 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,769,118 0.24% 2,024,041 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,736,647 3.73% 4,855,459 0.41%
(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 26,547 5.3979
Purchase 68,013 5.3314
Purchase 4,741 5.2858
Purchase 2,613,789 Transfer
Purchase 60,511 5.3900
Purchase 8,586 5.4160
Purchase 9,527 5.3068
Purchase 500 5.4240
Purchase 150,400 5.3501
Purchase 13,862 5.3779
Purchase 27,800 5.4096
Purchase 60,609 5.3873
Purchase 15,000 5.4041
Purchase 13,862 5.3780
Purchase 28,133 5.3713
Sale 735 5.3700
Sale 310 5.3700
Sale 465 5.3700
Sale 166,868 5.4051
Sale 425 5.3700
Sale 625 5.3700
Sale 500 5.3700
Sale 1,100 5.3700
Sale 1,200 5.3700
Sale 200 5.3700
Sale 1,160 5.3700
Sale 2,613,789 Transfer
Sale 20,323 5.4240
Sale 500 5.4240
Sale 200,923 5.3953
Sale 17,668 5.3847
Sale 13,862 5.3780
Sale 470 5.3700
Sale 9,662 5.4209
Sale 16,930 5.3790
Sale 50,836 5.3991
Sale 9,940 5.4607
Sale 55,292 5.4039
Sale 27,800 5.4096
Sale 900 5.3700
Sale 1,600 5.3700
Sale 13,600 5.3700
Sale 750 5.3700
Sale 290 5.3700
Sale 1,250 5.3700
Sale 3,500 5.3700
Sale 1,200 5.3700
Sale 625 5.3700
Sale 1,000 5.3700
Sale 12 5.3700
Sale 290 5.3700
Sale 2,000 5.3700
Sale 2,000 5.3700
Sale 670 5.3700
Sale 850 5.3700
Sale 1,440 5.3700
Sale 720 5.3700
Sale 695 5.3873
Sale 784 5.3700
Sale 1,000 5.3700
Sale 508 5.4225
Sale 880 5.3700
Sale 585 5.3700
Sale 680 5.3700
Sale 670 5.3700
Sale 630 5.3700
Sale 825 5.3700
Sale 3,500 5.3700
Sale 730 5.3700
Sale 675 5.3700
Sale 620 5.3700
Sale 655 5.3700
Sale 1,200 5.3700
Sale 1,200 5.3700
Sale 1,750 5.3700
Sale 900 5.3700
Sale 888 5.2850
Sale 1,000 5.3700
Sale 610 5.3700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24000 5.37
CFD Long 16930 5.3789
CFD Long 17668 5.3846
CFD Long 200923 5.3953
CFD Long 71137 5.3979
CFD Long 55292 5.4038
CFD Long 166868 5.4051
CFD Long 27800 5.4096
CFD Long 9662 5.4209
CFD Long 20323 5.4239
CFD Long 500 5.424
CFD Long 26836 5.425
CFD Long 9940 5.4606
CFD Short 4031 5.284
CFD Short 4741 5.2857
CFD Short 9527 5.3068
CFD Short 55600 5.3196
CFD Short 150400 5.35
CFD Short 28133 5.3712
CFD Short 13862 5.3779
CFD Short 12413 5.384
CFD Short 60609 5.3873
CFD Short 60511 5.3899
CFD Short 26547 5.3978
CFD Short 15000 5.4041
CFD Short 27800 5.4096
CFD Short 7379 5.4143
CFD Short 8586 5.4159
CFD Short 500 5.424
(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 05 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)