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 05 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 40,940,072 3.49% 2,889,205 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,678,406 0.23% 2,010,201 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,618,478 3.72% 4,899,406 0.42%
(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 302 5.2000
Purchase 102,866 5.2128
Purchase 183,866 5.2122
Purchase 24,044 5.2083
Purchase 720 5.2432
Purchase 4,927 5.2131
Purchase 173,690 5.2294
Sale 37,470 5.2115
Sale 672 5.2100
Sale 52,273 5.2055
Sale 13,358 5.2094
Sale 93,697 5.2217
Sale 302 5.2000
Sale 2,500 5.2412
Sale 2,006 5.2003
Sale 82,649 5.2104
Sale 148,499 5.2000
Sale 84,446 5.2126
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 302 5.2
CFD Long 2006 5.2002
CFD Long 52273 5.2054
CFD Long 13358 5.2093
CFD Long 784 5.2096
CFD Long 81865 5.2104
CFD Long 37470 5.2115
CFD Long 84446 5.2126
CFD Long 46622 5.2181
CFD Long 93697 5.2217
CFD Short 302 5.2
CFD Short 24044 5.2083
CFD Short 183866 5.2122
CFD Short 102866 5.2127
CFD Short 4927 5.213
CFD Short 173690 5.2294
(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 08 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)