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 10 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 40,106,165 3.42% 3,045,802 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,794,347 0.24% 1,230,015 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,900,512 3.66% 4,275,817 0.36%
(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 10,926 5.5172
Purchase 1,249 5.4850
Purchase 158,267 5.5250
Purchase 501 5.5208
Purchase 300 5.5050
Purchase 27,500 5.5190
Purchase 785 5.4754
Purchase 2,958 5.5250
Purchase 2,400 5.4450
Purchase 5,470 5.5250
Purchase 20,522 5.5005
Purchase 70,387 5.4882
Purchase 68,677 5.5040
Sale 1,483 5.4950
Sale 825 5.4950
Sale 715 5.4950
Sale 1,240 5.4950
Sale 500 5.4950
Sale 1,000 5.4950
Sale 1,450 5.4950
Sale 2,100 5.4950
Sale 660 5.4950
Sale 635 5.4950
Sale 795 5.4950
Sale 2,300 5.4950
Sale 700 5.4950
Sale 1,050 5.4950
Sale 350 5.4950
Sale 700 5.4950
Sale 3,400 5.4950
Sale 600 5.4950
Sale 1,793 5.4950
Sale 1,521 5.4950
Sale 158,267 5.5250
Sale 1,915 5.4850
Sale 66,023 5.5144
Sale 204,830 5.4909
Sale 63,184 5.4894
Sale 5,554 5.5253
Sale 85,037 5.4995
Sale 300 5.5050
Sale 25,758 5.5243
Sale 2,000 5.4950
Sale 90,176 5.5207
Sale 1,215 5.4950
Sale 425 5.4950
Sale 1,465 5.4950
Sale 837 5.4950
Sale 1,580 5.4950
Sale 1,367 5.4950
Sale 911 5.4950
Sale 735 5.4950
Sale 610 5.4950
Sale 1,565 5.4950
Sale 48,795 5.5138
Sale 600 5.4950
Sale 1,100 5.4950
Sale 2,061 5.4950
Sale 740 5.4950
Sale 1,150 5.4950
Sale 850 5.4950
Sale 940 5.4950
Sale 965 5.4950
Sale 1,475 5.4950
Sale 1,200 5.4950
Sale 1,350 5.4950
Sale 1,150 5.4950
Sale 1,000 5.4950
Sale 1,337 5.4950
Sale 1,975 5.4950
Sale 625 5.4950
Sale 825 5.4950
Sale 690 5.4950
Sale 780 5.4950
Sale 550 5.4950
Sale 890 5.4950
Sale 2,150 5.4950
Sale 2,040 5.4950
Sale 1,110 5.4950
Sale 1,010 5.4950
Sale 400 5.4950
Sale 800 5.5110
Sale 800 5.4950
Sale 1,250 5.4950
Sale 1,400 5.4950
Sale 1,100 5.4950
Sale 1,000 5.4950
Sale 980 5.4950
Sale 1,250 5.4950
Sale 700 5.4950
Sale 670 5.4950
Sale 1,450 5.4950
Sale 900 5.4950
Sale 1,600 5.4950
Sale 2,150 5.4950
Sale 1,750 5.4950
Sale 2,000 5.4950
Sale 2,000 5.4950
Sale 855 5.4950
Sale 840 5.4950
Sale 445 5.4950
Sale 1,100 5.4950
Sale 1,600 5.4950
Sale 1,324 5.4950
Sale 1,440 5.4950
Sale 630 5.4950
Sale 51,715 5.5114
Sale 700 5.4950
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1915 5.485
CFD Long 63184 5.4894
CFD Long 204830 5.4909
CFD Long 85037 5.4995
CFD Long 153367 5.5033
CFD Long 300 5.505
CFD Long 51715 5.5113
CFD Long 17899 5.5127
CFD Long 48795 5.5137
CFD Long 66023 5.5143
CFD Long 72277 5.5227
CFD Long 25758 5.5243
CFD Long 5554 5.5252
CFD Short 2400 5.445
CFD Short 785 5.4753
CFD Short 18298 5.485
CFD Short 2119 5.4861
CFD Short 70387 5.4881
CFD Short 20522 5.5005
CFD Short 300 5.505
CFD Short 50379 5.5109
CFD Short 10926 5.5172
CFD Short 27500 5.519
CFD Short 501 5.5208
CFD Short 7721 5.5239
(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 11 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)