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 11 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 39,959,499 3.41% 3,024,815 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,756,003 0.24% 1,030,570 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,715,502 3.64% 4,055,385 0.35%
(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 84,472 5.4152
Purchase 15,829 5.4582
Purchase 4,627 5.4258
Purchase 14,000 5.4850
Purchase 171,080 5.3936
Purchase 35,658 5.3597
Purchase 9,617 5.4110
Purchase 1,300 5.4015
Purchase 7,978 5.4599
Purchase 1,332 5.4250
Purchase 20,967 5.4134
Purchase 26,157 5.5081
Purchase 959 5.5450
Purchase 25,758 5.4259
Sale 71,088 5.4456
Sale 142,776 5.4547
Sale 134,000 5.4650
Sale 47,828 5.3887
Sale 700 5.5091
Sale 45,001 5.4815
Sale 16,965 5.4582
Sale 26,137 5.4744
Sale 1,300 5.4015
Sale 1,000 5.4318
Sale 430 5.4318
Sale 3,000 5.4450
Sale 3,000 5.4450
Sale 1,250 5.4450
Sale 7,000 5.4450
Sale 5,500 5.4450
Sale 11,512 5.4250
Sale 47,913 5.4610
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 47828 5.3887
CFD Long 1300 5.4015
CFD Long 22036 5.4093
CFD Long 71088 5.4455
CFD Long 142776 5.4547
CFD Long 16965 5.4581
CFD Long 47913 5.461
CFD Long 134000 5.465
CFD Long 26137 5.4743
CFD Long 45001 5.4814
CFD Long 700 5.5091
CFD Short 35658 5.3597
CFD Short 171080 5.3936
CFD Short 1300 5.4015
CFD Short 9617 5.4109
CFD Short 20967 5.4133
CFD Short 84472 5.4151
CFD Short 5290 5.424
CFD Short 12067 5.4243
CFD Short 30385 5.4258
CFD Short 15829 5.4582
CFD Short 7978 5.4598
(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 12 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)