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 12 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 40,490,334 3.45% 2,564,565 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,069,475 0.18% 1,011,677 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 42,559,809 3.63% 3,576,242 0.31%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 100 5.54
Purchase 1,561 5.575
Purchase 10,170 5.5321
Purchase 248,141 5.5135
Purchase 78,441 5.5208
Purchase 157,197 5.4875
Purchase 222,238 5.5161
Purchase 100 5.5408
Purchase 69,081 5.4875
Purchase 5,077 5.425
Purchase 47,668 5.575
Purchase 120,013 5.5012
Purchase 87,590 5.5001
Sale 970 5.51
Sale 650 5.51
Sale 940 5.51
Sale 430 5.51
Sale 700 5.51
Sale 1,121 5.51
Sale 390 5.51
Sale 425 5.51
Sale 980 5.51
Sale 900 5.51
Sale 720 5.51
Sale 900 5.51
Sale 630 5.51
Sale 1,230 5.51
Sale 770 5.51
Sale 920 5.51
Sale 1,150 5.51
Sale 450 5.51
Sale 650 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 650 5.51
Sale 1,870 5.51
Sale 770 5.51
Sale 600 5.51
Sale 660 5.51
Sale 525 5.51
Sale 3,392 5.51
Sale 1,400 5.51
Sale 700 5.51
Sale 520 5.51
Sale 700 5.51
Sale 630 5.51
Sale 925 5.51
Sale 577 5.51
Sale 625 5.51
Sale 1,093 5.51
Sale 600 5.51
Sale 1,680 5.51
Sale 1,417 5.51
Sale 814 5.51
Sale 350 5.51
Sale 2,641 5.51
Sale 820 5.51
Sale 850 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 1,048 5.51
Sale 450 5.51
Sale 884 5.51
Sale 1,100 5.51
Sale 880 5.51
Sale 845 5.51
Sale 820 5.51
Sale 525 5.51
Sale 830 5.51
Sale 1,450 5.536
Sale 1,000 5.51
Sale 1,000 5.51
Sale 550 5.5212
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 1,000 5.51
Sale 875 5.51
Sale 43,548 5.5393
Sale 100 5.54
Sale 909 5.5742
Sale 148,024 5.5046
Sale 41,400 5.5186
Sale 49,468 5.4972
Sale 140 5.4741
Sale 132,132 5.4952
Sale 56,793 5.5119
Sale 48,745 5.5389
Sale 1,500 5.51
Sale 395 5.51
Sale 650 5.51
Sale 625 5.51
Sale 660 5.51
Sale 660 5.51
Sale 850 5.51
Sale 900 5.51
Sale 950 5.51
Sale 480 5.51
Sale 360 5.51
Sale 1,681 5.51
Sale 880 5.51
Sale 1,480 5.51
Sale 844 5.51
Sale 700 5.51
Sale 1,080 5.51
Sale 440 5.51
Sale 962 5.51
Sale 340 5.51
Sale 550 5.51
Sale 890 5.51
Sale 850 5.51
Sale 780 5.51
Sale 960 5.51
Sale 1,855 5.51
Sale 1,800 5.51
Sale 840 5.51
Sale 940 5.51
Sale 1,630 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 646 5.51
Sale 463 5.51
Sale 600 5.51
Sale 525 5.51
Sale 4,600 5.51
Sale 550 5.51
Sale 760 5.51
Sale 850 5.51
Sale 1,709 5.51
Sale 1,275 5.51
Sale 1,120 5.51
Sale 1,100 5.51
Sale 520 5.51
Sale 1,230 5.51
Sale 1,600 5.51
Sale 770 5.51
Sale 575 5.51
Sale 3,740 5.51
Sale 770 5.51
Sale 419 5.51
Sale 410 5.51
Sale 5,904 5.5739
Sale 1,000 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 1,400 5.51
Sale 765 5.51
Sale 3,200 5.51
Sale 2,200 5.51
Sale 1,250 5.51
Sale 1,050 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 1,200 5.51
Sale 510 5.51
Sale 1,010 5.51
Sale 1,700 5.51
Sale 640 5.51
Sale 1,550 5.51
Sale 3,500 5.51
Sale 551 5.51
Sale 550 5.51
Sale 350 5.51
Sale 690 5.51
Sale 730 5.51
Sale 550 5.51
Sale 525 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 1,300 5.51
Sale 650 5.51
Sale 1,200 5.51
Sale 1,120 5.51
Sale 890 5.51
Sale 1,120 5.51
Sale 910 5.51
Sale 400 5.51
Sale 1,102 5.51
Sale 510 5.51
Sale 480 5.51
Sale 680 5.51
Sale 1,850 5.51
Sale 550 5.51
Sale 1,300 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 1,120 5.51
Sale 1,230 5.51
Sale 1,352 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 690 5.51
Sale 540 5.51
Sale 600 5.51
Sale 1,050 5.51
Sale 3,094 5.575
Sale 2,000 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 2,945 5.51
Sale 640 5.51
Sale 371 5.51
Sale 640 5.51
Sale 745 5.51
Sale 2,600 5.51
Sale 890 5.51
Sale 580 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 1,600 5.51
Sale 2,110 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 380 5.51
Sale 411 5.51
Sale 800 5.51
Sale 3,200 5.51
Sale 755 5.51
Sale 1,200 5.51
Sale 641 5.51
Sale 1,400 5.51
Sale 400 5.51
Sale 1,000 5.51
Sale 1,450 5.51
Sale 500 5.51
Sale 66,593 5.5452
Sale 1,813 5.51
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 140 5.474
CFD Long 208214 5.4875
CFD Long 132132 5.4951
CFD Long 49468 5.4972
CFD Long 148024 5.5045
CFD Long 56793 5.5119
CFD Long 5584 5.5125
CFD Long 16000 5.5134
CFD Long 41400 5.5186
CFD Long 48745 5.5389
CFD Long 43548 5.5393
CFD Long 100 5.54
CFD Long 50593 5.5552
CFD Long 909 5.5741
CFD Short 434492 5.4875
CFD Short 87590 5.5001
CFD Short 120013 5.5011
CFD Short 20383 5.5121
CFD Short 248141 5.5134
CFD Short 201855 5.5164
CFD Short 78441 5.5207
CFD Short 10170 5.5321
CFD Short 100 5.54
CFD Short 100 5.5408
(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 15 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)