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 26 June 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 47,346,662 4.03% 1,842,977 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,080,139 0.09% 5,949,487 0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,426,801 4.13% 7,792,464 0.66%
(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 8,143 4.9625
Purchase 63,994 4.9578
Purchase 2,747 4.9859
Purchase 24,579 4.9681
Purchase 1,725 4.9562
Purchase 8,800 4.9850
Purchase 2,141 4.9550
Purchase 1,200 5.0077
Purchase 300 4.9860
Purchase 92,475 4.9873
Purchase 3,922 4.9550
Purchase 30,564 4.9550
Sale 3,965 4.9550
Sale 1,737 4.9550
Sale 43,324 4.9674
Sale 9,600 4.9666
Sale 58,127 4.9507
Sale 92,475 4.9873
Sale 1,800 4.9720
Sale 1,725 5.0190
Sale 40,928 4.9456
Sale 4,000 4.9691
Sale 23,117 4.9699
Sale 68,060 4.9544
Sale 6,449 4.9899
Sale 9,911 4.9550
Sale 16,853 4.9615
Sale 475 4.9662
Sale 475 4.9809
Sale 3,582 4.9834
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40928 4.9455
CFD Long 58127 4.9506
CFD Long 68060 4.9543
CFD Long 9600 4.9665
CFD Long 43324 4.9673
CFD Long 4000 4.969
CFD Long 23117 4.9699
CFD Long 1800 4.972
CFD Long 39722 4.9824
CFD Long 3582 4.9834
CFD Long 1725 5.019
CFD Short 3710 4.9541
CFD Short 1725 4.9562
CFD Short 63994 4.9577
CFD Short 12555 4.9601
CFD Short 8143 4.9625
CFD Short 24579 4.968
CFD Short 8800 4.985
CFD Short 2747 4.9859
(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 27 June 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)