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 03 July 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 49,150,488 4.19% 1,273,902 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 595,300 0.05% 7,061,927 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,745,788 4.24% 8,335,829 0.71%
(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 624,500 4.5654
Purchase 17,043 4.6400
Purchase 4,629 4.6400
Purchase 2,496 4.6425
Purchase 752 4.5786
Purchase 74,700 4.5839
Purchase 320,569 4.5943
Purchase 99,101 4.5769
Purchase 9,062 4.6400
Purchase 4,615 4.6080
Purchase 21,632 4.5762
Purchase 1,479 4.6066
Purchase 1,790 4.6275
Purchase 469 4.6100
Purchase 29,361 4.6268
Purchase 114,978 4.5945
Purchase 107,602 4.5723
Purchase 84,200 4.5813
Purchase 3,576 4.5774
Sale 3,923 4.6224
Sale 600 4.6109
Sale 250,000 4.6487
Sale 248,210 4.7330
Sale 76,565 4.5743
Sale 12,600 4.6376
Sale 15,000 4.5987
Sale 897 4.5800
Sale 475 4.6387
Sale 3,576 4.5893
Sale 25,871 4.6399
Sale 6,279 4.5732
Sale 500 4.6387
Sale 37,458 4.5531
Sale 92,475 4.6050
Sale 200 4.6387
Sale 430 4.6217
Sale 400 4.5692
Sale 1,700 4.5692
Sale 2,320 4.6217
Sale 500 4.6012
Sale 500 4.6387
Sale 510 4.6386
Sale 1,000 4.5387
Sale 500 4.6387
Sale 21,632 4.5762
Sale 2,000 4.6387
Sale 800 4.6387
Sale 850 4.6386
Sale 750 4.6387
Sale 500 4.6387
Sale 500 4.6387
Sale 750 4.6387
Sale 600 4.6387
Sale 750 4.6387
Sale 700 4.5692
Sale 1,000 4.5692
Sale 500 4.6387
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6279 4.5731
CFD Long 76565 4.5742
CFD Long 21632 4.5762
CFD Long 3576 4.5892
CFD Long 15000 4.5986
CFD Long 3923 4.6224
CFD Long 12600 4.6376
CFD Long 25871 4.6398
CFD Long 96914 4.641
CFD Long 250000 4.6486
CFD Short 624500 4.5654
CFD Short 107602 4.5723
CFD Short 21632 4.5762
CFD Short 99101 4.5768
CFD Short 3576 4.5773
CFD Short 752 4.5785
CFD Short 84200 4.5812
CFD Short 74700 4.5838
CFD Short 22545 4.5901
CFD Short 320569 4.5943
CFD Short 114978 4.5944
CFD Short 4615 4.6079
CFD Short 29361 4.6268
(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 04 July 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)