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 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 49,733,989 4.24% 1,395,741 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 766,981 0.07% 6,761,910 0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 766,981 0.07% 6,761,910 0.58%
(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 49,182 4.5430
Purchase 37,313 4.5147
Purchase 47,486 4.5145
Purchase 32,948 4.5889
Purchase 499 4.4757
Purchase 7,962 4.4764
Purchase 47,556 4.4876
Purchase 3,181 4.4881
Purchase 20,192 4.4835
Purchase 60,000 4.4879
Purchase 12,300 4.4766
Purchase 71,170 4.4225
Purchase 3,148 4.6950
Purchase 10,298 4.4964
Sale 8,018 4.4796
Sale 8,101 4.4875
Sale 39,512 4.4917
Sale 121,026 4.4877
Sale 10,298 4.4964
Sale 19,300 4.4842
Sale 15,473 4.5126
Sale 23,148 4.5140
Sale 7,251 4.4225
Sale 58,474 4.4723
Sale 31,762 4.4714
Sale 14,764 4.4823
Sale 630 4.4985
Sale 2,090 4.5687
Sale 74,499 4.4225
Sale 525 4.4770
Sale 3,148 4.6950
Sale 3,711 4.4515
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31762 4.4713
CFD Long 58474 4.4723
CFD Long 8018 4.4795
CFD Long 14764 4.4822
CFD Long 19300 4.4842
CFD Long 8101 4.4874
CFD Long 121026 4.4876
CFD Long 39512 4.4916
CFD Long 10298 4.4963
CFD Long 15473 4.5125
CFD Long 23148 4.514
CFD Long 93344 4.5173
CFD Long 21588 4.5228
CFD Short 499 4.4756
CFD Short 7962 4.4763
CFD Short 12300 4.4765
CFD Short 20192 4.4834
CFD Short 47556 4.4875
CFD Short 60000 4.4878
CFD Short 3181 4.4881
CFD Short 2234 4.4956
CFD Short 10298 4.4963
CFD Short 6676 4.4995
CFD Short 47486 4.5144
CFD Short 37313 4.5147
CFD Short 49182 4.543
CFD Short 32948 4.5888
(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 14 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)