Rule 8.3 - WIMPEY(GEORGE)

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              WIMPEY(GEORGE)
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               27 March 2007

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      36,639,443      9.14%     1,387,405      0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,521,244      0.63%       764,588      0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,548      0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             39,305,235      9.80%     2,151,993      0.54%


(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      11,007               6.4417
Purchase      3,485                6.5713
Purchase      23,294               6.4163
Purchase      1,697                6.4150
Purchase      100,000              6.6467
Purchase      29,546               6.4114
Purchase      14,400               6.4127
Purchase      17,341               6.5192
Purchase      3,166                6.5300
Purchase      233                  6.4150
Purchase      37,490               6.5300
Sale          123                  7.0805
Sale          3,000                6.7300
Sale          54,294               6.4392
Sale          3,166                6.5300
Sale          136                  7.0760
Sale          2,298                6.4150
Sale          187                  7.0835
Sale          30,100               6.4189
Sale          2                    6.6900
Sale          91                   6.5858
Sale          37,490               6.5300
Sale          13,081               6.4150


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         14400         6.4127
CFD            Short         23294         6.4162
CFD            Short         25460         6.4202
CFD            Short         11007         6.4416
CFD            Short         17341         6.5191
CFD            Short         3485          6.5713
CFD            Long          30100         6.4188
CFD            Long          54294         6.4391
CFD            Long          74572         6.4504
CFD            Long          2             6.69

(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                         28 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk