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               26 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      36,541,752      9.11%     1,432,931      0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,561,935      0.64%       869,260      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      144,548      0.04%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             39,248,235      9.79%     2,302,191      0.57%


(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          8,918              6.7864
Purchase            790              6.3513
Purchase         14,900              7.0000
Purchase         25,380              6.5313
Purchase          3,734              7.0893
Purchase          3,656              6.3112
Purchase         40,870              6.7212
Purchase         54,502              6.6728
Purchase          5,000              6.5560
Purchase          1,592              7.0063
Purchase        140,000              6.5397
Purchase          4,697              6.5552
Purchase         32,608              6.3500
Sale                129              7.4105
Sale             22,521              7.0170
Sale              4,038              6.5300
Sale            147,741              6.3291
Sale              2,744              6.6422
Sale              8,918              6.6877
Sale                 58              6.3412
Sale              4,000              6.7192
Sale             12,000              6.3438
Sale             32,608              6.7025
Sale                124              6.3008
Sale              2,600              6.3250
Sale                602              6.5300
Sale             20,100              6.3381
Sale              3,656              6.3037
Sale              4,213              6.3365
Sale             26,704              6.7079
Sale             32,608              6.3500
Sale             97,376              6.7650
Sale             10,900              6.7379
Sale                 50              6.3460

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD              Short          3656          6.3111
CFD              Short           790          6.3512
CFD              Short         25380          6.5313
CFD              Short          4697          6.5551
CFD              Short          5000          6.5559
CFD              Short         54502          6.6727
CFD              Short        116405          6.6903
CFD              Short         40870          6.7211
CFD              Short          8918          6.7863
CFD              Short          3734          7.0893
CFD              Long           3656          6.3037
CFD              Long           2600          6.325
CFD              Long         147741          6.329
CFD              Long           4213          6.3365
CFD              Long          20100          6.3381
CFD              Long          89827          6.5548
CFD              Long           2744          6.6422
CFD              Long          31008          6.6719
CFD              Long           8918          6.6876
CFD              Long          26704          6.7078
CFD              Long           4000          6.7191
CFD              Long          10900          6.7378
CFD              Long          97376          6.765
CFD              Long          22521          7.017

(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 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