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               18 April 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      35,735,663      8.91%        670,283      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      922,209      0.23%        694,182      0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      188,517      0.05%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,846,389      9.19%      1,364,465      0.34%


(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)
Sale          361                  6.3150
Purchase      1,263                6.2950
Sale          84,194               6.3024
Sale          15,807               6.2936
Sale          15                   6.2750
Sale          401                  6.2466
Purchase      28                   6.2950
Sale          20,821               6.2590
Purchase      10,544               6.3064
Purchase      75                   6.2950
Sale          1,845                6.3187
Purchase      18,772               6.2858
Sale          5,930                6.2590
Purchase      2,458                6.2950
Purchase      73                   6.3000
Purchase      15,807               6.2936
Sale          44,952               6.2979
Purchase      43                   6.2758
Sale          13,718               6.2590
Purchase      8,834                6.2763
Purchase      2,080                6.3161

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Long          9,441         6.2790
CFD            Short         43            6.2758
CFD            Short         18,772        6.2858
CFD            Long          3,200         6.3140
CFD            Short         10,544        6.3064
CFD            Long          20,584        6.2963
CFD            Long          63,610        6.3043
CFD            Short         2,080         6.3161
CFD            Short         15,807        6.2936

(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)

Call Option      Purchasing         44134             5.652       European    17/04/2007 0


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                         19 April 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