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 Highbridge Capital Management LLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in WPP Group Plc
Class of relevant security Ordinary Shares
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 04 September 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 1,115,615 (0.10%)
securities
(2) Derivatives 962,352 (0.08%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 962,352 (0.08%) 1,115,615 (0.10%)
(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:
US39787MAB46 Number Number (%)
(%)
Relevant 24,000,000 (16.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 24,000,000 (16.00%)
(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 (Note 5)
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
name, (Note 6) (Note 7)
e.g. CFD
Equity Swap Short 4,000 5.33600 GBP
Equity Swap Long 2,700 5.40630 GBP
Equity Swap Long 12,000 5.39696 GBP
Equity Swap Long 5,326 46.6924 USD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exerc Type, Expi Option money
name, selling, securities ise e.g. ry paid/received
e.g. call purchasing to which price American, date per unit (Note
option , varying the option European 5)
etc. relates etc.
(Note 7)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note
call option 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if
(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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.
n/a
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 05 September 2008
Contact name Tom Prisley
Telephone number 020 7777 0216
If a connected EFM, name of Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of 2
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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