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Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd09 May 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Bear, Stearns International Trading LimitedCompany dealt in WPP Group PLCClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p OrdinaryDate of dealing 7 May 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 612,395 330 0.052% 0.000% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 612,395 0.052% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 612,395 612,725 0.052% 0.052% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 2,737 639.50 Buy 11,051 640.00 Buy 2,627 640.50 Buy 22,300 641.50 Buy 39,129 642.00 Buy 23,747 642.50 Buy 51,089 643.00 Buy 3,190 643.50 Buy 68,710 644.00 Buy 38,098 644.50 Buy 64,805 645.00 Buy 22,144 645.50 Buy 34,664 646.00 Buy 46,917 646.50 Buy 84,396 647.00 Buy 49,555 647.50 Buy 46,841 648.00 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD CFD Short 2,737 639.50 CFD Short 11,051 640.00 CFD Short 2,627 640.50 CFD Short 22,300 641.50 CFD Short 39,129 642.00 CFD Short 23,747 642.50 CFD Short 51,089 643.00 CFD Short 3,190 643.50 CFD Short 68,710 644.00 CFD Short 38,098 644.50 CFD Short 64,805 645.00 CFD Short 22,144 645.50 CFD Short 34,664 646.00 CFD Short 46,917 646.50 CFD Short 84,396 647.00 CFD Short 49,555 647.50 CFD Short 46,841 648.00 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 9 May 2008 Contact name Andrew Manchester Telephone number 020 7516 5805Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Taylor Nelson Sofres PLCNature of connection (Note 9) JPMorgan Cazenove, an affiliate of Bear Stearns, is acting as the Corporate Broker to Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC, Bear Stearns is therefore an associate of Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC for the purposes of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
WPP