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EPT Disclosure

6th Oct 2008 10:06

RNS Number : 1348F
GoldmanSachs International
06 October 2008
 

FORM 38.5(b)

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 person dealing (Note 1)

(GS) Goldman Sachs International

Company dealt in

WPP GROUP PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares

Date of dealing

03 October 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 2)

Long

Short

Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 

191,927  (0.02%)

42,114 (0.00%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

191,927 (0.02%)

42,114 (0.00%)

(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)

Sale

104731

4.55 GBP

Sale

1773

4.64 GBP

Sale

4014

4.63 GBP

Sale

906

4.65 GBP

Sale

197

4.63 GBP

Sale

926

4.63 GBP

Sale

223

4.63 GBP

Sale

945

4.63 GBP

Sale

945

4.64 GBP

Sale

9500

4.51 GBP

Sale

208

4.59 GBP

Sale

405

4.52 GBP

Sale

1203

4.51 GBP

Sale

875

4.51 GBP

Sale

5000

4.51 GBP

Total Sales

131851

Purchase

13850

4.54 GBP

Purchase

26715

4.64 GBP

Purchase

10441

4.62 GBP

Purchase

107576

4.54 GBP

Purchase

1342

4.52 GBP

Purchase

4014

4.64 GBP

Purchase

24908

4.58 GBP

Purchase

92

4.58 GBP

Total Purchases

188938

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

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) 

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.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO

Date of disclosure

06 October 2008

Contact name

Peter Highton

Telephone number

+44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

WPP GROUP PLC

Nature of connection (Note 9)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
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