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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 8 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 1,224,395 330 0.104% 0.000% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,224,395 0.104% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 1,224,395 1,224,725 0.104% 0.104% (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 3,460 633.00 Buy 12,479 633.50 Buy 33,149 634.00 Buy 14,935 634.50 Buy 40,656 635.00 Buy 83,611 635.50 Buy 112,781 636.00 Buy 65,899 636.50 Buy 93,292 637.00 Buy 115,216 637.50 Buy 1,658 638.00 Buy 21,876 638.50 Buy 12,988 639.00 (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 3,460 633.00 CFD Short 12,479 633.50 CFD Short 33,149 634.00 CFD Short 14,935 634.50 CFD Short 40,656 635.00 CFD Short 83,611 635.50 CFD Short 112,781 636.00 CFD Short 65,899 636.50 CFD Short 93,292 637.00 CFD Short 115,216 637.50 CFD Short 1,658 638.00 CFD Short 21,876 638.50 CFD Short 12,988 639.00 (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