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EPT Disclosure

6th Oct 2008 10:04

RNS Number : 1347F
GoldmanSachs International
06 October 2008
 

FORM 38.5(a)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader

(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. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

126779 

4.7535 GBP 

4.49 GBP 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

55109 

4.645 GBP 

4.495 GBP 

 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

Short

321630

4.645 GBP

CFD

Long

26744

4.645 GBP

CFD

Long

579

4.5833 GBP

CFD

Long

128

4.5833 GBP

CFD

Long

11256

4.645 GBP

CFD

Long

389

4.5833 GBP

CFD

Long

48

4.5833 GBP

CFD

Long

1748

4.5531 GBP

CFD

Long

4679

4.5531 GBP

CFD

Short

4679

4.5265 GBP

CFD

Long

4391

4.6336 GBP

CFD

Long

1786

4.5531 GBP

CFD

Long

55300

4.6368 GBP

CFD

Short

30636

4.5263 GBP

CFD

Short

45531

4.5263 GBP

CFD

Short

10053

4.5263 GBP

CFD

Short

3780

4.5263 GBP

CFD

Short

389

4.5826 GBP

CFD

Short

579

4.5826 GBP

CFD

Short

128

4.5826 GBP

CFD

Short

48

4.5826 GBP

CFD

Short

38000

4.645 GBP

CFD

Long

25000

4.5733 GBP

CFD

Long

321630

4.645 GBP

CFD

Long

3036

4.5391 GBP

(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 5)

Exercise

price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry 

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. 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.

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 6)

Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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
 
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