Rule 8.3 - WPP Group Plc

Norges Bank FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION -0- *T Name of person dealing (Note 1) Norges Bank --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company dealt in WPP Group PLC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of dealing 3 July 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T 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) -0- *T Long Short ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%) ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- (1) Relevant securities 13,698,620 1.17% ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- (2) Derivatives (other than options) 10,367,679 0.88% ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- Total 24,066,299 2.05% ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- *T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) -0- *T Class of relevant security: Long Short -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Relevant securities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Derivatives (other than options) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) -0- *T Class of relevant security: Details --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales -0- *T Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A N/A N/A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) -0- *T Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity swap 543,292 4,6088 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying -0- *T Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T (ii) Exercising -0- *T Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A N/A N/A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) -0- *T Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A N/A N/A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives -0- *T 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO -0- *T Date of disclosure 4th July 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact name On behalf of Norges Bank --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone number 004722316634 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of offeree/offeror with which associated --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *T 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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