Rule 8.3 - WPP GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              WPP GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 July 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 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      50,247,171     4.29%     1,438,019       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      813,762     0.07%     7,684,042       0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             51,060,933     4.36%     9,122,061       0.78%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      71,200               4.2390
Purchase      5,236                4.2400
Purchase      325,284              4.2643
Purchase      4,707                4.2582
Purchase      150,533              4.2457
Purchase      5,669                4.2259
Purchase      57,313               4.4506
Purchase      97,926               4.2644
Purchase      40,590               4.2613
Purchase      63,651               4.2575
Purchase      86,962               4.2600
Purchase      1,332                4.2575
Purchase      1,175                4.2575
Purchase      15,271               4.2575
Purchase      5,230                4.4225
Purchase      9,948                4.2426
Sale          86,867               4.2570
Sale          6,661                4.2250
Sale          8,493                4.2075
Sale          13,966               4.2394
Sale          54,950               4.4133
Sale          20,591               4.3049
Sale          52,214               4.2438
Sale          5,230                4.4225
Sale          5,500                4.2168
Sale          12,500               4.2500
Sale          600                  4.2645
Sale          26,204               4.2575
Sale          63,651               4.2575
Sale          7,519                4.2575
Sale          600                  4.2209
Sale          1,274                4.2075
Sale          11,832               4.4100
Sale          45,193               4.2514


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5500          4.2168
CFD            Long          6661          4.225
CFD            Long          13966         4.2393
CFD            Long          52214         4.2437
CFD            Long          12500         4.25
CFD            Long          45193         4.2513
CFD            Long          20949         4.2557
CFD            Long          86867         4.257
CFD            Long          54950         4.4133
CFD            Short         3876          4.2009
CFD            Short         5669          4.2258
CFD            Short         6755          4.2339
CFD            Short         71200         4.2389
CFD            Short         9948          4.2425
CFD            Short         150533        4.2457
CFD            Short         13236         4.2567
CFD            Short         4707          4.2581
CFD            Short         86962         4.26
CFD            Short         40590         4.2613
CFD            Short         325284        4.2643
CFD            Short         97926         4.2644
CFD            Short         57313         4.4505


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO

Date of disclosure                         16 July 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)