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               16 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      50,459,864     4.30%     1,370,702       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      794,938     0.07%     7,739,367       0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             51,254,802     4.37%     9,110,069       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      24,821               4.3900
Purchase      248,206              Transfer
Purchase      77,014               4.4541
Purchase      19,708               4.2575
Purchase      74,060               4.4357
Purchase      9,184                4.4654
Purchase      10,433               4.4490
Purchase      86,764               4.3933
Purchase      250,000              4.3833
Purchase      12                   4.2575
Purchase      122,598              4.3455
Purchase      49,641               4.3675
Purchase      173,744              4.3836
Purchase      13,908               4.3564
Purchase      5,813                4.3961
Purchase      16,308               4.3262
Purchase      99,282               4.3900
Purchase      14,000               4.3182
Purchase      2,960                4.4700
Purchase      19,720               4.4700
Purchase      21,943               4.4100
Sale          21,943               4.4100
Sale          115,408              4.3295
Sale          600                  4.3087
Sale          13,710               4.3425
Sale          45,410               4.3388
Sale          1,000                4.3512
Sale          29,016               4.4691
Sale          54,220               4.4008
Sale          5,813                4.3961
Sale          29,969               4.3723
Sale          19,708               4.2575
Sale          1,175                4.4700
Sale          21,943               4.4100
Sale          5,016                4.4554
Sale          19,720               4.4700
Sale          675                  4.3434
Sale          173,744              4.3836
Sale          8,021                4.3896
Sale          1,500                4.3820
Sale          116,511              4.3459
Sale          1,500                4.3434
Sale          248,206              Transfer
Sale          310                  4.3359
Sale          87,000               4.4352
Sale          35,586               4.3199
Sale          430                  4.3712
Sale          2,500                4.3710
Sale          12                   4.2575
Sale          66,780               4.4225


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          35586         4.3199
CFD            Long          115408        4.3294
CFD            Long          45410         4.3388
CFD            Long          13710         4.3424
CFD            Long          116511        4.3458
CFD            Long          36538         4.3494
CFD            Long          29969         4.3723
CFD            Long          8021          4.3896
CFD            Long          5813          4.396
CFD            Long          54220         4.4008
CFD            Long          87000         4.4352
CFD            Long          29016         4.469
CFD            Long          39040         4.4709
CFD            Short         14000         4.3182
CFD            Short         16308         4.3261
CFD            Short         2349          4.335
CFD            Short         122598        4.3454
CFD            Short         13908         4.3563
CFD            Short         7960          4.3679
CFD            Short         250000        4.3832
CFD            Short         86764         4.3933
CFD            Short         5813          4.396
CFD            Short         74060         4.4356
CFD            Short         10433         4.4489
CFD            Short         77014         4.4541
CFD            Short         9184          4.4654


(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                         17 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)