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               17 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      50,029,193     4.27%     1,390,348       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,073,581     0.09%     7,386,111       0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             51,102,774     4.36%     8,776,459       0.75%


(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      36,122               4.6672
Purchase      198,126              4.6365
Purchase      213,502              4.6695
Purchase      13,214               4.6824
Purchase      257,341              4.6141
Purchase      5,157                4.6475
Purchase      35,000               4.6303
Purchase      8,000                4.6477
Purchase      11,152               4.6194
Purchase      1,480                4.6300
Purchase      18,046               4.6306
Purchase      5,786                4.6553
Purchase      1,332                4.6300
Purchase      1,705                4.6307
Sale          2,250                4.6410
Sale          6,993                4.6568
Sale          191,685              4.6397
Sale          541                  4.6400
Sale          2,110                4.6795
Sale          149,590              4.6385
Sale          32,438               4.6710
Sale          34,775               4.6784
Sale          11,563               4.6325
Sale          257,341              4.6141
Sale          12,357               4.6224
Sale          29,208               4.6300
Sale          450                  4.7010
Sale          31,368               4.6300
Sale          440                  4.7120
Sale          29,862               4.5886
Sale          98,329               4.6350
Sale          24,226               4.6483
Sale          2,000                4.6767
Sale          319,108              4.6398


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          29862         4.5885
CFD            Long          257346        4.6065
CFD            Long          257341        4.6141
CFD            Long          12357         4.6223
CFD            Long          98329         4.635
CFD            Long          149590        4.6385
CFD            Long          191685        4.6396
CFD            Long          319108        4.6398
CFD            Long          24226         4.6482
CFD            Long          6993          4.6568
CFD            Long          32438         4.671
CFD            Long          2000          4.6767
CFD            Long          34775         4.6783
CFD            Short         257341        4.6141
CFD            Short         11152         4.6193
CFD            Short         35000         4.6303
CFD            Short         18046         4.6305
CFD            Short         1705          4.6307
CFD            Short         198126        4.6364
CFD            Short         5157          4.6474
CFD            Short         8000          4.6477
CFD            Short         36122         4.6672
CFD            Short         213502        4.6694


(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                         18 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)