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               06 May 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      44,105,877      3.76%    1,238,978      0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,275,178      0.11%    2,512,633      0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,381,055      3.87%    3,751,611      0.32%


(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      75                   6.2101
Purchase      170                  6.2371
Purchase      80,770               6.2298
Purchase      31,184               6.2678
Purchase      81,040               6.2509
Purchase      13,236               6.2156
Purchase      1,048                6.2087
Purchase      23,496               6.2428
Purchase      51,092               6.2381
Purchase      4,105                6.2561
Purchase      15,704               6.2650
Purchase      1,250                6.1986
Purchase      5,663                6.1988
Purchase      8,783                6.2631
Purchase      16,000               6.2081
Sale          500                  6.2500
Sale          500                  6.2116
Sale          23,400               6.2500
Sale          7,191                6.2709
Sale          550                  6.2264
Sale          850                  6.2012
Sale          3,257                6.2253
Sale          1,165                6.2488
Sale          42,900               6.2224
Sale          9,960                6.2648
Sale          4,791                6.2499
Sale          980                  6.2064
Sale          20,709               6.2235
Sale          4,953                6.2320

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          42900         6.2224
CFD            Long          20709         6.2234
CFD            Long          4953          6.2319
CFD            Long          41250         6.2478
CFD            Long          1165          6.2488
CFD            Long          4791          6.2498
CFD            Long          36376         6.2555
CFD            Long          6776          6.2556
CFD            Long          9960          6.2648
CFD            Long          7191          6.2708
CFD            Short         16000         6.2081
CFD            Short         1048          6.2086
CFD            Short         75            6.2101
CFD            Short         13236         6.2155
CFD            Short         80770         6.2297
CFD            Short         170           6.237
CFD            Short         23496         6.2428
CFD            Short         81040         6.2509
CFD            Short         8783          6.263
CFD            Short         15704         6.265
CFD            Short         31184         6.2678

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         07 May 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)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk