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               07 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      44,426,232     3.79%       942,731       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      978,931     0.08%     2,521,762       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,405,163     3.87%     3,464,493       0.30%


(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      11,000               6.2795
Purchase      75                   6.4550
Purchase      78,442               6.4110
Purchase      4,449                6.4296
Purchase      34,079               6.3815
Purchase      2,945                6.3035
Purchase      20,569               6.2631
Purchase      6,296                6.4160
Purchase      163,203              6.3742
Purchase      107,130              6.3365
Purchase      8,763                6.4414
Purchase      4,216                6.4503
Purchase      600                  6.3532
Purchase      1,230                6.3238
Purchase      3,900                6.4588
Purchase      10,350               6.4112
Purchase      792                  6.4100
Purchase      896                  6.4253
Sale          1,051                6.3000
Sale          828                  6.3000
Sale          1,248                6.3000
Sale          923                  6.3000
Sale          6,796                6.4090
Sale          353                  6.4444
Sale          6,400                6.3662
Sale          1,700                6.4750
Sale          75                   6.4650
Sale          23,000               6.4266
Sale          4,786                6.3175
Sale          758                  6.3766
Sale          6,826                6.4420
Sale          81,040               6.3935
Sale          500                  6.3166
Sale          560                  6.3716
Sale          550                  6.3664
Sale          350                  6.2514
Sale          291                  6.1600
Sale          8,345                6.3000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4786          6.3174
CFD            Long          6400          6.3662
CFD            Long          81040         6.3934
CFD            Long          8779          6.3937
CFD            Long          6796          6.409
CFD            Long          23000         6.4266
CFD            Long          353           6.4444
CFD            Long          1700          6.475
CFD            Short         20569         6.263
CFD            Short         11000         6.2795
CFD            Short         2945          6.3035
CFD            Short         107130        6.3365
CFD            Short         163203        6.3742
CFD            Short         34079         6.3815
CFD            Short         78442         6.4109
CFD            Short         10350         6.4112
CFD            Short         6296          6.4159
CFD            Short         4216          6.4502

(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                         08 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)