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               24 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      48,026,588     4.10%     1,364,739       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,648,175     0.14%     6,977,257       0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,674,763     4.24%     8,341,996       0.71%

(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      121,606              4.7146
Purchase      99,282               4.7125
Purchase      248,206              4.7149
Purchase      12,410               4.7125
Purchase      6,653                4.7203
Purchase      508,822              4.7147
Purchase      1,226                4.7405
Purchase      34,950               4.7194
Purchase      4,500                4.7233
Purchase      140,779              4.6300
Purchase      49,641               4.7125
Purchase      5,315                4.7252
Purchase      2,400                4.7202
Purchase      9,819                4.7021
Purchase      3,000                4.7100
Purchase      99,282               4.7024
Purchase      42,861               4.7206
Sale          40,076               4.7196
Sale          750                  4.7209
Sale          78,782               4.7200
Sale          3,000                4.7200
Sale          84,822               4.7196
Sale          10,400               4.7154
Sale          425                  4.7393
Sale          51,261               4.7138
Sale          1,087                4.7200
Sale          77,009               4.7195
Sale          508,822              4.7147
Sale          14,528               4.7327
Sale          2,017                4.7142
Sale          138,630              4.7224
Sale          23,895               4.7247
Sale          3,655                4.7172
Sale          22,571               4.7181
Sale          92,907               4.7158
Sale          12,814               4.7141
Sale          9,819                4.7236
Sale          2,400                4.7202
Sale          24,616               4.7196


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          51261         4.7137
CFD            Long          12814         4.7141
CFD            Long          2017          4.7142
CFD            Long          10400         4.7153
CFD            Long          92907         4.7158
CFD            Long          22571         4.718
CFD            Long          77009         4.7195
CFD            Long          3000          4.72
CFD            Long          2400          4.7201
CFD            Long          178694        4.721
CFD            Long          277766        4.7211
CFD            Long          138630        4.7224
CFD            Long          9819          4.7236
CFD            Long          18924         4.7242
CFD            Long          23895         4.7246
CFD            Long          14528         4.7327
CFD            Short         9819          4.702
CFD            Short         3000          4.71
CFD            Short         121606        4.7146
CFD            Short         34950         4.7193
CFD            Short         2400          4.7201
CFD            Short         6653          4.7203
CFD            Short         42861         4.7205
CFD            Short         4500          4.7232
CFD            Short         1226          4.7404


(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                         25 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)