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               25 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      46,443,740     3.96%     1,480,657       0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,741,425     0.15%     6,450,449       0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,185,165     4.11%     7,931,106       0.68%


(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      309                  4.6032
Purchase      7,493                4.7246
Purchase      5,061                4.7500
Purchase      1,700                4.6769
Purchase      157,464              4.6766
Purchase      16,861               4.6584
Purchase      78,782               4.7200
Sale          800                  4.6650
Sale          400                  4.6650
Sale          630                  4.6650
Sale          900                  4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          1,150                4.6650
Sale          840                  4.6650
Sale          350                  4.6650
Sale          1,855                4.6650
Sale          650                  4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          2,300                4.6650
Sale          900                  4.6650
Sale          425                  4.6650
Sale          850                  4.6650
Sale          930                  4.6650
Sale          405                  4.6650
Sale          850                  4.6650
Sale          1,300                4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          420                  4.6650
Sale          725                  4.6650
Sale          570                  4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          400                  4.6650
Sale          29,000               4.6831
Sale          104,410              4.6871
Sale          47,936               4.7238
Sale          18,388               4.7278
Sale          51,758               4.7494
Sale          1,700                4.6769
Sale          171,935              4.6827
Sale          6,341                4.7492
Sale          143,588              4.7057
Sale          279,254              4.6690
Sale          340                  4.6650
Sale          868,720              Transfer
Sale          570                  4.6650
Sale          3,250                4.6650
Sale          950                  4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          365                  4.6650
Sale          800                  4.6650
Sale          1,250                4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          435                  4.6650
Sale          2,500                4.6650
Sale          13,911               4.7238
Sale          22,648               4.7238
Sale          525                  4.6650
Sale          850                  4.6650
Sale          1,250                4.6650
Sale          10,000               4.6650
Sale          620                  4.6650
Sale          1,125                4.6650
Sale          420                  4.6650
Sale          450                  4.6650
Sale          600                  4.6650
Sale          2,000                4.6650
Sale          520                  4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          1,250                4.6650
Sale          757                  4.6650
Sale          1,250                4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          500                  4.6650
Sale          290                  4.6650
Sale          867                  4.6650
Sale          650                  4.6650
Sale          400                  4.6650
Sale          620                  4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          830                  4.6650
Sale          188                  4.6650
Sale          300                  4.6650
Sale          1,067                4.6650
Sale          875                  4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          2,270                4.7500
Sale          1,350                4.6650
Sale          850                  4.6650
Sale          900                  4.6650
Sale          1,000                4.6650
Sale          835                  4.6650
Sale          1,025                4.6650
Sale          525                  4.6650
Sale          600                  4.6650
Sale          1,860                4.6650
Sale          875                  4.6650
Sale          1,250                4.6650
Sale          885                  4.6650
Sale          1,150                4.6650
Sale          685                  4.6650
Sale          500                  4.6650
Sale          500                  4.6650
Sale          500                  4.6650
Sale          700                  4.6650
Sale          1,800                4.6650
Sale          650                  4.6650
Sale          500                  4.6650
Sale          1,550                4.6650
Sale          620                  4.6650
Sale          560                  4.6720
Sale          1,400                4.6650
Sale          775                  4.6650

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          279254        4.6689
CFD            Long          75564         4.6747
CFD            Long          1700          4.6769
CFD            Long          171935        4.6827
CFD            Long          29000         4.6831
CFD            Long          18343         4.6834
CFD            Long          104410        4.687
CFD            Long          143588        4.7057
CFD            Long          18388         4.7278
CFD            Long          6341          4.7492
CFD            Long          51758         4.7494
CFD            Long          42487         4.751
CFD            Short         309           4.6032
CFD            Short         16861         4.6583
CFD            Short         157464        4.6765
CFD            Short         1700          4.6769
CFD            Short         7493          4.7245

(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                         28 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)