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               28 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      46,114,736     3.93%     1,674,888       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,972,984     0.17%     6,119,179       0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,087,720     4.10%     7,794,067       0.66%


(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      4,000                4.6786
Purchase      34,528               4.6701
Purchase      102,528              4.6910
Purchase      98,954               4.6975
Purchase      900                  4.6900
Purchase      9,086                4.7059
Purchase      652                  4.6900
Purchase      7,616                4.6999
Purchase      2,158                4.7500
Purchase      38,951               4.6500
Purchase      2,155                4.7050
Purchase      51,758               4.6900
Purchase      6,800                4.7029
Purchase      175                  4.6980
Purchase      1,262                4.6825
Sale          243,296              4.6811
Sale          75,370               4.6987
Sale          232,597              4.6876
Sale          6,800                4.7029
Sale          96,287               4.6991
Sale          16,500               4.6870
Sale          1,100                4.6575
Sale          75,391               4.7067
Sale          8,384                4.7026
Sale          11,426               4.6654
Sale          2,158                4.7500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1100          4.6575
CFD            Long          11426         4.6654
CFD            Long          243296        4.681
CFD            Long          38787         4.682
CFD            Long          16500         4.687
CFD            Long          232597        4.6876
CFD            Long          96287         4.699
CFD            Long          14983         4.7008
CFD            Long          8384          4.7026
CFD            Long          6800          4.7029
CFD            Long          75391         4.7066
CFD            Long          36583         4.7164
CFD            Short         34528         4.67
CFD            Short         4000          4.6785
CFD            Short         1262          4.6825
CFD            Short         51758         4.6899
CFD            Short         1552          4.69
CFD            Short         102528        4.6909
CFD            Short         175           4.698
CFD            Short         7616          4.6998
CFD            Short         6800          4.7029
CFD            Short         9086          4.7058

(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                         29 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)