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               15 September 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      42,071,246      3.59%     2,433,128      0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,067,669      0.18%     1,384,617      0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,138,915      3.76%     3,817,745      0.33%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           146,602             5.3729
Purchase           188,081             5.3582
Purchase           24,256              5.3832
Purchase           4,371               5.4250
Purchase           20,000              5.3873
Purchase           80,164              5.3406
Purchase           46,694              5.3600
Purchase           700                 5.3693
Purchase           239,318             5.3560
Purchase           142,496             5.3630
Purchase           147,842             5.3631
Purchase           33                  5.3509
Purchase           102,796             5.3428
Purchase           33,611              5.3500
Purchase           959                 5.5050
Purchase           19,967              5.3500
Purchase           11,712              5.3500
Purchase           16,722              5.3729
Purchase           1,830               5.3560
Sale               7,562               5.3100
Sale               1,631               5.3200
Sale               500                 5.3300
Sale               4,986               5.3100
Sale               500                 5.3300
Sale               161                 5.3900
Sale               20,000              5.3873
Sale               6,801               5.3150
Sale               45,281              5.3779
Sale               1,000               5.3000
Sale               1,000               5.3000
Sale               3,696               5.3100
Sale               2,389               5.3050
Sale               3,824               5.3150
Sale               1,407               5.3300
Sale               3,650               5.3250
Sale               146,602             5.3729
Sale               494                 5.3150
Sale               3,103               5.3250
Sale               1,400               5.3300
Sale               240                 5.3000
Sale               1,200               5.3050
Sale               2,126               5.3250
Sale               1,372               5.3300
Sale               160                 5.3300
Sale               1,200               5.3300
Sale               1,239               5.3900
Sale               2,920               5.3050
Sale               1,533               5.3300
Sale               644                 5.3300
Sale               1,400               5.3900
Sale               1,400               5.3900
Sale               1,900               5.3900
Sale               700                 5.3693
Sale               2,000               5.3100
Sale               7,986               5.3300
Sale               500                 5.3300
Sale               99,608              5.3706
Sale               130,141             5.3399
Sale               46                  5.3300
Sale               47                  5.3900
Sale               700                 5.3900
Sale               3,800               5.3900
Sale               1,000               5.3000
Sale               2,339               5.3250
Sale               103                 5.3250
Sale               1,127               5.3250
Sale               980                 5.3612
Sale               11,712              5.3500
Sale               900                 5.3900
Sale               600                 5.3900
Sale               3,400               5.4213
Sale               1,800               5.3900
Sale               776                 5.3200
Sale               13,671              5.3947
Sale               8,799               5.3300
Sale               273                 5.3250
Sale               20,622              5.3674
Sale               2,026               5.3900
Sale               1,800               5.3900
Sale               2,416               5.3250
Sale               24,027              5.4028
Sale               5,840               5.3150
Sale               274                 5.3900
Sale               1,171               5.3250
Sale               20,583              5.3884
Sale               529                 5.3300
Sale               17,779              5.3250
Sale               500                 5.3300
Sale               1,953               5.3900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          17779         5.325
CFD            Long          130141        5.3399
CFD            Long          70778         5.3648
CFD            Long          20622         5.3673
CFD            Long          700           5.3692
CFD            Long          146602        5.3729
CFD            Long          45281         5.3778
CFD            Long          28830         5.3845
CFD            Long          20000         5.3873
CFD            Long          20583         5.3884
CFD            Long          13671         5.3946
CFD            Long          24027         5.4028
CFD            Long          3400          5.4213
CFD            Short         80164         5.3405
CFD            Short         102796        5.3427
CFD            Short         33            5.3509
CFD            Short         241148        5.356
CFD            Short         176496        5.358
CFD            Short         188081        5.3581
CFD            Short         46694         5.36
CFD            Short         136885        5.3601
CFD            Short         142496        5.3629
CFD            Short         700           5.3692
CFD            Short         16722         5.3728
CFD            Short         146602        5.3729
CFD            Short         24256         5.3832
CFD            Short         10957         5.399
CFD            Short         134000        5.465

(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                         16 September 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)