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               16 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      43,164,052      3.68%     1,923,591      0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,605,289      0.14%     1,820,561      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,769,341      3.82%     3,744,152      0.32%


(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           221,407             5.1694
Purchase           66,619              5.1772
Purchase           90,743              5.3165
Purchase           1,000               5.2158
Purchase           20,215              5.2545
Purchase           4,000               5.1657
Purchase           4,372               5.2504
Purchase           205,322             5.2067
Purchase           18,544              5.3132
Purchase           8,949               5.1900
Purchase           170,386             5.2298
Purchase           186,999             5.1788
Purchase           39,167              5.2249
Purchase           3,779               5.1000
Purchase           31,887              5.3132
Purchase           10,920              5.3132
Purchase           12,054              5.1000
Purchase           154,781             5.2240
Purchase           191,886             5.2304
Purchase           61,306              5.1959
Purchase           2,498               5.1000
Purchase           500,000             5.2258
Purchase           170,386             5.2298
Purchase           124,167             5.2733
Sale               173,603             5.2326
Sale               173,603             5.2326
Sale               37,330              5.2529
Sale               500,000             5.2258
Sale               15,958              5.2222
Sale               85,875              5.2317
Sale               817                 5.2019
Sale               20,215              5.2545
Sale               16,125              5.3051
Sale               16,880              5.1698
Sale               4,052               5.3217
Sale               1,250               5.2300
Sale               142,510             5.2294
Sale               625                 5.3050
Sale               2,220               5.1000
Sale               4,371               5.3500
Sale               976                 5.2524

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          16880         5.1698
CFD            Long          27285         5.2078
CFD            Long          15958         5.2222
CFD            Long          142510        5.2294
CFD            Long          85875         5.2317
CFD            Long          347206        5.2325
CFD            Long          37330         5.2528
CFD            Long          20215         5.2545
CFD            Long          4052          5.3216
CFD            Short         12789         5.1317
CFD            Short         4000          5.1657
CFD            Short         221407        5.1693
CFD            Short         66619         5.1772
CFD            Short         186999        5.1787
CFD            Short         61306         5.1959
CFD            Short         205322        5.2066
CFD            Short         1000          5.2157
CFD            Short         154781        5.2239
CFD            Short         340772        5.2298
CFD            Short         191886        5.2303
CFD            Short         4372          5.2504
CFD            Short         20215         5.2545
CFD            Short         124167        5.2732

(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                         17 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)