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               08 May 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      44,347,850     3.78%       973,490       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,010,803     0.09%     2,403,749       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,358,653     3.87%     3,377,239       0.29%


(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      24,614               6.3850
Purchase      10,015               6.3607
Purchase      5,716                6.3819
Purchase      3,029                6.3600
Purchase      12,519               6.3487
Purchase      15,601               6.3850
Purchase      9,374                6.3636
Purchase      7,995                6.3850
Purchase      400                  6.3460
Purchase      9,993                6.3577
Purchase      888                  6.3850
Purchase      654                  6.3850
Purchase      4,681                6.3850
Purchase      3,121                6.3850
Purchase      1,241                6.3850
Purchase      4,568                6.3850
Purchase      8,131                6.3618
Sale          78,442               6.3533
Sale          45,249               6.3525
Sale          7,580                6.3613
Sale          19,000               6.3397
Sale          318                  6.3300
Sale          7,706                6.3740
Sale          16,987               6.3560
Sale          18,000               6.3850
Sale          1,000                6.3912
Sale          6,640                6.3546

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19000         6.3396
CFD            Long          1113          6.3492
CFD            Long          45249         6.3524
CFD            Long          78442         6.3532
CFD            Long          16987         6.3559
CFD            Long          7580          6.3612
CFD            Long          5487          6.3618
CFD            Long          9374          6.3637
CFD            Long          7706          6.3739
CFD            Short         400           6.346
CFD            Short         12519         6.3487
CFD            Short         3029          6.3599
CFD            Short         10015         6.3607
CFD            Short         9374          6.3636
CFD            Short         5716          6.3819

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         09 May 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)