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               09 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      44,244,205     3.77%       963,319       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,007,390     0.09%     2,391,918       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,251,595     3.86%     3,355,237       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      71,048               6.2542
Purchase      8,000                6.2368
Purchase      5,091                6.2683
Purchase      12,900               6.2975
Purchase      39,468               6.2494
Purchase      31,880               6.2746
Purchase      5,091                6.2683
Purchase      18,400               6.2906
Purchase      525                  6.2288
Purchase      5,039                6.3000
Purchase      1,579                6.3000
Purchase      14,131               6.2824
Purchase      2,960                6.2760
Purchase      425                  6.2288
Sale          27,354               6.2973
Sale          14,958               6.2988
Sale          6,470                6.3150
Sale          28,413               6.2648
Sale          35,376               6.3000
Sale          2,500                6.3006
Sale          5,091                6.2685
Sale          1,800                6.3000
Sale          116,473              6.3800
Sale          85,847               6.3032
Sale          900                  6.2268

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          28413         6.2647
CFD            Long          18452         6.2723
CFD            Long          18584         6.2824
CFD            Long          6758          6.2851
CFD            Long          27354         6.2973
CFD            Long          14958         6.2988
CFD            Long          2500          6.3005
CFD            Long          85847         6.3032
CFD            Long          6470          6.315
CFD            Short         8000          6.2368
CFD            Short         39468         6.2494
CFD            Short         71048         6.2541
CFD            Short         5091          6.2683
CFD            Short         31880         6.2745
CFD            Short         14131         6.2823
CFD            Short         18400         6.2906
CFD            Short         12900         6.2974

(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                         12 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)