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               12 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      43,943,750     3.75%     1,269,475       0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,323,341     0.11%     2,323,346       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,267,091     3.86%     3,592,821       0.31%


(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      3,251                6.3843
Purchase      8,000                6.3543
Purchase      12,800               6.3769
Purchase      3,251                6.3843
Purchase      1,937                6.3623
Purchase      1,035                6.3860
Purchase      1,546                6.2284
Purchase      10,255               6.3658
Purchase      11,468               6.3674
Purchase      1,402                6.2962
Purchase      625                  6.3488
Sale          191                  6.3923
Sale          7,000                6.3766
Sale          72,380               6.3670
Sale          3,251                6.3845
Sale          28,791               6.3475
Sale          213,977              6.3638
Sale          19,911               6.3560
Sale          1,000                6.3370
Sale          8,467                6.3638
Sale          1,057                6.3838

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          28791         6.3475
CFD            Long          19911         6.3559
CFD            Long          8467          6.3637
CFD            Long          213977        6.3638
CFD            Long          72380         6.3669
CFD            Long          9795          6.367
CFD            Long          18000         6.3675
CFD            Long          53663         6.3732
CFD            Long          7000          6.3766
CFD            Long          1057          6.3837
CFD            Long          1630          6.385
CFD            Short         1402          6.2961
CFD            Short         8000          6.3543
CFD            Short         1937          6.3622
CFD            Short         10255         6.3657
CFD            Short         11468         6.3674
CFD            Short         12800         6.3768
CFD            Short         3251          6.3843
CFD            Short         1035          6.3859

(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                         13 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)