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               13 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      43,636,763     3.72%     1,558,668       0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,612,534     0.14%     2,271,910       0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,249,297     3.86%     3,830,578       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 Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      3,559                6.3964
Purchase      8,356                6.3842
Purchase      23,134               6.4019
Purchase      11,900               6.3858
Purchase      3,133                6.3450
Purchase      9,223                6.4060
Purchase      23,200               6.3862
Purchase      13,024               6.3902
Purchase      8,567                6.4050
Purchase      888                  6.4050
Purchase      450                  6.3938
Purchase      950                  6.3738
Purchase      8,356                6.3842
Sale          14,872               6.3640
Sale          9,410                6.3911
Sale          249,922              6.3850
Sale          8,356                6.3843
Sale          10,784               6.4038
Sale          74,822               6.3904
Sale          6,220                6.4090
Sale          16,613               6.3874
Sale          30,728               6.3779

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14872         6.3639
CFD            Long          30728         6.3778
CFD            Long          249922        6.3849
CFD            Long          16613         6.3874
CFD            Long          19654         6.3903
CFD            Long          74822         6.3904
CFD            Long          9410          6.391
CFD            Long          10784         6.4037
CFD            Long          6220          6.409
CFD            Short         8356          6.3841
CFD            Short         11900         6.3857
CFD            Short         23200         6.3861
CFD            Short         13024         6.3902
CFD            Short         3559          6.3964
CFD            Short         23134         6.4019
CFD            Short         9223          6.4059

(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                         14 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)