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               30 July 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      45,675,949     3.90%     1,937,506       0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,276,997     0.19%     5,693,336       0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,952,946     4.09%     7,630,842       0.65%


(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      22,516               4.7791
Purchase      104,693              4.8189
Purchase      1,584                4.8300
Purchase      3,800                4.7967
Purchase      1,562                4.8300
Purchase      20,000               4.8376
Purchase      61,197               4.8081
Purchase      231,341              4.7990
Purchase      7,400                4.8175
Purchase      1,500                4.6933
Purchase      222,646              4.7775
Purchase      222,646              4.7775
Purchase      1,487                4.8300
Purchase      13,500               4.8210
Sale          1,994                4.7945
Sale          38,608               4.7914
Sale          13,792               4.8292
Sale          15,620               4.7612
Sale          2,500                4.8347
Sale          222,646              4.7775
Sale          3,800                4.7967
Sale          77,600               4.8285
Sale          17,909               4.8081
Sale          231,940              4.8059
Sale          29,156               4.8081
Sale          51,774               4.8004
Sale          61,711               4.8081
Sale          201,110              4.8087
Sale          540                  4.8012
Sale          400                  4.7862
Sale          29,891               4.7749

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15620         4.7611
CFD            Long          26285         4.7688
CFD            Long          40938         4.7791
CFD            Long          38608         4.7914
CFD            Long          1994          4.7945
CFD            Long          3800          4.7966
CFD            Long          51774         4.8003
CFD            Long          231940        4.8058
CFD            Long          201110        4.8086
CFD            Long          3606          4.819
CFD            Long          77600         4.8284
CFD            Long          13792         4.8292
CFD            Long          2500          4.8347
CFD            Short         1500          4.6932
CFD            Short         3800          4.7966
CFD            Short         231341        4.7989
CFD            Short         55197         4.8049
CFD            Short         7400          4.8175
CFD            Short         104693        4.8189
CFD            Short         13500         4.821
CFD            Short         6000          4.8371
CFD            Short         20000         4.8375

(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                         31 July 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)