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               31 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      45,257,297     3.86%     2,089,380       0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,532,344     0.22%     5,571,184       0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,789,641     4.08%     7,660,564       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      2,200                4.8059
Purchase      4,476                4.7438
Purchase      160,751              4.7994
Purchase      8,137                4.7703
Purchase      25,470               4.8381
Purchase      99,379               4.8500
Purchase      10,800               4.8375
Purchase      12,379               4.7100
Purchase      12,959               4.8375
Purchase      49,517               4.7100
Purchase      1,741                4.7883
Sale          2,777                4.8550
Sale          160,269              4.7996
Sale          3,241                4.8203
Sale          11,096               4.8610
Sale          5,034                4.8367
Sale          38,235               4.8610
Sale          18,065               4.8610
Sale          23,300               4.8436
Sale          2,200                4.8059
Sale          198,430              4.7982
Sale          1,035                4.8375
Sale          1,600                4.7162
Sale          72,486               4.8286
Sale          2,120                4.7845
Sale          17,919               4.8606
Sale          7,400                4.7825
Sale          59,653               4.7871
Sale          2,180                4.8141
Sale          270                  4.7810
Sale          852                  4.8375
Sale          55,023               4.7731
Sale          23,759               4.8375
Sale          20,735               4.7740

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13162         4.7183
CFD            Long          113300        4.7432
CFD            Long          20735         4.774
CFD            Long          7400          4.7825
CFD            Long          2120          4.7845
CFD            Long          59653         4.7871
CFD            Long          160269        4.7996
CFD            Long          185268        4.8038
CFD            Long          2200          4.8059
CFD            Long          3241          4.8203
CFD            Long          72486         4.8286
CFD            Long          5034          4.8367
CFD            Long          23300         4.8436
CFD            Long          2777          4.855
CFD            Long          17919         4.8605
CFD            Short         4476          4.7438
CFD            Short         8137          4.7703
CFD            Short         1741          4.7882
CFD            Short         160751        4.7994
CFD            Short         2200          4.8059
CFD            Short         25470         4.8381
CFD            Short         76447         4.8467
CFD            Short         22932         4.8606

(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                         01 August 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)