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               01 August 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      45,315,612     3.87%     2,017,632       0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,437,187     0.21%     5,385,776       0.46%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,752,799     4.07%     7,403,408       0.63%


(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      325,000              4.8100
Purchase      12,374               4.8100
Purchase      61,897               4.7100
Purchase      86,623               4.8100
Purchase      49,498               4.8100
Purchase      7,043                4.7600
Purchase      1,100                4.7907
Purchase      700                  4.7507
Purchase      40,589               4.8275
Purchase      185,650              4.8375
Purchase      21,109               4.7919
Purchase      15,877               4.7608
Purchase      82,365               4.7794
Purchase      1,035                4.7600
Purchase      27,053               4.7972
Purchase      6,473                4.7705
Purchase      4,629                4.7705
Purchase      4,470                4.7705
Purchase      24,750               4.8100
Purchase      10,967               4.7705
Purchase      77,845               4.7856
Sale          26,900               4.8060
Sale          1                    4.8500
Sale          86,623               4.8100
Sale          4,280                4.7407
Sale          68,241               4.7771
Sale          61,897               4.7100
Sale          70,058               4.7724
Sale          25,470               4.7790
Sale          65,911               4.7904
Sale          1,100                4.7907
Sale          7,962                4.7442
Sale          325,000              4.8100
Sale          400                  4.8191
Sale          900                  4.8190
Sale          640                  4.8087
Sale          1,779                4.7600
Sale          110,989              4.7586

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4280          4.7406
CFD            Long          38283         4.7534
CFD            Long          110989        4.7585
CFD            Long          70058         4.7724
CFD            Long          25470         4.7789
CFD            Long          65911         4.7904
CFD            Long          1100          4.7906
CFD            Long          26900         4.806
CFD            Long          29958         4.8072
CFD            Long          1             4.85
CFD            Short         700           4.7507
CFD            Short         15877         4.7607
CFD            Short         82365         4.7794
CFD            Short         77845         4.7856
CFD            Short         1100          4.7906
CFD            Short         21109         4.7919
CFD            Short         27053         4.7971

(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                         04 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)