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               17 September 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      44,322,996      3.78%     2,096,013      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,060,914      0.09%     3,010,614      0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,383,910      3.87%     5,106,627      0.44%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           41                  4.9859
Purchase           80,000              4.9148
Purchase           746,829             4.9499
Purchase           1,582               5.1000
Purchase           13,942              4.9238
Purchase           124,561             4.9106
Purchase           437,254             4.9311
Purchase           1,400               4.8733
Purchase           15,200              4.8876
Purchase           3,532               5.0008
Purchase           278,337             4.9436
Purchase           1,582               5.1250
Purchase           2,629               5.1360
Purchase           125,404             5.0450
Purchase           80,000              4.9142
Purchase           200                 4.9063
Purchase           105,689             4.8985
Purchase           71,190              4.8554
Purchase           19,000              4.8547
Purchase           2,366               4.8200
Purchase           7,816               4.9535
Purchase           174,282             4.9623
Purchase           1,564               4.8200
Purchase           500                 4.8581
Purchase           236,227             4.9007
Purchase           40,474              4.8397
Sale               1,378               4.8200
Sale               5,295               4.8200
Sale               4,000               4.8930
Sale               293,115             4.8684
Sale               194,673             4.8469
Sale               3,532               4.8669
Sale               80,000              4.9142
Sale               125,404             5.0450
Sale               6,788               4.8650
Sale               1,582               5.1000
Sale               30,000              4.8487
Sale               134,000             5.4650
Sale               35,745              4.8523
Sale               25,406              4.9158
Sale               18,185              4.8542
Sale               5,177               4.8200
Sale               176,128             4.9672
Sale               200                 4.9063
Sale               7,266               4.9151

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Sale           173,603               5.2326
16/09/2008 Purchase       170,386               5.2298


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          194673        4.8468
CFD            Long          30000         4.8486
CFD            Long          35745         4.8522
CFD            Long          18185         4.8541
CFD            Long          6788          4.865
CFD            Long          3532          4.8669
CFD            Long          293115        4.8684
CFD            Long          4000          4.893
CFD            Long          200           4.9062
CFD            Long          7266          4.915
CFD            Long          25406         4.9157
CFD            Long          176128        4.9671
CFD            Short         40474         4.8396
CFD            Short         19000         4.8547
CFD            Short         71190         4.8554
CFD            Short         500           4.8581
CFD            Short         8470          4.8624
CFD            Short         1400          4.8733
CFD            Short         15200         4.8876
CFD            Short         105689        4.8984
CFD            Short         236227        4.9007
CFD            Short         200           4.9062
CFD            Short         124561        4.9106
CFD            Short         80000         4.9148
CFD            Short         13942         4.9237
CFD            Short         388603        4.9289
CFD            Short         278337        4.9436
CFD            Short         48651         4.9485
CFD            Short         746829        4.9499
CFD            Short         174282        4.9623
CFD            Short         41            4.9858
CFD            Short         3532          5.0007
CFD            Short         2629          5.1359
CFD            Short         133437        5.1494
CFD            Short         87970         5.1996

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Short       221,407               5.1693

(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                         18 September 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)