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               18 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      45,535,251      3.88%     1,760,638      0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      976,525      0.08%     3,902,417      0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,511,776      3.97%     5,663,055      0.48%


(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           174,940             4.7738
Purchase           24,265              4.7440
Purchase           154,445             4.7715
Purchase           7,118               4.7106
Purchase           172,947             4.7221
Purchase           121,023             4.7951
Purchase           2,956               4.6675
Purchase           496,967             4.7692
Purchase           490,405             4.6993
Purchase           5,848               4.6884
Purchase           42,442              4.7943
Purchase           300                 4.7258
Purchase           382,275             4.7440
Purchase           4,695               4.7508
Purchase           3,530               4.6675
Purchase           1,900               4.7659
Purchase           2,682               4.7312
Sale               152,980             4.7679
Sale               490,405             4.6989
Sale               300                 4.7258
Sale               139,747             4.7352
Sale               13,373              4.7108
Sale               21,348              4.6973
Sale               11,951              4.7468
Sale               50,542              4.7221
Sale               2,500               4.7138
Sale               204,598             4.7028
Sale               8,596               4.7307
Sale               5,050               4.6720
Sale               5,889               4.6981
Sale               4,695               4.8993
Sale               1,193               4.7000
Sale               28,858              4.6675
Sale               435                 4.7657
Sale               426                 4.6675
Sale               770                 4.7712
Sale               827                 4.7000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5050          4.672
CFD            Long          21348         4.6973
CFD            Long          5889          4.698
CFD            Long          490405        4.6988
CFD            Long          204598        4.7027
CFD            Long          13373         4.7107
CFD            Long          2500          4.7137
CFD            Long          50542         4.7221
CFD            Long          300           4.7258
CFD            Long          11951         4.7468
CFD            Long          152980        4.7678
CFD            Long          4695          4.8992
CFD            Short         5848          4.6884
CFD            Short         490405        4.6993
CFD            Short         7118          4.7106
CFD            Short         172947        4.7221
CFD            Short         300           4.7258
CFD            Short         254919        4.7379
CFD            Short         24265         4.744
CFD            Short         4695          4.7508
CFD            Short         127356        4.7562
CFD            Short         1900          4.7659
CFD            Short         496967        4.7691
CFD            Short         154445        4.7715
CFD            Short         174940        4.7737
CFD            Short         42442         4.7943
CFD            Short         121023        4.795

(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                         19 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)