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               19 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      45,159,313      3.85%     1,853,695      0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,177,309      0.10%     3,489,386      0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,336,622      3.95%     5,343,081      0.46%


(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           8,829               4.9574
Purchase           18,118              5.0216
Purchase           101,577             4.9164
Purchase           19,085              5.0369
Purchase           18,692              5.0100
Purchase           28,101              4.9739
Purchase           4,950               4.8405
Purchase           166,702             4.9357
Purchase           123,754             4.9100
Purchase           880                 5.0100
Purchase           120,966             4.9267
Purchase           800                 4.9125
Purchase           239,139             4.9290
Purchase           230,473             4.8778
Purchase           3,135               4.8896
Purchase           8,078               5.0100
Purchase           2,200               4.7833
Purchase           689                 5.0100
Purchase           785                 5.0100
Purchase           35,830              4.9360
Purchase           2,956               5.0100
Purchase           6,223               4.8200
Purchase           444                 5.0100
Purchase           2,105               5.0100
Purchase           792                 5.0100
Sale               26,606              4.9268
Sale               10,000              4.7738
Sale               273,992             4.9414
Sale               13,842              4.9427
Sale               32,725              4.9462
Sale               28,083              4.9823
Sale               6,871               5.0100
Sale               849                 5.0100
Sale               145,411             4.9171
Sale               1,961               5.0100
Sale               800                 4.9125
Sale               880                 5.0100
Sale               6,223               4.8200
Sale               52,154              4.9267
Sale               1,076               4.9300
Sale               226,906             4.9530
Sale               1,000               4.9225
Sale               930                 4.9275
Sale               8,078               5.0100
Sale               154,500             4.9691
Sale               3                   5.0100
Sale               56                  5.0100
Sale               528,295             4.9180

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          324773        4.9023
CFD            Long          800           4.9125
CFD            Long          145411        4.9171
CFD            Long          52154         4.9266
CFD            Long          26606         4.9267
CFD            Long          273992        4.9414
CFD            Long          13842         4.9427
CFD            Long          203522        4.9428
CFD            Long          32725         4.9461
CFD            Long          226906        4.953
CFD            Long          154500        4.969
CFD            Long          28083         4.9822
CFD            Short         2200          4.7833
CFD            Short         4950          4.8404
CFD            Short         230473        4.8778
CFD            Short         3135          4.8896
CFD            Short         800           4.9125
CFD            Short         120966        4.9266
CFD            Short         239139        4.929
CFD            Short         166702        4.9356
CFD            Short         35830         4.936
CFD            Short         28101         4.9739
CFD            Short         18118         5.0216
CFD            Short         19085         5.0369

(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                         22 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)