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               22 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      45,632,774      3.89%     3,020,278      0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives      992,255      0.08%     3,602,961      0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,625,029      3.98%     6,623,239      0.56%


(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           78,033              4.8768
Purchase           8,488               4.9103
Purchase           85,395              4.9193
Purchase           50,000              4.9176
Purchase           10,346              4.8550
Purchase           505                 4.8731
Purchase           138,411             4.8570
Purchase           7,678               4.9423
Purchase           1,623               5.0100
Purchase           49,392              4.8550
Purchase           37,659              4.8821
Purchase           10,400              4.8630
Purchase           164,358             4.8924
Purchase           2,215               4.9232
Purchase           327                 5.0100
Purchase           1,151               4.8549
Purchase           1,473               4.8549
Purchase           14,156              4.8550
Purchase           50,195              4.8932
Purchase           91,674              4.9374
Purchase           1,075               4.8549
Purchase           140,998             5.0100
Purchase           2,537               4.9725
Sale               6,500               4.9600
Sale               2,500               5.0082
Sale               2,215               4.9011
Sale               2,050               4.8744
Sale               22,308              4.8576
Sale               1,800               4.9092
Sale               55,462              4.8779
Sale               327                 5.0100
Sale               1,623               5.0100
Sale               104,773             4.8790
Sale               1,400               4.9779
Sale               59,544              4.8913
Sale               70,379              4.9151
Sale               26,499              4.8550
Sale               830                 4.9237
Sale               14,156              4.8550
Sale               12,489              4.8550
Sale               89,773              4.9368


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          22308         4.8576
CFD            Long          77919         4.8682
CFD            Long          2050          4.8744
CFD            Long          55462         4.8778
CFD            Long          59544         4.8912
CFD            Long          2215          4.9011
CFD            Long          1800          4.9092
CFD            Long          26854         4.9101
CFD            Long          70379         4.915
CFD            Long          89773         4.9368
CFD            Long          6500          4.96
CFD            Long          1400          4.9778
CFD            Long          2500          5.0082
CFD            Short         138411        4.857
CFD            Short         10400         4.863
CFD            Short         505           4.8731
CFD            Short         78033         4.8768
CFD            Short         37659         4.8821
CFD            Short         164358        4.8923
CFD            Short         50195         4.8931
CFD            Short         8488          4.9103
CFD            Short         50000         4.9176
CFD            Short         85395         4.9193
CFD            Short         2215          4.9232
CFD            Short         91674         4.9373

(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                         23 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)