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               14 May 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      43,956,775     3.75%     1,256,034       0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,309,900     0.11%     2,206,562       0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,266,675     3.86%     3,462,596       0.30%


(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      12,897               6.3060
Purchase      231,784              6.2883
Purchase      9,719                6.2920
Purchase      44,126               6.2700
Purchase      9,038                6.3190
Purchase      15,118               6.2700
Purchase      85,847               6.3046
Purchase      8,500                6.3068
Purchase      11,707               6.3069
Purchase      11,574               6.2602
Purchase      540                  6.2988
Purchase      950                  6.2988
Sale          863                  6.2920
Sale          1,402                6.2836
Sale          587                  6.2700
Sale          12,491               6.3025
Sale          6,209                6.2684
Sale          17,544               6.3138
Sale          40,166               6.3134
Sale          10,773               6.3364
Sale          2,703                6.2700
Sale          17,169               6.2984
Sale          800                  6.3874
Sale          640                  6.3014
Sale          8,41                 6.2700
Sale          600                  6.2966
Sale          680                  6.3790
Sale          750                  6.3012

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6209          6.2684
CFD            Long          1402          6.2835
CFD            Long          17169         6.2984
CFD            Long          27451         6.299
CFD            Long          23066         6.307
CFD            Long          40166         6.3134
CFD            Long          17544         6.3137
CFD            Long          10773         6.3363
CFD            Short         11574         6.2602
CFD            Short         231784        6.2882
CFD            Short         9719          6.2919
CFD            Short         85847         6.3045
CFD            Short         12897         6.3059
CFD            Short         8500          6.3067
CFD            Short         11707         6.3069
CFD            Short         9038          6.3189

(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                         15 May 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)