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               15 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      44,172,061     3.77%     1,024,034       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,077,900     0.09%     2,251,440       0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,249,961     3.86%     3,275,474       0.28%


(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      9,038                6.3085
Purchase      15,940               6.3199
Purchase      15,141               6.3161
Purchase      56,216               6.3168
Purchase      17,980               6.2938
Purchase      10,653               6.3011
Purchase      13,836               6.3098
Purchase      39,669               6.3084
Purchase      11,790               6.3048
Purchase      107,708              6.3118
Purchase      15,965               6.3112
Purchase      1,105                6.3100
Purchase      10,942               6.3100
Purchase      1,091                6.3100
Purchase      110                  6.3100
Purchase      29,179               6.3100
Purchase      2,908                6.3100
Sale          239                  6.3100
Sale          75,590               6.3100
Sale          615                  6.3100
Sale          16,200               6.3100
Sale          1,375                6.3100
Sale          9,167                6.3144
Sale          4,109                6.3100
Sale          12,269               6.3161
Sale          900                  6.3014
Sale          3,908                6.2601
Sale          12,760               6.3100
Sale          6,853                6.3100

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3908          6.2601
CFD            Long          9167          6.3143
CFD            Long          8514          6.3149
CFD            Long          12269         6.316
CFD            Long          3200          6.3182
CFD            Short         17980         6.2937
CFD            Short         10653         6.3011
CFD            Short         11790         6.3047
CFD            Short         3966          6.3083
CFD            Short         9038          6.3085
CFD            Short         13836         6.3097
CFD            Short         15965         6.3111
CFD            Short         107708        6.3118
CFD            Short         15141         6.316
CFD            Short         56216         6.3167
CFD            Short         15940         6.3199

(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                         16 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)