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               16 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      44,397,191     3.78%       878,001       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      931,867     0.08%     2,433,460       0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,329,058     3.86%     3,311,461       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      500                  Transfer
Purchase      3                    6.3961
Purchase      125,600              6.3421
Purchase      18,494               6.3422
Purchase      4,644                6.3400
Purchase      37,034               6.3538
Purchase      39,223               6.3589
Purchase      37,034               6.3538
Purchase      5,259                6.3541
Purchase      22,610               6.3877
Purchase      11,908               6.3364
Purchase      51,352               6.3558
Purchase      57,420               6.3480
Purchase      32,936               6.3632
Sale          2,870                6.3844
Sale          500                  Transfer
Sale          99,834               6.3850
Sale          3,245                6.3390
Sale          4,700                6.3650
Sale          16,582               6.3631
Sale          32,989               6.3588
Sale          37,034               6.3540
Sale          5,400                6.3400
Sale          195                  6.3390
Sale          9,538                6.3586
Sale          6,000                6.3390

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9245          6.339
CFD            Long          7400          6.3541
CFD            Long          32989         6.3588
CFD            Long          16582         6.363
CFD            Long          4700          6.365
CFD            Long          2870          6.3843
CFD            Short         11908         6.3363
CFD            Short         125600        6.3421
CFD            Short         18494         6.3422
CFD            Short         57420         6.3479
CFD            Short         37034         6.3538
CFD            Short         5259          6.354
CFD            Short         51352         6.3557
CFD            Short         39223         6.3588
CFD            Short         32936         6.3631
CFD            Short         22610         6.3877
CFD            Short         3             6.3966

(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 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)