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               04 August 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      45,979,770     3.92%     1,945,791       0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,318,795     0.20%     5,421,842       0.46%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,298,565     4.12%     7,367,633       0.63%


(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      49,499               4.8150
Purchase      49,499               4.7975
Purchase      98,998               4.7975
Purchase      12,375               4.7950
Purchase      49,499               4.8275
Purchase      26,586               4.7943
Purchase      716                  4.8050
Purchase      556,860              4.8072
Purchase      170,472              4.8026
Purchase      148,496              4.8025
Purchase      49,499               4.8275
Purchase      114,101              4.8021
Purchase      1,900                4.8375
Purchase      49,499               4.8150
Purchase      49,499               4.7975
Purchase      5,094                4.8062
Purchase      50,542               4.7929
Purchase      12,299               4.8069
Purchase      359,689              4.7600
Purchase      2,685                4.8305
Sale          5,965                4.8010
Sale          9,200                4.8010
Sale          36,852               4.8102
Sale          4,615                4.8042
Sale          71                   4.8000
Sale          1,900                4.8375
Sale          40,589               4.8275
Sale          7,500                4.8060
Sale          11,415               4.8001
Sale          136,069              4.8007
Sale          556,860              4.8072
Sale          10,831               4.7998
Sale          575                  4.7987
Sale          5,577                4.7441
Sale          359,689              4.7600
Sale          3,335                4.8050
Sale          12,260               4.7253

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          12260         4.7253
CFD            Long          10831         4.7997
CFD            Long          11415         4.8
CFD            Long          136069        4.8007
CFD            Long          4615          4.8042
CFD            Long          7500          4.8059
CFD            Long          5094          4.8062
CFD            Long          36852         4.8101
CFD            Long          1900          4.8375
CFD            Short         50542         4.7929
CFD            Short         26586         4.7942
CFD            Short         111642        4.8003
CFD            Short         114101        4.8021
CFD            Short         5094          4.8061
CFD            Short         12299         4.8068
CFD            Short         58830         4.8069
CFD            Short         1900          4.8375

(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                         05 August 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)