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               06 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      45,540,307     3.88%     1,937,936       0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,320,398     0.20%     5,637,214       0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,860,705     4.08%     7,575,150       0.65%


(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      284,618              4.9425
Purchase      13,679               4.9586
Purchase      8,000                4.9700
Purchase      20,389               4.9610
Purchase      24,749               4.9700
Purchase      134,577              4.9491
Purchase      22,183               4.9581
Purchase      136,407              4.9600
Purchase      1,500                4.9558
Purchase      5,100                4.9990
Purchase      108,325              4.9546
Purchase      200                  4.9900
Purchase      222,745              4.9611
Purchase      98,998               4.9700
Purchase      49,499               4.9500
Purchase      14,057               4.9707
Purchase      2,956                4.9575
Purchase      136,407              4.9600
Purchase      624                  4.9640
Purchase      80,779               4.9470
Purchase      49,499               4.9500
Purchase      2,956                4.9575
Purchase      91,810               4.9620
Purchase      2,213                4.9582
Purchase      132,890              4.9624
Sale          1,964                5.0000
Sale          390                  4.9510
Sale          203,324              4.9591
Sale          750                  4.9362
Sale          78,917               4.9541
Sale          23,500               4.9610
Sale          1,707                4.9575
Sale          3,755                5.0000
Sale          61,601               4.9563
Sale          113,738              4.9532
Sale          3,000                4.9566
Sale          13,820               4.9482
Sale          128,911              4.9488
Sale          29,104               4.9563
Sale          200                  4.9900
Sale          1,151,083            Transfer
Sale          17,878               4.9563
Sale          284,618              4.9425
Sale          1,345                5.0000
Sale          38,662               4.9559
Sale          222,745              4.9611
Sale          1,500                4.9558

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
05/08/2008 Purchase      1,900                4.8375

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          13820         4.9481
CFD            Long          128911        4.9488
CFD            Long          113738        4.9532
CFD            Long          78917         4.9541
CFD            Long          40162         4.9558
CFD            Long          3000          4.9566
CFD            Long          138457        4.9583
CFD            Long          24631         4.9587
CFD            Long          64867         4.9606
CFD            Long          23500         4.9609
CFD            Long          82481         4.962
CFD            Long          200           4.99
CFD            Short         80779         4.947
CFD            Short         30759         4.9486
CFD            Short         134577        4.949
CFD            Short         108325        4.9546
CFD            Short         1500          4.9558
CFD            Short         9528          4.9566
CFD            Short         22183         4.9581
CFD            Short         2213          4.9582
CFD            Short         13679         4.9586
CFD            Short         20389         4.961
CFD            Short         91810         4.9619
CFD            Short         132890        4.9624
CFD            Short         14057         4.9706
CFD            Short         200           4.99
CFD            Short         5100          4.9989

(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                         07 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)