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               07 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      45,489,602     3.88%     1,926,577       0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,307,150     0.20%     5,650,691       0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,796,752     4.08%     7,577,268       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      84,000               4.9170
Purchase      1,020                4.9308
Purchase      1,500                4.8783
Purchase      131,444              4.9282
Purchase      56,738               4.8886
Purchase      200                  4.9675
Purchase      19,300               4.9371
Purchase      1,605                4.9200
Purchase      3,100                4.9305
Purchase      4,434                4.8875
Purchase      80,650               4.9215
Purchase      896                  4.8875
Purchase      22,799               4.9371
Purchase      19,730               4.9175
Sale          1,440                4.8862
Sale          1,020                4.9992
Sale          3,100                4.9305
Sale          22,183               4.9014
Sale          108,950              4.9143
Sale          1,513                4.8868
Sale          7,000                4.8989
Sale          1,200                4.9585
Sale          113,100              4.9222
Sale          80,119               4.9200
Sale          136,407              4.9600
Sale          1,889                4.8875
Sale          200                  4.9675

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1513          4.8867
CFD            Long          7000          4.8988
CFD            Long          22183         4.9014
CFD            Long          108950        4.9142
CFD            Long          33772         4.9176
CFD            Long          80119         4.92
CFD            Long          111979        4.922
CFD            Long          3100          4.9304
CFD            Long          1121          4.937
CFD            Long          200           4.9675
CFD            Long          1020          4.9991
CFD            Short         1500          4.8782
CFD            Short         44738         4.8878
CFD            Short         12000         4.8916
CFD            Short         84000         4.9169
CFD            Short         19730         4.9175
CFD            Short         80650         4.9215
CFD            Short         131444        4.9281
CFD            Short         3100          4.9304
CFD            Short         1020          4.9307
CFD            Short         19300         4.9371
CFD            Short         200           4.9675

(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                         08 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)