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               08 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      46,451,333     3.96%     1,881,334       0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,262,939     0.19%     6,363,213       0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,714,272     4.16%     8,244,547       0.70%


(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      4,464                4.9530
Purchase      249,153              4.9430
Purchase      367,788              4.9515
Purchase      3,753                4.9632
Purchase      14,304               4.9443
Purchase      24,749               4.9600
Purchase      97,450               4.9550
Purchase      173,246              4.9443
Purchase      49,499               4.9325
Purchase      49,499               4.9325
Purchase      49,499               4.9600
Purchase      3,508                4.9450
Purchase      700                  4.9525
Purchase      1,400                4.9334
Purchase      30,856               4.9450
Purchase      2,958                4.9450
Purchase      1,973                4.9858
Purchase      1,480                4.8258
Purchase      15,400               4.9820
Purchase      59,347               4.9531
Purchase      600                  4.9183
Purchase      26,378               4.9456
Purchase      3,000                4.9502
Purchase      102,932              4.9385
Sale          121,507              4.9455
Sale          2,100                4.9625
Sale          2,047                4.9450
Sale          1,000                4.9325
Sale          1,400                4.9334
Sale          500                  4.9951
Sale          173,246              4.9443
Sale          30,856               4.9450
Sale          29,500               4.9735
Sale          700                  4.9525
Sale          5,408                4.9450
Sale          1,000                4.9390
Sale          1,998                4.9892
Sale          943                  4.9062

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1000          4.9325
CFD            Long          1400          4.9333
CFD            Long          29711         4.9443
CFD            Long          121507        4.9454
CFD            Long          700           4.9525
CFD            Long          2100          4.9625
CFD            Long          29500         4.9735
CFD            Long          1998          4.9892
CFD            Long          500           4.9951
CFD            Short         1480          4.8257
CFD            Short         600           4.9183
CFD            Short         1400          4.9333
CFD            Short         102932        4.9385
CFD            Short         249153        4.943
CFD            Short         14304         4.9442
CFD            Short         26378         4.9456
CFD            Short         334864        4.9512
CFD            Short         700           4.9525
CFD            Short         4464          4.9529
CFD            Short         59347         4.9531
CFD            Short         32924         4.9548
CFD            Short         97450         4.955
CFD            Short         3753          4.9631
CFD            Short         15400         4.982

(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                         11 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)