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               23 September 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      44,994,960      3.84%     1,902,248      0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,609,873      0.14%     3,376,102      0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,604,833      3.98%     5,278,350      0.45%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           84,018              4.8017
Purchase           11,977              4.8263
Purchase           9,230               4.8229
Purchase           52,668              4.8083
Purchase           49,392              4.8550
Purchase           185,915             4.7954
Purchase           7,065               4.7967
Purchase           894                 4.8194
Purchase           4,800               4.8033
Purchase           812                 4.8352
Purchase           1,690               4.8260
Purchase           300                 4.7966
Purchase           200                 4.8000
Purchase           110                 4.7663
Purchase           4,664               4.8133
Purchase           5,935               4.8133
Purchase           2,300               4.7917
Purchase           7,065               4.7968
Purchase           4,351               4.8133
Purchase           19,720              4.8650
Purchase           31,552              4.8550
Sale               81,199              4.8034
Sale               7,065               4.7967
Sale               5,500               4.8394
Sale               2,400               4.8230
Sale               118,038             4.8075
Sale               40,323              4.8444
Sale               200                 4.8000
Sale               2,800               4.8200
Sale               69,000              4.8109
Sale               85,260              4.8041
Sale               432,733             4.8373
Sale               1,800               4.8585
Sale               49,392              4.8550
Sale               25,131              4.8650
Sale               270                 4.8184
Sale               1,685               4.8550
Sale               199,676             4.8044

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           4.8
CFD            Long          81199         4.8033
CFD            Long          85260         4.8041
CFD            Long          199676        4.8043
CFD            Long          118038        4.8074
CFD            Long          69000         4.8109
CFD            Long          2800          4.82
CFD            Long          2400          4.823
CFD            Long          14700         4.8294
CFD            Long          418033        4.8375
CFD            Long          5500          4.8394
CFD            Long          40323         4.8444
CFD            Long          1800          4.8584
CFD            Long          176117        4.867
CFD            Short         2300          4.7917
CFD            Short         185915        4.7954
CFD            Short         200           4.8
CFD            Short         84018         4.8017
CFD            Short         4800          4.8033
CFD            Short         52668         4.8082
CFD            Short         18649         4.8088
CFD            Short         9230          4.8229
CFD            Short         11977         4.8263
CFD            Short         812           4.8352

(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                         24 September 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)