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               24 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      44,045,842      3.76%     2,291,366      0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,128,012      0.18%     2,883,783      0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,173,854      3.94%     5,175,149      0.44%


(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           2,682               4.8650
Purchase           7,880               4.8200
Purchase           6,326               4.8630
Purchase           22,228              4.8540
Purchase           26,916              4.8198
Purchase           1,100               4.8298
Purchase           4,087               4.8200
Purchase           153,658             4.8265
Purchase           15,000              4.8249
Sale               8,500               4.8201
Sale               43,850              4.8049
Sale               103,045             4.8302
Sale               275,036             4.8214
Sale               35,496              4.8274
Sale               1,100               4.8298
Sale               11,318              4.8132
Sale               179,342             4.8067
Sale               15,200              4.8012
Sale               117,372             4.8295
Sale               146,646             4.8331
Sale               1,125               4.8159
Sale               600                 4.8159
Sale               605                 4.8512
Sale               249,760             4.8205

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15200         4.8011
CFD            Long          43850         4.8048
CFD            Long          179342        4.8066
CFD            Long          11318         4.8131
CFD            Long          161462        4.8176
CFD            Long          8500          4.8201
CFD            Long          249760        4.8205
CFD            Long          113574        4.8266
CFD            Long          35496         4.8274
CFD            Long          117372        4.8294
CFD            Long          1100          4.8297
CFD            Long          103045        4.8301
CFD            Long          146646        4.833
CFD            Long          49021         4.843
CFD            Short         26916         4.8198
CFD            Short         15000         4.8249
CFD            Short         153658        4.8264
CFD            Short         1100          4.8297
CFD            Short         22228         4.8539
CFD            Short         6326          4.863

(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                         25 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)