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               25 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      44,859,584      3.83%     1,643,834      0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,481,776      0.13%     3,014,335      0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,341,360      3.95%     4,658,169      0.40%


(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           118,844             4.8473
Purchase           800                 4.8722
Purchase           172,314             4.8507
Purchase           1,296               4.7900
Purchase           39,185              4.8325
Purchase           52,383              4.8548
Purchase           67,087              4.8522
Purchase           435,931             4.8476
Purchase           208,520             4.8792
Purchase           1,635               4.7907
Purchase           3,000               4.8500
Purchase           751                 4.8325
Purchase           188,474             4.8901
Purchase           117,816             4.8498
Purchase           28,490              4.8578
Sale               2,000               4.8868
Sale               134,731             4.8253
Sale               2,506               4.8550
Sale               168,291             4.8455
Sale               2,298               4.8309
Sale               800                 4.8722
Sale               558                 Transfer
Sale               36,296              4.8073
Sale               42,971              4.8380
Sale               38,090              4.8850
Sale               19,903              4.8454
Sale               166,620             4.8513
Sale               900                 4.7934
Sale               520                 4.8659
Sale               750                 4.8655
Sale               550                 4.7959
Sale               1,000               4.7837
Sale               4,000               4.8444

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36296         4.8073
CFD            Long          134731        4.8253
CFD            Long          2298          4.8308
CFD            Long          42971         4.8379
CFD            Long          4000          4.8444
CFD            Long          19903         4.8454
CFD            Long          168291        4.8455
CFD            Long          166620        4.8512
CFD            Long          2506          4.855
CFD            Long          800           4.8721
CFD            Long          38090         4.8849
CFD            Long          2000          4.8867
CFD            Short         1635          4.7907
CFD            Short         394912        4.8462
CFD            Short         118844        4.8472
CFD            Short         117816        4.8497
CFD            Short         3000          4.85
CFD            Short         172314        4.8506
CFD            Short         67087         4.8522
CFD            Short         52383         4.8548
CFD            Short         28490         4.8578
CFD            Short         41019         4.8603
CFD            Short         800           4.8721
CFD            Short         208520        4.8792
CFD            Short         188474        4.8901

(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                         26 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)