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               20 May 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      44,614,989     3.80%       923,095       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives      969,874     0.08%     2,646,491       0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             45,584,863     3.89%     3,569,586       0.30%


(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      4,400                6.4500
Purchase      80,000               6.3353
Purchase      24,063               6.2462
Purchase      75,795               6.3009
Purchase      9,419                6.2462
Purchase      12,724               6.3348
Purchase      69,988               6.3001
Purchase      4,024                6.2459
Purchase      4,539                6.3053
Purchase      400                  6.3000
Purchase      425,000              6.3400
Purchase      1,332                6.2450
Purchase      425,000              6.3400
Purchase      718                  6.2459
Purchase      1,200                Transfer
Purchase      346                  6.4600
Sale          23,417               6.3908
Sale          450                  Transfer
Sale          4,005                6.4091
Sale          425,000              6.3400
Sale          464                  6.3639
Sale          4,000                Transfer
Sale          13,389               6.3144
Sale          4,677                6.3227
Sale          7,717                6.2450
Sale          78,593               6.3507
Sale          33,440               6.3439
Sale          1,300                6.3140
Sale          10,163               6.3037
Sale          425,000              6.3400
Sale          74,908               6.3226
Sale          140                  6.2962
Sale          950                  6.2912
Sale          1,475                6.3916
Sale          2,535                6.2450
Sale          657                  6.2450
Sale          24,749               6.3526

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1268          6.245
CFD            Long          1300          6.314
CFD            Long          13389         6.3143
CFD            Long          74908         6.3226
CFD            Long          4677          6.3227
CFD            Long          22400         6.3349
CFD            Long          425000        6.34
CFD            Long          33440         6.3438
CFD            Long          78593         6.3507
CFD            Long          24749         6.3525
CFD            Long          464           6.3639
CFD            Long          23417         6.3908
CFD            Long          4005          6.4091
CFD            Short         4742          6.2459
CFD            Short         33482         6.2461
CFD            Short         69988         6.3001
CFD            Short         75795         6.3008
CFD            Short         4539          6.3053
CFD            Short         12724         6.3348
CFD            Short         80000         6.3352
CFD            Short         425000        6.34
CFD            Short         4400          6.45

(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                         21 May 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)