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 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      45,775,364     3.90%       480,549       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      513,041     0.04%     2,897,449       0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,288,405     3.95%     3,377,998       0.29%


(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      4,975                6.0450
Purchase      22,231               6.1501
Purchase      11,795               6.1524
Purchase      16,276               6.0768
Purchase      24,897               6.0461
Purchase      8,000                6.1400
Purchase      7,544                6.0956
Purchase      10,000               6.0912
Purchase      53,414               6.1222
Purchase      10,105               6.0498
Purchase      106,452              6.0747
Purchase      100,000              6.0450
Purchase      22,054               6.0900
Purchase      153,130              6.0900
Purchase      15,275               6.0900
Purchase      1,347                6.0900
Purchase      20,153               6.0900
Purchase      107,391              6.0900
Purchase      4,709                6.0900
Purchase      53,599               6.0900
Sale          10,759               6.0878
Sale          850                  6.1320
Sale          33,500               6.1154
Sale          850                  6.1368
Sale          18,800               6.1464
Sale          47,240               6.0450
Sale          500                  6.1268
Sale          7,200                6.0450
Sale          10,000               6.0991
Sale          3,500                6.1390
Sale          25,114               6.1440

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10759         6.0877
CFD            Long          10000         6.099
CFD            Long          33500         6.1154
CFD            Long          11767         6.1264
CFD            Long          3500          6.139
CFD            Long          25114         6.144
CFD            Long          18800         6.1463
CFD            Long          18702         6.148
CFD            Short         12978         6.0438
CFD            Short         2489          6.0461
CFD            Short         10105         6.0497
CFD            Short         16276         6.0767
CFD            Short         7544          6.0956
CFD            Short         53414         6.1221
CFD            Short         8000          6.14
CFD            Short         22231         6.15
CFD            Short         11795         6.1524

(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                         27 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)