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               29 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      45,840,059      3.91%     1,549,418      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,499,461      0.13%     3,814,007      0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,339,520      4.04%     5,363,425      0.46%


(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           207,820              4.5568
Purchase           41,500               4.4880
Purchase           24,696               4.6300
Purchase           199,489              4.5746
Purchase           31,200               4.4685
Purchase           76,190               4.4708
Purchase           94,163               4.5161
Purchase           100                  4.6875
Purchase           16,623               4.5488
Purchase           49,392               4.5400
Purchase           102,222              4.5449
Purchase           1,056                4.3925
Purchase           302,474              4.4758
Purchase           894                  4.4256
Purchase           34,475               4.3925
Purchase           1,876                4.3925
Purchase           1,584                4.3925
Purchase           7,353                4.3925
Purchase           6,895                4.3925
Purchase           14,063               4.7975
Purchase           49,392               4.5400
Sale               7,353                4.3925
Sale               2,500                4.6688
Sale               124,280              4.5067
Sale               14,063               4.7975
Sale               100                  4.6875
Sale               12,369               4.3925
Sale               105,258              4.5442
Sale               113,680              4.4630
Sale               83,400               4.4462
Sale               10,000               4.7101
Sale               18,765               4.4616

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          83400         4.4461
CFD            Long          18765         4.4615
CFD            Long          113680        4.4629
CFD            Long          124280        4.5066
CFD            Long          105258        4.5442
CFD            Long          2500          4.6688
CFD            Long          100           4.6875
CFD            Long          11761         4.6938
CFD            Short         255998        4.4652
CFD            Short         31200         4.4685
CFD            Short         76190         4.4707
CFD            Short         41500         4.4879
CFD            Short         94163         4.516
CFD            Short         46476         4.5338
CFD            Short         102222        4.5449
CFD            Short         16623         4.5488
CFD            Short         207820        4.5568
CFD            Short         199489        4.5745
CFD            Short         100           4.6875

(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                         30 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)