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               30 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      45,829,776      3.91%     1,569,754      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,510,519      0.13%     4,020,598      0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,340,295      4.04%     5,590,352      0.48%


(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           1,000               4.3147
Purchase           293,298             4.3816
Purchase           21,730              4.3991
Purchase           29,700              4.3326
Purchase           47,164              4.3838
Purchase           94,529              4.4800
Purchase           1,400               4.4014
Purchase           3,306               4.4150
Purchase           234,084             4.3579
Purchase           1,210               4.4275
Purchase           58,094              4.3800
Purchase           221,407             5.1697
Purchase           42,863              4.3611
Purchase           168,341             4.3793
Purchase           577                 4.3525
Purchase           24,625              4.4800
Purchase           5,019               4.4800
Purchase           197,085             4.4105
Sale               294,390             4.3840
Sale               22,163              4.4193
Sale               272,709             4.5687
Sale               312,324             4.4248
Sale               39,945              4.4469
Sale               94,529              4.4800
Sale               31,095              4.4485
Sale               7,408               4.4800
Sale               47,164              4.3838
Sale               500                 4.3915
Sale               765                 4.3859
Sale               1,146               4.4800
Sale               14,035              4.4800
Sale               7,975               4.4358
Sale               3,319               4.4800
Sale               4,100               4.4480
Sale               46,984              4.4520
Sale               19,126              4.4488
Sale               1,400               4.4014
Sale               84,120              4.3909
Sale               94,529              4.4800
Sale               47,164              4.3838
Sale               8,825               4.4800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          294390        4.3839
CFD            Long          84120         4.3909
CFD            Long          1400          4.4014
CFD            Long          21119         4.4158
CFD            Long          22163         4.4193
CFD            Long          291205        4.4254
CFD            Long          7975          4.4358
CFD            Long          39945         4.4469
CFD            Long          4100          4.4479
CFD            Long          31095         4.4484
CFD            Long          19126         4.4487
CFD            Long          46984         4.4519
CFD            Short         1000          4.3147
CFD            Short         29700         4.3325
CFD            Short         234084        4.3578
CFD            Short         42863         4.361
CFD            Short         168341        4.3792
CFD            Short         58094         4.38
CFD            Short         293298        4.3815
CFD            Short         17212         4.3882
CFD            Short         21730         4.399
CFD            Short         1400          4.4014
CFD            Short         179873        4.4125
CFD            Short         3306          4.415
CFD            Short         1210          4.4274
CFD            Short         7044          4.48

(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                         01 October 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)