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               11 August 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      46,859,237     4.00%     1,713,360       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,094,978     0.18%     6,461,318       0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,954,215     4.18%     8,174,678       0.70%


(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      4,200                4.9692
Purchase      153,583              4.9694
Purchase      134,519              4.9529
Purchase      227,166              4.9624
Purchase      236,956              4.9629
Purchase      393                  4.9675
Purchase      17,081               4.9501
Purchase      49,499               4.9575
Purchase      2,060                5.0285
Purchase      7,000                4.9642
Purchase      74,248               5.0300
Purchase      100,061              4.9651
Purchase      74,248               4.9575
Purchase      197,995              4.9847
Sale          6,669                5.0157
Sale          197,995              4.9847
Sale          3,000                5.0242
Sale          11,083               5.0157
Sale          6,331                5.0295
Sale          226,723              4.9999
Sale          390                  4.9793
Sale          26,378               4.9746
Sale          378                  5.0300
Sale          23,859               5.0157
Sale          217,369              4.9652
Sale          4,200                4.9692
Sale          131,080              5.0116
Sale          225                  4.9793
Sale          13,946               5.0300
Sale          1,479                4.9350

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1479          4.9349
CFD            Long          217369        4.9651
CFD            Long          4200          4.9691
CFD            Long          26378         4.9745
CFD            Long          226723        4.9999
CFD            Long          131080        5.0116
CFD            Long          3000          5.0241
CFD            Long          6331          5.0294
CFD            Short         17081         4.9501
CFD            Short         134519        4.9529
CFD            Short         227166        4.9623
CFD            Short         236956        4.9628
CFD            Short         7000          4.9642
CFD            Short         100061        4.965
CFD            Short         4200          4.9691
CFD            Short         153583        4.9693
CFD            Short         2060          5.0285

(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                         12 August 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)