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               12 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      46,802,139     3.99%     1,419,705       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,080,912     0.18%     6,603,079       0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,883,051     4.17%     8,022,784       0.68%


(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      9,899                5.0384
Purchase      227,089              4.9097
Purchase      6,900                5.1189
Purchase      534,371              4.9487
Purchase      109,640              4.8945
Purchase      300                  5.0505
Purchase      5,159                4.8708
Purchase      327,870              4.9993
Purchase      1,263,500            4.8713
Purchase      1,027                4.8700
Purchase      89,017               4.8689
Purchase      133,472              4.8890
Purchase      1,479                4.8700
Purchase      995                  5.1424
Purchase      124,882              4.9570
Purchase      25,562               4.8700
Purchase      35,722               5.0192
Purchase      200,000              4.8705
Purchase      7,842                4.8700
Purchase      17,500               4.8820
Sale          21,000               4.8507
Sale          593,986              Transfer
Sale          1,570                5.0112
Sale          120,826              4.9413
Sale          5,295                4.8700
Sale          374                  5.1468
Sale          1,263,500            4.8713
Sale          30,700               5.0122
Sale          6,900                5.1189
Sale          22,500               4.9103
Sale          130,289              5.1016
Sale          210,500              4.8724
Sale          6,988                5.0931
Sale          306,451              5.1027
Sale          2,951                5.1468
Sale          215,750              5.1078
Sale          228,365              4.8619
Sale          1,725                5.1512

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          21000         4.8506
CFD            Long          228365        4.8619
CFD            Long          210500        4.8724
CFD            Long          22500         4.9103
CFD            Long          120826        4.9413
CFD            Long          30700         5.0122
CFD            Long          285582        5.0492
CFD            Long          130289        5.1015
CFD            Long          306451        5.1027
CFD            Long          48458         5.1059
CFD            Long          215750        5.1077
CFD            Long          6900          5.1189
CFD            Long          2951          5.1467
CFD            Short         89017         4.8689
CFD            Short         200000        4.8704
CFD            Short         5159          4.8707
CFD            Short         17500         4.882
CFD            Short         133472        4.8889
CFD            Short         109640        4.8945
CFD            Short         227089        4.9096
CFD            Short         411457        4.9378
CFD            Short         124882        4.957
CFD            Short         122914        4.9849
CFD            Short         327870        4.9992
CFD            Short         9899          5.0384
CFD            Short         300           5.0505
CFD            Short         6900          5.1189

(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                         13 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)