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               13 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      46,962,983     4.01%     1,390,716       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,949,697     0.17%     6,677,685       0.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,912,680     4.17%     8,068,401       0.69%


(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      14,790               4.8700
Purchase      6,200                4.9028
Purchase      8,819                4.8956
Purchase      236,851              4.8952
Purchase      51,498               4.8896
Purchase      1,600                4.8938
Purchase      52,325               4.9202
Purchase      11,000               4.8935
Purchase      275,039              4.8983
Purchase      286,400              4.8929
Purchase      142,385              4.8920
Purchase      805,000              4.8825
Purchase      48,500               4.9049
Purchase      4,831                4.9025
Purchase      14,790               4.9025
Purchase      10,267               4.9065
Purchase      122,833              4.9037
Purchase      845,000              4.8649
Purchase      2,100                4.8964
Purchase      792                  4.9025
Sale          14,790               4.9025
Sale          1,027                4.8951
Sale          18,891               4.9240
Sale          282,680              4.9188
Sale          450,000              4.8893
Sale          805,000              4.8825
Sale          100,205              4.9034
Sale          14,790               4.8700
Sale          16,059               4.9169
Sale          181,046              4.9053
Sale          11,000               4.8935
Sale          8,000                4.9025
Sale          280,324              4.9011
Sale          5,253                4.9082
Sale          139,511              4.8928
Sale          450,000              4.8893
Sale          1,600                4.8938

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          900000        4.8892
CFD            Long          139511        4.8927
CFD            Long          11000         4.8935
CFD            Long          1600          4.8937
CFD            Long          55355         4.8967
CFD            Long          33496         4.9002
CFD            Long          280324        4.9011
CFD            Long          100205        4.9034
CFD            Long          181046        4.9052
CFD            Long          5253          4.9082
CFD            Long          16059         4.9169
CFD            Long          77718         4.9179
CFD            Long          204962        4.9191
CFD            Long          18891         4.924
CFD            Short         845000        4.8648
CFD            Short         35636         4.8887
CFD            Short         15862         4.8912
CFD            Short         142385        4.8919
CFD            Short         286400        4.8928
CFD            Short         11000         4.8935
CFD            Short         1600          4.8937
CFD            Short         236851        4.8951
CFD            Short         8819          4.8955
CFD            Short         275039        4.8983
CFD            Short         6200          4.9028
CFD            Short         122833        4.9036
CFD            Short         48500         4.9048
CFD            Short         52325         4.9202

(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                         14 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)