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               14 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      47,197,190     4.03%     1,217,630       0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,858,818     0.16%     6,596,873       0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,056,008     4.18%     7,814,503       0.67%


(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      38,000               4.8912
Purchase      2,271                4.8830
Purchase      191,064              4.9284
Purchase      1,000                4.8990
Purchase      500                  4.9232
Purchase      51,939               4.9721
Purchase      47,632               4.9002
Purchase      5,700                4.9675
Purchase      5,346                4.9161
Purchase      10,846               4.9125
Purchase      4,584                4.8855
Purchase      1,300                4.9323
Purchase      45,694               4.9125
Purchase      4,340                4.9201
Purchase      30,929               4.8979
Purchase      200                  4.9750
Sale          200                  4.9750
Sale          2,851                4.9525
Sale          180,647              4.9287
Sale          294,503              4.9378
Sale          1,300                4.9323
Sale          269                  4.9189
Sale          8,950                4.9317
Sale          520                  4.9234
Sale          1,300                4.9225
Sale          1,200                4.9700
Sale          6,232                4.9288
Sale          390                  4.9259
Sale          146,065              4.9339
Sale          10,208               4.8692
Sale          1,000                4.9700
Sale          700                  4.9350
Sale          261                  4.8568
Sale          542                  4.9234

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/08/2008 Sale          450,000              4.8893

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          261           4.8567
CFD            Long          10208         4.8691
CFD            Long          1300          4.9225
CFD            Long          180647        4.9286
CFD            Long          6232          4.9287
CFD            Long          8950          4.9317
CFD            Long          1300          4.9323
CFD            Long          146065        4.9339
CFD            Long          700           4.935
CFD            Long          191377        4.9369
CFD            Long          103126        4.9392
CFD            Long          8297          4.9638
CFD            Long          82207         4.9721
CFD            Long          200           4.975
CFD            Short         2271          4.8829
CFD            Short         4584          4.8854
CFD            Short         38000         4.8911
CFD            Short         47632         4.9001
CFD            Short         5346          4.9161
CFD            Short         4340          4.9201
CFD            Short         500           4.9232
CFD            Short         191064        4.9284
CFD            Short         1300          4.9323
CFD            Short         5700          4.9675
CFD            Short         200           4.975

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/08/2008 Long       450,000              4.8892

(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                         15 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)