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               27 May 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      46,247,314     3.94%       468,922       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      486,960     0.04%     3,049,138       0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,734,274     3.98%     3,518,060       0.30%


(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      68                   6.0560
Purchase      95,685               6.0604
Purchase      1,680                6.0542
Purchase      110,834              6.0514
Purchase      17,001               6.0661
Purchase      13,802               6.0563
Purchase      24,013               6.0395
Purchase      800                  6.0206
Purchase      15,525               6.0646
Purchase      90,214               6.0483
Purchase      39,792               6.0500
Purchase      189,710              6.0500
Sale          3,537                6.0352
Sale          11,697               6.0519
Sale          42,614               6.0466
Sale          7,544                6.0551
Sale          7,756                6.0790
Sale          500                  6.0762
Sale          9,400                6.0139
Sale          14,434               6.0352
Sale          2,100                6.0662
Sale          3,745                6.0600
Sale          720                  6.0570
Sale          16,695               6.0500
Sale          750                  6.0510
Sale          620                  6.0570
Sale          1,800                6.0570
Sale          1,000                6.0570
Sale          830                  6.0570
Sale          1,132                6.0570
Sale          300                  6.0762

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9400          6.0138
CFD            Long          42614         6.0465
CFD            Long          11697         6.0519
CFD            Long          7544          6.0551
CFD            Long          7756          6.0789
CFD            Long          35401         6.0792
CFD            Short         800           6.0206
CFD            Short         24013         6.0395
CFD            Short         7148          6.0488
CFD            Short         110834        6.0513
CFD            Short         7306          6.052
CFD            Short         68            6.056
CFD            Short         13802         6.0562
CFD            Short         95685         6.0604
CFD            Short         15525         6.0645
CFD            Short         17001         6.0661

(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                         28 May 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)