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               28 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      46,325,023     3.95%       468,864       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      468,544     0.04%     3,128,828       0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,793,567     3.99%     3,597,692       0.31%


(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      20,590               6.1359
Purchase      1,669                6.1752
Purchase      7,006                6.1510
Purchase      25,416               6.1412
Purchase      158                  6.1446
Purchase      389                  6.1000
Purchase      18,933               6.1016
Purchase      87,052               6.1403
Purchase      1,256                6.1350
Purchase      1,501                6.1000
Sale          5,400                6.1350
Sale          550                  6.1312
Sale          1,170                6.1462
Sale          16,263               6.1710
Sale          9,375                6.1137
Sale          450                  6.1694
Sale          7,900                6.1428
Sale          100                  6.1425
Sale          1,669                6.0988
Sale          2,307                6.1350
Sale          41,077               6.1263

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1669          6.0988
CFD            Long          9375          6.1136
CFD            Long          41077         6.1263
CFD            Long          4242          6.1346
CFD            Long          7900          6.1428
CFD            Long          450           6.1694
CFD            Long          16263         6.1709
CFD            Short         18933         6.1016
CFD            Short         1653          6.1338
CFD            Short         20590         6.1359
CFD            Short         87052         6.1403
CFD            Short         25416         6.1412
CFD            Short         7006          6.1509
CFD            Short         16763         6.1551
CFD            Short         1669          6.1751

(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                         29 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)