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               15 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      46,410,777     3.96%     1,409,995       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,036,049     0.17%     6,276,904       0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,446,826     4.13%     7,686,899       0.66%


(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      1,600                4.9753
Purchase      5,396                4.9539
Purchase      1,000                4.9807
Purchase      28,897               4.9606
Purchase      169,549              4.9613
Purchase      7,125                4.9900
Purchase      4,197                4.9255
Purchase      14,240               4.9293
Purchase      19,297               4.9900
Sale          753                  Transfer
Sale          5,050                4.9892
Sale          25,953               4.9555
Sale          1,600                4.9753
Sale          1,118                4.9870
Sale          147,588              4.9537
Sale          284,297              4.9771
Sale          13,498               5.0009
Sale          2,714                4.9850
Sale          19,297               4.9900
Sale          4,475                4.9800
Sale          322,057              4.9125
Sale          4,000                4.9917
Sale          2,000                4.9884
Sale          5,660                4.9900
Sale          197,654              4.9624

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          147588        4.9536
CFD            Long          25953         4.9555
CFD            Long          197654        4.9624
CFD            Long          60455         4.966
CFD            Long          44682         4.9676
CFD            Long          1600          4.9753
CFD            Long          239615        4.9788
CFD            Long          1118          4.987
CFD            Long          5050          4.9892
CFD            Long          13498         5.0008
CFD            Short         4197          4.9254
CFD            Short         14240         4.9293
CFD            Short         28897         4.9606
CFD            Short         169549        4.9613
CFD            Short         1600          4.9753
CFD            Short         1000          4.9807

(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                         18 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)