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               18 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      46,345,856     3.95%     1,397,632       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,023,686     0.17%     6,169,478       0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,369,542     4.13%     7,567,110       0.65%


(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      6,851                4.8966
Purchase      157,510              4.9034
Purchase      2,529                4.8748
Purchase      14,644               4.9416
Purchase      200,000              4.9562
Purchase      39,442               4.9021
Purchase      1,074                4.9625
Purchase      19,898               4.8955
Purchase      1,249                4.9025
Purchase      200,000              4.9562
Sale          545                  4.9502
Sale          200,000              4.9562
Sale          3,573                4.9025
Sale          600                  4.8800
Sale          810                  4.8976
Sale          800                  4.9359
Sale          502                  4.8943
Sale          7,313                4.8901
Sale          149,328              4.9094
Sale          5,115                4.9017
Sale          3,454                4.9250
Sale          129,104              4.8958
Sale          206,974              4.9006

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7313          4.89
CFD            Long          28516         4.8928
CFD            Long          502           4.8942
CFD            Long          100588        4.8965
CFD            Long          34147         4.8967
CFD            Long          206974        4.9006
CFD            Long          5115          4.9017
CFD            Long          149328        4.9093
CFD            Long          3454          4.925
CFD            Short         2529          4.8748
CFD            Short         19898         4.8955
CFD            Short         6851          4.8966
CFD            Short         39442         4.9021
CFD            Short         157510        4.9033
CFD            Short         14644         4.9416
CFD            Short         200000        4.9561

(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                         19 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)