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               01 October 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      44,687,050      3.81%     2,111,573      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,055,860      0.18%     3,391,977      0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,742,910      3.99%     5,503,550      0.47%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           15,150               4.5261
Purchase           48,912               4.5026
Purchase           13,200               4.4984
Purchase           24,696               4.4925
Purchase           19,700               4.5650
Purchase           9,193                4.4030
Purchase           98,783               4.5125
Purchase           164,575              4.4932
Purchase           400                  4.5081
Purchase           1,900                4.4875
Purchase           791                  4.5650
Purchase           792                  4.5650
Purchase           22,317               4.5064
Purchase           86,060               4.5650
Purchase           1,242                4.5650
Purchase           13,399               4.5650
Sale               164,721              4.4937
Sale               29,890               4.5572
Sale               400                  4.5082
Sale               900                  4.4968
Sale               40,963               4.5188
Sale               16,565               4.5358
Sale               2,234                4.3299
Sale               433,997              4.5239
Sale               275,725              4.4991
Sale               85,737               4.5034
Sale               291,185              4.5061
Sale               10,500               4.5039
Sale               12,355               4.5650
Sale               6,890                4.5650
Sale               115                  4.4600
Sale               7,065                4.4800
Sale               73,187               4.5133

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          12639         4.4777
CFD            Long          164721        4.4937
CFD            Long          900           4.4968
CFD            Long          275725        4.499
CFD            Long          85737         4.5033
CFD            Long          10500         4.5039
CFD            Long          291185        4.506
CFD            Long          400           4.5081
CFD            Long          73187         4.5133
CFD            Long          40963         4.5188
CFD            Long          421358        4.5253
CFD            Long          16565         4.5358
CFD            Long          29890         4.5572
CFD            Short         9193          4.403
CFD            Short         1900          4.4874
CFD            Short         164575        4.4932
CFD            Short         40650         4.4947
CFD            Short         13200         4.4983
CFD            Short         400           4.5081
CFD            Short         15150         4.526
CFD            Short         8262          4.5414

(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                         02 October 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)