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               02 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      44,161,028      3.77%     2,221,099      0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,342,899      0.20%     2,924,059      0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,503,927      3.97%     5,145,158      0.44%


(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           627                 4.5675
Purchase           627                 4.5675
Purchase           1,584               4.5675
Purchase           29,500              4.6516
Purchase           195,037             4.6518
Purchase           39,550              4.6210
Purchase           16,648              4.6731
Purchase           258,486             4.6452
Purchase           2,300               4.5655
Purchase           146,534             4.6264
Purchase           16,185              4.5864
Purchase           200                 4.6500
Purchase           816                 4.5675
Sale               194,192             4.6502
Sale               163,111             4.6765
Sale               112,333             4.6769
Sale               196,342             4.6490
Sale               41,395              4.5867
Sale               600                 4.6167
Sale               16,722              4.6325
Sale               200                 4.6500
Sale               500                 4.5743
Sale               20,655              4.6095
Sale               304,349             4.6525
Sale               11,400              4.6693
Sale               29,729              4.6329
Sale               425                 4.7109
Sale               142,163             4.5994

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          112866        4.5675
CFD            Long          500           4.5743
CFD            Long          41395         4.5866
CFD            Long          120882        4.5869
CFD            Long          20655         4.6094
CFD            Long          600           4.6167
CFD            Long          16722         4.6325
CFD            Long          29729         4.6329
CFD            Long          196342        4.6489
CFD            Long          200           4.65
CFD            Long          194192        4.6502
CFD            Long          304349        4.6525
CFD            Long          77749         4.6684
CFD            Long          11400         4.6693
CFD            Long          21281         4.6702
CFD            Long          163111        4.6765
CFD            Long          112333        4.6769
CFD            Long          18693         4.6925
CFD            Short         2300          4.5654
CFD            Short         16185         4.5863
CFD            Short         39550         4.6209
CFD            Short         146534        4.6263
CFD            Short         2000          4.6402
CFD            Short         256486        4.6451
CFD            Short         200           4.65
CFD            Short         195037        4.6517
CFD            Short         16648         4.673
CFD            Short         13102         4.7064

(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                         03 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)