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               03 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      43,726,350      3.73%     2,306,773      0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,561,982      0.22%     2,554,935      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,288,332      3.95%     4,861,708      0.41%


(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           324,194             4.5384
Purchase           350,000             4.5496
Purchase           12,420              4.5736
Purchase           5,912               4.6450
Purchase           3,212               4.6147
Purchase           59,348              4.5705
Purchase           194,989             4.5481
Purchase           99                  4.5475
Purchase           273,695             4.5453
Purchase           16,261              4.5272
Purchase           18,300              4.5726
Purchase           100                 4.5000
Purchase           2,626               4.6450
Purchase           48,146              4.6450
Sale               45,169              4.5210
Sale               16,648              4.5210
Sale               7,857               4.5483
Sale               30,000              4.6443
Sale               99                  4.5475
Sale               36,810              4.5707
Sale               333,326             4.5429
Sale               11,898              4.5290
Sale               10,000              4.4921
Sale               100                 4.5000
Sale               186,394             4.5477
Sale               685                 4.5600
Sale               50,232              4.5363
Sale               350,000             4.5496
Sale               207,873             4.5488
Sale               16,292              4.5368
Sale               6,177               4.5573
Sale               350,000             4.5496
Sale               5,740               4.5339
Sale               20,415              4.5517
Sale               24,695              4.6180
Sale               23,570              4.5697
Sale               10,000              4.5407

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          100           4.5
CFD            Long          16648         4.5209
CFD            Long          45169         4.521
CFD            Long          5740          4.5339
CFD            Long          50232         4.5363
CFD            Long          16292         4.5367
CFD            Long          333326        4.5429
CFD            Long          101867        4.5449
CFD            Long          99            4.5474
CFD            Long          186394        4.5477
CFD            Long          7857          4.5482
CFD            Long          207873        4.5488
CFD            Long          350000        4.5495
CFD            Long          20415         4.5517
CFD            Long          23570         4.5696
CFD            Long          36810         4.5706
CFD            Long          30000         4.6443
CFD            Long          55221         4.645
CFD            Short         100           4.5
CFD            Short         16261         4.5271
CFD            Short         324194        4.5383
CFD            Short         271270        4.5451
CFD            Short         99            4.5474
CFD            Short         194989        4.548
CFD            Short         2425          4.5527
CFD            Short         59348         4.5705
CFD            Short         18300         4.5726
CFD            Short         12420         4.5736

(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                         06 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)