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               06 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      43,686,538      3.73%     2,263,328      0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,504,034      0.21%     2,472,383      0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,190,572      3.94%     4,735,711      0.40%

(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           402,521             4.2978
Purchase           185,569             4.2697
Purchase           400                 4.2669
Purchase           61,136              4.2741
Purchase           49,162              4.3087
Purchase           6,521               4.2461
Purchase           7,147               4.3724
Purchase           6,400               4.2425
Purchase           29,500              4.6578
Purchase           27,500              4.2271
Purchase           2,956               4.1900
Purchase           1,100               4.1900
Purchase           894                 4.2372
Purchase           1,717               4.1900
Purchase           113,690             4.2499
Purchase           12,805              4.6450
Purchase           52,927              4.1900
Purchase           5,185               4.3768
Sale               11,763              4.1900
Sale               129,414             4.2667
Sale               193,148             4.3454
Sale               59,260              4.2832
Sale               3,670               4.2548
Sale               14,503              4.2174
Sale               89,573              4.2647
Sale               1,397               4.1900
Sale               400                 4.2669
Sale               7,000               4.2419
Sale               1,000               4.2100
Sale               390,069             4.2932
Sale               22,915              4.3463
Sale               34,574              4.1900
Sale               48,256              4.5650

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7000          4.2418
CFD            Long          3670          4.2548
CFD            Long          89573         4.2647
CFD            Long          129414        4.2667
CFD            Long          400           4.2668
CFD            Long          59260         4.2832
CFD            Long          390069        4.2931
CFD            Long          193148        4.3454
CFD            Long          22915         4.3462
CFD            Short         1100          4.19
CFD            Short         27500         4.2271
CFD            Short         6400          4.2425
CFD            Short         6521          4.2461
CFD            Short         55101         4.2497
CFD            Short         113690        4.2499
CFD            Short         400           4.2668
CFD            Short         61136         4.2741
CFD            Short         130468        4.2781
CFD            Short         4514          4.2966
CFD            Short         402521        4.2977
CFD            Short         49162         4.3087
CFD            Short         7147          4.3724
CFD            Short         5185          4.3767

(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                         07 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)