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               30 May 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      46,118,097     3.93%       468,691       0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      464,582     0.04%     3,310,175       0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,582,679     3.97%     3,778,866       0.32%


(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      1,209                6.1162
Purchase      25,513               6.1717
Purchase      7,735                6.1150
Purchase      1,776                6.1150
Purchase      44,903               6.2098
Purchase      10,062               6.1665
Purchase      10,773               6.1135
Purchase      7,735                6.1150
Purchase      1,430                6.1150
Purchase      2,899                6.1150
Purchase      9,090                6.2125
Purchase      3,215                6.1150
Purchase      131,825              6.1470
Sale          1,102                6.1738
Sale          6,247                6.1156
Sale          1,000                6.1562
Sale          9,908                6.1738
Sale          56,151               6.1156
Sale          8,902                6.1156
Sale          10,590               6.1150
Sale          3,173                6.1738
Sale          1,077                6.1150
Sale          17,984               6.1156
Sale          3,364                6.1150
Sale          3,355                6.1156
Sale          592                  6.1738
Sale          533                  6.1150
Sale          10,280               6.1992
Sale          15,652               6.1150
Sale          3,271                6.2194
Sale          800                  6.2091
Sale          2,100                6.2100
Sale          17,369               6.2077
Sale          31,591               6.1639
Sale          3,200                6.2044
Sale          2,000                6.2088
Sale          7,469                6.1738
Sale          13,180               6.1200
Sale          6,558                6.1200
Sale          189                  6.1368
Sale          580                  6.2162
Sale          100,000              6.1327
Sale          7,735                6.1150
Sale          600                  6.1964
Sale          927                  6.1156
Sale          163                  6.1738
Sale          56                   6.1150
Sale          444                  6.1150
Sale          500                  6.0883
Sale          43                   6.1150
Sale          2,535                6.1150
Sale          1,570                6.1738
Sale          1,361                6.1156
Sale          240                  6.1738
Sale          2,469                6.1150
Sale          749                  6.1156
Sale          132                  6.1738
Sale          45                   6.1150
Sale          241                  6.1738
Sale          82                   6.1150
Sale          1,366                6.1156
Sale          4,535                6.1200
Sale          127                  6.1738
Sale          14,800               6.2159
Sale          720                  6.1156
Sale          42,325               6.1156

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          31591         6.1639
CFD            Long          10280         6.1991
CFD            Long          3200          6.2043
CFD            Long          17369         6.2077
CFD            Long          2000          6.2088
CFD            Long          800           6.209
CFD            Long          2100          6.21
CFD            Long          7075          6.2128
CFD            Long          14800         6.2159
CFD            Long          3271          6.2193
CFD            Short         10773         6.1134
CFD            Short         1209          6.1161
CFD            Short         131825        6.147
CFD            Short         10062         6.1665
CFD            Short         25513         6.1716
CFD            Short         44903         6.2098

(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 June 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)