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 June 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      46,100,103     3.93%       552,692       0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      535,180     0.05%     3,297,352       0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,635,283     3.97%     3,850,044       0.33%


(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      7,000                6.0650
Purchase      115,165              6.0146
Purchase      26,182               5.9909
Purchase      464                  5.9761
Purchase      18,537               6.0068
Purchase      1,413                6.0318
Purchase      1,150                6.0086
Purchase      14,865               6.0229
Purchase      3,271                5.9756
Purchase      1,600                5.9756
Purchase      245                  6.1150
Sale          64,070               5.9936
Sale          16,459               6.0001
Sale          44,023               5.9987
Sale          13,403               6.0102
Sale          245                  6.1150
Sale          805                  6.1163
Sale          9,825                5.9846
Sale          5,608                6.1163
Sale          805                  6.1163
Sale          11,352               6.1163
Sale          1,157                6.1163
Sale          2,321                6.1163
Sale          1,609                6.1163
Sale          17,229               6.1163
Sale          18,975               6.0281

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9825          5.9846
CFD            Long          64070         5.9935
CFD            Long          44023         5.9986
CFD            Long          16459         6.0001
CFD            Long          18975         6.028
CFD            Long          3401          6.0303
CFD            Short         3271          5.9755
CFD            Short         1600          5.9756
CFD            Short         464           5.9761
CFD            Short         26182         5.9908
CFD            Short         18537         6.0067
CFD            Short         14865         6.0229
CFD            Short         1413          6.0318
CFD            Short         7000          6.065

(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 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)