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 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      46,007,474     3.92%       737,455       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      719,943     0.06%     3,355,205       0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,727,417     3.98%     4,092,660       0.35%


(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      19,960               6.0764
Purchase      19,353               6.0403
Purchase      79,037               6.0607
Purchase      12,024               6.0436
Purchase      1,000                6.0509
Purchase      3,974                6.0950
Purchase      7,744                6.0553
Purchase      597                  5.9750
Sale          24,613               6.0938
Sale          6,946                6.0943
Sale          340                  6.0712
Sale          600                  6.0612
Sale          320                  6.0562
Sale          19,960               6.0764
Sale          238                  6.0000
Sale          1,998                6.0950
Sale          48,199               6.0807
Sale          3,151                6.1238
Sale          109,000              6.0828
Sale          20,153               6.0387
Sale          800                  6.0944

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          20153         6.0387
CFD            Long          33206         6.0443
CFD            Long          19960         6.0764
CFD            Long          48199         6.0807
CFD            Long          109000        6.0828
CFD            Long          24613         6.0938
CFD            Long          7746          6.0943
CFD            Long          3151          6.1238
CFD            Short         19353         6.0402
CFD            Short         12024         6.0436
CFD            Short         1000          6.0509
CFD            Short         7744          6.0553
CFD            Short         79037         6.0606
CFD            Short         19960         6.0764

(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                         04 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)