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               04 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      46,109,474     3.93%       737,603       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      721,119     0.06%     3,508,567       0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,830,593     3.99%     4,246,170       0.36%


(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      12,906               5.9859
Purchase      3,659                6.0233
Purchase      9,075                5.9827
Purchase      73,100               5.9730
Purchase      87,212               5.9848
Purchase      15,219               6.0081
Purchase      1,028                6.0354
Purchase      25,231               5.9611
Purchase      55,761               6.0950
Purchase      20,900               5.9901
Purchase      835                  5.9915
Purchase      1,257                5.9600
Purchase      4,260                6.0093
Purchase      3,151                5.9876
Sale          2,676                5.9701
Sale          55,761               6.0950
Sale          55,761               6.0950
Sale          555                  5.9612
Sale          8,600                6.0038
Sale          18,006               5.9855
Sale          24,085               5.9947
Sale          500                  5.9668
Sale          21,600               5.9759
Sale          750                  5.9768
Sale          10,384               6.0083
Sale          12,916               6.0107

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2676          5.9701
CFD            Long          21600         5.9758
CFD            Long          18006         5.9855
CFD            Long          24085         5.9947
CFD            Long          8600          6.0038
CFD            Long          10384         6.0082
CFD            Long          12916         6.0106
CFD            Short         25231         5.9611
CFD            Short         73100         5.973
CFD            Short         9075          5.9826
CFD            Short         87212         5.9847
CFD            Short         12906         5.9858
CFD            Short         3151          5.9875
CFD            Short         20900         5.9901
CFD            Short         15219         6.0081
CFD            Short         3659          6.0232

(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                         05 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)