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               21 August 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      46,361,494     3.95%       937,639       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,799,531     0.15%     5,728,496       0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,161,025     4.11%     6,666,135       0.57%


(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      4,500                4.7655
Purchase      3,200                4.7305
Purchase      145,393              4.7404
Purchase      8,924                4.7520
Purchase      198,521              4.7554
Purchase      378,301              4.7606
Purchase      193,350              4.7553
Purchase      11,600               4.7678
Purchase      1,400                4.7563
Purchase      10,126               4.7087
Purchase      5,500                4.6993
Purchase      33,132               4.7699
Purchase      24,685               4.7550
Purchase      1,562                4.7550
Sale          1,251                4.7975
Sale          700                  4.7585
Sale          1,145                4.7960
Sale          660                  4.7860
Sale          1,000                4.7809
Sale          31,368               4.7550
Sale          10,126               4.7087
Sale          1,400                4.7563
Sale          65,381               4.7569
Sale          182,298              4.7592
Sale          7,000                4.7275
Sale          7,675                4.7534
Sale          5,254                4.7542
Sale          10,126               4.7087
Sale          11,600               4.7678
Sale          4,160                4.7455

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7560          4.7027
CFD            Long          7000          4.7275
CFD            Long          11744         4.752
CFD            Long          7675          4.7534
CFD            Long          5254          4.7542
CFD            Long          1400          4.7562
CFD            Long          65381         4.7568
CFD            Long          182298        4.7591
CFD            Long          33733         4.7651
CFD            Long          11600         4.7678
CFD            Short         5500          4.6992
CFD            Short         3200          4.7304
CFD            Short         145393        4.7403
CFD            Short         8924          4.7519
CFD            Short         2243          4.7541
CFD            Short         37166         4.7551
CFD            Short         193350        4.7552
CFD            Short         198521        4.7554
CFD            Short         1400          4.7562
CFD            Short         341135        4.7611
CFD            Short         4500          4.7655
CFD            Short         11600         4.7678
CFD            Short         33132         4.7699

(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                         22 August 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)