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               22 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      46,403,288     3.96%       972,193       0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,791,091     0.15%     5,782,919       0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,194,379     4.11%     6,755,112       0.58%


(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      182,927              4.8321
Purchase      1,792                4.9150
Purchase      73,700               4.7593
Purchase      22,479               4.8436
Purchase      2,000                4.8188
Purchase      2,403                4.8717
Purchase      20,565               4.8734
Purchase      375,000              4.7268
Purchase      6,212                4.8977
Purchase      86,880               4.7912
Purchase      10,516               4.9150
Purchase      4,400                4.7890
Purchase      97,760               4.8728
Purchase      300,000              4.6899
Purchase      13                   4.8758
Purchase      300,000              4.6899
Purchase      10,040               4.8607
Sale          13,121               4.9150
Sale          375,000              4.7268
Sale          11,500               4.7954
Sale          23,548               4.8000
Sale          2,125                4.8614
Sale          4,756                4.9142
Sale          330                  4.7889
Sale          24,710               4.9150
Sale          750                  4.8037
Sale          520                  4.7889
Sale          770                  4.7055
Sale          300,000              4.6899
Sale          2,000                4.8188
Sale          3,917                4.6982
Sale          73,856               4.9122
Sale          73,700               4.8492
Sale          334                  4.8300
Sale          2,247                4.8645
Sale          511                  4.8792
Sale          375,000              4.7268
Sale          164,958              4.8311
Sale          1,240                4.8220

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          375000        4.7267
CFD            Long          11500         4.7953
CFD            Long          2000          4.8187
CFD            Long          1240          4.822
CFD            Long          164958        4.8311
CFD            Long          48108         4.8534
CFD            Long          2247          4.8645
CFD            Long          511           4.8792
CFD            Long          73856         4.9122
CFD            Long          4756          4.9142
CFD            Short         300000        4.6899
CFD            Short         4328          4.7741
CFD            Short         4400          4.789
CFD            Short         86880         4.7912
CFD            Short         2000          4.8187
CFD            Short         182927        4.8321
CFD            Short         22479         4.8435
CFD            Short         10040         4.8607
CFD            Short         97760         4.8728
CFD            Short         20565         4.8734
CFD            Short         13            4.8761
CFD            Short         6212          4.8976
CFD            Short         5655          4.9141

(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                         26 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)