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               26 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      46,082,392     3.93%     1,104,285       0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,002,155     0.17%     5,651,192       0.48%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,084,547     4.10%     6,755,477       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      15,534               4.9749
Purchase      43,093               4.9712
Purchase      8,410                4.9913
Purchase      66,511               5.0181
Purchase      5,500                4.8175
Purchase      6,386                4.9507
Purchase      60,222               4.9996
Purchase      72,000               4.9051
Purchase      4,401                4.9507
Purchase      5,391                5.0650
Purchase      36,206               5.0650
Purchase      11,258               4.9507
Purchase      4,924                4.9507
Sale          171,994              4.9514
Sale          11,438               4.9094
Sale          42,620               5.0068
Sale          60,222               4.9996
Sale          10,853               4.9266
Sale          840                  4.9067
Sale          3,556                4.9182
Sale          48,090               4.9511
Sale          19,000               4.8886
Sale          700                  5.0062
Sale          57,689               5.0224
Sale          36,206               5.0650
Sale          5,391                5.0650
Sale          4,946                5.0642
Sale          9,646                5.0650
Sale          177,541              4.9649

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19000         4.8885
CFD            Long          840           4.9067
CFD            Long          11438         4.9093
CFD            Long          3556          4.9182
CFD            Long          10853         4.9265
CFD            Long          48090         4.9511
CFD            Long          171994        4.9514
CFD            Long          177541        4.9648
CFD            Long          16933         4.9968
CFD            Long          60222         4.9995
CFD            Long          42620         5.0067
CFD            Long          57689         5.0224
CFD            Long          4946          5.0641
CFD            Short         5500          4.8175
CFD            Short         72000         4.9051
CFD            Short         43093         4.9711
CFD            Short         6117          4.9725
CFD            Short         15534         4.9748
CFD            Short         8410          4.9912
CFD            Short         60222         4.9995
CFD            Short         66511         5.0181
CFD            Short         5544          5.064

(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                         27 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)