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               27 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      44,550,326     3.80%     2,344,122       0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,176,136     0.19%     5,305,136       0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,726,462     3.99%     7,649,258       0.65%


(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      200                  5.0700
Purchase      14,645               5.0751
Purchase      58,002               5.0293
Purchase      21,794               5.0241
Purchase      1,500                5.0874
Purchase      4,552                5.0155
Purchase      23,838               5.0797
Purchase      33,588               5.0399
Purchase      14,000               5.1055
Purchase      26,117               5.0650
Purchase      1,776                5.1050
Purchase      30,819               5.0650
Purchase      3,430                5.0959
Purchase      1,479                5.1050
Sale          13,689               5.0100
Sale          58,002               5.0293
Sale          12,407               5.0704
Sale          200                  5.0700
Sale          193,149              5.0672
Sale          31,747               5.1217
Sale          197,996              5.0346
Sale          71,253               5.0975
Sale          1,600                5.0834
Sale          67,909               5.0658
Sale          25,059               5.0965
Sale          650                  5.0112
Sale          2,386                5.1050
Sale          36,442               5.0286
Sale          9,965                5.0100
Sale          1,040,000            5.0819
Sale          435                  5.0062
Sale          4,917                5.1042

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36442         5.0286
CFD            Long          58002         5.0293
CFD            Long          15337         5.0301
CFD            Long          197996        5.0345
CFD            Long          67909         5.0658
CFD            Long          200           5.07
CFD            Long          190219        5.0703
CFD            Long          1600          5.0834
CFD            Long          25059         5.0965
CFD            Long          71253         5.0974
CFD            Long          4917          5.1041
CFD            Long          31747         5.1217
CFD            Short         5183          5.014
CFD            Short         4552          5.0155
CFD            Short         21794         5.024
CFD            Short         58002         5.0293
CFD            Short         33588         5.0398
CFD            Short         200           5.07
CFD            Short         14645         5.0751
CFD            Short         23838         5.0797
CFD            Short         1500          5.0874
CFD            Short         3342          5.104
CFD            Short         14000         5.1054

(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                         28 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)