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               07 October 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      43,788,328      3.73%     2,191,551      0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,412,427      0.21%     2,570,944      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,200,755      3.94%     4,762,495      0.41%

(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           93                  4.3206
Purchase           200                 4.1925
Purchase           237,024             4.2369
Purchase           35,900              4.2586
Purchase           208,005             4.2438
Purchase           75,974              4.2753
Purchase           49                  4.2875
Purchase           100                 4.3125
Purchase           9,090               4.2167
Purchase           516,423             4.2835
Purchase           95,994              4.2805
Purchase           43,403              4.2550
Purchase           2,107               4.4775
Purchase           2,956               4.2550
Purchase           1,478               4.2550
Purchase           21,491              4.2883
Purchase           4,089               4.2550
Purchase           2,293               4.3300
Sale               19,830              4.2360
Sale               800                 4.2600
Sale               15,684              4.2550
Sale               24,202              4.2966
Sale               200                 4.1925
Sale               39,210              4.2550
Sale               517,158             4.2828
Sale               27,292              4.2550
Sale               1,100               4.2600
Sale               13,751              4.3205
Sale               31,500              4.3685
Sale               27,507              4.2638
Sale               35,763              4.2504
Sale               345                 4.2096
Sale               117,641             4.2753
Sale               77,111              4.3132
Sale               565                 4.2600
Sale               31,079              4.2916
Sale               43,820              4.2972
Sale               680                 4.1749
Sale               100                 4.3125
Sale               680                 4.1749
Sale               52,927              4.1900
Sale               71,334              4.3398
Sale               4,600               4.3625

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          200           4.1925
CFD            Long          35763         4.2503
CFD            Long          27507         4.2638
CFD            Long          39287         4.2656
CFD            Long          78354         4.28
CFD            Long          517158        4.2828
CFD            Long          31079         4.2916
CFD            Long          24202         4.2966
CFD            Long          43820         4.2972
CFD            Long          100           4.3125
CFD            Long          77111         4.3132
CFD            Long          13751         4.3204
CFD            Long          71334         4.3397
CFD            Long          4600          4.3624
CFD            Long          31500         4.3684
CFD            Short         1601          4.1727
CFD            Short         200           4.1925
CFD            Short         9090          4.2166
CFD            Short         2308          4.2189
CFD            Short         237024        4.2369
CFD            Short         208005        4.2437
CFD            Short         35900         4.2586
CFD            Short         4823          4.2622
CFD            Short         74373         4.2774
CFD            Short         95994         4.2805
CFD            Short         516423        4.2834
CFD            Short         100           4.3125
CFD            Short         93            4.3206

(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                         08 October 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)