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               08 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      44,571,080      3.80%     2,112,450      0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,134,966      0.18%     3,163,535      0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,706,046      3.98%     5,275,985      0.45%

(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           43,234               4.0501
Purchase           400,496              4.0307
Purchase           222,144              4.0703
Purchase           171,052              4.0448
Purchase           50,591               3.9688
Purchase           19,757               4.1200
Purchase           8,945                4.1792
Purchase           1,300                3.9757
Purchase           32,900               3.9896
Purchase           52,454               3.9225
Purchase           5,300                3.9450
Purchase           473,869              4.0278
Purchase           3,051                4.0575
Purchase           2,351                3.9225
Purchase           106,439              4.0045
Purchase           59,287               3.9225
Purchase           562                  4.1975
Purchase           2,955                3.9225
Purchase           70,846               4.0130
Purchase           1,200                4.0717
Purchase           24,625               3.9225
Purchase           19,700               4.1200
Purchase           1,970                3.9225
Purchase           17,730               3.9225
Purchase           291                  4.2400
Sale               9,521                4.1355
Sale               151,320              4.0740
Sale               7,089                4.1206
Sale               57                   4.0875
Sale               1,200                4.0717
Sale               225                  4.0825
Sale               229,171              4.0756
Sale               500                  4.0575
Sale               19,757               4.1200
Sale               2,550                4.2345
Sale               296,417              4.1224
Sale               20,059               4.0294
Sale               97,444               4.1023
Sale               45,660               4.0678
Sale               27,507               4.0608
Sale               28,739               4.0795
Sale               53,381               3.9999
Sale               19,700               4.1407

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          53381         3.9999
CFD            Long          27507         4.0607
CFD            Long          45660         4.0678
CFD            Long          20407         4.071
CFD            Long          1200          4.0716
CFD            Long          130913        4.0745
CFD            Long          229171        4.0756
CFD            Long          28739         4.0795
CFD            Long          97444         4.1023
CFD            Long          7089          4.1205
CFD            Long          296417        4.1224
CFD            Long          9521          4.1354
CFD            Short         145543        3.9269
CFD            Short         42204         3.9319
CFD            Short         5300          3.945
CFD            Short         50591         3.9687
CFD            Short         1300          3.9757
CFD            Short         32900         3.9895
CFD            Short         106439        4.0045
CFD            Short         32575         4.0126
CFD            Short         70846         4.013
CFD            Short         473869        4.0277
CFD            Short         400496        4.0307
CFD            Short         43234         4.05
CFD            Short         138477        4.0523
CFD            Short         50383         4.063
CFD            Short         222144        4.0703
CFD            Short         1200          4.0716

(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                         09 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)