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               06 June 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      46,482,469     3.96%       755,649       0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives      740,594     0.06%     3,886,121       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,223,063     4.02%     4,641,770       0.40%


(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      3,192                5.7656
Purchase      1,884                5.8111
Purchase      17,951               5.8387
Purchase      82,749               5.8529
Purchase      43,514               5.7309
Purchase      49,440               5.8660
Purchase      1,429                5.9468
Purchase      10,000               5.7716
Purchase      8,420                5.7642
Purchase      22,654               5.8831
Purchase      8,900                5.7472
Purchase      1,458                5.9761
Sale          1,458                5.8044
Sale          3,350                5.8091
Sale          45,910               5.7548
Sale          2,201                5.9630
Sale          20,000               5.7939
Sale          1,200                5.7468
Sale          300                  5.9900
Sale          238                  5.8368
Sale          825                  5.8418
Sale          580                  5.9270
Sale          400                  5.9812
Sale          2,000                5.8262
Sale          29,548               5.8969

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1200          5.7468
CFD            Long          45910         5.7548
CFD            Long          20000         5.7938
CFD            Long          1458          5.8044
CFD            Long          3350          5.8091
CFD            Long          29548         5.8969
CFD            Long          2201          5.963
CFD            Long          300           5.99
CFD            Short         43514         5.7308
CFD            Short         8900          5.7472
CFD            Short         8420          5.7642
CFD            Short         3192          5.7656
CFD            Short         10000         5.7715
CFD            Short         1884          5.8111
CFD            Short         17951         5.8386
CFD            Short         82749         5.8528
CFD            Short         49440         5.866
CFD            Short         22654         5.8831
CFD            Short         1458          5.9761

(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 June 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)