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               28 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      44,387,889     3.79%     2,288,940       0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,318,216     0.20%     5,050,453       0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,706,105     3.98%     7,339,393       0.63%


(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      67,479               5.0675
Purchase      4,300                5.0465
Purchase      13,667               5.2226
Purchase      375,000              5.0487
Purchase      49,500               5.1400
Purchase      250,000              5.0616
Purchase      49,500               5.1400
Purchase      19,800               5.1600
Purchase      250,000              5.0616
Purchase      31,342               5.0989
Purchase      32,163               5.1976
Purchase      2,300                5.1000
Purchase      19,720               5.1450
Purchase      148,499              5.1400
Purchase      375,000              5.0487
Purchase      26,250               5.2099
Purchase      7,581                5.1490
Purchase      3,900                5.0388
Purchase      13,249               5.0950
Purchase      37,770               5.0649
Purchase      19,763               5.0508
Sale          980                  5.1562
Sale          2,535                5.2180
Sale          375,000              5.0487
Sale          195,489              5.1176
Sale          2,300                5.1000
Sale          250,000              5.0616
Sale          805                  5.2104
Sale          33,404               5.0949
Sale          375,000              5.0487
Sale          80                   5.1800
Sale          19,720               5.1708
Sale          284,199              5.2006
Sale          215,262              5.1842
Sale          25,487               5.2147
Sale          74,921               5.1903
Sale          7,366                5.0778
Sale          2,510                5.2092
Sale          19,800               5.1600
Sale          72,060               5.2114
Sale          2,302                5.2242

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10874         5.0434
CFD            Long          4300          5.0465
CFD            Long          375000        5.0486
CFD            Long          33404         5.0948
CFD            Long          2300          5.1
CFD            Long          195489        5.1176
CFD            Long          68431         5.1311
CFD            Long          74921         5.1902
CFD            Long          284199        5.2005
CFD            Long          146831        5.2089
CFD            Long          2510          5.2092
CFD            Long          72060         5.2113
CFD            Long          25487         5.2146
CFD            Long          2302          5.2241
CFD            Short         4300          5.0464
CFD            Short         375000        5.0486
CFD            Short         19763         5.0507
CFD            Short         250000        5.0615
CFD            Short         37770         5.0649
CFD            Short         67479         5.0675
CFD            Short         27859         5.0853
CFD            Short         31342         5.0988
CFD            Short         2300          5.1
CFD            Short         32163         5.1975
CFD            Short         26250         5.2099
CFD            Short         13667         5.2226
CFD            Short         13452         5.224

(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                         29 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)