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               29 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      43,756,985     3.73%     2,359,622       0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,338,054     0.20%     4,500,341       0.38%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,095,039     3.93%     6,859,963       0.59%


(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      24,749               5.2000
Purchase      30,602               5.2325
Purchase      24,749               5.2000
Purchase      7,204                5.2192
Purchase      14,000               5.2642
Purchase      2,959                5.2050
Purchase      17,030               5.2409
Purchase      9,270                5.2199
Purchase      663                  5.3742
Purchase      13,179               5.3750
Purchase      116                  5.2798
Purchase      30,269               5.2577
Purchase      106                  5.2798
Purchase      12,075               5.3750
Purchase      13,249               5.3750
Purchase      459                  5.3511
Purchase      8,228                5.3750
Purchase      20,000               5.3709
Purchase      38,437               5.3511
Purchase      40,353               5.3750
Purchase      7,769                5.3750
Purchase      1,553                5.2075
Purchase      84,181               5.3750
Purchase      2,600                5.2350
Purchase      607                  5.3742
Sale          69,908               5.2619
Sale          35,418               5.2551
Sale          127,124              5.3156
Sale          2,600                5.2350
Sale          46,793               5.3062
Sale          43,779               5.3328
Sale          59,737               5.3148
Sale          64,009               5.3044
Sale          567                  5.2100
Sale          22,479               5.3758
Sale          7,718                5.3750
Sale          3,363                5.3758
Sale          593                  5.2700
Sale          753                  5.2154
Sale          8,417                5.1989
Sale          25,254               5.3750
Sale          8,228                5.3750
Sale          84,181               5.3750
Sale          700                  5.2068
Sale          5,361                5.3750
Sale          338,940              5.2682
Sale          3,966                5.2700
Sale          1,820                5.3750
Sale          42,761               5.3750
Sale          2,600                5.3342
Sale          500                  5.2068
Sale          1,175                5.2162
Sale          2,241                5.3741
Sale          11,077               5.2263
Sale          13,249               5.3750

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11077         5.2263
CFD            Long          2600          5.235
CFD            Long          49887         5.2437
CFD            Long          35418         5.255
CFD            Long          338940        5.2682
CFD            Long          64009         5.3043
CFD            Long          46793         5.3061
CFD            Long          20021         5.307
CFD            Long          59737         5.3147
CFD            Long          127124        5.3156
CFD            Long          43779         5.3328
CFD            Long          2600          5.3341
CFD            Long          2241          5.3741
CFD            Short         2959          5.205
CFD            Short         13319         5.2064
CFD            Short         7204          5.2191
CFD            Short         9270          5.2199
CFD            Short         16241         5.2262
CFD            Short         30602         5.2325
CFD            Short         2600          5.235
CFD            Short         30269         5.2576
CFD            Short         14000         5.2642
CFD            Short         3711          5.3643
CFD            Short         20000         5.3708
CFD            Short         6810          5.3734
CFD            Short         71854         5.374

(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                         01 September 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)