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               02 September 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      42,488,778     3.62%      2,429,943     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,384,323     0.20%      3,349,107     0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,873,101     3.83%      5,779,050     0.49%


(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      13,268               5.4982
Purchase      12,500               5.2807
Purchase      264,101              5.4896
Purchase      40,201               5.3220
Purchase      13,271               5.3460
Purchase      3,300                5.3265
Purchase      6,861                5.3422
Purchase      2,789                5.4956
Purchase      1,516                5.2958
Purchase      900                  5.4944
Purchase      60,103               5.4757
Purchase      1,400                5.4850
Purchase      1,021                5.5200
Purchase      2,635                5.4390
Purchase      5,000                5.5108
Purchase      8,807                5.3417
Sale          300                  5.3662
Sale          25,364               5.5193
Sale          31,368               5.5200
Sale          48,350               5.3214
Sale          341,978              5.4866
Sale          53,099               5.3307
Sale          600                  5.3959
Sale          46,700               5.5077
Sale          425                  5.3662
Sale          500                  5.4912
Sale          42,364               5.3262
Sale          900                  5.4944
Sale          600                  5.4912
Sale          65,702               5.3440
Sale          53,155               5.5016
Sale          150,400              5.5230
Sale          5,846                5.4975
Sale          107,437              5.3215
Sale          3,300                5.3265
Sale          52,197               5.4840
Sale          2,243                5.4900
Sale          52,754               5.4815
Sale          75,446               5.3340
Sale          9,360                5.2881
Sale          24,196               5.3550
Sale          278,718              5.4836
Sale          157,646              5.3293
Sale          7,342                5.4838
Sale          33,954               5.4785
Sale          32,428               5.4936

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD             Long         12000         5.4438
CFD             Long         52754         5.4814
CFD             Long         278718        5.4836
CFD             Long         7342          5.4838
CFD             Long         52197         5.4839
CFD             Long         341978        5.4865
CFD             Long         2243          5.49
CFD             Long         32428         5.4935
CFD             Long         900           5.4944
CFD             Long         21954         5.4973
CFD             Long         5846          5.4974
CFD             Long         13268         5.4983
CFD             Long         53155         5.5015
CFD             Long         46700         5.5077
CFD             Long         25364         5.5193
CFD             Long         150400        5.523
CFD             Short        1516          5.2957
CFD             Short        2635          5.4389
CFD             Short        60103         5.4756
CFD             Short        1400          5.485
CFD             Short        7820          5.4868
CFD             Short        256225        5.4888
CFD             Short        900           5.4944
CFD             Short        2789          5.4955
CFD             Short        13268         5.4982
CFD             Short        5000          5.5108
CFD             Short        7876          5.516
CFD             Short        7308          5.5189

(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                         03 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)