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               12 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      46,534,491     3.96%       799,377       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      769,749     0.07%     3,610,541       0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,304,240     4.03%     4,409,918       0.38%


(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      51,355               5.4786
Purchase      212,861              5.4855
Purchase      30,339               5.4940
Purchase      15,183               5.4812
Purchase      16,311               5.4817
Purchase      1,535                5.5900
Purchase      290,436              5.4822
Purchase      48,578               5.4994
Purchase      194,091              5.4900
Purchase      52,483               5.4871
Purchase      4,000                5.4996
Purchase      11,922               5.4881
Purchase      4,171                5.4789
Purchase      7,060                5.4900
Purchase      1,535                5.5150
Purchase      108,716              5.4881
Purchase      9,953                5.4900
Sale          465                  5.4862
Sale          490                  5.4962
Sale          1,535                5.5900
Sale          425,000              5.4350
Sale          1,595                5.4912
Sale          22,296               5.4747
Sale          8,268                5.4900
Sale          49,817               5.4968
Sale          1,200                5.4862
Sale          36,364               5.5001
Sale          9,459                5.5434
Sale          1,149                5.4591
Sale          2,434                5.4894

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          425000        5.435
CFD            Long          22296         5.4747
CFD            Long          2434          5.4894
CFD            Long          49817         5.4968
CFD            Long          36364         5.5
CFD            Long          9459          5.5433
CFD            Short         51355         5.4785
CFD            Short         15183         5.4812
CFD            Short         16311         5.4817
CFD            Short         290436        5.4821
CFD            Short         212861        5.4854
CFD            Short         52483         5.487
CFD            Short         5430          5.489
CFD            Short         30339         5.4939
CFD            Short         48578         5.4994
CFD            Short         4000          5.4995

(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                         13 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)