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               13 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      46,696,023     3.98%       859,675       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      821,870     0.07%     3,906,377       0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,517,893     4.05%     4,766,052       0.41%


(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      35,129               5.5325
Purchase      72,994               5.5651
Purchase      10,315               5.5116
Purchase      2,605                5.4712
Purchase      782                  5.4800
Purchase      12,600               5.4736
Purchase      135,946              5.5502
Purchase      672                  5.4800
Purchase      83,369               5.6181
Purchase      1,668                5.4360
Purchase      5,276                5.6150
Purchase      1,349                5.6150
Purchase      1,500                5.5959
Sale          47,718               5.5134
Sale          8,959                5.5283
Sale          3,100                5.5423
Sale          56,881               5.6103
Sale          14,572               5.5665
Sale          3,113                5.6422
Sale          500                  5.5462
Sale          1,668                5.5682
Sale          450                  5.5512
Sale          7,200                5.5392
Sale          1,500                5.6162
Sale          31,365               5.6153
Sale          2,000                5.5362
Sale          7,347                5.6150
Sale          13,400               5.6139
Sale          900                  5.4668
Sale          2,000                5.4764

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          47718         5.5134
CFD            Long          7200          5.5391
CFD            Long          3100          5.5422
CFD            Long          1668          5.5682
CFD            Long          56881         5.6102
CFD            Long          13400         5.6139
CFD            Long          31365         5.6152
CFD            Long          3113          5.6422
CFD            Short         1668          5.436
CFD            Short         2605          5.4711
CFD            Short         12600         5.4736
CFD            Short         10315         5.5115
CFD            Short         35129         5.5324
CFD            Short         135946        5.5502
CFD            Short         72994         5.5651
CFD            Short         24594         5.5678
CFD            Short         1500          5.5959
CFD            Short         27440         5.6139
CFD            Short         83369         5.618

(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                         16 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)