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               16 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      46,705,094     3.98%       880,547       0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives      841,589     0.07%     3,950,025       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,546,683     4.05%     4,830,572       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      5,890                5.5950
Purchase      1,040                5.5901
Purchase      7,480                5.5950
Purchase      3,456                5.5927
Purchase      15,334               5.5914
Purchase      3,060                5.5961
Purchase      10,900               5.5950
Purchase      53,902               5.5957
Purchase      1,734                5.4550
Purchase      1,683                5.5961
Purchase      90,464               5.5955
Sale          11,646               5.5899
Sale          68,934               5.5910
Sale          2,835                5.5817
Sale          3,060                5.6153
Sale          1,300                5.5850
Sale          14,221               5.5752
Sale          18,914               5.5937
Sale          22,747               5.5750
Sale          2,193                5.5781
Sale          750                  5.5970
Sale          600                  5.5812
Sale          610                  5.5812
Sale          8,361                5.5950
Sale          4,101                5.5950
Sale          25,600               5.5998

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          22747         5.575
CFD            Long          14221         5.5751
CFD            Long          2835          5.5816
CFD            Long          1300          5.585
CFD            Long          11646         5.5899
CFD            Long          68934         5.5909
CFD            Long          18914         5.5936
CFD            Long          25600         5.5997
CFD            Long          3060          5.6152
CFD            Short         15334         5.5913
CFD            Short         3456          5.5926
CFD            Short         14387         5.5938
CFD            Short         10900         5.595
CFD            Short         90464         5.5955
CFD            Short         53902         5.5956
CFD            Short         4743          5.596

(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                         17 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)