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               17 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      46,186,406     3.94%     1,211,746       0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,174,232     0.10%     3,807,111       0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       13,460     0.00%        13,460       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,374,098     4.04%     5,032,317       0.43%


(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      20,000               5.6361
Purchase      51,552               5.6066
Purchase      970                  5.5647
Purchase      1,000                5.6250
Purchase      1,478                5.6250
Purchase      64,520               5.5518
Purchase      4,100                5.5500
Purchase      6,700                5.5533
Purchase      28,179               5.6276
Purchase      7,400                5.5547
Purchase      10,349               5.5344
Purchase      6,024                5.5464
Purchase      343,629              5.6641
Purchase      10,000               5.6649
Purchase      50,757               5.5740
Purchase      3,705                5.5741
Purchase      3,909                5.5438
Purchase      1,478                5.6450
Sale          343,629              5.6641
Sale          526                  5.5600
Sale          10,349               5.6721
Sale          123,087              5.6114
Sale          108,552              5.6140
Sale          55,700               5.6614
Sale          181,272              5.6464
Sale          53,902               5.6166
Sale          37,161               5.6242
Sale          45,154               5.6039
Sale          3                    5.6591
Sale          13,888               5.6515
Sale          20,574               5.6637
Sale          1,240                5.5462
Sale          500                  5.6612
Sale          1,000                5.5573
Sale          11,824               5.5950
Sale          126,077              5.6272

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          45154         5.6039
CFD            Long          123087        5.6114
CFD            Long          108552        5.6139
CFD            Long          53902         5.6165
CFD            Long          37161         5.6241
CFD            Long          126077        5.6271
CFD            Long          181272        5.6464
CFD            Long          13888         5.6514
CFD            Long          3             5.66
CFD            Long          55700         5.6613
CFD            Long          20574         5.6636
CFD            Long          343629        5.6641
CFD            Long          10349         5.672
CFD            Short         10349         5.5344
CFD            Short         6024          5.5463
CFD            Short         4100          5.55
CFD            Short         64520         5.5518
CFD            Short         6700          5.5532
CFD            Short         7400          5.5547
CFD            Short         12437         5.5693
CFD            Short         78901         5.6049
CFD            Short         51552         5.6066
CFD            Short         28179         5.6276
CFD            Short         20000         5.636
CFD            Short         343629        5.6641
CFD            Short         10000         5.6648

(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                         18 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)