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               18 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       45,927,023      3.91%    1,241,744      0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives     1,204,230      0.10%    3,767,193      0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,131,253       4.02%    5,008,937      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
Purchase      22,000               5.5000
Purchase      32,359               5.4958
Purchase      17,900               5.5207
Purchase      872                  5.4706
Purchase      3,056                5.5611
Purchase      10,000               5.4760
Purchase      38,131               5.4870
Purchase      11,607               5.5950
Sale          4,500                5.6500
Sale          23,092               5.4950
Sale          43,812               5.4916
Sale          99,534               5.4950
Sale          13,104               5.4842
Sale          10,400               5.4706
Sale          414                  5.5200
Sale          3,056                5.4685
Sale          15,504               5.4940
Sale          36,506               5.4980
Sale          2,967                5.4675
Sale          46,756               5.4818
Sale          34,510               5.5198
Sale          45,968               5.5029
Sale          1,378                5.4950
Sale          500                  5.5014
Sale          800                  5.4470
Sale          11,607               5.5950
Sale          900                  5.6012


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3056          5.4685
CFD            Long          10400         5.4706
CFD            Long          46756         5.4818
CFD            Long          13104         5.4841
CFD            Long          43812         5.4915
CFD            Long          15504         5.4939
CFD            Long          36506         5.4979
CFD            Long          45968         5.5029
CFD            Long          34510         5.5198
CFD            Short         872           5.4705
CFD            Short         55382         5.4746
CFD            Short         10000         5.476
CFD            Short         38131         5.4869
CFD            Short         32359         5.4958
CFD            Short         22000         5.5
CFD            Short         17900         5.5206
CFD            Short         3056          5.561


(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                         19 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)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk