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               19 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      46,000,813     3.92%     1,236,142       0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,198,628     0.10%     3,933,894       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,199,441     4.02%     5,170,036       0.44%


(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      34,647               5.4147
Purchase      4,500                5.3805
Purchase      1,129                5.4114
Purchase      1,030                5.4100
Purchase      7,900                5.4070
Purchase      206,411              5.4036
Purchase      16,684               5.4089
Purchase      30,695               5.4095
Purchase      1,478                5.4266
Purchase      3,530                5.4100
Purchase      24,113               5.4154
Purchase      1,278                5.4100
Purchase      1,792                5.4096
Purchase      3,354                5.4154
Purchase      87,935               5.6250
Sale          35,200               5.4106
Sale          31,191               5.4079
Sale          1,005                5.4650
Sale          8,500                5.4084
Sale          4,500                5.4092
Sale          38,358               5.4151
Sale          7,842                5.4100
Sale          3,184                5.4050
Sale          87,935               5.6250
Sale          560                  5.4164
Sale          695                  5.4164
Sale          315                  5.4164
Sale          87,935               5.6250

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3184          5.405
CFD            Long          31191         5.4078
CFD            Long          8500          5.4083
CFD            Long          4500          5.4092
CFD            Long          35200         5.4105
CFD            Long          38358         5.415
CFD            Long          10289         5.416
CFD            Long          6173          5.4291
CFD            Long          1005          5.465
CFD            Short         4500          5.3805
CFD            Short         206411        5.4036
CFD            Short         7900          5.4069
CFD            Short         16684         5.4088
CFD            Short         30695         5.4095
CFD            Short         1129          5.4113
CFD            Short         8737          5.412
CFD            Short         34647         5.4146

(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                         20 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)