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               20 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      45,589,634     3.88%     1,821,172       0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,056,960     0.09%     4,269,075       0.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,646,594     3.97%     6,090,247       0.52%


(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      11,530               5.2260
Purchase      35,700               5.2570
Purchase      936                  Transfer
Purchase      34,555               5.2476
Purchase      747                  5.3800
Purchase      309,723              5.2986
Purchase      36,069               5.3255
Purchase      13,106               5.2453
Purchase      114,432              5.3246
Purchase      16,001               5.2250
Purchase      2,956                5.2250
Purchase      7,280                5.2250
Purchase      1,729                5.2250
Sale          30,362               5.3362
Sale          59,721               5.3449
Sale          562                  5.2250
Sale          465                  5.2464
Sale          450                  5.3812
Sale          600                  5.2974
Sale          398,135              5.3651
Sale          9,200                5.2413
Sale          873                  5.2250
Sale          500                  5.3766
Sale          11,338               5.2490
Sale          48                   5.2250
Sale          471                  5.2250
Sale          29,061               5.2242
Sale          447,902              5.3651
Sale          1                    5.2250
Sale          14,054               5.2463

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          29061         5.2242
CFD            Long          9200          5.2412
CFD            Long          14054         5.2463
CFD            Long          11338         5.249
CFD            Long          1848          5.3238
CFD            Long          30362         5.3361
CFD            Short         11530         5.2259
CFD            Short         13106         5.2452
CFD            Short         34555         5.2475
CFD            Short         35700         5.257
CFD            Short         309723        5.2985
CFD            Short         17597         5.3105
CFD            Short         114432        5.3245
CFD            Short         36069         5.3255

(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                         23 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)