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               03 September 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      41,130,914     3.51%      3,084,058     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,033,168     0.26%      2,450,331     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,164,082     3.77%      5,534,389     0.47%


(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      5,061                5.4900
Purchase      43,679               5.4559
Purchase      2,829                5.4747
Purchase      12,560               5.4733
Purchase      25,364               5.4724
Purchase      43,405               5.4597
Purchase      3,334                5.4900
Purchase      600                  5.4542
Purchase      19,311               5.4733
Purchase      21,732               5.4733
Purchase      7,870                5.4733
Purchase      85,257               5.4733
Sale          2,600                5.5000
Sale          8,053                5.4996
Sale          51,554               5.4503
Sale          1,516                5.3991
Sale          368,940              5.4664
Sale          600                  5.4542
Sale          263,159              5.4649
Sale          36,467               5.5018
Sale          260,265              5.4898
Sale          67,766               5.4680
Sale          375,000              5.4950
Sale          98,552               5.4657
Sale          190                  5.3966
Sale          800                  5.5062
Sale          231                  5.4964
Sale          14,493               5.4025
Sale          78,680               5.4754

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1516          5.3991
CFD            Long          20334         5.4429
CFD            Long          51554         5.4502
CFD            Long          600           5.4541
CFD            Long          53730         5.4559
CFD            Long          1886          5.4563
CFD            Long          263159        5.4649
CFD            Long          98552         5.4657
CFD            Long          368940        5.4663
CFD            Long          67766         5.468
CFD            Long          78680         5.4753
CFD            Long          239931        5.4937
CFD            Long          375000        5.495
CFD            Long          8053          5.4995
CFD            Long          2600          5.5
CFD            Long          36467         5.5018
CFD            Short         600           5.4541
CFD            Short         43679         5.4558
CFD            Short         5270          5.4562
CFD            Short         43405         5.4597
CFD            Short         25364         5.4724
CFD            Short         2829          5.4747

(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                         04 September 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)