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               04 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      40,967,529      3.49%    2,831,418       0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,769,118      0.24%    2,024,041       0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,736,647     3.73%     4,855,459       0.41%


(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      26,547               5.3979
Purchase      68,013               5.3314
Purchase      4,741                5.2858
Purchase      2,613,789            Transfer
Purchase      60,511               5.3900
Purchase      8,586                5.4160
Purchase      9,527                5.3068
Purchase      500                  5.4240
Purchase      150,400              5.3501
Purchase      13,862               5.3779
Purchase      27,800               5.4096
Purchase      60,609               5.3873
Purchase      15,000               5.4041
Purchase      13,862               5.3780
Purchase      28,133               5.3713
Sale          735                  5.3700
Sale          310                  5.3700
Sale          465                  5.3700
Sale          166,868              5.4051
Sale          425                  5.3700
Sale          625                  5.3700
Sale          500                  5.3700
Sale          1,100                5.3700
Sale          1,200                5.3700
Sale          200                  5.3700
Sale          1,160                5.3700
Sale          2,613,789            Transfer
Sale          20,323               5.4240
Sale          500                  5.4240
Sale          200,923              5.3953
Sale          17,668               5.3847
Sale          13,862               5.3780
Sale          470                  5.3700
Sale          9,662                5.4209
Sale          16,930               5.3790
Sale          50,836               5.3991
Sale          9,940                5.4607
Sale          55,292               5.4039
Sale          27,800               5.4096
Sale          900                  5.3700
Sale          1,600                5.3700
Sale          13,600               5.3700
Sale          750                  5.3700
Sale          290                  5.3700
Sale          1,250                5.3700
Sale          3,500                5.3700
Sale          1,200                5.3700
Sale          625                  5.3700
Sale          1,000                5.3700
Sale          12                   5.3700
Sale          290                  5.3700
Sale          2,000                5.3700
Sale          2,000                5.3700
Sale          670                  5.3700
Sale          850                  5.3700
Sale          1,440                5.3700
Sale          720                  5.3700
Sale          695                  5.3873
Sale          784                  5.3700
Sale          1,000                5.3700
Sale          508                  5.4225
Sale          880                  5.3700
Sale          585                  5.3700
Sale          680                  5.3700
Sale          670                  5.3700
Sale          630                  5.3700
Sale          825                  5.3700
Sale          3,500                5.3700
Sale          730                  5.3700
Sale          675                  5.3700
Sale          620                  5.3700
Sale          655                  5.3700
Sale          1,200                5.3700
Sale          1,200                5.3700
Sale          1,750                5.3700
Sale          900                  5.3700
Sale          888                  5.2850
Sale          1,000                5.3700
Sale          610                  5.3700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          24000         5.37
CFD            Long          16930         5.3789
CFD            Long          17668         5.3846
CFD            Long          200923        5.3953
CFD            Long          71137         5.3979
CFD            Long          55292         5.4038
CFD            Long          166868        5.4051
CFD            Long          27800         5.4096
CFD            Long          9662          5.4209
CFD            Long          20323         5.4239
CFD            Long          500           5.424
CFD            Long          26836         5.425
CFD            Long          9940          5.4606
CFD            Short         4031          5.284
CFD            Short         4741          5.2857
CFD            Short         9527          5.3068
CFD            Short         55600         5.3196
CFD            Short         150400        5.35
CFD            Short         28133         5.3712
CFD            Short         13862         5.3779
CFD            Short         12413         5.384
CFD            Short         60609         5.3873
CFD            Short         60511         5.3899
CFD            Short         26547         5.3978
CFD            Short         15000         5.4041
CFD            Short         27800         5.4096
CFD            Short         7379          5.4143
CFD            Short         8586          5.4159
CFD            Short         500           5.424

(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                         05 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)