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               05 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      40,940,072      3.49%    2,889,205       0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,678,406      0.23%    2,010,201       0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,618,478     3.72%     4,899,406       0.42%


(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      302                  5.2000
Purchase      102,866              5.2128
Purchase      183,866              5.2122
Purchase      24,044               5.2083
Purchase      720                  5.2432
Purchase      4,927                5.2131
Purchase      173,690              5.2294
Sale          37,470               5.2115
Sale          672                  5.2100
Sale          52,273               5.2055
Sale          13,358               5.2094
Sale          93,697               5.2217
Sale          302                  5.2000
Sale          2,500                5.2412
Sale          2,006                5.2003
Sale          82,649               5.2104
Sale          148,499              5.2000
Sale          84,446               5.2126

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          302           5.2
CFD            Long          2006          5.2002
CFD            Long          52273         5.2054
CFD            Long          13358         5.2093
CFD            Long          784           5.2096
CFD            Long          81865         5.2104
CFD            Long          37470         5.2115
CFD            Long          84446         5.2126
CFD            Long          46622         5.2181
CFD            Long          93697         5.2217
CFD            Short         302           5.2
CFD            Short         24044         5.2083
CFD            Short         183866        5.2122
CFD            Short         102866        5.2127
CFD            Short         4927          5.213
CFD            Short         173690        5.2294

(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                         08 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)