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               09 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      40,629,630      3.47%    2,936,656       0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,712,379      0.23%     1,837,976      0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             43,342,009      3.70%     4,774,632      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      189,516              5.4931
Purchase      55,000               5.5552
Purchase      700                  5.5571
Purchase      200                  5.5825
Purchase      11,517               5.4139
Purchase      454                  5.5900
Purchase      9,137                5.4858
Purchase      752                  5.5658
Purchase      47,345               5.5599
Purchase      4,419                5.4850
Purchase      4,371                5.4100
Sale          3,650                5.4968
Sale          237                  5.5959
Sale          205                  5.5908
Sale          8,047                5.5997
Sale          33,032               5.5195
Sale          200                  5.5825
Sale          700                  5.5841
Sale          3,000                5.6062
Sale          80,136               5.5449
Sale          700                  5.5571
Sale          30,267               5.5557
Sale          9,806                5.5951
Sale          455                  5.5862
Sale          173,539              5.5845
Sale          390                  5.5912
Sale          485                  5.5562
Sale          6,141                5.4100
Sale          33,459               5.5554
Sale          55,671               5.5167
Sale          8,492                5.5758
Sale          210                  5.6460
Sale          4,371                5.4100
Sale          460                  5.6460
Sale          250                  5.5050
Sale          3,023                5.5712

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          28027         5.4117
CFD            Long          55671         5.5167
CFD            Long          33032         5.5194
CFD            Long          20000         5.5246
CFD            Long          60136         5.5516
CFD            Long          33459         5.5553
CFD            Long          30267         5.5556
CFD            Long          700           5.5571
CFD            Long          3023          5.5712
CFD            Long          8492          5.5758
CFD            Long          200           5.5825
CFD            Long          700           5.5841
CFD            Long          173539        5.5844
CFD            Long          14722         5.5915
CFD            Long          9806          5.595
CFD            Long          8047          5.5996
CFD            Short         11517         5.4139
CFD            Short         9137          5.4858
CFD            Short         5737          5.491
CFD            Short         189516        5.4931
CFD            Short         5169          5.5503
CFD            Short         2572          5.5524
CFD            Short         55000         5.5552
CFD            Short         700           5.5571
CFD            Short         47345         5.5599
CFD            Short         752           5.5658
CFD            Short         200           5.5825

(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                         10 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)