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               10 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      40,106,165      3.42%     3,045,802      0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,794,347      0.24%     1,230,015      0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,900,512      3.66%     4,275,817      0.36%


(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      10,926               5.5172
Purchase      1,249                5.4850
Purchase      158,267              5.5250
Purchase      501                  5.5208
Purchase      300                  5.5050
Purchase      27,500               5.5190
Purchase      785                  5.4754
Purchase      2,958                5.5250
Purchase      2,400                5.4450
Purchase      5,470                5.5250
Purchase      20,522               5.5005
Purchase      70,387               5.4882
Purchase      68,677               5.5040
Sale          1,483                5.4950
Sale          825                  5.4950
Sale          715                  5.4950
Sale          1,240                5.4950
Sale          500                  5.4950
Sale          1,000                5.4950
Sale          1,450                5.4950
Sale          2,100                5.4950
Sale          660                  5.4950
Sale          635                  5.4950
Sale          795                  5.4950
Sale          2,300                5.4950
Sale          700                  5.4950
Sale          1,050                5.4950
Sale          350                  5.4950
Sale          700                  5.4950
Sale          3,400                5.4950
Sale          600                  5.4950
Sale          1,793                5.4950
Sale          1,521                5.4950
Sale          158,267              5.5250
Sale          1,915                5.4850
Sale          66,023               5.5144
Sale          204,830              5.4909
Sale          63,184               5.4894
Sale          5,554                5.5253
Sale          85,037               5.4995
Sale          300                  5.5050
Sale          25,758               5.5243
Sale          2,000                5.4950
Sale          90,176               5.5207
Sale          1,215                5.4950
Sale          425                  5.4950
Sale          1,465                5.4950
Sale          837                  5.4950
Sale          1,580                5.4950
Sale          1,367                5.4950
Sale          911                  5.4950
Sale          735                  5.4950
Sale          610                  5.4950
Sale          1,565                5.4950
Sale          48,795               5.5138
Sale          600                  5.4950
Sale          1,100                5.4950
Sale          2,061                5.4950
Sale          740                  5.4950
Sale          1,150                5.4950
Sale          850                  5.4950
Sale          940                  5.4950
Sale          965                  5.4950
Sale          1,475                5.4950
Sale          1,200                5.4950
Sale          1,350                5.4950
Sale          1,150                5.4950
Sale          1,000                5.4950
Sale          1,337                5.4950
Sale          1,975                5.4950
Sale          625                  5.4950
Sale          825                  5.4950
Sale          690                  5.4950
Sale          780                  5.4950
Sale          550                  5.4950
Sale          890                  5.4950
Sale          2,150                5.4950
Sale          2,040                5.4950
Sale          1,110                5.4950
Sale          1,010                5.4950
Sale          400                  5.4950
Sale          800                  5.5110
Sale          800                  5.4950
Sale          1,250                5.4950
Sale          1,400                5.4950
Sale          1,100                5.4950
Sale          1,000                5.4950
Sale          980                  5.4950
Sale          1,250                5.4950
Sale          700                  5.4950
Sale          670                  5.4950
Sale          1,450                5.4950
Sale          900                  5.4950
Sale          1,600                5.4950
Sale          2,150                5.4950
Sale          1,750                5.4950
Sale          2,000                5.4950
Sale          2,000                5.4950
Sale          855                  5.4950
Sale          840                  5.4950
Sale          445                  5.4950
Sale          1,100                5.4950
Sale          1,600                5.4950
Sale          1,324                5.4950
Sale          1,440                5.4950
Sale          630                  5.4950
Sale          51,715               5.5114
Sale          700                  5.4950

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1915          5.485
CFD            Long          63184         5.4894
CFD            Long          204830        5.4909
CFD            Long          85037         5.4995
CFD            Long          153367        5.5033
CFD            Long          300           5.505
CFD            Long          51715         5.5113
CFD            Long          17899         5.5127
CFD            Long          48795         5.5137
CFD            Long          66023         5.5143
CFD            Long          72277         5.5227
CFD            Long          25758         5.5243
CFD            Long          5554          5.5252
CFD            Short         2400          5.445
CFD            Short         785           5.4753
CFD            Short         18298         5.485
CFD            Short         2119          5.4861
CFD            Short         70387         5.4881
CFD            Short         20522         5.5005
CFD            Short         300           5.505
CFD            Short         50379         5.5109
CFD            Short         10926         5.5172
CFD            Short         27500         5.519
CFD            Short         501           5.5208
CFD            Short         7721          5.5239

(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                         11 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)