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               11 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      39,959,499      3.41%     3,024,815      0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,756,003      0.24%     1,030,570      0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,715,502      3.64%     4,055,385      0.35%


(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      84,472               5.4152
Purchase      15,829               5.4582
Purchase      4,627                5.4258
Purchase      14,000               5.4850
Purchase      171,080              5.3936
Purchase      35,658               5.3597
Purchase      9,617                5.4110
Purchase      1,300                5.4015
Purchase      7,978                5.4599
Purchase      1,332                5.4250
Purchase      20,967               5.4134
Purchase      26,157               5.5081
Purchase      959                  5.5450
Purchase      25,758               5.4259
Sale          71,088               5.4456
Sale          142,776              5.4547
Sale          134,000              5.4650
Sale          47,828               5.3887
Sale          700                  5.5091
Sale          45,001               5.4815
Sale          16,965               5.4582
Sale          26,137               5.4744
Sale          1,300                5.4015
Sale          1,000                5.4318
Sale          430                  5.4318
Sale          3,000                5.4450
Sale          3,000                5.4450
Sale          1,250                5.4450
Sale          7,000                5.4450
Sale          5,500                5.4450
Sale          11,512               5.4250
Sale          47,913               5.4610

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          47828         5.3887
CFD            Long          1300          5.4015
CFD            Long          22036         5.4093
CFD            Long          71088         5.4455
CFD            Long          142776        5.4547
CFD            Long          16965         5.4581
CFD            Long          47913         5.461
CFD            Long          134000        5.465
CFD            Long          26137         5.4743
CFD            Long          45001         5.4814
CFD            Long          700           5.5091
CFD            Short         35658         5.3597
CFD            Short         171080        5.3936
CFD            Short         1300          5.4015
CFD            Short         9617          5.4109
CFD            Short         20967         5.4133
CFD            Short         84472         5.4151
CFD            Short         5290          5.424
CFD            Short         12067         5.4243
CFD            Short         30385         5.4258
CFD            Short         15829         5.4582
CFD            Short         7978          5.4598

(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                         12 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)