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               12 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      40,490,334      3.45%     2,564,565      0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,069,475      0.18%     1,011,677      0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,559,809      3.63%     3,576,242      0.31%


(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           Price per unit
                   Securities          (GBP)
Purchase           100                 5.54
Purchase           1,561               5.575
Purchase           10,170              5.5321
Purchase           248,141             5.5135
Purchase           78,441              5.5208
Purchase           157,197             5.4875
Purchase           222,238             5.5161
Purchase           100                 5.5408
Purchase           69,081              5.4875
Purchase           5,077               5.425
Purchase           47,668              5.575
Purchase           120,013             5.5012
Purchase           87,590              5.5001
Sale               970                 5.51
Sale               650                 5.51
Sale               940                 5.51
Sale               430                 5.51
Sale               700                 5.51
Sale               1,121               5.51
Sale               390                 5.51
Sale               425                 5.51
Sale               980                 5.51
Sale               900                 5.51
Sale               720                 5.51
Sale               900                 5.51
Sale               630                 5.51
Sale               1,230               5.51
Sale               770                 5.51
Sale               920                 5.51
Sale               1,150               5.51
Sale               450                 5.51
Sale               650                 5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               650                 5.51
Sale               1,870               5.51
Sale               770                 5.51
Sale               600                 5.51
Sale               660                 5.51
Sale               525                 5.51
Sale               3,392               5.51
Sale               1,400               5.51
Sale               700                 5.51
Sale               520                 5.51
Sale               700                 5.51
Sale               630                 5.51
Sale               925                 5.51
Sale               577                 5.51
Sale               625                 5.51
Sale               1,093               5.51
Sale               600                 5.51
Sale               1,680               5.51
Sale               1,417               5.51
Sale               814                 5.51
Sale               350                 5.51
Sale               2,641               5.51
Sale               820                 5.51
Sale               850                 5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               1,048               5.51
Sale               450                 5.51
Sale               884                 5.51
Sale               1,100               5.51
Sale               880                 5.51
Sale               845                 5.51
Sale               820                 5.51
Sale               525                 5.51
Sale               830                 5.51
Sale               1,450               5.536
Sale               1,000               5.51
Sale               1,000               5.51
Sale               550                 5.5212
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               1,000               5.51
Sale               875                 5.51
Sale               43,548              5.5393
Sale               100                 5.54
Sale               909                 5.5742
Sale               148,024             5.5046
Sale               41,400              5.5186
Sale               49,468              5.4972
Sale               140                 5.4741
Sale               132,132             5.4952
Sale               56,793              5.5119
Sale               48,745              5.5389
Sale               1,500               5.51
Sale               395                 5.51
Sale               650                 5.51
Sale               625                 5.51
Sale               660                 5.51
Sale               660                 5.51
Sale               850                 5.51
Sale               900                 5.51
Sale               950                 5.51
Sale               480                 5.51
Sale               360                 5.51
Sale               1,681               5.51
Sale               880                 5.51
Sale               1,480               5.51
Sale               844                 5.51
Sale               700                 5.51
Sale               1,080               5.51
Sale               440                 5.51
Sale               962                 5.51
Sale               340                 5.51
Sale               550                 5.51
Sale               890                 5.51
Sale               850                 5.51
Sale               780                 5.51
Sale               960                 5.51
Sale               1,855               5.51
Sale               1,800               5.51
Sale               840                 5.51
Sale               940                 5.51
Sale               1,630               5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               646                 5.51
Sale               463                 5.51
Sale               600                 5.51
Sale               525                 5.51
Sale               4,600               5.51
Sale               550                 5.51
Sale               760                 5.51
Sale               850                 5.51
Sale               1,709               5.51
Sale               1,275               5.51
Sale               1,120               5.51
Sale               1,100               5.51
Sale               520                 5.51
Sale               1,230               5.51
Sale               1,600               5.51
Sale               770                 5.51
Sale               575                 5.51
Sale               3,740               5.51
Sale               770                 5.51
Sale               419                 5.51
Sale               410                 5.51
Sale               5,904               5.5739
Sale               1,000               5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               1,400               5.51
Sale               765                 5.51
Sale               3,200               5.51
Sale               2,200               5.51
Sale               1,250               5.51
Sale               1,050               5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               1,200               5.51
Sale               510                 5.51
Sale               1,010               5.51
Sale               1,700               5.51
Sale               640                 5.51
Sale               1,550               5.51
Sale               3,500               5.51
Sale               551                 5.51
Sale               550                 5.51
Sale               350                 5.51
Sale               690                 5.51
Sale               730                 5.51
Sale               550                 5.51
Sale               525                 5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               1,300               5.51
Sale               650                 5.51
Sale               1,200               5.51
Sale               1,120               5.51
Sale               890                 5.51
Sale               1,120               5.51
Sale               910                 5.51
Sale               400                 5.51
Sale               1,102               5.51
Sale               510                 5.51
Sale               480                 5.51
Sale               680                 5.51
Sale               1,850               5.51
Sale               550                 5.51
Sale               1,300               5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               1,120               5.51
Sale               1,230               5.51
Sale               1,352               5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               690                 5.51
Sale               540                 5.51
Sale               600                 5.51
Sale               1,050               5.51
Sale               3,094               5.575
Sale               2,000               5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               2,945               5.51
Sale               640                 5.51
Sale               371                 5.51
Sale               640                 5.51
Sale               745                 5.51
Sale               2,600               5.51
Sale               890                 5.51
Sale               580                 5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               1,600               5.51
Sale               2,110               5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               380                 5.51
Sale               411                 5.51
Sale               800                 5.51
Sale               3,200               5.51
Sale               755                 5.51
Sale               1,200               5.51
Sale               641                 5.51
Sale               1,400               5.51
Sale               400                 5.51
Sale               1,000               5.51
Sale               1,450               5.51
Sale               500                 5.51
Sale               66,593              5.5452
Sale               1,813               5.51


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          140           5.474
CFD            Long          208214        5.4875
CFD            Long          132132        5.4951
CFD            Long          49468         5.4972
CFD            Long          148024        5.5045
CFD            Long          56793         5.5119
CFD            Long          5584          5.5125
CFD            Long          16000         5.5134
CFD            Long          41400         5.5186
CFD            Long          48745         5.5389
CFD            Long          43548         5.5393
CFD            Long          100           5.54
CFD            Long          50593         5.5552
CFD            Long          909           5.5741
CFD            Short         434492        5.4875
CFD            Short         87590         5.5001
CFD            Short         120013        5.5011
CFD            Short         20383         5.5121
CFD            Short         248141        5.5134
CFD            Short         201855        5.5164
CFD            Short         78441         5.5207
CFD            Short         10170         5.5321
CFD            Short         100           5.54
CFD            Short         100           5.5408

(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                         15 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)