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               24 June 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      46,806,404     3.99%     1,805,990       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,069,459     0.09%     5,566,740       0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,875,863     4.08%     7,372,730       0.63%


(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      40,151               5.0810
Purchase      29,749               5.0198
Purchase      178,975              5.1219
Purchase      429,290              5.0345
Purchase      77,683               5.0281
Purchase      148,377              5.0735
Purchase      4,274                4.9834
Purchase      23,300               5.0495
Purchase      59,846               4.9831
Purchase      1,005                4.9825
Purchase      14,054               5.1206
Purchase      46,850               4.9938
Purchase      7,874                5.0475
Purchase      3,530                4.9825
Purchase      3,000                4.9989
Purchase      9,987                4.9825
Sale          2,950                4.9985
Sale          25,115               5.1040
Sale          13,108               5.1040
Sale          59,527               5.0287
Sale          9,570                4.9825
Sale          41,453               5.0899
Sale          3,800                5.0023
Sale          560                  5.1662
Sale          400                  5.1114
Sale          10,320               4.9825
Sale          30,368               4.9818
Sale          11,763               4.9825
Sale          22,500               5.1917
Sale          500                  4.9887
Sale          35,558               5.2082

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          30368         4.9817
CFD            Long          3800          5.0023
CFD            Long          34412         5.0869
CFD            Long          41453         5.0899
CFD            Long          65978         5.0924
CFD            Long          22500         5.1917
CFD            Long          35558         5.2082
CFD            Short         59846         4.9831
CFD            Short         4274          4.9834
CFD            Short         46850         4.9938
CFD            Short         29749         5.0197
CFD            Short         77683         5.0281
CFD            Short         429290        5.0344
CFD            Short         23300         5.0495
CFD            Short         148377        5.0735
CFD            Short         40151         5.081
CFD            Short         14054         5.1206
CFD            Short         178975        5.1218

(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                         25 June 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)