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               25 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      47,400,200     4.04%     1,797,586       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,036,317     0.09%     6,073,397       0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,436,517     4.13%     7,870,983       0.67%


(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      39,210               5.0450
Purchase      2,956                5.0365
Purchase      40,951               5.0390
Purchase      139,303              5.0063
Purchase      8,764                5.0450
Purchase      89,453               5.0172
Purchase      27,447               5.0450
Purchase      370,496              5.0102
Purchase      8,806                5.0450
Purchase      1,819                5.0150
Purchase      2,728                5.0150
Purchase      11,599               5.0450
Purchase      34,072               5.0174
Sale          1,005                5.0450
Sale          400                  5.0170
Sale          31,70                5.0447
Sale          2,800                5.0050
Sale          23,188               5.0188
Sale          9,061                5.0199
Sale          40,876               5.0189
Sale          59,846               5.0142
Sale          368                  5.0168
Sale          150                  5.0162
Sale          600                  5.0170
Sale          280                  5.0215
Sale          1,400                5.0218
Sale          870                  5.0218
Sale          9,757                5.0450
Sale          1,000                4.9990
Sale          500                  4.9942

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          500           4.9942
CFD            Long          59846         5.0142
CFD            Long          23188         5.0187
CFD            Long          40876         5.0188
CFD            Long          9061          5.0198
CFD            Long          31707         5.0447
CFD            Short         15037         5.0029
CFD            Short         139303        5.0063
CFD            Short         370496        5.0102
CFD            Short         89453         5.0172
CFD            Short         34072         5.0173
CFD            Short         40951         5.0389
CFD            Short         15665         5.044

(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                         26 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)