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               26 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      47,346,662     4.03%     1,842,977       0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,080,139     0.09%     5,949,487       0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,426,801     4.13%     7,792,464       0.66%


(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      8,143                4.9625
Purchase      63,994               4.9578
Purchase      2,747                4.9859
Purchase      24,579               4.9681
Purchase      1,725                4.9562
Purchase      8,800                4.9850
Purchase      2,141                4.9550
Purchase      1,200                5.0077
Purchase      300                  4.9860
Purchase      92,475               4.9873
Purchase      3,922                4.9550
Purchase      30,564               4.9550
Sale          3,965                4.9550
Sale          1,737                4.9550
Sale          43,324               4.9674
Sale          9,600                4.9666
Sale          58,127               4.9507
Sale          92,475               4.9873
Sale          1,800                4.9720
Sale          1,725                5.0190
Sale          40,928               4.9456
Sale          4,000                4.9691
Sale          23,117               4.9699
Sale          68,060               4.9544
Sale          6,449                4.9899
Sale          9,911                4.9550
Sale          16,853               4.9615
Sale          475                  4.9662
Sale          475                  4.9809
Sale          3,582                4.9834

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          40928         4.9455
CFD            Long          58127         4.9506
CFD            Long          68060         4.9543
CFD            Long          9600          4.9665
CFD            Long          43324         4.9673
CFD            Long          4000          4.969
CFD            Long          23117         4.9699
CFD            Long          1800          4.972
CFD            Long          39722         4.9824
CFD            Long          3582          4.9834
CFD            Long          1725          5.019
CFD            Short         3710          4.9541
CFD            Short         1725          4.9562
CFD            Short         63994         4.9577
CFD            Short         12555         4.9601
CFD            Short         8143          4.9625
CFD            Short         24579         4.968
CFD            Short         8800          4.985
CFD            Short         2747          4.9859

(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                         27 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)