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               27 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      47,510,419     4.05%     1,739,236       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      969,599     0.08%     6,013,861       0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,480,018     4.13%     7,753,097       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      68,060               4.8802
Purchase      45,613               4.8981
Purchase      561                  4.8375
Purchase      3,000                4.8789
Purchase      68,236               4.8301
Purchase      25,941               4.8381
Purchase      6,211                4.8280
Purchase      33,546               4.8447
Purchase      4,480                4.8979
Purchase      8,380                5.0450
Purchase      18,900               4.8673
Purchase      2,352                4.8375
Purchase      59,170               4.9827
Purchase      66,146               4.8441
Purchase      33,305               4.9954
Sale          80,889               4.8846
Sale          40,312               4.8844
Sale          225                  4.8668
Sale          225                  4.8735
Sale          1,000                4.8840
Sale          2,500                4.8391
Sale          10,300               4.9128
Sale          4,000                4.8960
Sale          1,000                4.8987
Sale          4,480                4.9623
Sale          2,000                4.8693
Sale          7,360                4.8857
Sale          19,596               4.8906
Sale          12,767               4.8368
Sale          1,015                4.8375

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          12767         4.8367
CFD            Long          2500          4.839
CFD            Long          40312         4.8843
CFD            Long          80889         4.8845
CFD            Long          19596         4.8906
CFD            Long          8255          4.896
CFD            Long          10300         4.9127
CFD            Long          4480          4.9622
CFD            Short         6211          4.8279
CFD            Short         68236         4.8301
CFD            Short         25941         4.8381
CFD            Short         66146         4.844
CFD            Short         33546         4.8447
CFD            Short         1239          4.86
CFD            Short         18900         4.8673
CFD            Short         3000          4.8789
CFD            Short         68060         4.8802
CFD            Short         4480          4.8979
CFD            Short         45613         4.8981
CFD            Short         12641         4.9182

(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                         30 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)