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               30 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      48,050,369     4.10%     1,719,310       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      949,673     0.08%     6,540,341       0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,000,042     4.18%     8,259,651       0.70%


(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      1,257                4.7900
Purchase      1,000                4.7583
Purchase      8,380                5.0450
Purchase      268,097              4.7582
Purchase      233,085              4.7663
Purchase      9,255                4.7381
Purchase      3,301                4.8425
Purchase      15,000               4.8238
Purchase      18,388               4.8242
Purchase      4,135                4.7925
Purchase      1,097                4.9175
Purchase      2,496                4.8117
Purchase      59,645               4.7516
Sale          60                   4.8150
Sale          1,000                4.7962
Sale          2,641                4.8007
Sale          15,398               4.7812
Sale          25,941               4.7916
Sale          500                  4.8166
Sale          550                  4.7612
Sale          450                  4.7989
Sale          225                  4.7009
Sale          900                  4.8334
Sale          3,301                4.8425
Sale          10,147               4.8425
Sale          7,842                4.8425
Sale          1,500                4.8359
Sale          1,500                4.8359
Sale          1,500                4.8359
Sale          2,815                4.8375
Sale          8,916                4.8248

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.. CFD)      (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15398         4.7812
CFD            Long          16208         4.7862
CFD            Long          25941         4.7915
CFD            Long          2641          4.8007
CFD            Long          60            4.815
CFD            Long          500           4.8165
CFD            Long          8916          4.8248
CFD            Short         9255          4.738
CFD            Short         59645         4.7515
CFD            Short         268097        4.7582
CFD            Short         1000          4.7583
CFD            Short         233085        4.7662
CFD            Short         9104          4.7949
CFD            Short         2496          4.8117
CFD            Short         15000         4.8237
CFD            Short         18388         4.8242

(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                         01 July 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)