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               01 July 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      47,726,080     4.07%     1,749,771       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      968,836     0.08%     6,207,890       0.53%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,694,916     4.15%     7,957,661       0.68%


(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      15,000               4.7457
Purchase      2,000                4.6839
Purchase      106,879              4.6429
Purchase      66,795               4.7281
Purchase      512                  4.7825
Purchase      4,966                4.7139
Purchase      7,670                4.7275
Purchase      43,255               4.6636
Sale          122,600              4.7518
Sale          319,407              4.6996
Sale          500                  4.7968
Sale          3,510                4.7580
Sale          34,913               4.7221
Sale          6,868                4.7336
Sale          4,000                4.7770
Sale          40,964               4.6607
Sale          30,954               4.7268
Sale          1,000                4.7010
Sale          1,150                4.7110
Sale          500                  4.7810
Sale          5,000                4.7491

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          40964         4.6607
CFD            Long          31314         4.6884
CFD            Long          319407        4.6995
CFD            Long          34913         4.7221
CFD            Long          30954         4.7267
CFD            Long          6868          4.7336
CFD            Long          5000          4.749
CFD            Long          122600        4.7518
CFD            Long          4000          4.777
CFD            Long          500           4.7968
CFD            Short         106879        4.6428
CFD            Short         43255         4.6636
CFD            Short         2000          4.6839
CFD            Short         6011          4.698
CFD            Short         4966          4.7138
CFD            Short         66795         4.728
CFD            Short         15000         4.7457

(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                         02 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)