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               03 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      49,150,488     4.19%     1,273,902       0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives      595,300     0.05%     7,061,927       0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,745,788     4.24%     8,335,829       0.71%


(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      624,500              4.5654
Purchase      17,043               4.6400
Purchase      4,629                4.6400
Purchase      2,496                4.6425
Purchase      752                  4.5786
Purchase      74,700               4.5839
Purchase      320,569              4.5943
Purchase      99,101               4.5769
Purchase      9,062                4.6400
Purchase      4,615                4.6080
Purchase      21,632               4.5762
Purchase      1,479                4.6066
Purchase      1,790                4.6275
Purchase      469                  4.6100
Purchase      29,361               4.6268
Purchase      114,978              4.5945
Purchase      107,602              4.5723
Purchase      84,200               4.5813
Purchase      3,576                4.5774
Sale          3,923                4.6224
Sale          600                  4.6109
Sale          250,000              4.6487
Sale          248,210              4.7330
Sale          76,565               4.5743
Sale          12,600               4.6376
Sale          15,000               4.5987
Sale          897                  4.5800
Sale          475                  4.6387
Sale          3,576                4.5893
Sale          25,871               4.6399
Sale          6,279                4.5732
Sale          500                  4.6387
Sale          37,458               4.5531
Sale          92,475               4.6050
Sale          200                  4.6387
Sale          430                  4.6217
Sale          400                  4.5692
Sale          1,700                4.5692
Sale          2,320                4.6217
Sale          500                  4.6012
Sale          500                  4.6387
Sale          510                  4.6386
Sale          1,000                4.5387
Sale          500                  4.6387
Sale          21,632               4.5762
Sale          2,000                4.6387
Sale          800                  4.6387
Sale          850                  4.6386
Sale          750                  4.6387
Sale          500                  4.6387
Sale          500                  4.6387
Sale          750                  4.6387
Sale          600                  4.6387
Sale          750                  4.6387
Sale          700                  4.5692
Sale          1,000                4.5692
Sale          500                  4.6387

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6279          4.5731
CFD            Long          76565         4.5742
CFD            Long          21632         4.5762
CFD            Long          3576          4.5892
CFD            Long          15000         4.5986
CFD            Long          3923          4.6224
CFD            Long          12600         4.6376
CFD            Long          25871         4.6398
CFD            Long          96914         4.641
CFD            Long          250000        4.6486
CFD            Short         624500        4.5654
CFD            Short         107602        4.5723
CFD            Short         21632         4.5762
CFD            Short         99101         4.5768
CFD            Short         3576          4.5773
CFD            Short         752           4.5785
CFD            Short         84200         4.5812
CFD            Short         74700         4.5838
CFD            Short         22545         4.5901
CFD            Short         320569        4.5943
CFD            Short         114978        4.5944
CFD            Short         4615          4.6079
CFD            Short         29361         4.6268

(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                         04 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)