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               08 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      49,225,944     4.20%     1,359,297       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      735,319     0.06%     6,634,679       0.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             49,961,263     4.26%     7,993,976       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      49,641               4.5525
Purchase      148,923              4.5525
Purchase      1,479                4.6400
Purchase      198,565              4.5525
Purchase      37,780               4.6323
Purchase      22,634               4.6175
Purchase      25,356               4.6110
Purchase      17,238               4.6333
Purchase      130                  4.6200
Purchase      1,084                4.6150
Purchase      50,241               4.6378
Purchase      28,860               4.6383
Purchase      1,479                4.6400
Sale          936                  4.5845
Sale          94,415               4.6380
Sale          34,202               4.6391
Sale          367                  4.6075
Sale          10,400               4.6369
Sale          198,565              4.5525
Sale          65,736               4.6232
Sale          21,405               4.5908
Sale          134,545              4.6157
Sale          4,800                4.6320
Sale          31,491               4.6015
Sale          1,900                4.5817
Sale          10,000               4.5880
Sale          440                  4.6362
Sale          1,880                4.6409
Sale          750                  4.6260
Sale          26,729               4.6400
Sale          1,200                4.6314
Sale          24,264               4.6400
Sale          2,128                4.6400
Sale          3,700                4.5886


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1900          4.5817
CFD            Long          3700          4.5886
CFD            Long          21405         4.5907
CFD            Long          31491         4.6014
CFD            Long          58975         4.6123
CFD            Long          134545        4.6156
CFD            Long          65736         4.6231
CFD            Long          4800          4.632
CFD            Long          10400         4.6368
CFD            Long          94415         4.6379
CFD            Long          34202         4.639
CFD            Short         25356         4.611
CFD            Short         22634         4.6175
CFD            Short         17238         4.6333
CFD            Short         50241         4.6378
CFD            Short         28860         4.6382

(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                         09 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)