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               10 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      49,772,484     4.25%     1,385,472       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      741,069     0.06%     6,862,979       0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,513,553     4.31%      8,248,451      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      35,929               4.5426
Purchase      198,565              4.5525
Purchase      16,966               4.5564
Purchase      12,495               4.5527
Purchase      35,425               4.5579
Purchase      17,275               4.5521
Purchase      32,491               4.5471
Purchase      198,565              4.5525
Purchase      23,152               4.5631
Purchase      30,400               4.5587
Purchase      93,972               4.5642
Purchase      9,559                4.5471
Purchase      248,206              4.5300
Sale          45,565               4.5534
Sale          1,662                4.5545
Sale          143,079              4.5492
Sale          8,118                4.5490
Sale          198,565              4.5525
Sale          18,990               4.5610
Sale          14,996               4.5548
Sale          750                  4.5385
Sale          14,034               4.5585
Sale          248,206              Transfer
Sale          10,600               4.5611
Sale          4,420                4.5543
Sale          100,724              4.5525
Sale          4,963                4.5550
Sale          325                  4.5535
Sale          950                  4.5415
Sale          248,206              4.5300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8118          4.549
CFD            Long          143079        4.5492
CFD            Long          100724        4.5524
CFD            Long          45565         4.5533
CFD            Long          4420          4.5542
CFD            Long          1662          4.5545
CFD            Long          14996         4.5547
CFD            Long          14034         4.5584
CFD            Long          100215        4.5605
CFD            Long          18990         4.5609
CFD            Long          10600         4.5611
CFD            Short         5157          4.5416
CFD            Short         35929         4.5425
CFD            Short         9559          4.547
CFD            Short         32491         4.5471
CFD            Short         17275         4.552
CFD            Short         12495         4.5526
CFD            Short         9909          4.5541
CFD            Short         16966         4.5564
CFD            Short         35425         4.5579
CFD            Short         30400         4.5587
CFD            Short         23152         4.563
CFD            Short         93972         4.5641

(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                         11 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)