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               11 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      49,733,989     4.24%     1,395,741       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      766,981     0.07%     6,761,910       0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                766,981     0.07%     6,761,910       0.58%


(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      49,182               4.5430
Purchase      37,313               4.5147
Purchase      47,486               4.5145
Purchase      32,948               4.5889
Purchase      499                  4.4757
Purchase      7,962                4.4764
Purchase      47,556               4.4876
Purchase      3,181                4.4881
Purchase      20,192               4.4835
Purchase      60,000               4.4879
Purchase      12,300               4.4766
Purchase      71,170               4.4225
Purchase      3,148                4.6950
Purchase      10,298               4.4964
Sale          8,018                4.4796
Sale          8,101                4.4875
Sale          39,512               4.4917
Sale          121,026              4.4877
Sale          10,298               4.4964
Sale          19,300               4.4842
Sale          15,473               4.5126
Sale          23,148               4.5140
Sale          7,251                4.4225
Sale          58,474               4.4723
Sale          31,762               4.4714
Sale          14,764               4.4823
Sale          630                  4.4985
Sale          2,090                4.5687
Sale          74,499               4.4225
Sale          525                  4.4770
Sale          3,148                4.6950
Sale          3,711                4.4515

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          31762         4.4713
CFD            Long          58474         4.4723
CFD            Long          8018          4.4795
CFD            Long          14764         4.4822
CFD            Long          19300         4.4842
CFD            Long          8101          4.4874
CFD            Long          121026        4.4876
CFD            Long          39512         4.4916
CFD            Long          10298         4.4963
CFD            Long          15473         4.5125
CFD            Long          23148         4.514
CFD            Long          93344         4.5173
CFD            Long          21588         4.5228
CFD            Short         499           4.4756
CFD            Short         7962          4.4763
CFD            Short         12300         4.4765
CFD            Short         20192         4.4834
CFD            Short         47556         4.4875
CFD            Short         60000         4.4878
CFD            Short         3181          4.4881
CFD            Short         2234          4.4956
CFD            Short         10298         4.4963
CFD            Short         6676          4.4995
CFD            Short         47486         4.5144
CFD            Short         37313         4.5147
CFD            Short         49182         4.543
CFD            Short         32948         4.5888

(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                         14 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)