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               14 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      50,084,780     4.27%     1,413,473       0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives      809,227     0.07%     7,104,308       0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             50,894,007     4.34%     8,517,781       0.73%


(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      219,104              4.4572
Purchase      104,467              4.4567
Purchase      9,600                4.4548
Purchase      38,847               4.4706
Purchase      15,843               4.4410
Purchase      4,300                4.4035
Purchase      1,480                4.4100
Purchase      20,357               4.4495
Purchase      89,449               4.4568
Purchase      888                  4.4100
Purchase      37,620               4.4100
Sale          59,209               4.4373
Sale          310                  4.4737
Sale          500                  4.4735
Sale          400                  4.4250
Sale          15,000               4.4843
Sale          92,181               4.4613
Sale          4,300                4.4035
Sale          760                  4.4685
Sale          13,504               4.4232

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4300          4.4034
CFD            Long          13504         4.4232
CFD            Long          400           4.425
CFD            Long          59209         4.4373
CFD            Long          43842         4.4584
CFD            Long          92181         4.4613
CFD            Long          15000         4.4842
CFD            Short         4300          4.4034
CFD            Short         7534          4.4092
CFD            Short         15843         4.441
CFD            Short         20357         4.4495
CFD            Short         7293          4.4515
CFD            Short         9600          4.4547
CFD            Short         104467        4.4566
CFD            Short         89449         4.4568
CFD            Short         219104        4.4571
CFD            Short         38847         4.4706
CFD            Short         11794         4.4755

(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                         15 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)