Compulsory Acqn of Shares

WPP Group PLC
6 December 2001



    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA
    OR JAPAN

                                 WPP GROUP PLC
                    RECOMMENDED OFFER FOR TEMPUS GROUP PLC




    WPP announces that on 6 November 2001, when its Offer became unconditional
    in all respects, WPP had received valid acceptances in respect of (or had
    purchased during the Offer Period) 57,753,956 Tempus Shares, representing
    96.2 per cent. of the Tempus Shares to which the Offer relates.

    Accordingly, on 5 December 2001 WPP issued notices to Tempus Shareholders
    who have not yet accepted the Offer informing them that it intends to
    exercise its right under sections 428 to 430F of the Companies Act to
    acquire compulsorily any outstanding Tempus Shares at the expiry of the
    requisite notice period.

    WPP gave notice in the offer document dated 10 September 2001 (the 'Offer
    Document') of its intention to procure the delisting of Tempus Shares,
    such delisting to take effect as soon as appropriate after the Offer
    becomes or is declared unconditional in all respects. WPP now intends to
    procure the making by Tempus of an application for the removal of the
    Tempus Shares from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and for
    the cancellation of trading in Tempus Shares on the London Stock
    Exchange's market for listed securities. It is anticipated that the
    cancellation of listing and trading will take effect from 17 January 2002.

    The Offer remains open for acceptance until further notice.



    Enquiries:

    MERRILL LYNCH     Telephone: [phone]

    Philip Yates, Managing Director

    Richard Taylor, Director

    Tim Pratelli, Director



    GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL     Telephone: [phone]

    Richard Campbell-Breeden, Managing Director

    James Del Favero, Managing Director



    BUCHANAN COMMUNICATIONS     Telephone: [phone]

    Richard Oldworth, Managing Director

    Mark Edwards, Director



    The definitions set out in the Offer Document have the same meanings in
    this announcement unless the context requires otherwise.

    The Offer was not made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia,
    Canada or Japan. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being,
    and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into or
    from Australia, Canada or Japan.

    The Directors of WPP accept responsibility for the information contained
    in this announcement and, to the best of their knowledge and belief
    (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
    information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts
    and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
    information.

    Merrill Lynch International and Goldman Sachs International, both of which
    are regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority,
    are acting exclusively for WPP in connection with the Offer and no one
    else and will not be responsible to anyone other than WPP for providing
    the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing
    advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred to herein.