Director Shareholding

WPP Group PLC
20 December 2005


For Immediate Release                                      20 December 2005    

                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")

WPP was notified on 19 December 2005 that Sir Martin Sorrell, a director of WPP,
sold 1,920,000 WPP ordinary shares at a price of 627.5p per share on 19 December
2005. The shares were acquired and retained by the WPP UK ESOP to be used to
satisfy future share awards to employees of the WPP Group.

Following these transactions, Sir Martin Sorrell and his family interests are
interested in or have rights in 13,633,028 shares representing 1.088% of the
issued share capital of WPP (excluding 5,146,634 shares which is the maximum
number of matching shares under the 2004 and 2005 LEAP awards, the performance
periods for which expire on 31 December 2007 and 31 December 2009 respectively).

Contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP London                       44-20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com.





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