Directors Shrhldg-Replacement

WPP GROUP PLC
20 September 1999

The issuer has advised that the WPP Group Plc - Director's Shareholding
announcement released earlier today at 09:26, under RNS No 7079r was a duplicate
of the announcement released on Friday 17 September 1999 at 10:27 under RNS No
6434d.


The correct announcement is shown below.



WPP GROUP PLC ('the Company')

WPP Group plc has been informed on 17 September 1999, the family interests of
Mr. Martin Sorrell, a director of the company, purchased 25,000 ordinary
shares of 10p each in WPP Group plc at £5.81 per share.

At today's date Mr.Sorrell and his family interests (either directly through
share ownership, the Capital Investment Plan, the Notional Share Award Plan,
or phantom share options) are interested in or have rights in 13,168,414
Ordinary Shares (approximately 1.71% of the Ordinary Share Capital of the
Company).