Frth re Grey Global Group Inc

WPP Group PLC
26 October 2004


For Immediate Release                                            26 October 2004




                             WPP Group plc ("WPP")

                        Grey Global Group Inc. ("Grey")



Further to WPP's announcement on 13 September 2004 of the proposed merger
involving WPP and Grey, WPP announces that it has filed a Registration Statement
on Form F-4 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in
connection with the proposed acquisition.



Share owners should be aware that the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed
yesterday and the Preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein are
subject to changes, deletions or additions which may or may not be material in
nature.  No reliance should therefore be placed on the information contained in
the Registration Statement filed yesterday.



Copies of this Registration Statement are available free of charge on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov under WPP's company filings.  In addition, a copy of the
Registration Statement has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will
shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:



Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: [phone]



For further information contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP London                              44-20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com



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