Holding in Company

WPP Group PLC
5 November 1999


WPP Group plc ('WPP')

WPP received on 5th November 1999 the following notification pursuant to
sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985.

Fidelity Investments interests are now 3.91% of WPP's issued Ordinary Share
Capital.

The interests are those of:

1.   FMR Corp., parent company of Fidelity Management & Research Company      
     (FMRCO') and Fidelity Management Trust Company ('FMTC')

2.   Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), parent company of Fidelity       
     Investment Services Limited ('FISL') and Fidelity Pension Management     
     Limited ('FPML').

3.   Mr Edward C. Johnson 3rd, principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and FIL.



Management Company                  Ordinary Shares held

FIL                                   14,117,436
FMR Corp                              16,074,241

Total                                 30,191,677