Holding in Company

WPP Group PLC
20 April 2001

                                 ANNOUNCEMENT


                    WPP GROUP PLC ('the Company'or 'WPP')


On 18 April 2001 WPP received the following notification pursuant to section
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985 from Putnam Investments. The registered
interests are those of Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam
Advisory Company, LLC (together 'Putnam').

Putnam has increased its beneficial interest to 58,871,041 WPP Ordinary
shares. This holding represents 5.21% of WPP's issued Ordinary Share Capital.


19 April 2001