Holding(s) in Company

WPP Group PLC
25 June 2002

                                  ANNOUNCEMENT

                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")


On 19 June 2002 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 a beneficial interest of 49,170,230 WPP Ordinary Shares. This holding
represents 4.25% of WPP's issued Ordinary Share Capital.


25 June 2002


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