Holding(s) in Company

WPP Group PLC
21 August 2002


                                ANNOUNCEMENT


                        WPP GROUP PLC ("the Company")



On 21 August 2002 the Company was notified by Janus Capital Management LLC,
pursuant to Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985 that it had increased its
interest to 36,483,385 WPP Ordinary Shares, representing 3.15% of WPP's issued
Ordinary Share Capital.


21 August 2002




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