Offer Document Posted

WPP Group PLC
10 September 2001


NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, OR
JAPAN


                                 WPP GROUP PLC
                               TEMPUS GROUP PLC



WPP announces that the offer document in relation to the 555p Cash Offer by
Merrill Lynch International and Goldman Sachs International on behalf of WPP
for Tempus (the 'Offer Document'), announced on 20 August 2001, was posted to
Tempus Shareholders today. Acceptances should be received by 3.00 p.m. on 1
October 2001.


Tempus Shareholders who have already accepted the Havas Advertising Offer and
who wish to accept WPP's higher Cash Offer may withdraw their acceptances of
the Havas Advertising Offer by completing the relevant form of withdrawal
accompanying the WPP Offer Document.


Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meanings in this
announcement.




Enquiries:



MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL     Telephone: [phone]

Philip Yates, Managing Director

Richard Taylor, Director

Tim Pratelli, Director


GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL     Telephone: [phone]

Richard Campbell-Breeden, Managing Director

James Del Favero, Managing Director


BUCHANAN COMMUNICATIONS         Telephone: [phone]

Richard Oldworth, Managing Director

Mark Edwards, Director



Merrill Lynch International and Goldman Sachs International, both of which are
regulated in the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures Authority
Limited, are acting exclusively for WPP in connection with the Offer and for
no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than WPP for providing
the protections afforded to their respective customers or for providing advice
in relation to the Offer.


The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia,
Canada or Japan. The Offer Document and any relating offering documents must
not be distributed in or into or from Australia, Canada or Japan.


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