Purchase of Own Securities

WPP Group PLC
01 April 2003

1 April 2003

                             WPP GROUP plc ("WPP")


WPP announces that on 31st March 2003 it acquired 350,000 of its own ordinary
shares of 10p each for cancellation. The shares were acquired at a price of
335.42p per share.


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