Transaction in Own Shares

WPP Group PLC
22 September 2004

22 September 2004



                             WPP GROUP plc ("WPP")





WPP announces that on 22nd September 2004 it acquired 508,321 of its own
ordinary shares of 10p each for cancellation.  The shares were acquired at a
price of 519p per share.


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