Further re Grey Global Inc.
WPP Group PLC
26 January 2005
For immediate release 26 January 2005
WPP Group plc ("WPP")
Grey Global Group Inc ("Grey")
In connection with the proposed acquisition of Grey by WPP, Amendment No. 2 to
Registration Statement on Form F-4 was filed by WPP with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") in Washington DC on 26 January 2005.
Shareholders should be aware that the Registration Statement and the Preliminary
Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein, as amended, are subject to
changes, deletions or additions which may or may not be material in nature. No
reliance should therefore be placed on the information contained in the
Registration Statement, as amended.
Copies of this Registration Statement are available free of charge on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov under WPP's company filings and as otherwise indicated
below under "Investor Information". In addition, a copy of the Registration
Statement will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and then will be
available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility
which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: (0) 20 7676 1000
Contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP London 44-20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com
INVESTOR INFORMATION
This communication is being made by WPP in respect of the proposed merger
involving WPP and Grey. This communication does not constitute an offer of any
securities for sale. In connection with the proposed merger, WPP has filed with
the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 26, 2005, Amendment
no. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 (SEC File No. 333-119949),
containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed
merger for the stockholders of Grey, and each of WPP and Grey has and will be
filing other documents regarding the proposed merger with the SEC.
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATING
TO THE PROPOSED MERGER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE NOW, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED MERGER, WHEN IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Investors may obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's website
(www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by WPP may be obtained
free of charge by contacting WPP at 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212
632 2200. Documents filed with the SEC by Grey are available free of charge by
contacting Grey at 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212 546 2000.
Grey and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to participate in
the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger. Information
regarding Grey's directors and executive officers is available in Grey's
definitive proxy statement relating to its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
This definitive proxy statement was filed by Grey with the SEC on December 8,
2004. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential
participants is included in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus
relating to the proposed merger, which is available now, and will be
included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the
proposed merger and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC.
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