Acquisition

WPP Group PLC
26 July 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               26 July 2007


                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")


               Ogilvy Healthworld acquires Pharmax in South Korea


WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Ogilvy Healthworld has
agreed to acquire, subject to regulatory approvals, a 70% stake in Pharmax
Research & Consulting Co., Ltd ("Pharmax"), a leading medical communications,
research and consulting, and conventions agency in South Korea.


Founded in 1997, Pharmax is based in Seoul and employs 66 people.  Clients
include Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer and
Sanofi-Aventis.


Pharmax's unaudited revenues for the year ended 30 June 2006 were KRW 
1,423 million, with gross assets at the same date of KRW 945 million.


This investment continues WPP's strategy of developing its networks in fast
growing markets and sectors.


Contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP                    T [phone]
www.wpp.com




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