Additional Listing

WPP Group PLC
03 November 2005



                                3 November 2005

                             WPP Group plc ("WPP")

WPP announces that application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to
the London Stock Exchange for the block listing of 78,175,000 ordinary shares of
10p each fully paid.

The application is being made in respect of shares that may fall to be issued
pursuant to the:

WPP Executive Share Option Plan, being a maximum of 53,000,000 ordinary shares
of 10p each;

WPP Worldwide Ownership Plan, being a maximum of 11,500,000 ordinary shares of
10p each;

Grey Advertising Inc Stock Incentive Plan, being a maximum of 2,560,000 ordinary
shares of 10p each;

Y&R schemes, being a maximum of 11,115,000 ordinary shares of 10p each;

These shares, when issued, will rank pari passu in all respects with the
existing issued ordinary shares. Admission of the new WPP ordinary shares to
listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange is
expected to become effective at 8.00 am U.K. time on November 4 2005.



Contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP London                                44-20 7408 2204

www.wpp.com





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