Director's Shareholding

WPP Group PLC
03 January 2006


For Immediate Release                                          3 January 2006

                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")

                             Director's Shareholding


WPP was informed today that on 30 December 2005, Mr Christopher Mackenzie, a
non-executive director of the Company purchased 2,000 WPP American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs) at a price of $53.95 per ADR. Mr Mackenzie's holding in WPP
shares is now the equivalent of 30,000 WPP ordinary shares.

For further information, please contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP 44-20 7408 2204
www.wpp.com



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