Director Shareholding

WPP Group PLC
31 October 2003


                                  ANNOUNCEMENT

                             WPP GROUP plc ("WPP")

WPP was informed on 30 October 2003 that Mr Howard Paster, a director of the
Company, exercised options over 75,000 ordinary shares in WPP at £1.54 pence per
share under the WPP Executive Share Option Scheme.  The resultant shares were
sold at a price of £5.69 per share.

Mr Paster's beneficial holding in WPP is 203,167 ordinary shares, and 527,194
share options exercisable between now and 2012 at subscription prices between
£1.54 and £9.01 per share.

31 October 2003

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