H&K Acquires Canadian Agency

WPP Group PLC
27 July 2006


For Immediate Release                                               27 July 2006



                             WPP GROUP PLC ("WPP")

                 Hill & Knowlton acquires Result Inc. in Canada


WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company, Hill & Knowlton, the
leading public affairs and public relations firm, has agreed to acquire certain
assets of Result Inc. ("Result"), a corporate communications boutique.


Founded in 1981 and based in Calgary, Alberta, Result specializes in corporate
communications products and services such as annual and quarterly reports,
investor relations consulting and marketing materials.

Result's unaudited revenues for the year ended 30 September, 2005 were
C$1,065,000 with net assets of C$338,912.


Contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP                                            [phone]

www.wpp.com

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