Holding in Company

WPP GROUP PLC
13 August 1999

WPP GROUP plc ('WPP')

WPP received on 13 August 1999 the following notification pursuant to sections
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985.

Fidelity Investments have now become interested in 3.07% of WPP' issued
Ordinary Share Capital.

The interests are those of:

1.   FMR Corp., parent company of Fidelity Management and Research Company
('FMRCO') and Fidelity Management Trust Company ('FMTC').

2.   Fidelity International Limited ('FIL'), parent company of Fidelity
Investment Services Limited ('FISL') and Fidelity Pension Management Limited
('FPML').

3.    Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd, principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and FIL.

Management Company                        Ordinary Shares held


FIL                                       12,476,985
FMR Corp                                  11,174,204

Total                                     23,651,189