Holding in Company

WPP Group PLC
29 February 2000


WPP Group plc ('WPP')

WPP received on 25th February 2000 the following
notification pursuant to sections 198-202 of the Companies
Act 1985.

Fidelity Investments interests are now 2.90% of WPP's issued
Ordinary Share Capital.

The interests are those of:

1.   FMR Corp., parent company of Fidelity Management &
     Research Company ('FMRCO') and Fidelity Management Trust
     Limited ('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                           12,228,547
FMR Corp                      10,196,374
                                     
Total                         22,424,921