Holding in Company

WPP Group PLC
1 March 2000

WPP Group plc ('WPP')

WPP received on 1 March 2000 the following notification pursuant to sections
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985.

Fidelity Investments interests have now increased to 3.35% 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 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                                        12,227,647
FMR Corp                                   13,735,639

Total                                      25,963,286