Holding(s) in Company

WPP Group PLC
23 January 2002

                                  ANNOUNCEMENT


                             WPP GROUP PLC ('WPP')

On 23 January 2002 WPP received the following notification pursuant to section
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985 from Putnam Investments. The registered
interests are those of Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory
Company, LLC (together 'Putnam').

Putnam has a beneficial interest of 61,945,080 WPP Ordinary Shares. This holding
represents 5.39% of WPP's issued Ordinary Share Capital.



23 January 2002



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