Holding(s) in Company

WPP Group PLC
17 March 2003


                             WPP GROUP PLC ('WPP')


On 17 March 2003 WPP received the following notification pursuant to section
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985 from Franklin Resources, Inc. The registered
interests are those of Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc and its
affiliates.

Franklin Resources, Inc now holds 54,684,865 WPP Ordinary Shares. This holding
represents 4.74% of WPP's issued Ordinary Share Capital.

17 March 2003


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