Notification of Interests

WPP Group PLC
12 February 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

WPP Group plc .................

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )
.................

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
... Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
...... N/A ...........

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
...... N/A ...........

6. Date on which issuer notified:
......09 February 2007...........

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
... Above 3% (L&G)..............

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible   Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE                          
                                 Number of shares     Number of voting Rights 
                                                      (viii)

            Ord GBP              51,683,257 = 4.15%   (Under Sec 198 on
                                                        the 22/04/2006)
              0.10                (Under Sec 198 on
                                   the 22/04/2006)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares  Number of shares  Number of voting rights (ix)   % of voting rights
if possible using                      
the ISIN CODE         Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)       Direct    Indirect
                      
      Ord GBP           55,108,806      55,108,806                       4.44
      0.10

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights      % of voting rights
                 
      55,108,806             4.44

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (55,108,806 = 4.44% LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
   • Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct)
   • Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGAS & LGPL)
   • Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
   • Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
   • Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
... N/A ..............

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
... N/A ..............

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
... N/A ..............

13. Additional information:
Notification using shares in issue figure of 1,239,963,446
First notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name:
... Marie Capes ..............

15. Contact telephone number:
...020 7408 2204..............



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