Offer Update

WPP Group PLC
2 October 2001




    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA
    OR JAPAN



                                 WPP GROUP PLC
                          OFFER FOR TEMPUS GROUP PLC

                             LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCES




    WPP announces that, as at 3.00 p.m. on 1 October 2001, being the first
    closing date of the Offer, valid acceptances of the Offer had been
    received in respect of a total of 53,522,624 Tempus Shares representing
    approximately 70.4 per cent. of the current issued share capital of Tempus
    and approximately 89.9 per cent. of the Tempus Shares to which the Offer
    relates.

    As at close of business on 18 July 2001 (being the date immediately prior
    to the commencement of the Offer Period), WPP owned 16,563,837 Tempus
    Shares, representing approximately 21.8 per cent. of the current issued
    share capital of Tempus.

    On 17 September 2001, WPP purchased 2,370,000 Tempus Shares in the market
    at a price of 555p per Tempus Share, representing approximately 3.1 per
    cent. of the current issued share capital of Tempus and approximately 4.0
    per cent. of the Tempus Shares to which the Offer relates.

    Save as disclosed above, neither WPP nor any person acting, or deemed to
    be acting, in concert with WPP owned any Tempus Shares (or rights over
    Tempus Shares) on 18 July 2001 (being the date immediately prior to the
    commencement of the Offer Period), or has acquired or agreed to acquire
    any Tempus Shares (or rights over Tempus Shares) during the Offer Period.

    Accordingly, as at 3.00 p.m. on 1 October 2001, WPP had purchased during
    the Offer Period or received valid acceptances in respect of a total of
    55,892,624 Tempus Shares, representing approximately 73.5 per cent. of the
    current issued share capital of Tempus and 93.9 per cent. of the Tempus
    Shares to which the Offer relates.

    Consequently, the Offer has become unconditional as to acceptances and the
    Offer is extended to 3.00 p.m. on 15 October 2001. The Offer remains
    subject to the other conditions set out in the offer document from WPP,
    dated 10 September 2001, which include, inter alia, clearance by the
    relevant competition authorities and a no material adverse change
    condition, as set out in paragraph (g)(i) of Appendix 1, Part A of the
    offer document.

    Enquiries:

             WPP     Telephone: [phone]

             Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive

             Paul Richardson, Group Finance Director

             MERRILL LYNCH     Telephone: [phone]

             Philip Yates, Managing Director

             Richard Taylor, Director

             Tim Pratelli, Director

             GOLDMAN SACHS     Telephone: [phone]

             Richard Campbell-Breeden, Managing Director

             James Del Favero, Managing Director

             BUCHANAN COMMUNICATIONS     Telephone: [phone]

             Richard Oldworth, Managing Director

             Mark Edwards, Director


    The definitions set out in the offer document from WPP, dated 10 September
    2001, have the same meanings in this announcement unless the context
    requires otherwise.

    The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia,
    Canada or Japan. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being,
    and must not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into or
    from Australia, Canada or Japan.

    The Directors of WPP accept responsibility for the information contained
    in this announcement, and, to the best of their knowledge and belief
    (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
    information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts
    and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
    information.

    Merrill Lynch International and Goldman Sachs International, both of which
    are regulated in the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures
    Authority Limited, are acting exclusively for WPP in connection with the
    Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than WPP
    for providing the protections afforded to their respective customers or
    for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matter referred
    to herein.

    END