Transaction in Own Shares

WPP Group PLC
10 June 2005

                             WPP GROUP plc ("WPP")


WPP announces that on 10 June 2005 it acquired 150,000 of its own ordinary
shares of 10p each for cancellation.  The shares were acquired at a price of
588.25p per share.


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