Additional Listing

WPP Group PLC
08 March 2005

For immediate release

                                                                    8 March 2005

                             WPP Group plc ("WPP")



WPP announces that the acquisition of Grey Global Group Inc ("Grey") was
completed on March 7, 2005, at 9pm (Eastern) in accordance with the certificate
of merger filed in the U.S. pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
September 11 2004.



Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock
Exchange for the listing of 77,884,929 ordinary shares of 10p each fully paid in
respect of the shares issued to Grey's stockholders.  These shares rank pari
passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary shares. Admission of the
new WPP ordinary shares to listing on the Official List and to trading on the
London Stock Exchange is expected to become effective at 8.00 am U.K. time
today.





Contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP London                                44-20 7408 2204

www.wpp.com






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