Director/PDMR Shareholding

WPP Group PLC
28 September 2005



                                  ANNOUNCEMENT

                             WPP GROUP plc ("WPP")

WPP was informed that on 26 September, Mr Christopher MacKenzie, a
non-executive director of the Company purchased 2,000  WPP  American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs) at a price of $51.27 per ADR. Mr MacKenzie's  holding is now the
equivalent of 20,000 WPP ordinary shares.

28 September 2005



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