Directors' Dealings

WPP Group PLC 11 January 2000 WPP GROUP PLC ('WPP') WPP announces that awards have now been made under the Leadership Equity Acquisition Plan ('LEAP') approved by shareowners on 2 September 1999. Recipients of the awards include Brian Brooks, Paul Richardson, Eric Salama and Martin Sorrell, who are directors of the Company. Their current interests in WPP shares, before taking account of any matching shares to which they may become entitled to under LEAP, are as follows:- Number of % of Issued Shares shares share capital committed to LEAP Brian Brooks 346,518 .045% 54,520 Paul Richardson 331,176 .043% 59,806 Eric Salama 409,177 .053% 54,529 Martin Sorrell 13,293,414 1.716% 1,073,816 Total 14,380,285 1.857% 1,242,669 All participants have committed themselves to holding a significant number of WPP ordinary shares until September 2004 and, in the case of directors of the Company and their family interests, they have agreed to hold 1,242,669 shares in total for this period, as indicated in the above table. Each participant may earn matching shares at the end of a five year period, depending on meeting performance targets based on total shareholder return. In addition Martin Sorrell and his family interests have agreed, subject to certain conditions, to retain 4,691,392 shares under the Capital Investment Plan, rights to 1,754,520 shares under the Notional Share Award Plan and 2,148,581 phantom options until September 2004.

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