26th Jan 2005 13:27
WPP Group PLC26 January 2005 For immediate release 26 January 2005 WPP Group plc ("WPP") Grey Global Group Inc ("Grey") In connection with the proposed acquisition of Grey by WPP, Amendment No. 2 toRegistration Statement on Form F-4 was filed by WPP with the Securities andExchange Commission ("SEC") in Washington DC on 26 January 2005. Shareholders should be aware that the Registration Statement and the PreliminaryProxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein, as amended, are subject tochanges, deletions or additions which may or may not be material in nature. Noreliance should therefore be placed on the information contained in theRegistration Statement, as amended. Copies of this Registration Statement are available free of charge on the SECwebsite at www.sec.gov under WPP's company filings and as otherwise indicatedbelow under "Investor Information". In addition, a copy of the RegistrationStatement will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and then will beavailable for inspection at the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facilitywhich is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel: (0) 20 7676 1000 Contact:Feona McEwan, WPP London 44-20 7408 2204www.wpp.com INVESTOR INFORMATION This communication is being made by WPP in respect of the proposed mergerinvolving WPP and Grey. This communication does not constitute an offer of anysecurities for sale. In connection with the proposed merger, WPP has filed withthe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 26, 2005, Amendmentno. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 (SEC File No. 333-119949),containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposedmerger for the stockholders of Grey, and each of WPP and Grey has and will befiling other documents regarding the proposed merger with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATINGTO THE PROPOSED MERGER, WHICH IS AVAILABLE NOW, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXYSTATEMENT/PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED MERGER, WHEN IT BECOMESAVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEYCONTAIN AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors may obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's website(www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by WPP may be obtainedfree of charge by contacting WPP at 125 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212632 2200. Documents filed with the SEC by Grey are available free of charge bycontacting Grey at 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, +1 212 546 2000. Grey and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to participate inthe solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger. Informationregarding Grey's directors and executive officers is available in Grey'sdefinitive proxy statement relating to its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.This definitive proxy statement was filed by Grey with the SEC on December 8,2004. Additional information regarding the interests of such potentialparticipants is included in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectusrelating to the proposed merger, which is available now, and will beincluded in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to theproposed merger and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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