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As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Agent 6/14/04 WPP plc 20-F 12/31/03 9:3.2M RR Donnelley/FA |
Document/Exhibit Description Pages Size
1: 20-F Annual Report of a Foreign Private Issuer HTML 2.01M
2: EX-2.16 Supplemental Indenture, Dated as of 30 December HTML 23K
2003
3: EX-4.26 2003-2005 Wpp Ltip Participant Guide HTML 39K
4: EX-4.27 Leadership Equity Acquisition Plan HTML 161K
5: EX-8.1 List of Subsidiaries HTML 80K
6: EX-12.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer HTML 12K
7: EX-12.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer HTML 12K
8: EX-13.1 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and HTML 10K
Chief Financial Officer
9: EX-14.1 Consent of Independent Auditors HTML 6K
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 12.1
Certification of Group Chief Executive pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) or Rule 15d–14(a)
I, Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive of WPP Group plc, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of WPP Group plc; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; |
| b) | [Intentionally omitted]; |
| c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
| a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls. |
Date: 11 June 2004
| /S/ SIR MARTIN SORRELL |
| Sir Martin Sorrell |
| Group Chief Executive |