CommonHealth Expands With Tokyo Office

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Thu Oct 8, 2009 7:01am EDT 

  PARSIPPANY, NJ, Oct 08 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com), a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com)
company and the world's leading healthcare-communications network,
formally announced today it has expanded its global presence with the
opening of its office in Tokyo, Japan -- CommonHealth Kyowa.

    Since 1997, CommonHealth has had an informal working relationship with
Kyowa Kikaku, the healthcare communications agency within ASATSU-DK Inc.,
a sister WPP company. This full partnering between CommonHealth and Kyowa
Kikaku will allow both companies to further their worldwide reach,
enhancing CommonHealth's presence in the Japanese market and Kyowa
Kikaku's presence in the United States, allowing CommonHealth to broaden
its offerings to an increasingly global clientele.

    "We look forward to working closely with our Tokyo-based colleagues,"
noted David Chapman, managing partner of CommonHealth, responsible for
overseeing the network's professional agencies and global offices. "Both
CommonHealth and Kyowa Kikaku are well-established organizations with
very favorable reputations. We plan to bring that same level of quality,
expertise and service to our new clients through our collaborative
efforts, making CommonHealth Kyowa a healthcare marketing resource for
all looking to expand their reach in the Asian-Pacific arena."

    CommonHealth Kyowa, located at 2-20-15 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105-0004 Japan, will be managed locally by Kazuo Okuhara. Mr. Okuhara can
be contacted directly at + 81 33 571 3111 or by e-mail at
kokuhara@commonhealth.com.

    CommonHealth comprises CommonHealth Kyowa, Altum, Carbon, Conectics,
Earthborn, EvoLogue, Ferguson, HLS, MBS/Vox, ProCom, Qi, Solara and Valos.
The organization also maintains numerous partnerships both within and
outside of the WPP network of companies.

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Contact:
Beth Paulino
Kerianne Slattery
CommonHealth
973 352 1000 tel
www.commonhealth.com

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