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RNS Number : 6655N  WPP PLC  08 May 2024

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  8 May 2024

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11.00am on Wednesday 8
May 2024, WPP announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution set
out in the Notice of AGM. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the AGM
is included in WPP's Notice of AGM published on 21 March 2024, which is
available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors
(http://www.wpp.com/investors) .

 

Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19 to
21 were passed as special resolutions.

 

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

 

 Resolution                                                                      Total Votes  For            %       Total Votes Against                 %       Total Votes Cast            Votes Withheld
 1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts                    937,941,958         99.97%                236,024               0.03%           938,177,982                 1,420,613

 2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend                                       936,276,773         99.65%              3,256,561               0.35%           939,533,334                      65,261

 3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee                      789,002,865         92.88%            60,497,656                7.12%           849,500,521               90,097,874
 report

 4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Andrew Scott as a Director                               936,768,188         99.72%              2,668,306               0.28%           939,436,494                    161,501

 5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director                     836,382,449         98.46%            13,090,836                1.54%           849,473,285               90,124,710

 6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director                         848,251,881         90.29%            91,212,533                9.71%           939,464,414                    134,181

 7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director                         933,187,893         99.33%              6,275,626               0.67%           939,463,519                    135,076

 8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director                           921,060,142         98.04%            18,400,854                1.96%           939,460,996                    137,599

 9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director                          888,601,106         94.59%            50,854,851                5.41%           939,455,957                    142,638

 10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read CBE as a Director                          938,266,704         99.87%              1,181,909               0.13%           939,448,613                    149,982

 11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director                         926,022,555         98.57%            13,442,606                1.43%           939,465,161                    133,434

 12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director                         937,913,507         99.84%              1,544,137               0.16%           939,457,644                    140,951

 13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director                      895,489,427         95.32%            43,969,196                4.68%           939,458,623                    139,972

 14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director                          935,352,563         99.57%              4,081,692               0.43%           939,434,255                    164,340

 15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director                       848,290,551         99.86%              1,161,929               0.14%           849,452,480               90,146,115

 16 Ordinary Resolution to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of          935,645,512         99.59%              3,880,652               0.41%           939,526,164                      72,431
 the Company

 17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the               939,145,161         99.96%                378,380               0.04%           939,523,541                      73,855
 Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration

 18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities          811,164,583         86.63%          125,178,700                 13.37%          936,343,283                 3,255,312

 19 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares               934,367,386         99.46%              5,053,129               0.54%           939,420,515                    178,080

 20 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities             828,331,968         88.33%          109,394,949                 11.67%          937,726,917                 1,871,556
 wholly

 for cash
 21 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights             831,717,942         88.70%          105,968,747                 11.30%          937,686,689                 1,911,780

 

Notes:

 

(1)  The "for" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion.

(2)  Total votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the
total votes cast.

(3)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

(4)  Issued Share Capital (excluding Treasury Shares): 1,078,553,733 ordinary
shares.

 

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at
www.wpp.com/investors (http://www.wpp.com/investors) . In accordance with
Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning
ordinary business of the Company, will be submitted to the FCA and will in due
course be available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

 

Further information

Chris Wade, WPP +44 (0)20 7282 4600

 

About WPP

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to
build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more
information, visit www.wpp.com (http://www.wpp.com/) .

 

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