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25/09/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 6412A  S4 Capital PLC  25 September 2025

25 September 2025

S(4) Capital plc

("S(4) Capital" or the "Company")

Issue of Shares

On 1 July 2022, S(4) Capital plc (SFOR.L) announced a combination with social
media marketing agency XX Artists, expanding its capabilities and client base
in the core US market (the "Transaction"). Pursuant to the terms of the
Transaction, the Company has agreed to issue 17,203,609 ordinary shares of 25
pence each in the capital of the Company, credited as fully paid, as a
deferred consideration payment (the "Shares").

Applications have been made to the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange for
the Shares to be admitted to the equity shares (transition) category of the
Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main
Market for listed securities respectively ("Admission"). It is expected that
Admission will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 26 September 2025.

Enquiries

 S(4) Capital plc
 Tel: +44 (0)20 3793 0003

 Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman
 Sodali & Co (PR Advisor)
 Tel: +44 (0) 7970 246 725

 Elly Williamson / Pete Lambie

 

About S(4) Capital

Our strategy is to build a purely digital advertising and marketing services
business for global, multinational, regional, and local clients, and
millennial-driven influencer brands. This will be achieved by integrating
leading businesses in two synchronised Practices: Marketing Services and
Technology Services, along with an emphasis on 'faster, better, cheaper, more'
execution in an always-on, consumer-led environment, with a unitary structure.

The Company now has approximately 6,800 people in 33 countries with
approximately 80% of net revenue across the Americas, 15% across Europe, the
Middle East and Africa and 5% across Asia-Pacific. The longer-term objective
is a geographic split of 60%:20%:20%. At the Group's last full year results
Content accounted for approximately 60% of net revenue, Data&Digital Media
25% and Technology Services 15%. Sir Martin was CEO of WPP for 33 years,
building it from a £1 million 'shell' company in 1985 into the world's
largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market
capitalisation of over £16 billion on the day he left. Prior to that, Sir
Martin was Group Financial Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Company Plc for
nine years.

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