Executive Performance Share Plan and Awards

WPP

24/03/2026 15:31

RNS Number : 9524X

WPP PLC

24 March 2026

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                             24 March 2026

 

WPP plc ("WPP")

Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) Awards and Executive Share Awards (ESA)

 

On 20 March 2026, 2026 EPSP awards were made under the Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP). The participants included WPP's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as set out in the table below. In addition, awards were made in connection with the CEO's and CFO's annual bonuses for 2025 which were delivered 100% in the form of deferred share awards, ESAs.

Executive Director
Nature of Award
Number of shares awarded
Cindy Rose (CEO)
2026 EPSP
2,147,766
Cindy Rose (CEO)
2025 ESA
115,800
Joanne Wilson (CFO)
2026 EPSP
979,381
Joanne Wilson (CFO)
2025 ESA
84,257

 

Notes

1)   The EPSP awards and ESAs were made in accordance with the terms of the 2023 Directors' Compensation Policy as approved by shareholders on 17 May 2023

2)   To the extent that each element of an EPSP award does not vest at the end of the three- year performance period it will lapse

3)   The 2026 EPSP awards take the form of conditional awards over WPP shares or ADRs and the amounts stated above represent the maximum possible opportunity. 

4)   The extent to which these awards vest in 2029 will depend on WPP's performance over the three-year performance period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, as set out in the WPP 2025 Annual Report.  

5)   The ESAs take the form of conditional awards over WPP shares and will vest after two years subject to continued employment.

6)   Additional shares will be awarded at vesting of both EPSP awards and ESAs in lieu of dividends on the shares that vest

7)   The EPSP awards to Executive Directors are subject to an additional two-year post-vesting holding period

 

1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Cindy Rose
b)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer
c)
Initial notification/
 amendment
Initial notification
2.
Details of the issuer
a)
Full name of the entity
WPP plc
b)
Legal Entity Identifier code
549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
3.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
b)
Nature of the transactions
Grant of conditional share awards over WPP plc ordinary shares under the WPP Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) and WPP plc Stock Plan 2018 (WSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Conditional award over shares under the EPSP
2,147,766
Conditional award over shares under the WSP
115,800
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated number
- Aggregated Price
- Total
N/A (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Joanne Wilson
b)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
c)
Initial notification/
 amendment
Initial notification
2.
Details of the issuer
a)
Full name of the entity
WPP plc
b)
Legal Entity Identifier code
549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
3.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
b)
Nature of the transactions
Grant of conditional share awards over WPP plc ordinary shares under the WPP Executive Performance Share Plan and WPP plc Stock Plan 2018
c)
Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Conditional award over shares under the EPSP
979,381
Conditional award under the WSP
84,257
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated number
- Aggregated Price
- Total
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
20 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Group Company Secretary

 

Further information

Media: press@wpp.com

Investors: irteam@wpp.com

 

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