REG - WPP PLC - Notification of Major Holdings

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27/11/2025 11:15

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RNS Number : 2934J  WPP PLC  27 November 2025

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

JE00B8KF9B49

Issuer Name

WPP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

UBS Group AG-Investment Bank & Global Wealth Management

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name    City of registered office  Country of registered office
 UBS AG  London                     United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

25-Nov-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-Nov-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 .                                                                          % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  5.031210                                              0.152266                                                                   5.183476                        55919465
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 JE00B8KF9B49                                                                          54276813                                                                         5.031210
 Sub Total 8.A                                54276813                                                                              5.031210%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument                           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                                                     exercised/converted
 Depositary Receipts (US92937A1025)                                      At any time                 13495                                                              0.001251
 Right to Recall on Depositary Receipts (US92937A1025)                   At any time                 186835                                                             0.017319
 Right to Recall of Lent shares                                          At any time                 789955                                                             0.073225
 Long Call Option                                       18/12/2026                                   410000                                                             0.038005
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                                                      1400285                                                            0.129800%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date        Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 Long Call Option              28/01/2026-18/02/2026                              Cash                         114031                   0.010570
 Equity Swaps                  12/12/2025-26/03/2029                              Cash                         6959                     0.000645
 Swaps On Baskets              29/08/2030                                         Cash                         121377                   0.011251
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                                242367                   0.022466%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                          than the notifiable threshold
 UBS Group AG (Chain 1)
 UBS Group AG (Chain 1)       UBS AG                          5.024882                                                                                                                                                5.128641%
 UBS Group AG (Chain 2)
 UBS Group AG (Chain 2)       UBS AG                          5.024882                                                                                                                                                5.128641%
 UBS Group AG (Chain 2)       UBS Europe SE
 UBS Group AG (Chain 3)
 UBS Group AG (Chain 3)       UBS AG                          5.024882                                                                                                                                                5.128641%
 UBS Group AG (Chain 3)       UBS Americas Holding LLC
 UBS Group AG (Chain 3)       UBS Americas Inc.
 UBS Group AG (Chain 3)       UBS Securities LLC
 UBS Group AG (Chain 4)
 UBS Group AG (Chain 4)       UBS AG                          5.024882                                                                                                                                                5.128641%
 UBS Group AG (Chain 4)       UBS Switzerland AG

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

27-Nov-2025

13. Place Of Completion

Zurich, Switzerland

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