REG - WPP PLC - Result of AGM

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13/06/2018 16:25

RNS Number : 3207R
WPP PLC
13 June 2018
 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        13 June 2018
 
ANNOUNCEMENT
WPP plc ("WPP")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON SE1 8XX
ON: 13 JUNE 2018
STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:




 


RESOLUTION


FOR


%


AGAINST


%




 


1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts


994,689,872


99.44


5,575,638


0.56




 


2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend


1,000,358,215


99.95


543,946


0.05




 


3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation committee report


709,510,755


72.75


265,711,511


27.25




 


4 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director


839,060,517


84.50


153,912,351


15.50




 


5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director


976,347,218


97.56


24,469,661


2.44




 


6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Ruigang Li as a director


850,668,264


85.34


146,152,257


14.66




 


7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director


995,519,534


99.47


5,291,550


0.53




8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hugo Shong as a director


869,813,403


87.26


127,002,353


12.74




 


9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director


996,827,609


99.60


3,992,297


0.40




 


10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director


996,311,730


99.55


4,515,233


0.45




 


11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir John Hood as a director


929,184,532


92.85


71,572,237


7.15




 


12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director


965,381,697


96.46


35,447,095


3.54




 


13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director


983,951,073


98.31


16,884,088


1.69




 


14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a director


995,097,804


99.43


5,699,585


0.57




 


15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors


973,546,374


97.40


25,976,398


2.60




 


16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration


997,763,932


99.69


3,114,598


0.31




 


17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities


907,578,087


90.70


93,100,153


9.30




 


18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares


986,921,348


98.75


12,448,178


1.25




 


19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital


992,695,956


99.26


7,391,027


0.74




 


20 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights for an additional 5% for transactions


957,070,558


95.70


42,972,346


4.30












 
Contact:




Chris Wade
WPP


+44 (0)207 408 2204
 




 




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