REG - WPP PLC - Results of AGM

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WPP PLC
  
09 June 2021
  
 





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


9 June 2021




 
 
 
WPP PLC ("WPP")
 
Results of AGM
 
Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 12 noon on Wednesday 9 June 2021, WPP plc (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 5 May 2021, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings
 
Resolutions 1 to 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 21 to 24 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 2020 Annual Report and Accounts


959,201,064


98.66%


12,904,167


1.33%


972,181,119


1,137,165




2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend 


972,029,035


99.87%


1,175,249


0.12%


973,280,172


38,112




3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee report


957,496,840


98.44%


15,129,720


1.56%


972,705,014


613,013




4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director


957,481,094


99.96%


297,858


0.03%


957,855,288


15,462,996




5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director


961,211,123


99.92%


697,432


0.07%


961,984,891


11,333,393




6 Ordinary Resolution to elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director


925,230,461


96.18%


36,687,662


3.81%


961,994,459


11,323,825




7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a Director


880,047,084


90.61%


91,160,570


9.39%


971,283,990


2,270,414




8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director


960,814,247


99.88%


1,093,297


0.11%


961,983,880


11,334,404




9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a Director


960,998,357


98.75%


12,125,301


1.25%


973,200,094


118,190




10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director


951,869,301


97.81%


21,270,712


2.19%


973,217,177


101,107




11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a Director


961,059,247


98.75%


12,080,966


1.24%


973,216,549


101,735




12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect John Rogers as a Director


953,553,508


99.59%


3,804,067


0.40%


957,433,911


15,884,360




13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director


961,020,422


99.90%


891,986


0.09%


961,988,744


11,329,540




14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a Director


923,942,078


94.94%


49,185,698


5.05%


973,207,408


109,199




15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a Director


968,172,454


99.91%


819,769


0.08%


969,068,559


4,249,725




16 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director


968,158,641


99.91%


819,843


0.08%


969,054,820


4,263,464




17 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director


929,884,812


97.08%


27,884,752


2.91%


957,846,460


15,471,824




18 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditors


915,759,807


94.48%


53,380,432


5.51%


969,216,825


4,101,459




19 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration


965,096,394


99.16%


8,091,381


0.83%


973,264,111


54,173




20 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities


900,224,847


92.50%


72,869,522


7.49%


973,170,705


147,123




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


967,047,273


99.41%


5,658,239


0.58%


972,782,761


535,523




22 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities wholly for cash


929,295,605


95.56%


43,141,290


4.44%


972,513,543


804,741




23 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights


882,339,173


90.73%


90,094,324


9.26%


972,509,954


808,330




24 Special Resolution to approve the adoption of the new Articles of Association


961,676,718


99.98%


138,925


0.01%


961,892,447


11,425,837




 
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): 1,203,140,675 ordinary shares.
 
The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at www.wpp.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings. 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 
 
 
Balbir Kelly-Bisla
Company Secretary
 
Further information 
Chris Wade, WPP +44 (0)20 7282 4600 
 
About WPP
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