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RNS Number : 7709Z  WPP PLC  17 May 2023

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  17 May 2023

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 11.00am on Wednesday 17 May
2023, 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 23 March 2023, which is
available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors
(http://www.wpp.com/investors) .

 

Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19 to
21 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 2022 Annual Report and Accounts            898,177,452        99.53%  4,225,472            0.47%   902,402,924       864,265
 2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend                               901,095,636        99.77%  2,094,037            0.23%   903,189,673       78,809
 3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee              847,942,111        93.89%  55,150,578           6.11%   903,092,689       175,793
 report
 4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy             827,195,868        91.60%  75,887,013           8.40%   903,082,881       185,601
 5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Joanne Wilson as a Director                      901,256,094        99.79%  1,876,823            0.21%   903,132,917       135,565
 6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director             837,679,667        92.75%  65,451,340           7.25%   903,131,007       137,475
 7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director                 811,333,389        96.51%  29,341,021           3.49%   840,674,410       62,594,072
 8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director                 893,936,461        99.35%  5,828,789            0.65%   899,765,250       3,503,232
 9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director                   895,836,363        99.19%  7,286,834            0.81%   903,123,197       145,285
 10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director                 879,278,332        97.36%  23,853,000           2.64%   903,131,332       137,150
 11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a Director                      900,378,106        99.70%  2,750,146            0.30%   903,128,252       140,230
 12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director                 896,465,480        99.26%  6,654,567            0.74%   903,120,047       148,435
 13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director                 898,194,742        99.45%  4,928,901            0.55%   903,123,643       144,839
 14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director              834,394,828        99.25%  6,283,012            0.75%   840,677,840       62,590,642
 15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director               901,957,298        99.87%  1,168,514            0.13%   903,125,812       142,670
 16 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor of the         864,899,886        95.89%  37,091,996           4.11%   901,991,882       1,276,600
 Company
 17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the       895,091,894        99.24%  6,855,678            0.76%   901,947,572       1,320,910
 Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration
 18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities  797,071,147        88.26%  106,048,306          11.74%  903,119,453       149,029
 19 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares       893,187,020        98.91%  9,834,807            1.09%   903,021,827       246,655
 20 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities     829,960,198        92.09%  71,241,282           7.91%   901,201,480       2,067,002
 wholly for cash
 21 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights     819,375,034        90.93%  81,682,379           9.07%   901,057,413       2,210,287

 

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): 1,074,622,937 ordinary
shares.

 

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at
www.wpp.com/investors (http://www.wpp.com/investors) . 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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

 

Further information

Chris Wade, WPP +44 (0)20 7282 4600

 

About WPP

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to
build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more
information, visit www.wpp.com (http://www.wpp.com/) .

 

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