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RNS Number : 6512D  WPP PLC  08 May 2026

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  8 May 2026

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 10.00am on Friday 8 May
2026, 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 19 March 2026, which is available
on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors (http://www.wpp.com/investors) .

 

Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to
20 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 2025 Annual Report and Accounts                    905,526,445         99.99%                 135,788                0.01%           905,662,233                        403,209
 2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend                                       905,482,063         99.94%                 525,816                0.06%           906,007,879                          57,563
 3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee                      686,768,749         75.84%          218,835,048                   24.16%          905,603,797                        461,645
 report
 4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy                     678,516,018         74.92%          227,188,927                   25.08%          905,704,945                        380,497
 5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director                     873,033,403         96.37%            32,895,183                  3.63%           905,928,586                        136,856
 6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director                         791,878,593         98.95%              8,440,126                 1.05%           800,318,719                 105,746,723
 7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director                         894,678,647         98.76%            11,256,898                  1.24%           905,935,545                        129,897
 8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director                           894,410,984         98.73%            11,528,291                  1.27%           905,939,275                        126,167
 9 Ordinary Resolution to elect Philip Jansen as a Director                              897,294,234         99.04%              8,653,138                 0.96%           905,947,372                        118,070
 10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director                         902,623,890         99.63%              3,332,950                 0.37%           905,956,840                        108,602
 11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director                         890,413,850         99.04%              8,652,766                 0.96%           899,066,616                     6,998,826
 12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director                      892,048,983         98.47%            13,893,640                  1.53%           905,942,623                        122,819
 13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director                          902,593,916         99.63%              3,354,337                 0.37%           905,948,253                        117,189
 14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director                       790,960,464         98.83%              9,360,744                 1.17%           800,321,208                 105,744,234
 15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor          905,526,755         99.98%                 202,016                0.02%           905,728,771                        336,671
 of the Company
 16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the               905,505,852         99.98%                 221,369                0.02%           905,727,221                        338,221
 Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration
 17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities          771,849,994         85.20%          134,115,594                   14.80%          905,965,588                          99,854
 18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares               905,374,604         99.95%                 449,815                0.05%           905,824,419                        241,023
 19 Special Resolution to authorise the                                                  864,629,910         95.45%            41,258,461                  4.55%           905,888,371                        177,071

 disapplication of pre-emption rights
 20 Special Resolution to authorise the                                                  791,140,080         87.33%          114,737,461                   12.67%          905,877,541                        187,901

 disapplication of pre-emption rights in

 connection with acquisitions and other

 specified capital investments

 

Notes:

 

(1)  The "for" votes include those giving the Chair 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): 1,078,802,358 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 6.4.2 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/%23/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

 

Further information

Media: press@wpp.com

Investors: irteam@wpp.com

 

About WPP

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