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WPPAnnouncement

20/03/2017 17:50

RNS Number : 0050A
WPP PLC
20 March 2017
Buy-back programme
Transaction in own shares
WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that on 20 March 2017 it purchased for treasury 224,670 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1686.3544 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below: 
Description of shares:
WPP plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each
Number of shares repurchased:
224,670
Date of transaction:
20 March 2017
Time of transaction:
08:00 - 16:30
Price (pence):
1686.3544
Trading venue:
London Stock Exchange
Broker:
Merrill Lynch International
Following the above purchase, WPP holds 52,104,496 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,279,776,234 (excluding shares to be held in treasury).
All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis.
Enquiries:
Marie Capes, Company Secretary
020 7408 2204

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