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WPPAnnouncement

18/05/2017 17:30

RNS Number : 6032F
WPP PLC
18 May 2017
Buy-back programme
Transaction in own shares
WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that on 18 May 2017 it purchased for treasury 200,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1705.7731 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:
200,000
Date of transaction:
18 May 2017
Time of transaction:
08:05 - 16:35 
Price (pence):
1705.7731
Trading venue:
London Stock Exchange
Broker:
Merrill Lynch International
Following the above purchase, WPP holds 55,404,826 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,276,866,546 (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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