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RNS Number : 2843W  WPP PLC  11 March 2026

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  11 March 2026

 

WPP plc ("WPP")

Vesting of Executive Directors' Share Awards

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities or their Connected Persons

The Company announces that the following persons discharging managerial
responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company
due to the vesting of a conditional share award under the terms of the 2022
Executive Performance Share Plan ("EPSP") award and the WPP Stock Plan 2018
respectively.

 

 Name of Executive Director  Total number of shares vested  Total number of shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities  Date of transaction
 Cindy Rose                  88,271                         41,571                                                                  10 March 2026
 Joanne Wilson               26,566                         0(1)                                                                    10 March 2026

(1) As permitted under the rules of the WPP Stock Plan 2018 Joanne Wilson
provided the Company with cash funds equal to the withholding liabilities due
on vesting and therefore retained all the shares vesting.

( )

 

 1.  Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Cindy Rose
 b)  Position/status                          Chief Executive Officer
 c)  Initial notification/                    Initial notification

amendment
 2.  Details of the issuer
 a)  Full name of the entity                  WPP plc
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier code             549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
 3.  Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument  Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')

                                              ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49

 Transaction 1
 b)  Nature of the transaction                Acquisition of ordinary shares following the vesting of a portion of a
                                              conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   Volume: 88,271

                                              Price: n/a

 d)  Aggregated information                   n/a

     -     Aggregated volume

     -     Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                  10 March 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 Transaction 2
 b)  Nature of the transaction                Automatic sale of ordinary shares pursuant to a trading plan to cover
                                              statutory withholding liabilities and costs following the vesting of a
                                              conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   Volume: 41,571

                                              Price: £2.555

 d)  Aggregated information                   n/a (single transaction)

     -     Aggregated volume

     -     Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                  10 March 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 1.  Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Joanne Wilson
 b)  Position/status                          Chief Financial Officer
 c)  Initial notification/                    Initial notification

amendment
 2.  Details of the issuer
 a)  Full name of the entity                  WPP plc
 b)  Legal Entity Identifier code             549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
 3.  Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument  Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')

                                              ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
 b)  Nature of the transaction                Acquisition of ordinary shares following the vesting of an award made under
                                              the WPP Stock Plan 2018
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   Volume: 26,566

                                              Price: n/a

 d)  Aggregated information                   n/a

     -     Aggregated volume

     -     Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                  10 March 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                 London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the
Market Abuse Regulation.

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Group Company Secretary

 

Further information

Media: press@wpp.com (mailto:press@wpp.com)

Investors: irteam@wpp.com (mailto:irteam@wpp.com)

 

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