Vesting of Share Awards

WPP

11/03/2026 16:08

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
01
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/
 amendment
Initial notification
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
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
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
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
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/
 amendment
Initial notification
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
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
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

Investors: irteam@wpp.com

 

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