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RNS Number : 0358K  WPP PLC  23 May 2025

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  23 May 2025

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11.00am on Friday 23 May
2025, 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 28 March 2025, which is available
on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors (http://www.wpp.com/investors) .

 

Resolutions 1 to 19 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 20 to
22 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 2024 Annual Report and Accounts                  947,593,254       99.98%               150,159              0.02%         947,743,413               1,184,001
 2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend                                     947,335,153       99.85%            1,469,084               0.15%         948,804,237                  123,177
 3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee                    825,469,085       87.00%        123,294,722                 13.00%        948,763,807                  163,607
 report
 4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Philip Jansen as a Director                            941,253,965       99.21%            7,501,673               0.79%         948,755,638                  171,776
 5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director                   919,106,039       96.88%          29,616,329                3.12%         948,722,368                  205,046
 6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director                       831,251,293       87.62%        117,466,689                 12.38%        948,717,982                  209,432
 7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director                       849,685,741       89.56%          99,033,457                10.44%        948,719,198                  208,216
 8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director                         820,602,654       86.50%        128,115,948                 13.50%        948,718,602                  208,812
 9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read CBE as a Director                         931,570,567       99.95%               497,584              0.05%         932,068,151             16,859,263
 10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director                       918,855,883       96.85%          29,868,048                3.15%         948,723,931                  203,483
 11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Andrew Scott as a Director                         947,930,752       99.91%               848,792              0.09%         948,779,544                  147,870
 12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director                       947,965,470       99.92%               761,066              0.08%         948,726,536                  200,878
 13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director                    840,490,895       88.59%        108,231,583                 11.41%        948,722,478                  204,936
 14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director                        948,202,971       99.94%               536,782              0.06%         948,739,753                  187,661
 15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director                     946,273,903       99.74%            2,447,690               0.26%         948,721,593                  205,821
 16 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor        948,577,567       99.98%               209,812              0.02%         948,787,379                  140,035
 of the Company
 17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the             948,623,010       99.98%               154,988              0.02%         948,777,998                  149,416
 Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration
 18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities        812,052,318       85.59%        136,684,967                 14.41%        948,737,285                  189,374
 19 Ordinary Resolution to approve the renewal of the WPP plc Share Option Plan        843,638,856       99.21%            6,703,622               0.79%         850,342,478             98,584,436
 as amended
 20 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares             946,335,614       99.76%            2,316,780               0.24%         948,652,394                  275,020
 21 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities           825,323,077       97.20%          23,790,022                2.80%         849,113,099             99,812,371
 wholly

 for cash
 22 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights           834,417,491       88.08%        112,970,577                 11.92%        947,388,068               1,537,402

 

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

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to
build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more
information, visit www.wpp.com (http://www.wpp.com/) .

 

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