WPP Suspends Dividend, Withdraws Guidance
31 March 2020 - 11:00PM
Dow Jones News
By Matt Grossman
WPP on Tuesday suspended a planned GBP950 million share buyback
program and suspended its proposed final 2019 dividend of 37.3
pence to preserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The global advertising company also withdrew its earnings
guidance for 2020, citing uncertainty from Covid-19.
WPP said that activity has begun to decline in March after a
strong start to the year in markets other than China. In response,
the company has frozen hiring, halted discretionary spending and
postponed planned raises for its workers.
Write to Matt Grossman at matt.grossman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 31, 2020 07:45 ET (11:45 GMT)
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