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WPP PLC
24 May 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 May 2022
WPP PLC ("WPP")
Results of AGM
Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 2.00pm on
Tuesday 24 May 2022, WPP plc (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 31 March 2022, which is available
on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.
Resolutions 1 to 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and
resolutions 21 to 23 were passed as special resolutions.
The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:
Resolution Total Votes % Total Votes % Total Votes Votes Withheld
For Against Cast
1 Ordinary Resolution
to receive the 2021
Annual Report and
Accounts 896,362,753 99.93 646,184 0.07 897,008,937 4,196,198
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2 Ordinary Resolution
to declare a final
dividend 900,742,472 99.95 433,013 0.05 901,175,485 29,650
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3 Ordinary Resolution
to approve the Compensation
Committee report 841,723,026 93.41 59,344,966 6.59 901,067,992 137,143
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4 Ordinary Resolution
to elect Simon Dingemans
as a Director 847,247,357 94.11 52,990,712 5.89 900,238,069 967,066
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5 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Angela
Ahrendts DBE as
a Director 888,048,014 98.55 13,051,790 1.45 901,099,804 105,330
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6 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Sandrine
Dufour as a Director 899,998,242 99.88 1,095,207 0.12 901,093,449 111,686
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7 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Tarek
Farahat as a Director 898,638,952 99.73 2,454,784 0.27 901,093,736 111,398
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8 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Tom
Ilube CBE as a Director 887,335,147 98.47 13,759,466 1.53 901,094,613 110,521
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9 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Roberto
Quarta as a Director 875,457,434 97.16 25,634,598 2.84 901,092,032 113,102
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10 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Mark
Read as a Director 896,625,043 99.50 4,467,703 0.50 901,092,746 112,389
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11 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect John
Rogers as a Director 899,423,247 99.82 1,657,666 0.18 901,080,913 124,222
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12 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Cindy
Rose OBE as a Director 900,196,564 99.90 902,596 0.10 901,099,160 105,975
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13 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Nicole
Seligman as a Director 842,069,893 93.45 59,025,651 6.55 901,095,544 109,590
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14 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Keith
Weed CBE as a Director 896,629,988 99.86 1,216,686 0.14 897,846,674 3,358,461
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15 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Jasmine
Whitbread as a Director 662,809,535 73.56 238,287,890 26.44 901,097,425 107,710
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16 Ordinary Resolution
to re-elect Dr.
Ya-Qin Zhang as
a Director 855,504,210 94.94 45,596,353 5.06 901,100,563 104,572
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17 Ordinary Resolution
to re-appoint Deloitte
LLP as the auditor
of the Company 882,755,520 97.96 18,385,799 2.04 901,141,319 59,242
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18 Ordinary Resolution
to authorise the
Audit Committee,
on behalf of the
Board, to determine
the auditor's remuneration 896,240,077 99.46 4,906,799 0.54 901,146,876 58,259
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19 Ordinary Resolution
to authorise the
Directors to allot
relevant securities 829,661,839 92.08 71,374,157 7.92 901,035,996 169,139
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20 Ordinary Resolution
to approve the renewal
of the WPP plc Executive
Performance Share
Plan (EPSP) as amended 876,269,266 98.34 14,795,652 1.66 891,064,918 10,140,217
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21 Special Resolution
to authorise the
Company to purchase
its own shares 896,877,812 99.58 3,806,878 0.42 900,684,690 520,445
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22 Special Resolution
to authorise the
Directors to allot
equity securities
wholly for cash 848,198,279 94.29 51,384,848 5.71 899,583,127 1,622,008
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23 Special Resolution
to authorise the
disapplication of
pre-emption rights 835,252,211 92.86 64,262,364 7.14 899,514,575 1,680,569
Resolution 15 - Re-election of Jasmine Whitbread
The Company was pleased that Resolution 15 relating to Jasmine
Whitbread's re-election to the Board was supported but notes that a
significant minority were not able to support her re-election at
this time due to concerns about the number of other directorships
of listed companies held by Jasmine, and the potential impact on
her time commitment to WPP. The Board believes that Jasmine
continues to devote sufficient time to discharge her duties.
However, the Board takes seriously the results of the AGM and will
continue to engage with shareholders to understand and respond to
their views on the matter.
Notes:
(1) The "for" votes include those giving the Chairman
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):
1,098,813,213 ordinary shares.
The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's
website at www.wpp.com/investors . In accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.2 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
Balbir Kelly-Bisla
Company Secretary
Further information
Chris Wade, WPP +44 (0)20 7282 4600
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 .
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