FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
13 June 2012 |
ANNOUNCEMENT
WPP plc ("WPP")
Statement: AGM Result Vote
Commenting on the share owner vote at WPP's AGM held today, Chairman Philip Lader said: "Our Board exercised its best judgment in the context of the Company's record year, international competitors, and the executives' performance. We appreciate our share owners' support on the re-election of all directors and all other resolutions, take the Remuneration Report vote seriously, will consult with many share owners, and will then move forward in the best interests of our share owners and our business."
Results of Annual General Meeting 2012
The results of the Annual General Meeting vote will be announced later today after the full results of the poll are finalised. The poll will be displayed on the Company's website later today. Below are the proxy results shown during the AGM:-
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD |
Resolution 1 To receive and, if approved, to adopt the Company's accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2011. |
849,887,770 |
98.15 |
16,002,627 |
1.85 |
865,890,397 |
4,366,674 |
Resolution 2 That the WPP directors' remuneration report set out in the report of the Compensation Committee contained in the 2011 Report & Accounts be approved. |
349,501,545 |
40.47 |
514,046,806 |
59.53 |
863,548,351 |
6,705,870 |
Resolution 3 That the sustainability report contained in the 2011 Report & Accounts be approved. |
858,908,654 |
99.23 |
6,683,621 |
0.77 |
865,592,275 |
4,663,397 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Colin Day as a Director. |
768,716,110 |
91.13 |
74,862,649 |
8.87 |
843,578,759 |
26,674,851 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Esther Dyson as a Director. |
735,289,234 |
88.07 |
99,631,887 |
11.93 |
834,921,121 |
35,334,550 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Orit Gadiesh as a Director. |
857,369,119 |
99.02 |
8,477,121 |
0.98 |
865,846,240 |
4,410,830 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Philip Lader as a Director. |
732,891,425 |
88.19 |
98,127,256 |
11.81 |
831,018,681 |
39,238,189 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Ruigang Li as a Director. |
607,538,059 |
71.27 |
244,952,390 |
28.73 |
852,490,449 |
17,766,622 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Stanley (Bud) Morten as a Director. |
849,019,847 |
98.06 |
16,826,443 |
1.94 |
865,846,290 |
4,410,781 |
Resolution 10 To re-elect Koichiro Naganuma as a Director. |
603,103,774 |
70.29 |
254,934,666 |
29.71 |
858,038,440 |
12,218,633 |
Resolution 11 To re-elect John Quelch as a Director. |
848,583,140 |
98.01 |
17,268,697 |
1.99 |
865,851,837 |
4,405,234 |
Resolution 12 To re-elect Mark Read as a Director. |
851,017,980 |
98.29 |
14,842,676 |
1.71 |
865,860,656 |
4,396,416 |
Resolution 13 To re-elect Paul Richardson as a Director. |
850,123,910 |
98.18 |
15,730,056 |
1.82 |
865,853,966 |
4,403,106 |
Resolution 14 To re-elect Jeffrey Rosen as a Director. |
654,530,637 |
78.20 |
182,515,020 |
21.80 |
837,045,657 |
33,210,813 |
Resolution 15 To re-elect Timothy Shriver as a Director. |
770,629,709 |
91.52 |
71,385,885 |
8.48 |
842,015,594 |
28,236,975 |
Resolution 16 To re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a Director. |
843,755,739 |
98.17 |
15,720,514 |
1.83 |
859,476,253 |
10,780,818 |
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD |
Resolution 18 To re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a Director. |
856,811,104 |
98.96 |
9,040,719 |
1.04 |
865,851,823 |
4,405,249 |
Resolution 19 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company and determine their remuneration. |
843,225,813 |
98.45 |
13,247,093 |
1.55 |
856,472,906 |
13,783,818 |
Resolution 20 To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities |
847,512,489 |
97.88 |
18,329,592 |
2.12 |
865,842,081 |
4,414,865 |
Resolution 21 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
855,269,516 |
98.94 |
9,169,140 |
1.06 |
864,438,656 |
5,779,611 |
Resolution 22 To allot equity securities on a non-pre-emptive basis. |
848,525,260 |
98.03 |
17,057,820 |
1.97 |
865,583,080 |
4,673,992 |
Contact:
Feona McEwan, WPP