Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4635H

WPP PLC

07 June 2017

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        7 June 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT

WPP plc ("WPP")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE PULLMAN HOTEL LONDON ST PANCRAS, LONDON NW1 2AJ

ON: 7 JUNE 2017

STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:

	RESOLUTION	FOR	%	AGAINST	%
	1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts	962,331,167	99.87	1,247,212	0.13
	2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend	962,066,999	99.97	294,047	0.03
	3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation committee report	759,137,519	79.21	199,191,704	20.79
	4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation policy	869,083,431	91.71	78,532,980	8.29
	5 Ordinary Resolution to approve the sustainability report of the directors	963,831,695	99.98	179,364	0.02
	6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director	834,148,508	97.78	18,907,558	2.22
	7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director	955,255,974	99.02	9,480,146	0.98
	8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Ruigang Li as a director	956,237,659	99.19	7,853,988	0.81
	9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director	961,968,171	99.71	2,771,947	0.29
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hugo Shong as a director		964,261,210	99.95	474,713	0.05
	11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a director	964,260,974	99.94	573,772	0.06
	12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director	964,659,111	99.99	129,704	0.01
	13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director	963,484,030	99.87	1,268,173	0.13
	14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir John Hood as a director	916,404,787	95.55	42,635,464	4.45
	15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director	964,546,474	99.97	244,116	0.03
	16 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director	934,971,901	97.92	19,871,982	2.08
	17 Ordinary Resolution to elect Tarek Farahat	951,272,371	98.60	13,476,491	1.40
	18 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors	929,695,052	96.37	35,015,263	3.63
	19 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	947,614,179	98.23	17,105,202	1.77
	20 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	885,542,655	92.24	74,469,313	7.76
	21 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	954,811,086	99.05	9,173,505	0.95
	22 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital	957,096,152	99.35	6,272,702	0.65
	23 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights for an additional 5% for transactions	926,571,277	96.18	36,794,367	3.82

Contact:

Feona McEwan WPP

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