FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
12 June 2019 |
WPP PLC ("WPP")
Result of AGM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON SE1 8XX
ON: 12 JUNE 2019
STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the audited accounts |
968,637,191 |
99.95 |
473,968 |
0.05 |
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend |
969,227,441 |
99.93 |
693,495 |
0.07 |
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report |
908,298,510 |
93.65 |
61,541,791 |
6.35 |
4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Mark Read as a director |
968,483,635 |
99.86 |
1,380,933 |
0.14 |
5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Cindy Rose as a director |
967,519,282 |
99.76 |
2,338,444 |
0.24 |
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director |
913,590,014 |
97.80 |
20,569,823 |
2.20 |
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director |
960,451,620 |
99.03 |
9,402,703 |
0.97 |
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a director |
968,600,628 |
99.87 |
1,247,412 |
0.13 |
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir John Hood as a director |
923,613,723 |
95.42 |
44,298,656 |
4.58 |
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director |
924,431,319 |
95.32 |
45,427,316 |
4.68 |
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director |
967,336,872 |
99.74 |
2,513,591 |
0.26 |
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director |
968,353,058 |
99.84 |
1,506,125 |
0.16 |
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director |
968,438,207 |
99.85 |
1,421,296 |
0.15 |
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director |
968,378,169 |
99.85 |
1,471,194 |
0.15 |
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors |
946,917,769 |
97.78 |
21,510,430 |
2.22 |
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration |
964,441,937 |
99.44 |
5,471,056 |
0.56 |
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities |
945,827,443 |
97.52 |
24,020,859 |
2.48 |
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
963,304,782 |
99.39 |
5,909,828 |
0.61 |
19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital |
968,806,226 |
99.90 |
994,675 |
0.10 |
Contact:
Chris Wade, WPP +44(0) 20 7282 4600
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