Results of AGM

WPP PLC

17 May 2023

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 May 2023

WPP PLC ("WPP")

Results of AGM

Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 11.00am on Wednesday 17 May 2023, 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 23 March 2023, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.

Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19 to 21 were passed as special resolutions.

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

Resolution	Total Votes  For	%	Total Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	Votes Withheld
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2022 Annual Report and Accounts	898,177,452	99.53%	4,225,472	0.47%	902,402,924	864,265
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend	901,095,636	99.77%	2,094,037	0.23%	903,189,673	78,809
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee report	847,942,111	93.89%	55,150,578	6.11%	903,092,689	175,793
4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy	827,195,868	91.60%	75,887,013	8.40%	903,082,881	185,601
5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Joanne Wilson as a Director	901,256,094	99.79%	1,876,823	0.21%	903,132,917	135,565
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director	837,679,667	92.75%	65,451,340	7.25%	903,131,007	137,475
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director	811,333,389	96.51%	29,341,021	3.49%	840,674,410	62,594,072
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director	893,936,461	99.35%	5,828,789	0.65%	899,765,250	3,503,232
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director	895,836,363	99.19%	7,286,834	0.81%	903,123,197	145,285
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director	879,278,332	97.36%	23,853,000	2.64%	903,131,332	137,150
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a Director	900,378,106	99.70%	2,750,146	0.30%	903,128,252	140,230
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director	896,465,480	99.26%	6,654,567	0.74%	903,120,047	148,435
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director	898,194,742	99.45%	4,928,901	0.55%	903,123,643	144,839
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director	834,394,828	99.25%	6,283,012	0.75%	840,677,840	62,590,642
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director	901,957,298	99.87%	1,168,514	0.13%	903,125,812	142,670
16 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor of the Company	864,899,886	95.89%	37,091,996	4.11%	901,991,882	1,276,600
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration	895,091,894	99.24%	6,855,678	0.76%	901,947,572	1,320,910
18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities	797,071,147	88.26%	106,048,306	11.74%	903,119,453	149,029
19 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	893,187,020	98.91%	9,834,807	1.09%	903,021,827	246,655
20 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities wholly for cash	829,960,198	92.09%	71,241,282	7.91%	901,201,480	2,067,002
21 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	819,375,034	90.93%	81,682,379	9.07%	901,057,413	2,210,287

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): 1,074,622,937 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 

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