TR-1 |
Notification of a Major Interest in Shares |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached |
WPP PLC |
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2. Reason for Notification |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the aquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other: Please Specify |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3. |
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5.Date of the transaction and date in which threshold is crossed or reached |
21/03/2010 |
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6.Date on which issuer notified |
22/03/2010 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5 %. |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class or Type of shares |
Situation Previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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65,390,288 |
65,390,288 |
1,954,729 |
1,954,729 |
60,152,383 |
0.16 |
4.80 |
B3DMTY0 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after triggering transaction |
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Type of Financial Instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise / conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after triggering transaction |
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Type of Financial Instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total A + B + C |
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Number of Voting Rights |
% of voting rights |
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62,107,112 |
4.95% |
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Proxy Voting |
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10. Name of proxy holder: |
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11. Number of Voting rights Proxy Holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13.Additional Information: |
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14. Contact Name |
Kyere Tabiri |
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15. Contact telephone number |
020 7003 1510 |