Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7245H

WPP PLC

19 August 2016

 

Close Period buy-back programme

Transaction in own shares

WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that on 19 August 2016 it purchased for treasury 50,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1762.4961 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:   

Description of shares:	WPP plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each
Number of shares repurchased:	50,000
Date of transaction:	19 August 2016
Time of transaction:	08:10 - 16:30
Price (pence):	1762.4961
Trading venue:	London Stock Exchange
Broker:	Merrill Lynch International

Following the above purchase, WPP holds 46,177,624 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,284,049,421 (excluding shares to be held in treasury).

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis.

Enquiries:

Marie Capes, Company Secretary

020 7408 2204

 

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