Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6901G

WPP PLC

17 November 2022

 

WPP plc

ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49

17 November 2022

WPP plc (the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that on 16 November 2022 it had purchased a total of 800,000 of its ordinary shares of £0.10 each (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X Europe, BATS Europe, and Turquoise, through the Company's broker Citigroup Global Markets Limited as detailed below. The repurchased shares will be cancelled.

	London Stock Exchange	BATS Europe	Chi-X Europe	Turquoise
Number of ordinary shares purchased	725,000	43,000	43,000	0
Highest price paid (per ordinary share)	881.6000p	881.2000p	880.4000p	N/A
Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)	870.4000p	870.6000p	870.6000p	N/A
Volume weighted average price paid (per ordinary share)	875.1900p	875.2300p	875.2600p	N/A

The purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 8 September 2022.

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 1,145,295,425 ordinary shares.

Following the above purchases, the Company holds 70,489,953 ordinary shares in treasury, which do not carry voting rights, therefore total voting rights are 1,074,805,472  ordinary shares.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below.

 http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6901G_1-2022-11-16.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

LEI number of WPP plc: 549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93

Issuer Name	WPP plc
LEI	549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
ISIN	JE00B8KF9B49
Intermediary Name	Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Intermediary Code	SBILGB2L
Timezone	GMT
Currency	GBp

 

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