FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 June 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
WPP plc ("WPP")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SAVOY HOTEL, STRAND, LONDON WC2R 0EU
ON: 12 JUNE 2013
STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts |
981,082,963 |
99.92 |
782,208 |
0.08 |
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend |
982,418,851 |
99.999 |
12,515 |
0.001 |
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the remuneration report of the directors |
725,366,040 |
80.58 |
174,811,202 |
19.42 |
4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the sustainability report of the directors |
981,950,411 |
99.996 |
38,176 |
0.004 |
5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Colin Day as a director |
912,299,869 |
93.46 |
63,842,073 |
6.54 |
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Esther Dyson as a director |
906,405,202 |
92.52 |
73,241,700 |
7.48 |
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Orit Gadiesh as a director |
897,797,315 |
91.55 |
82,874,800 |
8.45 |
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Philip Lader as a director |
889,239,233 |
90.65 |
91,685,388 |
9.35 |
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Ruigang Li as a director |
647,633,456 |
66.95 |
319,679,212 |
33.05 |
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a director |
982,291,639 |
99.99 |
62,353 |
0.01 |
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director |
982,087,511 |
99.97 |
271,106 |
0.03 |
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jeffrey Rosen as a director |
918,125,344 |
93.46 |
64,232,968 |
6.54 |
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Timothy Shriver as a director |
924,392,899 |
94.10 |
57,961,124 |
5.90 |
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a director |
981,049,927 |
99.98 |
205,194 |
0.02 |
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director |
974,356,434 |
99.19 |
7,997,094 |
0.81 |
16 Ordinary Resolution to elect Roger Agnelli as a director |
978,432,195 |
99.60 |
3,923,223 |
0.40 |
17 Ordinary Resolution to elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director |
981,068,714 |
99.87 |
1,282,539 |
0.13 |
18 Ordinary Resolution to elect Hugo Shong as a director |
973,424,000 |
99.72 |
2,718,473 |
0.28 |
19 Ordinary Resolution to elect Sally Susman as a director |
982,236,507 |
99.99 |
139,578 |
0.01 |
20 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors and authorise the directors to determine their remuneration |
964,360,410 |
99.06 |
9,144,300 |
0.94 |
21 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities |
964,635,681 |
98.92 |
10,537,503 |
1.08 |
22 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Executive Performance Share Plan |
798,616,899 |
83.62 |
156,420,404 |
16.38 |
23 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
981,111,353 |
99.87 |
1,266,851 |
0.13 |
24 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
966,822,159 |
98.42 |
15,474,552 |
1.58 |
As noted in WPP's Annual Report & Accounts 2012, John Quelch, Stanley (Bud) Morten, Paul Spencer and Koichiro Naganuma did not stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting and therefore ceased to be directors on 12 June 2013.
Contact:
Feona McEwan WPP |
+44 (0)207 408 2204
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