Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 6197C

WPP PLC

23 February 2022

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

JE00B8KF9B49

Issuer Name

WPP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Wellington Management Group LLP

City of registered office (if applicable)

Boston

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Vidacos Nominees Limited
State Street Nominees Limited
ROY Nominees Limited
Nortrust Nominees Limited
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd.
JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
Euroclear Nominees Limited
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
BBH ISL NOMINEES LTD

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

21-Feb-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Feb-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.910000	0.100000	5.010000	57280399
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
JE00B8KF9B49		56111440		4.910000
Sub Total 8.A	56111440		4.910000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

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
Depository Receipt			105	0.000000
Sub Total 8.B1			105	0.000000%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Equity Swap	22/05/2023	25/01/2022 to 22/05/2023	Cash	1156346	0.100000
Equity Swap	15/05/2023	25/01/2022 to 15/05/2023	Cash	12508	0.000000
Sub Total 8.B2				1168854	0.100000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Wellington Management Group LLP	Wellington Group Holdings LLP			5.010000%
Wellington Group Holdings LLP	Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP			5.010000%
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP	Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP	Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd.
Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd.	Wellington Management International Ltd

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:
50,283,245 of interests described in Box 8A, Box 8B 1 and Box 8B 2 of this notification.
Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:
6,997,154 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification.
Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

12. Date of Completion

22-Feb-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London, UK

 

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