Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4635H
WPP PLC
07 June 2017
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        7 June 2017

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

WPP plc ("WPP")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE PULLMAN HOTEL LONDON ST PANCRAS, LONDON NW1 2AJ

ON: 7 JUNE 2017

STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:

 

RESOLUTION

FOR

%

AGAINST

%

 

1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts

962,331,167

99.87

1,247,212

0.13

 

2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend

962,066,999

99.97

294,047

0.03

 

3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation committee report

759,137,519

79.21

199,191,704

20.79

 

4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation policy

869,083,431

91.71

78,532,980

8.29

 

5 Ordinary Resolution to approve the sustainability report of the directors

963,831,695

99.98

179,364

0.02

 

6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director

834,148,508

97.78

18,907,558

2.22

 

7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director

955,255,974

99.02

9,480,146

0.98

 

8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Ruigang Li as a director

956,237,659

99.19

7,853,988

0.81

 

9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director

961,968,171

99.71

2,771,947

0.29

10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hugo Shong as a director

964,261,210

99.95

474,713

0.05

 

11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a director

964,260,974

99.94

573,772

0.06

 

12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director

964,659,111

99.99

129,704

0.01

 

13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director

963,484,030

99.87

1,268,173

0.13

 

14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir John Hood as a director

916,404,787

95.55

42,635,464

4.45

 

15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director

964,546,474

99.97

244,116

0.03

 

16 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director

934,971,901

97.92

19,871,982

2.08

 

17 Ordinary Resolution to elect Tarek Farahat

951,272,371

98.60

13,476,491

1.40

 

18 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors

929,695,052

96.37

35,015,263

3.63

 

19 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

947,614,179

98.23

17,105,202

1.77

 

20 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities

885,542,655

92.24

74,469,313

7.76

 

21 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

954,811,086

99.05

9,173,505

0.95

 

22 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital

957,096,152

99.35

6,272,702

0.65

 

23 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights for an additional 5% for transactions

926,571,277

96.18

36,794,367

3.82

 

Contact:

Feona McEwan

WPP

+44 (0)207 408 2204

 

 


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