FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 June 2014
ANNOUNCEMENT
WPP plc ("WPP")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SHARD, 32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET, LONDON SE1 9SG
ON: 25 JUNE 2014
STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:
|
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
|
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts |
959,613,196 |
99.99 |
127,556 |
0.01 |
|
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend |
959,322,601 |
99.88 |
1,169,373 |
0.12 |
|
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Implementation Report of the Compensation Committee |
693,866,904 |
81.75 |
154,850,579 |
18.25 |
|
4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Executive Remuneration Policy |
707,427,918 |
81.93 |
156,032,836 |
18.07 |
|
5 Ordinary Resolution to approve the sustainability report of the directors |
957,423,394 |
99.98 |
190,888 |
0.02 |
|
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roger Agnelli as a director |
931,008,062 |
96.96 |
29,174,414 |
3.04 |
|
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director |
927,977,315 |
96.73 |
31,407,124 |
3.27 |
|
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Colin Day as a director |
926,840,944 |
96.61 |
32,529,726 |
3.39 |
|
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Philip Lader as a director |
930,931,096 |
98.84 |
10,936,785 |
1.16 |
|
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Ruigang Li as a director |
934,426,806 |
97.29 |
26,032,449 |
2.71 |
|
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a director |
958,323,754 |
99.78 |
2,147,594 |
0.22 |
|
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director |
956,811,029 |
99.62 |
3,648,009 |
0.38 |
|
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jeffrey Rosen as a director |
926,109,466 |
97.00 |
28,623,897 |
3.00 |
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hugo Shong as a director |
929,809,484 |
96.92 |
29,572,262 |
3.08 |
|
|
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Timothy Shriver as a director |
935,401,703 |
97.39 |
25,069,047 |
2.61 |
|
16 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a director |
958,946,773 |
99.84 |
1,556,512 |
0.16 |
|
17 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director |
960,202,992 |
99.97 |
277,988 |
0.03 |
|
18 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director |
929,359,604 |
96.76 |
31,092,376 |
3.24 |
|
19 Ordinary Resolution to elect Sir John Hood as a director |
931,400,580 |
99.00 |
9,381,895 |
1.00 |
|
20 Ordinary Resolution to elect Charlene Begley as a director |
954,820,421 |
99.41 |
5,657,740 |
0.59 |
|
21 Ordinary Resolution to elect Nicole Seligman as a director |
958,704,920 |
99.93 |
696,872 |
0.07 |
|
22 Ordinary Resolution to elect Daniela Riccardi as a director |
938,242,205 |
97.79 |
21,157,407 |
2.21 |
|
23 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors and authorise the directors to determine their remuneration |
930,224,548 |
97.54 |
23,462,797 |
2.46 |
|
24 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities |
932,295,331 |
97.53 |
23,631,416 |
2.47 |
|
25 Ordinary Resolution to approve an increase in the non-executive directors' fees to £3m |
922,731,490 |
97.97 |
19,130,441 |
2.03 |
|
26 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
959,665,838 |
99.91 |
833,084 |
0.09 |
|
27 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
934,194,350 |
97.27 |
26,253,083 |
2.73 |
As noted in WPP's Annual Report & Accounts 2013, Esther Dyson and Orit Gadiesh did not stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. As a result their positions on the WPP Board ended on 25 June 2014.
Contact:
Feona McEwan WPP |
+44 (0)207 408 2204
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