Results of AGM

RNS Number : 5690P

WPP PLC

10 June 2020

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10 June 2020

WPP PLC ("WPP")

Results of AGM

WPP held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 12 noon on Wednesday 10 June 2020 at Sea Containers House, 18 Upper Ground, London SE1 9GL.

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and continuing restrictions on public gatherings, the AGM was held as a closed meeting attended by the minimum necessary quorum of two qualifying persons (being shareholders present in person, by proxy or by authorised representative).  All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. 

All resolutions were passed at the AGM and the results of the poll are set out below.  The full text of the resolutions proposed at the AGM is included in WPP's Notice of AGM published on 29 April 2020, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors .

Resolution	Total Votes For	%	Total Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	Votes Withheld
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2019 Annual Report and Accounts	961,551,169	97.69	22,771,549	2.31	984,322,718	4,911,813
2 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report	874,512,819	90.72	89,440,199	9.28	963,953,018	25,281,512
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors Compensation Policy	885,129,086	90.76	90,096,398	9.24	975,225,484	14,009,046
4 Ordinary Resolution to elect John Rogers as a director	961,367,842	99.82	1,767,191	0.18	963,135,033	26,099,499
5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Sandrine Dufour as a director	955,952,556	99.26	7,160,489	0.74	963,113,045	26,121,486
6 Ordinary Resolution to elect Keith Weed as a director	966,828,646	99.94	565,682	0.06	967,394,328	21,840,204
7 Ordinary Resolution to elect Jasmine Whitbread as a director	964,847,350	99.74	2,518,170	0.26	967,365,520	21,869,012
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director	953,718,535	96.44	35,216,183	3.56	988,934,718	299,813
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director	943,842,705	97.57	23,523,496	2.43	967,366,201	21,868,331
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a director	961,136,287	99.36	6,226,538	0.64	967,362,825	21,871,707
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a director	966,745,911	97.76	22,175,518	2.24	988,921,429	313,103
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a director	961,280,976	99.37	6,086,762	0.63	967,367,738	21,866,794
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director	938,000,421	94.85	50,918,675	5.15	988,919,096	315,436
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director	962,386,848	99.93	634,837	0.07	963,021,685	26,212,847
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditors	939,812,355	97.14	27,622,756	2.86	967,435,111	21,799,419
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	951,752,243	98.38	15,692,944	1.62	967,445,187	21,789,344
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	894,394,563	92.46	72,913,434	7.54	967,307,997	21,926,535
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	954,824,565	98.75	12,090,003	1.25	966,914,568	22,319,962
19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	906,937,647	93.80	59,971,629	6.20	966,909,276	22,325,256

Notes:

(1)  The "for" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion. 

(2)  Total votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast.

(3)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

(4)  Issued Share Capital (excluding Treasury Shares): 1,225,329,072 ordinary shares.

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at www.wpp.com/investors .  In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA and will in due course be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Contact:

Chris Wade, WPP

[phone]

ENDS

 

END

 

 

RAGKKKBDNBKDDAD