Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or their Connected Persons
The Company announces that the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company due to the vesting of awards made under the terms of the 2019 Executive Share Award ("ESA") made on 14 May 2020. The ESA vested on 7 March 2022.
Name of Executive Director |
Plan |
Total number of shares vested |
Total number of shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities |
Date of sale |
Mark Read |
ESA |
101,630 |
47,862 |
7 March 2022 |
1. |
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') |
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a) |
Name |
Mark Read |
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b) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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c) |
Initial notification/ |
Initial notification |
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2. |
Details of the issuer |
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a) |
Full name of the entity |
WPP plc |
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b) |
Legal Entity Identifier code |
549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93 |
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3. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of Ordinary Shares made under the WPP plc 2019 Executive Share Award. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A (single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 March 2022 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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Transaction 2 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares made under the WPP plc 2019 Executive Share Award to cover statutory withholding liabilities. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A (single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
7 March 2022 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Contact for further information:
Chris Wade, WPP
+44 (0)20 7282 4600
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