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Results of AGM

23rd May 2025 14:15

RNS Number : 0358K
WPP PLC
23 May 2025
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

23 May 2025

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11.00am on Friday 23 May 2025, WPP announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution set out in the Notice of AGM. The full text of the resolutions proposed at the AGM is included in WPP's Notice of AGM published on 28 March 2025, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.

 

Resolutions 1 to 19 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 20 to 22 were passed as special resolutions.

 

The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

 

Resolution

Total Votes  For

%

Total Votes Against

%

Total Votes Cast

Votes Withheld

1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts

947,593,254

99.98%

150,159

0.02%

947,743,413

1,184,001

2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend

947,335,153

99.85%

1,469,084

0.15%

948,804,237

123,177

3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report

825,469,085

87.00%

123,294,722

13.00%

948,763,807

163,607

4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Philip Jansen as a Director

941,253,965

99.21%

7,501,673

0.79%

948,755,638

171,776

5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director

919,106,039

96.88%

29,616,329

3.12%

948,722,368

205,046

6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director

831,251,293

87.62%

117,466,689

12.38%

948,717,982

209,432

7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director

849,685,741

89.56%

99,033,457

10.44%

948,719,198

208,216

8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director

820,602,654

86.50%

128,115,948

13.50%

948,718,602

208,812

9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read CBE as a Director

931,570,567

99.95%

497,584

0.05%

932,068,151

16,859,263

10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director

918,855,883

96.85%

29,868,048

3.15%

948,723,931

203,483

11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Andrew Scott as a Director

947,930,752

99.91%

848,792

0.09%

948,779,544

147,870

12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director

947,965,470

99.92%

761,066

0.08%

948,726,536

200,878

13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director

840,490,895

88.59%

108,231,583

11.41%

948,722,478

204,936

14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director

948,202,971

99.94%

536,782

0.06%

948,739,753

187,661

15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director

946,273,903

99.74%

2,447,690

0.26%

948,721,593

205,821

16 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company

948,577,567

99.98%

209,812

0.02%

948,787,379

140,035

17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration

948,623,010

99.98%

154,988

0.02%

948,777,998

149,416

18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities

812,052,318

85.59%

136,684,967

14.41%

948,737,285

189,374

19 Ordinary Resolution to approve the renewal of the WPP plc Share Option Plan as amended

843,638,856

99.21%

6,703,622

0.79%

850,342,478

98,584,436

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

946,335,614

99.76%

2,316,780

0.24%

948,652,394

275,020

21 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities wholly

for cash

825,323,077

97.20%

23,790,022

2.80%

849,113,099

99,812,371

22 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights

834,417,491

 

88.08%

 

112,970,577

 

11.92%

 

947,388,068

 

1,537,402

 

 

Notes:

 

(1) The "for" votes include those giving the Chair 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): 1,078,802,358 ordinary shares.

 

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at www.wpp.com/investors. In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business of the Company, will be submitted to the FCA and will in due course be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

 

Further information 

Media: [email protected]

Investors: [email protected]

 

About WPP

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit www.wpp.com.

 

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