25th Jun 2014 17:50
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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