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WPP PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements May 23, 2025

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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements

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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 

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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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