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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
8 May 2026 |
WPP PLC ("WPP")
Results of AGM
The 'Results of AGM' announcement released under RNS No 6512D has been amended. The amendment is identified with an asterisk (*). The full amended text is shown below.
Following its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 10.00am on Friday 8 May 2026, 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 19 March 2026, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.
Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 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 2025 Annual Report and Accounts |
905,526,445 |
99.99% |
135,788 |
0.01% |
905,662,233 |
403,209 |
|
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend |
905,482,063 |
99.94% |
525,816 |
0.06% |
906,007,879 |
57,563 |
|
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report |
686,768,749 |
75.84% |
218,835,048 |
24.16% |
905,603,797 |
461,645 |
|
4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy |
678,516,018 |
74.92% |
227,188,927 |
25.08% |
905,704,945 |
380,497 |
|
5 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director |
873,033,403 |
96.37% |
32,895,183 |
3.63% |
905,928,586 |
136,856 |
|
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director |
791,878,593 |
98.95% |
8,440,126 |
1.05% |
800,318,719 |
105,746,723 |
|
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director |
894,678,647 |
98.76% |
11,256,898 |
1.24% |
905,935,545 |
129,897 |
|
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director |
894,410,984 |
98.73% |
11,528,291 |
1.27% |
905,939,275 |
126,167 |
|
9 Ordinary Resolution to elect Philip Jansen as a Director |
897,294,234 |
99.04% |
8,653,138 |
0.96% |
905,947,372 |
118,070 |
|
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director |
902,623,890 |
99.63% |
3,332,950 |
0.37% |
905,956,840 |
108,602 |
|
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director |
890,413,850 |
99.04% |
8,652,766 |
0.96% |
899,066,616 |
6,998,826 |
|
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director |
892,048,983 |
98.47% |
13,893,640 |
1.53% |
905,942,623 |
122,819 |
|
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joanne Wilson as a Director |
902,593,916 |
99.63% |
3,354,337 |
0.37% |
905,948,253 |
117,189 |
|
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director |
790,960,464 |
98.83% |
9,360,744 |
1.17% |
800,321,208 |
105,744,234 |
|
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company |
905,526,755 |
99.98% |
202,016 |
0.02% |
905,728,771 |
336,671 |
|
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration |
905,505,852 |
99.98% |
221,369 |
0.02% |
905,727,221 |
338,221 |
|
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities |
771,849,994 |
85.20% |
134,115,594 |
14.80% |
905,965,588 |
99,854 |
|
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
905,374,604 |
99.95% |
449,815 |
0.05% |
905,824,419 |
241,023 |
|
19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
864,629,910 |
95.45% |
41,258,461 |
4.55% |
905,888,371 |
177,071 |
|
20 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with acquisitions and other specified capital investments |
791,140,080 |
87.33% |
114,737,461 |
12.67% |
905,877,541 |
187,901 |
*Resolutions 3 and 4
The WPP Board is delighted that all the resolutions were supported at today's Annual General Meeting. In particular the Board thanks the significant majority of our shareholders who voted in support of the Compensation Committee Report (Resolution 3) and the Directors' Compensation Policy (Resolution 4).
The Board notes that, although approved with clear majorities, Resolution 3 (Compensation Committee Report) and Resolution 4 (Directors' Compensation Policy) received less than the 80% level identified in the UK Corporate Governance Code. As such, in accordance with the Code the Board will engage with any major shareholders who did not support the resolutions to understand the reasons behind their voting decision. An update on these discussions will be provided within six months of today's AGM.
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: press@wpp.com
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