WPP plc 6-K, filed Jun 9, 2021
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2021-06-09
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WPP plc filed this 6-K on June 9, 2021.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of June 2021
Commission File Number: 001-38303
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WPP plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground
London, United Kingdom SE1 9GL
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form
20-F X Form 40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
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attached annual report to security holders.
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or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules
of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s
securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is
not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if
discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form
6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Forward-Looking Statements
In
connection with the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”), WPP plc and its
subsidiaries (the “Company”) may include
forward-looking statements (as defined in the Reform Act) in oral
or written public statements issued by or on behalf of the Company.
These forward-looking statements may include, among other things,
plans, objectives, projections and anticipated future economic
performance based on assumptions and the like that are subject to
risks and uncertainties. As such, actual results or outcomes may
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to
differ include but are not limited to: the unanticipated loss of a
material client or key personnel, delays or reductions in client
advertising budgets, shifts in industry rates of compensation,
regulatory compliance costs or litigation, natural disasters or
acts of terrorism, the Company’s exposure to changes in the
values of major currencies other than the UK pound sterling
(because a substantial portion of its revenues are derived and
costs incurred outside of the United Kingdom) and the overall level
of economic activity in the Company’s major markets (which
varies depending on, among other things, regional, national and
international political and economic conditions and government
regulations in the world’s advertising markets). In addition,
you should consider the risks described in Item 3D, captioned
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 20-F for the
year ended 31 December 2019, which could also cause actual results
to differ from forward-looking information. In light of these and
other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in the
oral or written public statements should not be regarded as a
representation by the Company that the Company’s plans and
objectives will be achieved.
The
Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1
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Results of AGM dated 09 June 2021, prepared by WPP
plc.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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9 June 2021
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WPP PLC ("WPP")
Results of AGM
Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM)
held at 12 noon on Wednesday 9 June 2021, WPP
plc (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
5 May 2021, which is available
on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings
Resolutions
1 to 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 21 to
24 were passed as special resolutions.
The
following table shows the votes cast on each
resolution:
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Resolution
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Total Votes For
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%
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Total Votes Against
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%
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Total Votes Cast
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Votes Withheld
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1 Ordinary
Resolution to receive
the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts
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959,201,064
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98.66%
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12,904,167
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1.33%
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972,181,119
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1,137,165
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2 Ordinary
Resolution to declare
a final dividend
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972,029,035
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99.87%
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1,175,249
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0.12%
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973,280,172
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38,112
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3 Ordinary
Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee
report
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957,496,840
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98.44%
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15,129,720
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1.56%
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972,705,014
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613,013
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4 Ordinary
Resolution to elect
Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director
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957,481,094
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99.96%
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297,858
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0.03%
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957,855,288
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15,462,996
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5 Ordinary
Resolution to elect
Tom Ilube CBE as a Director
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961,211,123
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99.92%
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697,432
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0.07%
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961,984,891
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11,333,393
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6 Ordinary
Resolution to elect
Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director
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925,230,461
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96.18%
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36,687,662
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3.81%
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961,994,459
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11,323,825
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7 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a Director
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880,047,084
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90.61%
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91,160,570
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9.39%
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971,283,990
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2,270,414
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8 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a
Director
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960,814,247
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99.88%
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1,093,297
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0.11%
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961,983,880
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11,334,404
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9 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a
Director
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960,998,357
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98.75%
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12,125,301
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1.25%
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973,200,094
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118,190
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10 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a
Director
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951,869,301
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97.81%
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21,270,712
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2.19%
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973,217,177
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101,107
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11 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a
Director
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961,059,247
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98.75%
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12,080,966
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1.24%
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973,216,549
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101,735
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12 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect John Rogers as a
Director
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953,553,508
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99.59%
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3,804,067
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0.40%
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957,433,911
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15,884,360
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13 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a
Director
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961,020,422
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99.90%
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891,986
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0.09%
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961,988,744
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11,329,540
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14 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a
Director
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923,942,078
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94.94%
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49,185,698
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5.05%
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973,207,408
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109,199
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15 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a
Director
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968,172,454
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99.91%
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819,769
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0.08%
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969,068,559
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4,249,725
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16 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a
Director
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968,158,641
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99.91%
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819,843
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0.08%
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969,054,820
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4,263,464
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17 Ordinary
Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a
Director
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929,884,812
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97.08%
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27,884,752
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2.91%
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957,846,460
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15,471,824
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18 Ordinary
Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP
as the auditors
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915,759,807
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94.48%
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53,380,432
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5.51%
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969,216,825
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4,101,459
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19 Ordinary
Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to
determine the auditors' remuneration
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965,096,394
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99.16%
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8,091,381
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0.83%
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973,264,111
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54,173
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20 Ordinary
Resolution to authorise the Directors
to allot relevant securities
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900,224,847
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92.50%
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72,869,522
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7.49%
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973,170,705
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147,123
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21 Special
Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own
shares
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967,047,273
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99.41%
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5,658,239
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0.58%
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972,782,761
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535,523
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22 Special
Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity
securities wholly for cash
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929,295,605
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95.56%
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43,141,290
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4.44%
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972,513,543
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804,741
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23 Special
Resolution to authorise
the disapplication of pre-emption rights
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882,339,173
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90.73%
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90,094,324
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9.26%
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972,509,954
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808,330
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24 Special
Resolution to approve the
adoption of the new Articles of Association
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961,676,718
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99.98%
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138,925
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0.01%
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961,892,447
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11,425,837
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Notes:
(1).
The "for" votes include those giving the Chairman 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): 1,203,140,675 ordinary shares.
The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website
at
www.wpp.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings. In
accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 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
Chris Wade, WPP +44 (0)20 7282 4600
About WPP
WPP is a 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.
END
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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WPP
PLC
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(Registrant)
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Date: 9
June 2021
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By:
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Balbir
Kelly-Bisla
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Company
Secretary
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