WPP plc 6-K, filed Sep 16, 2022
WPP plc (WPP)
6-K
2022-09-16
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WPP plc filed this 6-K on September 16, 2022.
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 September 2022
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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Indicate
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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submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an
attached annual report to security holders.
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ___
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submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report
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
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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1
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Transaction in Own Shares dated 16 September 2022, prepared by WPP
plc.
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WPP plc
ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
16 September 2022
WPP plc (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on 15 September 2022 it
had purchased a total of 804,406 of its ordinary shares of
£0.10 each (the "ordinary
shares") on the London Stock
Exchange, Chi-X Europe, BATS Europe, and Turquoise, through the
Company's broker Citigroup Global Markets Limited as detailed
below. The repurchased shares will be
cancelled.
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London Stock Exchange
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BATS Europe
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Chi-X Europe
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Turquoise
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Number of ordinary shares purchased
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401,000
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200,406
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162,000
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41,000
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Highest price paid (per ordinary share)
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778.2000p
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778.2000p
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778.2000p
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778.0000p
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Lowest price paid (per ordinary share)
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764.2000p
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764.4000p
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764.4000p
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766.0000p
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Volume weighted average price paid (per ordinary
share)
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771.3000p
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771.2800p
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771.2600p
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771.3000p
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The
purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme
announced on 8 September 2022.
Following
settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased
ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares
in issue shall be 1,159,604,995
ordinary shares.
Following
the above purchases, the Company holds 70,489,953 ordinary shares
in treasury, which do not carry voting rights, therefore total
voting rights are 1,089,115,042 ordinary shares.
In
accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the
Market Abuse Regulation), the detailed breakdown of individual
trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited on behalf
of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out
below.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6774Z_1-2022-9-15.pdf
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or
any solicitation of an offer for securities in any
jurisdiction.
LEI number of WPP plc: 549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
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Issuer Name
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WPP
plc
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LEI
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549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
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ISIN
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JE00B8KF9B49
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Intermediary Name
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Citigroup
Global Markets Limited
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Intermediary Code
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SBILGB2L
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Timezone
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GMT
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Currency
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GBp
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SIGNATURES
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WPP
PLC
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(Registrant)
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Date:
16 September 2022.
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By:
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Balbir
Kelly-Bisla
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Company
Secretary
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