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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 9 June 2021 |
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:
Resolution | Total Votes For | % | Total Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | Votes Withheld |
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts | 959,201,064 | 98.66% | 12,904,167 | 1.33% | 972,181,119 | 1,137,165 |
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend | 972,029,035 | 99.87% | 1,175,249 | 0.12% | 973,280,172 | 38,112 |
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report | 957,496,840 | 98.44% | 15,129,720 | 1.56% | 972,705,014 | 613,013 |
4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director | 957,481,094 | 99.96% | 297,858 | 0.03% | 957,855,288 | 15,462,996 |
5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director | 961,211,123 | 99.92% | 697,432 | 0.07% | 961,984,891 | 11,333,393 |
6 Ordinary Resolution to elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director | 925,230,461 | 96.18% | 36,687,662 | 3.81% | 961,994,459 | 11,323,825 |
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a Director | 880,047,084 | 90.61% | 91,160,570 | 9.39% | 971,283,990 | 2,270,414 |
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director | 960,814,247 | 99.88% | 1,093,297 | 0.11% | 961,983,880 | 11,334,404 |
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a Director | 960,998,357 | 98.75% | 12,125,301 | 1.25% | 973,200,094 | 118,190 |
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director | 951,869,301 | 97.81% | 21,270,712 | 2.19% | 973,217,177 | 101,107 |
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a Director | 961,059,247 | 98.75% | 12,080,966 | 1.24% | 973,216,549 | 101,735 |
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect John Rogers as a Director | 953,553,508 | 99.59% | 3,804,067 | 0.40% | 957,433,911 | 15,884,360 |
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director | 961,020,422 | 99.90% | 891,986 | 0.09% | 961,988,744 | 11,329,540 |
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a Director | 923,942,078 | 94.94% | 49,185,698 | 5.05% | 973,207,408 | 109,199 |
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a Director | 968,172,454 | 99.91% | 819,769 | 0.08% | 969,068,559 | 4,249,725 |
16 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director | 968,158,641 | 99.91% | 819,843 | 0.08% | 969,054,820 | 4,263,464 |
17 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director | 929,884,812 | 97.08% | 27,884,752 | 2.91% | 957,846,460 | 15,471,824 |
18 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditors | 915,759,807 | 94.48% | 53,380,432 | 5.51% | 969,216,825 | 4,101,459 |
19 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 965,096,394 | 99.16% | 8,091,381 | 0.83% | 973,264,111 | 54,173 |
20 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities | 900,224,847 | 92.50% | 72,869,522 | 7.49% | 973,170,705 | 147,123 |
21 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 967,047,273 | 99.41% | 5,658,239 | 0.58% | 972,782,761 | 535,523 |
22 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities wholly for cash | 929,295,605 | 95.56% | 43,141,290 | 4.44% | 972,513,543 | 804,741 |
23 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 882,339,173 | 90.73% | 90,094,324 | 9.26% | 972,509,954 | 808,330 |
24 Special Resolution to approve the adoption of the new Articles of Association | 961,676,718 | 99.98% | 138,925 | 0.01% | 961,892,447 | 11,425,837 |
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
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