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WPP plc
ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
28 October 2022
WPP plc (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The Company announces that on 27 October 2022 it had purchased a total of 800,000 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.
London Stock Exchange | BATS Europe | Chi-X Europe | Turquoise | |
Number of ordinary shares purchased | 660,000 | 0 | 140,000 | 0 |
Highest price paid (per ordinary share) | 760.2000p | N/A | 759.6000p | N/A |
Lowest price paid (per ordinary share) | 749.8000p | N/A | 750.0000p | N/A |
Volume weighted average price paid (per ordinary share) | 755.0200p | N/A | 754.9600p | N/A |
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 1,153,893,595 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 1,083,403,642 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/4135E_1-2022-10-27.pdf
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
Issuer Name | WPP plc |
LEI | 549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93 |
ISIN | JE00B8KF9B49 |
Intermediary Name | Citigroup Global Markets Limited |
Intermediary Code | SBILGB2L |
Timezone | GMT |
Currency | GBp |
LEI number of WPP plc: 549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93