12 Jun 2019 15:37
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 12 June 2019 |
WPP PLC ("WPP")
Result of AGM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON SE1 8XX
ON: 12 JUNE 2019
STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION | FOR | % | AGAINST | % |
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive the audited accounts | 968,637,191 | 99.95 | 473,968 | 0.05 |
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend | 969,227,441 | 99.93 | 693,495 | 0.07 |
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation Committee report | 908,298,510 | 93.65 | 61,541,791 | 6.35 |
4 Ordinary Resolution to elect Mark Read as a director | 968,483,635 | 99.86 | 1,380,933 | 0.14 |
5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Cindy Rose as a director | 967,519,282 | 99.76 | 2,338,444 | 0.24 |
6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a director | 913,590,014 | 97.80 | 20,569,823 | 2.20 |
7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director | 960,451,620 | 99.03 | 9,402,703 | 0.97 |
8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tarek Farahat as a director | 968,600,628 | 99.87 | 1,247,412 | 0.13 |
9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir John Hood as a director | 923,613,723 | 95.42 | 44,298,656 | 4.58 |
10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director | 924,431,319 | 95.32 | 45,427,316 | 4.68 |
11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Paul Richardson as a director | 967,336,872 | 99.74 | 2,513,591 | 0.26 |
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director | 968,353,058 | 99.84 | 1,506,125 | 0.16 |
13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sally Susman as a director | 968,438,207 | 99.85 | 1,421,296 | 0.15 |
14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director | 968,378,169 | 99.85 | 1,471,194 | 0.15 |
15 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint the auditors | 946,917,769 | 97.78 | 21,510,430 | 2.22 |
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 964,441,937 | 99.44 | 5,471,056 | 0.56 |
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities | 945,827,443 | 97.52 | 24,020,859 | 2.48 |
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 963,304,782 | 99.39 | 5,909,828 | 0.61 |
19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital | 968,806,226 | 99.90 | 994,675 | 0.10 |
Contact:
Chris Wade, WPP +44(0) 20 7282 4600
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