Directors/PDMR Shareholdings

RNS Number : 1853M

WPP PLC

23 January 2009

For Immediate Release

23 January 2009

WPP plc ('WPP')

Announcement

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons under DTR 3.1.2R

Following the recent announcement by the FSA in relation to its disclosure requirements for directors who grant security over their shareholdings, WPP received confirmation on 22 January 2009 from Sir Martin Sorrell and Paul Richardson (executive directors of WPP) that they have each granted security over part of their shareholdings in WPP. Each of these grants of security received clearance at the appropriate time in compliance with the Model Code requirements.

On 30 December 2005, Sir Martin Sorrell and the trustees of two family life interest trusts of Sir Martin Sorrell (being Sir Martin Sorrell and a member of his family) charged to AIB Group (UK) plc ('AIB') 3,771,214 and 3,863,147 ordinary shares in WPP Group plc respectively as security for facilities made available to Sir Martin Sorrell by AIB. Following the recent introduction of WPP as the new parent company for the WPP Group, which became effective on 19 November 2008, these security arrangements now apply to an equivalent number of ordinary shares of ten pence each in WPP ('WPP Shares').

On 25 November 2008 Sir Martin Sorrell charged to AIB a further 232,595 WPP Shares as security in relation to the renewal of certain of those facilities.

As previously announced, on 22 December 2008 Sir Martin Sorrell gifted 259,825 WPP Shares to the JMMRJ Charitable Foundation, and these shares were released by AIB from the security held by them.

Sir Martin Sorrell is currently interested in a total of 16,295,356 WPP Shares, including the shares subject to the security arrangements referred to above, representing 1.294 per cent of the issued share capital of WPP.

On 23 December 2008 Paul Richardson charged to AIB 256,319 WPP Shares in WPP as security for certain facilities made available to him by AIB. Mr Richardson is currently interested in a total of 291,319 WPP Shares, including the shares subject to such security arrangement, representing 0.023 per cent of WPP's issued share capital.