Results of AGM

WPP PLC
17 May 2023
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

17 May 2023

 

 

 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

 

Results of AGM

 

Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 11.00am on Wednesday 17 May 2023, 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 23 March 2023, which is available on WPP's website at: www.wpp.com/investors.

 

Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19 to 21 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 2022 Annual Report and Accounts

898,177,452

99.53%

4,225,472

0.47%

902,402,924

864,265

2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend

901,095,636

99.77%

2,094,037

0.23%

903,189,673

78,809

3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Compensation        Committee report

847,942,111

93.89%

55,150,578

6.11%

903,092,689

175,793

4 Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Compensation Policy

827,195,868

91.60%

75,887,013

8.40%

903,082,881

185,601

5 Ordinary Resolution to elect Joanne Wilson as a Director

901,256,094

99.79%

1,876,823

0.21%

903,132,917

135,565

6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Angela Ahrendts DBE as a Director

837,679,667

92.75%

65,451,340

7.25%

903,131,007

137,475

7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Simon Dingemans as a Director

811,333,389

96.51%

29,341,021

3.49%

840,674,410

62,594,072

8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sandrine Dufour as a Director

893,936,461

99.35%

5,828,789

0.65%

899,765,250

3,503,232

9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Tom Ilube CBE as a Director

895,836,363

99.19%

7,286,834

0.81%

903,123,197

145,285

10 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Roberto Quarta as a Director

879,278,332

97.36%

23,853,000

2.64%

903,131,332

137,150

11 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Mark Read as a Director

900,378,106

99.70%

2,750,146

0.30%

903,128,252

140,230

12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Cindy Rose OBE as a Director

896,465,480

99.26%

6,654,567

0.74%

903,120,047

148,435

13 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Keith Weed CBE as a Director

898,194,742

99.45%

4,928,901

0.55%

903,123,643

144,839

14 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jasmine Whitbread as a Director

834,394,828

99.25%

6,283,012

0.75%

840,677,840

62,590,642

15 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Director

901,957,298

99.87%

1,168,514

0.13%

903,125,812

142,670

16 Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor of the Company

864,899,886

95.89%

37,091,996

4.11%

901,991,882

1,276,600

17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, to determine the auditor's remuneration

895,091,894

99.24%

6,855,678

0.76%

901,947,572

1,320,910

18 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities

797,071,147

88.26%

106,048,306

11.74%

903,119,453

149,029

19 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

893,187,020

98.91%

9,834,807

1.09%

903,021,827

246,655

20 Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities wholly for cash

829,960,198

92.09%

71,241,282

7.91%

901,201,480

2,067,002

21 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights

819,375,034

90.93%

81,682,379

9.07%

901,057,413

2,210,287

 

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): 1,074,622,937 ordinary shares.

 

The above poll results will shortly be available on WPP's website at www.wpp.com/investors. 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 

 

About WPP

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit www.wpp.com.

 

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