TTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 2605H

WPP PLC

15 May 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			WPP plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		9 May 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		12 May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

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66,068,194

66,068,194

67,134,987

5.04%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

67,134,987

5.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Entity                                                                              Voting Rights                     %of TSO MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.A.                          3,262,860                            0.25% MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd                         5,118,308                            0.38% Massachusetts Financial Services Company                      25,453,046                          1.91% MFS Heritage Trust Company                                             1,160,648                            0.09% MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.                                           13,122,487                          0.98% MFS International Ltd.                                                          693,395                              0.05% MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.                                               11,968,077                          0.90% MFS Investment Management K.K.                                     6,356,166                            0.48% Total                                                                                     67,134,987                          5.04%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (Including legal form of legal entities)		Massachusetts Financial Services Co.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		111 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 USA
Phone number & email		617-954-5814
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)		Robert Flaherty
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	WPP plc
Contact address	27 Farm Street, London, WIJ 5RJ
Phone number & email	Marie Capes, [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	0207-408-2204
C: Additional Information

 

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