Director/PDMR Shareholding

WPP PLC

16 June 2026

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                       16 June 2026

WPP plc ("WPP")

Vesting of Chief Executive Share Awards

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or their Connected Persons

The Company announces that the following person discharging managerial responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company due to the vesting of a conditional share award under the terms of the 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan ("EPSP").  

Name of Executive Director	Total number of shares vested	Total number of shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities	Date of transaction
Cindy Rose	187,341	88,227	15 June 2026

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Cindy Rose
b)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer
a)	Full name of the entity	WPP plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier code	549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93
3.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49
Transaction 1
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares following the vesting of a portion of a conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume: 187,341 Price: n/a
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 2
b)	Nature of the transaction	Automatic sale of ordinary shares pursuant to a trading plan to cover statutory withholding liabilities and costs following the vesting of a conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Volume: 88,227 Price: £2.816
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2026

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Group Company Secretary

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