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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		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: ⁱⁱⁱ	Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	3 May 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	5 May 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
WPP PLC - B3DMTY0 Holdings as of 3 May 2010 Entity Holding Percentage Held MFS Investment Management (MFS) 24,669,896 1.96% MFS Heritage Trust Company (MFSHE) 314,181 0.02% MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (MFSI) 14,271,084 1.14% MFS International Ltd. (MIL) 4,090,353 0.33% MFS International (U.K.) Limited (MIL U.K.) 11,855,607 0.94% MFS International Management K.K. (MIM K.K.) 5,098,147 0.41% MFS Investment Management (Lux) S.A. (MIM Lux) 2,213,222 0.18% Notifiable Interest 62,512,490 4.98% Shares Outstanding 1,255,656,885

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:	Marie Capes, WPP plc
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7408 2204

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