Executive Performance Share Plan and Awards

WPP PLC

24 March 2026

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                             24 March 2026

WPP plc ("WPP")

Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) Awards and Executive Share Awards (ESA)

On 20 March 2026, 2026 EPSP awards were made under the Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP). The participants included WPP's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as set out in the table below. In addition, awards were made in connection with the CEO's and CFO's annual bonuses for 2025 which were delivered 100% in the form of deferred share awards, ESAs.

Executive Director	Nature of Award	Number of shares awarded
Cindy Rose (CEO)	2026 EPSP	2,147,766
Cindy Rose (CEO)	2025 ESA	115,800
Joanne Wilson (CFO)	2026 EPSP	979,381
Joanne Wilson (CFO)	2025 ESA	84,257

Notes

1)   The EPSP awards and ESAs were made in accordance with the terms of the 2023 Directors' Compensation Policy as approved by shareholders on 17 May 2023

2)   To the extent that each element of an EPSP award does not vest at the end of the three- year performance period it will lapse

3)   The 2026 EPSP awards take the form of conditional awards over WPP shares or ADRs and the amounts stated above represent the maximum possible opportunity. 

4)   The extent to which these awards vest in 2029 will depend on WPP's performance over the three-year performance period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, as set out in the WPP 2025 Annual Report.  

5)   The ESAs take the form of conditional awards over WPP shares and will vest after two years subject to continued employment.

6)   Additional shares will be awarded at vesting of both EPSP awards and ESAs in lieu of dividends on the shares that vest

7)   The EPSP awards to Executive Directors are subject to an additional two-year post-vesting holding period

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
b)	Nature of the transactions	Grant of conditional share awards over WPP plc ordinary shares under the WPP Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) and WPP plc Stock Plan 2018 (WSP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR)	Price(s) Volume(s) Conditional award over shares under the EPSP 2,147,766 Conditional award over shares under the WSP 115,800
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated number -     Aggregated Price -     Total	N/A (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	20 March 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Joanne Wilson
b)	Position/status	Chief Financial 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
b)	Nature of the transactions	Grant of conditional share awards over WPP plc ordinary shares under the WPP Executive Performance Share Plan and WPP plc Stock Plan 2018
c)	Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR)	Price(s) Volume(s) Conditional award over shares under the EPSP 979,381 Conditional award under the WSP 84,257
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated number -     Aggregated Price -     Total	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	20 March 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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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