WPP PLC Result of AGM (0131C)

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RNS Number : 0131C

WPP PLC

12 June 2019

 
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   12 June 2019 
 

WPP PLC ("WPP")

Result of AGM

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON SE1 8XX

ON: 12 JUNE 2019

STATEMENT OF POLL - THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:

 
 RESOLUTION                            FOR           %       AGAINST      % 
 1 Ordinary Resolution to receive 
  the audited accounts                 968,637,191   99.95      473,968   0.05 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 2 Ordinary Resolution to declare 
  a final dividend                     969,227,441   99.93      693,495   0.07 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 3 Ordinary Resolution to approve 
  the Compensation Committee 
  report                               908,298,510   93.65   61,541,791   6.35 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 4 Ordinary Resolution to elect 
  Mark Read as a director              968,483,635   99.86    1,380,933   0.14 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 5 Ordinary Resolution to elect 
  Cindy Rose as a director             967,519,282   99.76    2,338,444   0.24 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 6 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect 
  Roberto Quarta as a director         913,590,014   97.80   20,569,823   2.20 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 7 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect 
  Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director     960,451,620   99.03    9,402,703   0.97 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 8 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect 
  Tarek Farahat as a director          968,600,628   99.87    1,247,412   0.13 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 9 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect 
  Sir John Hood as a director          923,613,723   95.42   44,298,656   4.58 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 10 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-elect Daniela Riccardi 
  as a director                        924,431,319   95.32   45,427,316   4.68 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 11 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-elect Paul Richardson as 
  a director                           967,336,872   99.74    2,513,591   0.26 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 12 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-elect Nicole Seligman as 
  a director                           968,353,058   99.84    1,506,125   0.16 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 13 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-elect Sally Susman as a 
  director                             968,438,207   99.85    1,421,296   0.15 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 14 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-elect Solomon Trujillo 
  as a director                        968,378,169   99.85    1,471,194   0.15 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 15 Ordinary Resolution to 
  re-appoint the auditors              946,917,769   97.78   21,510,430   2.22 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 16 Ordinary Resolution to 
  authorise the Audit Committee 
  to determine the auditors' 
  remuneration                         964,441,937   99.44    5,471,056   0.56 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 17 Ordinary Resolution to 
  authorise the directors to 
  allot relevant securities            945,827,443   97.52   24,020,859   2.48 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 18 Special Resolution to authorise 
  the Company to purchase its 
  own shares                           963,304,782   99.39    5,909,828   0.61 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 19 Special Resolution to authorise 
  the disapplication of pre-emption 
  rights up to 5% of the issued 
  share capital                        968,806,226   99.90      994,675   0.10 
                                      ------------  ------  -----------  ----- 
 

Contact:

 
 Chris Wade, WPP 
  [phone] 
 

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