WPP PLC Transaction in Own Shares (9416O)

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RNS Number : 9416O

WPP PLC

22 May 2018

Buy-back programme

Transaction in own shares

WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that on 22 May 2018 it purchased for treasury 180,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1365.5173 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:

 
 Description of shares:           WPP plc ordinary shares 
                                   of 10 pence each 
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 Number of shares repurchased:    180,000 
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 Date of transaction:             22 May 2018 
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 Time of transaction:             09:05 - 16:30 
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 Price (pence):                   1365.5173 
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 Trading venue:                   London Stock Exchange 
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 Broker:                          Merrill Lynch International 
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Following the above purchase, WPP holds 68,609,968 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,263,991,009 (excluding shares to be held in treasury).

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis.

Enquiries:

 
 Marie Capes, Company Secretary    020 7408 2204 
 

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