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Schroders Plc notified WPP PLC on September 16, 2025, that it crossed a major shareholding threshold on September 15, 2025, due to an acquisition or disposal of voting rights and financial instruments. Following this, Schroders Plc holds a total of 5.028373% of voting rights in WPP PLC, comprising 5.017874% attached to shares and 0.010499% through financial instruments, totaling 54,246,227 voting rights.
| Date | 18 Sept 2025 |
| Time | 10:40:00 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 8934Z |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
JE00B8KF9B49
Issuer Name
WPP PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
Non-UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Schroders Plc
City of registered office (if applicable)
London Wall, Barbican
Country of registered office (if applicable)
England
4. Details of the shareholder
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
15-Sep-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
16-Sep-2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
5.017874 |
0.010499 |
5.028373 |
54246227 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) |
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
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JE00B8KF9B49 |
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54130483 |
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5.017645 |
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US92937A1025 |
2475 |
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0.000229 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
54132958 |
5.017874% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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CFD |
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Cash |
113269 |
0.010499 |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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113269 |
0.010499% |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Schroders PLC |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Administration Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder & Co. Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Administration Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder International Holdings Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Investment Management Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Administration Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder International Holdings Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Investment Management Limited |
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Schroders PLC |
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited |
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10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
16-Sep-2025
13. Place Of Completion
London