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WPP plc announced on 24 March 2026 that on 20 March 2026, it granted conditional share awards to its Chief Executive Officer, Cindy Rose, and Chief Financial Officer, Joanne Wilson. Cindy Rose received 2,147,766 shares under the 2026 Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) and 115,800 shares as 2025 Executive Share Awards (ESA). Joanne Wilson received 979,381 shares under the 2026 EPSP and 84,257 shares as 2025 ESA.
| Date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 15:31:55 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 9524X |
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.
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Executive Director |
Nature of Award |
Number of shares awarded |
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Cindy Rose (CEO) |
2026 EPSP |
2,147,766 |
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Cindy Rose (CEO) |
2025 ESA |
115,800 |
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Joanne Wilson (CFO) |
2026 EPSP |
979,381 |
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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
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1. |
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') |
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a) |
Name |
Cindy Rose |
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b) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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c) |
Initial notification/ |
Initial notification |
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2. |
Details of the issuer |
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a) |
Full name of the entity |
WPP plc |
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b) |
Legal Entity Identifier code |
549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49 |
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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) |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated number - Aggregated Price - Total |
N/A (single transaction)
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
20 March 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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1. |
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') |
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a) |
Name |
Joanne Wilson |
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b) |
Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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c) |
Initial notification/ |
Initial notification |
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2. |
Details of the issuer |
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a) |
Full name of the entity |
WPP plc |
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b) |
Legal Entity Identifier code |
549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: JE00B8KF9B49 |
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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 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) (Number of WPP ordinary shares or WPP ADRs sold or purchased and price per share/ADR) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated number - Aggregated Price - Total |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
20 March 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Balbir Kelly-Bisla
Group Company Secretary
Further information
Media: press@wpp.com
Investors: irteam@wpp.com
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