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WPP plc announced that Chief Executive Officer Cindy Rose acquired 88,188 ordinary shares on 1 September 2026 due to the vesting of a conditional share award under the 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan. On the same date, Ms. Rose sold 41,532 of these ordinary shares at £3.692 per share to cover statutory withholding liabilities.
| Date | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Time | 15:40:42 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1653T |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 September 2026
WPP plc ("WPP")
Vesting of Chief Executive Share Awards
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or their Connected Persons
The Company announces that the following person discharging managerial responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company due to the vesting of a conditional share award under the terms of the 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan ("EPSP").
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Name of Executive Director |
Total number of shares vested |
Total number of shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities |
Date of transaction |
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Cindy Rose |
88,188 |
41,532 |
1 September 2026 |
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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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Transaction 1 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of ordinary shares following the vesting of a portion of a conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Volume: 88,188 Price: n/a
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
1 September 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Transaction 2 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Automatic sale of ordinary shares pursuant to a trading plan to cover statutory withholding liabilities and costs following the vesting of a conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Volume: 41,532 Price: £3.692
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a (single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
1 September 2026 |
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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