Exhibit 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 June 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT
WPP plc (“WPP”)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON SE1 8XX
ON: 13 JUNE 2018
STATEMENT OF POLL – THE VOTES CAST WERE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION
| FOR | % | AGAINST | % | ||||
1 Ordinary Resolution to receive and approve the audited accounts
| 994,689,872
| 99.44
| 5,575,638
| 0.56
| ||||
2 Ordinary Resolution to declare a final dividend
| 1,000,358,215
| 99.95
| 543,946
| 0.05
| ||||
3 Ordinary Resolution to approve the compensation committee report
| 709,510,755
| 72.75
| 265,711,511
| 27.25
| ||||
4 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Roberto Quarta as a director
| 839,060,517
| 84.50
| 153,912,351
| 15.50
| ||||
5 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Dr Jacques Aigrain as a director
| 976,347,218
| 97.56
| 24,469,661
| 2.44
| ||||
6 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Ruigang Li as a director
| 850,668,264
| 85.34
| 146,152,257
| 14.66
| ||||
7 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Paul Richardson as a director
| 995,519,534
| 99.47
| 5,291,550
| 0.53
| ||||
8 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Hugo Shong as a director
| 869,813,403
| 87.26
| 127,002,353
| 12.74
| ||||
9 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Sally Susman as a director
| 996,827,609
| 99.60
| 3,992,297
| 0.40
| ||||
10 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Solomon Trujillo as a director
| 996,311,730
| 99.55
| 4,515,233
| 0.45
| ||||
11 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Sir John Hood as a director
| 929,184,532
| 92.85
| 71,572,237
| 7.15
|
12 Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Nicole Seligman as a director
| 965,381,697
| 96.46
| 35,447,095
| 3.54
| ||||
13 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Daniela Riccardi as a director
| 983,951,073
| 98.31
| 16,884,088
| 1.69
| ||||
14 Ordinary Resolution tore-elect Tarek Farahat as a director
| 995,097,804
| 99.43
| 5,699,585
| 0.57
| ||||
15 Ordinary Resolution tore-appoint the auditors
| 973,546,374
| 97.40
| 25,976,398
| 2.60
| ||||
16 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the audit committee to determine the auditors’ remuneration
| 997,763,932
| 99.69
| 3,114,598
| 0.31
| ||||
17 Ordinary Resolution to authorise the directors to allot relevant securities
| 907,578,087
| 90.70
| 93,100,153
| 9.30
| ||||
18 Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
| 986,921,348
| 98.75
| 12,448,178
| 1.25
| ||||
19 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication ofpre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital
| 992,695,956
| 99.26
| 7,391,027
| 0.74
| ||||
20 Special Resolution to authorise the disapplication ofpre-emption rights for an additional 5% for transactions
| 957,070,558
| 95.70
| 42,972,346
| 4.30
|
Contact:
Chris Wade WPP | +44 (0)207 408 2204 |