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Company WPP plc

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WPP

JE00B8KF9B49

Advertising & Marketing

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 04:31:07 2024-06-07 am EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
767.1 GBX -1.50% Intraday chart for WPP plc -6.19% +1.76%
May. 30 European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Trend Modestly Higher in Thursday Trading MT
May. 10 WPP: share price rises, Deutsche Bank initiates buy decision CF

Business Summary

WPP plc is one of the world's largest communication groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:

- advertising and marketing services (77.5%): operating through GroupM, AKQA, Ogilvy, Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R and Hogarth. The group also develops an advertising space purchase activity and offers services in institutional and financial communications, healthcare communications, relationship marketing, etc.;

- public relations (8.5%): Burson Cohn & Wolfe, Hill+Knowlton Strategies and FGS Global;

- specialized communication services (6.7%): Landor & Fitch and Design Bridge and Partners.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (13.9%), Continental and Western Europe (19.9%), North America (38.5%) and Asia/Pacific/Latin America/Africa/Middle East/Central and Eastern Europe (27.7%).

Number of employees: 114,173

Sales per Business

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Global Integrated Agencies
84.8 %
12,191 84.5 % 12,595 84.8 % +3.31%
Public Relations
8.5 %
1,228 8.5 % 1,262 8.5 % +2.76%
Specialist Agencies
6.7 %
1,009 7.0 % 988 6.7 % -2.15%

Sales per region

GBP in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United States
34.9 %
5,231 36.3 % 5,187 34.9 % -0.84%
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe
27.8 %
3,999 27.7 % 4,125 27.8 % +3.14%
Western Continental Europe
20.5 %
2,876 19.9 % 3,037 20.5 % +5.60%
United Kingdom
14.5 %
2,004 13.9 % 2,155 14.5 % +7.57%
North America
2.3 %
319 2.2 % 341 2.3 % +6.87%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Mark Read CEO
 Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Rosemary Wilson DFI
 Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18
Andrew Scott COO
 Chief Operating Officer 56 98-12-31
Stephan Pretorius CTO
 Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 15-12-31
Mike Hudnall PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Daniel Hulme PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-08-23
Balbir Kelly-Bisla SEC
 Corporate Secretary - 20-03-31
Jane Geraghty PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal 54 Dec. 31
Lindsay Pattison HRO
 Human Resources Officer 50 08-12-31
Rob Reilly PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-01-13

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Angela Ahrendts BRD
 Director/Board Member 63 20-06-30
Ya Qin Zhang BRD
 Director/Board Member 58 20-12-31
Roberto Quarta CHM
 Chairman 75 14-12-31
Simon Dingemans BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 22-01-30
Mark Read CEO
 Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Thomas Ilube BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 20-10-04
Sandrine Dufour BRD
 Director/Board Member 57 20-02-02
Keith Weed BRD
 Director/Board Member 63 19-10-31
Jasmine Mary Whitbread BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 19-08-31
Rosemary Wilson DFI
 Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 1,145,229,230 1,074,911,668 ( 93.86 %) 66,675,497 ( 5.822 %) 93.86 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.033 %
54,288,349 5.033 % 549 M p
Harris Associates LP
4.958 %
53,470,922 4.958 % 541 M p
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
4.790 %
51,662,604 4.790 % 523 M p
Lazard Asset Management Ltd.
0.4361 %
4,703,666 0.4361 % 48 M p
abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd.
0.4309 %
4,647,390 0.4309 % 47 M p
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.
0.3245 %
3,500,000 0.3245 % 35 M p
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
0.2926 %
3,156,174 0.2926 % 32 M p
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
0.2228 %
2,402,956 0.2228 % 24 M p
Towers Watson Investment Management Ltd.
0.1849 %
1,993,777 0.1849 % 20 M p
GVQ Investment Management Ltd.
0.1757 %
1,894,763 0.1757 % 19 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.553 %
3,350,015 1.553 % 168 M p
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
0.6647 %
1,433,775 0.6647 % 72 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
0.5497 %
1,185,738 0.5497 % 59 M p
The Ayco Co. LP
0.5430 %
1,171,217 0.5430 % 59 M p
RBC Private Counsel (USA), Inc.
0.4370 %
942,607 0.4370 % 47 M p
Eaton Vance Management
0.3905 %
842,331 0.3905 % 42 M p
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
0.2859 %
616,813 0.2859 % 31 M p
Brandes Investment Partners LP
0.2826 %
609,579 0.2826 % 31 M p
Aperio Group LLC
0.2192 %
472,941 0.2192 % 24 M p
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
0.1199 %
258,610 0.1199 % 13 M p

Holdings

NameEquities%Valuation
HIGHCO
37.41%
 7,651,632 37.41% 25,035,375 $
HS AD INC.
29.95%
 4,961,939 29.95% 23,012,828 $
SYZYGY AG
50.33%
 6,794,563 50.33% 20,632,846 $
PRAP JAPAN, INC.
19.98%
 935,000 19.98% 5,983,196 $
ARN MEDIA LIMITED
1.01%
 3,161,166 1.01% 1,714,016 $

Company contact information

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground Sea Containers

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP plc(WPP)

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NameCategory and Sector
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Logo WPP 2008 Ltd.

WPP 2008 Ltd.

Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries

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Industrial Specialties
WPP Jubilee Ltd.
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WPP Jubilee Ltd.

Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services

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Advertising/Marketing Services
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Miscellaneous Commercial Services
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Logo WPP 2005 Ltd.

WPP 2005 Ltd.

Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications

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Sercon India Pvt Ltd.
Logo Sercon India Pvt Ltd.

Sercon India Pvt Ltd.

Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services

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Miscellaneous Commercial Services
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Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.
Logo Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.

Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.

Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services

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Miscellaneous Commercial Services
mInteraction Co. Ltd.
Logo mInteraction Co. Ltd.

mInteraction Co. Ltd.

Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services

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Ratings for WPP plc

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
A-
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Analysts' Consensus

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Consensus
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Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
16
Last Close Price
7.788 GBP
Average target price
8.839 GBP
Spread / Average Target
+13.49%
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