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WPP plc filings document the company’s U.S. reporting as a foreign private issuer. Recent Form 6-K current reports furnish public disclosures under Exchange Act rules and identify WPP’s annual reporting framework on Form 20-F.
The filing record includes standard foreign-issuer disclosure language, including forward-looking statement provisions covering plans, objectives, strategies, projections, anticipated economic performance and related risks and uncertainties. These documents frame WPP’s formal regulatory reporting alongside its operating identity as a global advertising, media, public relations and consulting company.
WPP reported weak 2025 results and a major strategic reset. Revenue was £13,550m, down 8.1% (3.6% like-for-like), with revenue less pass-through costs down 5.4% like-for-like. Headline operating profit fell to £1,321m and margin dropped to 13.0%.
Heavy goodwill and property impairments cut reported operating profit to £382m and drove a £215m net loss, or diluted EPS of -20.0p. The full-year dividend was reduced to 15.0p from 39.4p.
WPP launched its “Elevate28” plan to move from a holding company to a single integrated business across four operating units and four regions, targeting £500m of annualised gross cost savings by 2028 for about £400m of cash costs over two years. For 2026, it guides to headline operating margin of 12–13% and adjusted operating cash flow before working capital of £800m–£900m, while like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs is expected to decline mid to high-single digits in the first half.
WPP plc has reported a major shareholding notification from BlackRock, Inc., showing that entities controlled by BlackRock now hold a total of 10.000000% of WPP’s voting rights. This crosses a disclosure threshold and slightly increases their position from a previously notified 9.980000%.
The holding includes 7.580000% of voting rights attached to ordinary shares, representing 81,822,202 voting rights, and additional exposure through financial instruments. These comprise American Depository Receipts over 2,641,394 voting rights (0.240000%), securities lending arrangements over 21,982,913 voting rights (2.040000%), and cash-settled CFDs over 1,539,048 voting rights (0.140000%).
The structure table lists multiple BlackRock-controlled undertakings across various jurisdictions that collectively contribute to this consolidated position, confirming BlackRock as the ultimate controlling person for these WPP holdings.
WPP plc reported that investment manager BlackRock, Inc. now holds 9.980000% of WPP’s voting rights, representing 107,880,158 voting rights in total. This slightly down from a previously reported 10.000000% position.
The stake includes 7.640000% (82,437,160 voting rights) held through ordinary shares and 2.340000% held via financial instruments. These instruments comprise American Depository Receipts, securities lending positions, and cash-settled CFDs, reflecting a mix of direct share ownership and derivative exposure to WPP.
WPP plc filed a report showing that BlackRock, Inc. now holds 10.000000% of WPP’s voting rights, representing 107,905,766 voting rights.
The holding consists of 7.690000% in voting rights attached to shares, based on 82,955,809 voting rights, and a further 2.310000% through financial instruments. These include American Depository Receipts and securities lending arrangements, plus cash-settled CFDs with a combined small percentage of voting rights exposure.
The previous disclosed position was 9.960000%, so BlackRock’s aggregate interest has moved to the 10% disclosure threshold under UK major shareholding rules.
WPP plc reported a change in a major shareholding. Investment manager Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC notified that it holds in aggregate 5.04% of WPP’s voting rights, corresponding to 54,385,055 voting rights as of 11 February 2026.
The position combines 0.32% of voting rights attached to ordinary shares and 4.72% through financial instruments in the form of American Depositary Receipts. Hotchkis & Wiley manages these holdings on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements with delegated voting authority.
FIL Limited reported beneficial ownership of 103,687,657 WPP PLC common shares, representing 9.6% of the outstanding class as of December 31, 2025. FIL Limited has sole voting power over 102,826,932 shares and sole dispositive power over 103,687,657 shares.
Affiliates Pandanus Partners, L.P. and Pandanus Associates, Inc. each report sole dispositive power over 103,687,657 shares but no voting power. The securities are held in the ordinary course of business and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of WPP PLC.
WPP plc has filed a Form 6-K reporting a UK "Notification of Major Holdings" from BlackRock, Inc. regarding its position in WPP. BlackRock now holds 107,675,471 voting rights in WPP, representing 9.96% of total voting rights.
Of this, 7.84% of voting rights are attached to WPP shares with 84,666,730 voting rights. Additional exposure comes through financial instruments, including American Depository Receipts and securities lending, plus cash‑settled CFDs, which together account for the remaining voting rights disclosed.
WPP plc reports its current share capital and voting rights. As at 30 January 2026, the company had 1,091,394,251 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in issue, with 12,591,893 of these held in treasury. This leaves a total of 1,078,802,358 voting rights in WPP. Shareholders can use this voting rights figure as the denominator when calculating whether they must notify their interest, or any change in their interest, in WPP under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
BlackRock, Inc. has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 55,426,317 shares of WPP PLC common stock, representing 5.1% of the class as of the event date 12/31/2025. BlackRock reports sole voting power over 52,064,247 shares and sole dispositive power over 55,426,317 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The filing explains that the position reflects holdings of certain BlackRock business units, and specifically notes that the securities are held in the ordinary course of business. BlackRock certifies that the shares were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing control of WPP. The filing also states that various underlying persons have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but that no single such person has more than 5% of WPP’s outstanding common shares.
WPP plc has filed a Form 6-K to notify investors that it will announce its Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2025 on 26 February 2026. The company will also present a strategy update built around four principles: simplifying and integrating its client offer while using AI, improving execution and building a high-performance culture, expanding its addressable market through enterprise and technology solutions, and strengthening its financial foundations through operational efficiency and disciplined capital allocation.
WPP will host an in-person meeting for institutional investors and sell-side analysts in London on the morning of 26 February 2026, with registration from 9:00am (GMT) and a formal session from 9:30am to midday, which will also be webcast live via its investor website.