WPP plc SEC Filings

WPP plc reports its total voting rights and share capital as of 31 December 2025. The company’s issued share capital consisted of 1,091,394,251 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, with 12,591,893 of these shares held in treasury.

After excluding treasury shares, WPP states that the total number of voting rights is 1,078,802,358. Shareholders can use this voting rights figure as the denominator when calculating whether they need to notify WPP, under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, about their shareholdings or any changes in their positions.

WPP plc filed a Form 6-K to furnish a UK TR-1 notification of major holdings from BlackRock, Inc.. The filing shows that, as of the date the threshold was crossed on 19 December 2025, BlackRock held a total of 107,478,863 voting rights in WPP, representing 9.93% of the company’s voting rights. This compares with a total holding of 12.24% reported in the previous notification, indicating a reduction below the 10% level that triggered the disclosure requirement.

The position consists of voting rights attached to shares and additional voting rights held through financial instruments, including American Depositary Receipts, securities lending arrangements and CFDs. The filing also lists multiple BlackRock-controlled entities through which these positions are held, illustrating the group’s global structure for managing its WPP stake.

WPP plc reports that non-executive director Simon Dingemans has been appointed to the board of Avantor, Inc., with the role effective from 2 January 2026. The announcement is framed as a director declaration and notification of a director’s other appointment, made in line with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rule 6.4.9R. The document also includes cautionary language explaining that any forward-looking statements about WPP’s business are subject to numerous operational, economic, geopolitical and technological risks.

WPP plc has priced a new €1,000 million senior unsecured fixed-rate bond with a 5.5-year maturity. The bond carries an annual coupon of 3.625% and is structured as a RegS issuance, with expected ratings of "BBB" from S&P and "Baa2" from Moody's.

Investor demand was strong, with the order book exceeding €2.9 billion, meaning the deal was about 2.9 times oversubscribed. WPP plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt, as part of its stated prudent capital allocation and financing strategy.

WPP plc reported the vesting of executive share awards and related share transactions under its long-term incentive plans. Under the 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan, Chief Executive Officer Cindy Rose received 87,854 ordinary shares of 10 pence each on 1 December 2025, with 41,374 of those shares automatically sold at £2.972 per share to cover statutory withholding liabilities and costs.

Chief Financial Officer Joanne Wilson received 20,942 ordinary shares on 2 December 2025 from an award under the WPP Stock Plan 2018, and 9,863 shares were sold at £2.96965 per share to cover tax and related obligations. The notice is made under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and reflects routine equity compensation for senior management.

WPP plc reports its share capital and voting rights position. As at 28 November 2025, the company had issued 1,091,394,251 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, of which 12,591,893 were 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 the UK regulator of a new or changed interest in WPP under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

WPP plc has filed a Form 6-K reporting a UK TR-1 notification of major holdings. The notice shows that UBS Group AG and its controlled undertakings have reduced their position in WPP so that their resulting holding is 0% of WPP’s voting rights. Previously, UBS had a total of 5.183476% of voting rights in WPP, made up of 5.031210% attached to shares and 0.152266% through financial instruments. The filing formally records UBS’s crossing below the regulatory disclosure threshold and lists the UBS group entities that were part of the prior holding structure.

WPP plc has filed a report showing that UBS AG has notified a major shareholding in the company. UBS now holds a total of 5.183476% of WPP’s voting rights, corresponding to 55,919,465 voting rights. Of this, 5.031210% (54,276,813 voting rights) is held through ordinary shares, while a further 0.152266% is held through various financial instruments, including depositary receipts, rights to recall lent shares, long call options, equity swaps and swaps on baskets. UBS Group AG is listed as the ultimate controlling entity through several controlling chains. The filing also reiterates WPP’s standard caution that any forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.

WPP plc has reported a notification of major holdings showing that Schroders PLC and its related entities now control 5.068742% of the company’s voting rights, equal to 54,681,857 voting rights. This is up from a previously reported position of 4.993032%.

The holding consists mainly of voting rights attached to shares, with 54,615,345 voting rights (representing 5.062582%) tied to ordinary shares identified by ISINs JE00B8KF9B49 and US92937A1025, plus a cash-settled CFD representing a further 66,512 voting rights, or 0.006160%. The disclosure reflects Schroders crossing a key ownership threshold under UK major shareholding rules.