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Company WPP PLC London S.E.

Equities

Advertising & Marketing

End-of-day quote London S.E.
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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%).

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
Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18
Chief Operating Officer 56 98-12-31
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 15-12-31
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-08-23
Corporate Secretary - 20-03-31
Corporate Officer/Principal 54 Dec. 31
Human Resources Officer 50 08-12-31
Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-01-13

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 64 20-06-30
Director/Board Member 58 20-12-31
Chairman 74 14-12-31
Director/Board Member 61 22-01-30
Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Director/Board Member 61 20-10-04
Director/Board Member 57 20-02-02
Director/Board Member 63 19-10-31
Director/Board Member 61 19-08-31
Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 1,141,513,196 1,071,342,141 ( 93.85 %) 66,675,497 ( 5.841 %) 93.85 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Harris Associates LP
5.071 %
54,509,450 5.071 % 488 M p
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.051 %
54,288,349 5.051 % 486 M p
Wellington Management Co. LLP
4.882 %
52,477,906 4.882 % 469 M p
Lazard Asset Management Ltd.
0.5105 %
5,487,338 0.5105 % 49 M p
abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd.
0.5097 %
5,478,269 0.5097 % 49 M p
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.
0.4489 %
4,825,180 0.4489 % 43 M p
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd.
0.3877 %
4,167,160 0.3877 % 37 M p
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
0.3877 %
4,166,653 0.3877 % 37 M p
Générali Investments Europe SpA SGR (France)
0.2894 %
3,110,061 0.2894 % 28 M p
Cominvest Asset Management GmbH
0.2565 %
2,757,190 0.2565 % 25 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.064 %
2,287,307 1.064 % 103 M p
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
0.6258 %
1,345,256 0.6258 % 60 M p
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
0.5376 %
1,155,648 0.5376 % 52 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
0.5277 %
1,134,421 0.5277 % 51 M p
RBC Private Counsel (USA), Inc.
0.4069 %
874,685 0.4069 % 39 M p
Eaton Vance Management
0.3255 %
699,752 0.3255 % 31 M p
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
0.2950 %
634,067 0.2950 % 28 M p
Brandes Investment Partners LP
0.2641 %
567,653 0.2641 % 25 M p
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.
0.2226 %
478,500 0.2226 % 21 M p
Aperio Group LLC
0.1854 %
398,487 0.1854 % 18 M p

Holdings

NameEquities%Valuation
4,961,939 29.95% 23,363,885 $
HIGHCO
37.41%
7,651,632 37.41% 21,197,316 $
6,794,563 50.33% 21,175,867 $
935,000 19.98% 6,403,254 $
3,161,166 1.01% 1,749,642 $

Company contact information

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground Sea Containers

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP PLC

Group companies

NameCategory and Sector
WPP Luxembourg SARL
Industrial Specialties
Advertising/Marketing Services
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Specialty Telecommunications
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
WPP Finance SA
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Advertising/Marketing Services