SHAREHOLDER PRESENTATION

Roberto Quarta, Chairman Mark Read, CEO

10.6.2020

SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT

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Actual results may differ from those expressed in such statements, depending on a variety of factors including the risk factors set forth in our most recent Annual Report and Form 20-F under "Risk factors" and in any of our more recent public reports. Nothing in this presentation is intended as a forecast, nor should it be taken as such.

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ROBERTO QUARTA

Chairman

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WPP BOARD AND COMPANY SECRETARY

Roberto Quarta

Mark Read

John Rogers

Nicole Seligman

Chairman

CEO

CFO

SID

Jacques Aigrain

Sandrine Dufour

Tarek Farahat

Cindy Rose OBE

Sally Susman

Keith Weed

Jasmine Whitbread

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

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RESULTS OF AGM PROXY VOTES

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTENTIONS

1

961,338,718

22,771,549

4,911,813

2

874,307,073

89,439,663

25,275,343

3

884,923,340

90,095,862

14,002,877

4

961,156,161

1,767,191

26,098,729

5

955,740,875

7,160,489

26,120,716

6

966,622,364

560,283

21,839,434

7

964,635,669

2,518,170

21,868,242

8

953,512,253

35,210,784

299,043

9

943,631,024

23,523,496

21,867,561

10

960,924,606

6,226,538

21,870,937

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTENTIONS

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966,534,230

22,175,518

312,333

12

961,069,295

6,086,762

21,866,024

13

937,788,740

50,918,675

314,666

14

962,175,167

634,837

26,212,077

15

939,600,674

27,622,756

21,798,649

16

951,539,792

15,692,944

21,789,344

17

894,187,511

72,913,434

21,921,136

18

954,617,513

12,090,003

22,314,563

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906,763,405

59,966,230

22,292,446

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MARK READ

CEO

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2019: SOLID FOUNDATIONS BUILT

STRATEGIC

  • Significant progress on simplification: fewer, stronger agency brands
  • Investments in technology, HR, client and new business teams for growth
  • Improved client performance with good retention and important wins
  • Successful completion of Kantar transaction

FINANCIAL

  • Delivered organic growth and margin guidance set in December 2018
  • Organic growth improvement through the year: H1-2.5%, H2 -0.7%
  • Strong working capital performance
  • Leverage reduced significantly:year-end net debt £1.5B

• Renewed purpose and strengthened culture

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2019 PROGRESS ON KEY METRICS

SIMPLER WPP

RETURN TO GROWTH

MARGIN

LEVERAGE

  • Met all targets for closures, disposals and mergers
  • Delivered December 2018 guidance
  • Improved in H2 over H1
  • Reinvesting for growth
  • Slower progress on shared services
  • Leverage at low end of target a year ahead of plan

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BUILDING CULTURE THROUGH PURPOSE

Recognition of our commitment and progress

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COVID-19: OUR PRIORITIES

PEOPLE

CLIENTS

COMMUNITIES

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PEOPLE: EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO "LOCKDOWN"

WORKING REMOTELY REGULAR SUPPORT

PROTECT JOBS

WHEREVER POSSIBLE

• WPP Town Halls

• Over 3,000 execs

by market

on salary sacrifice

• CEO and team

• Internal jobs

communications

market

• WPP TV

• Upping training

• Mental wellbeing

and development

with our partners

95%of our people

a particular focus

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CLIENTS: RAPID ACTION TO RE-PLAN AND COMMUNICATE

RELEVANT COMMUNICATIONS

84%of consumers will judge

companies by how they respond

RE-PLANNING COMMUNICATIONS

  • Responding quickly, working faster
  • Re-planningmedia to higher ROI channels
  • Production ongoing with CGI, stock, animation

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CLIENTS: HUGE RANGE OF WORK

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COMMUNITIES: STRONGLY SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT AND NGO COMMUNICATION

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FINANCIAL RESILIENCE: KEY ACTIONS

1Variable cost savings - £700-800min-year

  1. Exec salary sacrifice
  2. Suspension of dividend and share buyback

4Tight capex and working capital management

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SHORT TERM FOCUS, INVEST FOR THE LONG TERM

MANAGE OUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

INVEST FASTER FOR THE FUTURE

Creativity and

1People

1

Technology

2

Clients

Agility and

2

Simplicity

3

Communities

3

Operational

effectiveness

4Financial resilience

4

Culture

and Purpose

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ROBERTO QUARTA

Chairman

WPP

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