Inactive Instrument

Company WPP 2012 Ltd London S.E.

Equities

JE00B3DMTY01

Advertising & Marketing

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

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 63 30/06/20
Director/Board Member 58 31/12/20
Chairman 75 31/12/14
Director/Board Member 61 30/01/22
Chief Executive Officer 57 13/04/18
Director/Board Member 61 04/10/20
Director/Board Member 57 02/02/20
Director/Board Member 63 31/10/19
Director/Board Member 61 31/08/19
Director of Finance/CFO 49 18/04/23

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 % 565 M p
Harris Associates LP
4.958 %
53,470,922 4.958 % 556 M p
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
4.820 %
51,984,233 4.820 % 541 M p
abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd.
0.4309 %
4,647,390 0.4309 % 48 M p
Lazard Asset Management Ltd.
0.4208 %
4,538,623 0.4208 % 47 M p
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
0.3394 %
3,660,101 0.3394 % 38 M p
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.
0.3245 %
3,500,000 0.3245 % 36 M p
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
0.2228 %
2,402,956 0.2228 % 25 M p
Towers Watson Investment Management Ltd.
0.1858 %
2,003,715 0.1858 % 21 M p
Rathbones Asset Management Ltd.
0.1646 %
1,775,536 0.1646 % 18 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.553 %
3,350,015 1.553 % 175 M p
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
0.6647 %
1,433,775 0.6647 % 75 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
0.5497 %
1,185,738 0.5497 % 62 M p
The Ayco Co. LP
0.5430 %
1,171,217 0.5430 % 61 M p
RBC Private Counsel (USA), Inc.
0.4370 %
942,607 0.4370 % 49 M p
Eaton Vance Management
0.3905 %
842,331 0.3905 % 44 M p
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
0.2859 %
616,813 0.2859 % 32 M p
Brandes Investment Partners LP
0.2826 %
609,579 0.2826 % 32 M p
Aperio Group LLC
0.2192 %
472,941 0.2192 % 25 M p
DFA Australia Ltd.
0.1179 %
254,430 0.1179 % 13 M p

Holdings

NameEquities%Valuation
HIGHCO
37.41%
7,651,632 37.41% 24,670,621 $
6,794,563 50.33% 24,046,366 $
4,961,939 29.95% 22,721,264 $
935,000 19.98% 6,009,423 $
3,161,166 1.01% 1,681,867 $

Company contact information

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground Sea Containers

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP 2012 Ltd

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NameCategory and Sector
Group M Media India Pvt Ltd.
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Finance/Rental/Leasing
Advertising/Marketing Services
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Media+ NV
Mindshare (Belgium)
WPP Finance SA
Finance/Rental/Leasing
WPP Group Holdings BV
Specialty Telecommunications