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Transaction in Own Shares (Replacement)
Transaction in Own Shares (Replacement).
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7121X WPP PLC 20 December 2019 \n\nWPP PLC - Transaction in Own Shares\n \nWPP plc\nISIN: JE00B8KF9B49\n19 December 2019 \n \nWPP plc (the \"Company\") \nCorrected Announcement - Transaction in Own Shares\n \nIn the transaction in own shares announcement released on 20 December 2019 in relation to purchases made on 19 December 2019, the dates of the transactions in the table of individual purchases were \nincorrectly stated as 18/12/2019. The corrected date of 19/12/2019 is reflected in this announcement. There are no further changes.\n \nThe Company announces that on 19 December 2019 it had purchased a total of 417,622 of its ordinary shares of £0.10 each (the \"ordinary shares\") on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X Europe, and \nTurquoise, through the Company's broker Goldman Sachs International as detailed below. The repurchased shares will be cancelled.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange\n\n\nChi-X Europe\n\n\nBATS Europe\n\n\nTurquoise\n\n\n\n\nNumber of ordinary shares purchased\n\n\n271,595 \n\n\n130,423 \n\n\n- \n\n\n15,604 \n\n\n\n\nHighest price paid (per ordinary share)\n\n\n£ 10.5100 \n\n\n£ 10.5100 \n\n\n-\n\n\n£ 10.5050 \n\n\n\n\nLowest price paid (per ordinary share)\n\n\n£ 10.4100 \n\n\n£ 10.4400 \n\n\n-\n\n\n£ 10.4550 \n\n\n\n\nVolume weighted average price paid (per ordinary share)\n\n\n£ 10.4836 \n\n\n£ 10.4801 \n\n\n-\n\n\n£ 10.4889 \n\n\n\n \nThe purchases form part of the Company's share buyback programme announced on 12 December 2019.\n \nFollowing settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 1,329,768,661 ordinary shares.\n \nThe Company holds 70,787,730 of its ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company following settlement and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares shall be 1,258,980,931 ordinary shares.\n \nIn accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the detailed breakdown of individual trades made by Goldman Sachs International on behalf of the Company as part of the share buyback programme is set out below.\n \nThis announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securitie...