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Vesting of Share Awards
WPP plc has announced the vesting of share awards for two executive directors. Cindy Rose, Chief Executive Officer, acquired 87,854 ordinary shares and sold 41,374 shares on December 1, 2025, to cover withholding liabilities. Joanne Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, acquired 20,942 ordinary shares and sold 9,863 shares on December 2, 2025, for similar reasons. These transactions are part of the company's executive performance and stock plans. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 December 2025\n \nWPP plc (\"WPP\")\n \nVesting of Share Awards\nNotification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or their Connected Persons\nThe Company announces that the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company due to the vesting of a conditional share award under the terms of the 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan (\"EPSP\") award and the WPP Stock Plan 2018 respectively. \n \n\n\n\n\nName of Executive Director\n\n\nTotal number of shares vested\n\n\nTotal number of shares automatically sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities\n\n\nDate of transaction\n\n\n\n\nCindy Rose\n\n\n87,854\n\n\n41,374\n\n\n1 December 2025\n\n\n\n\nJoanne Wilson\n\n\n20,942\n\n\n9,863\n\n\n2 December 2025\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n1.\n\n\nDetails of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nName \n\n\nCindy Rose\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nPosition/status\n\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\n\n\n\nc)\n\n\nInitial notification/\namendment\n\n\nInitial notification\n\n\n\n\n2.\n\n\nDetails of the issuer\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nFull name of the entity\n\n\nWPP plc\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nLegal Entity Identifier code\n\n\n549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93\n\n\n\n\n3.\n\n\nDetails of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nDescription of the financial instrument\n\n\nOrdinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')\nISIN: JE00B8KF9B49\n\n\n\n\nTransaction 1\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nNature of the transaction \n\n\nAcquisition of ordinary shares following the vesting of a portion of a conditional share award under the WPP 2022 Executive Performance Share Plan\n\n\n\n\nc)\n\n\nPrice(s) and volume(s)\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nPrice(s)\n\n\nVolume(s)\n\n\n\n\nn/a\n\n\n87,854\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nd)\n\n\nA...