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WPP successfully prices €1,000m bond issuance
WPP plc has successfully priced a €1,000 million bond issuance with a 3.625% annual coupon, expected to be rated BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moody's. The offering was significantly oversubscribed, with an order book exceeding €2.9 billion, indicating strong investor confidence. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt, as part of WPP's ongoing capital allocation strategy. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Immediate Release\n\n\n2 December 2025\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nWPP plc (\"WPP\" or the \"Company\")\n \nWPP successfully prices €1,000 million bond issuance\n \nWPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) today announces that it has successfully priced a €1,000 million, 5.5-year senior unsecured fixed-rate RegS bond issuance. The bonds will carry an annual coupon of 3.625% and are expected to be rated \"BBB\" by S&P and \"Baa2\" by Moody's.\n \nThe transaction garnered significant interest and demand, with a total order book exceeding €2.9 billion from a diverse array of institutional investors. This robust oversubscription of 2.9 times underscores investor confidence in WPP's credit profile and leading market position. WPP intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness as WPP continues its prudent capital allocation and financing strategy.\n \nBNP Paribas, Citi, HSBC, NatWest and SMBC led the transaction as Joint Lead Bookrunners. \n \nFor further information:\nWPP Communications\[email protected] \n\nAbout WPP\nWPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit www.wpp.com.\n \nThis announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.\n \nThe information contained in the Offering Circular dated 15 May 2025 in respect of WPP's EUR 6,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (as supplemented, the Offering Circular) and the Pricing Supplement (when published), may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Offering Circular and the Pricing Supplement) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the Offering Circular and the Pricing Supplement are not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Offering Circular you must ascertain from Offering Circular and the Pricing Supplement whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.\n \nNeither this ann...