Wpp Plc · LSE:WPP
Wpp — Shareholder Meeting (May 2023)
11 slides from Wpp's shareholder meeting presentation, May 12, 2023
Slide 1: Annual General Meeting
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Slide 2: Roberto Quarta, Chairman
ROBERTO QUARTA Chairman
Slide 3: Mark Read, CEO
MARK READ CEO
Slide 4: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This document contains statements that are, or may be limited to: the impact of, epidemics or pandemics including ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘forecast’, ‘guidance’, ‘intend’, 'may', deemed to be, “forward-looking statements”. Forward- restrictions
Slide 5: Winning Work and Recognition
WINNING WORK AND RECOGNITION CREATIVE 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 NETWORK LEADER IN WORLD CHANGING INAUGURAL GOLD LION OF THE YEAR MARKETING IDEAS AWARD CREATIVE B2B CREATIVE AND GRAND PRIX Cannes Cannes CONTENT SERVICES Fast Company Cannes Forrester 2022 MOST CREATIVE COMPANY MEDIA 2022 2022 2022 2022
Slide 6: Investing in Data & Technology
INVESTING IN DATA & TECHNOLOGY GROUPM NEXUS INVESTMENT BROAD CAPABILITIES LAUNCHED Partnerships 650 2,900 Microsoft Meta Blueprint certifications certifications 1,800 3,300 Targeted M&A Salesforce Adobe certified certifications professionals $2BN Billings in 2022 7,060 28 TikTok Senior executives Ac
Slide 7: How We See the Opportunity in AI
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Slide 8: Investing in Our Purpose
INVESTING IN OUR PURPOSE PEOPLE PLANET COMMUNITIES 54% women in senior -28% absolute reduction in management (2021: 52%) tonnes CO2e (Scope 1 and 2) year-on- year and 71% since our 2019 baseline >$16m committed to inclusion programmes since 2020 #6 in FTSE 100 Women Leaders 83% of electricity 54 sou
Slide 9: 2022 & Q1 2023 Financial Performance
2022 & Q1 2023 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE • 2022 like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs growth +6.9% (Q4 +6.4%) • Broad-based performance: all major agencies grew in 2022 - GIA +6.9%, PR +8.2%, Specialist Agencies +5.6%, with good growth across most major markets • Winning performance: total net n
Slide 10: Increased Cash Return
INCREASED CASH RETURN DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (P) Final Interim 39.4p 31.2p – Over £1.1 billion of total cash returns to shareholders: dividends £365m, share buybacks £807m 24.4 – Final dividend of 18.7p proposed (+33.6% year-on-year) 18.7 – Full year dividend of 31.2p (+30% year-on-year) – Intention to
Slide 11: Summary
SUMMARY • 2022: a continued strong and broad-based performance • Q1 saw a positive start to the year, in line with our expectations • We are well placed, in an environment of increasing complexity, as a trusted partner, with a modern, future-facing offer • Outlook for continued growth and margin exp