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Company WPP plc

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WPP

JE00B8KF9B49

Advertising & Marketing

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 09:02:52 2024-04-16 am EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
750.9 GBX -1.77% Intraday chart for WPP plc +0.19% -0.05%
Apr. 11 Publicis posts 5.3% revenue growth in Q1, beats expectations RE
Apr. 10 European stocks get boost ahead of US inflation AN

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%).

Number of employees: 114,173

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
Mark Read CEO
 Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Rosemary Wilson DFI
 Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18
Andrew Scott COO
 Chief Operating Officer 56 98-12-31
Stephan Pretorius CTO
 Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - 15-12-31
Mike Hudnall PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Daniel Hulme PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-08-23
Balbir Kelly-Bisla SEC
 Corporate Secretary - 20-03-31
Jane Geraghty PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal 54 Dec. 31
Lindsay Pattison HRO
 Human Resources Officer 50 08-12-31
Rob Reilly PRN
 Corporate Officer/Principal - 21-01-13

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Angela Ahrendts BRD
 Director/Board Member 64 20-06-30
Ya Qin Zhang BRD
 Director/Board Member 58 20-12-31
Roberto Quarta CHM
 Chairman 74 14-12-31
Simon Dingemans BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 22-01-30
Mark Read CEO
 Chief Executive Officer 57 18-04-13
Thomas Ilube BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 20-10-04
Sandrine Dufour BRD
 Director/Board Member 57 20-02-02
Keith Weed BRD
 Director/Board Member 63 19-10-31
Jasmine Whitbread BRD
 Director/Board Member 61 19-08-31
Rosemary Wilson DFI
 Director of Finance/CFO 49 23-04-18

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 1,145,229,230 1,075,058,175 ( 93.87 %) 66,675,497 ( 5.822 %) 93.87 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Harris Associates LP
5.071 %
54,509,450 5.071 % 519 M p
Silchester International Investors LLP
5.051 %
54,288,349 5.051 % 517 M p
Lazard Asset Management Ltd.
0.5105 %
5,487,338 0.5105 % 52 M p
abrdn Alternative Investments Ltd.
0.5097 %
5,478,269 0.5097 % 52 M p
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.
0.4489 %
4,825,180 0.4489 % 46 M p
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Ltd.
0.3877 %
4,167,160 0.3877 % 40 M p
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
0.2936 %
3,155,351 0.2936 % 30 M p
Générali Investments Europe SpA SGR (France)
0.2894 %
3,110,061 0.2894 % 30 M p
Cominvest Asset Management GmbH
0.2565 %
2,757,190 0.2565 % 26 M p
ATP Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S
0.2430 %
2,612,276 0.2430 % 25 M p
NameEquities%Valuation
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd.
1.064 %
2,287,307 1.064 % 108 M p
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
0.6258 %
1,345,256 0.6258 % 64 M p
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
0.5376 %
1,155,648 0.5376 % 55 M p
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC
0.5277 %
1,134,421 0.5277 % 54 M p
RBC Private Counsel (USA), Inc.
0.4069 %
874,685 0.4069 % 41 M p
Eaton Vance Management
0.3255 %
699,752 0.3255 % 33 M p
Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust
0.2950 %
634,067 0.2950 % 30 M p
Brandes Investment Partners LP
0.2641 %
567,653 0.2641 % 27 M p
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.
0.2226 %
478,500 0.2226 % 23 M p
Aperio Group LLC
0.1854 %
398,487 0.1854 % 19 M p

Holdings

NameEquities%Valuation
HS AD INC.
29.95%
 4,961,939 29.95% 23,441,341 $
HIGHCO
37.41%
 7,651,632 37.41% 23,386,448 $
SYZYGY AG
50.33%
 6,794,563 50.33% 20,840,284 $
PRAP JAPAN, INC.
19.98%
 935,000 19.98% 6,357,102 $
ARN MEDIA LIMITED
1.01%
 3,161,166 1.01% 1,814,857 $

Company contact information

WPP Plc

18 Upper Ground Sea Containers

SE1 9GL, London

+44 20 7282 4600

http://www.wpp.com
address WPP plc(WPP)

Group companies

NameCategory and Sector
WPP Luxembourg SARL
WPP 2008 Ltd.
Logo WPP 2008 Ltd.

WPP 2008 Ltd.

Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries

Part of WPP Plc, WPP 2008 Ltd. operates and manages coal properties. The private company is based in London, UK.

Industrial Specialties
WPP Jubilee Ltd.
Logo WPP Jubilee Ltd.

WPP Jubilee Ltd.

Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services

WPP Jubilee Ltd. provides communications services on a national, multinational and global basis. It serves the communication industry. The company was founded on November 8, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Advertising/Marketing Services
SYZYGY AG
Miscellaneous Commercial Services
WPP 2005 Ltd.
Logo WPP 2005 Ltd.

WPP 2005 Ltd.

Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications

WPP 2005 Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in providing communications and advertising services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Specialty Telecommunications
Sercon India Pvt Ltd.
Logo Sercon India Pvt Ltd.

Sercon India Pvt Ltd.

Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services

Sercon India Pvt Ltd. provides event management services. It offers promotion, event ideation, audio visual, laser show, collateral design and production services. The company was founded by Vijay Singh in 1996 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Miscellaneous Commercial Services
WPP Finance SA
Finance/Rental/Leasing
Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.
Logo Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.

Quasar Media Pvt Ltd.

Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services

Quasar Media Pvt Ltd. provides marketing consulting services. The firm offers digital media, e-business solutions, search marketing, optimization, mobile, e-commerce, and e-customer relationship management (CRM) services. The company was founded by Manish Vij and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

Miscellaneous Commercial Services
mInteraction Co. Ltd.
Logo mInteraction Co. Ltd.

mInteraction Co. Ltd.

Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services

Part of WPP Plc, mInteraction Co. Ltd. prepares digital advertisements. The private company is based in Bangkok, Thailand. mInteraction Co. was acquired by WPP 2012 Ltd. on October 30, 2009.

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Ratings for WPP plc

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
A-
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Analysts' Consensus

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Mean consensus
HOLD
Number of Analysts
16
Last Close Price
7.644 GBP
Average target price
8.76 GBP
Spread / Average Target
+14.60%
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