Transaction in own shares

WPP plc ('WPP' or the 'Company') announces that on 22 September 2016 it purchased for treasury 14,127 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 1809.5451 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:

Description of shares:
 WPP plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each
Number of shares repurchased: 14,127
Date of transaction: 22 September 2016
Time of transaction: 08:20-09:30
Price (pence): 1809.5451
Trading venue: London Stock Exchange
Broker: Merrill Lynch International

Following the above purchase, WPP holds 48,191,751 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,282,036,079 (excluding shares to be held in treasury)..

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis.

Enquiries:
Marie Capes, Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7408 2204

160922 WPP Treasury Buyback.pdf

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