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Exhibit 1

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES       
          
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:  

 

WPP plc

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):       
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights              X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  

    

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  

    

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights       

Other (please

specify):

  

    

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

 

       The Capital Group Companies Inc      

 

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):

 

 

     See Schedule A      
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:       11 March 2013      
6. Date on which issuer notified:          12 March 2013      

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

          Below 3%      

 

8. Notified details:

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of

shares

 

if possible using  

the ISIN CODE

  

Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 

Number

of

Shares

  

Number

of

Voting

Rights

  

Number

of shares

  

Number of voting

rights

   % of voting rights
     

 

Direct

  

 

Direct

  

 

Indirect

  

 

Direct

  

 

Indirect

 

Ordinary

(JE00B8KF9B49)

 

ADRs

(US92937A1025)

 

   39,617,300   39,617,300       37,363,273       37,363,273   2.956%
  1,994   9,970       39,617,300       9,970   0.001%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial

instrument

   

Expiration

date

   

Exercise/

Conversion Period

   

Number of voting

rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

   

% of voting

rights

         
                     

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial   instrument  

Exercise

price

  

Expiration

date

  

Exercise/

Conversion

period

  

Number of voting rights  

instrument refers to

     % of voting rights
                   

 

  Nominal

 

  

 

  Delta

 

             
                         

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights

 

37,373,243

 

  

 

2.957%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

See Schedule A

 

 

 

 

     

 

Proxy Voting:        

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

     

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

     

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

     

 

 

13. Additional information:

 

 

     

 

14. Contact name:

 

   

 

Marie Capes

 

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

   

 

020 7408 2204