EX-2 3 d530551dex2.htm EX-2 EX-2

Exhibit 2

 

 

 

  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: ii

    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

    x

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

    ¨

 

Other (please

specify):

    ¨

 

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

 

    BlackRock, Inc.

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

 

     

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v

    29th April 2013

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    30th April 2013

 

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

    Holding has gone below 5%

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x
         Direct    Direct xi    Indirect xii    Direct    Indirect

 

JE00B3DMTY01

   

 

61,390,681

   

 

61,390,681

   

 

N/A

   

 

N/A

   

 

N/A

   

 

N/A

   

 

Below 5%

 

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

   

Expiration

date xiii

   

Exercise/

Conversion Period  xiv

   

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

xv, xvi

 

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

    Exercise price    Expiration date xvii    Exercise/ Conversion period xviii    Number of voting rights   instrument refers to    % of voting rights xix, xx
                        

 

Nominal  

   

 

  Delta

        

 

                              

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

 

 

Number of voting rights

  

 

Percentage of voting rights

 

N/A

  

 

Below 5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – Below 5%

    

    

    

    

    

    

 

 

 

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, Company Secretary

 

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

  

 

020 74082204