RNS Number : 2605H
WPP PLC
15 May 2014
 



 

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

Yes

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:

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.

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

9 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 May 2014

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

5%


 

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

JE00B8KF9B49

66,068,194

66,068,194



67,134,987


5.04%



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

67,134,987

5.04%


 

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

 

Entity                                                                              Voting Rights                     %of TSO

MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.A.                          3,262,860                            0.25%

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd                         5,118,308                            0.38%

Massachusetts Financial Services Company                      25,453,046                          1.91%

MFS Heritage Trust Company                                             1,160,648                            0.09%

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.                                           13,122,487                          0.98%

MFS International Ltd.                                                          693,395                              0.05%

MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.                                               11,968,077                          0.90%

MFS Investment Management K.K.                                     6,356,166                            0.48%

 

Total                                                                                     67,134,987                          5.04%

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A



13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

 

 

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(Including legal form of legal entities)

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Co.

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

USA

 

Phone number & email

617-954-5814

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Robert Flaherty


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 

WPP plc

Contact address

 

27 Farm Street, London, WIJ 5RJ

Phone number & email

Marie Capes, Companysecretary@wpp.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

0207-408-2204



C: Additional Information


 


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