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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-364955
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171208

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WPP plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000806968
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38303
		FILM NUMBER:		171247242

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		27 FARM STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1J5RJ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011442074082204

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		27 FARM STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1J5RJ

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WPP GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960514
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 6-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Report of Foreign Private Issuer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the Month of December 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: 001-38303 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WPP plc
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>27 Farm Street, London W1J 5RJ, England </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>:&nbsp;Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note:</B>&nbsp;Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&#146;s &#147;home country&#148;), or under the rules of the
home country exchange on which the registrant&#146;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&#146;s security holders, and, if
discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the &#147;Reform Act&#148;), WPP plc and its
subsidiaries (the &#147;Company&#148;) may include forward-looking statements (as defined in the Reform Act) in oral or written public statements issued by or on behalf of the Company. These forward-looking statements may include, among other
things, plans, objectives, projections and anticipated future economic performance based on assumptions and the like that are subject to risks and uncertainties. As such, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: the unanticipated loss of a material client or key personnel, delays or reductions in client advertising budgets, shifts in
industry rates of compensation, regulatory compliance costs or litigation, natural disasters or acts of terrorism, the Company&#146;s exposure to changes in the values of major currencies other than the UK pound sterling (because a substantial
portion of its revenues are derived and costs incurred outside of the United Kingdom) and the overall level of economic activity in the Company&#146;s major markets (which varies depending on, among other things, regional, national and international
political and economic conditions and government regulations in the world&#146;s advertising markets). In addition, you should consider the risks described in Item&nbsp;3D, captioned &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the Company&#146;s Form 20-F for the
year ended 31&nbsp;December 2016, which could also cause actual results to differ from forward-looking information. In light of these and other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in the oral or written public statements should
not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company&#146;s plans and objectives will be achieved. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX
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<TD VALIGN="top">Announcement dated 5&nbsp;December 2017, made by WPP plc.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>WPP PLC</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Registrant)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: 8 December 2017.</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial"><B>Buy-back programme </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial"><B>Transaction in own
shares </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">WPP plc (&#147;WPP&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) announces that on 5&nbsp;December 2017 it purchased for treasury 175,000 of its
ordinary shares at an average price of 1320.2947 pence per ordinary share. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.27em; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Description of shares:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">WPP plc ordinary shares of 10
pence each</P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.27em; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Number of shares repurchased:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">175,000</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.27em; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Date of transaction:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">5 December 2017</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">08:10 &#150; 16:25</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.27em; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Price (pence):</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">1320.2947</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">London Stock Exchange</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Merrill Lynch
International</P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Following the above purchase, WPP holds 62,578,938 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in
issue is 1,269,932,614 (excluding shares to be held in treasury). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company&#146;s
website (www.wpp.com) on a daily basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial"><B>Enquiries: </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; "><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; "><B>5&nbsp;December 2017</B></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="center"><B>ANNOUNCEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="center"><B>WPP plc (&#147;WPP&#148;) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive
Performance Share Plan (&#147;EPSP&#148;) Awards </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">The EPSP is WPP&#146;s long term incentive scheme approved by share owners at the 2013 Annual General Meeting.
Participants in the scheme for the 2017-21 performance period are the two WPP executive directors and 30 senior managers within the Group&#146;s operating companies. The 2017 awards are subject to three equally weighted performance conditions, being
relative Total Shareholder Return (&#147;TSR&#148;), Earnings per Share (&#147;EPS&#148;) and Return on Equity (&#147;ROE&#148;). Performance is measured over the five financial years from 2017 to 2021. The target ranges remain unchanged from 2016
and are as disclosed in the 2016 Annual Report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">On 5&nbsp;December 2017, WPP was notified that awards were granted to the executive directors under the EPSP. The
awards were granted as nil cost options, which are exercisable over WPP shares or ADSs and also incorporate dividend awards. The extent to which the options will become exercisable in 2022 will depend on WPP&#146;s performance, as described above,
over five years from 1&nbsp;January 2017 to 31&nbsp;December 2021. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">The 2017 EPSP awards were granted as follows: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="center"><B>Number of shares</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial" ALIGN="center"><B>(nil cost
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;Sir&nbsp;Martin&nbsp;Sorrell</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;534,428 WPP Shares</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;Richardson&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Arial; ">&nbsp;&nbsp;184,665&nbsp;WPP&nbsp;Shares&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;form&nbsp;
of&nbsp;36,933&nbsp;WPP&nbsp;ADSs&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">At today&#146;s date, Sir Martin Sorrell and his family interests are interested in or have rights in 17,940,018 WPP ordinary shares.
Sir Martin Sorrell&#146;s family interests and rights represent 1.412% of the issued share capital of WPP. In addition, The JMCMRJ Sorrell Charitable Foundation holds 4,575,936 WPP shares, representing 0.3603% of WPP&#146;s issued share capital.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">At today&#146;s date, Mr Richardson&#146;s beneficial holding is the equivalent of 1,068,240 WPP shares held in the form of 213,648 WPP ADSs, representing 0.0841%
of WPP&#146;s issued share capital. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Marie Capes, Company Secretary,
WPP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">(The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Feona McEwan, Group Communications Director, WPP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Chris Wade, Head of Communications,
WPP EMEA </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">+44 (0)20 7408 2204 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">Richard Oldworth, Executive Chairman, Buchanan
Communications </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial">+44 (0)7710 130634 </P>
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