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Authorised and issued share capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Statement [LineItems] |
Summary of Authorised and Issued Share Capital |
|  | Equity ordinary shares |  |  | Nominal value £m |
Authorised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At 1 January 2017 |  |  | 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  | 175.0 |
At 31 December 2017 |  |  | 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  | 175.0 |
At 31 December 2018 |  |  | 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  | 175.0 |
At 31 December 2019 |  |  | 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  | 175.0 |
Issued and fully paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At 1 January 2017 |  |  | 1,331,880,730 |  |  |  | 133.2 |
Exercise of share options |  |  | 630,822 |  |  |  | 0.1 |
At 31 December 2017 |  |  | 1,332,511,552 |  |  |  | 133.3 |
Exercise of share options |  |  | 166,675 |  |  |  | - |
At 31 December 2018 |  |  | 1,332,678,227 |  |  |  | 133.3 |
Exercise of share options |  |  | 75,625 |  |  |  | - |
Share cancellations |  |  | (4,586,039 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
At 31 December 2019 |  |  | 1,328,167,813 |  |  |  | 132.8 |
Movements and Weighted-average Exercise Price for Options Granted | Movements on options granted (represented in ordinary shares)
|  | 1 January 2019 |  |  | Granted |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Lapsed |  |  | Outstanding 31 December 2019 |  |  | Exercisable 31 December 2019 |
WPP |  |  | 6,741 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 6,741 |  |  |  | 6,741 |
WWOP |  |  | 5,520,774 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (71,475 | ) |  |  | (747,375 | ) |  |  | 4,701,924 |  |  |  | 4,701,924 |
WSOP |  |  | 18,691,100 |  |  |  | 4,615,000 |  |  |  | (4,150 | ) |  |  | (2,904,800 | ) |  |  | 20,397,150 |  |  |  | 5,249,075 |
|  |  | 24,218,615 |  |  |  | 4,615,000 |  |  |  | (75,625 | ) |  |  | (3,652,175 | ) |  |  | 25,105,815 |  |  |  | 9,957,740 |
Weighted-average exercise price for options over
|  | 1 January 2019 |  |  | Granted |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Lapsed |  |  | Outstanding 31 December 2019 |  |  | Exercisable 31 December 2019 |
Ordinary shares (£) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WPP |  |  | 9.355 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 9.355 |  |  |  | 9.355 |
WWOP |  |  | 12.290 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 6.888 |  |  |  | 12.027 |  |  |  | 12.421 |  |  |  | 12.421 |
WSOP |  |  | 12.753 |  |  |  | 9.600 |  |  |  | 8.372 |  |  |  | 12.405 |  |  |  | 12.121 |  |  |  | 16.164 |
ADRs ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WWOP |  |  | 95.453 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 47.388 |  |  |  | 91.622 |  |  |  | 96.744 |  |  |  | 96.744 |
WSOP |  |  | 84.893 |  |  |  | 62.590 |  |  |  | 53.140 |  |  |  | 82.290 |  |  |  | 79.798 |  |  |  | 115.940 |
Range of Exercise Prices of Options | Options over ordinary shares Outstanding
Range of exercise prices £ |  | Weighted average exercise price £ |  |  | Weighted average contractual life Months |
6.268 – 17.055 |  |  | 12.171 |  |  |  | 90 |
Options over ADRs Outstanding
Range of exercise prices $ |  | Weighted average exercise price $ |  |  | Weighted average contractual life Months |
49.230 – 115.940 |  |  | 83.488 |  |  |  | 89 |
Weighted Average Fair Value of Options Granted and Weighted Average Assumptions | The weighted average fair value of options granted in the year calculated using the Black-Scholes model was as follows:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Fair value of UK options (shares) |  |  | 117.0p |  |  |  | 107.0p |  |  |  | 112.0p |
Fair value of US options (ADRs) |  |  | $8.49 |  |  |  | $8.09 |  |  |  | $9.40 |
Weighted average assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UK Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.57% |  |  |  | 0.78% |  |  |  | 0.57% |
US Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 1.61% |  |  |  | 2.74% |  |  |  | 2.05% |
Expected life (months) |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 48 |
Expected volatility |  |  | 24% |  |  |  | 24% |  |  |  | 17% |
Dividend yield |  |  | 3.8% |  |  |  | 3.5% |  |  |  | 2.9% |
WPP Executive Share Option Scheme [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Options Granted | As at 31 December 2019, unexercised options over ordinary shares of 6,741 have been granted under the WPP Executive Share Option Scheme as follows:
Number of ordinary shares under option |  | Exercise price per share (£) |  |  | Exercise dates |
3,696 |  |  | 8.333 |  |  |  | 2015 - 2022 |
3,045 |  |  | 10.595 |  |  |  | 2016 - 2023 |
WPP Worldwide Share Ownership Program [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Options Granted | As at 31 December 2019, unexercised options over ordinary shares of 2,757,654 and unexercised options over ADRs of 388,854 have been granted under the WPP Worldwide Share Ownership Programme as follows:
Number of ordinary shares under option |  | Exercise price per share (£) |  |  | Exercise dates |
82,650 |  |  | 6.268 |  |  |  | 2014 - 2021 |
36,500 |  |  | 6.268 |  |  |  | 2015 - 2021 |
53,150 |  |  | 7.113 |  |  |  | 2013 - 2020 |
25,750 |  |  | 7.113 |  |  |  | 2014 - 2020 |
194,079 |  |  | 8.458 |  |  |  | 2015 - 2022 |
43,000 |  |  | 13.145 |  |  |  | 2017 - 2021 |
1,739,050 |  |  | 13.145 |  |  |  | 2017 - 2024 |
4,375 |  |  | 13.145 |  |  |  | 2018 - 2024 |
564,975 |  |  | 13.505 |  |  |  | 2016 - 2023 |
14,125 |  |  | 13.505 |  |  |  | 2017 - 2023 |
Number of ADRs under option |  | Exercise price per ADR ($) |  |  | Exercise dates |
24,550 |  |  | 49.230 |  |  |  | 2014 - 2021 |
16,530 |  |  | 56.560 |  |  |  | 2013 - 2020 |
39,184 |  |  | 67.490 |  |  |  | 2015 - 2022 |
166,655 |  |  | 102.670 |  |  |  | 2017 - 2024 |
141,935 |  |  | 110.760 |  |  |  | 2016 - 2023 |
WPP Share Option Plan 2015 [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Options Granted | As at 31 December 2019, unexercised options over ordinary shares of 13,413,425 and unexercised options over ADRs of 1,396,745 have been granted under the WPP Worldwide Share Ownership Programme as follows:
Number of ordinary shares under option |  | Exercise price per share (£) |  |  | Exercise dates |
18,250 |  |  | 8.372 |  |  |  | 2021 - 2025 |
3,406,900 |  |  | 8.372 |  |  |  | 2021 - 2028 |
15,500 |  |  | 9.600 |  |  |  | 2022 - 2026 |
2,863,975 |  |  | 9.600 |  |  |  | 2022 - 2029 |
19,250 |  |  | 13.085 |  |  |  | 2020 - 2024 |
2,785,100 |  |  | 13.085 |  |  |  | 2020 - 2027 |
55,500 |  |  | 15.150 |  |  |  | 2018 - 2022 |
1,952,200 |  |  | 15.150 |  |  |  | 2018 - 2025 |
5,375 |  |  | 15.150 |  |  |  | 2019 - 2025 |
12,375 |  |  | 17.055 |  |  |  | 2019 - 2023 |
2,279,000 |  |  | 17.055 |  |  |  | 2019 - 2026 |
Number of ADRs under option |  | Exercise price per ADR ($) |  |  | Exercise dates |
347,660 |  |  | 53.140 |  |  |  | 2021 - 2028 |
347,105 |  |  | 62.590 |  |  |  | 2022 - 2029 |
276,790 |  |  | 88.260 |  |  |  | 2020 - 2027 |
236,265 |  |  | 105.490 |  |  |  | 2020 - 2026 |
188,925 |  |  | 115.940 |  |  |  | 2018 - 2025 |

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