Exhibit No.
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Description
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1
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Notification of Major Holdings dated 25 February 2022, prepared by
WPP plc.
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JE00B8KF9B49
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WPP
PLC
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Non-UK
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An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Wellington
Management Group LLP
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Boston
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United
States
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Name
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City
of registered office
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Country
of registered office
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Vidacos
Nominees Limited
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State
Street Nominees Limited
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ROY
Nominees Limited
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Nortrust Nominees
Limited
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Mellon
Nominees (UK) Ltd.
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JP
Morgan Chase Nominees Limited
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HSBC
Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
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Goldman
Sachs International
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Euroclear Nominees
Limited
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BNY
(OCS) Nominees Limited
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BBH ISL
Nominees Ltd
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23-Feb-2022
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24-Feb-2022
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..
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%
of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)
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%
of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
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Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
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Total
number of voting rights held in issuer
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Resulting situation
on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
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5.000000
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0.100000
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5.100000
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58308903
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Position of
previous notification (if applicable)
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4.910000
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0.100000
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5.010000
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)
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Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
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Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
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% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
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% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
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JE00B8KF9B49
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57139944
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5.000000
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Sub
Total 8.A
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57139944
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5.000000%
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted
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% of voting rights
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Depository
Receipt
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105
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0.000000
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Sub
Total 8.B1
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105
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0.000000%
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period
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Physical or cash settlement
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Equity
Swap
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22/05/2023
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25/01/2022 to
22/05/2023
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Cash
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1156346
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0.100000
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Equity
Swap
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15/05/2023
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25/01/2022 to
15/05/2023
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Cash
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12508
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0.000000
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Sub
Total 8.B2
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1168854
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0.100000%
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2. Full
chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please
add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person
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Name of controlled undertaking
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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Wellington
Management Group LLP
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Wellington Group
Holdings LLP
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5.000000
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5.100000%
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Wellington Group
Holdings LLP
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Wellington
Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
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5.000000
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5.100000%
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Wellington
Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
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Wellington
Management Company LLP
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Wellington
Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
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Wellington
Management Global Holdings, Ltd.
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Wellington
Management Global Holdings, Ltd.
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Wellington
Management International Ltd
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Wellington
Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that
manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the
assets under its management include:51,311,749 of interests
described in Box 8A, Box 8B 1 and Box 8B 2 of this
notification.Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct
controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings
LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of
Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct
controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group
LLP.Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment
management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or
managed accounts and the assets under its management
include:6,997,154 of interests described in Box 8A of this
notification.Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct
controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings,
Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a
direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP,
which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington
Management Group LLP.
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24-Feb-2022
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London,
UK
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WPP
PLC
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(Registrant)
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Date:
25 February 2022
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By:
______________________
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Balbir
Kelly-Bisla
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Company
Secretary
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