WPP plc Files 6-K: Notification of Major Holdings

TL;DR

WPP plc filed a 6-K for major holdings notification, standard procedure.

AI Summary

WPP plc filed a Form 6-K on August 26, 2025, to report a notification of major holdings. The filing is for the month of August 2025 and indicates that WPP plc is a foreign private issuer filing under Form 20-F. The company's principal executive offices are located at Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, London, United Kingdom.

Why It Matters

This filing provides transparency regarding significant changes in share ownership or voting rights, which can impact investor confidence and stock price.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine filing for a foreign private issuer and does not appear to contain any new material information or significant events.

Key Players & Entities

• WPP plc (company) — Registrant
• Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground London, United Kingdom SE1 9GL (company) — Principal executive offices address
• August 2025 (date) — Reporting period
• 20250826 (date) — Filing date

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Filing Documents

• a7486w.htm (6-K) — 337KB
• 0001654954-25-010044.txt ( ) — 338KB

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements   The Company may include forward-looking statements (including as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) 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, beliefs, intentions, strategies, projections and anticipated future economic performance based on assumptions and the like that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as ‘aim’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘forecast’, ‘guidance’, ‘intend’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘potential’, ‘possible’, ‘predict’, ‘project’, ‘plan’, ‘target’, and other words and similar references to future periods but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. As such, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking prediction of actual results or otherwise. Important factors which may cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: the unanticipated loss of a material client or key personnel; delays, suspensions or reductions in client advertising budgets; shifts in industry rates of compensation; regulatory compliance costs or litigation; changes in competitive factors in the industries in which we operate and dema

forward-looking statements included in this document should not be

forward-looking statements included in this document should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company’s plans and objectives will be achieved. Neither the Company, nor any of its directors, officers or employees, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of any events anticipated, expressed or implied in any forward-looking legal or regulatory obligations (including under the Market Abuse Regulation, the UK Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority), the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such

forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,

forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.   EXHIBIT INDEX   Exhibit No. Description   1 Notification of Major Holdings dated 26 August 2025, prepared by WPP plc.     TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings   1. Issuer Details   ISIN   JE00B8KF9B49     Issuer Name   WPP PLC     UK or Non-UK Issuer   Non-UK     2. Reason for Notification   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights     3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation   Name   BlackRock, Inc.       Wilmington     Country of registered office (if applicable)   USA     4. Details of the shareholder   Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above             Country of registered office (if applicable)       5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached   21-Aug-2025     6. Date on which Issuer notified   22-Aug-2025     7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation   . % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)   % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)   Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached   9.720000   2.520000   12.240000   132318617   Position of previous notification (if applicable)   10.320000   1.850000   12.170000 &

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES     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.     WPP PLC   (Registrant)     Date: 26 August 2025 . By:  ______________________              Balbir Kelly-Bisla             Company Secretary  

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