Wpp Plc · LSE:WPP
Wpp — Shareholder Meeting (May 2022)
14 slides from Wpp's shareholder meeting presentation, May 24, 2022
Slide 1: Annual General Meeting 24 May 2022
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 24 May 2022
Slide 2: Roberto Quarta, Chairman
ROBERTO QUARTA Chairman
Slide 3: Mark Read, CEO
MARK READ CEO
Slide 4: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This document contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. An investor can identify these statements by t
Slide 5: Our Response to Events in Ukraine and Russia
OUR RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA – Provide practical and financial assistance for our 200 people in Ukraine – Partnered with the UNHCR to run an emergency fundraising appeal – $150m raised to date, including over $1.3m from our employee match-funding programme – On 4 March 2022 we announ
Slide 6: 2021 - An Outstanding Year for WPP
2021 - AN OUTSTANDING YEAR FOR WPP • Strong revenue performance – +12.1% like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs growth in 2021 – Growth driven by demand for digital services, ecommerce and technology • Proving our value for existing and new clients – Success with three of the world’s biggest
Slide 7: Key Acquisitions and Investments in 2021
KEY ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN 2021
Slide 8: Significant Progress on Our Purpose Agenda
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON OUR PURPOSE AGENDA PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES - Democratised mobility through WPP will reach Net Zero - Improving client satisfaction our Career Explorer platform emissions across our operations by 2025 and across our supply - Strong new business - Nurtured early caree
Slide 9: Increased Returns to Shareholders
INCREASED RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (P) Final Interim 31.2p 24.0p – Over £1 billion of total cash returns to shareholders: 18.7 dividends £315m, share buybacks £729m – Final dividend of 18.7p proposed (+33.6% year-on-year) 14.0 – Full year dividend of 31.2p (+30% year-on-year) – In
Slide 10: Q1 2022 and Outlook
Q1 2022 AND OUTLOOK
Slide 11: Q1 – Growth, Investments and Outlook
Q1 – GROWTH, INVESTMENTS AND OUTLOOK • Q1 like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs +9.5% • Ongoing investment in expanding our offer to drive long-term growth – Further transformation of GroupM – Launches of Everymile (D2C commerce) and Metaverse Foundry – Creation of GroupM Premium Marketplace
Slide 12: 2021 Summary and Priorities for 2022
2021 SUMMARY AND PRIORITIES FOR 2022 2021 was a marquee year, well beyond a cyclical recovery - Our strategy is delivering results for our people, clients and shareholders - We enter 2022 well-positioned in high-growth markets - We have the financial strength to invest in future growth through talen
Slide 13: Q&A
Q&A 13
Slide 14: Thank You
THANK Ou)