# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000806968
**File Stem:** 0001654954-25-009899
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001654954-25-009899.hdr.sgml**: 20250821

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-25-009899

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250821

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250821

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250821

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WPP plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000806968
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38303
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251239925

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SEA CONTAINERS
- **STREET 2:** 18 UPPER GROUND
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** SE1 9GL
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 440 20 7282 4600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SEA CONTAINERS
- **STREET 2:** 18 UPPER GROUND
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** SE1 9GL

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WPP GROUP PLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960514

**UNITED STATES**

 **SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

 **Washington, D.C. 20549**

 **_____________________**

 **FORM 6-K**

 **____________________**

 **Report of Foreign Private Issuer**

 **Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16**

 **under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

 **For the Month of August 2025**

 **Commission File Number: 001-38303**

 **______________________**

 **WPP plc**

 **(Translation of registrant's name into English)**

 **________________________**

 **Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground**

 **London, United Kingdom SE1 9GL**

 **(Address of principal executive offices)**

 **_________________________**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F <u>X</u> Form 40-F ___

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): ___

 **Note**: 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.

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): ___

 **Note:** 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's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant'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'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.

 **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 statements. Therefore, you should not rely on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, as a 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 demand for our products and services; changes in client advertising, marketing and corporate communications requirements; our inability to realise the future anticipated benefits of acquisitions; failure to realise our assumptions regarding goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets; natural disasters or acts of terrorism; the Company's ability to attract new clients; the economic and geopolitical impact of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; the risk of global economic downturn; slower growth, increasing interest rates and high and sustained inflation; tariffs and other trade barriers; supply chain issues affecting the distribution of our clients' products; technological changes and risks to the security of IT and operational infrastructure, systems, data and information resulting from increased threat of cyber and other attacks; effectively managing the risks, challenges and efficiencies presented by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI technologies and partnerships in our business; risks related to our environmental, social and governance goals and initiatives, including impacts from regulators and other stakeholders, and the impact of factors outside of our control on such goals and initiatives; the Company's exposure to changes in the values of other major currencies (because a substantial portion of its revenues are derived and costs incurred outside of the UK); and the overall level of economic activity in the Company's major markets (which varies depending on, among other things, regional, national and international political and economic conditions and government regulations in the world's advertising markets). In addition, you should consider the risks described in Item 3D, captioned "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, 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 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 statements will actually occur. Other than in accordance with its 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, future events or otherwise.

 **EXHIBIT INDEX**

 <u>Exhibit No.</u> <u>Description</u> <br> 1 Notification of Major Holdings dated 21 August 2025, prepared by WPP plc.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 **1. Issuer Details**

 **ISIN**

JE00B8KF9B49<br>

 **Issuer Name**

WPP PLC<br>

 **UK or Non-UK Issuer**

Non-UK<br>

 **2. Reason for Notification**

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights<br>

 **3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation**

 **Name**

FIL Limited<br>

 **City of registered office (if applicable)**

Hamilton<br>

 **Country of registered office (if applicable)**

Bermuda<br>

 **4. Details of the shareholder**

 **Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above**

 **City of registered office (if applicable)**

 **Country of registered office (if applicable)**

 **5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached**

19-Aug-2025<br>

 **6. Date on which Issuer notified**

21-Aug-2025<br>

 **7. Total 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Total number of voting rights held in issuer** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.317900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.652800<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60983192<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Position of previous notification (if applicable)<br>|  |  |  |  |

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 **8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached**

 **8A. Voting rights attached to shares**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)** | **Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)** | **Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)** | **% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)** | **% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GB0009895292 Common Stock<br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 57369876<br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.317900<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; US0463531089 Depository Receipt<br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14685540<br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.947037<br>|
| Sub Total 8.A | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 57369876 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 57369876 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.317900% | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.317900% |

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 **8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Type of financial instrument** | **Expiration date** | **Exercise/conversion period** | **Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted** | **% of voting rights** |
| Sub Total 8.B1 |  |  |  |  |

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 **8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))**

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Type of financial instrument** | **Expiration date** | **Exercise/conversion period** | **Physical or cash settlement** | **Number of voting rights** | **% of voting rights** |
| CFD |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3613316<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>|
| Sub Total 8.B2 |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3613316<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900%<br>|

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 **9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation**

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)<br>

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Ultimate controlling person** | **Name of controlled undertaking** | **% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold** | **% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold** | **Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.439400<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.774300%<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.439400<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.774300%<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings 2 Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.439400<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.774300%<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Holdings (UK) Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.439400<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.774300%<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Investments International<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.439400<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.334900<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.774300%<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings 2 Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 483A Bay Street Holdings Management Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 483A Bay Street Holdings Management LLC<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 483A Bay Street Holdings LP<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fidelity Canada Holdings (UK) Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fidelity Investments Canada ULC<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Financial Services Holdings 2 Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Holdings (UK) Limited<br>|  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Limited<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited<br>|  |  |  |

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 **10. In case of proxy voting**

 **Name of the proxy holder**

 **The number and % of voting rights held**

 **The date until which the voting rights will be held**

 **11. Additional Information**

 **12. Date of Completion**

21-08-2025<br>

 **13. Place Of Completion**

Dublin, Ireland<br>

 **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.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
|  | WPP PLC |
|  | (Registrant)<br>|
| Date: 21 August 2025. | By: ______________________  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balbir Kelly-Bisla |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Company Secretary<br>|

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