WPP plc·4

Jun 16, 4:15 PM ET

Rose Cindy H 4

4 · WPP plc · Filed Jun 16, 2026

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WPP CEO Cindy Rose Exercises RSUs; Shares Reported Sold

What Happened
Cindy H. Rose, Chief Executive Officer of WPP plc, reported conversion/exercise of 187,341 derivative awards (RSUs) that vested on June 15, 2026. The filing shows 88,227 shares were used to satisfy tax obligations (tax withholding) and a separate disposition entry for 187,341 shares at a reported sale price of £2.816 per share (≈ $3.762), implying proceeds of roughly £527.6k (~$705k) for that disposed lot. The filing does not state the post-transaction share count held by Rose.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: June 15, 2026; SEC filing date: June 16, 2026 (timely filing).
  • Primary entries: conversion/exercise of derivative (code M) for 187,341 shares; tax withholding/payment (code F) of 88,227 shares; a disposition entry (reported as derivative) of 187,341 shares.
  • Reported sale price for disposed shares: £2.816 per share (~$3.762). (Footnote: price shown as n/a for some entries; the GBP/USD conversion noted in the filing.)
  • Footnote: RSUs vested on June 15, 2026. Tax withholding shown as share-based.
  • Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in this Form 4.

Context and investor takeaway
This filing documents routine equity compensation processing: RSUs vested and converted into ordinary shares, with shares surrendered/sold to cover tax liabilities and a separate disposition reported. Such share-withholding or immediate disposition is common for executive awards and is largely administrative rather than a direct bullish or bearish signal. Because the filing shows both acquisition (conversion/vesting) and dispositions on the same date, you cannot infer a clear net purchase or sale intent beyond tax/settlement actions.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-06-15
Rose Cindy H
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Ordinary Shares

    [F1]
    2026-06-15+187,341388,521 total
  • Tax Payment

    Ordinary Shares

    [F2]
    2026-06-1588,227300,294 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    CEO buyout award

    [F1][F3]
    2026-06-15187,3413,497,399 total
    Ordinary Shares (187,341 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]Price: n/a
  • [F2]Ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in British Pounds Sterling (GBP). The sale price of GBP 2.816 per Ordinary Share represents approximately USD 3.762.
  • [F3]The Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) vested on June 15, 2026.
Signature
/s/ Mariana Ljuljdjuraj, pursuant to Power of Attorney for Cindy H Rose|2026-06-16

Documents

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  • 4
    wk-form4_1781640916.xmlPrimary

    FORM 4