0001193125-12-240090.txt : 20120518 0001193125-12-240090.hdr.sgml : 20120518 20120518162355 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-240090 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120518 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120518 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WPP plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000806968 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16350 FILM NUMBER: 12855861 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 ELY PLACE CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 2 BUSINESS PHONE: 011442074082204 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 ELY PLACE CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 2 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WPP GROUP PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960514 6-K 1 d356329d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

 

 

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

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

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of May 2012

Commission File Number: 0-16350

 

 

WPP PLC

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

6 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

(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  x            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

In connection with the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”), the Company may include forward-looking statements (as defined in the Reform Act) 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, projections and anticipated future economic performance based on assumptions and the like that are subject to risks and uncertainties. As such, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: the unanticipated loss of a material client or key personnel, delays or reductions in client advertising budgets, shifts in industry rates of compensation, regulatory compliance costs or litigation, natural disasters or acts of terrorism, the Company’s exposure to changes in the values of major currencies other than the UK pound sterling (because a substantial portion of its revenues are derived and costs incurred outside of the United Kingdom) 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 light of these and other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in the oral or written public statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company’s plans and objectives will be achieved.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

1    Announcement dated 16 May 2012, made by WPP plc.
2    Announcement dated 17 May 2012, made by WPP plc.
3    Press release dated 18 May 2012, made by WPP plc.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    WPP PLC
    (Registrant)
Date: 18 May 2012     By:  

/s/ Paul W.G. Richardson

      Paul W.G. Richardson
      Group Finance Director
EX-1 2 d356329dex1.htm ANNOUNCEMENT DATED 16 MAY 2012, MADE BY WPP PLC. Announcement dated 16 May 2012, made by WPP plc.

EXHIBIT 1

WPP plc (“WPP”)

WPP announces that on 16 May 2012 it acquired 125,000 of its own ordinary shares of 10p each for cancellation. The shares were acquired at a price of 797.1691p per share.

EX-2 3 d356329dex2.htm ANNOUNCEMENT DATED 17 MAY 2012, MADE BY WPP PLC. Announcement dated 17 May 2012, made by WPP plc.

EXHIBIT 2

WPP plc (“WPP”)

WPP announces that on 17 May 2012 it acquired 100,000 of its own ordinary shares of 10p each for cancellation. The shares were acquired at a price of 791.7496p per share.

EX-3 4 d356329dex3.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED 18 MAY 2012, MADE BY WPP PLC. Press release dated 18 May 2012, made by WPP plc.

EXHIBIT 3

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    18 May 2012

WPP PLC (“WPP”)

Possible Worldwide acquires a majority stake in digital marketing services agency, Grape, in Russia

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating network Possible Worldwide, the global interactive marketing agency, part of WPP Digital, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grape LLC in Russia (“Grape”).

Founded in 2002 by Andrey Vinograd and Boris Ryss and headed by CEO Andrei Anischenko, Grape is a Moscow-based digital marketing services agency with a focus on website and social media strategies. The agency employs 124 people and major clients include Henkel, JTI, MTS and SABMiller.

Grape’s consolidated unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2011 were approximately RUB 425 million with gross assets as at the same date of approximately RUB 216 million.

This investment continues WPP’s strategy of developing its services in fast-growing and important markets and sectors and strengthening its capabilities in digital media. WPP’s digital revenues totalled US$4.8 billion in 2011, representing approximately 30% of the Group’s total revenues of over US$16 billion. WPP has set a target of 35-40% of revenue to be derived from digital in the next five years.

WPP companies, including associates, employ around 1900 people in Russia with revenues of well over US$200 million. Across the Central and Eastern European markets collectively, WPP companies, including associates, employ almost 6,000 people with revenues of approximately US$600 million, underlining its leadership position in the advertising and marketing services sector in this important region.

Contact:

Feona McEwan,

WPP

+44 (0)207 408 2204