EX-8.1 6 d861241dex81.htm EX-8.1 EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

 

Our principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, are listed below. All other subsidiaries, if considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.

 

COMPANY NAME

  JURISDICTION
UNDER
WHICH

ORGANISED
  OWNERSHIP
INTEREST
 

United States

   

AKQA, Inc.

  California     100  

Mirum LLC

  California     100  

Acceleration eMarketing, Inc

  Delaware     100  

Arctouch LLC

  Delaware     100  

BCW LLC

  Delaware     100  

Benenson Strategy Group, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Bottle Rocket LLC

  Delaware     100  

Catalyst Online, LLC

  Delaware     100  

CMI Media, LLC

  Delaware     100  

DeepLocal, Inc.

  Delaware     100  

Essence Global LLC

  Delaware     100  

Finsbury LLC

  Delaware     100  

Grey Global Group LLC

  Delaware     100  

Group M Worldwide, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Group SJR LLC

  Delaware     100  

GTB Agency, LLC

  Delaware     100  

GTB Stat, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Hill and Knowlton Strategies, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Hogarth California LLC

  Delaware     100  

Hogarth Worldwide Inc.

  Delaware     100  

International Meetings & Science, LLC

  Delaware     100  

KBM Group LLC

  Delaware     100  

Landor, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Marketing Direct LLC

  Delaware     100  

Mediacom Worldwide LLC

  Delaware     100  

mPlatform, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Ogilvy Commonhealth Worldwide LLC

  Delaware     100  

OpenMindWorld, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Promotion Execution Partners, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Rasor Holdings LLC

  Delaware     100  

Red Fuse New York, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Spafax Networks LLC

  Delaware     100  

Sudler & Hennessey, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Swift + POSSIBLE LLC

  Delaware     100  

Taxi Inc.

  Delaware     100  

Team Garage LLC

  Delaware     100  

The Glover Park Group, LLC

  Delaware     100  

The Lacek Group LLC

  Delaware     100  

The Ogilvy Group, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Wavemaker Global LLC

  Delaware     100  

WPP Group U.S. Finance LLC

  Delaware     100  

WPP Group USA, Inc.

  Delaware     100  

WPPIH 2001, Inc.

  Delaware     100  

Wunderman Thompson LLC

  Delaware     100  

Xaxis US, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Xaxis, LLC

  Delaware     100  

Young & Rubicam LLC

  Delaware     100  

Gorilla, LLC

  Illinois     100  

Triad Digital Media, LLC

  Michigan     100  

VML, LLC

  Missouri     100  

Geometry Global, LLC

  New York     100  

GWE, LLC

  New York     100  

Mindshare USA, LLC

  New York     100  

Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, LLC

  New York     100  

WPP Montagu Square LLC

  New York     100  

Set Management, LLC

  Oregon     65  

Public Strategies, Inc.

  Texas     100  


COMPANY NAME

 

JURISDICTION
UNDER WHICH
ORGANISED

  OWNERSHIP
INTEREST
 

Non-US

   

GroupM Argentina Trading S.A.

  Argentina     100  

M Media Group Pty Ltd

  Australia     62  

Mediacom Australia Pty Limited

  Australia     62  

Ogilvy Australia Pty Ltd

  Australia     62  

OPR AGENCY PTY LIMITED

  Australia     62  

Wavemaker Australia Pty Ltd

  Australia     62  

WPP AUNZ Limited

  Australia     62  

J Walter Thompson Middle East and North Africa E.C.

  Bahrain     68  

Mediacom Middle East & North Africa Holding W.L.L.

  Bahrain     78  

Mindshare SA

  Belgium     100  

J Walter Thompson Publicidade Ltda

  Brazil     100  

Ogilvy & Mather Brasil Comunicação Ltda

  Brazil     100  

PTR Comunicações Ltda

  Brazil     100  

Y&R Propaganda Ltda

  Brazil     92  

Blast Radius Inc.

  Canada     100  

Entreprise de Communications Tank Inc.

  Canada     100  

Mediacom Canada

  Canada     100  

MindShare Canada

  Canada     100  

The Young & Rubicam Group of Companies ULC

  Canada     100  

Wavemaker Canada ULC

  Canada     100  

WPP Group Canada Finance, Inc.

  Canada     100  

GroupM Chile SAC

  Chile     100  

Always (Shanghai) Marketing Services Co Ltd

  China     65  

Beijing Benpao Century Technology Development Co.,Ltd.

  China     100  

GroupM (Shanghai) Advertising Co. Ltd

  China     100  

GroupM Market Advertising Co. Ltd.

  China     100  

GTB Shanghai Advertising Co. Ltd

  China     100  

Guangzhou Dawson Marketing Communication Co. Ltd

  China     51  

J.Walter Thompson Bridge Advertising Co. Ltd.

  China     100  

Kinetic Advertising (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

  China     100  

Shanghai Easycom Advertising Co., Ltd.

  China     75  

Shanghai Linjie Marketing Services Co. Ltd.

  China     70  

Shanghai Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Ltd

  China     100  

Wavemaker Czech s.r.o.

  Czech Republic     100  

AKQA Denmark A/S

  Denmark     75  

GroupM Denmark A/S

  Denmark     100  

MediaCom Danmark A/S

  Denmark     100  

Wavemaker A/S

  Denmark     100  

Wunderman A/S

  Denmark     51  

CT Finances SA

  France     83  

Group M France SAS

  France     100  

KR Wavemaker SAS

  France     100  

Media Insight SNC

  France     100  

Mediacom Paris SA

  France     100  

Ogilvy & Mather S.A.S

  France     100  

Regional Management Group SAS

  France     100  

WPP Finance SA

  France     100  

AKQA GmbH

  Germany     100  

Commarco GmbH 120274

  Germany     100  

GREY Düsseldorf GmbH

  Germany     100  

GroupM Competence Center GmbH

  Germany     100  

groupm Germany GmbH & Co. KG

  Germany     100  

HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting Strategieberatung für Kommunikation GmbH

  Germany     56  

Hirschen Group GmbH

  Germany     49  

Mather Direct GmbH

  Germany     100  

MediaCom Agentur für Media-Beratung GmbH

  Germany     100  

MediaCom TWENTYFIVE GmbH

  Germany     100  

MindShare GmbH

  Germany     100  

Ogilvy Public Relations GmbH

  Germany     75  

plista GmbH

  Germany     100  

Syzygy AG

  Germany     50  

thjnk AG

  Germany     100  

Wavemaker GmbH

  Germany     100  

WPP Deutschland Holding GmbH & Co. KG

  Germany     100  

WPP Marketing Communications Germany GmbH

  Germany     100  

GroupM Limited

  Hong Kong     100  

MindShare Hong Kong Limited

  Hong Kong     100  

Wavemaker Hong Kong Limited

  Hong Kong     100  

WPP Marketing Communications (Hong Kong) Limited

  Hong Kong     100  

Wavemaker Hungary Kft

  Hungary     100  

GroupM Media India Pvt Ltd

  India     70  

MediaCom Communications Pvt Ltd

  India     74  

Mediaedge:cia India Pvt Ltd

  India     100  

Ogilvy & Mather Pvt Ltd

  India     74  

FAST - Financial Administration Solutions & Technologies Srl

  Italy     100  

GroupM Srl

  Italy     100  

Mediacom Italia Srl

  Italy     100  

Mindshare SpA

  Italy     100  

Wavemaker Italia S.r.l.

  Italy     100  

Geometry Global Japan GK

  Japan     100  

GroupM Japan KK

  Japan     100  

WPP Luxembourg Gamma Three Sarl

  Luxembourg     100  

WPP Luxembourg Sarl

  Luxembourg     100  

WPP Luxembourg Turris S.à r.l.

  Luxembourg     100  

Mind Share México, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

Mirum, S.A. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

The GroupM ESP Clever Company S.R.L. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

Wavemaker México, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

Worldwide Mediacom México, S de R.L. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

WPP México, S.R.L. de C.V.

  Mexico     100  

Cavendish Square Holding BV

  Netherlands     100  


COMPANY NAME

 

JURISDICTION
UNDER WHICH
ORGANISED

  OWNERSHIP
INTEREST
 

GroupM B.V.

  Netherlands     100  

Russell Square Holding BV

  Netherlands     100  

Wavemaker BV

  Netherlands     100  

Witgoud Investments B.V.

  Netherlands     100  

WPP Square one B.V

  Netherlands     100  

MediaCom AS (Norway)

  Norway     100  

GroupM Pakistan (Private) Ltd

  Pakistan     100  

Memac Ogilvy & Mather Holding Inc

  Panama     60  

MediaCom - Warszawa Sp.z.o.o.

  Poland     100  

MindShare Polska Sp. z.o.o.

  Poland     100  

Wavemaker Sp.z.o.o

  Poland     100  

Wavemaker – Servicos Publicitarios Ltda

  Portugal     100  

M2 Digital Inc.

 

Republic of

Korea

    100  

LLC ‘GroupM’

  Russia     100  

LLC ‘Wavemaker’

  Russia     100  

Mediacom LLC

  Russia     100  

GroupM Singapore Pte Ltd

  Singapore     100  

Ogilvy Singapore Pte. Ltd.

  Singapore     100  

Mindshare South Africa (Gauteng) (Proprietary) Limited

  South Africa     65  

Mediacom Iberia SA

  Spain     100  

Mindshare Spain SA

  Spain     100  

The Cocktail Global, S.L.

  Spain     80  

Wavemaker Publicidad Spain S.L.

  Spain     100  

WPP Holdings Spain, S.L.

  Spain     100  

Mediacom AG

  Switzerland     100  

Wavemaker Taiwan Ltd

  Taiwan     100  

WPP (Thailand) Ltd

  Thailand     100  

MediaCom Istanbul Medya Hizmetleri A.S.

  Turkey     100  

Wavemaker MENA FZ LLC

 

United Arab

Emirates

    69  

AKQA Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Cockpit Holdings Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Cordiant Communications Group Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Design Bridge Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Enduring Organisation

  United Kingdom     100  

Essence Global Group Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Finecast Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Geometry Global Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Grey Advertising Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

GroupM UK Digital Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Hill & Knowlton Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Hogarth Worldwide Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Kinetic Worldwide Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

KR Media UK Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Maxus Communications (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

MediaCom Group Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Mediacom North Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Mediaedge:CIA Worldwide Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Mindshare Media UK Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Motion Content Group Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Ogilvy & Mather Group (Holdings) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Potato London Ltd

  United Kingdom     75  

Salmon Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Spafax Airline Network Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Stickleback Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Superunion Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

The Finsbury Group Limited

  United Kingdom     75  

Wavemaker Global Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Wavemaker Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP 2005 Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP AMC Holdings

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Beans Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Brands (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Brands Development Holdings (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Brands Holdings (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Finance 2013

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Finance 2015 Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Finance Co. Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Group (UK) Ltd

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Health Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Jubilee Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Ottawa Ltd

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Samson Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Sigma Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Sphinx Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP UK Germany Holdings

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Unicorn Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

Wunderman Thompson (UK) Limited

  United Kingdom     100  

WPP Media Ltd

  Vietnam     99