UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
6-K
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Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the Month of February 2021
Commission
File Number: 001-38303
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WPP
plc
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
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Sea
Containers, 18 Upper Ground
London,
United Kingdom SE1 9GL
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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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
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mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
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submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
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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”), WPP plc and its
subsidiaries (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 addition,
you should consider the risks described in Item 3D, captioned
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 20-F for the
year ended 31 December 2019, 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 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.
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
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1
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Amended Form 20-F and 6-K dated 15 February 2021, prepared by WPP
plc.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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15 February 2021
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WPP PLC ("WPP")
Amended Form 20-F and 6-K
WPP plc ("WPP" or the "Company") announces that, further to its announcement
issued on 14 December 2020, it has filed a Form 20-F/A and
furnished a Form 6-K/A with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), which are available at https://www.wpp.com/investors/shareholder-centre/sec-filings
The Form 20-F/A amends WPP plc's 2019 annual report on Form 20-F
for the financial year ended 31 December 2019, originally filed
with the SEC on 30 April 2020, and the Form 6-K/A amends WPP's
interim report on Form 6-K for the period ended 30 June 2020,
originally furnished with the SEC on 3 September 2020.
A copy of the above documents have been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism, where they will shortly be available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information:
Investor Relations
Peregrine Riviere +44
(0)7909 907193
Buchanan Communications
Richard
Oldworth
+44 (0)20 7466 5000 / +44 (0)7710 130
634
Forward looking statements
This announcement includes statements and information that
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform
Act"). Forward-looking statements include all statements that are
not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as
"anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects",
"intends", "may", "plans", "potential", "predicts", "projects",
"should", "will", "would" or similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements may include, among other things,
statements regarding the Company's expectations with respect to the
nature and amount of any identified errors in its prior financial
statements and the steps the Company intends to take in response
thereto. 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 addition, you
should consider the risks described in Item 3D, captioned "Risk
Factors", in the Company's Form 20-F/A for the year ended 31
December 2019 and any impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic 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 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.
Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations
(including under the Market Abuse Regulation, the UK Listing Rules
and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial
Conduct Authority), the Company undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. The reader should,
however, consult any additional disclosures that the Company may
make in any documents which it publishes and/or files with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. All readers, wherever located,
should take note of these disclosures. Accordingly, no assurance
can be given that any particular expectation will be met and
shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Group
speak only as of the date they are made and are based upon the
knowledge and information available to the Directors of the Company
at that time.
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
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(Registrant)
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Date:
15 February 2021.
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By:
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Balbir
Kelly-Bisla
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Company
Secretary
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