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 April 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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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”), 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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Annual Report 2020 on Form 20-F dated 29 April 2021, prepared by
WPP plc.
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For Immediate Release
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29 April 2021
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WPP PLC ("WPP")
Annual Report 2020 on Form 20-F
In accordance with Section 203.01 of the New York Stock Exchange
Listed Company Manual, WPP plc ("WPP") announces that on 29 April
2021 it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual
Report on Form 20-F that included audited financial statements for
the year ended 31 December 2020. WPP's 2020 Annual Report on Form
20-F is available online at WPP's website
at www.wpp.com/investors/annual-report-2020 and
also online at www.sec.gov.
A hard copy version of the WPP 2020 Annual Report will be available
on or about 11 May 2021.
Shareholders have the ability to receive, upon request, a hard copy
version of WPP's complete audited financial statements for the year
ended 31 December 2020, free of charge, by either:
(i) writing to Computershare
Investor Services (Jersey) Limited, our registrars in the UK, at
the following address: 13
Castle Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 1ES or by telephone on +44
(0)870 707 1411;
(ii)
writing to Citibank N.A., our ADR depositary in the US, at
the following address: PO Box 43077, Providence, RI 02940-3077,
USA, or by telephone on: +1 877 248 4237 (US toll free)
or +1 781 575 4555 (outside the US).
Balbir Kelly-Bisla
Company Secretary
Further information
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Chris
Wade, WPP
Richard
Oldworth,
Buchanan
Communications
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+44
(0)20 7282 4600
+44
(0)7710 130 634
+44
(0)20 7466 5000
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About WPP
WPP is a creative transformation company. We use the power of
creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients
and communities. For more information,
visit www.wpp.com.
ENDS
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:
29 April 2021.
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By:
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Balbir
Kelly-Bisla
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Company
Secretary
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