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#1ESG INVESTOR EVENT BUILDING BETTER FUTURES 30th June 2021 PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES#2CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements give the Group's current expectations or forecasts of future events. An investor can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "will", "project", "plan", "believe", "target" and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations (including under the Market Abuse Regulations, UK Listing Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority), the Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors should, however, consult any additional disclosures that the Group may make in any documents which it publishes and/or files with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All investors, wherever located, should take note of these disclosures. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that any expectation will be met, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which relate to factors that are beyond the Group's control or precise estimate. The Group cautions investors that a number of important factors, including those in this presentation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under Item 3.D 'Risk factors' in the Group's Annual Report on Form 20-F for FY 2020 and any impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 on the date of this presentation. Nothing in this presentation should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell WPP securities in any jurisdiction or be treated or relied upon as a recommendation or advice by WPP. The views expressed in this presentation contain information that has been derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by WPP. 2#3AGENDA SESSION Speaker(s) WPP's Purpose Clients People Break Planet Communities Break Governance 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mark Read Lindsay Pattison Jacqui Canney, Judy Jackson Hannah Harrison, John Rogers Mark Read John Rogers Q&A Mark Read John Rogers Jacqui Canney Lindsay Pattison Hannah Harrison 3#4WPP'S PURPOSE#5WPP'S PURPOSE WE USE THE POWER OF CREATIVITY TO BUILD BETTER FUTURES FOR OUR PEOPLE, OUR PLANET, OUR CLIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES 5#6OUR WORK SHIFTS BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR Go to work on an egg DE WINTERAKOTA W TOMAKE Nestle wrinkled? wonderful? Will society ever accept 'old' can be beautiful? Join the beauty debate. campaignforrealbeauty.co.uk Have a break, have a Kit Kat.Ⓡ Dove HAND SOAP donated by COLGATE-PALMOLIVE M #Safe Hands 7#7WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 325 $60B Annual billings of the Fortune Global 500 61 of the FTSE 100 CPG/PREMIUM Unilever L'ORÉAL Microsoft TECHNOLOGY/MEDIA DELL WPP'S TOP 20 CLIENTS MARS gsk P&G COMCAST PHARMA AND HEALTHCARE JaJ Pfizer Nestlē BAT A BETTER TOMORROW DANONE ONE PLANET. ONE HEALTH AUTOMOTIVE adidas Google IBM mazda → COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Ford 8#8LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY DRIVEN BY CLIENT SATISFACTION LIKELIHOOD TO RECOMMEND 8.2 8 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.2 7 6.8 7.3 2018 H1 NET PROMOTER SCORE 0 7.4 2018 H2 4 7.5 2019 H1 6 SOURCE: WPP Vantage; 2.4K-59K+ client responses per period; scores out of 10 7.5 2019 H2 7 7.8 2020 Hồ 18 8 2020 H2 25 8 2021 H1 26 8#9RIGHT FOR US AND FOR OUR BUSINESS JIL 2.5X BRAND VALUE for brands perceived as having a high positive impact on society¹ i am 85% BELIEVE brands should be about something more than profit² Pfizer #SCIENCE WILL WIN! 1. Kantar Purpose 2020 Report 2. Generation Z: Building a Better Normal, Wunderman Thompson Intelligence, Dec-20 3. Accenture, 2019 4. Bank of America Gen Z Primer 72% BUY more environmentally friendly products than 5 years ago³ NOTPLA 90% BELIEVE companies have an environmental and social responsibility4 P&G NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION. 9#10OUR PURPOSE TOUCHES EVERY ELEMENT OF WPP PEOPLE Become the employer of choice for all PLANET Maximise our positive impact on the planet CLIENTS Support our clients to deliver their purpose COMMUNITIES Build healthy and vibrant communities 10#11WPP HAS A CLEAR LEADERSHIP POSITION SUSTAINALYTICS ESG RISK SCORE vs agency peers 12.5 WPP 14.4 15.5 18.5 20.7 Competitor 1 Competitor 2 Competitor 3 Competitor 4 Low risk SUSTAINALYTICS ESG RISK SCORE vs global leaders A lower ESG risk score indicates low exposure to ESG-related risks. 12.5 WPP 12.8 14.6 23.6 25.2 28.9 Global Retail Global Tech Global CPG Global CPG Global CPG Giant Low risk 11#12AND SCORES HIGHLY ON OTHER BENCHMARKS CDP A Global Global Global CPG Tech Giant Financial Services MSCI AAA AAA Global Global Tech Giant Retail AA A- WPP Global CPG AA Global CPG AA WPP AA B Global Retail Global Global Global Global Financial CPG CPG CPG Services 1. Competitor 3 has a 'No Response' CDP status in 2020, rating presented is from 2019 CDP B MSCI AA B- WPP Competitor 1 Competitor 2 Competitor 3¹ WPP B- D BBB Competitor 1 Competitor 2 Competitor 3 The company falls into the highest scoring range relative to global peers, reflecting governance practices that appear to be generally well aligned with investor interests. MSCI 12#13OUR STRATEGY AND PURPOSE ARE FULLY ALIGNED ● VISION AND OFFER Sustainability at the heart of our business and offer for clients ● ● ● CREATIVITY Responsible marketing Pro bono work Diverse, equitable and inclusive teams ● DATA & TECHNOLOGY Privacy and data ethics ● • Cloud based infrastructure ● ● SIMPLER STRUCTURE Lower impact office space Financially stronger Improved governance and control ● PEOPLE AND CULTURE Shared values across our agencies, clients and supply chain 13#14AND WE CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNISED FOR OUR IMPROVEMENTS E HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN 100% in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (2019: 85%) Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index Leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for the third year in a row W Hampton-Alexander Review FTSE Women Leaders 10th in the FTSE 100 Rankings for Women on Boards, Hampton-Alexander Review (2019: 12th) 14#15OUR FOCUS PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Improve diversity at each level by gender, race, age, disability and sexual orientation Build an inclusive culture where people belong and can do their best work Supply chain engagement Strengthening Scope 3 carbon data quality ESG as a client offer More diverse teams Investing in capability, training and resource Marketing ethics, fairness and transparency Building global partnerships on the biggest challenges. Empowering people to pursue their passions 15#16CLIENTS PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES#17ESG IS VITAL TO OUR CLIENTS' SUCCESS 1 Consumers vote with their wallets 2 Talent acquisition & employee retention 3 Drives business growth 1. Kantar Sustainable Transformation report, 2020 2. Accenture, 2019 3. Forbes The Cone Communications Millennial Employee Study, 2020 4. Kantar Purpose Report, 2020 95% say brands resp. for environmental concerns¹ And 81% expect to buy more sustainable products² 83% are more loyal to a company that prioritises ESG³ Brands perceived with strong ESG grew 2.5x faster4 17#18SUSTAINABILITY IS NOW A KEY DECISION FACTOR WHEN CLIENTS CHOOSE PARTNERS 89% 'diversity among agency teams is important when deciding who we partner with' Source: Poll of Institute for Real Growth's Top 100 Marketers, June 2021 76% 'commitment of agency partners to ESG goals is important when deciding who we partner with' 80% 'commitment of agency partners to ESG goals has become MORE important when deciding who we partner with' 18#19CLIENTS CANNOT BUILD MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURES WITHOUT MARKETING STRATEGY Setting business purpose is inextricably linked with brand and go-to- market decisions UNDERSTANDING Activating purpose requires a deep understanding of people: consumers, employees, investors IMPACT Marketing, communications shift opinion and shift cultures by changing opinion & behaviour SCALE We help clients effectively reach billions of people every day 19#20WE EQUIP OUR COLLEAGUES & CLIENTS WITH BEST PRACTICES WPP INCLUSIVE MARKETING PLAYBOOK BELONGING Published January 2021 WPP PLAYBOOK Sustainability at WPP Partnering with global clients in their sustainability transformation Published April 2021 20#21THE SERVICES IN HIGH DEMAND EXTERNAL AUDIENCE INTERNAL AUDIENCE Consumer & employee behaviour change Partnership, events, policy intervention & coalition building Purpose & brand strategy Corporate strategy STRATEGY Research, insights & impact metrics and measurement Consumer experience Movements & campaigns Reputation management & risk mitigation Distribution (packaging, production, media) Media relations Innovation, product & service design Stakeholder strategy & engagement (investors, employees) Brand design & expression DELIVERY 21#22IN FACT, DEMAND IS OFF THE SCALE... 9 of our top 10 global clients work with us in this space 25% of Hogarth production produced virtually in 2021 (2019: 5%) 100% H+K briefs from the US & UK now mention ESG 25% of Superunion sales were ESG related in 2020, expected to be 30% by 2022 150% increase in ESG billings seen by Cartwright in 2021 22#23LET'S SEE SOME WORK... 23#24PEOPLE PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES#25OUR PEOPLE STRATEGY 1 EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR ALL CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION 2 MODERNISATION OF EXPERIENCES TECHNOLOGY & DATA & INSIGHTS 3 GROWTH 25#26EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR ALL Celebrating diversity and demonstrating purpose ATTRACTION G RETENTION GPRST GROWTH go 26#27WPP NEXT GEN LEADERS Summer 2021 Cohort 1,400 Total Participants DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP O+ >60% Female Participants 200% Increase in Engagement >60 Countries Represented 27#28WPP LISTENING: GLOBAL PULSE SURVEY WPP's first quarterly Pulse survey launched in 2021 to measure employees' sense of inclusion and key employee experience metrics The Q2 Global Pulse Survey: Went out to 109 markets and was translated into 22 languages More than 44,000 participants across 168 agencies Inclusion Index is 82% across five largest markets — UK, US, India, Germany and China Most favourable sentiment is around support for flexible working commitment to an inclusive work culture, and the value that WPP places on diversity Most opportunity for improvement is around total rewards and manager feedback ● ● ● 28#29WPP CAREER EXPLORER WPP Career Explorer aggregates all jobs across the WPP agency network in one, searchable place accessible to internal employees and external candidates. Since the launch of CE earlier this year, there have been: 22K - roles posted 70K views 10K applications ABOUT Search our jobs Keyword INVESTORS Opportunities Digital Workplace Architect - Windows WPP- United Kingdom, London Digital Workplace Architect - Windows WPP - United States, New York, New York City Digital Workplace Architect - MacOS WPP - United States, New York, New York City HRBP Digital Workplace Architect - MacOS WPP - United Kingdom, London WPP-Inited Kingdom London. SUSTAINABILITY Location MEDIA CAREERS WPP iQ Search WORK CONTACTS 29#30INCLUSIVE MANAGER LEARNING A partnership with Uniworld Group, minority-owned, woman-led strategic WPP partner U Monique Nelson UniWorld, Chair & CEO uug train up.com UniWorld Group, Inc. (UWG) is the longest-standing, full-service, multicultural marketing and advertising agency in the US and a thought leader in creativity, inclusion and innovation. UWG brings 51 years of expertise focused on diverse markets and workplaces around the globe within the UWG Global Reflections and Inclusive Leadership practice. UWG has partnered with TrainUp to deliver a learning experience that leverages technology to enable and facilitate discussion, feedback, and encourage growth. The experience involves a recurring series of four steps: 1. Context & Community (interactive, real-time virtual session) 2. Online Content (self-paced review & engagement) 3. Action Planning (interactive, real-time virtual session) 4. Discussion & Feedback (self-paced community engagement) 30#31WPP partners with Google to launch #lamRemarkable 8 MAR 2021 Remarkable WPP joins Mexico and India chapters of UN Women's Unstereotype Alliance 31 MAR 2021 THE #UNSTEREOTYPE ALLIANCE DEMONSTRATING OUR PURPOSE WPP joins the Business Coalition for the Equality Act in the U.S. 18 MAR 2021 HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY FOR ALL HRC.org/EqualityAct WPP joins global movement to improve workplace mental health 13 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL BUSINESS COLLABORATION for Better Workplace Mental Health 31#32JUNE 2020 RACIAL EQUITY COMMITMENTS In June 2020, WPP announced a set of commitments and actions to develop and measure a truly inclusive, diverse and equitable company • We are taking decisive action on each of the 12 points in the "Call for Change" open letter to the industry from more than 1,200 Black advertising professionals; completing a foundational review of our hiring, retention, promotion, and development practices; and publishing our racial diversity data • We've pledged to use our voice to fight racism and advance the cause of racial equality in and beyond our industry • We are investing $30 million over three years to fund anti-racism and inclusion programs within WPP and support external organisations 32#33WE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN DRIVING GENDER EQUALITY BOARD AND EXECUTIVE 40% 37% SENIOR MANAGERS TOTAL EMPLOYEES 51% ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES Female Male 50% 57% 57% 55% 55% 60% 63% 49% 50% 43% 43% 45% 45% 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 10th ranking in Hampton- Alexander's FTSE 100 review of Women on Boards in 2020 43% female representation on the Board as at 31 December 2020 33#34OUR WORKFORCE DIVERSITY DATA WPP| SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020 S UNITED STATES 2018, 2019 AND 2020 DATA¹,2 Black or African American 3.9% 2.9% 2.2% 4.4% 4.2% 4.1% 6.7% 6.6% 6.4% 6.5% 6.4% 6.2% Level Senior/Executive Level Managers First/Mid-Level Managers Professionals All Staff Year 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018 UNITED KINGDOM 2020 DATA¹ Level Black Board Members or Executive Leaders 0.8% Senior Managers Other Employees All Staff 2.4% 4.7% 4.1% Asian 3.8% 5.8% 9.1% 8.2% Asian 6.9% 6.6% 5.7% 10.6% 10.6% 9.9% 15.3% 15.7% 15.0% 12.0% 12.4% 11.7% Mixed 2.1% 2.6% 2.8% 2.8% Hispanic or Latino 6.4% 6.4% 5.8% 9.4% 9.8% 9.3% 9.3% 8.9% 8.7% 9.9% 9.8% 9.4% Other ethnic 1.3% 2.6% 4.7% 4.2% White 80.9% 82.3% 85.0% 73.3% 73.2% 74.8% 65.4% 65.5% 67.0% 68.9% 68.7% 70.2% White 87.2% 79.5% 69.2% 71.9% 1. The US and UK data sets are not directly comparable due to current differences in data collection, differing job level classifications and differences in how full- and part-time employees are captured in employee headcount in each country. 2. Changes in our US data reflect a number of structural changes we have made to our business in the past two years, including significant disposals, as well as employee attrition. 34#35THE DEMIC IS NOCENT REFLECTING ON PROGRESS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE rare BLACK LIVES MATTER WHITEN SILENCE IS VIOLE THE ONE CLUB FOR CREATIVITY HBCUs ALBACKLESS PROMOTING EXCELLENCE INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT EXCELLENCE TLF The LAGRANT foundation Magh DERS BLAC LIVE BRIXTON FINISHING SCHOOL HOW TO PRACTICE ALLYSHIP FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE BE SELF- OBJECTIVE EDUCATE BE A ROLE MODEL People Belonging Racial Equity Program BE A LEADER THE BE A LISTENER Donation Match Program CONTINUE WORK Racial Equity Program The Racial Equity Program refers to the third commitment isted in WPPs Commitment to And Racism, The third commit inclusion programs within WPP and to support external organizations" Pillar 3 Funding SELF- REFLECT The pledge is across three pillars. Pillar 1 supports equity and inclusion initiatives within WPP. Pillar 2 utilizes the power of Also included in Pillar 2 is the Donation Match Program up to $1,000 per person to a total of $1 million. WPP will match en initiatives, funded from the corporate center, that will create meaningful and lasting change in racial equity around the w using the links below, you can learn more about the program as well as how to apply for funding wwwny Resources Ons WPR INCLUSIVE MARKETING PLAYBOOK WPP BELONGING BO m WPP BELONGING WX INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP GUIDE Creating an inclusive employee experience through moments that mater CHO COS 66 y did have to bation, and to offerts more knowledge of what WPP does to o dients and employees the est possible experience, SALE.COM LIVES 66 Wht How not about being treten see the punities. I wat ske ter hende levamo, matema leaders in the Hodka industry and opges leam about their crear journey and received than white and dance my ever a Tepele 64 bo watespring, Heing at the wy goth, and tong taon questions ave me a leg in my job search Exploring the organa vitully koped to give me a foundat that of my help me to shape the future not only at they but also for our clents and eventually the world 65 on and how to accompeted their career gats of eaten that twy oe toreda atyre covered with oth and now evit Now empoing and to be as an urat Lacson went i www.udemy Ove oghout the Next Laders and agment of my miqve nature, my confidence grow and me ty was mired. The makes a mawlooned dve dhebedine to reale that the derya catalyst for my d w Respect in the Virtual Workplace COLUMBIA IN LEADERSHIP EZINNE OKORO WPP Keith Cartwright CEO & President, Certwright Why Have this Dialogue? Kada je na sta Happ EMPOWERING THE BYSTANDER Stepping Up, Taking Action Ama A Santos, Eng. Leanderson, PD 617 and lead Divofy & MARCIA Card Win 35 VMLYAR, K sand CAROL WAT Chef chaos C#36ACCOUNTABILITY DE&I goals linked to Senior Leaders' bonus compensation schemes Quarterly reviews with Senior Leaders to measure progress against DE&I goals Quarterly DE&I updates for all our people QUARTERLY DE&I UPDATES Q1 focus on racial equity commitments WPP BELONGING WELCOME TO THE FIRST WPP QUARTERLY DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION UPDATE We are committed to creating a more open and inclusive culture across all our workplaces acuture where everyona feals welcomed and valued and is treated with dignity and respect no aho want all our people to feel that As part of this, we want to keep you informed about how we are working acress FP and our agencies to meet that ambition Each DC update will be published in the People section of insiden under Our mission is to take a truly global view of inclusion and diversity, everything will provide a high level summary of some of this work The widespread protests we witnessed last year, sparked by horrific acts of violence and set against the backdrop of a global pondonic, highlighted the work we need to do as organisations individuak, to overcome deep sestad radial biases. Therefore, this fest update will focus on th we set out in June 2009 to combat racial injustice and neprot Back tilst While we have made some good progress towards these commitments, we recognise there is still much work to do. This will be ongoing effort ac our company as outlined below 36#37BUILDING CULTURE THROUGH PURPOSE Using the power of creativity to build better futures PEOPLE Attract, retain and develop our people in a culture that is open, optimistic and extraordinary PLANET Accelerate the transition to a sustainable world CLIENTS Deliver extraordinary work through the best people and a unifying purpose COMMUNITIES Drive change in the world around us 37#38PLANET PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES#39WE HAVE BEEN DELIVERING ON OUR PLANET AGENDA FOR 15 YEARS 2002 First Sustainability Report 2006 Sustainability policy published Participated in Carbon Disclosure Project for first time 2011 Offset 100% air travel for first time 2017 Met carbon reduction target a year early Introduced new carbon reduction targets, aligned with climate science 2018 Published first TCFD statement (WPP early adopter) 2019 Launched single-use plastics pledge 2020 Committed to 100% renewable electricity by 2025 Committed to reach net zero carbon emissions in all campuses 2021 Committed to net zero across value chain by 2030 Formally committed to setting science-based targets 40#40OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT O SCOPE 1: 25k tCO₂e Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources SCOPE 2: 63k tCO₂e Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity SCOPE 3: 5.3m tCO₂e Indirect emissions that occur in the value chain, including Media, Production and Technology, for example 0.5% 1.2% 98.3% 5.4M tCO₂e TOTAL EMISSIONS 41#41OUR RESPONSE WPP will reach Net Zero emissions across our operations by 2025 and across our supply chain by 2030 including emissions from media buying an industry first. 42#42SCIENCE BASED TARGETS DRIVING AMBITIOUS CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION WPP commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by at least 84% by 2025 from a 2019 base year! WPP also commits to reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by at least 50% by 2030 from a 2019-base year. Residual emissions will be offset to reach our net zero targets. 43#43WE WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS ACROSS OUR BUSINESS Scopes 1 & 2 NATURAL GAS 8% 7,000 tCO₂e used to heat offices ● COMPANY 21% CARS 18,000 tCO₂e from owned or leased cars ELECTRICITY 71% 63,000 tCO₂e to power our offices N.B. Left graph shows baseline 2019 data; right graph shows reported 2019 and 2020 data with future years showing projected emissions reductions from interventions. Tonnes CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e) 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 NET ZERO CAMPUSES, POWERED BY RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY 2023 2024 2025 SBTI Requirements - 25% reduction (1.5C Target) WPP's renewable electricity commitment -71% reduction -Reduction Commitment: 84% absolute reduction in CO₂e by 2025 44#44REDUCING ABSOLUTE SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS BY 50% BY 2030 Four priority emissions hotspots: Media spend (55%) Production (14%) Technology (6%) Business travel (3%) To reduce emissions from these sources, WPP will also focus on: Procurement and supply chain Data quality and carbon accounting for media investment • ■ Media (55%) Production (14%) ■ Other Procurement (14%) ■ Minority Investments (6%) ¹ ■ Technology (6%) ■ Business Travel (3%) ■ Other Business Activities (2%) 1 1. Other procurement spend includes spend related to facilities, HR, professional fees and similar items. Minority investments includes estimated emissions from companies in which WPP has less than a 50% ownership share. Other business activities includes employee commuting, downstream leased assets (buildings) and other fuel use. 45#45DRIVING INNOVATION AND DELIVERING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE groupm HOGARTH 46#46EMBEDDED AND COSTED IN OUR WIDER STRATEGY TRANSFORMATION ● ● ● CAMPUSES 85% of our people in net zero campuses by 2025 100% renewable electricity Sustainable by design: Climate risk assessment on location Smart sensors Adaptable space, low waste fit-out No single-use plastics ● TECHNOLOGY Moving 95% of our workloads to public cloud to reduce emissions from storage and computing by 60% Smart building and cooling management solutions to reduce campus technology emissions by 28% ● OPERATING MODEL ● Air travel permanently reduced by over 1/3, lowering emissions • Building efficiencies through local office consolidation Sustainable procurement 47#47SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT BY DESIGN ● ● ENVIRONMENTAL Master supplier data on a single platform to track our buying impact on the environment; measurement and monitoring across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions Sustainability-assessed and rated suppliers via independent, third party portal ● SOCIAL Fostering diversity through simpler vetting/onboarding for diverse and smaller suppliers Members of the Global Supplier Diversity Alliance Co-sponsor of UK Accelerator Programme backing ~40 certified diverse entrepreneurs to "develop the ethnic minority business of today to become the supplier chain leaders of tomorrow" (MSDUK) GOVERNANCE Quicker vetting through automation and procurement shared services to maximise agency compliance Intelligent Risk Management using a guided buying experience, to focus procurement experts and identify riskier requests DIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE & ETHICAL ENABLING OUR SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITALLY CONNECTED COST SAVINGS 48#48COMMUNITIES PEOPLE PLANET CLIENTS COMMUNITIES#49GLOBAL REACH, LOCAL INSIGHT £649M wider social impact from pro bono work, charitable donations and free media space in 2020¹ (2019: £291M) $30M planned investment over next 3 years to fund inclusion programmes within WPP and support external organisations £12.6M pro bono work for clients, including UN Women and the World Health Organisation (2019: £10.6M) £59.3M free media space negotiated on behalf of pro bono clients (2019: £18.9M) 1. We have conducted research with Sustain Value to quantify the wider social impact, which includes an estimate of the potential societal impact of the investment made. Refer to pages 61-63 of the WPP Sustainability Report 2020 for detail on methodology and data used. 50#50GOVERNANCE ARTY#51GOVERNANCE 1 FRAMEWORK 2 RISK 3 DATA ETHICS 4 INCENTIVES 53#521 FRAMEWORK Up to 2018 Group Chief Executive Officer Board of Directors Audit Committee Compensation Committee Nomination and Governance Committee 54#531 FRAMEWORK Setup today Group Chief Executive Officer WPP Executive Committee WPP Global Inclusion Council Exco Sustainability Committee Risk Committee Data Privacy, Security and Ethics Risk and Controls Board of Directors Audit Committee Second line of defence Internal Audit Sustainability Committee Compensation Committee Nomination and Governance Committee KEY Board committee Executive committee Sub-committee New in last two years 55#541 SUBSTANTIAL BOARD RENEWAL Broad, deep and relevant expertise AS AT DECEMBER 2017 BOARD GENDER 27% 2 73% Male Female NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TENURE 0-3 years 3-5 years 6-9 years ■9+ years Exceeding Parker Review diversity target 3 new NED appointments in 2020 4 BOARD GENDER 46% 54% ■ Male ■ Female NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TENURE AS AT DECEMBER 2020 ■0 - 3 years ■ 3-5 years ■6 - 9 years ■9+ years GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE 9 Africa and Middle East SKILLS 13 Corp. Gov. 9 8 APAC Audit & Risk 8 13 Europe 5 Finance FMCG 11 10 Global Media & Adv. 01 International Latin America North America 13 5 Strategy M&A 12 12 Tech. 9 Sustainability 56#551 NEW EXCO ENHANCING COLLABORATION • Established in 2019 to make combined, collaborative decisions Collectively responsible for implementing strategy, ensuring consistent execution and embedding WPP's culture and values Meet monthly, with in-depth meetings quarterly • Made up of 20 leaders of WPP's largest agencies and enhanced corporate functions • The committee is 35% women, 15% racially diverse • Incentivised on WPP level performance 57#561 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WPP amplifying our agencies' sustainability agendas at scale MEMBERS Established in December 2019 • Chaired by Keith Weed CBE Other Board members are Sally Susman, Angela Ahrendts DBE and Jasmine Whitbread ● • Attended by CEO, CFO Other attendees include the Chief People Officer, Group Corporate Affairs Director, Director of Sustainability, Senior Independent Director and Group Chief Counsel ● KEY FRAMEWORKS AND REPORTING VALUE REPORTING FOUNDATION SASB STANDARDS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ TCFD-CDP DISCLOSURE INSIGHT ACTION ROLE ● ● ● Responsible for reviewing and monitoring the Group's sustainability targets and commitments Assists the Board in oversight of corporate responsibility and reputation matters Reviews policy statements on environmental and social matters Focused on continual improvement: Sustainability assessment to build baseline across 21 markets SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Developing practical metrics to monitor performance and drive progress GRI Empowering Sustainable Decisions COMPACT UN GLOBAL Z WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 58#572 RISK: "THREE LINES OF DEFENCE" MODEL 1ST LINE: COMPANY REVIEWS Functions that own and manage risk, e.g. Agency-level committees 2ND LINE: EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT REVIEWS Functions that oversee or specialise in risk management and business integrity, e.g. Internal Audit Risk and Controls Group Business Integrity 3RD LINE: INTERNAL AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT Functions that provide independent assurance, e.g. Audit Committee External experts 59#582 RISK: DRIVING CULTURAL CHANGE "As a company, and as individuals, we have a collective responsibility to behave in the right way towards each other, in our interactions with clients, and within our communities. WPP should be a place where everyone feels they can bring their authentic selves to work, without fear of discrimination or bullying. If we all hold ourselves accountable, together we can foster a culture of openness and integrity throughout WPP." Mark Read on the launch of the "How We Behave" training, June 2020 As a company and as individuals we have a collective responsibility to behave in the right way. 0 "HOW WE BEHAVE" TRAINING Mandatory training covering ABC, workplace behaviour, sustainability and data security, fully refreshed in 2020 "BELONGING" TRAINING Mandatory anti-racism and inclusion training for all our people RIGHT TO SPEAK Hotline available in c.100 countries in local languages. Accounted for 75% of whistleblowing reports in 2020 60#593 ● DATA ETHICS Addressing key client issues CLIENT COLLABORATION, EG. Retail client: Privacy Summit hosted jointly by WPP and client privacy teams with 90 attendees from cross agency and business teams ● WPP DATA SETS AND GOVERNANCE CPG client: working with industry consortium led by client for measuring DE&I in production ETHICAL DATA USAGE DE&I DATA AND TRACKING CHOREOGRAPH X CLIENTS OWN THEIR FIRST-PARTY DATA WE DON'T USE DATA WE DON'T NEED INDUSTRY PRIVACY CHANGES WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY, READY FOR TOMORROW 61#604 INCENTIVES: ALIGNING MANAGEMENT WITH SHAREHOLDERS RETAINING KEY PEOPLE, DRIVING COLLABORATION ESG MEASURES REDUCED MAXIMUM AWARD FOR DIRECTORS AND CLEARER ALIGNMENT WITH OWNERS 1. As a % of base salary ● ● 1,600 key executives awarded WPP Stock Plan. Awards vest three years after grant 42,000+ employees eligible for WPP share option plans (2019: 38,000+) Agency leads now partly remunerated on WPP performance Diversity, equity and inclusion goals included in incentive plans for senior executives for the first time in 2021 Carbon reduction targets in incentive plans for Executive Directors from 2021 CFO and CEO 2021 STIP includes plastic targets Measured by Maximum opportunity¹ Normal award levels¹1 Performance period Shareholding requirement¹ 2017 EPS, ROE, Relative TSR 975% CEO: 600%, CFO: 300% 5 years CEO: 600%, CFO: 300% 2020 onwards 1/3 ROIC, 1/3, Adjusted FCF, 1/3 Relative TSR 400% CEO: 350%, CFO: 300% 3 years with 2 year holding period CEO: 600%, CFO: 300% 62#61SUMMARY Critical topic for our people, clients, shareholders and other stakeholders Area of opportunity for differentiation and growth Integrated ESG strategy supported by rigorous governance Ongoing reporting and disclosure 63#62Q&A#63THANK YOU

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Maximising Long-Term Value and Strategic Growth

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Sequans Capitalization and 5G Taurus Launch

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Vodafone Company Presentation

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First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call

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Liberty Global Results Presentation Deck

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Third Quarter 2019 Results

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Nextdoor SPAC Presentation Deck

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