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WPP plc – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-13.1’

On:  Thursday, 3/21/24, at 12:35pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1628280-24-12449   ·   File #:  1-38303

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/21/24  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/23  200:132M                                   Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML   5.77M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-2.14     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    517K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
21: EX-2.14     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,    PDF  41.69M 
                Liquidation or Succession -- exhibit214                          
 3: EX-2.15     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     59K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 4: EX-2.16     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     59K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 5: EX-2.17     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     59K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 6: EX-4.20     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    120K 
22: EX-4.20     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders   PDF    383K 
                -- exhibit420                                                    
 7: EX-4.22     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    136K 
23: EX-4.22     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders   PDF    611K 
                -- exhibit422                                                    
 8: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML    777K 
11: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     56K 
12: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     56K 
13: EX-14.1     Code of Ethics                                      HTML     55K 
14: EX-17.1     Correspondence re: Departure of a Director          HTML     57K 
15: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     83K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
24: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously          PDF    306K 
                Awarded Compensation -- exhibit97                                
 9: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     58K 
10: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     58K 
25: R1          Cover                                               HTML    133K 
26: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     61K 
27: R3          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    105K 
28: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    109K 
29: R5          Consolidated Cash Flow Statement                    HTML    109K 
30: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    156K 
31: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    151K 
32: R8          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     58K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
33: R9          Accounting policies                                 HTML    121K 
34: R10         General information                                 HTML     58K 
35: R11         Segment information                                 HTML    179K 
36: R12         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    130K 
                costs                                                            
37: R13         Earnings/(loss) from associates - after interest    HTML     58K 
                and tax                                                          
38: R14         Our people                                          HTML    103K 
39: R15         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     94K 
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments                                                      
40: R16         Taxation                                            HTML    100K 
41: R17         Ordinary dividends                                  HTML     78K 
42: R18         Earnings per share                                  HTML     84K 
43: R19         Sources of finance                                  HTML    271K 
44: R20         Analysis of cash flows                              HTML    183K 
45: R21         Leases                                              HTML    143K 
46: R22         Intangible Assets                                   HTML    184K 
47: R23         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML    143K 
48: R24         Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML    105K 
                investments                                                      
49: R25         Deferred tax                                        HTML    202K 
50: R26         Trade and other receivables                         HTML    173K 
51: R27         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     69K 
                within one year                                                  
52: R28         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     86K 
                after more than one year                                         
53: R29         Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans               HTML     77K 
54: R30         Provisions for liabilities and charges              HTML     95K 
55: R31         Share-based payments                                HTML    264K 
56: R32         Employee Benefit Obligations                        HTML    343K 
57: R33         Risk management policies                            HTML    134K 
58: R34         Financial Instruments                               HTML    209K 
59: R35         Authorised and issued share capital                 HTML     78K 
60: R36         Other reserves                                      HTML    145K 
61: R37         Acquisitions                                        HTML    123K 
62: R38         Related party transactions                          HTML     69K 
63: R39         Reconciliation of profit before taxation to         HTML     88K 
                headline operating profit                                        
64: R40         Events after the reporting period                   HTML     58K 
65: R41         Accounting policies (Policies)                      HTML    177K 
66: R42         Segment information (Tables)                        HTML    179K 
67: R43         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    126K 
                costs (Tables)                                                   
68: R44         Our people (Tables)                                 HTML    108K 
69: R45         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     92K 
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments (Tables)                                             
70: R46         Taxation (Tables)                                   HTML     97K 
71: R47         Ordinary dividends (Tables)                         HTML     79K 
72: R48         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML     85K 
73: R49         Sources of finance (Tables)                         HTML    271K 
74: R50         Analysis of cash flows (Tables)                     HTML    183K 
75: R51         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    146K 
76: R52         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML    177K 
77: R53         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML    143K 
78: R54         Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML    102K 
                investments (Tables)                                             
79: R55         Deferred tax (Tables)                               HTML    199K 
80: R56         Trade and other receivables (Tables)                HTML    174K 
81: R57         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     76K 
                within one year (Tables)                                         
82: R58         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML    100K 
                after more than one year (Tables)                                
83: R59         Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans (Tables)      HTML     80K 
84: R60         Provisions for liabilities and charges (Tables)     HTML     92K 
85: R61         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML    263K 
86: R62         Employee Benefit Obligations (Tables)               HTML    351K 
87: R63         Risk management policies (Tables)                   HTML    127K 
88: R64         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    200K 
89: R65         Authorised and issued share capital (Tables)        HTML     77K 
90: R66         Other reserves (Tables)                             HTML    145K 
91: R67         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    120K 
92: R68         Related party transactions (Tables)                 HTML     67K 
93: R69         Reconciliation of profit before taxation to         HTML     87K 
                headline operating profit (Tables)                               
94: R70         Accounting policies - Basis of Preparation          HTML     59K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R71         Accounting policies - Summary of Estimated Useful   HTML     71K 
                Life of Intangible Assets (Detail)                               
96: R72         Accounting policies - Contingent Consideration      HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R73         Accounting policies - Summary of Estimated Useful   HTML     71K 
                Life of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                   
98: R74         Segment information - Contributions by Reportable   HTML     97K 
                Segments (Details)                                               
99: R75         Segment information - Contributions by              HTML     83K 
                Geographical Area (Details)                                      
100: R76         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    105K  
                costs - Summary of Operating Costs (Details)                     
101: R77         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    129K  
                costs - Additional Information (Details)                         
102: R78         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML     74K  
                costs - Auditor's Remuneration (Details)                         
103: R79         Earnings/(Loss) From Associates - After Interest    HTML     72K  
                and Tax (Details)                                                
104: R80         Our people - Additional Information (Details)       HTML     59K  
105: R81         Our people - Geographical Distribution of staff     HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R82         Our people - Reportable Segment Distribution of     HTML     64K  
                Staff (Details)                                                  
107: R83         Our people - Staffing Costs (Details)               HTML     72K  
108: R84         Our people - Summary of Compensation for Key        HTML     64K  
                Management Personnel (Details)                                   
109: R85         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     85K  
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments - Summary of Finance Income, Finance                 
                Costs and Revaluation and Retranslation of                       
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
110: R86         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     84K  
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments - Additional Information (Details)                   
111: R87         Taxation - Additional Information (Details)         HTML     62K  
112: R88         Taxation - Tax Charge (Details)                     HTML     74K  
113: R89         Taxation - Tax Charge Reconciled to Profit Before   HTML     91K  
                Taxation (Details)                                               
114: R90         Ordinary dividends - Summary of Ordinary Dividends  HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R91         Ordinary dividends - Summary of Proposed Final      HTML     57K  
                Dividend (Details)                                               
116: R92         Earnings per share - Calculation of Basic and       HTML     70K  
                Diluted EPS (Details)                                            
117: R93         Earnings per share - Additional Information         HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
118: R94         Earnings per share - Reconciliation Between Shares  HTML     69K  
                Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted EPS                        
                (Details)                                                        
119: R95         Sources of finance - Summary of Equity and Debt     HTML     84K  
                Financing (Details)                                              
120: R96         Sources of finance - Additional Information         HTML    155K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R97         Sources of finance - Analysis of Future             HTML     82K  
                Anticipated Cash Flows Related to Debt (Details)                 
122: R98         Sources of finance - Analysis of Fixed and          HTML     78K  
                Floating Rate Debt by Currency (Details)                         
123: R99         Sources of finance - Analysis of Future             HTML     87K  
                Anticipated Cash Flows Related of Financial                      
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
124: R100        Sources of finance - Analysis of Changes in         HTML    109K  
                Financing Activities (Details)                                   
125: R101        Analysis of cash flows - Summary of Analysis of     HTML    210K  
                Cash Flows (Details)                                             
126: R102        Leases - Summary of Movement in Right of use        HTML     98K  
                Assets and Lease Liabilities (Details)                           
127: R103        Leases - Summary of breakdown of Lease Expense      HTML     81K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R104        Leases - Summary of Maturity of Lease Liabilities   HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R105        Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     57K  
130: R106        Intangible Assets - Movement of Goodwill (Detail)   HTML     74K  
131: R107        Intangible Assets - Movements of Other Intangible   HTML    112K  
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
132: R108        Intangible Assets - Cash-generating Units with      HTML     92K  
                Significant Goodwill (Detail)                                    
133: R109        Intangible Assets - Additional Information          HTML    105K  
                (Detail)                                                         
134: R110        Property, plant and equipment - Summary of          HTML    125K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                           
135: R111        Property, plant and equipment - Additional          HTML     59K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
136: R112        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     94K  
                investments - Movements in Associates, Joint                     
                Ventures and Other Investments (Details)                         
137: R113        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     66K  
                investments - Summary of Aggregate Financial                     
                Performance of Associates and Joint Ventures                     
                (Details)                                                        
138: R114        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     77K  
                investments - Additional Information (Details)                   
139: R115        Deferred tax - Analysis of Deferred Tax Balances    HTML     85K  
                for Financial Reporting Purposes (Details)                       
140: R116        Deferred tax - Movements of Major Gross Deferred    HTML    112K  
                Tax Assets (Details)                                             
141: R117        Deferred tax - Movements of Gross Deferred Tax      HTML     91K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
142: R118        Deferred tax - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     75K  
143: R119        Trade and other receivables - Summary of Trade and  HTML     70K  
                Other Receivables, Amounts Falling Due Within One                
                Year (Details)                                                   
144: R120        Trade and other receivables - Ageing of Trade       HTML    137K  
                Receivables and Other Financial Assets (Details)                 
145: R121        Trade and other receivables - Summary of Trade and  HTML     64K  
                Other Receivables, Amounts Falling Due After More                
                Than One Year (Details)                                          
146: R122        Trade and other receivables - Additional            HTML     59K  
                Information (Details)                                            
147: R123        Trade and other receivables - Bad Debt Provisions   HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
148: R124        Trade and other payables - Summary of Trade and     HTML     68K  
                Other Payables, Amounts Falling Due within One                   
                Year (Details)                                                   
149: R125        Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     60K  
                within one year - Narrative (Details)                            
150: R126        Trade and other payables - Summary of Trade and     HTML     65K  
                Other Payables, Amounts Falling Due After More                   
                Than One Year (Detail)                                           
151: R127        Trade and Other Payables - Additional Information   HTML     60K  
                (Detail)                                                         
152: R128        Trade and other payables - Payments Due to Vendors  HTML     73K  
                (Detail)                                                         
153: R129        Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     71K  
                after more than one year - Payment Due to Put                    
                Options (Details)                                                
154: R130        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Bank        HTML     62K  
                Overdrafts, Bonds and Bank Loans Amounts Falling                 
                Due Within One Year (Detail)                                     
155: R131        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Corporate   HTML     58K  
                Bonds and Bank Loans Amounts Falling Due After                   
                More Than One Year (Detail)                                      
156: R132        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Additional  HTML     59K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
157: R133        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Repayments  HTML     73K  
                Due on Corporate Bonds, Bank Loans and Overdrafts                
                (Detail)                                                         
158: R134        Provisions for liabilities and charges - Summary    HTML     84K  
                of Provisions for Liabilities and Charges (Detail)               
159: R135        Share-based payments - Charges for Share-based      HTML     58K  
                Incentive Plans (Details)                                        
160: R136        Share-based payments - Additional Information       HTML    122K  
                (Details)                                                        
161: R137        Share-based payments - Movement on Ordinary Shares  HTML     90K  
                Granted for Significant Restricted Stock Plans                   
                (Details)                                                        
162: R138        Share-based payments - Options Granted, WPP         HTML     81K  
                Worldwide Share Ownership Program (Details)                      
163: R139        Share-based payments - Options Granted, WPP Share   HTML    144K  
                Option Plan 2015 (Details)                                       
164: R140        Share-based payments - Movements and                HTML    131K  
                Weighted-average Exercise Price for Options                      
                Granted (Details)                                                
165: R141        Share-based payments - Range of Exercise Prices of  HTML     76K  
                Options (Details)                                                
166: R142        Share-based payments - Weighted Average Fair Value  HTML     78K  
                of Options Granted and Weighted Average                          
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
167: R143        Employee Benefit Obligations - Pension Costs        HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
168: R144        Employee Benefit Obligations - Additional           HTML     72K  
                Information (Details)                                            
169: R145        Employee Benefit Obligations - Fair Value of        HTML     96K  
                Assets and Assessed Present Value of Liabilities                 
                in Pension Plans (Details)                                       
170: R146        Employee Benefit Obligations - Surplus/(Deficit)    HTML     67K  
                in Plans by Region (Details)                                     
171: R147        Employee Benefit Obligations - Funded and Unfunded  HTML     85K  
                Pension Plans By Region (Details)                                
172: R148        Employee Benefit Obligations - Weighted Average     HTML     76K  
                Assumptions Used For Actuarial Valuations                        
                (Details)                                                        
173: R149        Employee Benefit Obligations - Life Expectancies    HTML     89K  
                for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Details)                      
174: R150        Employee Benefit Obligations - Weighted Average     HTML    102K  
                Duration of Defined Benefit Pension Obligations                  
                and Distribution of Timing of Benefit Payments                   
                (Details)                                                        
175: R151        Employee Benefit Obligations - Sensitivity          HTML     97K  
                Analysis of Significant Actuarial Assumptions                    
                (Details)                                                        
176: R152        Employee Benefit Obligations - Pension Expense      HTML     85K  
                Charged to Operating Profit, Amounts Charged to                  
                Finance Costs and Amounts Recognised in                          
                Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income                   
                (Oci) (Details)                                                  
177: R153        Employee Benefit Obligations - Movement in Pension  HTML     86K  
                Plan Liabilities (Details)                                       
178: R154        Employee Benefit Obligations - Movement in Pension  HTML     86K  
                Plan Assets (Details)                                            
179: R155        Risk management policies - Additional Information   HTML    108K  
                (Details)                                                        
180: R156        Risk management policies - Committed Facilities     HTML    132K  
                (Details)                                                        
181: R157        Risk management policies - Risk Exposure (Details)  HTML     90K  
182: R158        Risk management policies - Summary of Currency      HTML     64K  
                Risk (Details)                                                   
183: R159        Financial Instruments - Additional Information      HTML    154K  
                (Details)                                                        
184: R160        Financial Instruments - Analysis of Financial       HTML    102K  
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
185: R161        Financial Instruments - Analysis of Financial       HTML    138K  
                Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details)                     
186: R162        Authorised and issued share capital - Summary of    HTML     77K  
                Authorized and Issued Share Capital (Details)                    
187: R163        Authorised and issued share capital - Additional    HTML     64K  
                Information (Details)                                            
188: R164        Other reserves - Summary of Other Reserves          HTML    100K  
                (Details)                                                        
189: R165        Other reserves - Translation Reserve Comprises      HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
190: R166        Acquisitions - Book Values of Identifiable Assets   HTML    119K  
                and Liabilities Acquired and Their Fair Value                    
                (Details)                                                        
191: R167        Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     57K  
192: R168        Related party transactions - Additional             HTML     66K  
                Information (Details)                                            
193: R169        Related party transactions - Summary of Related     HTML     68K  
                Party Transaction Outstanding (Details)                          
194: R170        Reconciliation of profit before taxation to         HTML     92K  
                headline operating profit - Summary of                           
                Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Headline                   
                Operating Profit (Details)                                       
195: R171        Events after the reporting period (Details)         HTML     79K  
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‘EX-13.1’   —   Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders


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Exhibit 13.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of WPP plc (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ended 31 December 2023 (the “Report”), I, Joanne Wilson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Date: 21 March 2024

/s/ Joanne Wilson
Joanne Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)


15 Previous Filings that this Filing References

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 3/23/23  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/22  195:38M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 4/06/22  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/21  201:72M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 4/29/21  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/20  208:38M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/20  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/19  205:40M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/26/19  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/18  203:39M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/18  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/17  197:37M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/28/17  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/16   10:7.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/15  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/14   11:7.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/14  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/13   11:6.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/13  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/12   19:7.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 5/12/09  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/08   39:7.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/02/01  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/00   15:728K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/31/99  Young & Rubicam Inc.              10-K       12/31/98    6:188K                                   Rci Group Inc./FA
 4/20/98  Young & Rubicam Inc.              S-1/A                 14:938K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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