16 Apr 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
WPP has continued its recent acquisition of shares at Chime Communications, and now holds more than...It is understood that by exceeding the 20% threshold, WPP is now entitled to increase its board ...
has been notified that, as of 13 March 2012, WPP had a direct interest in 16,409,299 ordinary shares ...
of voting rights is 16,409,299. This notification has been triggered by an increase in the holding of WPP ...
31 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
RBS Group's head of group comms is leaving to take on a top role at WPP....Andrew Wilson will be leaving the banking and insurance company in the next month to head to the marketing group led by Martin Sorrell, where he will take on a client facing role across a number of WPP s agencies. Wilson will be involved in a wide number of accounts including RBS s account work, currently ...
01 Mar 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
WPP has reported 2011 PR and public affairs revenues of £886m, up from £845m in the previous year....-for-like revenues up 4.6%. PR and PA operating margins rose by 0.3 margin points to 16.1%.
WPP singled out Ogilvy ...
in economic activity in most geographic regions and functional sectors.
WPP, which employs 158,000 people ...
's European Championships and the US presidential election.
WPP added that worldwide GDP growth ...
17 May 2012
Pottinger
Powerful shareholder
Sir Martin Sorrell CEO, WPP
Sorrell, whose company WPP owns 20 per cent of Chime, has misgivings about the planned transaction. Last month, he said that Bell's plan represented 'a bad deal for Chime'. WPP also increased its shareholding in Chime last month ...
09 May 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
business'.
The decision to press ahead with the transaction comes despite the misgivings of WPP CEO Martin Sorrell. WPP owns 20% of Chime. Last month Sorrell said that Bell s attempts to buy back a portion ...
04 May 2012
Rich
List, notably Matthew Freud and wife Elisabeth Murdoch, who achieved
308th place with £251m. WPP ...
09 Mar 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
s PR business .
Last week WPP CEO Martin Sorrell told the London Evening Standard that the buy-back plans 'set a terrible precedent' and were not 'logical'. WPP has a shareholding of around 18 per cent ...
09 Mar 2012
| by Alec Mattinson and Matt Cartmell
of significant Chime
shareholder WPP, told the London Evening Standard the plans 'sets a
terrible precedent ...
31 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
. Bell used these positive comments to make a sideswipe at WPP CEO Martin Sorrell, a shareholder in Chime ...
15 Mar 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
their positions - on 1 March WPP announced pre-tax profits that burst through the 1bn barrier for the first time ...
. Significant Chime shareholder WPP is likely to have a strong input into the future of the group.
Added ...
to the lower sales levels'.
WPP
Current share price 824p*
52-week high 845p (3 Mar 11)
52-week ...