WPP plans to eliminate up to 1,000 positions by the end of the year, according to Financial Times reporting. The cuts represent part of the advertising and marketing services company's ongoing restructuring efforts.
Job cuts at a major advertising and marketing services provider signal ongoing cost pressures and restructuring within the sector.
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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.
Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in WPP plc.
0 discretionary purchases · 0 discretionary sales
Confidence: Low
| Insiders | Activity | Description | Shares | Avg. price / share | Est. value | Trade date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive OfficerRose Cindy H | Non-informative buy | Ordinary SharesExercise or conversion; not an open-market trade (M) | 88,188 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Chief Executive OfficerRose Cindy H | Non-informative sell | Ordinary SharesTax or exercise-price withholding (F) | 41,532 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Chief Executive OfficerRose Cindy H | Non-informative buy | Ordinary SharesExercise or conversion; not an open-market trade (M) | 187,341 | — | — | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Chief Executive OfficerRose Cindy H | Non-informative sell | Ordinary SharesTax or exercise-price withholding (F) | 88,227 | — | — | Jun 15, 2026 |
| DirectorAgnefjall Hans Peter Henrik | Informative buy | Ordinary SharesOpen-market or private transaction (P) | 75,000 | — | — | May 21, 2026 |
As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.
Quarterly reported positions. These filings can arrive up to 45 days after quarter-end and are not real-time trades.
Institutional ownership: 11.50%
Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.
| Owner | Activity | Change | Shares held | Value (thousands) | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc | Buy | 1,674,700 (11.163%) | 16,676,408 | $440,591 | 6/30/2026 |
| Brandes Investment Partners, Lp | Buy | 171,075 (19.036%) | 1,069,789 | $28,264 | 6/30/2026 |
| Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd | Buy | 676,000 (New) | 676,000 | $17,860 | 6/30/2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp | Sell | -111,281 (-16.662%) | 556,588 | $14,705 | 6/30/2026 |
| Boothbay Fund Management, Llc | Buy | 450,000 (New) | 450,000 | $11,889 | 6/30/2026 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Sell | -138,405 (-25.367%) | 407,216 | $10,759 | 6/30/2026 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Sell | -40,188 (-9.405%) | 387,129 | $10,228 | 6/30/2026 |
| Bank Of Montreal /Can/ | Buy | 345,127 (922.651%) | 382,533 | $10,107 | 6/30/2026 |
| Abc Arbitrage Sa | Buy | 291,076 (New) | 291,076 | $7,690 | 6/30/2026 |
| Jane Street Group, Llc | Buy | 139,431 (126.471%) | 249,678 | $6,596 | 6/30/2026 |
| Citadel Advisors Llc | Sell | -69,084 (-24.377%) | 214,317 | $5,662 | 6/30/2026 |
| Millennium Management Llc | Sell | -260,982 (-56.692%) | 199,372 | $5,267 | 6/30/2026 |
Source: Nasdaq
| Settlement date | Short interest | Avg. daily volume | Change vs. previous report | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,737,397 | 341,714 | +1.61% | 5.08 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,709,800 | 335,963 | +3.72% | 5.09 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,648,493 | 312,812 | -4.54% | 5.27 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,726,855 | 734,223 | -12.32% | 2.35 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,969,592 | 381,979 | -12.04% | 5.16 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,239,264 | 455,710 | -4.47% | 4.91 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,344,016 | 783,831 | +2.24% | 2.99 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,292,661 | 417,910 | -10.44% | 5.49 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest
