Proposal to introduce a new UK-listed parent company
13 November 2012

Further to the announcement on 13 November of the proposed Court sanctioned scheme of arrangement relating to the corporate structure of WPP (the"Scheme") to create a new UK-listed, Jersey incorporated parent company for the WPP Group to be called WPP plc ("New WPP"), WPP announces that it has today published the Prospectus in connection with the Scheme and will shortly post a Circular to its share owners.

The Prospectus is being made available to share owners as provided below. A copy of the announcement, Scheme Circular and Prospectus are attached below.

• WPP 2008 Limited, WPP plc and WPP Finance S.A.: Publication of Notice to Noteholders
• Return to the United Kingdom: Scheme of Arrangement becomes effective
• Close period buy-back programme
• Return to the United Kingdom: Application for listing of New WPP Shares
• Return to the United Kingdom: Jersey Court approves Scheme of Arrangement
• Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting
• WPP plc - Return to the United Kingdom | (pdf)
• Prospectus
• Scheme Circular
• WPP 2012 PLC MA FINAL FORM (pdf)
• WPP plc - Memorandum and Articles of Association (composite copy incl 2011amends) (doc)
• Old WPP Memorandum and Articles of Association to be adopted at EGM on 11 December 2012 (doc)
• Share Plan Documents (1.9Mb, zip)

Expected timetable of principal events
The expected timetable of principal events is provided below. This timetable is based on the board of WPP's current expectations and may be subject to change. Any changes to the timetable will be the subject of a further announcement.

Event	Time and/or date
Latest time for receipt by the trustees of the 401k Plans of instructions in respect of WPP ADSs held under the 401k Plans	10.00 a.m. (New York time) on 5 December 2012
Latest time for lodging voting instructions in respect of the WPP ADSs	10.00 a.m. (New York time) on 6 December 2012
Latest time for lodging white Forms of Proxy for the Court Meeting	11.30 a.m. on 9 December 2012
Latest time for lodging blue Forms of Proxy for the General Meeting	11.45 a.m. on 9 December 2012
Voting Record Time	6.00 p.m. on 9 December 2012
Court Meeting	11.30 a.m. on 11 December 2012
General Meeting	11.45 a.m. on 11 December 2012
Jersey Court Hearing to sanction the Scheme and the Scheme Reduction of Capital	9.00 a.m on 18 December 2012
Last day of dealings in, and for registration of transfers of, WPP Shares and WPP ADSs	31 December 2012
Scheme Record Time	6.00 p.m. on 31 December 2012
Effective Date of the Scheme	2 January 2013
Cancellation of listings of WPP Shares, New WPP Shares admitted to Official List, crediting of New WPP Shares in uncertificated form to CREST accounts and dealings in New WPP Shares commence on the London Stock Exchange	8.00 a.m. on 2 January 2013
Cancellation of listing of WPP ADSs and dealings in New WPP ADSs commence on NASDAQ	Opening of business (New York time) on 2 January 2013
Jersey Court hearing to sanction the New WPP Reduction of Capital	9 January 2013
New WPP Reduction of Capital becomes effective	10 January 2013
Despatch of New WPP Share certificates for New WPP Shares in certificated form	by 15 January 2013