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 WPP First Quarter Trading Update 2008   

• Reportable revenues up over 14%
• First quarter reportable revenues exceed $3 billion for the first time
• Constant currency revenues up 9%
• Like-for like revenues up almost 5%
• First quarter operating margin ahead of budget
• The Group remains on course to achieve its full year margin objective of 15.5%

Latest financial news

• Bates 141 acquires majority stake in Evision in China
  28 Apr 08
• WPP Q1 Trading Update
  25 Apr 08
• WPP Digital takes stake in HDT Holdings Technologies Inc. in China
  21 Apr 08
• WPP takes stake in Realtime Worlds, Inc.
  14 Apr 08
• Cohn & Wolfe acquires majority stake in AxiCom
  8 Apr 08
• G2 acquires majority stake in RAMS in India
  1 Apr 08
• Research International acquires majority stake in Zdology in China
  25 Mar 08
• WPP acquires majority stake in leading Middle East venture
  29 Feb 08
• WPP Digital acquires digital agency HeathWallace Limited in the UK
  14 Feb 08
• Kantar invests in TRA, a new media research firm
  11 Feb 08
• WPP Digital acquires stake in NuConomy, an innovative web analytics company
  11 Feb 08
• GroupM acquires LaComunidad in the Netherlands
  7 Feb 08
• JWT acquires majority stake in Encompass in India
  25 Jan 08
• KMR acquires stake in Integrated Media Measurement, Inc.
  24 Jan 08