Dividends

Ordinary and ADR share owners have received the following dividends in respect of each financial year.

Ordinary

Ordinary share owners have received the following dividends in respect of each financial year:

Ordinary and ADR shareholder dividends
In £ sterling 2022 2021 2020  2019   2018  2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
*The record date for the interim dividend is 14 October 2022, and the dividend will be payable on 1 November 2022.
Final dividends are paid in the subsequent year to which they relate. The 2019 final dividend which was due to be paid in 2020 was cancelled to protect liquidity in light of the threat from Covid-19 at that time.
Interim 1 15.0p
 12.50p
 10.00p 22.70p  22.70p 22.70p 19.55p 15.91p 11.62p 10.56p 8.80p 7.46p 5.97p 5.19p
Final 2   18.70p*
 14.00p -  37.30p 37.30p 37.05p 28.78p 26.58p 23.65p 19.71p 17.14p 11.82p 10.28p
Total   31.20p
 24.00p 22.70p  60.00p 60.00p 56.60p 44.69p 38.20p 34.21p 28.51p 24.60p 17.79p 15.47p

ADR

Dividends per ADR, including UK tax refunds but before US tax credits, in respect of each financial year are set out below:

Dividends per ADR
In US dollars3 2021  2020   2019   2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Notes

  1. Prior to 2013, first interim dividend.
  2. Prior to 2012, second interim dividend.
  3. These figures have been translated for convenience purposes only, using the approximate average rate for the year shown on page 175 of the WPP Annual Report & Accounts 2020. This conversion should not be construed as a representation that the pound sterling amounts actually represent, or could be converted into, US dollars at the rates indicated.
Interim 1 85.98¢
  64.18¢   144.88¢  151.53¢ 146.27¢ 132.42¢ 121.62¢ 95.72¢ 82.61¢ 69.75¢ 59.80¢ 46.15¢ 40.66¢
Final 2 128.63¢
  89.85¢ -  249.00¢ 240.34¢ 250.96¢ 219.99¢ 218.95¢ 185.01¢ 156.22¢ 137.39¢ 91.37¢ 80.53¢
Total 214.61¢
  154.03¢  144.88¢  400.53¢ 386.61¢ 383.38¢ 341.61¢ 314.67¢ 267.62¢ 225.97¢ 197.19¢ 137.52¢ 121.18¢