By Michele Maatouk
Date: Tuesday 18 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Yannick Bollore, the chief executive of French advertising and PR firm Havas has poured cold water on speculation the company is in talks to buy UK rival WPP.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Monday 17 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Advertising giant WPP has reportedly attracted takeover interest from France's Havas and private equity firms Apollo and KKR ahead of its demotion from the FTSE 100.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
(Sharecast News) - Shares in WPP surged on Tuesday after markets blog Betaville suggested the advertising firm was the subject of a renewed round of takeover rumours.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 306.50p |
| Change Today | -7.10p |
| % Change | -2.26 % |
| 52 Week High | 893.60p |
| 52 Week Low | 268.90p |
| Volume | 5,774,385 |
| Shares Issued | 1,078.80m |
| Market Cap | £3,306.53m |
| RiskGrade | 162 |
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| Strong Buy | 1 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Sell | 3 |
| Strong Sell | 2 |
| Total | 13 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 09-Oct-25 | 05-Jun-25 |
| Paid | 03-Nov-25 | 04-Jul-25 |
| Amount | 7.50p | 24.40p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 14:33 | 441 @ 306.50p |
| 14:33 | 1,133 @ 306.50p |
| 14:33 | 442 @ 306.50p |
| 14:33 | 23,347 @ 306.47p |
| 14:32 | 323 @ 306.50p |
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