Director dealings: WPP non-executive director snaps up shares

WPP revealed on Monday that non-executive director Sandrine Dufour had acquired 15,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed media agency.

Dufour, who joined WPP in late January, purchased the shares on Thursday at an average price of 595.40p each, for a total value of £89,310.

Late last month, WPP announced further cost-cutting measures, alongside a fall in first-quarter revenue, as it bunkered down in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The advertising conglomerate said its revenue in the first three months of the year fell 4.9%, while like-for-like revenue was 3.8% lower and added that further measures on costs were being implemented, including voluntary salary sacrifice from more than 3,000 senior roles, part-time working, and some permanent headcount reductions.

As of 1630 BST, WPP shares were down 1.25% at 587.98p.

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