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AfricaPress-Kenya: <\/strong>Scangroup parent company WPP has announced a number of measures to keep up with the effects of coronavirus pandemic<\/p>\n

The measures WPP says will protect its profitability, where possible, and conserve jobs as it copes with the severe financial fallout from the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

A COVID-19 update from the holding company also said that in “some markets”, WPP is “seeing additional demand in its PR and specialist communications businesses”.<\/p>\n

Immediate actions include freezing hires, reviewing freelance spending, postponing planned salary increases for 2020 and stopping discretionary costs. The latter includes cutting travel expenses and the costs of entering awards shows \u2013 something that is likely to include the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.<\/p>\n

In addition, WPP executive committee and board members have agreed to a 20 per cent cut to their salaries or fees for at least three months. The company said it will be looking at further measures in the coming weeks and months, but expects the moves outlined will save between \u00a3700m and \u00a3800m in 2020.\u00a0 WPP has also identified more than \u00a3100m in property and IT capital spending that it now plans to save.<\/p>\n

Given the new financial pressures, WPP’s board has also decided to immediately suspend the \u00a3950m share buyback programme, which had been funded by proceeds from the Kantar sale.<\/p>\n

Since December 2019, \u00a3330m of the programme has already been completed. The board has also suspended its planned 2019 final dividend to shareholders of 37.3p per share, which was going to be proposed at the annual general meeting in June. Together, these two measures will save approximately \u00a31.1bn of cash.<\/p>\n

Since the full extent of Covid-19’s impact is still uncertain, WPP has joined Publicis Groupe and Interpublic in withdrawing its financial guidance for the year.<\/p>\n

“The actions we have taken in the last 18 months to streamline and simplify WPP, together with raising \u00a33.2bn in asset disposals, have put WPP in a strong financial position,” WPP chief executive Mark Read said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“It is clear that the companies in the strongest financial position will be best-placed to protect their people, serve their clients and benefit their shareholders during a period of great uncertainty, which is why we are taking the steps we are outlining today.”<\/p>\n

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