WPP WPP PLC

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of May 2015

Commission File Number: 0-16350

WPP PLC

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

27 Farm Street, London W1J 5RJ, England

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

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Forward-Looking Statements

In connection with the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”), the Company may include forward-looking statements (as defined in the Reform Act) in oral or written public statements issued by or on behalf of the Company. These forward-looking statements may include, among other things, plans, objectives, projections and anticipated future economic performance based on assumptions and the like that are subject to risks and uncertainties. As such, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include but are not limited to: the unanticipated loss of a material client or key personnel, delays or reductions in client advertising budgets, shifts in industry rates of compensation, regulatory compliance costs or litigation, natural disasters or acts of terrorism, the Company’s exposure to changes in the values of major currencies other than the UK pound sterling (because a substantial portion of its revenues are derived and costs incurred outside of the United Kingdom) and the overall level of economic activity in the Company’s major markets (which varies depending on, among other things, regional, national and international political and economic conditions and government regulations in the world’s advertising markets). In light of these and other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in the oral or written public statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company’s plans and objectives will be achieved. In addition, you should consider the risks described in Item 3D, captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2013, which could also cause actual results to differ from forward-looking information. In light of these and other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in this document should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company’s plans and objectives will be achieved.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit 1

WPP PLC (“WPP”)

Mirum launches in Germany through the acquisition of RSK

WPP announces that Mirum (the global digital agency that is part of J. Walter Thompson Company) has acquired a majority stake in RSK Group AG (“RSK”), a full-service digital marketing agency.

RSK is one of Germany’s leading independent full-service digital agencies and offers cross-media services including e-Commerce solutions, websites and mobile marketing. Clients include RCI Banque Germany, Toshiba, 3M and Nestlé.

RSK employs 25 people and is headquartered in Dusseldorf. Post-acquisition, RSK will rebrand as Mirum and will continue to be led by RSK founder and current CEO Christoph Eßer.

RSK’s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 December 2014 were approximately EUR 2.3 million, with gross assets at the same date of approximately EUR 1.0 million.

This investment continues WPP’s strategy of developing its services in fast-growing and important markets and sectors and strengthening its capabilities in digital media. WPP’s digital revenues were US$6.9 billion in 2014, representing 36% of the Group’s total revenues of US$19 billion. WPP has set a target of 40-45% of revenue to be derived from digital in the next five years.

Germany is WPP’s fourth largest market after the US, UK and Greater China. Collectively, WPP companies (including associates) in Germany generate revenues of US$1.4 billion and employ around 7,000 people.

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Exhibit 2

27 May 2015

WPP plc (“WPP”)

Purchase of Own Securities

WPP announces that on 27 May 2015 it purchased 350,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1575.1534 pence per ordinary share. All of these shares will be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, WPP holds 22,960,351 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of WPP shares in issue is 1,303,584,427 (excluding shares to be held in treasury).

Exhibit 3

WPP PLC (“WPP”)

Kinetic and GroupM acquire majority stake in Poster Conseil

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating companies, Kinetic and GroupM, have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Financiere Poster (“Poster Conseil”), the leading out-of-home (OOH) specialist in France.

Poster Conseil manages media planning and buying for agencies and direct clients, and provides planning and measurement technologies to both agencies and vendors. It employs 25 people and is based in Paris.

Poster Conseil will continue to be led by CEO Xavier Sorato. The agency’s consolidated revenues for the year ended 31 December 2014 were EUR9.8 million, with gross assets of EUR8.5 million.

Tenthavenue, Kinetic’s parent company, is a global leader in developing and delivering content that aligns brand objectives with consumer needs in OOH and moving environments. The subsidiary companies of tenthavenue provide comprehensive branding services in global in-flight entertainment, OOH media advertising, mobile marketing and digital publishing.

GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation. It serves as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Maxus, MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare. WPP’s media investment management division has revenues of over US$5 billion and employs more than 25,000 people (including associates).

This investment continues WPP’s strategy of investing in important markets such as France, where WPP companies (including associates) collectively generate revenues of around US$800 million and employ approximately 5,000 people.

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