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Dr. Martens PLC

AGM Information Jul 29, 2021

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Company number: 12960219 THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 DR. MARTENS PLC (the "Company")

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 28 Jamestown Road. Camden, London NW1 7BY on Thursday 29 July 2021, the following ordinary and special resolutions were passed:

ORDINARY RESOLUTION

Resolution 15 - Directors' authority to allot shares

That the Directors be and are hereby authorised generally and unconditionally pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company:

  • A. Up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,333,333.67 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (B) below in excess of such sum); and
  • B. Comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £6,666,667.33 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments made under paragraph (A) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
    • ﺃ. To ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and
    • ii. To holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,

and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter.

The authorities conferred on the Directors to allot securities under paragraphs (A) and (B) will expire at the conclusion of the AGM of the Company to be held in 2022 or on 1 October 2022, whichever is sooner, unless previously revoked or varied by the Company, and such authority shall extend to the making before such expiry of an offer or an agreement that would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry, and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS:

Resolution 16 - General disapplication of pre-emption rights

That, subject to the passing of Resolution 15, the Directors be empowered to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by that resolution, and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, as if Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that such authority be limited:

  • A. To the allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (B) of Resolution 15, by way of a rights issue only):
    • i. existing holdings; and
    • ii. or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,

and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter; and

B. In the case of the authority granted under paragraph (A) of Resolution 15 and/or in the case of any sale of treasury shares, to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (A) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £500,000.05

and shall expire at the conclusion of the AGM of the Company to be held in 2022 or on 1 October 2022, whichever is sooner (unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting), provided that the Company may before that date make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority ends and the Directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not ended.

Resolution 17 - Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investments

That, subject to the passing of Resolution 15, the Directors be empowered in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 16 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by that Resolution 15 and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that such authority be:

  • A. Ilmited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £500,000.05; and
  • B. used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction which the Directors of the Company determine to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this Notice of Meeting,

and shall expire at the conclusion of the AGM of the Company to be held in 2022 or on 1 October 2022, whichever is sooner (unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting), provided that the Company may before that date make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority ends and the Directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not ended.

Resolution 18 - Company's authority to purchase of own shares

That the Company is authorised for the purposes of Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make one or more market purchases (as defined in Section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of its ordinary shares of £0.01 each ("ordinary shares"), such power to be limited:

  • A. To a maximum number of 100,000,010 ordinary shares; and
  • B. By the condition that the minimum price which may be paid for an ordinary share is £0.01 and the maximum price which may be paid for an ordinary share is the higher of:
    • i an amount equal to 105% of the average market value of an ordinary of:
      the five husiness days immediate the average market value of an ordinary share for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which that for
      share is contracted to be purchased a share is contracted to be purchased; and
    • an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ii. ordinary share and the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an
      the trading venues where were wrent independent bid for an ordinary share on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out,

in each case, exclusive of expenses, such power to apply until the end of the AGM of the Company to be held in 2022 or until 1 October 2022, whichever is sooner, but in each of the
that the Company may enter into a contract to auch, whichever is sooner, but in e that the Company may enter into a contract to purchever is sooner, but in each case so
completed or executed wholly or nartly after the scores which will or may be completed or executed wholly or a currently after the power ends will or may be
ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract and the Company may purchase ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract as if the power had the Company

Resolution 19 - Authorise calling of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice

That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on no fewer than 14 clear days' notice.

Emily Reichwald Company Secretary Dr. Martens plc 29 July 2021

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