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DWF GROUP PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement Sep 11, 2023

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Annual General Meeting Attendance card

The Annual General Meeting of DWF Group plc will be held at 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3AG. The meeting will take place at 12.00pm on 20 October 2023.

Please detach this attendance card before posting the Form of Proxy.

Form of Proxy

Voting ID:

Please read the accompanying notes carefully before completing this form. Please indicate how you wish to cast your vote

Proxy's name No. of shares

Do not enter your own name. Leave blank if you wish to appoint the Chair.

I/We being an ordinary shareholder of DWF Group plc hereby appoint the Chair of the meeting, or the above-named person as my/our proxy to exercise on my/our behalf all or any of my/our rights to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/ our voting entitlements at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of DWF Group plc to be held at 12.00pm on Friday 20 October 2023, and at any adjournment thereof.

Please tick here if this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made.

I/We would like my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions proposed at the AGM as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business of the meeting or adjourned meeting.

In the case of a corporation, this appointment must be made under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or duly authorised signatory.

Please complete this form and return it to the Registrar, to arrive no later than 12.00pm on Wednesday 18 October 2023.

You may submit your proxy electronically at www.sharevote.co.uk using the above details.

Task ID: Shareholder Reference Number ("SRN"):

by placing a cross in ink in the relevant box below.

    1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 30 April 2023.
    1. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.
    1. To re-elect Jonathan Bloomer as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Chris Sullivan as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Sir Nigel Knowles as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Chris Stefani as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Matthew Doughty as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Teresa Colaianni as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Samantha Duncan as a Director
    1. To re-elect Luke Savage as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Seema Bains as a Director.
    1. To re-elect Michele Cicchetti as a Director. 13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor
    1. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration.
    1. To authorise political donations.
    1. To authorise the allotment of shares.
    1. To disapply pre-emption rights.
    1. To further disapply pre-emption rights for investment purposes.
    1. To authorise market purchases of own shares.
    1. To permit the holding of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

Explanatory notes

See also the explanatory notes in the Notice of Meeting

    1. Every shareholder may appoint some other person, who need not be a shareholder, as his or her proxy to exercise all or any of her or his rights to attend, speak and vote at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chair, please insert the name of your chosen proxy in the space provided. If the proxy is being appointed in respect of less than your full voting entitlement please enter in the separate box provided the number of shares in relation to which the proxy appointment applies.
    1. To appoint more than one proxy you may photocopy this form or additional forms may be obtained by contacting the Registrar, Equiniti, on +44 (0) 371 384 2030. If calling from outside of the UK, please ensure the country code is used between 8.30am and 5.30pm, London time, from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales). Please indicate the number of shares in respect of which each proxy is authorised to act in the box on each form and tick the box provided to indicate multiple appointments. All forms must be signed and should be returned together.
    1. The form of proxy and power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified or office copy of such power or authority must be received by the Company's Registrar, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting.
    1. Alternatively, you may submit an electronic proxy appointment by logging onto Equiniti's website www.sharevote.co.uk. Shareholders will need their Voting ID, Task ID and Shareholder Reference Number, printed on the face of the Form of Proxy. Full details of the procedures are given on the website.
    1. The completion and return of this form will not preclude a shareholder from attending the meeting and voting in person.
    1. The 'vote withheld' option is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. Note that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.
    1. Entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast will be determined by reference to the Register of Members as at 6.30pm, the close of business, on Wednesday 18 October 2023 or two days before any adjourned meeting. Changes to the Register of Members after that time will be disregarded.
    1. To appoint one or more proxies or to instruct a proxy via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent (ID number RA19) no later than 12.00pm on Wednesday 18 October 2023, that is 48 hours before the time of the meeting. For this purpose the time of receipt will be taken to be the time, as determined by the CREST system timestamp, from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation 3S(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulation 2001.
    1. If the address information given overleaf is incorrect please request a change of address form from the Registrar by calling Equiniti on +44 (0) 371 384 2030. If calling from outside of the UK, please ensure the country code is used between 8.30am and 5.30pm, London time, from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales) or via Shareview at www.shareview.co.uk.
    1. You may return your form in a sealed envelope if you prefer, addressed to FREEPOST RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, BN99 8LU.
    1. Electronic addresses given in this form and the Notice of Meeting may not be used to communicate for any purposes other than those expressly stated.

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Freepost RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU Equiniti Aspect House Spencer Road LANCING BN99 8LU

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