Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Sep 12, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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To the Shareholders of Brooks Macdonald Group plc ("the Company")
12 September 2025
Dear Shareholder
The Company's 2025 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held at our London head office at 21 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AH on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at 9.00am. The formal Notice of Meeting (the "Notice") is included in this document. The purpose of the AGM is to seek shareholders' approval of the resolutions set out in the Notice.
We recommend that shareholders planning to attend the AGM refer to our website for any potential updates to the arrangements.
Recognising the value of facilitating shareholder engagement, we offer shareholders the opportunity to ask questions relating to the business of the AGM by email. If you have questions, please submit them by email to [email protected] in advance of the meeting. Answers to these questions will be provided by email as soon as reasonably practicable. The Board will endeavour to respond to relevant questions received by close of business on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 on or before Wednesday, 22 October to provide shareholders with time to consider the responses to questions ahead of the proxy voting deadline on Friday, 24 October 2025.
The explanatory notes which appear on pages 7 to 10 of this Notice give further details of the resolutions proposed to be passed at the AGM (the "resolutions").
The Brooks Macdonald Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 has been published on the Company's website (https://www.brooksmacdonald.com/fy-results). If you have not elected to receive electronic communications, a hard copy of the Annual Report and Accounts will be enclosed with this Notice. Should you wish to change your election at any time, or if you wish to request a hard copy of the Annual Report and Accounts, you can do so by contacting our Registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, on 0371 664 0391 if calling from the United Kingdom, or +44 (0) 371 664 0391 if calling from outside of the United Kingdom, or emailing MUFG Corporate Markets at [email protected]. mufg.com. Calls are charged at standard geographic rate and may vary by provider. Calls from outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 9.00am–5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales.
All resolutions will be put to a poll. This reflects best practice and will ensure that shareholders have their votes taken into account in a way that is proportionate to their beneficial shareholdings, which the Board considers the most democratic method of voting. The poll results will be announced via a Regulatory News Service and on our website as soon as practicable after the AGM.
Even if you will not be attending the AGM, your vote is still important and I would encourage you, regardless of the number of shares you own, to appoint a proxy electronically via the Investor Centre app or web browser at https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/. You will not receive a hard copy form of proxy for the AGM in the post, unless specifically requested. If you hold shares in CREST you may appoint a proxy electronically by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service, or, if you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform. Please refer to the notes on page 23 of this Notice for further details on how to appoint a proxy electronically.
The Board considers that all of the resolutions set out in the Notice are likely to promote the success of the Company and are in the best interests of the shareholders as a whole. The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of all of these resolutions, as they intend to do so in respect of their own shareholdings.
Yours sincerely
Maarten Slendebroek Chair
Brooks Macdonald Group plc is registered in England No. 4402058 Registered office: 21 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AH
Notice is given that the AGM of the Company will be held at 21 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AH on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at 9.00am to consider and, if thought fit, pass the resolutions detailed below. Resolutions 1 to 14 are proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 are proposed as special resolutions.
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with 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 Relevant Securities under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting (or any adjournment thereof) save that the Company may, before the expiry of the power hereby conferred, make any offer or agreement which would or might require Relevant Securities to be allotted or treasury shares to be sold after such expiry and the Directors may allot Relevant Securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the power hereby conferred had not expired.
Such authorities shall expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may 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 expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
Such authorities shall expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may 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 expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
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This authority (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed) shall expire on the date which is fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if sooner, the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting, except in relation to the purchase of ordinary shares the contract for which was concluded before such date and which will or may be executed wholly or partly after such date.
By order of the Board
Phil Naylor Company Secretary
12 September 2025
Registered in England No. 4402058 Registered office: 21 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AH
The Board proposes that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts of the Directors and the auditors for the year ended 30 June 2025 be received and adopted.
The Board recommends a final dividend of 51 pence per ordinary share. Subject to approval by shareholders, the final dividend will be paid on 4 November 2025 to shareholders whose names appear on the register on 19 September 2025.
The report of the Remuneration Committee, which can be found on pages 78 to 94 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts gives details of the Directors' remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2025. The Directors' remuneration report has been approved by the Board.
In accordance with remuneration reporting rules, the vote on this resolution is an advisory vote and does not affect the remuneration paid to any director.
Under the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), the Company is required to present a Directors' Remuneration Policy for approval by shareholders in the first financial year which begins on or after the day on which the Company became listed on the Official List (i.e. at the 2025 AGM) and at least every three years thereafter or, if earlier, when the Directors' Remuneration Policy is amended. Accordingly, the Company is seeking shareholder approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out in the attached Appendix I. In accordance with the Act, the resolution to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy is a binding vote. Once approved, the Company will not be able to make a remuneration payment to a current or past director unless that payment is consistent with the Directors' Remuneration Policy or has been approved by a resolution of the members of the Company. The main changes proposed to be made to the Directors' Remuneration Policy are summarised below. If approved by shareholders, the new proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy will take effect immediately upon conclusion of the AGM.
The changes to the Directors' Remuneration Policy reflect the move to being a Main Market listed company in accordance with the commitment made in the prospectus earlier this year. We have introduced a formal policy on post-employment shareholding, clarified the rules around the treatment of leavers and other minor amendments to be consistent with Main Market governance expectations compared to AIM.
In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association and in line with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code, each Director appointed to the Board during the year is subject to election by shareholders at the first annual general meeting following their appointment. Accordingly, resolution 7 proposes the election of Katherine Jones as a Director, having been appointed to the Board on 14 November 2024. Furthermore, while it is not a strict requirement for the Company, as a matter of good corporate governance and in accordance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code, all other Directors are seeking reelection.
The Board is satisfied that each of the Directors proposed for election or re-election has the appropriate balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the Company to contribute, and to discharge the duties and responsibilities of a Director effectively. This follows a process of formal review, which confirmed that each Director makes an effective and valuable contribution to the Board. Biographical details of all the Directors standing for election or re-election can be found in the attached Appendix II, together with details of the particular skills and experiences each Director brings to the Board.
Resolution 12 proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be reappointed as the Company's auditor, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company. The Company's Audit Committee oversees the relationship with the external auditor. It considered the effectiveness and performance of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the audit process during the year and concluded that it was satisfied with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's performance. Further details of the work carried out by the Audit Committee are set out on pages 71 to 74 of the annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025.
It is normal practice for a company's directors to be authorised to agree how much the auditor should be paid and resolution 13 grants this authority to the Directors.
Under the Act, the Directors of the Company may generally only allot shares or grant rights over shares if authorised to do so by the shareholders. In accordance with the Investment Association's Share Capital Management Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), the Directors propose to seek renewal of the allotment authority granted at the 2024 annual general meeting, and to seek a further authority to allot up to an additional one-third of
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the issued share capital of the Company in connection with a fully pre-emptive offer.
Resolution 14(a) seeks to grant the Director authority to allot, pursuant to section 551 of the Act, shares and grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal value of £53,265. This represents 5,326,500 ordinary shares of 1 penny each, which is approximately one-third of the issued share capital of the Company as at 10 September 2025 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the Notice).
In accordance with the Guidelines, Resolution 14(b) seeks to grant the Directors authority to allot ordinary shares in connection with a fully pre-emptive offer in favour of ordinary shareholders up to an aggregate nominal value of £53,265. This represents 5,326,500 ordinary shares of 1 penny each, which is approximately one-third of the issued share capital of the Company as at 10 September 2025 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of the Notice).
These authorities expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting. However, the Company may make an offer or agreement prior to the expiry of this authority which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after the expiry of this authority and in such a case the Directors will be permitted to allot securities pursuant to such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
Shares issued for the purposes of an employee share scheme (under s.549(2)(a) CA 2006) would be outside of the scope of this authority. The Directors have no present intention of issuing any shares under this authority, but they believe it to be in the best interests of the Company that they should continue to have this authority to ensure that the Company has maximum flexibility in managing the financial resources of the Company. The Company does not currently hold any shares in treasury.
The following resolutions will be passed if at least 75% of the votes cast (not counting votes withheld) are in favour.
The Directors also require additional authority from shareholders to allot shares, grant rights over shares or sell treasury shares where they propose to do so for cash otherwise than to existing shareholders pro rata to their holdings. Circumstances may arise in which it would be in the best interests of the Company for the Directors to have the power to issue a limited number of shares or sell treasury shares for cash otherwise than to existing
shareholders, to take advantage of business opportunities as these arise or to manage the Company's capital base more effectively.
The Board therefore proposes that the authority granted at the 2024 annual general meeting be renewed and enhanced, in line with the latest institutional shareholder guidelines, including the revised Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights issued by the Pre-Emption Group in November 2022 (the "2022 Statement of Principles"), to expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting, thereby enabling the Directors to allot ordinary shares and sell treasury shares for cash free of statutory pre-emption rights. The 2022 Statement of Principles is supportive of companies who wish to seek authority for the annual disapplication of pre-emption rights to include: (i) 10% of a company's issued ordinary share capital to be issued on an unrestricted basis; and (ii) an additional 10% of a company's issued ordinary share capital to be used for either an acquisition or specified capital investment. In both cases an additional follow-on offer, up to a nominal amount equal to 20% of any allotment made under (i) or (ii), can be made to existing holders of securities not allocated shares under such allotment, as contemplated by paragraph 3 of Part 2B of the 2022 Statement of Principles. Whilst there is no current intention to make use of these authorities, the Board believes it is in the best interests of shareholders for the directors to have the flexibility to take advantage of these authorities if required.
Consequently, if approved, resolution 15, which follows the Pre-emption Group's template resolution, will authorise the directors, in accordance with the 2022 Statement of Principles, to issue shares in connection with fully pre-emptive offers (paragraph (a) of the resolution), or otherwise to issue shares and/or sell treasury shares for cash:
being used in full) is £3,195 (representing approximately 2% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 10 September 2025).
The total maximum nominal amount of equity securities to which resolution 15 relates is £19,175 (representing approximately 12% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 10 September 2025).
The purpose of resolution 16, which also follows the Pre-emption Group's template resolution and reflects the 2022 Statement of Principles, is to authorise the directors to allot new shares and other equity securities pursuant to the allotment authority given by resolution 14, or sell treasury shares for cash, without first being required to offer such securities to existing shareholders:
The total maximum nominal amount of equity securities to which resolution 16 relates is £19,175 (representing approximately 12% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 10 September 2025). The authority granted by resolution 16 would be in addition to the general authority to disapply pre-emption rights under resolution 15. The maximum nominal value of equity securities that could be allotted if both authorities were used would be £38,350, which represents approximately 24% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 10 September 2025, being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice.
The Board confirms that, should it exercise the authorities granted by resolutions 15 or 16, it intends to follow best practice as regards their use, including (i) following the shareholder protections in Part 2B of the 2022 Statement of Principles; and (ii) in respect of any follow-on offer, following the expected features set out in paragraph 3 of Part 2B of the 2022 Statement of Principles. The directors have no current intention to allot shares except in connection with employee share schemes.
These authorities expire on the date falling fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's 2026 annual general meeting.
On 28 January 2025, the Company announced a share buyback programme of up to £10 million, which was due to complete in September 2025. On 4 September 2025, the Company announced that it intended to continue this buyback programme and on 5 September 2025, the Company confirmed that the duration of the programme has been extended to 31 December 2025. Until the AGM, any buybacks under the programme will continue to be carried out in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase ordinary shares granted at its Annual General Meeting held on 24 October 2024. The Board intends to continue this buyback programme following the AGM, subject to approval of resolution 17 by the requisite majority at the AGM. As of 10 September, the buyback programme had resulted in the repurchase in aggregate of 541,000 of the Company's ordinary shares with an aggregate nominal value of approximately £5,410 (this represented approximately 3.27% of the Company's issued share capital as at 28 January 2025). All of these shares were cancelled.
This resolution would renew the authority for the Company to buy back its own ordinary shares in the market. The Board considers it desirable to have the general authority to do this in order to provide maximum flexibility in the management of the Group's capital resources. However, the authority would only be used if the Board was satisfied at the time that to do so would be for the benefit of the Company and of its shareholders generally, and could be expected to result in an increase in earnings per share of the Company, taking into account relevant factors and circumstances at that time. The authority would be restricted to a maximum of 798,900 ordinary shares. This is not more than 5% of the issued share capital as at 10 September 2025.
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To the extent that purchases are made to the fullest extent permitted under the share buyback and/or should the Board decide to purchase some of the Company's own shares pursuant to this authority, existing rights to subscribe for shares would represent a marginally increased proportion of the issued share capital as at 10 September 2025. Details are as follows:
Under the Act, the Company may hold any shares bought back in treasury, which may then either be sold for cash, transferred for the purposes of an employee share scheme (subject, if necessary, to approval by shareholders at a general meeting) or cancelled. The Company, therefore, has the choice of either cancelling or holding in treasury any of its shares which it purchases. If the Company buys any of its shares under the authority given by the resolution, the Board will decide at the time of purchase whether to cancel them immediately or to hold them in treasury, based on the interests of the Company and shareholders as a whole at the relevant time.
In relation to treasury shares, the Board would also have regard to any investor guidelines in relation to the purchase of shares intended to be held in treasury or in relation to their holding or resale which may be in force at the time of any such purchase, holding or resale. This authority (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed) shall expire on the date which is fifteen months after the passing of this resolution or, if sooner, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, except in relation to the purchase of ordinary shares the contract for which was concluded before such date and which will or may be executed wholly or partly after such date.
The notice period required by the Act for general meetings of the Company is 21 clear days unless shareholders approve a shorter notice period, which cannot, however, be less than 14 clear days. Annual general meetings must always be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. If prior shareholder approval has been obtained, companies may still hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days' notice provided electronic voting is made available to all shareholders. The Directors therefore request authority to hold general meetings in the forthcoming year on 14 clear days' notice ("Short Notice"), as they believe this gives greater flexibility and the ability for a faster response if an unexpected meeting is required. Such authority will be effective until the Company's 2026 annual general meeting when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed. It is intended that general meetings will not be called on Short Notice as a matter of routine, but that Short Notice will only be used, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, when the flexibility of using it is merited by the business of the meeting, the circumstances surrounding that business and where calling a general meeting on Short Notice is in the interests of the shareholders as a whole.
Set out below is the Brooks Macdonald Directors' Remuneration Policy which will be subject to a binding shareholder vote at the 2025 AGM on 28 October 2025.
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Provides fixed remuneration at an appropriate level to attract, retain and engage talent. |
| Operation | Individual levels of base salary are reviewed annually with any increases normally effective from 1 July, unless there are reasons for increase at another time of the year. |
| The review will take into account several factors including (but not limited to): | |
| • The Executive's role, experience and skills; |
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| • The remuneration policies, practices and philosophy in place; |
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| • Business and individual performance; |
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| • Regulatory requirements; |
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| • Market data for similar roles and comparable companies; and |
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| • The economic environment. |
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| Opportunity | While there is no maximum increase or maximum salary amount, increases as a percentage of salary will normally be aligned to those of the wider workforce, although the Committee may determine that it is appropriate to make higher increases than this considering the factors set out above. |
| Pension |
| Pay element and | To provide a competitive level of retirement benefits. |
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| Operation | Executive Directors receive a pension contribution which can either be paid into the Group's defined contribution pension scheme, paid into an alternative pension scheme, or taken in cash (in part or in full). |
| Opportunity | Pension contribution rate not more than that available to the workforce. Pension contributions will increase from 6% of base salary earnings to 9% of base salary earnings at 1 January 2026. |
| Benefits | |
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| Pay element and | To provide a competitive level of insured and other benefits. |
| purpose Operation |
Executive Directors receive non-contractual benefits which presently include private medical insurance, income protection insurance, life assurance, critical illness insurance, as well as an annual health assessment and access to a green vehicle through a company scheme. |
| The Committee may provide other benefits including (but not limited to) location or relocation expenses, tax equalisation and support in meeting specific costs incurred by Executives where it deems this to be appropriate. |
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| The Committee reviews benefit eligibility and cost periodically. | |
| Annual Bonus | |
| Pay element and purpose |
To drive and reward the delivery of sustainable performance over the annual performance period. Longer-term interests and outcomes are aligned with those of shareholders and other stakeholders through annual bonus deferral. |
| Operation | The Annual Bonus award will be determined by the Committee according to performance against financial and non-financial performance targets. |
| No more than two-thirds of the Annual Bonus earned will be paid in cash. The remaining amount will be deferred and be released pro-rata over three years. This deferral may be in the form of conditional awards or options over ordinary shares which will normally vest at the end of the deferral period or by the transfer of ordinary shares to the executive which are beneficially owned but subject to a holding period. |
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| The Group's control functions will input into the assessment of performance to ensure the appropriate alignment between risk and remuneration outcomes. |
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| Malus and clawback provisions apply to Annual Bonus awards under the Group's Malus & Clawback policy. |
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| Performance measures |
The Annual Bonus outcome is normally determined based on the satisfaction of a range of financial and non-financial objectives set by the Committee. The majority of the Annual Bonus outcome will be based on financial performance. |
| Performance measures will be set each year in line with Company strategy. | |
| No more than one-third of the Annual Bonus maximum opportunity is payable for delivering a threshold level of performance. |
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| The Committee retains the discretion to adjust the Annual Bonus outcome if the Committee considers that such outcome is not a fair and accurate reflection of underlying business performance. |
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| Opportunity | The maximum Annual Bonus opportunity for the Executive Directors is up to 150% of salary. |
| LTIP | |
| Pay element and purpose |
To drive and reward the achievement of long-term sustainable growth and shareholder value and also provide alignment with shareholders' interests through greater Executive Director share ownership. |
| LTIP | |
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| Operation | Executive Directors may be considered for performance-based LTIP awards in the form of conditional shares or nil cost options. |
| Awards will vest at the end of a performance period of normally three-years, subject to the satisfaction of performance targets and normally provided that the Executive Director remains employed by the Group. |
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| A holding period will apply so there is a five year period from the grant of an award and the earliest opportunity to sell the shares acquired (subject to any sales required to pay taxes on vesting or option exercise). |
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| An additional payment, normally in shares, may be made equal to the value of dividends which would have accrued on vested shares. |
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| Malus and clawback provisions apply to LTIP awards under the Group's Malus and clawback Policy. | |
| Performance measures |
Awards vest subject to the achievement of performance targets. The majority of the LTIP opportunity will be aligned to the financial performance measures. |
| Threshold performance for each measure will normally result in no more than 25% of that portion of the award vesting. |
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| The Committee retains the discretion to adjust the LTIP outcome if the Committee considers that such outcome is not a fair and accurate reflection of underlying business performance. |
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| Opportunity | The maximum LTIP award level for the Executive Directors is up to 200% of salary. |
| All employee share plans | |
| Purpose | To provide greater alignment with shareholders and to promote Executive Director share ownership. |
| Operation | The Executive Directors may participate in any all-employee share plans approved by regulators |
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| and operated by the Group. | |
| Performance | Aligned to the respective plan. |
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| Opportunity | Participation will be capped by the HMRC limits applying to the respective plan. |
Purpose To provide alignment with shareholders' interests and the long term sustainable performance of the Group. Operation During employment Executive Directors are required to build up and retain a shareholding equivalent to 200% of their base salary within five years of commencing in role. Post-employment Any Executive Director ceasing to be an Executive Director is required to retain the lower of the shares held on ceasing to be an Executive Director and shares to the value of 100% of salary for a period of two years. This requirement applies to shares acquired from incentives awarded following the approval of this Policy and not to shares acquired from awards granted before then or to shares acquired with the Executive Directors' own funds. In exceptional circumstances the Committee may amend this requirement.
| Pay element and | To provide an appropriate fee level to attract and retain Non-Executive Directors and to |
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| purpose | appropriately recognise the responsibilities and time commitment of the role. |
| Operation | Non-Executive Directors are paid a base fee and additional fees as are determined appropriate for additional roles such as for acting as Senior Independent Director and as Chair or member of Board Committees (or to reflect additional responsibilities and / or additional/unforeseen time commitments). |
| Neither the Chair of the Board nor the Non-Executive Directors participate in any benefits, incentive or share plans. |
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| The fee for the Chair of the Board is set by the Committee, the Non-Executive Directors' fees are set by the Board (excluding the Non-Executive Directors). |
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| Normally fee increases will be in line with the increase in salaries for the rest of the workforce. | |
| The Company will reimburse any reasonable expenses incurred (and related tax if applicable). | |
Each year the Committee will select the most appropriate financial and non-financial performance measures for the Annual Bonus and LTIP. The measures selected will be aligned with Company strategy and key performance indicators.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may approve payments to satisfy commitments agreed prior to the approval of this Remuneration Policy, for example, any commitment made to a person before that person became a Director and remuneration awarded under a prior remuneration policy.
The Committee operates the Annual Bonus and LTIP according to their respective rules. The Committee retains discretion as to the operation and administration of these incentive plans, within the limits of the plan rules, including but not limited to:
More generally, the Committee may make minor amendments to the arrangements for the Executive Directors as described in the Policy, for regulatory, exchange control, tax or administrative purposes, or to take account of a change in legislation.
Both the Annual Bonus and LTIP arrangements are subject to malus and clawback in line with the Group's Malus & Clawback Policy. Under the malus provision, the Committee may apply its discretion to reduce (including to nil) any awards prior to the award vesting, if circumstances arise which justify a reduction. Under the clawback provision, the Committee has discretion to require an Executive Director to pay back vested awards. Clawback applies for three years from the later of the date the variable pay award (or relevant part of the award) is settled, or expiry of any related retention period, or such longer time as is specified in any applicable regulatory rules in force from time to time.
The circumstances in which the Committee may consider it appropriate to apply clawback and/or malus include, but are not limited to those summarised below:
Fixed pay elements of remuneration are not subject to malus and clawback provisions.
The remuneration arrangements for a new Executive Director are set in line with the Policy applicable at the time of appointment.
The Committee is mindful that the Company should avoid paying more than is necessary to recruit the desired candidate.
Set out below is the Group's Policy on the remuneration of Executive Director appointments.
| Salary | Base salary would be set at an appropriate level considering the factors mentioned in the Policy table above. |
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| Relocation | If an Executive Director needs to re-locate in order to take up the role, the Group would pay to cover the costs of relocation including (but not limited to), actual relocation costs, accommodation for an appropriate period as determined by the Committee and travel expenses. |
| Buy-out awards | For external appointments, the Committee may (if it is considered appropriate) provide a buy out award which is in the Committee's determination as far a possible equivalent to the value of any outstanding incentive awards (or other benefits as applicable) that will be forfeited on cessation of a director's previous employment. To the extent possible, the buyout award of any incentive forfeited will be made on a broadly like for like basis. The award will take into account the performance conditions attached to the vesting of the forfeited incentives, the timing of vesting, the likelihood of vesting and the nature of the awards (cash or equity). Any such buyout award may be granted under the LTIP or the provision available under UKLA Listing Rule 9.4.2. to enable awards to be made outside the LTIP in exceptional circumstances. All buy-out awards would be structured in order to comply with relevant regulatory requirements. |
| Annual Bonus | Joiners may receive a pro-rated Annual Bonus based on their employment as a proportion of the |
| financial year and targets may be different to those set for another Executive. | |
| LTIP | Grants will be set in line with the Policy in the year of joining. |
| Other elements | Benefits and pension will be set in line with Policy. |
| Summary | When existing employees are promoted to the Board, the above policy will apply, from the point |
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| where they are appointed to the Board and not retrospectively. In addition, any existing awards will | |
| be honoured and form part of ongoing remuneration arrangements. |
| Summary | Fees will be in line with the Policy and the fees provided for the other Non-Executive Directors. |
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Any payments in the event of termination of an Executive Director will take account of the individual circumstances, including the reason for termination, any contractual obligations, consideration for payments in respect of the resolution of legal claims, the rules of the applicable incentive plans and the Policy in place at the time. In the event of termination for gross misconduct, neither notice nor payment in lieu of notice will be given, and the Executive Director will cease to perform their services immediately.
Treatment of Annual Bonus and LTIP will vary depending on whether an Executive is defined as a 'good' or 'bad' leaver. The Committee has the discretion to determine whether an Executive is a good leaver. Reasons for good leaver treatment are detailed in the plan rules and include, but are not limited to, retirement, injury, illness or disability, or otherwise with the agreement of the Committee.
The treatment of the various elements of pay on termination are summarised below.
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| Salary, benefits and pension |
If notice is served by either party, the Executive will receive base salary, benefits and pension for the duration of their notice period. The Executive may be asked to perform their normal duties during their notice period, or they may be put on garden leave. The Group may, at its sole discretion, terminate the contract immediately, at any time after notice is served, by making a payment in lieu of notice equivalent to salary, benefits and pension, with any such payments being paid in monthly instalments over the remaining notice period. The Executive will normally have a duty to seek alternative employment and any outstanding payments will be subject to offset against earnings from any new role. |
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| Annual Incentive | Good leavers will be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus at the usual time with performance measured at usual time. The Annual Bonus will normally be pro-rated for service during the financial year. |
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| Bad leavers will not be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus and any unvested deferred shares or unexercised share awards will be forfeit on cessation of employment. |
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| For good leavers, unvested and unexercised deferred share awards will not be forfeited immediately on a cessation of employment, but will remain subject to clawback. Shares subject to a holding period will usually be released at the normal time. |
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| For good leavers, the Option Period associated with any shares awards may be shortened in accordance with the plan rules. |
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| LTIP | Awards are forfeited on cessation of employment save for "good leavers" (where awards will normally vest subject to performance conditions and are normally scaled back pro rata to the proportion of the performance or vesting period served). |
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The Executive Directors have permanent, rolling service contracts requiring 12-months' notice of termination from either party as shown below:
| Executive Director | Date of appointment | Notice from the Company | Notice from the individual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Montague | 01 August 2023 | 52 weeks | 52 weeks |
| Katherine Jones | 14 November 2024 | 52 weeks | 52 weeks |
The Chair and the Non-Executive Directors have letters of appointment.
| Non-Executive Directors | Date of appointment | Notice from the Company | Notice from the individual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maarten Slendebroek | 27 November 2023 | 6 months | 6 months |
| Robert Burgess | 01 August 2020 | 3 months | 3 months |
| Dagmar Kershaw | 01 July 2020 | 3 months | 3 months |
| John Linwood | 19 September 2018 | 3 months | 3 months |
| James Rawlingson | 02 March 2023 | 3 months | 3 months |
Directors are only permitted to take on external appointments with the approval of the Board. Such approval will only be given where the appointment will not impact on the Director's ability to devote sufficient time to their responsibilities with the Group.
A consistent remuneration philosophy is applied to all employees across the Group with the structure of the reward package for the wider employee population based on the principle that it should be sufficient to attract and retain the best talent and be competitive within our industry.
All employees are normally eligible to receive a discretionary performance-related annual bonus based on financial and non-financial objectives. The principle of mandatory bonus deferral applies to all MRTs and to employees whose bonuses exceed certain monetary thresholds.
Each year the Committee reviews the structure and quantum of the remuneration framework for employees, as well as the remuneration of the wider workforce, to enable the Committee to consider the broader employee context when setting the Policy and making Executive Director remuneration decisions.
The Committee will engage with shareholders on key remuneration matters and understands the importance of meeting shareholders regularly to understand their views on the Executive Directors' remuneration arrangements and to consider how these should be taken into account when designing remuneration arrangements.
The Committee will monitor developments in corporate governance and market practice as well as shareholder views when reviewing executive remuneration structure and operation.
During the year, the Committee reviewed the Policy to ensure that it supports the execution of Group's strategy and the delivery of sustainable long-term shareholder value. The Committee took into account the UK Corporate Governance Code, its move from AIM to the Main Market (and market practice and investor expectations as a result of this), regulatory requirements applicable to the Group, wider workforce remuneration and emerging best practice in relation to Executive Director remuneration, as well as input from management and its independent advisors.
The charts below illustrate the potential remuneration opportunities for the Executive Directors during FY26 based on different performance scenarios.

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Maarten joined Brooks Macdonald in November 2023 as a Non-Executive Director, taking over as Chair in March 2024.
Maarten has extensive experience in financial services, including as CEO of Jupiter Fund Management for five years from 2014 until 2019, having joined the firm as Strategy and Distribution Director in 2012. Prior to that, he worked at Blackrock and predecessor companies from 1994, holding several positions including head of BlackRock Solutions EMEA and head of International Retail.
Maarten started his career in 1987 as an equity analyst at Enskilda Securities in London. He is Chair of the Supervisory Board of Robeco, a global asset management company with its HQ in Rotterdam, and Chairman of Mintus, a London-based art investment fintech start-up. Maarten is also a Non-Executive Director of The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.
Andrea joined Brooks Macdonald in August 2023 as Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed CEO Designate from 1 July 2024, assuming the role of CEO from 1 October 2024.
Andrea brings an impressive track record and experience of operating at Board and Executive level across the UK long-term savings and asset management sector.
Before joining Brooks Macdonald, Andrea was Group Chief Risk Officer at Aviva, where she had previously been Group Chief Financial Controller. Prior to that, Andrea has held senior leadership roles including Deputy Group CFO at Royal London and Group Chief Internal Auditor at Standard Life plc.
Andrea trained as a chartered accountant at PwC.

Committee Chair A Audit
C Risk and Compliance
N Nominations
R Remuneration
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Katherine joined Brooks Macdonald in November 2024 as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for leading the overall strategic and financial performance of the business
Katherine has over 20 years of experience in Financial Services leading high-performing strategic financial planning, reporting and tax teams, finance transformation, investor relations and complex corporate transactions.
Before joining Brooks Macdonald, Katherine was most recently Group Finance Director at Phoenix Group, and prior to that, she held senior finance roles including Group Head of Financial Performance at Prudential Plc and Director of Investor Relations at Partnership Plc (now Just Group plc).
Katherine is a chartered accountant and qualified at KPMG in Insurance and Asset Management Audit and Transaction Services.
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Robert joined Brooks Macdonald as a Non-Executive Director in August 2020 and is Chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee. Robert was appointed Senior Independent Director in May 2023.
Currently a Non-Executive Director at OakNorth Bank, Robert chairs both the Risk and Compliance Committee and the Credit Committee. Robert is also the Chairman of Invest & Fund, a specialist FinTech business.
Robert has over 25 years Financial Services experience across leading Banking, Wealth, Asset Management and FinTech firms. He has held senior executive positions including at Lloyds Banking Group and Scottish Widows, and he was previously a Board Director of Alliance Trust plc and CEO of Alliance Trust Savings.

Independent Non-Executive Director
Dagmar joined Brooks Macdonald as a Non-Executive Director in July 2020. She also attends Investment Committee.
Dagmar is currently a senior advisor to Strategic Value Partners, Non-Executive Chair of Volta Finance Ltd, a director of Royal London Asset Management and a director of Scotiabank Ireland.
Dagmar has over 30 years' experience in debt and fixed income markets, with a particular focus on alternative and structured investing.
Dagmar previously spent eight years at Intermediate Capital Group as Head of Credit Fund Management, and 10 years in senior positions at M&G Investments.
Dagmar is a Trustee of Laurus Trust.
Independent Non-Executive Director
James joined Brooks Macdonald as a Non-Executive Director in March 2023, becoming Chair of the Audit Committee in May 2023.
James is currently a non- executive director on the boards of Citibank UK and Wilton Park which is an arm's length body of the British Foreign Office.
James has enjoyed a long executive and non-executive career principally in financial services, including roles at Charles Stanley plc, Coutts, and UBS and Arix Bioscience. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.
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Independent Non-Executive Director Workforce Engagement Director
John joined Brooks Macdonald as a Non-Executive Director in 2018. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Prior to joining Brooks Macdonald, John was the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Wood Mackenzie, Chief Technology Officer for the BBC, and a Senior Vice President of International Engineering at Yahoo Inc. He has also held a number of senior positions at Microsoft Corp. (1993–2004).
John is a Non-Executive Director of National Energy System Operator Limited and Intercede Group plc.

The following notes explain your general rights as a shareholder and how you can ensure that your vote is counted at this year's AGM.
If you wish to receive a hard copy proxy form, or if you need help with voting online, please contact our Registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets, on 0371 664 0391 if calling from the United Kingdom, or +44 (0) 371 664 0391 if calling from outside of the United Kingdom, or email MUFG Corporate Markets at [email protected]. Calls are charged at standard geographic rate and may vary by provider. Calls from outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate.
Lines are open between 9.00am–5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Investor Centre is a free app for smartphone and tablet provided by MUFG Corporate Markets (the company's registrar). It allows you to securely manage and monitor your shareholdings in real time, take part in online voting, keep your details up to date, access a range of information including payment history and much more. The app is available to download on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, or by scanning the relevant QR code below. Alternatively, you may access the Investor Centre via a web browser at: https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/.

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In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & International Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) no later than 9.00am on Friday, 24 October 2025. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from which the Company's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service provider(s) should note that Euroclear UK & International Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection,
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service provider(s) are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5) (a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (as amended).
If you are an institutional investor, you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform, a process which has been agreed by the Company and approved by the Registrar. For further information regarding Proxymity, please go to www.proxymity.io. Your proxy must be lodged by 9.00am on Friday, 24 October 2025 in order to be considered valid or, if the meeting is adjourned, by the time which is 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting. Before you can appoint a proxy via this process you will need to have agreed to Proxymity's associated terms and conditions. It is important that you read these carefully as you will be bound by them, and they will govern the electronic appointment of your proxy. An electronic proxy appointment via the Proxymity platform may be revoked completely by sending an authenticated message via the platform instructing the removal of your proxy vote.
If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights. Such Nominated Persons are advised to contact the shareholders who nominated them for further information on this.
Recognising the value of facilitating shareholder engagement, we offer shareholders the opportunity to ask questions relating to the business of the AGM by email. Please submit any questions you may have relating to the business of the AGM by email to [email protected] in advance of the meeting. Answers to questions will be provided by email as soon as reasonably practicable. The Board will endeavour to respond to relevant questions received by close of business on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 on or before Wednesday, 22 October to provide shareholders with time to consider the responses to questions ahead of the proxy voting deadline on Friday, 24 October 2025.
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The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 (requirements as to website availability) of the Act.
Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Act, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor no later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the AGM for the relevant financial year includes any statement that the Company has been required under section 527 of the Act to publish on a website.

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