AGM Information • Mar 13, 2025
AGM Information
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I am pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") which will be held on Thursday 22 May 2025 at 11.30 am (London time) at the offices of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom.
The formal notice convening the AGM (the "Notice") of Shaftesbury Capital PLC (the "Company" or "Shaftesbury Capital") is set out on pages 4 and 5 of this document. The explanatory notes to each of the resolutions are set out on pages 6 to 8 of this document.
Your vote and participation in the Annual General Meeting are important to the Board and we welcome the opportunity to meet with shareholders face to face. Further information about how to attend the Annual General Meeting is set out on the back page. Shareholders who are unable to attend in person are encouraged to submit their voting instructions electronically ahead of the meeting and to submit questions in advance of the meeting as explained further below. Please refer to the notes to the Notice set out on pages 9 to 12.
Whether or not you propose to attend the Annual General Meeting as detailed below, it is important that you vote on the resolutions. If you are not able to attend the Annual General Meeting, you can vote in advance using one of the methods set out below. Returning a proxy vote in advance will not prevent you from attending and voting at the Annual General Meeting in person.
To be valid, your proxy votes must be lodged with the Company's registrars by not later than 11.30 am (London time) and 12.30 pm (Johannesburg time) on Tuesday 20 May 2025.
If you hold shares on the United Kingdom section of the share register and are not able to attend the Annual General Meeting, we encourage you to submit your voting instructions electronically via the UK registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets, website: www.signalshares.com. UK shareholders can also vote via VOTE+, the app provided by the UK registrar. Details about how to download the app, including the relevant QR codes, are on page 9.
If your shares are held in CREST, you may give instructions electronically via CREST as detailed in the notes to the Notice on page 11. Alternatively, if you are an institutional investor, you may be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform (see further details on page 11).
If you hold shares on the South African section of the register, which are held in the Strate Proprietary Limited system for electronic clearing and settlement and holding of uncertificated securities (the "Strate system") via a Central Securities Depositary Participant ("CSDP") or broker, you should provide your proxy voting instruction to the CSDP or broker to be received no later

than the deadline they provide (which will be earlier than the date below) in order to ensure that the votes are submitted to the South African registrar, Computershare, not later than 12.30 pm (Johannesburg time) (11.30 am London time) on 20 May 2025. Please contact your CSDP or broker for advice on their final dates for lodgement.
We encourage shareholders on the South African section of the register who hold: (i) their shares in certificated form; or (ii) their dematerialised shares in their own name in Computershare's CSDP with an email address on record, to cast your proxy votes online. Please see further details on pages 9 and 10. If you hold shares in the Strate system via a CSDP or broker and wish to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, you must request the necessary letter of representation from your CSDP or broker prior to the meeting.
Shareholders attending the Annual General Meeting will be able to ask questions during the course of the meeting. Shareholders may also submit questions they wish to have answered in advance by sending an email to [email protected] with "AGM 2025" in the subject line by 11.30 am (London time) on Wednesday 14 May 2025. The Company will endeavour to answer questions received prior to this deadline by 11.30 am (London time) on Friday 16 May 2025 and, where appropriate, the written responses to questions received will be made available on the Company's website. Any questions received after 11.30 am (London time) on Wednesday 14 May 2025 will be answered as soon as reasonably practicable, which may be after the Annual General Meeting.
The Board considers that the resolutions are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and are likely to promote the success of the Company. We, therefore, unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of all the resolutions, as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial shareholdings, totalling 3,499,702 shares1 .
We look forward to meeting you at the AGM.
Yours faithfully
13 March 2025
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Shaftesbury Capital PLC (the "Company") will be held at the offices of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom on Thursday 22 May 2025 at 11.30 am (London time) for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Resolutions 1 to 13 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions.
Resolutions 14 to 17 will be proposed as special resolutions.
on any such record date and to holders of other equity securities if required by the rights of those securities, subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems arising under the laws of any overseas territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or by virtue of shares being represented by depositary receipts or any other matter,
(the aggregated of the amounts described by subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this resolution being the Section 551 Amount for the purposes of the Company's Articles of Association) provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting in 2026 or, if earlier, on 22 August 2026, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might require shares to be allotted or such rights to be granted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant rights pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired and all unexercised authorities previously granted to the Directors to allot shares and grant rights be and are hereby revoked.
to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems arising under the laws of any overseas territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or by virtue of ordinary shares being represented by depositary receipts or any other matter; and
ii. the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of this Resolution 14) to any person or persons up to an aggregate nominal amount of £45,620,683,
(the aggregate of the amounts described by sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Resolution 14 and Resolution 15 below being the Section 561 Amount for the purposes of the Company's Articles of Association) and shall expire upon the expiry of the general authority conferred by Resolution 13 above, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such power which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
That subject to the passing of Resolution 13 above and in addition to the power conferred by Resolution 14 above, the Directors be and are authorised pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560 of that Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 13 above and by way of a sale of treasury shares as if Section 561(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall be used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within twelve months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Directors determine to be an acquisition or specified capital investment of a kind contemplated by the definition set out in the Appendix to the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this notice, and shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares to any person or persons up to an aggregate nominal amount of £45,620,683 (the aggregate of the amounts described by sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of Resolution 14 above and this Resolution 15 being the Section 561 Amount for the purposes of the Company's Articles of Association) and shall expire upon the expiry of the general authority conferred by Resolution 13 above, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such power which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
By order of the Board
Company Secretary
13 March 2025
Regal House 14 James Street London WC2E 8BU
Registration number: 7145051 (England and Wales)
Information on each of the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting is set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 13 will be proposed as Ordinary Resolutions. This means that, for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.
Resolutions 14 to 17 will be proposed as Special Resolutions. This means that, for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.
The Directors of the Company must present the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 ("2024 Annual Report"), to be laid before the Company's shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
The 2024 Annual Report, which contains information relevant to the Annual General Meeting, can be viewed on the Company's website www.shaftesburycapital.com.
Shareholders are being asked to approve a final cash dividend of 1.80 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2024. If the recommended final cash dividend is approved, it will be paid wholly as a Property Income Distribution ("PID"). There will be no ordinary dividend ("non-PID") element. The final cash dividend is expected to be paid on 30 May 2025 to all ordinary shareholders who are on the register of members at the close of business (London time) on 25 April 2025. The full dividend timetable can be viewed at www.shaftesburycapital.com as well as in the announcement released on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") and Stock Exchange News Service ("SENS") on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE") on 27 February 2025.
Dividends will not be paid to any sanctioned person or to any person who cannot confirm that they have not been sanctioned, if requested to do so.
Resolution 3 is an ordinary resolution to approve the Directors' remuneration report. Shareholders are invited to approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy), which is included on pages 138 to 161 of the 2024 Annual Report and provides details of Directors' remuneration in 2024. The Company's Auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), has audited those parts of the Directors' remuneration report which are required to be audited and their report is issued in the 2024 Annual Report.
The vote on the Directors' remuneration report is advisory and no Director's remuneration is conditional upon the passing of this resolution.
At the Company's annual general meeting in 2023, the Directors' Remuneration Policy was approved by shareholders. The Directors' Remuneration Policy is not, therefore, required to be approved at this Annual General Meeting. The Directors' Remuneration Policy will be put to shareholders again no later than the Company's annual general meeting in 2026.
In accordance with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the "2024 Code") and the Company's Articles of Association, all the Directors will offer themselves for election and re-election, as relevant, at this Annual General Meeting.
Madeleine Cosgrave and Sian Westerman were appointed to the Board as independent Non-executive Directors on 1 August 2024 and 1 September 2024 respectively and will therefore seek election by shareholders for the first time at this Annual General Meeting. Both Madeleine and Sian are experienced non-executive directors, with extensive expertise in sectors relevant to the Company.
Following consideration of the contribution provided by each Director, I am pleased to confirm that the Board, on recommendation from the Nomination Committee, considers that each Director makes a valuable contribution to the Board's deliberations and continues to demonstrate commitment to their role.
The Board has considered whether each of the independent Non-executive Directors is free from any relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement and has determined that each is considered independent in accordance with the 2024 Code.
The Board, therefore, unanimously recommends that each Director be elected or re-elected, as appropriate. Brief biographies of each Director, including their skills, experience and why their contribution is important to the long-term success of the Company, are set out on pages 13 to 15 of this document.
The Board, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Company (the "Audit Committee"), recommends the re-appointment of PwC as the Company's auditor, to hold office until the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid. PwC were re-appointed as the Company's Auditor following a tender process undertaken in 2019, and the 2024 audit was the fifth led by the current audit partner. PwC have expressed their willingness to continue in office for a further year, with a new partner leading the 2025 external audit. The Directors are also requesting authorisation for the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration.
Details of the remuneration paid to the Auditor during the year ended 31 December 2024 can be found in the 2024 Annual Report.
Shaftesbury Capital has a primary listing on the LSE and a secondary listing on the JSE and the A2X. A proportion of the Company's shares are held by South African investors who sometimes have different market expectations, particularly regarding the level of authority to issue new shares that shareholders expect to grant to boards. The Board continues to feel that, to preserve flexibility and competitive positioning, it is appropriate to seek a level of authority more closely aligned with the expectations of shareholders in UK-listed companies. The Board, therefore, recommends resolutions 13, 14 and 15, all of which fall within the latest UK investor guidance as set out below.
At the annual general meeting of the Company held on 23 May 2024, the Directors were given authority to allot new shares in the Company up to a nominal amount of £152,068,308 (representing one-third of the Company's issued share capital (excluding the Security Shares), and a further authority to allot new shares in the Company up to a nominal amount of £152,068,308 (representing a further third of the Company's issued share capital (excluding the Security Shares) in connection with a fully pre-emptive offer. These authorities expire at the end of this Annual General Meeting. Resolution 13 will, if passed, renew this authority to allot new shares.
The Investment Association ("IA") Share Capital Management Guidelines issued in February 2023 (the "Guidelines") state that IA members will regard as routine resolutions seeking authority to allot shares representing up to two-thirds of the Company's issued share capital, provided that any amount in excess of one-third of the Company's issued share capital is only used to allot shares pursuant to a fully pre-emptive issue.
The Board considers it appropriate that Directors be granted authority to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £304,137,890 representing two-thirds of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding the Security Shares) as at 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). If the Company wishes to allot more than a nominal amount of £152,068,945 (representing one-third of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding the Security Shares) as at 12 March 2025) then any additional amount can only be
allotted pursuant to a fully pre-emptive issue. The authority being sought is within the guidance set out in the Guidelines. The authority will last until the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, on 22 August 2026.
Other than the allotment of shares under the terms of the employee share schemes operated by the Company and the Scrip Dividend Scheme (if a scrip dividend alternative is offered at that particular time), the Directors have no present intention to allot new shares. However, the Directors consider it appropriate to maintain the flexibility that this authority provides.
The Company does not hold any treasury shares as at 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document).
Resolutions 14 and 15 will give the Directors authority to allot ordinary shares in the Company pursuant to the authority granted under Resolution 13 above for cash without complying with the pre-emption rights in the Companies Act 2006 (the "2006 Act") in certain circumstances.
This disapplication authority is within UK institutional shareholder guidance, and in particular within the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document) (the "Pre-Emption Principles"). The Pre-Emption Principles published in November 2022 allow the authority for an issue of shares for cash otherwise than in connection with a pre-emptive offer to include: (i) an authority up to ten per cent of a company's issued share capital for use on an unrestricted basis; and (ii) an additional authority up to a further ten per cent of a company's issued share capital for use in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment announced contemporaneously with the issue, or which has taken place in the 12-month period preceding the announcement of the issue. In both cases, an additional authority of up to two per cent may be sought for the purposes of making a follow-on offer.
Resolution 14 will permit the Directors to allot, pursuant to the authority to allot in Resolution 13:
Resolution 15 will permit the Directors to allot additional equity securities and sell treasury shares up to a maximum nominal value of £45,620,683, representing approximately a further 10 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company (excluding the Security Shares) as at 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), otherwise than in connection with a pre-emptive offer to existing shareholders for the purposes of financing or refinancing a transaction as contemplated by the Pre-Emption Principles described above.
The Board considers that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders generally that the Company should seek this level of authority, which is within the Pre-Emption Principles, such that the Company has the flexibility conferred by Resolutions 14 and 15 to conduct pre-emptive offerings without complying with the strict requirements of the statutory pre-emption provisions and to finance business opportunities quickly and efficiently when they arise. In reaching this conclusion, the Board concluded that this level of authority provides sufficient flexibility to make a follow-on offer, if deemed appropriate, without seeking the additional four per cent of issued share capital specifically permitted for follow-on offers under the Pre-Emption Principles. The Board confirms that it intends to follow the shareholder protections contained in Part 2B of the Pre-Emption Principles.
As noted in relation to Resolution 13 above, the Directors have no present intention to allot new shares, other than the allotment of shares under the terms of the employee share schemes operated by the Company and the Scrip Dividend Scheme (if a scrip dividend alternative is offered at that particular time).
If these Resolutions are passed, these authorities will expire at the end of the annual general meeting in 2026 or, if earlier, 22 August 2026.
Resolution 16 gives the Company authority to buy back its own shares in the market, as permitted by the 2006 Act. The authority limits the number of shares that could be purchased to a maximum of 182,482,734 shares (representing approximately 10 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding the Security Shares) as at 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this document) and sets minimum and maximum prices. This authority will expire at the end of the annual general meeting in 2026 or, if earlier, on 22 August 2026.
The Directors periodically consider whether to use this authority to purchase the Company's ordinary shares and intend to keep this under review during the coming year. In considering whether to use this authority, the Directors will take into account factors including (without limitation) the financial resources of the Company, the Company's share price, and future investment and funding opportunities.
Any shares purchased would be cancelled or held as treasury shares which may, at the discretion of the Directors, be resold for cash, transferred in connection with an employee share scheme, or cancelled. No dividends will be paid on, and no voting rights will be exercised in respect of, treasury shares. If Resolution 16 is passed, it is the Company's current intention that of any shares repurchased under this authority, sufficient shares will be held in treasury to meet the Company's requirements, including of its share incentive arrangements, with the remainder being cancelled. However, the Directors will reassess at the time of each repurchase programme whether to hold the shares in treasury or cancel them, depending on the circumstances at the time.
As at 12 March 2025 (being the last practicable date before the publication of this document), there were warrants and options outstanding to subscribe for 17,287,455 shares, representing 0.89 per cent of the Company's total issued share capital as at 12 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this document). If the authority to purchase the Company's shares being sought in Resolution 16 and the existing authority to purchase shares taken at last year's annual general meeting (which expire at the end of this Annual General Meeting) were to be exercised in full, these warrants and options would represent 1.09 per cent of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) (or 1.18 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as at the same date excluding the Security Shares).
Resolution 17 is a resolution to allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on 14 clear days' notice.
Under the 2006 Act the minimum notice period for general meetings of listed companies is 21 clear days, but companies may reduce this period to 14 clear days (other than for annual general meetings) provided that two conditions are met. The first condition is that the listed company must offer a facility for shareholders to vote by electronic means. This condition is met if the listed company offers a facility, accessible to all shareholders, to appoint a proxy by means of a website. The second condition is that there is an annual resolution of shareholders approving the reduction of the minimum notice period from 21 clear days to 14 clear days.
In order to maintain flexibility for the Company, Resolution 17 seeks shareholders' approval to reduce the notice period for general meetings (other than annual general meetings) from 21 clear days to 14 clear days. Resolution 17, if passed, will be effective until the Company's next annual general meeting, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed. The shorter notice period would not be used as a matter of routine for such meetings, and the Directors will consider on a case-by-case basis whether the shorter notice period is merited by virtue of the time-sensitive nature of the business of the meeting and is thought to be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole.
IMPORTANT: To be valid, your online proxy votes or the form of proxy must be lodged with the Company's registrars by not later than 11.30 am (London time) and 12.30 pm (Johannesburg time) on 20 May 2025 or, if the meeting is adjourned, no later than 48 hours exclusive of non-working days before the time fixed for the adjourned meeting. A form of proxy, and any power of attorney or other authority under which it is executed (or a duly certified copy of any such power or authority), must be returned by one of the methods set out below.
To change your proxy instructions you may return a new proxy appointment using the methods set out below. Where you have appointed a proxy using the hard copy proxy form and would like to change the instructions using another hard copy proxy form, please contact the Company's registrar using the details set out below. The deadline for receipt of proxy appointments (see below) also applies in relation to amended instructions. Where two or more valid separate appointments of proxy are received in respect of the same share in respect of the same meeting, the one which is last received shall be treated as replacing and revoking the other or others.
Should it become necessary for the Company to make any changes to the arrangements for the Annual General Meeting, any such updates will be announced by a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS") announcement on the LSE and a SENS announcement on the JSE, and will also be made available on the Company's website at www.shaftesburycapital.com.
― Electronically through the registrar's website: www.signalshares.com.
― Via VOTE+, the smartphone and tablet App provided by the UK registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets. VOTE+ is available to download via the Apple App Store, Google Play or by scanning the relevant QR code below:

Members holding their shares in the Strate system via a CSDP or broker must advise their CSDP or broker if they wish to attend the Annual General Meeting or send a proxy to represent them at the Annual General Meeting. The CSDP or broker will issue the necessary letter of representation to attend or to be represented at the Annual General Meeting. If members do not wish to attend the Annual General Meeting, but wish to cast their votes, they should provide their CSDP or broker with their voting instructions. In the absence of such instructions, the CSDP or broker will be obliged to vote in accordance with the instructions contained in the custody agreement or mandate between the member and their CSDP or broker.
To be valid, proxies must be received by the Company's registrar no later than 11.30 am (London time) and 12.30 pm (Johannesburg time) on 20 May 2025 (48 hours exclusive of non-working days before the time of the Annual General Meeting) or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours exclusive of non-working days before the time fixed for the adjourned meeting. Where shares are held by a CSDP or broker, proxy voting instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker to be received not later than the deadline they provide in order to ensure that the votes are submitted to the South African registrar no later than 48 hours exclusive of nonworking days before the time of the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Members should contact their CSDP or broker for confirmation of the final date for lodgement (which will be earlier than the date above). Appointment of a proxy does not preclude a shareholder from attending the Annual General Meeting and voting in person, so far as is lawful and practicable.
place a statement on a website under Section 527 of the 2006 Act, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the Annual General Meeting includes any statement that the Company has been required under Section 527 of the 2006 Act to publish on a website.
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 a proxy appointed through CREST should be communicated to it by other means. 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. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that EUI does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular 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 their 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 providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
the personal data of a proxy, or send a proxy to a meeting in their place, the Company requires the shareholder to communicate this privacy information to such proxy. The Company and any third party to which it discloses data (including the Company's registrars) may process such data for the purposes of maintaining the Company's records, meeting management, managing corporate actions, fulfilling the Company's obligations to shareholders, fulfilling the Company's legal obligations and communicating with shareholders. The Company's lawful bases for the processing described above, for the purposes described above, is that the processing is necessary in order for the Company to: (1) fulfil its legitimate interests; and (2) comply with its legal obligations. All of this data will be processed in accordance with the Company's privacy notice which can be accessed at: https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/ content/shaftesbury/corporate/en/site-services/privacypolicy.html
Biographies of the Directors seeking election or re-election at the Annual General Meeting

Chairman
Jonathan is responsible for the leadership of the Board, ensuring its effectiveness and setting its agenda.
Jonathan joined the Shaftesbury Capital Board in March 2023 following the merger between Shaftesbury and Capco. Prior to the merger, Jonathan was Chairman of Shaftesbury, having joined in 2016. Jonathan has over 27 years' experience of public company boards and their operations and was previously Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Great Portland Estates plc, SIG plc and DS Smith plc. He was also Senior Independent Director of Great Portland Estates plc and DS Smith plc. Prior to this, Jonathan was finance director of Hanson plc and of Old Mutual plc. Jonathan has over 21 years of experience in the property sector and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Jonathan's considerable commercial and Board experience and his objective judgement enable him to provide constructive leadership, challenge and support to the Board and wider business for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Chairman of Ibstock plc.

Ian leads Shaftesbury Capital, shapes its strategy and drives its performance.
Ian has over 38 years' experience in global real estate investment, development, asset and corporate management, and extensive experience and knowledge of the London property market, having previously been Chief Executive of Capital & Counties Properties PLC ("Capco") since Capco's inception in 2010. Ian was previously Executive Director of Hongkong Land Ltd and Liberty International PLC. Ian is a chartered surveyor and a member of leading international industry bodies.
Ian's ability to shape strategy, drive expansion and elevate performance, alongside his extensive knowledge of the global real estate industry, is invaluable to the Company. Ian's in-depth knowledge of the Company and the sector enable him to provide broad leadership of the business internally and externally, including design and implementation of the Company's strategy and business plans and their communication to a wide range of stakeholders. Ian also ensures that the Company's purpose and values are embedded across the business and are reflected in the Company's culture.
Non-executive Director of Chancerygate Limited.
Year of first appointment: 2010
Key Audit Committee Nomination Committee Remuneration Committee Committee Chair

Chief Financial Officer
Situl leads Shaftesbury Capital's finance function and works closely with the Chief Executive on strategy, capital allocation, investment and key transactions.
Situl joined Capco in 2014 and undertook a number of senior roles across the business before being appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2017. He is an experienced corporate financier, having previously worked in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate broking and real estate investment banking, including 13 years at Deutsche Bank.
Situl's significant experience of commercial and financial management, corporate finance, capital markets, investment, real estate and stakeholder engagement are key to his role and the development and implementation of the group's strategy.
Non-executive Director of WH Smith PLC.
Year of first appointment: 2017

Senior Independent Non-executive Director

Richard joined the Shaftesbury Capital Board in March 2023 as Senior Independent Director following the merger between Shaftesbury and Capco. Prior to the merger, Richard was Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Sustainability Committee at Shaftesbury, having joined in 2017. Richard was previously Chairman of Redrow plc until its merger with Barratt Developments PLC; Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration, Safety, Health and Environmental Committees of Barratt Developments PLC until 2021; Non-executive Director of Unite Group PLC and a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Prior to this, Richard was a senior executive of Land Securities Group PLC from 1995 and joined the main board in 2005 as managing director of the retail portfolio until 2014.
Richard's extensive property roles and experience, alongside his operational skillset, which includes remuneration, sustainability, environmental and health and safety matters, enable him to provide essential input into Board and Committee discussions and decisions and to effectively chair the Company's Remuneration Committee. Richard is the Non-executive Director designated to update the Board on employee views and attends the Employee Engagement Forum.
Chairman of Miller Homes Limited.
Year of first appointment: 2023

Ruth Anderson Independent Non-executive Director
Ruth joined the Shaftesbury Capital Board in March 2023 following the merger between Shaftesbury and Capco. Prior to the merger, Ruth was Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Shaftesbury, having joined in 2020. Ruth was previously a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Ocado Group plc, Travis Perkins plc, Coats Group plc and the Royal Parks. Ruth has over 30 years' experience advising UK and global businesses and was with KPMG for 33 years, where she was a partner for 20 years and a member of the UK board for six years. Ruth is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Ruth's knowledge gained over 30 years' advising global businesses, together with over 15 years' experience on public company boards, enable her to provide valuable input and challenge in Board and Committee discussions and to chair effectively the Company's Audit Committee.
Independent Non-executive of EY UK and Chair of their UK Audit Board.

Independent Non-executive Director
Madeleine joined the Shaftesbury Capital Board in August 2024 as an Independent Non-executive Director. Madeleine was Managing Director and Regional Head, Europe at GIC Real Estate from 2016 until 2021. Madeleine joined GIC in 1999 and previously held roles at JLL in valuation, fund management, leasing and development in London and Sydney. Madeleine is a chartered surveyor.
Madeleine has extensive experience within the property industry. Madeleine's in-depth knowledge of the property sector and experience as a nonexecutive director enable her to bring valuable insight to Board and Committee discussions.
Non-executive Director of Land Securities Group PLC, independent member of the CBRE IM EMEA Investment Committee, and senior advisor to ICG Real Estate. Madeleine also has mentoring roles with lntoUniversity and GAIN (Girls Are Investors).

Independent Non-executive Director
Sian joined the Shaftesbury Capital Board in September 2024 as an Independent Non-executive Director. Sian is an experienced non-executive director in the private retail, fashion and beauty sectors. Since 2014, Sian has been a Senior Advisor to Rothschild & Co in the Global Advisory Division, where she previously held a number of senior executive roles specialising in retail and luxury M&A.
Sian has over 35 years' experience as a board member, adviser and investor in the retail and luxury sectors, both in the UK and overseas. This extensive expertise and her experience as a non-executive director allow Sian to contribute valuable commercial insights to the Board's discussions.
Chair of Strathberry Group Limited and Fenwick Limited, and a Non-executive Director of ASC Regenity Limited (trading as Augustinus Bader) and Lyma Life Limited. Senior Advisor to Rothschild & Co in the Global Advisory Division. Member of the Executive Board of the British Fashion Council, a member of the International Advisory Board of Brown Advisory and a Trustee of The Barbican Centre Trust.
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