COSTAIN GROUP PLC — AGM Information 2021

May 6, 2021

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author: Maria Singleterry
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Company Number 1393773

COSTAIN GROUP PLC
(the “Company”)

At the annual general meeting of the Company held on Thursday 6 May 2021 at Costain House, Vanwall Business Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 4UB, the following resolutions (specifically those which do not concern ordinary business) were duly passed by the Company, with Resolutions 12 and 13 passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 14, 15, 16 and 17 passed as special resolutions:

Political Donations

1. That, in accordance with Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006, the Company and every other company which is now or may become a subsidiary of the Company at any time during the period for which this resolution has effect is hereby authorised to:

(a) make political donations to political parties and/or independent election candidates;

(b) make political donations to political organisations other than political parties; and

(c) incur political expenditure,

up to a maximum aggregate amount of £50,000 in total (as such terms are defined in Sections 363 to 365 of the Companies Act 2006) during the period of one year beginning with the date of the passing of this Resolution, provided that the sums referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above may be comprised of one or more amounts in different currencies which, for the purposes of calculating that authorised sum, shall be converted into pounds sterling at such rate as the Board of Directors in its absolute discretion may determine to be appropriate.

Powers of the Board to Allot Shares

1. That the Board of Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company:

(i) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £45,824,957, (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (ii) below in excess of such sum); and

(ii) comprising equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) up to a further nominal amount of £91,649,914 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under paragraph (i) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:

(a) to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and

(b) to people who are holders of other equity securities if this is required by the rights of those securities or as the Board of Directors otherwise considers necessary,

and so that the Board of Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter, such authorities to apply in substitution for all previous authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 and to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 6 August 2022 but, in each case, during this period the Company may make offers and enter into agreements which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to be granted to subscribe for or convert any security into shares after the authority ends and the Board of Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights

1. That, if Resolution 13 above is passed, the Board of Directors be given power to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by that resolution and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be limited:

(a) to the allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (ii) of resolution 13, by way of a rights issue only):

(i) to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and

(ii) to holders of other equity securities, as required by the rights of those securities, or as the Board of Directors otherwise considers necessary,

and so that the Board of Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers 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; and

(b) in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (i) of resolution 13 and/or in the case of any sale of treasury shares, to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount £6,873,743,

such power to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 6 August 2022) but, in each case, during this period 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 power ends and the Board of Directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.

1. That, if Resolution 13 is passed, the Board of Directors be given the power in addition to any power granted under Resolution 14 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given under paragraph (i) of Resolution 13 and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be:

(a) limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares up to a nominal amount of £6,873,743; and

(b) used only for the purposes of financing a transaction which the Board of Directors of the Company determines to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this notice or for the purposes of refinancing such a transaction within six months of its taking place,

such power to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 6 August 2022) 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 power ends and the Board of Directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

Purchase of Own Shares

1. That the Company be and is hereby unconditionally and generally authorised for the purpose of Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make one or more market purchases (as defined in Section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of ordinary shares of 50p each in the capital of the Company on such terms and in such manner as the Board of Directors may determine provided that:

(a) the maximum number of shares which may be purchased is 27,494,974;

(b) the minimum price which may be paid for each share is 50p;

(c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an ordinary share shall not be more than the higher of:

(i) an amount equal to 105% of the average market value of an ordinary share, as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List, for the five business days prior to the day on which the ordinary share is purchased; and

(ii) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current independent purchase bid for an ordinary share on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out at the relevant time, including when the shares are traded on different venues,

this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 6 August 2022, but during this period the Company may enter into a contract for the purchase of ordinary shares which would, or might, be completed or executed wholly or partly after the authority ends and the Company may purchase ordinary shares pursuant to any such contract as if the authority had not expired.

Notice Periods for General Meetings (other than Annual General Meetings)

1. That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.

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Sharon Harris

Company Secretary
6 May 2021