Paragon Banking Group PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026

Jan 23, 2026

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

If you are in any doubt as to any aspect of the proposals referred to in the document or as to the action you should take, you should seek advice from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in Paragon Banking Group PLC, please pass this document, together with the accompanying documents, to the purchaser or transferee, or to the person who arranged the sale or transfer so they can pass these documents to the person who now holds the shares.

Paragon Banking Group PLC

(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 2336032)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company, to be held at the offices of the Company at Level 25, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY on Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 9.00am, is set out on pages 6 to 7 of this document. Shareholders will also find enclosed with this document a proxy form for use in connection with the Annual General Meeting. Further instructions relating to the proxy form are set out in the notes to the Notice.

Should it become necessary or appropriate to revise the current arrangements for the Annual General Meeting, details of any such changes will be made available on our website www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk and via a London Stock Exchange announcement.

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Paragon Banking Group PLC

(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 2336032)

Registered and Head Office

51 Homer Road Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QJ

7 January 2026

To all Shareholders: NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Dear Shareholder

I am pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), which will be held at the offices of the Company at Level 25, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY on Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 9.00am.

The resolutions to be proposed at the AGM are set out in the Notice of AGM (the 'Notice') on pages 6 to 7 and explanatory notes on the proposed resolutions appear on pages 3 to 5 of this document. If you would like to vote on the resolutions but are unable to attend the AGM, you are strongly encouraged to complete the proxy form sent to you with this Notice and return it to our Registrars as soon as possible. They must receive it by 9.00am on Monday 2 March 2026 (or, in the event of any adjournment, not less than 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time of the adjourned meeting), to ensure that your vote is counted. Further details on the appointment of a proxy are set out in the explanatory notes to this document.

All Directors of the Company, with the exception of Hugo Tudor, will stand for re-election at the AGM. Following completion of 11 years' service, Hugo will not be seeking re-election at the AGM and will be retiring as a Board member. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Hugo for his outstanding contribution to the Company.

Shareholders unable to attend the AGM are encouraged to submit any questions about the business of the meeting either by email to company.secretary@paragonbank.co.uk or in writing to Company Secretary, Paragon Banking Group PLC (AGM), 51 Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3QJ to be received by 2 March 2026. A summary of any questions submitted, and the Company's response, will be uploaded to the AGM section of the Company's website (www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk) following the AGM. If you plan to attend the AGM in person, please use the North Entrance to 20 Fenchurch Street. Due to security measures in place throughout the building, please bring a valid form of photo ID with you. Shareholders, or their representatives, who are unable to provide a valid form of photo ID will not be able to access the AGM.

The investor section on our website includes financial news and other information, which we encourage shareholders to make use of. If you would like to register to view and manage your account online and receive shareholder documents electronically in future, please visit www.investorcentre.co.uk.

The directors consider that all of the resolutions to be put to the AGM are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend that you give them your support by voting in favour of all the resolutions, as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.

Yours sincerely

Robert East

Chair of the Board

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Explanation of the proposed resolutions

Resolution 1 (Annual Report and Accounts)

The directors must lay the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts, including the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report of the Company, before its members at a general meeting for the members to receive and consider. This is a legal requirement following the directors having approved the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts and the auditor having prepared its report.

Resolution 2 (Directors' Remuneration Report)

The Directors' Remuneration Report, excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy, can be found at section B7 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. The Directors' Remuneration Report sets out the pay and benefits received by the directors for the year ended 30 September 2025. In line with legislation, this vote is advisory only and the directors' entitlement to remuneration is not conditional on it being passed.

Resolution 3 (Directors' Remuneration Policy)

The proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy can be found at section B7 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. This section also describes the extensive consultation undertaken by the Committee with major shareholders, whose feedback helped when developing the proposed policy. The Directors' Remuneration Policy must be approved by shareholders at least once every three years and was last approved by shareholders in 2023. Subject to shareholder approval, the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy is intended to take effect from 1 October 2025 and will supersede the current policy. However, payments made to directors and former directors will continue to be made in line with existing arrangements until shareholder approval for the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy is obtained.

Resolution 4 (Declaration of a final dividend)

Under the Articles of Association of the Company, any final dividend must be approved by shareholders by ordinary resolution. An interim dividend may, however, be authorised by the board of directors of the Company (the 'Board') and the interim dividend of 13.6 pence per ordinary share paid on 25 July 2025 was so approved. The Board recommends that shareholders declare a final dividend of 30.3 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 30 September 2025. The amount declared as a final dividend may not exceed the amount recommended by the Board. If approved, the final dividend will be paid on 6 March 2026 to shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on Friday 6 February 2026.

Resolutions 5 to 13 inclusive (annual re-election of Directors)

The UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the 'Code') recommends that all directors of listed companies should be subject to annual re-election by shareholders. The directors standing for re-election in light of this provision are listed in resolutions 5 to 13.

As part of its annual process, the Nomination Committee considered the reappointment of the directors and based on their recommendations, the Chair of the Board confirms on behalf of the Board that each director continues to make an effective and valuable contribution and demonstrates commitment to their role. The Board is also satisfied that each of the non-executive directors seeking re-election remains independent.

Hugo Tudor reached his nine-year tenure in November 2023 and was reappointed as a non-independent non-executive director for two consecutive twelve-month terms in 2024 and 2025. Hugo will not be seeking re-election at this year's AGM and will step down as a director of the Company upon its conclusion.

Further biographical information on all of the directors, detailing their business knowledge and experience as well as their specific areas of expertise, which are important to the Company's strategy and long-term sustainable success, can be found in section B3 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts.

Resolutions 14 and 15 (Appointment and remuneration of the auditor)

At each meeting at which Accounts are laid before the shareholders, the Company is required to appoint auditors to serve from the conclusion of that meeting until the conclusion of the next such meeting. Following the conclusion of a full and comprehensive tender process, resolution 14 proposes that Deloitte LLP succeed KPMG LLP as the Company's auditors, with effect from the conclusion of the AGM, for the financial year ending 30 September 2026. Further information about the audit tender was included on page 134 of the 2024 Annual Report.

Resolution 15 gives authority to the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine the auditor's remuneration. The remuneration will then be disclosed in the next annual report and accounts of the Company.

Resolution 16 (Political donations)

Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 (the '2006 Act') prohibits companies from making political donations exceeding £5,000 in aggregate in any 12-month period to (i) political parties, (ii) other political organisations and (iii) independent election candidates and from incurring political expenditure without shareholders' consent. The Company does not make, and does not intend to make (either now or in the future), donations to political organisations or incur political expenditure in respect of any political party, political organisation or independent election candidate. However, the definitions of these terms used in the 2006 Act are very wide. As a result, the prohibition can cover normal business activities such as sponsorship, subscriptions, payment of expenses, paid leave for employees fulfilling certain public duties, and extend to bodies representing the business community in policy review or reform, or special interest groups, such as those involved with the environment.

The existing authority for these payments expires at the end of the Company's 2026 AGM. The Company's policy is still not to make political donations or incur political expenditure as those expressions are normally understood, however the directors consider that it is in the best interests of shareholders for the Company to participate in public debate and opinion-forming on matters which affect its business. Shareholder approval is therefore being sought on a precautionary basis only, to ensure

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that the Company and any company which, at any time during the period for which this resolution has effect, is a subsidiary of the Company, does not inadvertently breach the 2006 Act.

No payments have been made under previous authorities given in this regard and the Company has no current intention to use this authority in the subsequent year.

Resolution 17 (Renewal of authority to allot shares)

Section 549 of the 2006 Act states that directors may not exercise a company's power to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares unless given authority to do so by resolution of the shareholders in a general meeting.

The present authority of the directors to allot shares of the Company was granted at the AGM on 5 March 2025 and will expire at the end of the forthcoming AGM. Resolution 17 seeks to give the directors authority to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £64,200,000, representing approximately one third of the Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares, at 5 January 2026 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). On the same date, the Company held 4,786,428 treasury shares, representing 2.48 percent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, excluding treasury shares. The directors have no present intention of exercising this authority, which will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027. For information, allotments are made in connection with the Company's employee share schemes, from time to time, for which statute provides an exemption from the requirement to obtain authority from shareholders under section 551 of the 2006 Act.

Resolutions 18 and 19 (Renewal of section 561 authority)

Under section 561 of the 2006 Act, any shares allotted (or, in the case of any shares held in treasury, sold) wholly for cash must be offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings, but this requirement may be modified by the authority of a special resolution of the shareholders in general meeting.

The authority given at the AGM held on 5 March 2025 will expire at the end of the forthcoming AGM and resolutions 18 and 19 seek to renew it. These special resolutions give the directors the power to allot ordinary shares (or sell any ordinary shares which the Company elects to hold in treasury) for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings.

The power under resolution 18 would be limited to: (a) allotments or sales in connection with pre-emptive offers and offers to holders of other equity securities if required by the rights of those shares or as the Board otherwise considers necessary; or (b) otherwise up to a nominal amount of £9,600,000 (representing 9,600,000 ordinary shares). This nominal amount represents approximately 5 percent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) as at 5 January 2026. The power under resolution 18 also proposes the disapplication of pre-emption rights as described above, in relation to "follow on" offers (within the meaning given in the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles), up to a nominal amount of 20 percent of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares from time to time pursuant to (b) above.

The power under resolution 19 would be limited to allotments up to a nominal amount of £9,600,000 (representing 9,600,000 ordinary shares) in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment (within the meaning given in the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles). This nominal amount represents approximately 5 percent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) as at

5 January 2026. In respect of the authority under resolution 19, the Board confirms that it will only allot shares pursuant to this authority where the acquisition or specified capital investment is announced contemporaneously with the allotment or has taken place in the preceding six-month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the allotment. The power under resolution 19 also proposes the disapplication of pre-emption rights as described above, in relation to "follow on" offers (within the meaning given in the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles), up to a nominal amount of 20 percent of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares from time to time pursuant to an acquisition or specified capital investment described in this paragraph.

In respect of the authorities sought under resolutions 18 and 19, the Board acknowledges the provisions of the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles and confirms that it will follow the general principles set out therein (including as to any "follow on" offers). However, the Board has retained the previous limits of 5 percent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) in resolutions 18 and 19 (plus any "follow on" offers), rather than the increased limit of 10 percent set out in the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles, as the Board believes that provides sufficient flexibility to the Company at this time.

The authorities under resolutions 18 and 19 will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027.

Resolution 20 (Renewal of authority to purchase own ordinary shares)

On 3 December 2024, the Board announced a new share buy-back programme of £50 million for the 2025 financial year which was completed on 15 May 2025. A further buy-back programme of £50 million was announced on 4 June 2025 and completed on 30 September 2025. On 19 March 2025, 6,200,000 treasury shares were cancelled and on 3 September 2025, a further 7,000,000 treasury shares were cancelled. During the year, 684,477 treasury shares were transferred to the holders of maturing options awarded under the Company's Sharesave share option plan.

As part of the Company's ongoing review of capital management, the Board decided that it was appropriate to authorise a new share buyback programme of up to £50 million for the 2026 financial year (the 'Share Buy-Back Programme') and this commenced on 8 December 2025.

The Share Buy-Back Programme is being effected in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU (as in force in the UK and as amended by the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) (the 'Regulation'). However, given the low level of liquidity in the Company's shares, the Company will retain the ability to exceed the average daily volume restrictions established by the Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1052/EU (as in force in the UK and as amended by the FCA's Technical Standards (Market Abuse Regulation) (EU Exit) Instrument 2019) and therefore the Share Buy-Back Programme may not benefit from the 25 percent average daily volume safe harbour provisions of the Regulation.

Any purchases made by the Company under the Share Buy-Back Programme will be announced no later than 7.30am on the business day following the transaction.

The Company currently has the necessary shareholder approval to undertake share buy-backs (including in relation to the Share Buy-Back Programme) and is proposing the appropriate renewal of this authority at its forthcoming AGM.

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The Board considers it desirable to have the general authority to undertake share buy-backs 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 doing so would be for the benefit of the Company and of its shareholders generally, taking into account relevant factors and circumstances at that time.

This resolution, which is being proposed as a special resolution, would enable the Company to purchase, in the market, up to a maximum aggregate number of 19,200,000 of the Company's ordinary shares (approximately 10 percent of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at 5 January 2026) for cancellation, or to be held in treasury, at a minimum price (exclusive of expenses) of 10p per share and a maximum price (exclusive of expenses) of the higher of: (i) 5 percent above the average middle market quotation for an ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately prior to purchase; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent purchase bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out. Listed companies, with authorisation from shareholders, may buy and hold their own shares in treasury instead of cancelling them immediately. Shares held as treasury shares can in the future be cancelled, re-sold or used to provide shares for employee share schemes.

This authority will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027.

Any further share buy-backs carried out pursuant to this authority would be subject to the approval of the Prudential Regulation Authority and would only be undertaken if to do so would result in an increase in earnings per share and be in the best interests of shareholders generally. The total number of share options to subscribe for shares, that were outstanding on 5 January 2026, was 8,243,373. This represents 4.28 percent of the issued share capital at that date (excluding treasury shares). If the Company were to purchase shares (to be either held as treasury shares or cancelled) up to the maximum amount permitted under the remaining existing authority and up to the amount requested under Resolution 20, then these share options would represent 5.05 per cent of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares). As at 5 January 2026, there were 4,786,428 shares held in treasury.

Resolution 21 (Authority to allot equity securities in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities)

The power under resolution 21 would give the Board authority to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £28,800,000 in connection with the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities ('AT1 Securities'), representing approximately 15 percent of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, excluding treasury shares, as at 5 January 2026. The authority under this resolution is in addition to the authority proposed under resolution 17. The authority sought under resolution 21 is not contemplated by the guidance issued by the Investment Association.

The authority sought under resolutions 21 and 22 below will be utilised as considered desirable to comply with or maintain compliance with regulatory capital requirements or targets applicable to the Group from time to time, and taking into account a number of factors in respect of the Group, including its capital structure, an assessment of appropriate capital ratios, market conditions at the time and demand for the issue of AT1 Securities. However, the request for this authority should not be taken as an indication that the Company will or will not issue any, or any given amount of, AT1 Securities.

The authority under resolution 21 will expire at the end of the next AGM or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027.

Resolution 22 (Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities)

The power under resolution 22 would give the Board authority to allot equity securities pursuant to any proposal to issue AT1 Securities, without first offering them to existing shareholders. This would authorise the Board to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company on a non pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal amount of £28,800,000 in connection with the issue of AT1 Securities, representing approximately 15 percent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, excluding treasury shares, as at 5 January 2026. Together with resolution 21, this resolution, which is being proposed as a special resolution, is intended to provide the Board with the flexibility to issue AT1 Securities, which may convert into ordinary shares in the Company. This will allow the Company to manage its capital in the most efficient and economical way for the benefit of shareholders.

The authority under resolution 22 will expire at the end of the next AGM or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027.

Resolution 23 (Notice period for general meetings to be 14 clear days)

Shareholders may give approval, by special resolution, to shorten the notice period required for general meetings (other than AGMs) from 21 clear days to 14 clear days. At the AGM on 5 March 2025, shareholders approved the reduction of the notice period for general meetings (other than AGMs) to 14 clear days and resolution 23 seeks to renew this approval. The approval will be effective until the Company's next AGM, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed. The shorter notice period will not be used as a matter of routine, but only in time-sensitive circumstances where flexibility is merited by the business of the general meeting and the shorter notice period is to the advantage of shareholders as a whole.

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

To all Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the thirty-seventh Annual General Meeting (the 'AGM') of Paragon Banking Group PLC (the 'Company') will be held at the offices of the Company at Level 25, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY on Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 9.00am to transact the business set out in the resolutions below.

Resolutions 1 to 17 (inclusive) are proposed as ordinary resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than 50 percent of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.

Resolutions 18 to 23 (inclusive) are proposed as special resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least 75 percent of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.

• 1. To receive and consider the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025, the Strategic Report and the Reports of the Directors and the Auditor.
• 1. To consider and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 September 2025 excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy.
• 1. To consider and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy, to take effect from 1 October 2025.
• 1. To declare a final dividend of 30.3 pence per ordinary share payable to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 6 February 2026.
• 1. To reappoint Robert East as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Nigel Terrington as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Richard Woodman as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Tanvi Davda as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Peter Hill as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Zoe Howorth as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Alison Morris as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Barbara Ridpath as a director of the Company.
• 1. To reappoint Graeme Yorston as a director of the Company.
• 1. To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which Accounts are laid before the members.
• 1. To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor.
• 1. THAT, in accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act 2006 (the '2006 Act'), the Company and any company which, at any time during the period for which this resolution has effect, is a subsidiary of the Company, be and are hereby authorised to:
  • (a) make political donations to political parties and/ or independent election candidates not exceeding £50,000 in total; b) make political donations to political organisations other than political parties not exceeding £50,000 in total; and c) incur political expenditure not exceeding £50,000 in total, provided that the aggregate amount of any such donations and expenditure shall not exceed £50,000, during the period beginning with the date of the passing of this

resolution and ending at the conclusion of the AGM to be held in 2027 or on 3 June 2027, whichever is sooner. For the purpose of this resolution, the terms "political donations", "political parties", "independent election candidates", "political organisations" and "political expenditure" have the meanings set out in sections 363 to 365 of the 2006 Act.

• 1. THAT the board of directors of the Company (the 'Board') be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised (in substitution for all subsisting authorities to the extent unused) to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £64,200,000 PROVIDED THAT this authority shall expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027) but in each case, prior to its expiry, the Company may make offers, or enter into agreements, which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Board 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.
• 1. THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the Board be authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in the 2006 Act) 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 2006 Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be limited:
  • (a) to the allotment of equity securities in connection with a rights issue, open offer or any other pre-emptive offer in favour of ordinary shareholders and in favour of all holders of any other class of equity security in accordance with the rights attached to such class where the equity securities respectively attributable to the interests of all such persons on a fixed record date are proportionate (as nearly as may be) to the respective numbers of equity securities held by them or are otherwise allotted in accordance with the rights attaching to such equity securities (subject in either case to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal or practical problems arising in any overseas territory, the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory or any other matter whatsoever);
  • (b) to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount of £9,600,000; and
  • (c) to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above) up to a nominal amount equal to 20 percent of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares from time to time under paragraph (b) above, such authority to be used only for the purposes of making a follow-on offer which the Board of the Company determines to be of a kind contemplated by paragraph 3 of Section 2B of the 2022 Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights, such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027) but, in each

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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.

• 1. THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the Board be authorised in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 18 to allot equity securities (as defined in the 2006 Act) 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 2006 Act 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 £9,600,000, such authority to be used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within 12 months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Board of the Company determines to be either an acquisition or a specified capital investment of a kind contemplated by the 2022 Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights; and
  • (b) limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount equal to 20 percent of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares from time to time under paragraph 19(a) above, such authority to be used only for the purposes of making a follow-on offer which the Board of the Company determines to be of a kind contemplated by paragraph 3 of Section 2B of the 2022 Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights, such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027) 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.
• 1. THAT the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the 2006 Act to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the 2006 Act) of ordinary shares of £1 each in the share capital of the Company (the 'Ordinary Shares') PROVIDED THAT:
  • (a) the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 19,200,000;
  • (b) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is 10p;
  • (c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is the higher of: (i) an amount equal to 105 percent of the average of the middle market price shown in the quotations for an Ordinary Share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent purchase bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;
  • (d) unless previously renewed, varied or revoked, the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027); and

• (e) the Company may make a contract or contracts to purchase Ordinary Shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority, which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority, and may make a purchase of Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts as if the authority had not expired.

• 1. THAT, in addition to the authority granted under resolution 17 (if passed), the Board be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £28,800,000 in relation to the issue by the Company or any subsidiary or subsidiary undertaking of the Company of any Additional Tier 1 Securities that automatically convert into or are exchanged for ordinary shares in the Company in prescribed circumstances where the directors consider that the issue of such Additional Tier 1 Securities would be desirable, including for the purpose of complying with, or maintaining compliance with, the regulatory requirements or targets applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings from time to time PROVIDED THAT this authority shall expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027) but in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after the authority expires and the Board may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares under such an offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
• 1. THAT, subject to the passing of resolution 21 and in addition to the power granted pursuant to resolution 19 (if passed), the Board be authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the 2006 Act) for cash under the authority given in resolution 21 up to an aggregate nominal amount of £28,800,000 in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities as if section 561 of the 2006 Act did not apply to any such allotment, such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 3 June 2027) but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, or enter into agreements which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
• 1. THAT a general meeting other than an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

By order of the Board

Marius van Niekerk

General Counsel and Company Secretary 7 January 2026

51 Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3QJ

Registered in England and Wales: Company number 2336032

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Notes

The AGM is a private meeting for shareholders, proxies, duly authorised representatives and the auditor of the Company. Non-shareholders, including spouses and partners and nominated persons, are not entitled to admission to the AGM. Any shareholder with a disability may be accompanied and the person accompanying them need not be a shareholder. In the case of joint holders of a share, the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders and, for this purpose, seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members of the Company in respect of the relevant joint holding.

Appointment of proxies

A member entitled to attend and vote at this meeting may appoint another person as their proxy to exercise all or any of their rights to attend and to speak and vote at a meeting of the Company. A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the AGM provided that the member specifies the number of shares in relation to which each proxy is appointed, and each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy need not also be a member of the Company. A proxy form is enclosed for use in connection with the AGM. Proxy forms and any power of attorney or other written authority under which they are executed (or an office or notarially certified copy thereof) should be lodged with the Registrars of the Company at the address shown on the proxy form by 9.00am on Monday 2 March 2026 (or, in the event of any adjournment, not less than 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time of the adjourned meeting). The appointment of a proxy or any CREST Proxy Instruction (as described below) will not preclude a shareholder from attending and voting at the AGM.

Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a member provided that they do not do so in relation to the same shares.

To be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the votes they may cast), shareholders must be registered in the Register of Members of the Company at the close of business on Monday 2 March 2026 (or, in the event of any adjournment, on the date which is 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time of the adjourned meeting). Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the AGM.

Nominated persons

The proxy appointment rights described above do not apply to any person nominated to enjoy information rights under section 146 of the 2006 Act (a 'Nominated Person') by a member who holds shares on behalf of that person. The rights described in the above paragraphs can only be exercised by members of the Company.

A Nominated Person may, under an agreement between him or her and the member by whom he or she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the AGM. If a Nominated Person has no such right or does not wish to exercise it, he or she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.

CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take appropriate action on their behalf.

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 instruction, as described in the CREST Manual (available via www.euroclear. com). The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is 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 number 3RA50) by 9.00am on Monday 2 March 2026 (or, in the event of any adjournment, not less than 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time of the adjourned meeting). For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the time stamp applied to the message by the CREST Application Host) from which the issuer'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 providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. 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, 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 system providers 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.

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 Company's Registrar. For further information regarding Proxymity, please go to www.proxymity.io. Your proxy must be lodged by 09:00am on 2 March 2026 in order to be considered valid (or, in the event of any adjournment of the AGM, not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the adjourned meeting, provided that no account shall be taken of any part of a day that is not a working day). 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.

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Electronic proxy appointment

As an alternative to appointing a proxy using the proxy form or CREST, members can appoint a proxy online at www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. In order to appoint a proxy using this website, members will need their Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number ('SRN') and PIN. This information is printed on the proxy form. If for any reason a member does not have this information, they should contact the Registrars by telephone on 0370 707 1244. Members may appoint a proxy using the website no later than 48 hours (excluding non-working days) before the time of the AGM or any adjournment thereof.

Shareholder questions and rights

Any member attending the AGM has the right to ask questions. The Company must give an answer to any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the AGM but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the AGM or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the AGM that the question be answered.

Audit information on website

Under section 527 of the 2006 Act members meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating to: (a) the audit of the Company's accounts (including the Auditor's Report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the AGM; or (b) any circumstance connected with the auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual reports and accounts were laid in accordance with section 437 of the 2006 Act. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 of the 2006 Act. Where the Company is required to 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 AGM includes any statement that the Company has been required, under section 527 of the 2006 Act, to publish on a website.

Inspection of documents

The Register of Directors' Interests, copies of directors' service contracts, and letters of appointment of non-executive directors will be available for inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted) at the Registered Office of the Company from the date of this Notice until the date of the AGM and at the place of the AGM for at least 15 minutes before, and during, the AGM.

Total shares and voting rights

As at 5 January 2026, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 197,404,960 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, of which 4,786,428 were held in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 5 January 2026 were 192,618,532.

Voting interests

The voting interests disclosed to the Company, in accordance with DTR 5 of the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, between 1 October 2025 and 28 November 2025 are

set out on page 201 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Between 29 November 2025 and 5 January 2026, no further changes to voting interests had been disclosed to the Company.

Directors' interests

The share interests of the directors, reported up to 28 November 2025, are set out on page 169 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Between 29 November 2025 and 5 January 2026, the Company was notified of the following changes to the share interests of the directors:

Date	Transaction type	Director	Numberof Shares
4 Dec	Shares acquired under bonus	Nigel	30,280
2025	arrangements (market purchase)	Terrington
4 Dec	Shares acquired under bonus	Richard	18,436
2025	arrangements (market purchase)	Woodman
9 Dec	Purchase of Shares via Self-Invested	Richard	15,000
2025	Personal Pension	Woodman

General

Biographical details of current directors are provided in section B3 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts circulated with this Notice.

Voting on all resolutions will be conducted by way of a poll rather than on a show of hands. This means that a shareholder has one vote for every share held. This approach ensures that all resolutions are conducted on the same basis and therefore assists with the smooth running of the AGM. The results will be published on our website (www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk) following the AGM and released to the London Stock Exchange. Shareholders have the right to request, in accordance with section 360BA of the 2006 Act, information to enable them to determine that their vote on a poll was validly recorded and counted. Shareholders who wish to do so should contact the Company's Registrars by either: calling their shareholder helpline on 0370 707 1244; emailing them at WebCorres@computershare.co.uk; or writing to them at Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZZ, in each case no later than 30 days following the date of this year's AGM.

Except as provided above, members who have general queries about the AGM should contact the Company's Registrars by either: calling their shareholder helpline on 0370 707 1244; emailing them at WebCorres@computershare.co.uk; or writing to them at Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZZ.

You may not use any electronic address provided either in this Notice or any related documents (including the Chair of the Board's letter and the proxy form) to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.

The Company may process the personal data of attendees at the AGM. This may include photos, recordings and audio and video links, as well as other forms of personal data either provided by you, or on your behalf, which relates to you as a shareholder, including your name and contact details, the votes you cast and your Shareholder Reference Number. The Company and any third party to which it discloses the data (including our Registrars) may process your personal data in accordance with the Company's privacy policy for the purposes of compiling and updating the Company's records and fulfilling the Company's legal obligations. The Company's privacy policy can be found at

www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk/privacy

A copy of this Notice, and other information required by section 311A of the 2006 Act, can be found at:

www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk

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PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC

51 Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3QJ Telephone: 0345 849 4000 www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk Registered No. 2336032