Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Mar 26, 2021
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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2021 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of Reach plc to be held on Thursday, 6 May 2021 at 10.30 a.m.
Given the uncertainty around whether shareholders will be able to attend the Annual General Meeting, we recommend that all shareholders complete and return their Form of Proxy appointing the Chair of the meeting, as their proxy with voting instructions. This will ensure that your vote will be counted even if attendance at the meeting is restricted or you are unable to attend in person.
At present, under the government's current restrictions, it is not anticipated indoor gatherings of any kind will be permitted before 17 May 2021. It is proposed the AGM will be held with the minimum attendance to form a quorum. Shareholders and proxies, will not be permitted to attend the AGM in person but can be represented by appointing the Chair of the meeting as their proxy, with voting instructions. Shareholders will be able to listen to the proceedings of the AGM via webcast, please see details on our website. Any adjustments or updates to the arrangements of the AGM will be announced on the Company's website at www.reachplc.com and via a Regulatory Information Service.
Given the current restrictions, we strongly encourage shareholders to vote in advance of the AGM, either online or by completing and returning their Form of Proxy.
You may appoint a proxy: by post (please detach the Proxy Form, fill it in, sign it, and send it to Equiniti in the reply paid envelope provided); send the Proxy Form via email to the [email protected] email address; lodge your vote electronically at www.sharevote. co.uk; or, CREST participants may lodge proxy appointments via CREST. Further information on appointing a proxy is provided overleaf in the Explanatory Notes. Please note the deadline for receiving proxy appointments is 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 4 May 2021.
Shareholders are invited to submit any question via email to [email protected] or in writing to AGM Questions, c/o Company Secretary, Reach plc, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP by 10.30 a.m. on Friday 23 April 2021. Answers of which will be posted on the Company's website, www.reachplc.com as a written Q&A, grouped into themes relevant to the business of the meeting as soon as practicable, and no later than Wednesday 28 April 2021. We will however endeavour to respond to individual questions received after 23 April 2021 but before the proxy deadline on 10.30 a.m. on 4 May 2021 and they will be posted to the Company's website www.reachplc.com after the meeting.
2020 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting. At present, under the government's current restrictions, it is not anticipated indoor gatherings of any kind will be permitted before at least 17 May 2021. We are therefore proposing to hold the Annual General Meeting at Stoke Mill, Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QA with the minimum attendance required to form a quorum.
Shareholders will not be permitted to attend the Annual General Meeting in person but can be represented by the Chair of the meeting acting as their proxy, with voting instructions. Shareholders will be able to listen to the proceedings of the Annual General Meeting via webcast, by using a link, details of which will be posted on our website at www.reachplc.com
Any adjustments or updates to the arrangements of the Annual General Meeting will be announced on the Company's website at www.reachplc.com and via a Regulatory Information Service.
The 2020 Report and Accounts and Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting of Reach plc are now available on the Company's website:
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2021 Annual General Meeting of Reach plc to be held on Thursday, 6 May 2021 at 10.30 a.m. 0625-055-S

| Voting ID | Task ID | Shareholder reference number |
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| I/WE HEREBY APPOINT the Chair of the meeting OR the following person in respect of all my shares: |
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| Number of shares the proxy is appointed over: |
to be my/our proxy to exercise all or any of my/our rights to attend, speak and vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Reach plc to be held at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 6 May 2021 and at any adjournment thereof. I appoint my/our proxy to attend, speak* and vote* in the manner indicated below (see Note 4 overleaf).
Please indicate here with an 'X' if this proxy form is one of multiple instructions being given; please refer to Note 3 overleaf.
| For | Against | Vote Withheld |
For | Against | Vote Withheld |
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| 1 Receive the audited Report and Accounts for the 52 weeks ended 27 December 2020 |
13 Re-Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor |
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| together with the reports of the directors' and auditor's |
14 Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee acting on behalf of |
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| 2 Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
the directors to determine remuneration of the auditor |
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| 3 Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
15 Authority to allot shares | ||||||||||
| 4 Declare a final dividend of 4.26 pence per ordinary share |
16 Disapplication of pre-emption rights † |
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| 5 To re-elect Mr Nick Prettejohn as a director |
17 Further disapplication of pre emption rights† |
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| 6 To re-elect Mr Jim Mullen as a director |
18 Authority for the Company to purchase own shares † |
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| 7 To re-elect Mr Simon Fuller as a director |
19 Authority under Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 to make |
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| 8 To re-elect Ms Anne Bulford as a director |
political donations 20 Notice period for general meetings |
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| 9 To re-elect Mr Steve Hatch as a director |
† other than annual general meetings 21 Approve the Reach SAYE Scheme |
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| 10 To re-elect Dr David Kelly as a director |
22 Approve the Reach Long term | ||||||||||
| 11 To re-elect Ms Helen Stevenson as a director |
Incentive Plan † Special resolution |
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| 12 To re-elect Ms Olivia Streatfeild as a director |
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| Please mark this box if signing on behalf of the shareholder as Power of Attorney, Receiver, or Third Party. In the case of a |
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| corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or officer duly authorised. This card should not be used for any comments, change of address or other queries. Please send separate instruction. |
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| Date | Signed |
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