AGM Information • Mar 20, 2025
AGM Information
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Serco Group plc
Notice of Annual General Meeting
24 April 2025
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| Summary and explanation of the Resolutions | 2 |
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| Directors' biographies | 5 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting | 7 |
| Notes | 10 |
| AGM information | 12 |

I am pleased to invite you to attend Serco Group plc's (the "Company") Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held at 10am on Thursday, 24 April 2025 at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. We have again decided to hold a physical meeting to enable shareholders to meet the Board and ask questions.
The formal notice of AGM is set out on pages 7 to 9 of this document and an explanation of the business to be considered is on pages 2 to 4.
In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, all members of the Board will stand for re-election. Victoria Hull and Anthony Kirby will be seeking election for the first time since their appointments to the Board on 1 September 2024 and 1 March 2025, respectively. The biographical details of each Director are provided on pages 5 and 6 of this document and an overview of the skills and experience represented on the Board is provided on page 78 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts, available on the Company's website.
A resolution is proposed to approve the updated Articles of Association for the Company. Details of the proposed changes are summarised in Appendix A on page 13.
Your Board believes that the proposals described in this document are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of all of the resolutions, as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own holdings.
The Board welcomes the opportunity that the AGM provides to explain the Company's performance and strategy and to engage directly with shareholders. I would encourage all shareholders to submit questions relating to the business of the AGM ahead of the meeting by email to [email protected] or by post to Serco Group plc, Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY. Where appropriate, we will provide written answers to questions. Any pre-submitted questions should be submitted by 10am on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. Full Year Results are available on the Company's website at www.serco.com and I encourage you to look at these in advance of the AGM. I also encourage you to monitor our website and announcements via the Regulatory News Service for any updates in respect of the AGM arrangements.
I strongly recommend that all shareholders complete the proxy form provided with this notice and return it to our registrars to arrive no later than 10am on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, appointing the Chair of the meeting as your proxy. This will ensure that your vote will be counted if you are unable to attend in person for whatever reason.
As in previous years and in accordance with best practice, all resolutions proposed at the meeting will be voted by means of a poll, rather than on a show of hands.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank you for your continued support for the Company and look forward to meeting you at the AGM.
Yours sincerely
John Rishton Chair 20 March 2025
Serco Group plc Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY Registered in England and Wales Company Number 02048608
The Board will present the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The Directors' Remuneration Report is set out on pages 97 to 117 in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts and gives details of the Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2024. Shareholders will be asked to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (save for the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 115 and 116 of the Directors' Remuneration Report). This is an advisory vote and the Directors' entitlement to remuneration is not conditional upon passing the resolution.
The Directors' Remuneration Policy was approved by shareholders at the AGM held on 24 April 2024 for a period of up to three years and is, therefore, not required to be put to shareholders for approval at this year's AGM. It will be put to shareholders for approval again no later than the AGM in 2027. A summary of the Directors' Remuneration Policy can be found on pages 115 and 116 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts. The full policy can be found in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts which is available on the Company's website.
The Company's external auditor, KPMG LLP has audited those parts of the Directors' Remuneration Report that are required to be audited and their report can be found on pages 125 to 134 of the Annual Report and Accounts. The Directors' Remuneration Report has been approved by the Board.
The Board is recommending a final dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 of 2.82 pence per ordinary share.
If approved by shareholders at the AGM, the final dividend will be paid on 9 May 2025 to shareholders on the register of members of the Company at 6pm on 11 April 2025.
In accordance with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code, all Directors will retire and offer themselves for re-election, with the exception of Victoria Hull and Anthony Kirby who were appointed to the Board on 1 September 2024 and 1 March 2025 respectively; both are seeking election for the first time at this AGM.
Victoria is an experienced Non-Executive Director and brings valuable skills to the Board.
Anthony is an experienced senior leader who the Board believes has the skills, determination and leadership attributes to deliver against the Company's strategy. Further details of their experience are set out in the Biography section.
Following an externally-facilitated Board performance review conducted during the year and having considered the performance of and contribution made by each of the Directors, the Board believes that all Directors continue to be effective, demonstrate commitment to their roles and that their respective skills complement each other to enhance the overall operation of the Board.
The Board has also considered whether the Independent Non-Executive Directors are free from relationships which could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement and has concluded that each of them continues to be independent.
Directors' biographies, including an explanation of why their contribution continues to be important to the Company's long-term sustainable success, can be found on pages 5 and 6 of this document and an overview of the skills and experience represented on the Board is provided on page 78 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts, which is available on the Company's website.
The Company is required to appoint an Auditor at each general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company. A formal competitive tender of external audit services was undertaken in 2024, overseen by the Audit Committee. On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board is proposing to shareholders the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as the Company's new Auditor for the financial year ending 31 December 2025.
Resolution 5, therefore, proposes EY's appointment as Auditor to hold office until the next annual general meeting at which the Company's accounts are laid before shareholders. Resolution 6 authorises the Audit Committee to determine EY's remuneration on behalf of the Board. Details of the tender process and the Audit Committee's recommendation are provided in the report of the Audit Committee on page 93 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.
KPMG LLP will therefore cease to hold office as the Company's Auditor following completion of the consolidated accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, KPMG LLP has provided the Company with a statement of reasons for ceasing to hold office as the Company's Auditor. A copy of that statement is set out in Appendix B to this document.
Resolution 7 seeks shareholder approval to renew the Directors' authority to allot shares.
Guidance published by the Investment Association in 2023 states that its members will regard as routine an authority to allot up to two thirds of the existing issued share capital provided that any amount in excess of one-third of the existing issued shares should be applied to fully pre-emptive offers only. The Board considers it appropriate to follow this guidance.
In accordance with the 2023 guidelines, the Board seeks the shareholders' authority to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £13,514,889 representing approximately two thirds of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at 14 March 2025 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this notice). Of this amount, £6,757,444 (representing approximately one third of the Company's issued ordinary share capital excluding treasury shares) can only be allotted pursuant to a fully pre-emptive offer.
It is the Company's policy to seek renewal of these authorities annually and the authorities sought under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this resolution will expire at the end of the Company's next annual general meeting or, if earlier, 6pm on 30 June 2026.
The Directors have no present intention to exercise this authority. However, the Directors consider it appropriate to maintain the flexibility that this authority provides to respond to market developments and to enable allotments to take place to finance business opportunities as they arise.
As at 14 March 2025 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice) the Company held no shares in treasury.
If the Directors wish to allot new shares and other equity securities, or sell treasury shares, for cash (other than in connection with an employee share scheme), the pre-emption rights provisions of the Companies Act 2006 require that these shares are offered first to the ordinary shareholders, in proportion to their existing holdings.
Resolutions 8 and 9 seek to disapply this statutory right of first refusal to a limited extent to give the Directors power to allot ordinary shares or other equity securities (or sell any ordinary shares which the Company holds in treasury) for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings.
This would provide the Directors with a degree of flexibility to act in the best interests of the Company so that: (i) the Company can follow normal practice in the event of a rights issue, open offer or other fully pre-emptive offer of securities in favour of existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings; and (ii) a limited number of shares may be issued for cash to persons other than existing shareholders in compliance with the 2023 Investment Association Share Capital Management Guidelines and the 2022 Pre-Emption Group Statement of Principles (the "Pre-Emption Group Principles").
Resolution 8, which will be proposed as a special resolution, authorises the Directors to allot new shares and other equity securities pursuant to the authority given by Resolution 7, or to sell treasury shares for cash, in each case on a non-pre-emptive basis:
Resolution 9, which will also be proposed as a special resolution, additionally authorises the Directors to allot new shares and other equity securities (or sell treasury shares) for cash, on a non-pre-emptive basis in connection with the financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within 12 months after the original transaction) of an acquisition or specified capital investment which is announced contemporaneously with the allotment or which has taken place in the preceding 12-month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the allotment.
The authority under Resolution 9 is limited to:
The Directors confirm that they will only allot shares representing an additional 10% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company for cash pursuant to the authority referred to in Resolution 9, where that allotment is in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment (as defined in the Pre-Emption Group Principles) which is announced contemporaneously with the allotment, or which has taken place in the preceding 12-month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the allotment.
The authority sought by the Directors in both Resolutions 8 and 9 includes the ability to issue up to a further 2% of issued ordinary share capital in each case for the purposes of a follow-on offer. The Pre-Emption Group Principles provide for follow-on offers as a possible means of enabling smaller and retail shareholders in the Company to participate in a non-pre-emptive equity issue when it may not be possible (for timing or other reasons) for them to participate in a particular placing being undertaken. The Pre-Emption Group Principles set out the expected features of any such follow-on offer, including in relation to qualifying shareholders, monetary caps on the amount qualifying shareholders can subscribe and the issue price of the shares.
The aggregate nominal amount permitted to be allotted on a non-pre-emptive basis under Resolutions 8 and 9 combined is equivalent to approximately 24% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) as at 14 March 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice.
In respect of Resolutions 8 and 9, the Directors confirm their intention to follow the shareholder protections in Part 2B of the Pre-Emption Group Principles as well as the expected features of a follow-on offer as set out in paragraph 3 of Part 2B of the Pre-Emption Group Principles in relation to any follow-on offer, wherever practicable, and to consult with major shareholders (to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by law) in advance of the Directors exercising their authority under either Resolution 8 and/or Resolution 9 to issue shares.
The Directors have no present intention to exercise either of the authorities sought under these resolutions, although they consider it appropriate to seek the flexibility that the authority provides and therefore believe it to be in the best interests of the Company.
If the resolutions are passed, the authorities will expire at the end of the Company's next annual general meeting or, if earlier, 6pm on 30 June 2026.
Authority is now sought to make market purchases of the Company's own shares for up to 102,385,524 shares which is equivalent to approximately 10% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) as at 14 March 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this notice), until the earlier of the conclusion of the annual general meeting in 2026 or 6pm on 30 June 2026, continuing the authority granted by the shareholders at previous annual general meetings.
Resolution 10, proposed as a special resolution, specifies the maximum number of shares that may be purchased and the minimum and maximum prices at which they may be bought. The Board will have regard to investor group guidelines which may be in force at the time of any such purchase, holding or re-sale of shares held in treasury. The Directors would use the share purchase authority with discretion and purchases would only be made from funds not required for other purposes and in light of the market conditions prevailing at the time.
Pursuant to the Companies Act 2006, a company may hold any of its own shares that it has purchased as treasury shares with a view to possible resale at a future date, rather than cancelling them, or use them for the purposes of its employee share schemes. The Directors would be entitled to hold those shares in treasury provided that the number of shares held in treasury at any one time does not exceed 10% of the nominal value of the Company's issued share capital. No dividends are paid on, and no voting rights are allocated to, any shares held in treasury.
The Board believes that the authority will provide the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base, enabling it to resell treasury shares in the future or use them to satisfy awards under the Company's various share and incentive schemes and, accordingly, the Directors will consider further market purchases in addition to those planned under the current programme provided they are considered to be in the best interests of shareholders generally.
On 14 March 2025, the latest practicable date prior to publication of this notice, there were options outstanding to subscribe for 17,747,172 ordinary shares, representing approximately 1.73% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at 14 March 2025. If the balance of the existing authority given on 24 April 2024 and the authority being sought under Resolution 10 were to be fully used, that percentage would increase to approximately 2.24% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares). The Company has no warrants in issue in relation to its shares.
This resolution seeks authority from shareholders to make donations to political parties, other political organisations or independent election candidates. Although the Company's policy of not giving any cash contributions to, or incurring any expenditure on behalf of, any political party will continue, 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 the Company's business.
This resolution enables the Company (and any company which is or becomes its subsidiary during the period in which this resolution has effect) to incur expenditure of up to a maximum aggregate amount of £100,000 for the Group as a whole, in
respect of each of the headings identified (including any such expenditure by a subsidiary company) without unintentionally breaching the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, which has a broad definition of political organisations and political donations. This resolution does not purport to authorise any particular donation or expenditure but is expressed in general terms as required by the Companies Act 2006 and is intended to authorise normal donations and expenditure. The authority sought will, if granted, last until the conclusion of the 2026 AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, 6pm on 30 June 2026) when the Directors currently intend to seek renewal of this authority.
This resolution, proposed as a special resolution, seeks shareholder approval to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days' notice and is equivalent to the authority granted to the Directors at last year's annual general meeting.
The minimum notice period permitted by the Companies Act 2006 for general meetings (other than annual general meetings) is 21 clear days' notice. However, the Companies Act 2006 allows companies to approve a shorter notice period of at least 14 clear days (other than for annual general meetings). Annual general meetings will continue to be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. Shareholders approved this resolution at last year's annual general meeting and in order to preserve this ability, this resolution seeks such approval again. The approval will again 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, but only where the flexibility is merited by the business of the meeting and is thought to be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole.
In order to be able to call a general meeting on less than 21 clear days' notice, the Company must make a form of electronic voting available to all shareholders for that meeting.
This resolution, proposed as a special resolution, seeks shareholder approval to adopt revised Articles of Association (the "Revised Articles") in order to update the Company's current articles of association (the "Current Articles") which were adopted in 2018. The changes introduced in the Revised Articles are summarised in Appendix A on page 13 and are primarily being updated to reflect changes to UK Corporate Governance requirements and developments in market practice since the Articles were last reviewed in 2018.
The Revised Articles, showing all the changes to the Current Articles, are available for inspection (i) on the National Storage Mechanism from the date of this notice at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism; (ii) on our corporate website, www.serco.com; (iii) at the Company's registered office address between the hours of 9am and 5pm from the date of this notice until the conclusion of the AGM; and (iv) at Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London,E14 5JJ from 15 minutes before, and until conclusion of, the AGM.
John Rishton Board Chair

John Rishton has over 40 years' business experience of companies, industries and roles, including nearly 14 years as a Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer.
He has a BA in Economics from Nottingham University.
Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Group plc, Chief Executive and President of the Dutch international retailer, Royal Ahold NV (and prior to that, its Chief Financial Officer) and Chief Financial Officer of British Airways plc. Non-Executive Director of Associated British Ports, Allied Domecq and ICA Gruppen AB. Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Unilever plc.
Chair of Informa plc.
Non-Executive Director of Majid al Futtaim Properties LLC.
Key to Committee
Group Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board 1 March 2025
Skills and experience Anthony Kirby brings extensive experience in senior operational and human resources roles across a number of sectors. He has worked for Serco
He is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and holds Masters Degrees in both Strategic Human Resources and Employment Law & Industrial Relations. Previous roles
Anthony served in a number of roles at Serco most recently as Chief Executive Officer, UK and Europe. In this role, he was responsible for a business that operates across Citizen Services, Defence, Health & Facilities Management and Transport & Community Services, employing more than 30,000 people across 12 countries. Prior to this role, Anthony served as Group Chief Operating Officer at Serco. He joined Serco as Chief People Officer in 2017. Anthony also has a wealth of experience having spent more than 17 years at Compass Group Plc. Current external commitments Non-Executive Director and member of Audit and Risk, Nomination and Remuneration Committees
since 2017.
April 2021
since 2014.
Group Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board
Skills and experience Nigel Crossley is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with over 30 years' experience in finance roles in international organisations. He has worked for Serco
He has a BSc in Mathematics from Hull University. Previous roles Director of Finance and Transformation at EMI, Group Financial Controller of RHM plc and various finance roles at Procter & Gamble. Current external commitments None.
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Lynne Peacock has over 30 years' senior management experience in a range of roles including brand development, mergers and acquisitions, change management and business transformation.
She has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies.
Deputy Chair Royal London Mutual Society Limited
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of TSB Bank plc.
Non-Executive Chair of Standard Life Assurance Limited and Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee and Audit Committee of Standard Life Aberdeen plc.
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Scottish Water.
Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit, Risk and Nomination Committees of Nationwide Building Society.
Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit and Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.
Chief Executive of Woolwich plc and National Australia Bank Limited's UK businesses.
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee and member of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration, and Nomination Committees of International Distributions Services plc (trading as Royal Mail).
Chair of the Learning Disability Network London charity.
Independent Non-Executive Director

Kirsty Bashforth is an experienced executive and board member within the construction, services, consumer goods, energy, education and health industries, with expertise in change management, safety and risk management, organisational culture and leadership.
She has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and is the author of 'Culture Shift – a practical guide to managing organizational culture'.
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee and a member of the Nomination, Remuneration, Risk Management and Audit Committees of Kier Group plc.
Chief Business Officer, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Diaverum AB.
Group Head of Organisational Effectiveness at bp plc and other global roles.
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration & People Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk and Reputation & Ethics Committees of GEMS Education.
Governor of Leeds Beckett University and Ashville College.
Chair of Northern Superchargers Limited.
Chief People and Culture Officer of Delinian Trading Limited. Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination and Environmental and Social Impact Committees of PZ Cussons plc.
Director of QuayFive Limited.
of Hays plc.

RE Remuneration

Committee Chair
Independent Non-Executive Director

Kru Desai has over 30 years' experience of working with the public and private sector in leading transformation of public services in the UK and internationally. She has held general management and board leadership roles in sales and operational delivery.
She has an MSc in Politics and Administration from Birkbeck College, University of London and an Executive MBA from the University of Bristol.
Partner, KPMG LLP (UK).
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of KPMG LLP (UK).
Executive Director and Member of the Group Management Board of Mouchel Group plc.
Executive Director and Member of the Management Board of Hedra PLC.
Managing Director of Atos (UK).
Independent Commissioner of the Geospatial Commission.
Vice Chair of City St. George's, University of London (formerly City, University of London).
commitments Chair of the Zinc Network.
Independent Non-Executive Director of Buro Happold Limited.
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ian El-Mokadem is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with international experience in business transformation and acquisitions and disposals.
He has a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Statistics from University College, London and an MBA from INSEAD.
Chief Executive Officer of RWS Holdings plc, V. Group and of Exova Group plc
Group Managing Director, UK & Ireland of Compass Group plc and senior management positions with Centrica plc and the global management consultancy, Accenture.
Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of Diploma PLC.
Director of Roegate Consulting Limited.
Independent Non-Executive Director

senior executive experience across a broad range of business, legal, commercial and governance matters as well as strong international experience.
She is a solicitor with a law degree from the University of Southampton.
Executive Director and General Counsel of Invensys plc and Telewest Communications plc.
Senior Independent Director of Ultra Electronics plc.
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee of Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc.
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee IQE plc.
Non-Executive Director and member of the Nomination and Remuneration and Sustainability Committees of IMI plc.
Independent Non-Executive Director

Tim Lodge is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has a strong finance and accounting background with over 30 years' experience in financial roles within international organisations, some eight of which were spent as Chief Financial Officer. He has considerable experience in leading significant strategic and operational transformation and driving commercial performance.
He has an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.
Chief Financial Officer at Tate & Lyle PLC and COFCO International and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Aryzta AG.
Chair of the Management Committee of the Cordwainers Livery Company.
commitments Non-Executive Director of Howden Joinery Group Plc.
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of SSP Group plc.
Senior Independent Director of Arco Limited.
Director of An African Canvas (UK) Limited.
Trustee of Gambia School Support.
Independent Non-Executive Director

Designated Non-Executive Director for Employee Voice
Appointed to the Board August 2020
Dame Sue Owen DCB has significant experience of government and economic policy, having held senior roles in several government departments.
She has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Economics from Cardiff University.
Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Diversity and Inclusion Champion, chair of the Charity for Civil Servants and senior posts in the Department for Work and Pensions, Department for International Development, Foreign Office and HM Treasury.
commitments Chair of the Royal Ballet Governors.
Specialist Partner at Flint-Global Advisory.
Non-Executive Director of Pantheon International plc.
Non-Executive Director of Pool Reinsurance Company Limited and Pool Reinsurance (Nuclear) Limited.
Non-Executive Director of Methera-Global Communications.
Trustee of Opera Holland Park.
Supervisory Board member of DAF NV.
Chair of the UK Debt Management Office Advisory Board.
Notice is hereby given that the 2025 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Serco Group plc ("Serco" or the "Company") will be held at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ on Thursday, 24 April 2025 at 10am to consider and, if thought fit, pass the resolutions detailed below. Resolutions 1 to 7 and 11 are proposed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 8 to 10, 12 and 13 as special resolutions:
4(a) To elect Victoria Hull as a Director.
such authorities to apply after this resolution is passed in substitution for all existing authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 and to expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or 6pm on 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier, unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements before the authority expires which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authority expires and the Directors may allot shares or grant such rights under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
References in this Resolution 7 to the nominal amount of rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares (including where such rights are referred to as equity securities as defined in Section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) are to the nominal amount of shares that may be allotted pursuant to the rights.
For the purposes of this resolution, "fully pre-emptive offer" means an offer to:
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter;
(b) to the allotment of equity securities pursuant to the authority granted by paragraph (a) of Resolution 7 and/or sale of treasury shares for cash (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,047,710; and
(c) to the allotment of equity securities pursuant to the authority granted by paragraph (a) of Resolution 7 and/ or sale of treasury shares for cash (otherwise than under paragraphs (a) or (b) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to 20% 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 Directors determine to be of a kind contemplated by paragraph 3 of Section 2B of the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this notice,
such authority to apply until the end of the Company's next annual general meeting after this resolution is passed (or, if earlier, until 6pm on 30 June 2026) unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements before the authority expires which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and/or treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Directors may allot equity securities and/or sell treasury shares under any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
For the purpose of this Resolution 8, "fully pre-emptive offer" has the same meaning as in Resolution 7 above.
such authority to apply until the end of the Company's next annual general meeting after this resolution is passed (or, if earlier, 6pm on 30 June 2026) unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements before the authority expires which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and/or treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Directors may allot equity securities (and/or sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
provided that the total aggregate amount of political donations and political expenditure pursuant to this authority shall not exceed £100,000 for the Group as a whole, and the amount authorised under each of paragraphs (a) to (c) shall be limited to such amount. All existing authorisations and approvals relating to political donations or political expenditure under Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 are hereby revoked without prejudice to any donation made or expenditure incurred prior to the date hereof pursuant to such authorisation or approval.
For the purposes of this resolution, the terms 'political donation', 'political parties', 'political organisation' and 'political expenditure' have the meanings given by sections 363 to 365 of the Companies Act 2006.
By order of the Board
Nickesha Graham-Burrell Group Company Secretary
20 March 2025 Serco Group plc
Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY
Registered in England and Wales Company number 02048608
The business which may be dealt with at the AGM includes any statement that the Company has been required under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website.
The same documents will also be available for inspection at the AGM venue, 15 minutes before the commencement of the AGM on Thursday, 24 April 2025 and until the conclusion of the meeting.
The AGM of Serco Group plc will be held at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ.
The venue is fully accessible by public transport:
The nearest underground station is Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) and the nearest DLR station is Heron Quays, both of which are a short walk away from the venue. The most convenient exit from the Canary Wharf underground station is the Upper Bank Street exit.
Your choice of bus services:
D3 Bethnal Green to Canary Wharf
D7 Mile End to Canary Wharf
D8 Stratford to Canary Wharf
135 Moorfields to Canary Wharf
277 Highbury and Islington to Canary Wharf
N550 Trafalgar Square to Canary Wharf (Night Bus)
The venue is located within walking distance of the public car park, Jubilee Place Car Park: Entrance to the Jubilee Place Car Park is located on Bank Street (use E14 5NY for sat nav).
The building is wheelchair accessible directly from Upper Bank Street. There is a drop-off/pick-up point directly outside the building where cars can stop temporarily to ease access. A lift is available from the ground floor to the main reception area on the first floor. Should you require any assistance, please ask reception upon arrival.
Accessible/disabled toilets are located on the ground floor behind reception and in both meeting room areas. If you need assistance, please let reception know.
Please remember to bring your Attendance Card with you. Please bring some form of identification with you to the AGM in case we need to verify that your name appears on our register of shareholders or proxies.
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We would advise you that we reserve the right to check bags or briefcases. We do not permit behaviour that may interfere with anyone's security, safety or the good order of the meeting.
We do not permit cameras (including mobile phone cameras) or recording equipment at the meeting and we would be grateful if you could ensure that you have switched off all electronic communication devices before entering the meeting.
Questions relating to the business of the AGM can be submitted ahead of the meeting by email to [email protected] or by post to Group Company Secretariat, Serco Group plc, Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY. Where appropriate, we will provide written answers to questions. Any pre-submitted questions should be submitted by 10am on Tuesday, 22 April 2025.
By providing the information required to register in advance to attend and participate at the AGM electronically, you confirm that you consent to the provision of such information, including any personal data contained therein, to Equiniti and to the further transfer by them of that information and personal data (if applicable) to other agents of the Company for the purpose of facilitating your attendance and participation at the AGM electronically.
The Company's Privacy Policy is available on the Company's website at www.serco.com.
Resolution 13, proposed as a special resolution, seeks shareholder approval to adopt the Revised Articles to update the Current Articles which were adopted in 2018.
The principal changes introduced in the Revised Articles are summarised below and are primarily to reflect developments in market practice. As part of the Company's continued support of gender diversity, all references to gender have been made gender neutral throughout the Revised Articles. Other changes (for example, to definitions) which are minor, technical or clarificatory have not been noted below.
References to article numbers in this Appendix A are references to the Revised Articles.
The Revised Articles amend the provisions relating to untraced shareholders (being shareholders to whom at least three dividend payments remain unclaimed) by reducing the time period after which the Company is entitled to sell the shares of an untraced shareholder from twelve years to six years after the Company first stops paying dividends on the shares to the relevant shareholder in accordance with Article 111.
The Company's right to sell the shares remains conditional upon: (i) a notice first being sent to the shareholder's last known address after the six-year period has passed; and (ii) the expiry of three further months, during which the Company does not receive any communication from the relevant shareholder. The Revised Articles provide that the Company must use reasonable steps to trace the untraced member including using, if appropriate, a professional asset reunification company or other tracing agent.
The Revised Articles also provide that following the sale, the proceeds will be forfeited and belong to the Company. This modifies the position under the Current Articles where the Company remained liable to the relevant shareholder in respect of any net proceeds forfeited to the Company.
Additionally, the Revised Articles provide that dividends unclaimed for six years will be forfeited, in line with the proposed change in respect of untraced shareholders. This modifies the position under the Current Articles, where the relevant period is twelve years.
The Revised Articles include a new provision permitting the Company to change its name by Board resolution, in line with market practice.
The Revised Articles provide that the Board has absolute discretion to alter any of the arrangements in relation to a general meeting if the Board considers it impracticable, undesirable or unreasonable to hold the meeting at the time, date or place and/or on the electronic platform stated in the notice calling such meeting. The Board will also have absolute discretion to determine the manner in which notice of any rearranged meeting will be provided to shareholders. The Revised Articles remove the requirement for a notice relating to the rearranged meeting to be published in two national newspapers in the United Kingdom.
The Revised Articles include updated provisions on payment procedures for dividends and other monies payable in relation to shares in line with current market practice. In particular, the Revised Articles provide greater discretion for directors to choose the method of payment, including electronic payment.

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14 March 2025
Dear Sir/Madam,
Statement to Serco Group plc (no. 02048608) on ceasing to hold office as auditors pursuant to section 519 of the Companies Act 2006
The reason connected with our ceasing to hold office is the holding of a competitive tender for the audit, in which we decided not to participate.
Yours faithfully,
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