Form of Proxy

TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 AND THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND THE AUDITOR ON THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TO RECEIVE, ADOPT AND APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 WHICH APPEARS ON PAGES 48 TO 50 OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 (OTHER THAN THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION POLICY

THAT HELEN M GALBRAITH, WHO RETIRES ANNUALLY, BE RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR

THAT STEPHEN J MITCHELL, WHO RETIRES ANNUALLY, BE RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR

THAT ANGUS W POTTINGER, WHO RETIRES ANNUALLY, BE RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR

THAT ANDREW K WATKINS, WHO RETIRES ANNUALLY, BE RE-ELECTED AS A DIRECTOR

TO RE-APPOINT DELOITTE LLP AS AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY TO HOLD OFFICE FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY

TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION

THAT THE COMPANYS DIVIDEND/CAPITAL REPAYMENT POLICY WITH REGARD TO QUARTERLY PAYMENTS AS SET OUT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE APPROVED

THAT, IN SUBSTITUTION FOR ANY EXISTING AUTHORITY, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH AUTHORITY PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AUTHORISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 OF THE COMPANIES

THAT, SUBJECT TO THE PASSING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 10, AND IN SUBSTITUTION FOR ANY EXISTING POWER BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH POWER PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY EMPOWERED

THAT, IN SUBSTITUTION FOR ANY EXISTING AUTHORITY BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH AUTHORITY PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE COMPANY BE AND IS HEREBY GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AUTHORISED, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 701 OF THE COMPANIES

THAT, THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY EMPOWERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 573 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 (AS AMENDED) (THE ACT) TO SELL EQUITY SECURITIES (WITHIN THE MEANINGS OF SECTIONS 560(1) AND 560(2) OF THE ACT) WHOLLY FOR CASH AS IF SECTION 561 OF THE ACT

THAT THE AGGREGATE LIMIT, CONTAINED WITHIN THE COMPANYS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FOR DIRECTORS FEES, THAT THE DIRECTORS MAY BE PAID BE INCREASED FROM GBP 175,000 PER ANNUM TO GBP 200,000 PER ANNUM