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Notice of AnnualGeneral Meeting 2022This year’s Annual General Meeting will beheld at 11.00am on Thursday 5 May 2022.This notice of meeting sets out theresolutions that shareholders are beingasked to consider and vote on. Theseresolutions are an important part of thegovernance of the Company and allshareholders are urged to vote, whetherthey are able to attend the meeting or not.At the 2021 AGM shareholders gaveapproval for a change to be made to theCompany’s Articles of Association toenable the Company to hold “hybrid”general meetings (including AGMs) as acombined physical and electronic meeting,thereby enabling shareholders to attend themeeting physically in person or to attendremotely via use of an electronic platform.After the constraints on physical attendanceat AGMs over the last two years as a resultof the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company islooking forward to welcoming shareholdersin person to the 2022 AGM venue, as wellas giving shareholders who would prefernot to attend in person the opportunity toparticipate in the meeting electronically.Physical attendance remains subject to anyprevailing UK government regulations inrespect of COVID-19 which may be in placeat the time of the AGM, and any changes tothe arrangements set out in this Notice willbe posted on the Company’s AGM websiteat www.baesystems.com/reporting.Arrangements for the 2022 AGMThe two options for attending andparticipating at the AGM are as follows:– Attend electronically – Access to themeeting electronically will be available at:https://web.lumiagm.com/154-791-916.This will enable you to watch a livebroadcast of the proceedings. You willbe able to submit questions up to anhour before the meeting starts as wellas during the meeting; and vote on theresolutions once the poll is open.Please see the notes and step-by-stepguide on pages 12 and 13 on how tojoin the meeting remotely, ask questionsand submit your votes at the meeting.– ttend physically at the AGMAvenue – The physical meeting will beheld at Hall 5, Farnborough InternationalExhibition and Conference Centre,Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6QT.A road map and instructions on how toreach the venue are set out on page 14.Shareholders (or their duly appointedproxies or corporate representatives) areasked not to attend the AGM venue if, onthe date of the AGM, they feel unwell orthey, or members of their household, aredisplaying COVID-19 symptoms, or haverecently tested positive for COVID-19, orbeen exposed to someone who isdisplaying COVID-19 symptoms or who hasrecently tested positive for COVID-19.The Company may put in place COVID-19related safety measures, including but notlimited to social distancing, as a conditionof admission. Please note that, in order tosafeguard our employees and other staff atthe venue, there will be no technologyexhibition nor will lunch or refreshmentsother than water be provided.Voting by proxyYou can alternatively vote by proxy on theresolutions put to shareholders in advanceeither online or by post as follows:– Online – if you have accessed thisnotice electronically, you simply need toclick on the electronic voting icon onthe Company’s AGM website page atwww.baesystems.com/reporting.ImportantThis document is important andrequires your immediate attention. Ifyou are in any doubt as to the actionyou should take, you should consultyour stockbroker, bank manager,solicitor, accountant or otherprofessional adviser authorised underthe Financial Services and Markets Act2000 immediately.If you have sold or otherwise transferredall of your shares, please send thisdocument, together with theaccompanying Form of Proxy, as soon aspossible to the purchaser or transferee,or to the stockbroker, bank or other agentthrough whom the sale or transfer waseffected for transmission to the purchaseror transferee.RecommendationYour Directors consider that each of theproposals detailed in the Notice ofMeeting will be of benefit to and in thebest interests of the Company and theshareholders as a whole. The Directorsintend to vote in favour of all Resolutionsin respect of their own beneficial holdingsof ordinary shares in the Company andunanimously recommend othershareholders to do likewise.– By post – if you received the 2021Report & Accounts you will also havereceived a proxy card. Instructions onvoting can be found on the proxy card.It is good practice for companies to take apoll on all resolutions put to shareholdersand the Company has used such polls for anumber of years. This allows allshareholders to have their votes recognisedwhether or not they are able to attend themeeting, physically or electronically. Theresults of the voting on the resolutions willbe posted on the Company’s website afterthe meeting.Job No: 46388.11Proof Event: 14Customer: BAEProject Title: Notice of Meeting 2022Black Line Level: 0Park Communications LtdAlpine Way London E6 6LAT: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600

02Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022To BAE Systems plc Ordinary ShareholdersNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meetingof BAE Systems plc will be held on Thursday 5 May 2022 at11.00 am.RESOLUTION 11 – Re-election of directorTHAT Stephen Pearce be and is hereby re-elected a Director ofthe Company.The physical meeting will be held at Hall 5, FarnboroughInternational Exhibition and Conference Centre, Farnborough,Hampshire GU14 6QT and electronic access will be via:https://web.lumiagm.com/154-791-916RESOLUTION 12 – Re-election of directorTHAT Nicole Piasecki be and is hereby re-elected a Director of theCompany.The meeting has been convened for the purpose of transacting thefollowing business:RESOLUTION 13 – Re-election of directorTHAT Charles Woodburn be and is hereby re-elected a Director ofthe Company.To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following Resolutions1-20, which will be proposed as ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS:RESOLUTION 1 – Receipt of the Report and AccountsTHAT the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended31 December 2021 now laid before this meeting be and are herebyreceived.RESOLUTION 2 – Approval of the Directors’ RemunerationReportTHAT the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the RemunerationCommittee and the Annual Report on Remuneration (as set out onpages 139 to 168 of the Annual Report and Accounts for thefinancial year ended 31 December 2021) be and are herebyapproved.RESOLUTION 3 – Authorisation of the payment of the finaldividendTHAT the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 of15.2 pence per ordinary share be and is hereby declared payableon 1 June 2022 to Ordinary Shareholders whose names appearedon the Register of Members at the close of business on 22 April2022.RESOLUTION 4 – Re-election of directorTHAT Nicholas Anderson be and is hereby re-elected a Director ofthe Company.RESOLUTION 5 – Re-election of directorTHAT Thomas Arseneault be and is hereby re-elected a Director ofthe Company.RESOLUTION 6 – Re-election of directorTHAT Sir Roger Carr be and is hereby re-elected a Director of theCompany.RESOLUTION 14 – Election of directorTHAT Crystal E Ashby be and is hereby elected a Director of theCompany.RESOLUTION 15 – Election of directorTHAT Ewan Kirk be and is hereby elected a Director of theCompany.RESOLUTION 16 – Re-appointment of the AuditorsTHAT Deloitte LLP be and are hereby re-appointed Auditors of theCompany to hold office until the next General Meeting at whichaccounts are laid before the Company.RESOLUTION 17 – Authority to agree Auditors’ remunerationTHAT the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors be and ishereby authorised to agree the remuneration of the Auditors.RESOLUTION 18 – Political DonationsTHAT(i) the Company and those companies which are subsidiaries ofthe Company at any time during the period for which thisresolution has effect be authorised for the purposes of Part 14of the Companies Act 2006 (the “2006 Act”) during the periodfrom the date of the passing of this resolution to the earlier ofthe conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting in2023 or close of business on 30 June 2023:(a) to make political donations to political parties, and/orindependent election candidates;(b) to make political donations to political organisations otherthan political parties; and(c) to incur political expenditure,RESOLUTION 7 – Re-election of directorTHAT Dame Elizabeth Corley be and is hereby re-elected aDirector of the Company. up to an aggregate amount of 100,000, and the amountauthorised under each of paragraphs (a) to (c) shall also belimited to such amount; andRESOLUTION 8 – Re-election of directorTHAT Bradley Greve be and is hereby re-elected a Director of theCompany.(ii) all existing authorisations and approvals relating to politicaldonations or expenditure under Part 14 of the 2006 Act arehereby revoked without prejudice to any donation made orexpenditure incurred prior to the date hereof pursuant to suchauthorisation or approval; andRESOLUTION 9 – Re-election of directorTHAT Jane Griffiths be and is hereby re-elected a Director of theCompany.RESOLUTION 10 – Re-election of directorTHAT Christopher Grigg be and is hereby re-elected a Director ofthe Company.(iii) words and expressions defined for the purpose of the 2006Act shall have same meaning in this resolution.RESOLUTION 19 – BAE Systems Share Incentive PlanTHAT the Directors be hereby authorised to continue to operatethe BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan in accordance with thewww.baesystems.comJob No: 46388.11Proof Event: 14Customer: BAEProject Title: Notice of Meeting 2022Black Line Level: 0Park Communications LtdAlpine Way London E6 6LAT: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600

03Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022 continuedrules of the plan, which are summarised in the appendix to thisNotice of Annual General Meeting, and a copy of which isproduced to the Annual General Meeting and initialled by theChairman for the purposes of identification.RESOLUTION 20 – Authority to allot new sharesTHAT the authority conferred on the Directors by Article 8(B)(i) ofthe Company’s Articles of Association be renewed for the periodending at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual GeneralMeeting in 2023 or at the close of business on 30 June 2023,whichever is the earlier, and for such period the Section 551Amount shall be 26,218,927.The authorities in this Resolution apply in substitution for allprevious authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the 2006 Act.To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following Resolutions 21to 23 which will be proposed as SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS:RESOLUTION 21 – Disapplication of pre-emption rightsTHAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 20 above, the powerconferred on the Directors by Article 8(B)(ii) of the Company’sArticles of Association be renewed for the period referred to insuch Resolution and for such period the Section 561 Amount shallbe 3,933,232.Such authority shall be in substitution for all previous powerspursuant to Section 561 of the 2006 Act.RESOLUTION 22 – Authority to purchase own sharesTHAT the Company be and is hereby unconditionally and generallyauthorised for the purposes of Section 701 of the 2006 Act tomake market purchases (as defined in Section 693 of the 2006Act) of its ordinary shares of 2.5p each in the capital of theCompany provided that:(a) the maximum number of shares that may be purchased is314,658,597;(b) the minimum price which may be paid for each share is 2.5p;(c) the maximum price which may be paid for each share is thehigher of (i) 105 per cent of the average of the middle marketquotations of the Company’s ordinary shares as derived fromthe London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the fivebusiness days immediately preceding the day on which suchshare is contracted to be purchased, and (ii) the higher of theprice of the last independent trade and the highest currentindependent bid on the London Stock Exchange;(d) this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company held in 2023 or, if earlier, atthe close of business on 30 June 2023 (except in relation to thepurchase of shares the contract for which was concludedbefore the expiry of such authority and which may be executedwholly or partly after such expiry) unless such authority isrenewed prior to such time.RESOLUTION 23 – Notice of general meetingsTHAT a general meeting other than an annual general meeting maybe called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice.By Order of the BoardNotes1. Shareholders are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any oftheir rights to attend and to speak and vote on their behalf at themeeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company.2. A proxy form which may be used to make such appointment andgive proxy instructions has been sent to all shareholders (exceptthose who have elected to receive notice via email who should referto paragraph 7 below, or those shareholders who are deemed tohave consented to receive communications via the Company’swebsite and who will have received a shareholder voting instructioncard). If a shareholder wishes to appoint someone other than theChairman of the meeting to act as the shareholder’s proxy, theshareholder should delete the reference to the Chairman in the proxyform, and insert in block letters the name of the person that theshareholder wishes to appoint in the space provided, and initial thealteration. Shareholders who have received a shareholder voting instructioncard or a proxy card may appoint a proxy or proxies electronicallyvia the Company’s website at www.baesystems.com/reportingusing the Voting ID, Task ID, and Shareholder Reference Number onthe proxy card or shareholder voting instruction card. Electronicproxy appointments must be received no later than 11.00 am UKtime on 3 May 2022. CREST members who wish to appoint proxiesthrough the CREST electronic appointment service should refer toparagraphs 12-15 below.3. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy, who may be thesame person, in relation to the Annual General Meeting providedthat each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to adifferent share or shares held by that shareholder. If in such case ashareholder wishes to appoint more than one proxy, the shareholdershould photocopy the proxy form and indicate in the relevant boxthe number of shares in relation to which the shareholder authorisesthem to act as the shareholder’s proxy. The shareholder shouldindicate by marking the relevant box on the proxy card if more thanone proxy is being appointed.4. In the case of joint holders the signature of any one of them willsuffice. The vote of the senior party tendering the vote (whether inperson or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes ofthe other joint holders and, for this purpose, seniority shall bedetermined by the order in which the names stand in the Register ofMembers in respect of the joint holding.5. To be valid any proxy form or other instrument appointing a proxymust be completed, signed and returned, together with the power ofattorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a dulycertified copy thereof, so as to be received by post or (during normalbusiness hours only) by hand at the office of the Company’sRegistrar, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, WestSussex BN99 6DA not later than 11.00 am UK time on 3 May 2022,being not less than 48 hours before the time for which the meeting isconvened.6. The return of a completed proxy form, other such instrument or anyCREST Proxy Instruction (as described in paragraph 13 below) willnot prevent a shareholder attending the Annual General Meeting andvoting in person if he/she wishes to do so.7. Shareholders who have elected to receive notice via email, and whohave therefore not received a proxy card, may appoint a proxy orproxies electronically via the Company’s website at www.baesystems.com/reporting using their usual Shareview portfolioidentification particulars. Electronic proxy appointments must bereceived no later than 11.00 am UK time on 3 May 2022.8. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominatedunder section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 to enjoy informationrights (a “Nominated Person”) may, under an agreement betweenhim/her and the shareholder by whom he/she was nominated, havea right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as aproxy for the Annual General Meeting. If a Nominated Person has nosuch appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may,David ParkesCompany Secretary30 March 20226 Carlton GardensLondon SW1Y 5ADwww.baesystems.comJob No: 46388.11Proof Event: 14Customer: BAEProject Title: Notice of Meeting 2022Black Line Level: 0Park Communications LtdAlpine Way London E6 6LAT: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600

04Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022 continuedunder any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to theshareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.9. The statement of rights of shareholders in relation to theappointment of proxies in paragraphs 1 to 7 above does not apply toNominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs canonly be exercised by shareholders of the Company.10. Entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting, and the number ofvotes which may be cast at the meeting, will be determined byreference to the Company’s Register of Members at 6.30pm on3 May 2022 or, if the meeting is adjourned, 6.30pm two days beforethe time fixed for the adjourned meeting (as the case may be).Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shallbe disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend andvote at the meeting.11. As at 15 March 2022 (being the latest practicable business day priorto the publication of this Notice) the Company’s issued share capitalconsisted of 3,379,914,106 ordinary shares and one special share.Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to attend and vote at generalmeetings of the Company. The voting rights of treasury shares (ofwhich there were 233,328,131 as of 15 March 2022) are suspended.The holder of the special share is entitled to attend general meetingsof the Company, but is not entitled to vote. Accordingly the totalnumber of voting rights as of 15 March 2022 is 3,146,585,975. Theconsent of the holder of the special share is required in certainlimited circumstances, as set out in the Company’s Articles ofAssociation. At the Company’s 2022 AGM, all resolutions will bevoted on by way of a poll. On a vote by poll, every ordinaryshareholder who is present in person or by proxy has one vote forevery ordinary share of which he/she is the holder.12. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies throughthe CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so byusing the procedures described in the CREST Manual (available viawww.euroclear.com). CREST Personal Members or other CRESTsponsored members, and those CREST members who haveappointed a voting service provider, should refer to their CRESTsponsor or voting service provider, who will be able to take theappropriate action on their behalf.13. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using theCREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a“CREST Proxy Instruction”) must be properly authenticated inaccordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications,and must contain the information required for such instruction, asdescribed in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless ofwhether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is anamendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxymust, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by theissuer’s agent, Equiniti (ID RA19), no later than 11.00 am on 3 May2022, being not less than 48 hours before the time for which themeeting is convened. For this purpose, the time of receipt will betaken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to themessage by the CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer’sagent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in themanner prescribed by CREST. After this time any change ofinstructions to proxies appointed through CREST should becommunicated to the appointee through other means.those sections of the CREST manual concerning practical limitationsof the CREST systems and timings.15. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in thecircumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the UncertificatedSecurities Regulations 2001.16. Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or morecorporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of itspowers as a member provided that they do not do so in relation tothe same shares.17. Under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, members meetingthe threshold requirements set out in that section have the right torequire the Company to publish on a website a statement setting outany matter relating to (i) the audit of the Company’s accounts(including the auditor’s report and the conduct of the audit) that areto be laid before the Annual General Meeting; or (ii) anycircumstance connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing tohold office since the previous meeting at which annual accounts andreports were laid in accordance with section 437 of the CompaniesAct 2006. The Company may not require the shareholdersrequesting any such website publication to pay its expenses incomplying with section 527 or 528 of the Companies Act 2006.Where the Company is required to place a statement on a websiteunder section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it must forward thestatement to the Company’s auditor not later than the time when itmakes the statement available on the website. The business whichmay be dealt with at the Annual General Meeting includes anystatement that the Company has been required under section 527 ofthe Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website.18. Any member attending the meeting in person or electronically hasthe right to ask questions. The Company must cause to beanswered any such question relating to the business being dealtwith at the meeting but no such answer need be given if (a) to do sowould interfere unduly with the preparation of the meeting or involvethe disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has alreadybeen 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 orderof the meeting that the question be answered.19. A copy of this notice, and other information required by s311A of theCompanies Act 2006, can be found at www.baesystems.com/reporting.20. Shareholders may not use any electronic address provided in thisNotice or any related documents (including the proxy form) tocommunicate with the Company for any purposes other than thoseexpressly stated.14. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors, orvoting service providers, should note that Euroclear UK and IrelandLimited does not make available special procedures in CREST forany 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, ifthe CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsoredmember, or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure thathis/her CREST sponsor or voting service provider takes) such actionas shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted bymeans of the CREST system by any particular time. In thisconnection, CREST members (and, where applicable, their CRESTsponsors or voting system providers) are referred, in particular, towww.baesystems.comJob No: 46388.11Proof Event: 14Customer: BAEProject Title: Notice of Meeting 2022Black Line Level: 0Park Communications LtdAlpine Way London E6 6LAT: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600

05Notes on the Resolutions1. NOTES ON THE RESOLUTIONSDirectors’ Biographies1.1 Resolution 2 – Approval of Directors’ Remuneration ReportThe statement by the Remuneration Committee Chairman and theAnnual Remuneration Report (on pages 139 to 168 of the 2021Annual Report) is being put to the shareholders as an annualadvisory vote.Nick Anderson – Non-executive directorAppointed to the Board: 2020As required by regulation, the statement by the Chairman of theRemuneration Committee covers major decisions on directors’remuneration during the year, changes during the year, and thecontext in which the changes occurred and the decisions havebeen taken.The Annual Remuneration Report reports on how the Company’sRemuneration Policy has been implemented and sets outpayments made in the financial year ended 31 December 2021.The Company’s current Remuneration Policy came into force atthe end of the 2020 AGM on 7 May 2020 following its approval byshareholders at that meeting.1.2 Resolutions 4-13 – Directors Standing For Re-electionIn line with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Codeand the Company’s Articles of Association, all directors arestanding for election or re-election to the Board except DameCarolyn Fairbairn and Ian Tyler, both of whom are standing downfrom the Board with effect from the close of the AGM.The Chairman (and the Senior Independent Director in respect ofthe Chairman) has confirmed that, based on the formalperformance evaluations undertaken at the end of 2021 and thebeginning of 2022, all of the directors remain committed to the roleand the individual performance and contribution of all directorscontinues to be effective. Also, in compliance with the Code, theCompany ensures that non-executive directors have sufficient timeto fulfil their obligations. This is assessed when a director isappointed and also in the event of there being a material change toan individual’s circumstances. The biographies set out oppositesummarise the skills, competence and experience of each of thedirectors which highlight their individual contributions to the Boardand their composite expertise.Nationality: UKKey contribution: Deep knowledge and experience of leadinginternational engineering and manufacturing operations.Skills, competence and experience: As Group Chief Executive of aFTSE 100 industrial engineering company, Nick has a strongrecord of leading and growing global businesses. His knowledgeand experience, particularly in leading international engineeringand manufacturing operations, are a particular asset to the Board.Since being appointed Group Chief Executive of Spirax-SarcoEngineering plc in January 2014, Nick has overseen the successfulglobal growth of Spirax-Sarco Engineering, which servescustomers in 130 countries worldwide. Prior to his roles atSpirax-Sarco Engineering, he was Vice-President of John CraneAsia Pacific and President of John Crane Latin America.Other non-executive appointments: None.Committee membership: Environmental, Social and GovernanceCommittee, Innovation and Technology Committee andNominations Committee.Tom Arseneault – President and Chief Executive Officer ofBAE Systems, Inc.Appointed to the Board: 2020Nationality: USKey contribution: Business leadership and wide-rangingoperational experience in US defence and commercial aerospacemarkets.Skills, competence and experience: Tom was appointed to theBoard on 1 April 2020, serving as President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of BAE Systems, Inc. Throughout his career, Tom has ledcomplex organisations responsible for fulfilling critical andtechnologically challenging missions. Most recently he served asPresident and Chief Operating Office of BAE Systems Inc., havinghad a 23 year career in various senior roles within BAE Systems,Inc.Prior to his senior leadership appointments, Tom managed variousorganisations and programmes for Sanders, a Lockheed MartinCompany, until it was acquired by BAE Systems in 2000. Earlier inhis career, he held a variety of engineering and programmemanagement positions with General Electric and TASC.Non-executive appointments: None.Sir Roger Carr – ChairmanAppointed to the Board: 2013Nationality: UKKey Contribution: Business and board leadership skills and insightdeveloped over many years across a range of businesses andother entities.Skills, competence and experience: Sir Roger was appointedChairman in 2014 having joined the Board in 2013 as ChairDesignate. He is an experienced company chairman with a wealthof knowledge gained across a number of business sectors. Withover two decades of boardroom experience, Sir Roger has a deepunderstanding of good stewardship, corporate governance andthe enablers of board effectiveness.www.baesystems.comJob No: 46388.11Proof Event: 14Customer: BAEProject Title: Notice of Meeting 2022Black Line Level: 0Park Communications LtdAlpine Way London E6 6LAT: 0207 055 6500 F: 020 7055 6600

06Notes on the Resolutions continuedSir Roger is a Senior Advisor to KKR and provides board advisoryservices for certain of its companies, Chairman of the EnglishNational Ballet and Vice President of the Royal Navy and RoyalMarines Charity.Brad Greve – Group Finance DirectorAppointed to the Board: 2020He has previously held a number of senior appointments includingChairman of Centrica plc, Vice Chairman of the BBC Trust, DeputyChairman and Senior Independent Director of the Court of theBank of England, President of the Confederation of British Industry,Chairman of Cadbury plc, Chairman of Chubb plc, Chairman ofMitchells & Butlers plc, Chairman of Thames Water plc and ChiefExecutive of Williams plc.Key contribution: Considerable international business and financialmanagement experience, particularly concerning large capitalprojects and programmes.Throughout his career he has served on a number of externalcommittees including the Prime Minister’s Business AdvisoryGroup, the Manufacturing Council of the CBI, The HiggsCommittee on Corporate Governance and Business for NewEurope. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragementof Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a Companion of theInstitute of Management, and an Honorary Fellow of the CharteredGovernance Institute. He is

broadcast of the proceedings. You will be able to submit questions up to an hour before the meeting starts as well as during the meeting; and vote on the resolutions once the poll is open. Please see the notes and step-by-step guide on pages 12 and 13 on how to join the meeting remotely, ask questions and submit your votes at the meeting.

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