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2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

2

The year in review

4

Delivering on our priorities

6

Impossible to replicate portfolio

in the heart of London’s West End

8

Why we invest in London’s West End

10

Our competitive strengths

12

Chief Executive’s statement

16

Our purpose-led strategy

17

Our business model

18

Business model in action

20

Measuring performance

22

Our portfolio

30

Creating consumer experiences across our

West End portfolio

32

Portfolio and operating review

44

Stakeholder engagement

50

Financial review

59

Risk management

66

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

75

Viability statement

77

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78

Sustainability

80

Our environment, community and sustainability

approach and strategy

82

Our ESC governance structure

84

Our ESC approach in action

88

Our ESC progress in 2024

100

Our people and culture

102

Health, safety and security

2024 EPRA

Sustainability Data Report

March 2025

Our TCFD

Report 2024

March 2025

2040 Net Zero

Carbon Pathway

March 2025

EPRA Sustainability Data Report

TCFD Report

Net Zero Carbon Pathway

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responsibility/policies-and-reports.html

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responsibility/policies-and-reports.html

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en/responsibility/environment/net-zero-

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The leading central

London mixed-use REIT

Corporate governance report

106

Board of Directors

110

Chairman’s introduction

113

How the Board monitors culture and employee

engagement

114

The role of the Board and its Committees

116

Principal Board activities in 2024

118

Our section 172(1) statement

124

Division of responsibilities

126

Board skills, experience and background

127

Nomination Committee report

132

Audit Committee report

138

Directors’ remuneration report

162

Directors’ report

Financial statements

166

Directors’ responsibilities

167

Independent auditors’ report

174

Financial statements

178

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Additional information

218

Alternative performance measures

221

EPRA measures

226

Analysis of property portfolio

227

Historical record

228

Board and advisers

229

Dividends

230

Glossary

234

Greenhouse gas emissions

235

Shareholder information

236

Cautionary statement

The sections of the Annual Report which make up the Strategic

Report are set out on the inside cover. The Strategic Report has been

approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 26 February 2025.

On behalf of the Board

Ian Hawksworth

Chief Executive

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Shaftesbury Capital PLC is the leading

central London mixed-use REIT. Our property

portfolio extends to 2.7 million square feet of

lettable space across the most vibrant areas of

London’s West End. With a diverse mix of shops,

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our destinations include the high footfall, thriving

neighbourhoods of Covent Garden, Carnaby,

Soho and Chinatown. Our properties are close

to the main West End Underground stations and

transport hubs for the Elizabeth Line.

At a glance

Who we are Diverse mixed-use portfolio

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£4.8 bn

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Property valuation (billion)

Annualised gross income (million)

ERV (million)

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1Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

The year in review

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Excellent operating

performance

A sustainable business

ȟ Growth in rents, earnings, dividends and NTA

ȟ +16.2% underlying earnings driven by rental growth

and cost savings

ȟ +5.2% growth in EPRA NTA driven by +4.5% L-f-L

valuation growth

ȟ Dividend of 3.5p per share (2023: 3.15p)

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ȟ High footfall with +3% L-f-L customer sales growth

vs 2023

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ȟ 473 leasing transactions completed, £48.7 million,

+9% vs Dec 2023 ERV

ȟ Converting reversion into contracted income

ȟ High occupancy, 2.6% ERV available to let

ȟ Active capital rotation, improving portfolio quality

ȟ Commitment to become Net Zero Carbon by 2040

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ȟ 88% of units have an EPC rating of A-C

ȟ Ongoing stakeholder and community engagement

ȟ Value the communities that make our places thrive

ȟ Our people are key to our success and achieving

our purpose

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2 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial strength

Operational performance

Sustainability performance

EPRA NTA

200.2p

(2023: 190.3p)

Low vacancy

2.6%

Underlying earnings per share

4.0p

(Pro forma FY 2023: 3.4p)

L-f-L ERV growth

+7.7%

2024 ERV £250.6m

Reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions

on published 2019 baseline

34%

(2023: 31%)

EPRA LTV

27%

(2023: 31%)

Underlying earnings growth

+16.2%

Basic earnings per share

13.8p

(2023: 45.5p)

L-f-L annualised gross income

+8.0%

2024 AGI £202.8m

Employee engagement

82%

Access to liquidity

£560m

(2023: £486m)

Dividend growth

+11.1%

Property valuation

£5.0bn

(2023: £4.8bn)

L-f-L valuation growth

+4.5%

2024 valuation £5.0bn

Carbon footprint reduction on

published 2019 baseline

50%

(2023: 45%)

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3Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

Delivering on our priorities

Deliver growth in rents, earnings and dividends

Leasing ahead of previous passing rents and cost discipline has

resulted in 16.2 per cent growth in underlying earnings

and progressive dividends.

Active asset rotation through capital recycling

£340.6 million of disposals completed since merger, including

sale of 50 per cent interest in Longmartin associate. £86 million

reinvested in acquisitions, including the freehold interests in

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Maintain a strong balance sheet with access

to liquidity

Completion of new £75 million unsecured loan facility,

extension of £350 million senior unsecured loan facility to

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extending maturity to 2028.

Realise the long-term potential of our assets

Dynamic leasing and creative asset management activity has

resulted in 7.7 per cent L-f-L ERV growth and 4.5 per cent L-f-L

valuation growth during the year.

Our medium-term priorities

– Deliver growth in rents, earnings

and dividends

– Realise the long-term potential of our assets

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– Accretive investment into our portfolio

– Active asset rotation through capital recycling

– Maintain a strong balance sheet with access to

liquidity

– Deliver on our environmental commitments and

support our local communities and stakeholders

– Be a good partner for our people, customers and

stakeholders

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reduced to 37 per cent.

Deliver on our environmental commitments

and support our local communities and

stakeholders

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year of combined data as Shaftesbury Capital and achieved

a Gold award for our reporting.

Be a good partner for our people, customers

and stakeholders

Our Community Investment Forum which comprises employees

from across the business oversees our programme of community

investment which totalled £0.9 million of value this year.

We carried out an employee survey, which had an overall

engagement score of 82 per cent, ahead of the global benchmark.

Accretive investment into our portfolio

Active asset management and refurbishment initiatives,

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Street and The Floral, delivering rents in excess of £100 per

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5Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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in the heart of

London’s West End

c. 635

Buildings

c. 1,900

Lettable units

1

2.7m sq ft

Lettable space

£5.0bn

Portfolio valuation

Strategic report

33%

Food & beverage

18%

fDžóý

13%

Residential

36%

Retail

1. Excludes long-leasehold residential interests

Represents percentage of wholly-owned portfolio valuation

Carnaby Street

6 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

London is a leading global city and has long demonstrated its

enduring appeal as one of the world’s greatest cities, it has the

largest economy of any Western European city. Additionally,

there is a substantial population in south-east England within

easy commuting or visiting distance.

The breadth of its economy encompasses:

ȟ a leading global commercial centre

ȟ a major hub for creative industries, from technology to media

ȟ a globally-recognised location for education and research

ȟ home to world-class visual and performing arts facilities

ȟ diverse and vibrant residential communities

ȟ an unrivalled variety of heritage and cultural attractions which

draw large numbers of domestic and international visitors.

Why we invest in London’s

West End

Our property portfolio, valued at £5.0 billion, extends to 2.7 million square feet

of lettable space across the most vibrant areas of London’s West End.

At the heart of the city, the West End is a world-class

destination for innovative and accessible dining, shopping,

leisure, entertainment and culture with approximately 43

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district, attracting approximately 200 million domestic

and international visitors per annum. Its huge working and

residential population provides a regular, daily customer base

for its hospitality, retail and leisure businesses.

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which are close to major employment locations, transport

hubs and visitor attractions. We adopt a disciplined approach

to investment to deliver long-term income and value growth

through investment, curation and responsible stewardship,

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The West End, and our portfolio in particular, provides the

prospect of high occupancy, low capital requirements and

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buy tend to contain a mix of uses, we prefer those which either

have, or have the potential for, hospitality, retail or leisure-led

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At the heart of London’s transport network, our properties

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Elizabeth Line at Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street,

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major main line transport including Charing Cross Station and

Waterloo Station.

Our iconic destinations provide a seven-days-a-week trading

environment and exposure to an extensive and diverse local,

domestic and international customer base which has proven to

be resilient throughout economic cycles. There is a broad pool

of domestic and international investors attracted to prime West

End real estate.

London’s West End

c.200m

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West End visitors

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2024 Elizabeth Line journeys

1. NWEC

2. TfL

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10 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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term value across the West End

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11Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

Ian Hawksworth

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12 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Placing the customer at the heart of

our business

We continue to place the customer at the heart of our

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very successful Christmas trading period with a programme

of festive events and shopping evenings; footfall across the

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grow across all destinations, and we have launched new Soho

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As well as maintaining close contact and presence on our

estates, during the year, we launched a customer survey

to identify improvements across our operating platform to

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our data environment and are now proactively utilising our

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to support leasing activity and identify opportunities across

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13Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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translating into valuation growth

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yields in prime West End, which comprise predominantly

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international investors attracted to prime West End real estate,

where investment can provide the prospect of high occupancy,

đŁŁùǹùýķØĸùǹĐŁşǹţŜØóýǹØĸùǹşýıěØòıýǹđşŁƄŪĘǹěĸǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹóØţĘǹ

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Investment activity

fůşǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹØóŪěƃěŪƊǹěţǹĐŁóůţýùǹŁĸǹŁůşǹŪĘşýýǹóŁşýǹıŁóØŪěŁĸţȀǹ

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an active and disciplined approach to capital allocation and

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đşŁƄŪĘǹŜşŁţŜýóŪţǿǹfůşǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹěţǹŪŁǹØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹķýşěŪţǹŁĐǹ

all capital decisions including investment in our portfolio and

şýŜŁţěŪěŁĸěĸđǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţȀǹØóóşýŪěƃýǹØóŞůěţěŪěŁĸţȀǹŪĘýǹùěţŜŁţØıǹ

of non-strategic assets and the return of surplus capital to

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ěĸóýǹķýşđýşȀǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹşýØıěţýùǹɏǑǓǕǿǕǹķěııěŁĸǹØŪǹØǹŜşýķěůķǹ

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ØŜŜşŁƉěķØŪýıƊǹǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹƃØıůýǿǹDĸǹØùùěŪěŁĸȀǹ

ƄýǹóŁķŜıýŪýùǹŪĘýǹţØıýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

Longmartin investment to the joint venture partner for net

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ŁǹùØŪýǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹùýŜıŁƊýùǹɏǗǕǹķěııěŁĸǹěĸǹØóŞůěţěŪěŁĸţȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

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ŁĐǹòůěıùěĸđţǹóůşşýĸŪıƊǹůĸùýşǹşýƃěýƄǿǹfůşǹĐŁóůţǹěţǹŁĸǹØóŞůěşěĸđǹ

ŜşŁŜýşŪěýţǹƄĘěóĘǹýĸĘØĸóýǹØĸùǹóŁķŜıýķýĸŪǹŁůşǹýƉěţŪěĸđǹ

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óŁĸŪěĸůýǹƄěŪĘǹóØŜěŪØıǹýƉŜýĸùěŪůşýǹŁĐǹØŜŜşŁƉěķØŪýıƊǹǐǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹ

of portfolio value per annum on average to enhance value and

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Growth in rents, underlying earnings,

dividends and EPRA NTA

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ĸĸůØıěţýùǹđşŁţţǹěĸóŁķýǹěĸóşýØţýùǹòƊǹǗǿǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŪŁǹɏǑǏǑǿǗǹ

ķěııěŁĸǿǹ&¨ǹěĸóşýØţýùǹòƊǹǖǿǖǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹȡıěĮýțĐŁşțıěĮýȢǹŪŁǹɏǑǔǏǿǕǹ

ķěııěŁĸȀǹǑǓǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹØòŁƃýǹØĸĸůØıěţýùǹđşŁţţǹěĸóŁķýǿǹ9ŁşǹŪĘýǹ

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ǑǏǐǘǹıýƃýıţǿǹ&ǹƃØóØĸóƊǹĘØţǹşýùůóýùǹŪŁǹǒǿǘǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹȡ"ýóǹ

ǑǏǑǒȁǹǓǿǘǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȢǹƄěŪĘǹǑǿǕǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹØƃØěıØòıýǹŪŁǹıýŪǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

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at merger and we are targeting a reduction towards 30 per

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ŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹĘØƃěĸđǹşýùůóýùǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪıƊǹţěĸóýǹķýşđýşǿǹĸùýşıƊěĸđǹ

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ǒǿǔǹŜýĸóýǹŜýşǹţĘØşýȀǹůŜǹǐǐǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹŜşŁđşýţţěŁĸǹ

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14 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ØĸùǹýDžóěýĸóƊǿǹ&ǹW¨ǹěţǹǑǖǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹóŁƃýşǹ

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"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹØǹĸýƄǹɏǖǔǹķěııěŁĸǹůĸţýóůşýùǹıŁØĸǹĐØóěıěŪƊǹƄØţǹ

ýĸŪýşýùǹěĸŪŁȀǹŪĘýǹŁĸýțƊýØşǹýƉŪýĸţěŁĸǹŁŜŪěŁĸǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹɏǒǔǏǹķěııěŁĸǹ

ţýĸ죺ǹůĸţýóůşýùǹıŁØĸǹĐØóěıěŪěýţǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹýƉýşóěţýùǹØĸùǹƄýǹ

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ýĸţůşěĸđǹěŪǹěţǹƄýııțŜŁţěŪěŁĸýùǹŪŁǹØóŪǹŁĸǹķØşĮýŪǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǿǹ

Our people, values and culture

fůşǹŜýŁŜıýǹØşýǹŁĸýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹóŁķŜýŪěŪěƃýǹţŪşýĸđŪĘţǿǹDǹØķǹ

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demonstrating our corporate values whilst delivering high

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ØĸǹŁƃýşØııǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹţóŁşýǹŁĐǹǗǑǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹØĘýØùǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

đıŁòØıǹòýĸóĘķØşĮǿǹfƃýşØııȀǹŪĘýǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹĐýýùòØóĮǹşýóýěƃýùǹ

within the survey was positive and where areas of improvement

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ŁĐǹŁůşǹŜýŁŜıýǹØĸùǹĘØƃýǹěĸŪşŁùůóýùǹØǹĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǹŪŁǹ

support our colleagues, providing greater career development

ŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹŁƃýşǹŪěķýǿǹ

Our sustainable approach

fůşǹ&ĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪȀǹůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹØĸùǹŁķķůĸěŪƊǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹ

ùýıěƃýşţǹƃØıůýǹĐŁşǹŁůşǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǹŪĘşŁůđĘǹŁůşǹıŁĸđțŪýşķȀǹ

şýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹţŪýƄØşùţĘěŜǹŁĐǹŁůşǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸţǿǹfůşǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹ

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ƃěţěŪěĸđȀǹƄŁşĮěĸđǹØĸùǹıěƃěĸđǿǹ©ýǹØşýǹóŁķķěŪŪýùǹŪŁǹķýýŪěĸđǹŁůşǹ

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ýıýóŪşěóěŪƊǿǹfůşǹóůţŪŁķýşǹţůşƃýƊǹØıţŁǹóŁƃýşýùǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊȀǹěĸǹ

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ØĸùǹòýŪŪýşǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹŜşěŁşěŪěýţǿǹ

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şýĐůşòěţĘķýĸŪǹŜşŁđşØķķýȀǹƄýǹóŁĸŪěĸůýǹŪŁǹěķŜşŁƃýǹŪĘýǹýĸýşđƊǹ

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&¨ǹĘØţǹ&ǹşØŪěĸđţǹŁĐǹțǹØĸùǹǖǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹóŁķķýşóěØıǹ

ØţţýŪţǹĘØƃýǹ&ǹşØŪěĸđǹŁĐǹțǿǹUýƊǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţǹ

ěĸóıůùýǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹěĸǹŁůşǹòůěıùěĸđţȀǹŜşěŁşěŪěţěĸđǹŜýùýţŪşěØĸţǹ

ƄĘýşýǹŜŁţţěòıýǹŪĘşŁůđĘǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǹŪŁǹýĸĘØĸóýǹŪĘýǹŜůòıěóǹşýØıķȀǹ

ěķŜşŁƃěĸđǹØěşǹŞůØıěŪƊǹØĸùǹŁůşǹýƉŪýĸţěƃýǹđşýýĸěĸđǹŜşŁđşØķķýǿǹ

ţǹƄýǹıŁŁĮǹØĘýØùȀǹƄýǹƄěııǹůŪěıěţýǹŪýóĘĸŁıŁđƊǹØĸùǹěĸĸŁƃØŪěŁĸǹ

ŪŁǹýĸĘØĸóýǹŁůşǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪěĸůýǹŪŁǹƄŁşĮǹóıŁţýıƊǹƄěŪĘǹ

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ţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹđŁØıţǿǹ

Community engagement

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supporting charities focused on education and employment

opportunities, addressing issues of homelessness and food

hardship, veterans and connecting older people in the local

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Outlook

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customer sales growth, limited vacancy and a strong leasing

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and valuation well underpinned and are positioned for further

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15Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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17Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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18 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Properties with an EPC rating of A to C

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2024

21Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Summary:

– Total property valuation growth of +4.5 per cent L-f-L to £5.0 billion

(2023: £4.8 billion)

– 8.0 per cent growth in annualised gross income to £202.8 million

(2023: £192.8 million)

– 7.7 per cent L-f-L ERV growth to £250.6 million (2023: £236.9 million)

– 473 leasing transactions completed 9.1 per cent ahead of December

2023 ERV and 14.4 per cent ahead of previous passing rent

– High occupancy, 2.6 per cent of ERV available to let

– £246.6 million property disposals since merger, with £86 million

reinvested in acquisitions

– In addition, sale of 50 per cent interest in Longmartin joint venture

for £94 million

Strategy:

– Deliver long-term sustainable rental income and value growth

– Creative and active approach to asset management across the portfolio

– Place our customer at the heart of the business to deliver best in class

service to our customers

– Leverage deep understanding of consumers and commercial data

– Attract the best brands and concepts to meet evolving consumer demand

– Invest in and nurture our remarkable destinations in London’s West End

– Dynamic leasing strategy

– Re-use, re-purpose and improve our buildings

– Enhance public realm

– Responsible stewardship; minimising our environmental impact

– Broad community and stakeholder engagement

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23Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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A world-class

mixed-use

destination

Covent Garden is a world-class global destination in the heart

of the West End, steeped in history with a rich heritage, made

up of unique neighbourhoods including the iconic Piazza,

Market Building and surrounding streets, together with Seven

Dials, a seventeenth-century network of streets and courtyards.

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neighbourhood. These sit alongside historic architecture and

cultural institutions including the world-renowned Royal Opera

House and more than half of London’s West End theatres,

attracting both domestic and international visitors alike.

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square feet provides a broad range of unit sizes, attracting a

wide spectrum of retail and hospitality customers.

Strategic report | Our portfolio

42%

Retail

32%

Food and

beverage

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13%

Residential

Percentage of portfolio valuation as at 31 December 2024

24 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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1.4m

Sq. ft. of

lettable space

+3.7%

Valuation £2.7bn

+9.1%

ERV £134m

+7.2%

Annualised gross

income £104m

25Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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A globally

recognised,

vibrant district

Carnaby Street is a true London original. Constantly evolving,

it continues to challenge convention with its world-class culture,

game-changing culinary scene, and trendsetting style, courtesy

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boutiques. The diverse and vibrant character of Carnaby Street

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paired with the pedestrianised streets.

Our portfolio in central Soho focused on Berwick, Beak and

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independent businesses, iconic restaurants and entertainment

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0.9 million square feet with over 100 hospitality concepts across

which are a key ingredient to the vibrancy within the area.

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beverage

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Percentage of portfolio valuation as at 31 December 2024

26 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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0.9m

Sq. ft. of

lettable space

+6.4%

Valuation £1.6bn

+7.1%

ERV £82m

+12.1%

Annualised gross

income £66m

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Europe’s

premier

Chinatown

Europe’s premier Chinatown is in the heart of the West End’s

entertainment district. Its twelve predominately pedestrianised

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of Chinese and East Asian dining choices.

Equally thriving day and night, the area’s restaurants, bars, shops

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and authentic Asian retail stores, attract large numbers of

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16%

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61%

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20%

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Percentage of portfolio valuation as at 31 December 2024

28 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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0.4m

Sq. ft. of

lettable space

+3.7%

Valuation £0.7bn

+4.1%

ERV £34m

+2.8%

Annualised gross

income £32m

29Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Creating consumer experiences

across our West End portfolio

Strategic report

125k

new followers in 2024

We enliven and enhance our vibrant, predominantly pedestrianised, thriving

destinations through a thoughtful programme of events, campaigns and engaging

consumer experiences.

Creating unique consumer experiences

across our predominantly pedestrianised

destinations throughout the year enhances

operating metrics such as footfall,

conversion and spend which, through close

collaboration with our customers, in turn

supports our rental growth prospects.

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our digital platforms including social media,

email newsletters and website. During the

year, our level of engagement and number

of followers increased by 9 per cent in

aggregate across all destinations. We have

direct engagement with over 1.3 million

consumers across our channels and in

November 2024 launched a new consumer

website for Carnaby Street and Soho.

1.3m

total social audience

260k

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30 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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In 2024 we launched new Christmas

lighting schemes for Carnaby Street

and for Covent Garden’s Seven Dials

neighbourhood. Across the portfolio,

a series of festive shopping evening

and pop up performances were held,

including charity partnerships with

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Chinatown continues to see strong

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place in February 2025 celebrating the

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Strategic report

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Valuation (£m)

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1,784.2 1,664.8 877.9 4,326.9 644.7 4,971.6

Valuation (%) 36% 33% 18% 87% 13% 100%

WțĐțWǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹķŁƃýķýĸŪǹȡ9¯ǹǑǏǑǓȢ +7.5% +4.7% +3.1% +5.5% -1.6% +4.5%

L-f-L valuation movement (H2 2024) +6.5% +2.2% +1.2% +3.7% -1.0% +3.1%

Annualised gross income (£m) 73.2 73.0 33.6 179.8 23.0 202.8

Annualised gross income (%) 36% 36% 17% 89% 11% 100%

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L-f-L annualised gross income growth (H2 2024) +5.3% - +12.0% +4.2% +2.9% +4.1%

ERV (£m) 90.2 85.0 50.5 225.7 24.9 250.6

ERV (%) 36% 34% 20% 90% 10% 100%

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L-f-L ERV movement (H2 2024) +8.8% +3.4% +1.5% +5.0% +1.6% +4.7%

ERV psf (£) 126 91 79 98 60 92

Net initial yield 3.8% 4.0% 3.3% 3.8% 2.9% 3.6%

ŁŜŜýùǹůŜǹĸýŪǹěĸěŪěØıǹƊěýıù 4.0% 4.3% 3.8% 4.1% N/A 3.9%

Equivalent yield 4.5% 4.7% 4.9% 4.6% 3.1% 4.4%

©W 3.0 8.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 4.4

Floor Area (sq ft m)

2

0.7 1.0 0.6 2.3 0.4 2.7

Unit Count

2

415 394 404 1,213 656 1,869

1.  Excludes £1.9 million of Group properties primarily held in Lillie Square LP Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary).

2.  Excluding long-leasehold residential interests.

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Valuation (£m)

1

2,652.7 1,597.1 716.3 5.5 4,971.6

Valuation (%) 53% 32% 15% - 100%

WțĐțWǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹķŁƃýķýĸŪǹȡ9¯ǹǑǏǑǓȢ +3.7% +6.4% +3.7% -7.1% +4.5%

L-f-L valuation movement (H2 2024) +2.8% +4.3% +2.0% -6.1% +3.1%

Annualised gross income (£m) 104.3 66.2 32.0 0.3 202.8

Annualised gross income (%) 51% 33% 16% - 100%

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L-f-L annualised gross income growth (H2 2024) +2.7% +8.4% +0.4% -6.0% +4.1%

ERV (£m) 134.0 81.9 34.4 0.3 250.6

ERV (%) 53% 33% 14% - 100%

WțĐțWǹ&¨ǹķŁƃýķýĸŪǹȡ9¯ǹǑǏǑǓȢ +9.1% +7.1% +4.1% - +7.7%

L-f-L ERV movement (H2 2024) +5.5% +4.5% +2.0% - +4.7%

ERV psf (£) 96 92 81 58 92

Net initial yield 3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 5.0% 3.6%

ŁŜŜýùǹůŜǹĸýŪǹěĸěŪěØıǹƊěýıù 3.8% 4.0% 4.1% 5.0% 3.9%

Equivalent yield 4.5% 4.5% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4%

©W 4.4 4.0 5.6 6.1 4.4

Floor Area (sq ft m)

2

1.4 0.9 0.4 - 2.7

Unit Count

2

853 660 350 6 1,869

1.  Excludes £1.9 million of Group properties primarily held in Lillie Square LP Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary).

2.  Excluding long-leasehold residential interests.

Portfolio and operating review

+4.5%

Valuation

+7.7%

ERV

+8.0%

Annualised gross income

473

Leasing transactions

2.6%

ERV available to let

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Overview

Shaftesbury Capital owns an impossible to replicate portfolio

that extends to 2.7 million square feet of lettable space across

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income streams with a long history of occupier demand

exceeding availability of space. With a diverse mix of shops,

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include the high footfall, thriving neighbourhoods of Covent

Garden, Carnaby Street, Soho and Chinatown. Our properties

are located at the heart of the West End’s entertainment and

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through close proximity to the main West End Underground

stations and transport hubs for the Elizabeth Line.

32 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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delivered is underscored by the

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when managing our portfolio which

alongside our ability to invest in and

recycle capital from select assets has

positioned us for long term success.”

Michelle McGrath

Executive Director

Delivering valuation growth

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to £1,833 per square foot on average (Dec 2023: £1,680 per

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asset management activity particularly in the retail portfolio.

Leasing activity was on average 9 per cent ahead of Dec 23

ERV, resulting in an overall increase in portfolio ERV by 7.7 per

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portfolio net initial yield is 3.6 per cent. Including rent from

leases currently in rent free periods, the topped-up initial yield

of the portfolio at 31 December 2024 was 3.9 per cent (Dec 2023:

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(excluding residential) is 4.6 per cent (Dec 2023: 4.6 per cent).

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residential) is 3.8 per cent.

Prime West End property yields have stabilised supported

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lot sizes in the West End, with transactions demonstrating

demand for high quality, prime central London real estate.

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and domestic investors.

Overall portfolio ERV is 3 per cent ahead of 2019 levels on a

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the year and are now 6 per cent below pre-pandemic levels,

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of pre-pandemic levels in nominal terms.

Covent Garden generated ERV growth of 9.1 per cent driven

by leasing and asset management activity across the retail

and food & beverage space, with 33 new brands introduced

to the district during the year. 76 new commercial leases and

renewals were agreed during the year, 7.3 per cent ahead of

ERV. Across Carnaby | Soho, ERV growth was 7.1 per cent

during the year, as a result of 83 new commercial leases and

renewals agreed 12.7 per cent ahead of ERV, primarily driven

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activity. During the year, 15 new commercial leases and

renewals were agreed in Chinatown, 22.5 per cent ahead of

ERV. ERV growth in Chinatown was 4.1 per cent over the year,

driven by food & beverage letting activity.

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Independent valuations of the wholly-owned portfolio are

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discount which some potential investors may ascribe to the

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parts of the portfolio.

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the Lillie Square joint venture, and Longmartin associate until

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under IFRS, include the Group’s interest in the joint venture

as one-line items in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet.

Investment in joint ventures account for an additional £65

million of property interests (our 50 per cent share).

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Strategic report | Portfolio and operating review

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value growth as well as enhance

environmental performance of

our buildings.”

Andrew Price

Executive Director

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We aim to maximise the potential from investment opportunities

in our existing portfolio and acquisition opportunities which

deliver attractive long-term rental growth and total returns.

Capital expenditure of approximately 1 per cent of portfolio

value is expected per annum. We are well-positioned with

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opportunities and will rotate capital as appropriate enhancing

the quality of our portfolio.

Since merger, proceeds of £246.6 million have been realised

from property sales. ERV and contracted rent of disposals

were both £14.8 million. £158.4 million of property sales

completed during 2024, including the Fitzrovia portfolio.

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2024, we completed the acquisition of 25-31 James Street,

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had a contracted rent of £3.9 million, and comprise 21,000

square feet of lettable area, including 12,000 square feet

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and rental growth opportunities as well as complementing our

existing ownership on James Street, a prime retail street and

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£7.8 million (before costs). In February 2025, we completed the

acquisition of a small property on Neal Street for £6.0 million

(before costs). Alongside organic investments inherent in the

portfolio, the pipeline of asset acquisitions is encouraging,

with a number of buildings currently under review.

In addition, in October 2024 the Company completed the

sale of its 50 per cent interest in the Longmartin investment to

its joint venture partner. Completion of the merger between

Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Shaftesbury PLC

triggered the right for the partner to require the Company

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partner elected to acquire the Company’s shares for net cash

consideration of £94 million.

Excellent leasing activity across all uses

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space, comprising 1.7 million square feet of retail, food and

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and 656 residential apartments.

During the year, 473 leasing transactions were concluded with

a combined rental value of £48.7 million, comprising:

ȟ 175 commercial lettings and renewals: £37.5 million, 10.7

per cent ahead of 31 Dec 2023 ERV and 17.8 per cent ahead

of previous passing rents; and

ȟ 298 residential lettings: £11.2 million, 4.2 per cent ahead

of 31 Dec 2023 ERV and 7.1 per cent ahead of previous

passing rents.

In addition, 71 commercial rent reviews with a rental value of

£18.1 million were concluded on average 8.3 per cent ahead

of previous passing rents.

Leasing transactions by use concluded

during the year

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Leasing transactions by destination

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Covent Garden  219 23.5 6.4 16.3

Carnaby | Soho 163 19.7 11.4 11.2

Chinatown 87 5.3 13.2 15.8

Fitzrovia 4 0.2 7.4 4.4

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34 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Annualised gross income and ERV

At 31 December 2024, annualised gross income had increased

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Our creative approach enables the business to deliver rental

growth through converting the portfolio’s reversionary potential

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nearby buildings.

As at 31 December 2024, the portfolio’s reversion was

£47.8 million, with the opportunity to grow annualised gross

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as follows.

Components of the reversion

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Annualised gross income 202.8 192.8

Contracted 14.9 17.3

ĸùýşǹŁDŽýş 3.0 6.2

Available-to-let 6.3 4.7

Under refurbishment 13.5 13.9

Net under-rented 10.1 2.0

ERV 250.6 236.9

35Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Portfolio and operating review

High occupancy

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was 3.9 per cent of portfolio ERV (2023: 4.9 per cent); 1.3 per

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1.3 3.0 39

1.  Includes 12 units let on a temporary basis with an ERV of £1.5 million

(Dec 2023: £0.7 million).

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fDžóýţǺ 1.4 3.3 39

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ŁŪØıǺ 2.6 6.3 97

Refurbishment activity

Active asset management and refurbishment initiatives continue

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to £13.5 million across 161,000 square feet, representing

5.4 per cent of portfolio ERV (2023: 5.9 per cent) which will be

delivered over the next 12-18 months. 47 per cent is already

pre let representing £6.4 million rental income. Normalised

refurbishment activity is expected to represent approximately

5 per cent of the portfolio by ERV.

During the year, £43.1 million of capital expenditure has been

incurred, and capital commitments amounted to £24.1 million

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approximately 1 per cent of portfolio value expected to be

invested per annum in refurbishment, asset management and

repositioning opportunities, including actions to improve energy

performance.

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Joint Venture

Shaftesbury Capital owns 50 per cent of the Lillie Square joint

venture, a residential estate and consented land located in

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property valuation as at 31 December 2024 was £65.3 million,

in line with the 31 December 2023 valuation of £65.2 million. In

addition, Shaftesbury Capital owns £1.9 million of other related

assets adjacent to the Lillie Square estate.

In total, 355 Phase 1 and 2 residential apartments have been

sold. Over 60 apartments have been leased on a short-term

basis generating annual contracted rental income of £3.8 million.

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Shaftesbury Capital share). During the year £4.0 million was

distributed to each partner.

Commitment to sustainability and

environmental stewardship

We are committed to reducing the impact of our operations

on the environment, whilst engaging and collaborating with

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our West End heritage buildings recognising our buildings they

represent substantial long-term carbon stores. We reduce

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minimising embodied carbon emissions through the retention

and re-use of structure, façade and materials.

We have reset our comprehensive Net Zero Carbon target

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properties are EPC grade A to C by ERV, representing an 8

percentage points increase from the prior year. Furthermore,

70 per cent of commercial EPCs are A or B, which is up

14 percentage points in the year. We continue to focus on

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on all new commercial refurbishment projects.

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on a selection of our assets, representative of the portfolio.

Findings have then been used to assess performance against

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trajectories and identify actions that will be required to reduce

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have continued to improve the coverage and accuracy of our

sustainability data, with 67 per cent of landlord supplies on

smart meters, an increase from 19 per cent at the end 2023.

36 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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progress and help identify opportunities. During the year, we

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our places thrive. Our impact extends beyond our buildings,

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pedestrianisation, streetscape improvements, providing

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and pollution.

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people contributing to a diverse range of charitable and

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opportunities for young people and addressing the issues

of homelessness and food hardship. Our support includes

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enables us to review our community investments and consider

applications for our community grants.

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charities and groups the opportunity to apply for funding for

initiatives which align with our community investment focus

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at three Camden schools, connecting pupils with scientists.

We continue our support of culture and the arts, including

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Fashion Council and London & Partners.

Supporting local community initiatives

37Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Occupational demand

continues to polarise

to the best locations,

with retailers placing

greater emphasis on

global location, consumer

experience, service and

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Valuation growth driven

by +11.2 per cent ERV

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yield movement.

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during the year, we

completed 69 new lettings

and renewals with a rental

value of £14.5 million,

9 per cent ahead of 31

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24 retail rent reviews with

rental value of £5.1 million

were concluded, 14 per

cent ahead of previous

passing rents.

Retail

Our retail portfolio of 0.7 million square feet is primarily located in Covent Garden,

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Strategic report | Portfolio and operating review

415

Shops

+7.5%

Valuation £1.8bn

+9.1%

Annualised gross

income £73m

+11.2%

ERV £90m

Flagship retail in Covent Garden

Occupational retail demand continues to gravitate to the

best locations with the West End’s vibrancy and consumer

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conditions across our portfolio are positive, with customer

sales in aggregate up 3 per cent versus 2023 with particularly

strong performance in luxury, lifestyle and accessories.

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trading environment. Our portfolio includes 415 shops with an

average ERV of £126 per square foot, up from £108 per square

foot in December 2023.

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and retail expansion with 47 new openings during the year. Our

broad range of unit sizes and rental tones provide scope for

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our portfolio of scale is our ability to provide additional space

for our customers as they expand and grow.

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debut UK store on Long Acre, following the upsizing of its sister

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the success of its James Street store. Nespresso will open a

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Longines opened on James Street and English heritage brand

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Excellent progress has been made evolving the customer

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neighbourhood, with 33 new brands introduced this year, with

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has been introduced at the entrance of Neal Street which is a

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Further to redevelopment of a combination of sites, Vivobarefoot

has doubled the size of its store, relocating on Neal Street, and

outdoor retailer, Finisterre has upsized from its store on Earlham

Street. Sustainable menswear brand NN.07, boutique retailer

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all recently opened.

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around Carnaby Street through our targeted leasing activity,

with 13 retail signings over the year. Global lifestyle brand

PANGAIA, has opened on the southern end of Carnaby Street

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from innovative tech and bio-engineered materials. Brazilian

fashion brand Farm Rio and top-rated Korean beauty store Pure

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lettings and renewals with a rental value of £14.5 million. Rents,

on average, were 9.3 per cent above December 2023 ERV and

20.2 per cent ahead of previous passing rents.

ȟ H1 2024: 40 lettings and renewals: £9.3 million, 5.4 per cent

ahead of 31 Dec 2023 ERV; and 17.7 per cent ahead of

previous passing rents

ȟ H2 2024: 29 lettings and renewals: £5.2 million, 11.1 per cent

ahead of 30 June 24 ERV; and 26.7 per cent ahead of previous

passing rents

24 retail rent reviews with rental value of £5.1 million were

concluded, 14 per cent ahead of previous passing rents.

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Covent Garden

Carnaby | Soho

Chinatown

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Food and beverage

Strategic report | Portfolio and operating review

Diverse range of food

concepts, from accessible

casual to premium with

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Valuation growth driven

by 7.2 per cent ERV

đşŁƄŪĘǹŁDŽţýŪǹòƊǹţŁķýǹ

yield movement.

39 food and beverage

leasing transactions

completed with a rental

value of £8.2 million,

14.8 per cent ahead of

December 2023 ERV.

45 rent reviews totalled

£11.6 million, 6.5 per cent

above previous passing

rents.

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Court and Soho.

394

Restaurants, cafés, bars

and pubs

+4.7%

Valuation £1.7bn

+4.2%

Annualised gross income

£73m

+7.2%

ERV £85m

Kingly Court

It has been an active year for food and beverage leasing

with 39 leasing transactions completed, 14.8 per cent ahead

of December 2023 ERV. In 2024, our West End portfolio

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evolving dining mix, across our popular dining destinations.

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there have been a small number of failures during the year,

however ongoing leasing demand has resulted in the available

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space is very limited given the vibrancy of these locations

together with constrained planning and licensing policies.

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& beverage portfolio. Kingly Court continues to attract interest

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renowned Soho concept, Blanchette, have launched Goldies,

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Alta has signed following the redevelopment of units across two

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on Kingly Street, while the opening of Donutelier has been

introduced on Carnaby Street at the gateway to Kingly Court.

10 new concepts have been introduced to Covent Garden

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set to open in a newly refurbished heritage building, anchoring

King Street over the coming months. Luxury French pâtisserie

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dessert opened on Wellington Street.

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Chinatown is a highly sought-after location in the heart of the

West End’s entertainment district. Last month, Chinatown

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outside of China, welcoming thousands of visitors over the

15-day celebration period. Interest in Chinatown, especially

from new international entrants is healthy and demand from

existing customers is active. Signings include Pan-Asian

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and soups. Suzhou Noodle and Noodle & Beer will open new

restaurants in the coming months.

39 food and beverage leasing transactions completed with a

rental value of £8.2 million, 14.8 per cent ahead of December

2023 ERV. 45 rent reviews totalled £11.6 million, 6.5 per cent

above previous passing rents.

ȟ H1 2024: 20 lettings and renewals: £4.0 million, 8.6 per cent

ahead of 31 Dec 2023 ERV; and 20.2 per cent ahead of

previous passing rents

ȟ H2 2024: 19 lettings and renewals: £4.2 million, 21.1 per

cent ahead of 30 June 2024 ERV; and 18.0 per cent ahead

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22%

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ERV by village

Covent Garden

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Chinatown

Flagship hospitality concepts

41Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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value of £14.8 million were concluded 9.8 per cent ahead of

December 2023 ERV and 13.2 per cent ahead of previous

passing rents. Rent reviews with rental value of £1.4 million

completed, 4.0 per cent ahead of previous passing rents.

ȟ H1 2024: 39 lettings and renewals: £10.5 million, 10.3 cent

ahead of 31 Dec 2023 ERV; and 17.6 per cent ahead of

previous passing rents

ȟ H2 2024: 28 lettings and renewals: £4.3 million, 5.6 per

cent ahead of 30 June 24 ERV; and 8.6 per cent ahead of

previous passing rents

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opportunity for occupier

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£34m

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ERV by village

Covent Garden

Carnaby | Soho

Chinatown

22 Ganton Street 27 Wardour Street

Leasing momentum for our prime West End space continues,

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supported by good building and estate amenity. When

refurbishing our buildings we aim to meet the evolving

requirements of occupiers across a broad variety of sectors,

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needs and provide opportunity for expansion.

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stations including Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Oxford Circus

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by the buzz of London together with important leisure, retail,

and dining amenities adding to employee well-being.

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Residential

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we curate.

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leasing activity and high renewal rates across the portfolio of

656 residential apartments. Our proposition of characterful

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well-managed areas attracts interest from a broad range of

customers. During 2024, there has been competitive demand,

minimal voids and short leasing windows observed.

During the year 298 residential lettings and renewals with a

rental value of £11.2 million completed, 7.1 per cent ahead of

previous passing rents. At 31 December 2024 13 units were

available to let.

ȟ H1 2024: 118 lettings and renewals: £4.3 million, 3.9 per cent

ahead of 31 Dec 2023 ERV; and 7.3 per cent ahead of previous

passing rents

ȟ H2 2024: 180 lettings and renewals: £6.9 million, 5.4 per

cent ahead of 30 June 2024 ERV; and 6.9 per cent ahead

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£23m

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Covent Garden

Carnaby | Soho

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50%

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43Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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45Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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is based on our ability to listen, understand

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destinations or engage with us through our 24

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– Providing a vibrant mix of retail and food

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destinations.

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informative and engaging manner.

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engagement with international and

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talented people who share our values.

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opportunities for development

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our organisation.

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where relevant.

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with suppliers.

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agreed standards.

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our suppliers.

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46 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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– ©ýǹùşěƃýǹşýđůıØşǹěĸŪýşØóŪěŁĸǹƃěØǹŁůşǹ

ǑǓǹţŁóěØıǹķýùěØǹóĘØĸĸýıţȀǹØóşŁţţǹØııǹ

our destinations.

– ©ýǹůĸùýşŪŁŁĮǹóŁĸţůķýşǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹ

surveys for Covent Garden and

ØşĸØòƊǹɁǹŁĘŁǹýķØěıǹØĸùǹşýƄØşùǹ

óØşùǹţůòţóşěòýşţǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓȀǹŪŁǹòýŪŪýşǹ

ůĸùýşţŪØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹƃěýƄţǹŁĸǹŁůşǹóůşşýĸŪǹ

ØĸùǹĐůŪůşýǹŁDŽýşěĸđţǿ

– "ůşěĸđǹǑǏǑǓǹƄýǹůĸùýşŪŁŁĮǹØǹƄěùýǹƃØşěýŪƊǹŁĐǹóØķŜØěđĸţǹ

ØóşŁţţǹŁůşǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸţǿ

– ©ýǹØùùýùǹǐǑǔȀǏǏǏǹķŁşýǹĐŁııŁƄýşţǹŪŁǹŁůşǹţŁóěØıǹóĘØĸĸýıţǿ

– ©ýǹşýóýěƃýùǹŁƃýşǹǐȀǖǏǏǹşýţŜŁĸţýţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹóŁĸţůķýşǹ

ýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹţůşƃýƊǹĐŁşǹŁƃýĸŪǹ:ØşùýĸȀǹƄěŪĘǹŁƃýşǹǘǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘŁţýǹşýţŜŁĸùěĸđǹţØƊěĸđǹŪĘýƊǹƄýşýǹıěĮýıƊǹŪŁǹşýóŁķķýĸùǹ

Covent Garden to a friend.

– ©ýǹşýóýěƃýùǹŁƃýşǹǑȀǓǏǏǹşýţŜŁĸţýţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹóŁĸţůķýşǹ

ýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹţůşƃýƊǹĐŁşǹØşĸØòƊǹɁǹŁĘŁȀǹƄěŪĘǹǗǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘŁţýǹşýţŜŁĸùěĸđǹţØƊěĸđǹŪĘýƊǹƄýşýǹıěĮýıƊǹŪŁǹşýóŁķķýĸùǹŪĘýǹ

area to a friend.

– ©ĘƊǹƄýǹěĸƃýţŪǹěĸǹWŁĸùŁĸȬţǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùȁǹ

ŜØđýǹǗ

– ĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȬţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑ

– şýØŪěĸđǹóŁĸţůķýşǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýţǹ

ØóşŁţţǹŁůşǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁȁǹŜØđýǹǒǏ

– ŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹØĸùǹŁŜýşØŪěĸđǹşýƃěýƄȁǹŜØđýǹǒǑ

– ©ýǹıØůĸóĘýùǹŁůşǹLJşţŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹţůşƃýƊǿ

– We hold regular townhall meetings led

òƊǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿ

– fůşǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹķýýŪţǹěĸĐŁşķØııƊǹ

with small groups of employees.

– Our Employee Engagement Forum is

ØŪŪýĸùýùǹòƊǹěóĘØşùǹĮýşţȀǹŁůşǹýĸ죺ǹ

DĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǿ

– ĘýǹŪŁƄĸĘØııǹķýýŪěĸđţǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓǹóŁƃýşýùǹŪŁŜěóţǹţůóĘǹØţǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşýţůıŪţȀǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹŁØşùǹŪşØŪýđƊǹ"ØƊǹ

ØĸùǹŪĘýǹùěDŽýşýĸŪǹĐůĸóŪěŁĸţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹȝǹýĸØòıěĸđǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹŪŁǹıýØşĸǹķŁşýǹØòŁůŪǹŪĘýţýǹŪŁŜěóţǿ

– 9ýýùòØóĮǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹţůşƃýƊǹØĸùǹ&ķŜıŁƊýýǹ

Engagement Forum was provided to the Board over the

óŁůşţýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǿ

– ŁţěŪěƃýǹşýţůıŪţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹţůşƃýƊȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹØĸǹ

ŁƃýşØııǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹţóŁşýǹŁĐǹǗǑǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǿ

– ©ýǹţůóóýţţĐůııƊǹùýıěƃýşýùǹŪşØěĸěĸđǹŪŁǹŁůşǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹ

on behaviours and values, as well as leadership and

ùýƃýıŁŜķýĸŪǹŪşØěĸěĸđǹØŪǹØǹĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹıýƃýıţǹØóşŁţţǹ

the business.

– ĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȬţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑ

– fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýțıýùǹţŪşØŪýđƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǕ

– fůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȁǹŜØđýǹǐǖ

– fůşǹŜýŁŜıýǹØĸùǹóůıŪůşýȁǹŜØđýǹǐǏǏ

– ĘØěşķØĸȬţǹěĸŪşŁùůóŪěŁĸȁǹŜØđýǺǐǐǏ

– AŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹķŁĸěŪŁşţǹóůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǐǒ

– AŁƄǹƄýǹòýĘØƃýȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑǑ

– ©ýǹķŁĸěŪŁşǹŪĘýǹŜşŁđşýţţǹØĸùǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹ

ŁĐǹŁůşǹţůŜŜıěýşţǹØđØěĸţŪǹØđşýýùǹţýşƃěóýǹ

ıýƃýıţȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹĘŁıùěĸđǹĐşýŞůýĸŪǹěĸĐŁşķØıǹ

and formal meetings.

– We operate a tendering and onboarding

ŜşŁóýţţǹŪĘØŪǹŜşŁķŁŪýţǹĘěđĘǹţŪØĸùØşùţǹ

ØĸùǹşýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹòůţěĸýţţǹŜşØóŪěóýţǹěĸǹ

ŁůşǹţůŜŜıƊǹóĘØěĸǿ

– fůşǹŪýØķǹùýıěƃýşţǹŜýşěŁùěóǹţýķěĸØşţǹ

that give us an opportunity to share with

ţůŜŜıěýşţǹŁůşǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǹØĸùǹƃØıůýţǿ

– We established new relationships and strengthened existing

ŁĸýţǹòƊǹóŁķķůĸěóØŪěĸđǹŁůşǹýƉŜýóŪØŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹţůŜŜıěýşţǿǹĘěţǹ

ĘØţǹĐŁţŪýşýùǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹóŁııØòŁşØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹŪşůţŪǿ

– ©ýǹşýLJĸýùǹØĸùǹşýıØůĸóĘýùǹŁůşǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹŜşŁóůşýķýĸŪǹ

ŜŁıěóƊǹØĸùǹŜşŁóýţţȀǹŜşŁƃěùěĸđǹØǹşŁòůţŪǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮǹĐŁşǹ

supplier management.

– fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýțıýùǹţŪşØŪýđƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǕ

– fůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȁǹŜØđýǹǐǖ

– ůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊȁǹŜØđýǹǖǗ

– AýØıŪĘȀǹţØĐýŪƊǹØĸùǹţýóůşěŪƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǏǑ

– AŁƄǹƄýǹòýĘØƃýȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑǑ

fůşǹţýóŪěŁĸǹǐǖǑȡǐȢǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȀǹƄĘěóĘǹýƉŜıØěĸţǹĘŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹ

ţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁŪĘýşǹķØŪŪýşţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹţýóŪěŁĸǹǐǖǑȡǐȢǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķŜØĸěýţǹóŪǹǑǏǏǕȀǹóØĸǹòýǹĐŁůĸùǹěĸǹŁůşǹŁşŜŁşØŪýǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹşýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹ

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47Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Local communities

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study in or around our destinations, as well as

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their views and needs.

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training, in order to play our part as a responsible

investor in the West End.

Joint ventures and associates

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– Ensuring the estates are well managed.

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our partners.

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Finance providers

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note holders.

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understanding and regular engagement.

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Shareholders

Our shareholders are the owners of our business.

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– To strengthen our relationships with our

existing shareholders, potential investors and

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their priorities.

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48 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ŁĐǹýțţóŁŁŪýşǹØĸùǹýțòěĮýǹŜØşĮěĸđǹòØƊţȀǹŪĘýǹůŜđşØùýǹŁĐǹŜůòıěóǹ

óŁĸƃýĸěýĸóýţǹěĸǹķůıŪěŜıýǹıŁóØŪěŁĸţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹŁĘŁǹùěţŪşěóŪȀǹ

ØĸùǹţŪşýýŪţóØŜýǹěķŜşŁƃýķýĸŪţǹŪŁǹAýĸşěýŪŪØǹŪşýýŪǿ

– ýţŜŁĸùýùǹŪŁǹŜŁıěóƊǹóŁĸţůıŪØŪěŁĸţǹòƊǹıŁóØıǹØĸùǹşýđěŁĸØıǹ

ØůŪĘŁşěŪěýţǹŁĸǹķØŪŪýşţǹţůóĘǹØţǹŪşØĸţŜŁşŪǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹĸěđĘŪıěĐýǹ

ØĸùǹŪĘýǹŜůòıěóǹşýØıķǿ

– óŪěƃýǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹěĸùůţŪşƊǹđşŁůŜţǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪĘýǹUǹ:şýýĸǹ

ůěıùěĸđǹŁůĸóěıǹØĸùǹýŪŪýşǹůěıùěĸđţǹØşŪĸýşţĘěŜǿ

– ůŜŜŁşŪýùǹWŁĸùŁĸǹ9ØţĘěŁĸǹ©ýýĮǹØĸùǹşěŪěţĘǹýØůŪƊǹ©ýýĮǹ

ƃěØǹŁůşǹØţţŁóěØŪěŁĸţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹěĸùůţŪşƊǹóŁůĸóěıţǿ

– ]ØěĸŪØěĸýùǹŁůşǹıŁƄțşěţĮǹŪØƉǹşØŪěĸđǹƄěŪĘǹA]ǿ

– ĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȬţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑ

– ůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊȁǹŜØđýǹǖǗ

– ©ýǹƄŁşĮǹóıŁţýıƊǹƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹ

ŜØşŪĸýşţȀǹıŁóØıǹýĸŪýşŜşěţýţǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşţǹ

ŪŁǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹŜşŁĪýóŪţǹØĸùǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǹŪĘØŪǹ

òýĸýLJŪǹıŁóØıǹóŁķķůĸěŪěýţǹěĸǹØĸùǹØşŁůĸùǹ

our destinations.

– ©ýǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪýǹŁůşǹŪěķýȀǹţŜØóýǹØĸùǹ

knowledge to, and made donations towards,

ıŁóØıǹóĘØşěŪěýţȀǹŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹđşŁůŜţǿ

– fůşǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹđşØĸŪţǹŜşŁđşØķķýǹ

ŜşŁƃěùýţǹĐůĸùěĸđǹŪŁƄØşùţǹŪĘýǹóŁţŪǹŁĐǹıŁóØıǹ

ŜşŁĪýóŪţǹØĸùǹýƃýĸŪţǿ

– fůşǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸǹşýƄØşùǹóØşùţǹŁDŽýşǹ

ùěţóŁůĸŪţǹØóşŁţţǹıŁóØıǹòůţěĸýţţýţǹĐŁşǹ

those that live, work and study within

our destinations.

– ĸǹůŜùØŪýùǹŁķķůĸěŪƊǹDĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹŪşØŪýđƊǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹĸýƉŪǹŪĘşýýǹ

ƊýØşţǹŪŁǹşýLjýóŪǹıŁóØıǹĸýýùţǹØĸùǹòýŪŪýşǹķýØţůşýǹŁůşǹěķŜØóŪǿ

– DĸǹǑǏǑǓȀǹŪĘýǹƃØıůýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹŪŁŪØıǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹóĘØşěŪěýţȀǹ

ŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹđşŁůŜţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŁůşǹıŁóØıǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹŪŁŪØııýùǹ

ɏǏǿǘǹķěııěŁĸǿǹĘěţǹěĸóıůùýùȁ

– "ěşýóŪǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹóĘØşěŪěýţȀǹŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸţǹ

ØĸùǹđşŁůŜţǹţůóĘǹØţǹĘýǹŁĸĸýóŪěŁĸǹØŪǹŪǿǹ]ØşŪěĸţǿ

– ɏǗǖȀǓǓǑǹěĸǹŪŁŪØıǹěĸǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹđşØĸŪţǹŪŁƄØşùţǹǐǘǹıŁóØıǹ

ŜşŁĪýóŪţǹØĸùǹýƃýĸŪţǿ

– ǔǑǏǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹĘŁůşţǹƃŁıůĸŪýýşýùǹŪŁǹıŁóØıǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹ

ŜşŁĪýóŪţǹØĸùǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǿ

– ŜǹŪŁǹØǹƃØıůýǹŁĐǹɏǏǿǒǹķěııěŁĸǹŁĐǹěĸțĮěĸùǹţŜØóýǹĐŁşǹóĘØşěŪěýţǹ

ØĸùǹóĘØşěŪØòıýǹýƃýĸŪţǿ

– ţǹØǹşýţůıŪǹŁĐǹĐýýùòØóĮǹĐşŁķǹıŁóØıǹóŁķķůĸěŪěýţȀǹƄýǹƄěŪĘùşýƄǹ

ŁůşǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹØŜŜıěóØŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹşýŜØěĸŪǹŪĘýǹ9ıŁşØıǹŪşýýŪǹòŁııØşùţǿ

– ĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȬţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑ

– fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýțıýùǹţŪşØŪýđƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǕ

– fůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȁǹŜØđýǹǐǖ

– ůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊȁǹŜØđýǹǖǗ

– 9ŁşǹWěııěýǹŞůØşýȀǹƄýǹýĸđØđýǹĐşýŞůýĸŪıƊǹ

ƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹŜØşŪĸýşȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹşýđůıØşǹùěØıŁđůýǹ

between operational and management

teams, outside Board meetings.

– Prior to the sale of our interest in the

WŁĸđķØşŪěĸǹØţţŁóěØŪýȀǹƄýǹĘýıùǹşýđůıØşǹ

ŁØşùǹķýýŪěĸđţǹØĸùǹĐşýŞůýĸŪǹØùǹĘŁóǹ

engagement during the year to oversee

ùØƊțŪŁțùØƊǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸţǿ

– đşýýùǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòůţěĸýţţǹŜıØĸǹĐŁşǹWěııěýǹŞůØşýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹ

óŁƃýşţǹŜşěŁşěŪěýţǹĐŁşǹǑǏǑǔǿ

– ĘýǹţØıýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹĘŁıùěĸđǹěĸǹŪĘýǹWŁĸđķØşŪěĸǹØţţŁóěØŪýǿ

– ŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹØĸùǹŁŜýşØŪěĸđǹşýƃěýƄȁǹŜØđýǹǒǑ

– We engage through regular meetings.

– We provide tours led by the Chief

&ƉýóůŪěƃýȀǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹfDžóýşǹØĸùǹ

ţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØóşŁţţǹŁůşǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁȀǹ

where appropriate.

– &ĸŪýşýùǹěĸŪŁǹØǹĸýƄǹɏǖǔǹķěııěŁĸǹLJƃýțƊýØşǹůĸţýóůşýùǹŪýşķǹĐØóěıěŪƊǿ

– &ƉýşóěţýùǹØǹŁĸýțƊýØşǹýƉŪýĸţěŁĸǹŁŜŪěŁĸǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹɏǒǔǏǹķěııěŁĸǹ

ţýĸ죺ǹůĸţýóůşýùǹıŁØĸǹĐØóěıěŪěýţǿǹ

– ýŜØěùǹɏǘǔǹķěııěŁĸǹŁĐǹŜşěƃØŪýǹŜıØóýķýĸŪǹůĸţýóůşýùǹıŁØĸǹĸŁŪýţǿ

– ýLJĸØĸóýùǹØĸùǹýƉŪýĸùýùǹŪĘýǹɏǒǏǏǹķěııěŁĸǹşýƃŁıƃěĸđǹ

óşýùěŪǹĐØóěıěŪƊǿ

– fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýțıýùǹţŪşØŪýđƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǕ

– fůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȁǹŜØđýǹǐǖ

– 9ěĸØĸóěØıǹşýƃěýƄȁǹŜØđýǹǔǏ

– Our investor relations programme

provides regular updates on our results

ØĸùǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţȀǹØĸùǹóŁķķůĸěóØŪýţǹŁůşǹ

ěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹóØţýǿǹĘěţǹěĸóıůùýţǹşýţůıŪţǹ

and reporting, regular press releases,

ŁĸýțŪŁțŁĸýǹķýýŪěĸđţȀǹşŁØùţĘŁƄţǹØĸùǹ

óŁĸĐýşýĸóýţȀǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹŪŁůşţǹØĸùǹŁůşǹ

Annual General Meeting.

– ŁţěŪěƃýǹĐýýùòØóĮǹĐşŁķǹØǹşØĸđýǹŁĐǹěĸƃýţŪŁşţǹùůşěĸđǹŁůşǹ

ýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţǿ

–

DĸƃýţŪŁşǹĐýýùòØóĮǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹķýýŪěĸđţǹØĸùǹŪŁůşţǹěţǹţĘØşýùǹƄěŪĘǹ

ŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĐŁşǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹěĸǹ

ŪĘýěşǹùýóěţěŁĸțķØĮěĸđǿ

– All resolutions at our 2024 Annual General Meeting passed

ƄěŪĘǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹěĸǹýƉóýţţǹŁĐǹǗǘǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǿ

– ĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȬţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪȁǹŜØđýǹǐǑ

– fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýțıýùǹţŪşØŪýđƊȁǹŜØđýǹǐǕ

– fůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȁǹŜØđýǹǐǖ

– ŁşŜŁşØŪýǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹşýŜŁşŪȁǹ

ŜØđýǹǐǏǓ

– ĘØěşķØĸȬţǹěĸŪşŁùůóŪěŁĸȁǹŜØđýǹǐǐǏ

– "ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹşýŜŁşŪȁǹ

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49Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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50 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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51Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

Financial review

Situl Jobanputra

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“2024 has been a year of progress with a focus on

delivering rental growth, cost and capital discipline,

and maintaining a strong balance sheet, which has

resulted in growing earnings, dividends, valuation and

net asset value. The Company is well-positioned, with

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and long-term value creation.”

Financial results

£167.1m :şŁţţǹŜşŁLJŪ

£252.1m şŁLJŪǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹƊýØş

£73.0m Underlying earnings

4.0p Underlying earnings per share

3.5p Dividend per share

£4,973m Total portfolio market value

£3,674m Net assets

200.2p EPRA NTA per share

27.4% EPRA loan-to-value

£559.8m Cash and undrawn facilities

7.6%  Total property return

7.0%  Total accounting return

-6.9% Total shareholder return

Financial highlights

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across our portfolio have remained consistently high, including in

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as evidenced by the vibrancy of our estates, footfall, customer

sales, leasing volumes and the strong pipeline. A number of

properties and investments were sold at or around valuation

with the proceeds being reinvested into our portfolio, property

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has been growth in rental income, earnings, dividends, property

valuations and net tangible assets per share.

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to 4.0 pence per share, driven primarily by higher net rental

income on a like-for-like basis. The Directors have proposed

ØǹLJĸØıǹùěƃěùýĸùǹŁĐǹǐǿǗǹŜýĸóýǹŜýşǹţĘØşýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹƄĘýĸǹóŁķòěĸýùǹ

ƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşěķǹùěƃěùýĸùǹŁĐǹǐǿǖǹŜýĸóýǹşýţůıŪţǹěĸǹØǹŪŁŪØıǹùěƃěùýĸùǹ

per share in respect of the year of 3.5 pence per share.

The wholly-owned portfolio has been independently valued at

ɏǓȀǘǖǒǿǔǹķěııěŁĸȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹǓǿǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹıěĮýțĐŁşțıěĮýǹđşŁƄŪĘǿǹ&¨ǹ

increased by 7.7 per cent (like-for-like) to £250.6 million and

ØĸĸůØıěţýùǹđşŁţţǹěĸóŁķýǹƄØţǹůŜǹǗǿǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹıěĮýțĐŁşțıěĮýǹŪŁǹ

ɏǑǏǑǿǗǹķěııěŁĸǿǹĘýǹýŞůěƃØıýĸŪǹƊěýıùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹƄØţǹ

ǓǿǓǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹØĸǹŁůŪƄØşùǹķŁƃýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹǐǒǹòØţěţǹ

points over the year.

The sale of selected properties was completed in the year for

ŪŁŪØıǹŜşŁóýýùţǹŁĐǹɏǐǔǗǿǓǹķěııěŁĸǹƄěŪĘǹØĸǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹɏǘǿǗǹķěııěŁĸǹ

ĘØƃěĸđǹýƉóĘØĸđýùǹØĸùǹùůýǹŪŁǹóŁķŜıýŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹLJşţŪǹŞůØşŪýşǹŁĐǹ

2025. Since the merger, total asset disposals of £246.6 million

have completed at an overall premium to valuation (before

óŁţŪţȢȀǹşýŜşýţýĸŪěĸđǹØŜŜşŁƉěķØŪýıƊǹLJƃýǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǿǹ

In addition, in October 2024 the Company sold its 50 per cent

shareholding in the Longmartin investment. Total proceeds of

ɏǘǓǿǔǹķěııěŁĸǹƄýşýǹşýóýěƃýùȀǹóŁķŜşěţěĸđǹɏǗǑǿǘǹķěııěŁĸǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ

ţØıýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹýŞůěŪƊǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹØĸùǹɏǐǐǿǕǹķěııěŁĸǹěĸǹ

respect of repayment of the interest-bearing loan.

"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹɏǗǒǿǐǹķěııěŁĸǹȡòýĐŁşýǹóŁţŪţȢǹƄØţǹşýěĸƃýţŪýùǹěĸŪŁǹ

ØţţýŪǹØóŞůěţěŪěŁĸţǹØóşŁţţǹŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹŪØĮěĸđǹØóŞůěţěŪěŁĸţǹţěĸóýǹ

ķýşđýşǹŪŁǹɏǗǕǿǏǹķěııěŁĸǿǹ

Overall EPRA NTA (net tangible assets) per share increased by

ǔǿǑǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹĐşŁķǹǐǘǏǿǒǹŜýĸóýǹŪŁǹǑǏǏǿǑǹŜýĸóýǿǹŁķòěĸýùǹƄěŪĘǹ

the 3.35 pence per share dividend paid to shareholders during

the year, the total accounting return for the year is 7.0 per

cent. Total shareholder return for the year was -6.9 per cent,

şýLjýóŪěĸđǹùěƃěùýĸùţǹŜØěùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹóĘØĸđýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹţĘØşýǹŜşěóýǹĐşŁķǹ

ǐǒǗǿǐǹŜýĸóýǹŪŁǹǐǑǔǿǔǹŜýĸóýǹŜýşǹţĘØşýǹȡØıŪĘŁůđĘǹŪĘýǹţĘØşýţǹ

ƄýşýǹŪşØùěĸđǹƄýııǹØòŁƃýǹǐǔǏǹŜýĸóýǹěĸǹýŜŪýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓȢǿǹŁŪØıǹ

property return was 7.6 per cent, representing 0.6 percentage

points of outperformance against the MSCI total return index.

©ýǹĘØƃýǹķØùýǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹŜşŁđşýţţǹùýıěƃýşěĸđǹóŁţŪǹţØƃěĸđţǹ

ØóşŁţţǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹØţǹƄýǹŜşŁđşýţţǹŪŁƄØşùţǹØĸǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹØĸùǹ

ýDžóěýĸŪǹŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸØıǹţŪşůóŪůşýǹØĸùǹóŁţŪǹòØţýǿǹ9ůşŪĘýşǹěĸóŁķýǹ

đşŁƄŪĘǹĐşŁķǹıýØţěĸđǹØóŪěƃěŪƊǹØĸùǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹýDžóěýĸóěýţǹěţǹ

expected to be achieved in the year ahead, with the EPRA cost

ratio (which measures property level and administration costs

relative to gross rental income) targeted to reduce towards 30

per cent over the medium-term. The adjusted Company EPRA

óŁţŪǹşØŪěŁǹěţǹǒǖǿǒǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹĘØƃěĸđǹòýýĸǹşýùůóýùǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪıƊǹ

since the merger.

9ěĸØĸóýǹóŁţŪţǹşýLjýóŪǹƄýěđĘŪýùǹØƃýşØđýǹóŁţŪǹŁĐǹĸýŪǹùýòŪǹŁĐǹ

ǒǿǖǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹØƃýşØđýǹĸýŪǹùýòŪǹŁĐǹɏǐǿǔǹòěııěŁĸǹĐŁşǹ

the year.

52 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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The Group has a strong balance sheet. The EPRA loan-to-value

şØŪěŁǹØŪǹǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓǹƄØţǹǑǖǿǓǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǿǹĘýşýǹěţǹ

ţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹĘýØùşŁŁķǹØđØěĸţŪǹùýòŪǹóŁƃýĸØĸŪţǹØĸùǹØóóýţţǹŪŁǹ

ıěŞůěùěŪƊȀǹóŁķŜşěţěĸđǹóØţĘǹØĸùǹůĸùşØƄĸǹĐØóěıěŪěýţȀǹóůşşýĸŪıƊǹ

ɏǔǔǘǿǗǹķěııěŁĸǹȡǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǒȁǹɏǓǗǔǿǖǹķěııěŁĸȢǿ

"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹƄýǹóŁķŜıýŪýùǹØǹşØĸđýǹŁĐǹLJĸØĸóěĸđǹØóŪěƃěŪƊȀǹ

ěĸóıůùěĸđȁ

ȟ ůŪŪěĸđǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹØǹĸýƄǹLJƃýțƊýØşǹɏǖǔǹķěııěŁĸǹůĸţýóůşýùǹ

loan facility;

ȟ Novation and extension of the £300 million revolving credit

ĐØóěıěŪƊǹŪŁǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǗȂ

ȟ &ØşıƊǹýƉýşóěţýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹLJşţŪǹǐǑǹķŁĸŪĘǹýƉŪýĸţěŁĸǹŁŜŪěŁĸǹŁĸǹ

ŪĘýǹɏǒǔǏǹķěııěŁĸǹůĸţýóůşýùǹıŁØĸǹȡɏǐǔǏǹķěııěŁĸǹŁĐǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹ

undrawn), taking its maturity to December 2027; and

ȟ Repayment of £95 million of private placement debt which

matured in the year.

^ýŪǹùýòŪǹØŪǹǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓǹƄØţǹɏǐǿǓǹòěııěŁĸǹȡǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹ

ǑǏǑǒȁǹɏǐǿǔǹòěııěŁĸȢǿǹşěŁşěŪěýţǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹĐŁşŪĘóŁķěĸđǹŜýşěŁùǹØşýǹ

ŪŁǹşýƃěýƄǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹŪŁǹşýLJĸØĸóýǹķýùěůķțŪýşķǹķØŪůşěŪěýţǹ

ØţǹƄýııǹØţǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹıŁĸđýşțŪýşķǹLJĸØĸóěĸđǹŁŜŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹ

evolve our capital structure, taking advantage of the Group’s

ýĸĘØĸóýùǹóşýùěŪǹŜşŁLJıýǿ

ǑǏǑǓǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹşýØDžşķţǹŁůşǹóŁĸLJùýĸóýǹěĸǹŁůşǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹ

portfolio and business plan. We are focused on delivering

our priorities, including sustainable long-term rental growth,

đşŁƄěĸđǹóØţĘǹşýĸŪţȀǹŜşŁđşýţţěĸđǹĐůşŪĘýşǹŪŁƄØşùţǹØĸǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹ

ØĸùǹýDžóěýĸŪǹŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸØıǹţŪşůóŪůşýǹØĸùǹóŁţŪǹòØţýȀǹØĸùǹ

maintaining a strong capital structure.

Alternative performance measures

As is usual practice in the real estate sector, alternative

performance measures (“APMs”) are presented for certain

indicators, including earnings, earnings per share and EPRA

net tangible assets, making adjustments set out by EPRA in its

ýţŪǹşØóŪěóýǹýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǿǹĘýţýǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǹØşýǹ

ùýţěđĸýùǹŪŁǹķØĮýǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţǹŁĐǹŜůòıěóǹşýØıǹýţŪØŪýǹ

companies more comparable across Europe, enhancing the

transparency, comparability and coherence of the sector.

One of the key performance measures which the Group uses is

ůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹýØşĸěĸđţǿǹĘýǹůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹýØşĸěĸđţǹķýØţůşýǹşýLjýóŪţǹ

ŪĘýǹůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǹ

property rental business and is a relevant metric in determining

dividends. The measure aligns with the main principles of EPRA

earnings. EPRA earnings excludes valuation movements on the

ƄĘŁııƊțŁƄĸýùȀǹĪŁěĸŪǹƃýĸŪůşýǹØĸùǹØţţŁóěØŪýǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţȀǹŜşŁLJŪǹ

or loss on disposal of investment properties and investment

ěĸǹØţţŁóěØŪýţȀǹĐØěşǹƃØıůýǹóĘØĸđýţǹŁĐǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹěĸţŪşůķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹ

listed investments, cost of early close out of debt, gain on

bargain purchase, IFRS 3 merger-related transaction costs

and, following updated guidance issued by EPRA in 2024,

adjustments in relation to any other non-operating and

ýƉóýŜŪěŁĸØıǹěŪýķţǿǹĘýţýǹěĸóıůùýȁ

ȟ The fair value movement of the option component of the

ýƉóĘØĸđýØòıýǹòŁĸùǹØţǹţůóĘǹķŁƃýķýĸŪţǹùŁǹĸŁŪǹşýLjýóŪǹŪĘýǹ

underlying performance of the Group.

ȟ ɏǒǿǒǹķěııěŁĸǹȡǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǒȁǹɏǗǿǖǹķěııěŁĸȢǹŁĐǹķýşđýşț

related integration and other non-underlying costs have been

incurred, which do not relate to the ongoing operations

of the Group.

ȟ Following the completion of the all-share merger in March

2023, a fair value exercise was performed on the Shaftesbury

PLC balance sheet as at 6 March 2023, resulting in the fair

value of the debt determined to be £945.6 million compared

ŪŁǹŪĘýǹĸŁķěĸØıǹƃØıůýǹŁĐǹɏǐȀǏǐǘǿǗǹķěııěŁĸǹȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹØĸǹ

adjustment to the investment in Longmartin arising from the

fair value adjustment of the underlying debt in the associate).

The outstanding balance of the fair value adjustment will be

ØķŁşŪěţýùǹŪŁǹŁŪĘýşǹLJĸØĸóýǹóŁţŪţǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹşýķØěĸěĸđǹŪýşķǹ

of the debt facilities. In the prior year, EPRA earnings were

ØùĪůţŪýùǹòƊǹɏǑǓǿǕǹķěııěŁĸȀǹŪŁǹşýLjýóŪǹŪĘýǹØóóýıýşØŪýùǹůĸƄěĸùǹ

of the fair value adjustment following the early redemption

of the Chinatown and Carnaby bonds in April 2023. The

current year amortisation of the fair value adjustment for

ŪĘýǹŁŪĘýşǹùýòŪǹĐØóěıěŪěýţǹŁĐǹɏǕǿǐǹķěııěŁĸǹȡǑǏǑǒȁǹɏǔǿǑǹķěııěŁĸȢǹĘØţǹ

been adjusted from EPRA earnings. On the sale of our 50 per

óýĸŪǹţĘØşýǹŁĐǹWŁĸđķØşŪěĸȀǹŪĘýǹɏǐǿǓǹķěııěŁĸǹĐØěşǹƃØıůýǹòØıØĸóýǹ

remaining has been recognised in the loss on sale of associate.

In calculating underlying earnings, additional adjustments are

ķØùýǹŪŁǹ&ǹýØşĸěĸđţǹŪŁǹýƉóıůùýǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹWěııěýǹŞůØşýǹĪŁěĸŪǹƃýĸŪůşýȀǹØţţŁóěØŪýùǹŪØƉǹØùĪůţŪķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹ

the interest receivable on the loan issued to the joint venture

òƊǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǿǹWěııěýǹŞůØşýǹěţǹĸŁŪǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪŁǹòýǹØǹóŁşýǹŜØşŪǹ

of the operations of the Group and therefore its results are not

included in underlying earnings.

Further details on APMs used and how they reconcile to IFRS are

set out on page 218.

Presentation of information

ĘýǹØııțţĘØşýǹķýşđýşǹŁĐǹØŜěŪØıǹȺǹŁůĸŪěýţǹşŁŜýşŪěýţǹWǹ

(“Capco”) and Shaftesbury PLC to create Shaftesbury Capital

PLC (“Shaftesbury Capital”) completed on 6 March 2023. The

LJĸØĸóěØıǹşýƃěýƄǹţýŪţǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹşýţůıŪţǹŁĐǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹƄěŪĘǹ

the statement of comprehensive income for the prior period

şýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹţŪØĸùțØıŁĸýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŁĐǹØŜóŁǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹŜýşěŁùǹ

ĐşŁķǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹŪŁǹǕǹ]ØşóĘǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹķýşđýùǹ

business, Shaftesbury Capital, between the completion date of

Ǖǹ]ØşóĘǹØĸùǹǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǒǿǹ

ýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹĐŁóůţǹŜşěķØşěıƊǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹƄĘŁııƊțŁƄĸýùǹ

portfolio, all information is presented on an IFRS basis.

53Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Financial review

Financial performance

Summary statement of comprehensive

income

The 2023 summary statement of comprehensive income

represents the standalone performance of Capco for the

period to 6 March 2023 and that of Shaftesbury Capital

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:şŁţţǹŜşŁLJŪ 167.1 ǐǓǐǿǘ

Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of investment

property 194.6 (65.0)

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Taxation (0.3) (0.2)

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3

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4

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4

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4

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4

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5

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and integration costs, which are considered non-recurring in nature.

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including the change in fair value of derivatives and amortisation of the fair

value adjustment relating to the Shaftesbury debt.

4.  Further details regarding EPRA and Underlying earnings are disclosed in note

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Rent receivable 197.2 ǐǖǐǿǘ

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Property expenses

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Rent receivable has increased by 5.7 per cent like-for-like

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income receivable has been reduced in the year by £2.9 million

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year. However the expected credit loss provision has increased

during the year to £3.9 million due to a limited number of

customer administration or anticipated failures in early 2025.

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income as well as cost savings delivered in the year. Further

enhancements are expected in the medium-term.

Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of

investment property

The market valuation of the wholly-owned portfolio has

increased by 4.5 per cent like-for-like since December 2023

ŪŁǹɏǓȀǘǖǒǿǔǹķěııěŁĸǿǹ&¨ǹěĸóşýØţýùǹòƊǹǖǿǖǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹȡıěĮýțĐŁşț

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commercial portfolio, excluding residential properties.

The gain on revaluation of £202.9 million, is based on the

carrying value of the property portfolio after adjustments

for lease incentives and capital expenditure.

Several properties, including the majority of the Fitzrovia

portfolio, have been disposed of during the year for gross

ŜşŁóýýùţǹŁĐǹɏǐǔǗǿǓǹķěııěŁĸǿǹØţýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŁŜýĸěĸđǹòŁŁĮǹƃØıůýǹ

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during the year, although on an overall basis since the merger,

a premium has been achieved (before costs).

54 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Administration expenses

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2023

£m

Depreciation 0.3 0.4

Other administration expenses 39.1 ǒǗǿǘ

Underlying administration expenses 39.4 39.3

Merger-related transaction costs – ǒǔǿǗ

Merger-related integration and non-underlying

administration expenses 3.3 Ǘǿǖ

Administration expenses 42.7 ǗǒǿǗ

Underlying administration expenses of £39.4 million have been

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incurred in the year. The administrative cost base has been

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headcount reduction.

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from its pro forma level of over 50 per cent at the time of the

merger. However over the medium-term the Group is targeting

further improvements towards 30 per cent from its current

level of 37.3 per cent, driven by growth in rental income and

rigorous management of irrecoverable property costs and

administration expenses.

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Finance costs of £72.0 million have been incurred in the

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in relation to interest rate hedging arrangements and £5.0 million

interest on cash held on deposit. Protection is currently in

place in relation to the interest rate exposure on the Group’s

expected drawn variable rate debt until the end of 2025

through caps and collars. It is expected that further interest

rate hedging arrangements will be put into place in due course

in relation to variable rate exposure for future years.

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associates

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the period up to sale of our 50 per cent interest. Our share of

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value adjustment on debt of £0.6 million, and including the

£0.4 million interest received on the interest-bearing loan

provided to the associate, our share of underlying earnings

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were received during the period prior to sale.

Loss on sale of associates

Pursuant to the terms of the Longmartin investment (previously

forming three per cent of the Group’s property portfolio),

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Longmartin investment with the sale completing in October

2024. Total proceeds of £94.5 million were received with

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2024, and including disposal costs, a loss of £4.0 million has

been recorded.

Taxation

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REIT status. As the Group’s income is derived substantially from

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regime, the majority of its income is exempt from tax. There is a

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Dividends

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progression in underlying earnings and cash generation. The

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relation to the exchangeable bonds. The entity has provided

an undertaking not to exercise its voting rights in respect of

such ordinary shares but will receive the proposed dividend,

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Group following the dividend threshold test as set out in the

exchangeable bond conditions. In addition, the dividend will not

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The dividend is to be paid wholly as a PID on 30 May 2025 to

shareholders on the register at 25 April 2025.

55Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Financial review

Summary balance sheet

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31 December

2024

£m

31 December

2023

£m

Property portfolio

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4,929.0 4,760.4

Investments in joint ventures and associates – ǗǒǿǓ

Net debt

2

(1,405.0) ȡǐȀǓǘǘǿǐȢ

Other assets and liabilities 150.3 ǐǒǔǿǔ

Net assets  3,674.3 ǒȀǓǗǏǿǑ

EPRA net tangible assets  3,671.1 3,479.4

EPRA net tangible assets per share (pence) 200.2p ǐǘǏǿǒŜ

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2.  Net debt based on nominal value of debt drawn less cash, excluding tenant

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EPRA NTA

EPRA NTA per share increased by 5.2 per cent to 200.2 pence,

due primarily to the like-for-like increase in the valuation of the

property portfolio.

Following the completion of the merger in 2023, the Shaftesbury

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of the Longmartin investment), was fair valued and was held at

EPRA net tangible assets per share +5.2% to 200.2 pence

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2023

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2024

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of debt

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the balance sheet value of the debt accretes to nominal value

over the remaining term of the debt. The impact of this unwind is

excluded from underlying earnings.

Property portfolio

The carrying value of the wholly-owned portfolio as at

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sale respectively. During the year, a number of properties have

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expenditure during the year on the wholly-owned portfolio was

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Covent Garden.

The market valuation of the wholly-owned property portfolio

of £4,973.5 million was 4.5 per cent higher on a like-for-like

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56 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Total property return for the year was 7.6 per cent. The MSCI

Total Return Index recorded performance of 7.0 per cent for

the year, resulting in outperformance of 0.6 percentage points.

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associates

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£65.2 million. The majority (65 per cent) of this value relates

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with the balance representing investment properties and

consented land. Over 60 apartments have been leased on a

short-term basis generating annual contracted rental income

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£4.9 million and there is no external debt. During the year a

repayment of £4.0 million of the interest-bearing loan provided

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capital commitments, substantial unencumbered asset value

and interest rate hedging in place for 2025.

The Group’s cash and undrawn committed facilities as at

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ŁĐǹɏǑǓǿǐǹķěııěŁĸǿǹ

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109.8 ǐǗǔǿǖ

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Cash and undrawn committed facilities 559.8 ǓǗǔǿǖ

Commitments (24.1) ȡǑǓǿǗȢ

Available resources  535.7 460.9

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comfortably within the Group’s limit of no more than 40 per

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Debt at nominal value (1,514.8) ȡǐȀǕǗǓǿǗȢ

Net debt (1,405.0) ȡǐȀǓǘǘǿǐȢ

Loan-to-value 28.2% ǒǐǿǒɬ

EPRA loan-to-value 27.4% ǒǏǿǘɬ

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Interest cover  292.1% ǑǗǗǿǓɬ

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admin costs 223.3% ǑǐǑǿǖɬ

Weighted average debt maturity – drawn facilities 4.6 years 5.0 years

Weighted average cost of debt – gross

ǐ

4.0% ǓǿǑɬ

Weighted average cost of debt – net 3.7% ǒǿǓɬ

Drawn debt with interest rate protection

2

100% ǐǏǏɬ

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of interest on cash deposits and interest rate caps and collars.

2.  Taking account of interest on cash deposits and interest rate caps and collars.

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the year a new £75 million unsecured loan facility was entered

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early, taking its maturity to December 2027. £95 million of

private placement debt matured during the year.

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it is currently anticipated that the weighted average cost of

debt will increase.

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interest rate protection in place until the end of 2025, taking

into account interest on cash deposits. £250 million of hedging

is in place until the end of 2025 which provides for a cap of

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term debt maturities as well as consideration of longer-term

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57Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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The overall balance of cash was reduced by £75.9 million to

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million gross proceeds from the sale of several properties

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dividend during the year. A £4.0 million loan repayment from

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have been incurred on the arrangement of new facilities in

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as security under the terms of the exchangeable bonds.

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The Company has a strong balance sheet with EPRA loan-to-

value of 27.4 per cent, group interest cover of nearly three

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even in a downside “severe but plausible” scenario.

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it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting

in preparing the 2024 Annual Report.

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58 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Risk management

Oversight,

assessment and

mitigation at a

Group level

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assessment and

mitigation at an

operational level

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Down

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up

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Ownership

Board

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– Sets risk appetite

– Monitors risk exposure and appetite

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Senior management

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– ţţěţŪǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄěŪĘǹěùýĸŪěLJóØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹØĸùǹýķýşđěĸđǹşěţĮţ

– "ýţěđĸǹØĸùǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹóŁĸŪşŁıţȂǹýĸţůşýǹĮýƊǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹØşýǹŁŜýşØŪěĸđǹØĸùǹØşýǹýDŽýóŪěƃý

– şěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹĮýƊǹěţţůýţǹŪĘØŪǹĘØƃýǹØşěţýĸ

Audit Committee Executive Risk

Committee

Executive Committee

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ØĸùǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹŁĐǹ

the risk management

framework and the

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programme

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develops risk

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– Reviews and assesses

risk register

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and emerging risks and

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response plans

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environment and

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– Oversees day-to-

day monitoring and

management of risk

Risk management

The Board has overall responsibility for Group risk management.

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to mitigate them. The Board has delegated responsibility for

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Risk is a standing agenda item at management meetings.

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responsible for the management of business risk.

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59Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Risk management

Risk Aware: The Group is willing to take greater than normal risks Risk Neutral:ǹĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹŪØĮýţǹØǹòØıØĸóýùǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹŪŁǹşěţĮǹŪØĮěĸđRisk appetite

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Risk Averse

Risk Neutral

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ŜŁıěŪěóØı

Portfolio Operational

şýţěıěýĸóý

WýØţěĸđǹȺǹ

asset management

People ıěķØŪýǹ

óĘØĸđý

ŁķŜıěØĸóýǹ

ƄěŪĘǹıØƄţǹȺǹ

regulations

Risk appetite statement

The Group risk appetite statement is designed to set the right

ŪŁĸýǹØŪǹŪĘýǹŪŁŜǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹØĸùǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹùýóěţěŁĸțķØĮěĸđǹØŪǹ

ØǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹıýƃýıǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿǹ

ĘěţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹđůěùěĸđǹŜşěĸóěŜıýţǹŪŁǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹùýóěţěŁĸț

making at both a Board and senior management level.

ĘýǺ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹØŜŜýŪěŪýǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹěţǹşýƃěýƄýùǹØĸùǹůŜùØŪýùǹ

by the Board at appropriate intervals and, in any event, on an

ØĸĸůØıǹòØţěţǿǹĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹØŜŜýŪěŪýǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹ

óŁķķůĸěóØŪýùǹŪŁǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹƄĘŁǹØşýǹşýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹ

ĐŁşǹěĸóŁşŜŁşØŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹŜşěĸóěŜıýţǹěĸǹùýóěţěŁĸțķØĮěĸđǿǹ

ĘýǺ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹØŜŜýŪěŪýǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹěţǹØţǹĐŁııŁƄţȁ

ȩ©ýǹěĸƃýţŪǹŪŁǹóşýØŪýǹŪĘşěƃěĸđǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸţǹěĸǹWŁĸùŁĸȬţǹ©ýţŪǹ

End where people enjoy visiting, working and living. We use

ŁůşǹýƉŜýşŪěţýǹěĸǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹŁůşǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪǹŪŁǹ

ØǹţŪşŁĸđǹòØıØĸóýǹţĘýýŪǹŪŁǹŪØĮýǹóŁķķýşóěØıǹşěţĮţǹěĸǹØǹķýØţůşýùǹ

way, so that we are able to deliver sustainable growth and

long-term returns for our shareholders.

©ýǹØşýǹşěţĮǹØƃýşţýǹěĸǹşýıØŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹŁůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹ

on the environment and on the health and safety of our

ŜýŁŜıýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŜůòıěóȀǹØĸùǹěŪǹěţǹØǹĮýƊǹŜşěŁşěŪƊǹĐŁşǹůţǹŪĘØŪǹŁůşǹ

òůţěĸýţţǹŁŜýşØŪýţǹěĸǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹƄěŪĘǹıØƄţȀǹşýđůıØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹ

ŁůşǺóŁĸŪşØóŪůØıǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪţǿȪ

DĸƃýţŪěĸđǹěĸǹŁĸýǹıŁóØŪěŁĸǹŜşýţýĸŪţǹØĸǹěĸĘýşýĸŪǹđýŁđşØŜĘěóǹ

óŁĸóýĸŪşØŪěŁĸǹşěţĮǹØĸùǹŪĘýşýǹØşýǹóýşŪØěĸǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹĐØóŪŁşţǹ

ƄĘěóĘǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹóØĸĸŁŪǹóŁĸŪşŁıǿǹAŁƄýƃýşȀǹěĸǹýƉýóůŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

:şŁůŜȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹƄýǹţýýĮǹŪŁǹķěĸěķěţýǹýƉŜŁţůşýǹŪŁǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıȀǹ

şýŜůŪØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹşěţĮţȀǹşýóŁđĸěţěĸđǹŪĘØŪǹŁůşǹØŜŜýŪěŪýǹ

ŪŁǹşěţĮǹƃØşěýţǹØóşŁţţǹùěDŽýşýĸŪǹýıýķýĸŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹ

ØţǺţĘŁƄĸǹěĸǹŪĘýǹùěØđşØķǹòýıŁƄǿǹýóŁđĸěţěĸđǹŪĘØŪǹşěţĮǹØŜŜýŪěŪýǹ

ěţǹĸŁŪǹØĸǹȪØòţŁıůŪýȪȀǹŪĘýǹùěØđşØķǹòýıŁƄǹţĘŁƄţǹØĸǹěĸùěóØŪěƃýǹ

şØĸđýȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹķØƊǹķŁƃýǹĘěđĘýşǹŁşǹıŁƄýşǹ

ŁĸǺŪĘýǹşěţĮǹóůşƃýȀǹØţǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţǹùěóŪØŪýǿ

Assessing risk

ěţĮţǹØşýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹěĸǹŪýşķţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹıěĮýıěĘŁŁùǹŁĐǹŁóóůşşýĸóýǹ

ØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǿǹDĸǹØţţýţţěĸđǹěķŜØóŪȀǹ

ØǹĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹóşěŪýşěØǹØşýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪĘýǹýDŽýóŪǹŁĸǹ

ŁůşǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýţȀǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹŁşǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹķØŪŪýşţȀǹŁůşǹ

reputation, sustainability, stakeholder relationships, health

and safety and regulatory issues. Risks are assessed on both

đşŁţţǹȡØţţůķěĸđǹĸŁǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹØşýǹěĸǹŜıØóýȢǹØĸùǹşýţěùůØıǹȡØĐŪýşǹ

ķěŪěđØŪěŁĸȢǺòØţýţǿ

ŁǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýĸŪǹŪĘØŪǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹşěţĮţȀǹĐØěıěĸđţǹŁşǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹ

ƄýØĮĸýţţýţǹØşěţýȀǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹØóŪěŁĸǹěţǹŪØĮýĸǹŪŁǹşýóŪěĐƊǹŪĘýǹ

ěţţůýǹØĸùǹěķŜıýķýĸŪǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹŪŁǹķěŪěđØŪýǹĐůşŪĘýşǹŁóóůşşýĸóýţǿǹ

ůóĘǹŁóóůşşýĸóýţǹØşýǹşýŜŁşŪýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿǹ

Ęýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşŁóýţţýţǹØĸùǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǹŪŁǹěùýĸŪěĐƊȀǹØţţýţţȀǹ

ØĸùǹķØĸØđýǹěŪţǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹůĸóýşŪØěĸŪěýţǹƄýşýǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹ

ŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹØĸùǹşýķØěĸýùǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹůŜǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹùØŪýǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǺØŜŜşŁƃØıǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǿ

Internal controls

ĘýǹķØěĸǹýıýķýĸŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮǹ

ØşýǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹòýıŁƄȁ

ȟ ıýØşǹşýķěŪȀǹŪýşķţǹŁĐǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹØĸùǹţóĘýùůıýǹŁĐǹķØŪŪýşţǹ

ĐŁşǺŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹěŪţǹŁķķěŪŪýýţ

ȟ ıŁţýǹěĸƃŁıƃýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

day-to-day operations of the business, with regular meetings

with senior management

ȟ Delegated authority limits

ȟ "ØěıƊǹķŁĸěŪŁşěĸđǹŁĐǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹòƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹ

ȟ 9ŁşķØıǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹòƊǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĐǹ

ţŪşØŪýđěóǹØĸùǹýķýşđěĸđǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹşýıØŪýùǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹŁşǹ

ķěŪěđØŪěŁĸţȀǹƄěŪĘǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

ȟ ýđůıØşǹŁØşùǹůŜùØŪýţǹŁĸǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸţȀǹDǹţƊţŪýķţǹØĸùǺ

óƊòýşǹţýóůşěŪƊ

ȟ şØĸţŜØşýĸŪǹŪØƉǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹŜůòıěţĘýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹƄýòţěŪýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹ

ţýŪţǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹŪŁǹŪØƉǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóý

ȟ ©ĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹŜŁıěóƊǹØĸùǹĘŁŪıěĸýǹŜşŁóýùůşýţȀǹƄĘýşýòƊǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹØĸùǹŪĘěşùǹŜØşŪěýţǹķØƊǹşØěţýǹØĸƊǹķØŪŪýşţǹŁĐǹóŁĸóýşĸǹ

óŁĸLJùýĸŪěØııƊȀǹØşýǹşýƃěýƄýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸĸůØııƊ

ŜýóěLJóǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹşýıØŪěĸđǹŪŁǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

óŁĸţŁıěùØŪěŁĸǹŜşŁóýţţǹěĸóıůùýȁ

ȟ ŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹţŪØDŽýùǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹţŪşůóŪůşýȀǹƄěŪĘǹóıýØşǹıěĸýţǹ

ŁĐǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪƊǹØĸùǹØóóŁůĸŪØòěıěŪƊǹ

ȟ ǹóŁķŜşýĘýĸţěƃýǹòůùđýŪěĸđǹØĸùǹşýƃěýƄǹţƊţŪýķ

ȟ ŁØşùǹØĸùǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹůŜùØŪýţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹ

fDžóýşǹØĸùǹ:şŁůŜǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹŁĸŪşŁııýşȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěĸóıůùýǹ

ĐŁşýóØţŪţȀǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹØđØěĸţŪǹòůùđýŪǹØĸùǺLJĸØĸóěØıǹóŁƃýĸØĸŪţǹ

ȟ 9ŁşķØıǹşýƃěýƄţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹŁĐǹLJĸØĸóěØıȀǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹ

ØĸùǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹòƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹ

ØùƃěţýşţǹØşýǹşýŜŁşŪýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýý

ȟ "fǹWWǹȡȩ"fȪȢȀǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹØţǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȀǹ

óŁĸùůóŪţǹşýđůıØşǹØůùěŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǹ

ØĸùǹşýŜŁşŪţǹěŪţǹLJĸùěĸđţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿ

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60 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹòýĸýLJŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹØóŪěƃýǹØţţýŪǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹŪŁđýŪĘýşǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹýƉóýŜŪěŁĸØıǹŞůØıěŪěýţǹØĸùǹ

ıŁĸđțŪýşķǹşýţěıěýĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǿǹŪşŁĸđǹıýØţěĸđǹùýķØĸùǹ

óŁĸŪěĸůýùǹØóşŁţţǹØııǹůţýţȀǹıýØùěĸđǹŪŁǹĘěđĘǹŁóóůŜØĸóƊǹıýƃýıţǹØĸùǹ

ţŪşŁĸđǹşýĸŪǹóŁııýóŪěŁĸǿǹ

ĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹķØóşŁýóŁĸŁķěóǹØĸùǹđýŁŜŁıěŪěóØıǹ

ĐØóŪŁşţȀǹěĸǹŜØşŪěóůıØşǹýƃŁıƃěĸđǹěĸLjØŪěŁĸØşƊǹŜşýţţůşýţǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹ

şØŪýţȀǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹĐůŪůşýǹùýķØĸùǹĐŁşȀǹØĸùǹůţýǹŁĐȀǹıýŪŪØòıýǹţŜØóýȀǹ

ýƃŁıůŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹóŁĸţůķýşǹòýĘØƃěŁůşǹØĸùǹŪşØƃýıǹŜØŪŪýşĸţǹşýķØěĸǹ

ØǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸŪěĸůýţǹŪŁǹķŁĸěŪŁşǹŪĘěţǿǹ

]ØĸƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹóůţŪŁķýşţǹØşýǹýƉŜŁţýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹóĘØĸđýţǹ

ØĸùǹóĘØııýĸđýţǹĐØóěĸđǹŪĘýǹşýŪØěıǹØĸùǹĐŁŁùǹȺǹòýƃýşØđýǹţýóŪŁşţȀǹ

ěĸóıůùěĸđǹķØóşŁýóŁĸŁķěóǹĐØóŪŁşţǹØşŁůĸùǹŪĘýǹUǹòůùđýŪȀǹ

ţůóĘǹØţǹØƃØěıØòěıěŪƊǹØĸùǹóŁţŪǹŁĐǹóşýùěŪǹĐŁşǹóůţŪŁķýşţǹØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹ

òůţěĸýţţýţȀǹŪĘýǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹıýƃýıǹŁĐǹóŁĸţůķýşǹţŜýĸùěĸđǹ

ŪŁǹòýǹěķŜØóŪýùǹòƊǹóŁţŪțŁĐțıěƃěĸđǹŜşýţţůşýţȀǹòůţěĸýţţǹØĸùǹ

óŁĸţůķýşǹóŁĸLJùýĸóýȀǹěĸLjØŪěŁĸǹşØŪýţȀǹýĸýşđƊǹóŁţŪţȀǹţůŜŜıƊǹ

óĘØěĸǹùěţşůŜŪěŁĸȀǹıØòŁůşǹţĘŁşŪØđýţǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹóŁţŪţǿ

DĐǹóůşşýĸŪǹđıŁòØıǹŁşǹUǹķØóşŁýóŁĸŁķěóǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹùýŪýşěŁşØŪýǹ

ŪĘěţǹóŁůıùǹěķŜØóŪǹUǹşýØıǹýţŪØŪýǹķØşĮýŪţȀǹşýţůıŪěĸđǹěĸǹùŁƄĸƄØşùǹ

ŜşýţţůşýǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţǹØĸùǹđşŁţţǹ

şýĸŪØıǹěĸóŁķýǿǹ

Ęýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸţǹķØƊǹòýǹØùƃýşţýıƊǹØDŽýóŪýùǹěĐǹěŪǹĐØěıţǹŪŁǹ

óŁķŜıƊǹƄěŪĘǹóıěķØŪýǹØĸùǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıǹşýđůıØŪěŁĸǹŁşǹěŪţǹŁƄĸǹ

ýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıȀǹţŁóěØıǹŁşǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹţŪØĸùØşùţǿǹfŜýşØŪěŁĸţǹ

ķØƊǹØıţŁǹòýǹØùƃýşţýıƊǹØDŽýóŪýùǹòƊǹóıěķØŪýǹØĸùǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪǹ

şýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹóŁůıùǹıýØùǹŪŁǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹóŁţŪţǹŪŁǹķěŪěđØŪýǹ

ýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıǹěķŜØóŪţǿ

Emerging risks

The Group monitors emerging risks to identify and assess

ŪĘŁţýǹşěţĮţǹŪĘØŪǹķØƊǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØııƊǹěķŜØóŪǹůŜŁĸǹěŪţǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹ

ŜıØĸţǿǹĘýţýǹşěţĮţǹØşýǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţǹŁşǹŪşýĸùţǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹŁĐŪýĸǹ

ýƃŁıƃěĸđǹşØŜěùıƊǹƄĘěóĘǹóŁůıùǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪıƊǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ

LJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪşýĸđŪĘȀǹóŁķŜýŪěŪěƃýǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸǹŁşǹşýŜůŪØŪěŁĸǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹ

ĸýƉŪǹŪĘşýýǹƊýØşţǹŁşǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđýşǹŪýşķǿǹ:ýĸýşØııƊȀǹŪĘýǹěķŜØóŪǹ

ØĸùǹŜşŁòØòěıěŪƊǹŁĐǹŁóóůşşýĸóýǹØşýǹĸŁŪǹƊýŪǹĐůııƊǹůĸùýşţŪŁŁùǹØĸùȀǹ

óŁĸţýŞůýĸŪıƊȀǹĸýóýţţØşƊǹķěŪěđØŪěŁĸţǹĘØƃýǹĸŁŪǹƊýŪǹĐůııƊǹýƃŁıƃýùǿǹ

Ęýǹ:şŁůŜǹóŁĸùůóŪţǹØǹĘŁşěƓŁĸǹţóØĸĸěĸđǹýƉýşóěţýǹŪŁǹěùýĸŪěĐƊǹ

ŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹýķýşđěĸđǹŪşýĸùţǹƄĘěóĘǹķØƊǹòýǹěķŜØóŪĐůıǹěĸǹ

ŪĘýǹĐůŪůşýǿǹØţýùǹŁĸǹŪĘěţǹýƉýşóěţýȀǹŪĘýǹķŁţŪǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹýķýşđěĸđǹ

şěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹØşýǹØţţýţţýùǹŪŁǹýţŪØòıěţĘǹşýıýƃØĸóýǹØĸùǹ

identify any additional remediation required. The prioritised

emerging risks are further reviewed and validated by senior

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŪŁǹđØěĸǹØǹòýŪŪýşǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùěĸđǹŁĐǹŪĘýěşǹěķŜØóŪǹØĸùǹ

to develop strategies to address them. A non-exhaustive list of

emerging risks is outlined on the right.

Emerging risks with a one-to-three-year time

horizon include:

ȟ UǹŜŁıěŪěóØıǹůĸóýşŪØěĸŪƊǹØĸùǹýƃŁıƃěĸđǹđýŁŜŁıěŪěóØıǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţȂ

ȟ UǹóŁşŜŁşØŪýǹşýĐŁşķǹØĸùǹıØĸùıŁşùȌŪýĸØĸŪǹıýđěţıØŪěŁĸǹóĘØĸđýţȂ

ȟ ůěıùěĸđǹØĐýŪƊǹóŪǹØĸùǹóĘØĸđýţǹŪŁǹUǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹ

ķýŪĘŁùŁıŁđěýţǹØĸùǹŜşØóŪěóýţȂ

ȟ :şýýĸǹýĸýşđƊǹØĸùǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŜşěŁşěŪěýţȂǹØĸù

ȟ "ěţşůŜŪěƃýǹŪýóĘĸŁıŁđěóØıǹØùƃØĸóýķýĸŪţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹķØƊǹ

ěĸóıůùýǹØşýØţǹţůóĘǹØţǹØşŪěLJóěØıǹěĸŪýııěđýĸóýȀǹòıŁóĮóĘØěĸǹ

ØĸùǺķýŪØƃýşţýǿ

Emerging risks with a longer-term horizon include:

ȟ ĘØĸđýţǹěĸǹţŁóěØıǹùƊĸØķěóţȀǹùýķŁđşØŜĘěóǹţĘěĐŪţǹØĸùǹ

ŪşýĸùţǺěĸǹţŜØóýǹůţØđýȀǹůşòØĸěţØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹóŁĸţůķŜŪěŁĸǹ

ØĸùǺŪşØƃýıǹŜØŪŪýşĸţȂ

ȟ WŁĸđýşțŪýşķǹóıěķØŪýǹóĘØĸđýǹěķŜØóŪţȂ

ȟ ŁĸţůķýşǹòýĘØƃěŁůşȂ

ȟ DķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹùěđěŪØıǹóůşşýĸóěýţǹŁĸǹóŁĸţůķýşǹòýĘØƃěŁůşȂǹØĸù

ȟ ýţěùýĸŪěØıǹşýĸŪǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹØĸùǹşýđůıØŪŁşƊǹŪØƉǹóĘØĸđýţǿ

Principal risks and uncertainties

Ęýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹůĸóýşŪØěĸŪěýţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹţýŪǹ

ŁůŪǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŜØđýţȀǹØşýǹşýLjýóŪěƃýǹŁĐǹƄĘýşýǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹ

ĘØţǹěĸƃýţŪýùǹŪěķýǹùůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǿǹ9ŁııŁƄěĸđǹØǹùýŪØěıýùǹşýƃěýƄǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹŜŁţŪțķýşđýşȀǹóýşŪØěĸǹşěţĮţǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹ

ùěţØđđşýđØŪýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹƊýØşǹŪŁǹóıýØşıƊǹØıěđĸǹŪĘýǹķěŪěđØŪěĸđǹ

ØóŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹşýţŜýóŪěƃýǹşěţĮţǿǹĘěţǹěţǹşýLjýóŪýùǹòýıŁƄǿǹĘýţýǹ

ŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹØşýǹĸŁŪǹýƉĘØůţŪěƃýǿǹĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹķŁĸěŪŁşţǹØǹ

ĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹØùĪůţŪţǹŪĘŁţýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹ

ȫŜşěĸóěŜØıȬǹØţǹŪĘýǹşěţĮǹŜşŁLJıýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹóĘØĸđýţǿǹýýǹØıţŁǹ

ŪĘýǹşěţĮţǹěĸĘýşýĸŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹóŁķŜěıØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸȀǹ

ØţǹùěţóıŁţýùǹěĸǹĸŁŪýǹǐǹȫşěĸóěŜØıǹóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹŁıěóěýţȬǹƄěŪĘěĸǹ

ȫşěŪěóØıǹØóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹĪůùđýķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹĮýƊǹţŁůşóýţǹŁĐǺýţŪěķØŪěŁĸǹ

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Strategic report | Risk management

Economic and political

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on the business.

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best possible manner.

See Chief Executive’s statement on page 12 for further information.

Portfolio

ȟ Inability of the Group to adopt the appropriate strategy

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long-term growth and returns

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bi-annual external valuations

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regular assessments of the market, we are able to better understand

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See Portfolio and operating review on page 32 for further information.

Principal risks and uncertainties continued

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62 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Operational resilience

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Impact on strategy

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external event is inevitably heightened. It is therefore important

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òŁŪĘǹƄěùýţŜşýØùǹşěţĮţǹţůóĘǹØţǹţŪØŪýțţŜŁĸţŁşýùǹóƊòýşțØŪŪØóĮţǹØĸùǹ

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ĮýƊǹĐŁóůţȀǹƄěŪĘǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹĐşŁķǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØùƃěţýşţȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹţŜýóěØıěţŪǹ

óŁĸţůıŪØĸŪţȀǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹØĸùǹţýóůşěŪƊǹŜşŁŪŁóŁıţǹ

ØşýǹěĸǹŜıØóýǿǹ&ķŜıŁƊýýţǹØşýǹŜşŁƃěùýùǹƄěŪĘǹşýđůıØşǹóƊòýşǹţýóůşěŪƊǹØĸùǹ

phishing training.

See Our purpose-led strategy and business model on pages 16 and 17 for

further information.

Leasing and asset management

ȟ DĸØòěıěŪƊǹŪŁǹØóĘěýƃýǹŪØşđýŪǹşýĸŪţǹŁşǹŪŁǹØŪŪşØóŪǹŪØşđýŪǹóůţŪŁķýşţǹ

ùůýǹŪŁǺķØşĮýŪǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţ

ȟ ŁķŜýŪěŪěŁĸǹĐşŁķǹŁŪĘýşǹıŁóØŪěŁĸţȌĐŁşķØŪţ

ȟ ĸĐØƃŁůşØòıýǹŜıØĸĸěĸđȌıěóýĸţěĸđǹŜŁıěóƊȀǹıýđěţıØŪěŁĸǹŁşǹØóŪěŁĸǹ

ěķŜØóŪěĸđǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹØòěıěŪƊǹŪŁǹţýóůşýǹØŜŜşŁƃØıţǹŁşǹóŁĸţýĸŪţ

Impact on strategy

ȟ "ýóıěĸýǹěĸǹóůţŪŁķýşǹùýķØĸùǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţ

ȟ ýùůóýùǹěĸóŁķýǹØĸùǹěĸóşýØţýùǹƃØóØĸóƊ

ȟ ýùůóýùǹşýŪůşĸǹŁĸǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹùýƃýıŁŜķýĸŪǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊ

Mitigation

ȟ AěđĘǹŞůØıěŪƊǹóůţŪŁķýşǹķěƉ

ȟ ŪşØŪýđěóǹĐŁóůţǹŁĸǹóşýØŪěĸđǹķěƉýùțůţýǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸţǹƄěŪĘǹ

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ȟ &ĸđØđýķýĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹıŁóØıǹØĸùǹĸØŪěŁĸØıǹØůŪĘŁşěŪěýţ

ȟ şýțØŜŜıěóØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹóŁĸţůıŪØŪěŁĸǹƄěŪĘǹĮýƊǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǹ

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ȟ ýđůıØşǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹŁĐǹķØşĮýŪǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹ

development strategy

ȟ Business strategy based on long-term returns

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real estate.

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Ęýǹ:şŁůŜǹıŁŁĮţǹĐŁşǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹŪŁǹóşýØŪýǹŁşǹýĸĘØĸóýǹƃØıůýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

ŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹŪĘşŁůđĘǹŪĘýǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹŜşŁóýţţȀǹóŁđĸěţØĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşěţĮţǹòůŪǹ

ůţěĸđǹŁůşǺýƉŜýşěýĸóýǹØĸùǹţĮěııǹŪŁǹùýıěƃýşǹŁůşǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǿ

Ęýǹ:şŁůŜǹĘØţǹØǹĐŁóůţýùǹıýØţěĸđǹØĸùǹķØşĮýŪěĸđǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹýĸţůşěĸđǹ

the business is well-positioned. The Group regularly engages with

ţůŜŜıěýşţǹŪŁǺůĸùýşţŪØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹØòěıěŪƊǹŪŁǹķýýŪǹŁůşǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪţǹ

and standards.

See Portfolio and operating review on page 32 for further information.

63Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Principal risks and uncertainties continued

People

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leadership skills within the business

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Impact on strategy

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they are working from home.

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providers remains a top priority with regular seminars and webinars

from external experts.

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Climate change

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insuring or leasing our heritage assets on an appropriate

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Impact on strategy

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and operations. This requires more innovative and sustainable

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See TCFD report on page 66 and the Net Zero Carbon Pathway on our

website: https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/

environment/net-zero-carbon-pathway.html.

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64 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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stakeholder groups to ensure everyone is aware of new legislation

and requirements.

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See Corporate governance report on page 104 for further information.

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ùýLJĸěŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹķØŪýşěØıěŪƊǹØţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǕǖǿǹţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹ

ŪĘěţǹùěţóıŁţůşýǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹóŁĸŪěĸůýùǹŪŁǹşýLJĸýǹŁůşǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùěĸđǹ

ŁĐǹóıěķØŪýǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţȀǹŜØşŪěóůıØşıƊǹƄěŪĘǹşýđØşùţǹŪŁǹ

ŜĘƊţěóØıǹóıěķØŪýǹşěţĮǹýƉŜŁţůşýǿǹ

fůşǹŞůØĸŪěŪØŪěƃýǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŜĘƊţěóØıǹşěţĮǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹůŜùØŪýùǹ

during the year and, building on pre-existing qualitative

ØĸØıƊţěţȀǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹóŁĸŪěĸůýùǹŪŁǹķŁĸěŪŁşǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹUǹşýđůıØŪŁşƊǹ

óĘØĸđýţǹƄĘěóĘǹóŁůıùǹØùĪůţŪǹŁůşǹƃěýƄǹŁĐǹŪşØĸţěŪěŁĸǹşěţĮǿǹ©ýǹĘØƃýǹ

şýŜŁşŪýùǹĸŁǹķØŪýşěØıǹóĘØĸđýţǹěĸǹýěŪĘýşǹŜĘƊţěóØıǹŁşǹŪşØĸţěŪěŁĸǹşěţĮǿǹ

©ýǹØşýǹóŁķķěŪŪýùǹŪŁǹţŪşýĸđŪĘýĸěĸđǹŁůşǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹŪŁǹØùùşýţţěĸđǹ

óıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǿǹĸùýşǹŪĘýǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹ

óŁĸŪěĸůýùǹŪŁǹýķòýùǹŪĘýǹ9"ǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǹěĸŪŁǹØııǹ

ŁůşǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹŜşØóŪěóýţǿǹıěķØŪýǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹØşýǹ

óŁĸţěùýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹòýĘØıĐǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹ

ƄěŪĘǹùØƊțŪŁțùØƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŪĘşŁůđĘǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿǹ

DĸǹŪĘěţǹùěţóıŁţůşýǹƄýǹŁůŪıěĸýǹŁůşǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹŪŁǹěùýĸŪěĐƊěĸđǹØĸùǹ

ķØĸØđěĸđǹóıěķØŪýțóĘØĸđýțşýıØŪýùǹěţţůýţȀǹØùùşýţţěĸđǹòŁŪĘǹşěţĮţǹ

and opportunities.

©ýǹĘØƃýǹşýţýŪǹŁůşǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹ

ţýŪŪěĸđǹØǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹŪØşđýŪǹŪŁǹşýùůóýǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹóŁŜýǹǐȀǹǑǹØĸùǹ

ǒǹýķěţţěŁĸţǹòƊǹǘǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹòƊǹǑǏǓǏȀǹĐşŁķǹØǹǑǏǐǘǹòØţýıěĸýǿǹ

ĘěţǺòůěıùţǹŁĸǹĸýØşțŪýşķǹşýùůóŪěŁĸǹŪØşđýŪţǹĐŁşǹǑǏǒǏǿǹfůşǹĸýØşțǹ

ØĸùǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹŪØşđýŪţǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹƃØıěùØŪýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹóěýĸóýǹ

ØţýùǹØşđýŪţǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýǹȡȩěȪȢǹØĸùǹØşýǹØĘýØùǹŁĐǹUǹĸØŪěŁĸØıǹ

ŪØşđýŪţǹØĸùǹǐǿǔɀǹţóěýĸóýțòØţýùǹşýùůóŪěŁĸţǿǹ

Governance

"ýţóşěòýǹŪĘýǹ

ŁØşùȬţǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹ

ŁĐǹóıěķØŪýț

related risks and

opportunities

ĘýǹŁØşùǹĘØţǹůıŪěķØŪýǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹØĸùǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪƊǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹ

ŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţȀǹŁƃýşţýýěĸđǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ&ĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪȀǹůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹØĸùǹŁķķůĸěŪƊǹȡȩ&ȪȢǹŪşØŪýđƊȀǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹØđØěĸţŪǹŁůşǹĸýØşțŪýşķǹǑǏǒǏǹóØşòŁĸǹşýùůóŪěŁĸǹŪØşđýŪţǹØĸùǹŜşŁđşýţţǹŪŁƄØşùţǹŁůşǹǑǏǓǏǹ^ýŪǹ

¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹØţŜěşØŪěŁĸţǿǹýóŁđĸěţěĸđǹŪĘýǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹěķŜŁşŪØĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýţýǹķØŪŪýşţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹ

ţůŜŜŁşŪţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǹØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹşýLjýóŪěŁĸǹěĸǹŁůşǹƃØıůýţǿǹ"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹ

şýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØŜŜşŁƃýùǹŁůşǹůŜùØŪýùǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹĸýØşțŪýşķǹ

ØĸùǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹŪØşđýŪţǿǹfƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹķØŪŪýşţǹȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹ

ŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹØĸùǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹØŪĘƄØƊȢȀǹěţǹØǹ

ķØŪŪýşǹĐŁşǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹòƊǹŪĘýǹƄĘŁıýǹŁØşùȀǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹĘØƃěĸđǹŁƃýşØııǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪƊǿ

ĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȀǹ9fǹØĸùǹýĸ죺ǹDĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹĘØƃýǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹóıěķØŪýǹóĘØĸđýǹØĸùǹ

ýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıȀǹţŁóěØıǹØĸùǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹȡȩ&:ȪȢǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǿǹĘěţǹěĸóıůùýţǹóĘØěşěĸđǹ&:ǹşýıØŪýùǹóŁķķěŪŪýýţǹ

ØŪǹŁØşùǹıýƃýıǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşǹıěţŪýùǹUǹóŁķŜØĸěýţǿǹ9ůşŪĘýşǹóıěķØŪýǹóĘØĸđýǹýƉŜýşŪěţýǹěţǹ

ŜşŁƃěùýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹòƊǹŁůşǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŪýØķǿǹ

ŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮǹěţǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţǹŁƃýşţýýĸǹ

òƊǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŜşŁóýţţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǔǘǹŁĐǹŪĘěţǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǿǹĘýǹ

&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹşěţĮţǹŞůØşŪýşıƊǹØĸùǹşýŜŁşŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǿǹ

DĸǹǑǏǑǓȀǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪĘýǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŁĐǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹěĸóıůùěĸđȀǹ

ŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹƊýØşǹýĸùǹđşýýĸĘŁůţýǹđØţǹȡȩ:A:ȪȢǹØĸùǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıǹùØŪØǹùěţóıŁţůşýţǹØĸùǹŪĘěţǹ9"ǹşýŜŁşŪǿǹ

ĘØĸđýţǹŪŁǹŁůşǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹŪØşđýŪţǹƄýşýǹùěţóůţţýùǹØĸùǹØđşýýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǿ

More information on the Audit Committee and the Executive Risk Committee, including the frequency of their

meetings, can be found on pages 114 and 132 to 137 of this Annual Report.

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Short-term: 0 – 3 years

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the portfolio. This means that transitional risk assessment undertaken in previous years remains relevant

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Physical risk

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is well positioned to take advantage of this.

The summarised risks and opportunities are set out in the table on pages 72 to 74 of this report and in our TCFD

report on our website: https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/policies-and-reports.html

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68 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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expenditure refurbishment budget.

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refurbishment, rather than demolition and rebuilding. This maintains the heritage nature of our destinations,

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fůşǹŞůØıěŪØŪěƃýǹØĸùǹŞůØĸŪěŪØŪěƃýǹţóýĸØşěŁǹØĸØıƊţěţȀǹØţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹěţĮǹ]ØĸØđýķýĸŪǹţýóŪěŁĸȀǹØııŁƄţǹůţǹ

ŪŁǹěùýĸŪěĐƊǹŪĘýǹóŁşýǹØşýØţǹĐŁşǹĐŁóůţýùǹØóŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹşýùůóýǹýķěţţěŁĸţǹØĸùǹýĸĘØĸóýǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹşýţěıěýĸóýǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǿǹ©ýǹƄěııǹóŁĸŪěĸůýǹŪŁǹşýƃěýƄǹØĸùǹůŜùØŪýǹŪĘýǹţóýĸØşěŁǹØĸØıƊţěţǹØţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýȀǹůţěĸđǹØǹşØĸđýǹŁĐǹ

óıěķØŪýǹţóýĸØşěŁţǿǹ

ĘýǹóØşýĐůıǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪţȀǹŁĸđŁěĸđǹěķŜşŁƃýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŁůşǹØţţýŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹ

ŪØşđýŪǹƄěııǹŜşŁŪýóŪǹŁůşǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹĐşŁķǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹóıěķØŪýǹşěţĮǿǹýŪŪěĸđǹØĸǹØķòěŪěŁůţǹĸýŪǹƓýşŁǹ

óØşòŁĸǹŪØşđýŪǹØıěđĸýùǹƄěŪĘǹØǹǐǿǔțùýđşýýǹŜØŪĘƄØƊǹşýùůóýţǹŪĘýǹşěţĮǹŪĘØŪǹƄýǹƄěııǹĸýýùǹķØĮýǹŁůşǹŪØşđýŪţǹķŁşýǹ

ØķòěŪěŁůţǿǹ©ýǹĘØƃýǹóıýØşıƊǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹıýƃýıǹŁĐǹùýóØşòŁĸěţØŪěŁĸǹşýŞůěşýùǹòƊǹǑǏǒǏǹØĸùǹǑǏǓǏȀǹţŁǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹ

óØĸǹķØĮýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹùýóěţěŁĸţǹØĸùǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǹØşýǹØƄØşýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪţǿ

DĸǹØùùěŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹţóýĸØşěŁǹØĸØıƊţěţǹùýţóşěòýùǹØòŁƃýȀǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹóŁķŜıýŪýùǹ&]țØıěđĸýùǹ

ùýŪØěıýùǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹýĸýşđƊǹØůùěŪţǹùůşěĸđǹǑǏǑǓǿǹĘýǹLJĸùěĸđţǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹòŁŪĘǹěĸŪýşƃýĸŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹýţŪěķØŪýùǹ

şýıØŪýùǹóŁţŪţǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹòýěĸđǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǿǹŁķýǹŁĐǹŪĘýţýǹěĸŪýşƃýĸŪěŁĸţǹóØĸǹòýǹěķŜıýķýĸŪýùǹ

ƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹóůţŪŁķýşţǹěĸǹţěŪůǿǹfŪĘýşţǹƄŁůıùǹĸýýùǹŪŁǹòýǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹƄĘýĸǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţǹØşýǹƃØóØĸŪǿǹfůşǹùýŪØěıýùǹ

ýĸýşđƊǹØůùěŪţǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹŪŁǹùØŪýǹƄěııǹĘýıŜǹşýLJĸýǹŁůşǹýţŪěķØŪýǹŁĐǹóŁţŪţǹØĸùǹşýıØŪýùǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹØĸùǹóØşòŁĸǹ

ţØƃěĸđţǹØţţŁóěØŪýùǹƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹşýĐůşòěţĘķýĸŪǹŜşŁđşØķķýţǿǹ

Risk management

"ýţóşěòýǹŪĘýǹ

ŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸȬţǹ

ŜşŁóýţţýţǹĐŁşǹ

identifying and

ØţţýţţěĸđǹóıěķØŪýț

related risk

fůşǹŜşŁóýţţǹŁĐǹěùýĸŪěĐƊěĸđǹØĸùǹØţţýţţěĸđǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹůţýţǹŪĘýǹţØķýǹķýŪĘŁùŁıŁđƊǹØţǹØııǹòůţěĸýţţǹ

şěţĮţǹØĸùǹěţǹěĸóŁşŜŁşØŪýùǹěĸŪŁǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǿǹĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹŜĘƊţěóØıǹóıěķØŪýǹşěţĮǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹ

ĘØţǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹĘŁƄǹşěţĮǹóĘØĸđýţǹØđØěĸţŪǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹŪěķýǹĘŁşěƓŁĸţǹŪŁǹĐØóěıěŪØŪýǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹ

ěĸĐŁşķěĸđǹŪĘýǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹţŪşØŪýđěýţǹŪŁǹķØĸØđýǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹóØŜěŪØıěţýǹŁĸǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǿǹ

"ýŪØěıǹóØĸǹØıţŁǹòýǹĐŁůĸùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹƄĘýŪĘýşǹŪĘýǹşěţĮǹěţǹěĸóşýØţěĸđȀǹùýóşýØţěĸđǹŁşǹţŪØòıýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹØǹůţýĐůıǹ

ķýóĘØĸěţķǹĐŁşǹşěţĮǹŜşěŁşěŪěţØŪěŁĸǿ

ıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹØţǹØǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮǿǹŁǹØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹşýıØŪěƃýǹţěđĸěLJóØĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹ

şěţĮţǹȡƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹùýŪØěıýùǹŁĸǹŜØđýţǹǔǘǹŪŁǹǕǓǹŁĐǹŪĘěţǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪȢȀǹýØóĘǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹØţţěđĸýùǹØǹıěĮýıěĘŁŁùǹØĸùǹ

ěķŜØóŪǹţóŁşýǹĐşŁķǹƄĘěóĘǹØǹşěţĮǹşØĸĮěĸđǹěţǹØııŁóØŪýùǿǹ]ŁşýǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹØòŁůŪǹŪĘýǹŜşŁóýţţǹĐŁşǹØţţýţţěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ţěƓýǹØĸùǹţóŁŜýǹŁĐǹşěţĮţǹóØĸǹòýǹĐŁůĸùǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǕǏǹŁĐǹŁůşǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǿ

ıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹŜĘƊţěóØıǹşěţĮţǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹůţěĸđǹŪĘýǹȱıěķØŪýǹ®ȱǹùØŪØǹŜşŁĪýóŪěŁĸǹŜıØŪĐŁşķǹŜýóŪşØǿǹ

ěţĮǹşØŪěĸđţǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹùýŪýşķěĸýùǹĐŁşǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹŜĘƊţěóØıǹóıěķØŪýǹĘØƓØşùţǹòƊǹóŁķòěĸěĸđǹıěĮýıěĘŁŁùǹØĸùǹ

ţýƃýşěŪƊǹţóŁşýţǿǹĘýǹşěţĮǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹĘØţǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹĘŁƄǹşěţĮǹóĘØĸđýţǹØđØěĸţŪǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹŪěķýǹĘŁşěƓŁĸţȀǹŪŁǹ

ĐØóěıěŪØŪýǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǿǹţţýŪţǹŪĘØŪǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹØţǹĘěđĘýşǹşěţĮǹƄěııǹòýǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹØǹķŁşýǹ

ùýŪØěıýùǹşýƃěýƄǹěĸǹǑǏǑǔǹŪŁǹùýŪýşķěĸýǹěĐǹØĸƊǹĐůşŪĘýşǹķěŪěđØŪěŁĸǹØóŪěŁĸţǹØşýǹşýŞůěşýùǿǹ

fůşǹŪşØĸţěŪěŁĸǹşěţĮǹØĸØıƊţěţǹùşýƄǹŁĸǹØǹŪĘěşùțŜØşŪƊǹşýƃěýƄǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹķØşĮýŪǿǹĘěţǹŜşŁĪýóŪǹƄØţǹěĸěŪěØııƊǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹ

ěĸǹǑǏǑǐǹØĸùǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹůŜùØŪýùǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓǿǹ

DĸǹØııǹŁůşǹØĸØıƊţěţȀǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹůţýùǹŪĘşýýǹóıěķØŪýǹóĘØĸđýǹţóýĸØşěŁţǹşýŜşýţýĸŪěĸđǹıŁƄȀǹķýùěůķǹØĸùǹĘěđĘǹ

ýķěţţěŁĸţǹȡǹǑǿǕȀǹǹǓǿǔǹØĸùǹǹǗǿǔȢǹŪŁǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùǹŪĘýǹşØĸđýǹŁĐǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹóıěķØŪýǹŁůŪóŁķýţȀǹØěùěĸđǹ

ěĸǹóŁķŜşýĘýĸţěƃýǹşěţĮǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùěĸđǹØĸùǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǿǹĘěţǹØŜŜşŁØóĘǹØùùşýţţýţǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹƄěŪĘǹ

şýđůıØŪŁşƊǹØĸùǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţȀǹěĸĐŁşķţǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹşýţŁůşóýǹØııŁóØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹýĸĘØĸóýţǹ

şýţěıěýĸóýǿǹ©ýǹØţţůķýǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýţýǹţóýĸØşěŁţǹƄěııǹĸŁŪǹòýǹýƉóýýùýùǹØóşŁţţǹŪĘýǹŪěķýıěĸýţǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǿǹ

Please see pages 59 to 64 for further information on risk management and our principal risks

70 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ĐůĸóŪěŁĸǹěùýĸŪěĐƊǹØĸùǹķØĸØđýǹşěţĮţǹĐŁşǹŪĘýěşǹùěƃěţěŁĸǹØĸùǹóŁķŜıýŪýǹØĸùǹķØěĸŪØěĸǹØǹşěţĮǹşýđěţŪýşǿǹıěķØŪýț

related risks and opportunities are presented to the Board.

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ŁĐǹŁůşǹòůěıùěĸđţǹØĸùǹŁůşǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹěĸǹěĸóşýØţěĸđǹđşýýĸǹţŜØóýǹØóşŁţţǹŁůşǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǿǹ

©ýǹĘØƃýǹóŁķŜşýĘýĸţěƃýǹěțƃØıěùØŪýùǹĸýØşțŪýşķǹØĸùǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹŪØşđýŪţǹĐŁşǹóŁŜýǹǐȀǹǑǹØĸùǹǒǹýķěţţěŁĸţȀǹ

ƄĘěóĘǹƄěııǹòýǹŪĘýǹĐŁůĸùØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŁůşǹóØşòŁĸǹýķěţţěŁĸţǹşýùůóŪěŁĸǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØţǹƄýǹŜşŁđşýţţǹŪŁƄØşùţǹØǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹ

ØşòŁĸǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸǹòƊǹǑǏǓǏǿǹ

Principal risks have been mapped to the most relevant strategic priority, which can be found on pages 61 to 65.

"ýţóşěòýǹĘŁƄǹ

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identifying,

assessing and

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related risks are

integrated into

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overall risk

management

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ķØŪŪýşţǹţůóĘǹØţǹ&ţȀǹđØŪĘýşěĸđǹŁĐǹùØŪØǹØĸùǹýķòŁùěýùǹóØşòŁĸǹóØıóůıØŪěŁĸţǿǹ

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Ęýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýýŪţǹŞůØşŪýşıƊǹØĸùǹşýƃěýƄţǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹşěţĮţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţȀǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹØĸùǹ

LJĸØĸóěØıȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǿǹǹşěţĮǹşýŜŁşŪǹěţǹŜşŁùůóýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

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ķýŪşěóţǹůţýùǹòƊǹ

the organisation

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related risks and

opportunities

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Risks summary

Risk type Risk description Timeline DķŜØóŪǹŁĸǹòůţěĸýţţǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹȺǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜıØĸĸěĸđ

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risk and extreme weather including:

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maintain indoor temperatures

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Thames Barrier

Medium-term

Long-term

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expenditure requirements

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ȟ improvement beyond MEES requirements

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ȟ ůĸýƉŜýóŪýùǹĸýƄǹşýđůıØŪěŁĸǹşýţůıŪţǹěĸǹıŁĸđýşǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹ

or refurbishment periods

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ȟ inability to meet nature-related requirements results in

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Transition Market risk of changes

in market trendsȁ

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business planning, but our viability assessment

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ȟ ýƃŁıƃěĸđǹşěţĮǹěĸǹşýıØŪěŁĸǺŪŁǹŪĘýǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹ

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ýĸýşđƊǹýDžóěýĸóƊ

ȟ ĘýşěŪØđýǹşýţŪşěóŪěŁĸţǹěķŜýùýǹýĸýşđƊǹýDžóěýĸóƊǹ

measures resulting in market risks as above

ȟ adoption of fossil fuel removal and

ŪýóĘĸŁıŁđěýţǹěţǹóŁĸţŪşØěĸýùǹòƊǹýıýóŪşěóØıǹ

ţůŜŜıƊǹóØŜØóěŪƊǹŪŁǹŁůşǹòůěıùěĸđţ

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heritage buildings

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portfolio, to inform appropriate interventions and

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73Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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void periods and improve

investment yields for assets

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Note that this is not yet applied

in forward business planning

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&ǹşØŪěĸđţǹØĸùǹ

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óýĸŪşØıǹWŁĸùŁĸǹ

to support any

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into budgets and

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emissions from more

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through existing and

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embodied and operational

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ȟ ěķŜşŁƃýùǹŪýóĘĸŁıŁđƊǹ

enables use of on-site

energy generation, and

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ýıýóŪşěóØıǹđşěùǹóØŜØóěŪƊ

Short-

term

ȟ demonstration of lower

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headroom when modelling

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ȟ regular market

review of available

low-energy

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ȟ pilots of new

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ŜşŁóýţţýţǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹ

ţóØıØòıýȀǹØĸùǹ

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refurbishment

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of renewable

energy generation

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opportunities that

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ȟ proportion of

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ŁĐǺĘýşěŪØđýǺòůěıùěĸđţ

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ŁĐǹóØşòŁĸǹòýĸýLJŪǹ

of retention and

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ȟ low exposure to risk

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allow demolition of

poor-quality assets

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term

ȟ internal and external

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ȟ engage with heritage

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and industry bodies to

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assessments

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external

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ěĸóıůùěĸđǹ

stakeholder

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authorities and

investors

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opportunities

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ýĸĘØĸóýùǹşýŪůşĸţǹ

based on our ability

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óŁţŪȀǹıŁƄțóØşòŁĸǹ

refurbishments

ȟ proportion of

©ĘŁıýǹWěĐýǹØşòŁĸǹ

assessments

undertaken

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òýĸóĘķØşĮǹØĸùǹ

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ØşòŁĸǹĐŁşǹţķØııýşǹ

ŜşŁĪýóŪţ

ȟ ěĸóşýØţýǹ

engagement with

industry and

heritage bodies

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74 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

Viability statement

Ęýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹĘØƃýǹØţţýţţýùǹŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹ

ŪĘşýýțƊýØşǹŜýşěŁùǹŪŁǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǖǿǹĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹ

ŪØĮýţǹěĸŪŁǹØóóŁůĸŪǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹóůşşýĸŪǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹòůţěĸýţţǹ

ŜıØĸǹŜşŁĪýóŪěŁĸţȀǹđşŁůŜǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹĐŁşýóØţŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǺŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹ

ěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýţǹǔǘǹŪŁǺǕǔǿ

©ĘěıţŪǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹķŁĸěŪŁşţǹŜşŁţŜýóŪţǹŁƃýşǹØǹıŁĸđýşǹŜýşěŁùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

ýƉýóůŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹŪĘýǹŜşěķØşƊǹĐŁóůţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹ

òůţěĸýţţǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹŜşŁóýţţǹěţǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹLJşţŪǹŪĘşýýǹƊýØşţȀǹŪĘýşýĐŁşýǹ

ŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹĘØƃýǹùýŪýşķěĸýùǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘěţǹşýķØěĸţǹØĸǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹ

ŜýşěŁùǹŁƃýşǹƄĘěóĘǹŪŁǹŜşŁƃěùýǹŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǿǹ

Ęýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹóŁĸLJşķǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýƊǹĘØƃýǹĸŁǹşýØţŁĸǹŪŁǹýƉŜýóŪǹØǹ

ķØŪýşěØıǹóĘØĸđýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹěķķýùěØŪýıƊǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹ

the end of the three-year assessment period.

Assessment

DĸǹķØĮěĸđǹŪĘýǹØţţýţţķýĸŪȀǹŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹĘØƃýǹŪØĮýĸǹØóóŁůĸŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹşýţěıěýĸŪǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸȀǹØóóýţţǹŪŁǹţůòţŪØĸŪěØıǹ

ıěŞůěùěŪƊȀǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹØòěıěŪƊǹŪŁǹşØěţýǹĸýƄǹLJĸØĸóýȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹıŁƄǹ

ıýƃýıǹŁĐǹóØŜěŪØıǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪţǹŪŁđýŪĘýşǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹLjýƉěòěıěŪƊǹŁĐǹ

future expenditure.

Ęýǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǹŁóóůŜØŪěŁĸØıǹķØşĮýŪǹóŁĸŪěĸůýţǹŪŁǹòýǹţŪşŁĸđȀǹƄěŪĘǹ

ýƉóýııýĸŪǹıýƃýıţǹŁĐǹıýØţěĸđǹØóŪěƃěŪƊȀǹıŁƄǹƃØóØĸóƊǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪěĸůýùǹ

óůţŪŁķýşǹţØıýţǹđşŁƄŪĘǿǹĘýşýǹěţǹţŪşŁĸđǹıýØţěĸđǹùýķØĸùǹØóşŁţţǹ

ØııǹůţýţȀǹùýıěƃýşěĸđǹşýĸŪØıǹěĸóŁķýǹØĸùǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǺđşŁƄŪĘǿǹ

©ĘěıýǹđýŁŜŁıěŪěóØıǹşěţĮǹşýķØěĸţǹýıýƃØŪýùǹØĸùǹŪĘýşýǹěţǹ

ķØóşŁýóŁĸŁķěóǹƃŁıØŪěıěŪƊȀǹŪĘýǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ

unique portfolio of prime investments have demonstrated

şýķØşĮØòıýǹşýţěıěýĸóýǿǹĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹķØěĸŪØěĸţǹØǹţŪşŁĸđǹòØıØĸóýǹ

ţĘýýŪǹƄěŪĘǹØǹĐŁóůţǹŁĸǹşýţěıěýĸóýȀǹLjýƉěòěıěŪƊǹØĸùǹýDžóěýĸóƊǿǹĘýşýǹ

ěţǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹĘýØùşŁŁķǹØđØěĸţŪǹùýòŪǹóŁƃýĸØĸŪţǹØĸùǹØóóýţţǹŪŁǹ

ţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹıěŞůěùěŪƊǿǹ

ţǹØŪǹǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓȀǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹĘØùǹĸýŪǹùýòŪǹŁĐǹɏǐǿǓǹ

òěııěŁĸȀǹØĸǹ&ǹW¨ǹşØŪěŁǹŁĐǹǑǖǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹØĸùǹ:şŁůŜǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹ

óŁƃýşǹŁĐǹǑǿǘǹŪěķýţǿǹĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹěţǹŜşŁĪýóŪýùǹŪŁǹĘØƃýǹţůDžóěýĸŪǹ

óØţĘǹşýţýşƃýţǹØĸùǹůĸùşØƄĸǹĐØóěıěŪěýţǹŪŁǹķýýŪǹùýòŪǹķØŪůşěŪěýţǹ

ùůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹŜýşěŁùǿǹ"şØƄĸǹùýòŪǹěţǹØŪǹLJƉýùǹşØŪýţǹŁşǹ

óůşşýĸŪıƊǹĘØţǹěĸŪýşýţŪǹşØŪýǹŜşŁŪýóŪěŁĸǹěĸǹŜıØóýǿǹDĸŪýşýţŪǹşØŪýǹ

ĘýùđěĸđǹěţǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹƄĘěóĘǹóØŜţǹf^DǹýƉŜŁţůşýǹØŪǹǒǿǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹ

ŁĸǹɏǑǔǏǹķěııěŁĸǹŁĐǹĸŁŪěŁĸØıǹƃØıůýǹŪŁǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǔǿǹ9ůşŪĘýşǹ

ĘýùđěĸđǹØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţǹƄěııǹòýǹŜůŪǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹØţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǿǹ

ĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹŜıØĸǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşŁLJŪţȀǹóØţĘǹLjŁƄţȀǹ

óØŜěŪØıǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪţȀǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşýţŁůşóýţȀǹĐůĸùěĸđǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪţȀǹ

ùýòŪǹóŁƃýĸØĸŪţǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşǹĮýƊǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşěţĮţǿǹııǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ

şěţĮţǹóŁůıùǹĘØƃýǹØĸǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĸǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǿǹıěķØŪýǹóĘØĸđýǹěţǹ

óŁĸţěùýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹŪŁǹòýǹØĸǹůşđýĸŪǹěţţůýǹØĸùǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹ

ƄěııǹòýǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹýĸĘØĸóýǹŪĘýǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹ

ķýýŪǹŁůşǹǑǏǒǏǹóØşòŁĸǹşýùůóŪěŁĸǹŪØşđýŪţǹØĸùǹØóĘěýƃýǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹ

ØşòŁĸǹòƊǹǑǏǓǏȀǹòůŪǹŪĘýǹóŁţŪţǹØĸŪěóěŜØŪýùǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹ

ŜýşěŁùǹØşýǹĸŁŪǹýƉŜýóŪýùǹŪŁǹòýǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǿǹĘýǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹóıěķØŪýǹ

óĘØĸđýǹşěţĮţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹŜýşěŁùǹěţǹýƉŜýóŪýùǹ

to be limited. Interruptions to trade from severe weather events

ØşýǹŜŁţţěòıýǹòůŪǹƄŁůıùǹıěĮýıƊǹòýǹóŁĸţěţŪýĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹěķŜØóŪǹ

óŁĸţěùýşýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹùŁƄĸţěùýǹØţţůķŜŪěŁĸţǿǹ

Ęýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹóŁĸţěùýşǹŪĘýǹĮýƊǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹŪĘØŪǹóŁůıùǹěķŜØóŪǹ

ŪĘýǹƃěØòěıěŪƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹŪŁǹòýȁ

ȟ ŁşŪĐŁıěŁȂ

ȟ ŁıěŪěóØıǹØĸùǹýóŁĸŁķěóȂ

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75Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Employees  – Our purpose-led strategy and business model

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– ĸŪěțAØşØţţķýĸŪǹØĸùǹůııƊěĸđǹŁıěóƊ

– "ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊ

– AýØıŪĘǹØĸùǹØĐýŪƊǹŁıěóƊǹŪØŪýķýĸŪ

– ůţěĸýţţǹŁùýǹŁĐǹşØóŪěóý

– ŁØşùǹ"ěƃýşţěŪƊǹØĸùǹDĸóıůţěŁĸǹŁıěóƊ

– &ŞůØıǹfŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹØĸùǹ"ěƃýşţěŪƊǹŁıěóƊ

– ^ýůşŁùěƃýşţěŪƊǹŁıěóƊ

– şØĸţǹDĸóıůţěŁĸǹŁıěóƊ

For more on people and culture: see pages 100 and 101.

For more on diversity: see pages 129 and 130.

For more on remuneration: see pages 138 to 140.

People section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/people.html

How we behave section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/about-us/corporate-

governance/how-we-behave.html

Human rights   – ůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŁıěóƊ

– ]ŁùýşĸǹıØƃýşƊǹØĸùǹAůķØĸǹşØDžóĮěĸđǹŪØŪýķýĸŪ

– ůţěĸýţţǹŁùýǹŁĐǹşØóŪěóý

For more on modern slavery: see pages 90, 116 and 122.

For more on how we behave: see page 122.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement on our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/index.html

Responsibility section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility.html

Social matters  – &ǹŪşØŪýđƊ

– ůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŁıěóƊ

For more on stakeholder engagement: see pages 44 to 49.

For more on our ESC Strategy: see pages 80 to 81 and pages

88 to 90.

For more on our community: see pages 97 to 99.

Responsibility section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility.html

Community section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/community.html

Anti-bribery

and corruption

– 9ěĸØĸóěØıǹşěķýǹŁıěóƊ

– ©ĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹŁıěóƊ

– Tax Strategy

– ůţěĸýţţǹŁùýǹŁĐǹşØóŪěóý

– ŁĸLjěóŪţǹŁĐǹDĸŪýşýţŪǹŁıěóƊ

– &ƉŜýĸţýţǹŁıěóƊ

– ĸŪěțķŁĸýƊǹWØůĸùýşěĸđǹŁıěóƊ

– :ěĐŪţǹØĸùǹAŁţŜěŪØıěŪƊǹŁıěóƊ

– şŁóůşýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹůŜŜıěýşǹ]ØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŁıěóƊ

– ůŜŜıěýşǹŁùýǹŁĐǹŁĸùůóŪ

– ĘØşýǹ"ýØıěĸđǹŁıěóƊ

For more on how we behave: see page 122.

For more on conflicts of interests: see page 122.

For our Audit Committee report: see pages 132 to 137.

How we behave section of our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/about-us/corporate-

governance/how-we-behave.html

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement on our website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/index.html

Business model

For more on our purpose-led strategy: see page 16.

For more on our business model: see page 17.

Principal

risks and

uncertainties

For more on our principal risks and uncertainties: seepages

61 to 65.

For our viability statement: see pages 75 and 76.

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key performance

indicators

For more on non-financial key performance indicators: see

page 21.

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77Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Sustainability

78 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Our environment, sustainability and

community approach and strategy

Our aim is to be considered the destination of choice for sustainability-focused

customers, suppliers and partners in the West End.

At Shaftesbury Capital sustainability is central to our values

and we are committed to investing for the long-term. We take

a responsible and forward-looking approach, operating in

an environmentally and socially sustainable manner, to meet

the changing needs of our stakeholders. We continue to work

towards our aim to be recognised as a leader in the sustainable

development of heritage buildings.

Our Environment, Sustainability and Community (“ESC”)

Strategy is fundamental to our business, delivering value for

stakeholders through our long-term approach and responsible

stewardship of our destinations.

Our approach is built on the principle of extending the useful

life of our heritage buildings through refurbishment, rather than

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and repurposing of our spaces protects the unique heritage

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the evolving needs of our customers, we will expect to see a

positive impact on demand, long-term value and resilience to

the impacts of climate change.

During 2024 we reviewed and focused our strategy on the

areas that are most material to our business and where we

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) that are most

applicable and mapped these against our strategy.

We have reset our comprehensive Net Zero Carbon target to

2040 to align with the Science Based Targets initiative (“SBTi”)

long-term carbon reduction requirements. These targets have

been validated by the SBTi and will be achieved through our

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heritage buildings. Recognising that our heritage buildings are

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embodied carbon emissions associated with repurposing and

refurbishment of buildings through the retention and re-use of

structures, façades and materials. Our Net Zero Carbon targets

and emission reduction progress is explained in more detail on

page 93 to 95.

We continue to embed sustainability within our business, to

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improve the quality of our data and clearly communicate with

stakeholders. Sustainability has been fully integrated into real

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Head of Sustainability reports to the Executive Director

responsible for operations. We have focused on improving our

environmental data quality, achieving a 67 per cent coverage

of landlord smart utility meters and a 57 per cent coverage by

area of actual data for tenant energy consumption.

A three-year community strategy has been set to maximise our

positive impact and formalise a comprehensive methodology

for measuring outcomes. Following a detailed review, our

primary strategic focus will be supporting local employment,

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and where, through partnerships and collaboration, we have

an opportunity to create the most value. This is set out in more

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Progress made against our strategy is set out on page 88.

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SDGs SDGs SDGs

How we deliver

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of our heritage buildings

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carbon behaviours

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make “data led” decisions

Be a leader in the sustainable

development of heritage

buildings; sustainably adding

value and delivering a Net Zero

Carbon portfolio by 2040

Behave as a good neighbour

and support our local community:

creating sustainable and

healthy places

Support our people by promoting

diversity, talent development and

creativity across our team

How we deliver

Consider future climate

scenarios in the design of our

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Focus on issues that impact our

local community

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healthier places

How we deliver

Promote an equitable and diverse

culture across our business

Provide personal and career

development

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and safety culture throughout

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Emissions reduction

8%

Reduction in year-on-year reported

Scope 1 and 2 emissions

Community investment

£0.9m

Value of community investment

Employee engagement

82%

Engagement rate in our 2024 survey

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Buildings Places People

Our values Innovation &DŽýóŪěƃýǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóý

Underpinned by:

ESC strategy

Our strategy aims to sustainably add value to our buildings

and tackle climate change whilst supporting local communities

and our people.

81Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

Our ESC governance structure

Board and Audit Committee

The Board retains oversight of sustainability, including consideration of climate-related risks

and opportunities and implementation of the Group’s Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero Carbon Pathway.

The Audit Committee reviews our TCFD and SECR disclosures.

Management

We have a dedicated Head of Sustainability who reports to the Executive Director responsible

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an active role in the delivery of our Sustainability Strategy. Sustainability activities are supported by the

Head of HR and our Health & Safety Committee.

Sustainability governance

Sustainability is at the heart of our values, and we are committed to delivering the change that is required to achieve our

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responsibility. Day-to-day review of sustainability is undertaken by members of the Executive Committee and the senior

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be a matter for consideration by the whole Board, and the ESC Board Committee was dissolved.

Executive Risk

Committee

Considers sustainability-

related risk, in particular

climate change risk.

ESC Management

Committee

Considers sustainability

policies, targets

and progress by senior

management. Reports via the

Executive Committee.

Community

Investment Forum

Considers our community

investment, in particular

applications to our community

investment fund. Reports via

the Executive Committee.

82 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report

Our ESC approach in action

1. Implementing sustainability

on Floral Street

The Floral, our latest refurbishment on Floral Street,

is a showcase for the way in which we apply our

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Outstanding and WELL Platinum, demonstrating our

ability to achieve sustainability and wellness best

practice in our refurbishment schemes. With our

focus on minimising embodied carbon, we retained

window frames and refurbished the existing raised

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building, replaced by an electric air sourced heat

pump and supplemented with photovoltaic panels

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will be required to reduce carbon emissions.

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improvement plans.

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concept – circular

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principles of longevity and circular economy

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multiple tenants. At 22 Ganton Street we

have retained the plant and windows to

minimise embodied carbon whilst refreshing

the space to meet the requirements of

future occupiers.

5. Waste

Waste management partner Veolia expanded its night-time

recycling service to include food waste collection from our

restaurants, bars, pubs, and hotels. The collected food waste is

transported to an anaerobic digester in Hertfordshire, where it

is converted into biogas and biofertiliser. Veolia, in partnership

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60 new and upcycled electric vehicles for street cleansing and

waste collection in the West End. This transition to electric

vehicles and a reduction in the number of vehicle movements by

approximately 20 per cent has led to an 89 per cent reduction in

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air quality and reducing noise pollution in the area.

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With 394 F&B outlets, moving to electric cooking where

practical will be an important step in reducing carbon emissions.

Technology is improving but we also need to support restaurants

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on This” together with the “Global Cooksafe Coalition” to share

their experiences and discuss opportunities and barriers for

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supply and upfront cost of equipment.

Buildings

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85Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Our ESC approach in action

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This year a chemical-free cleaning system was

rolled out across the portfolio. The system works

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water, to produce a powerful oxidising agent

that kills viruses, bacteria, and other microbes

and contaminants. The product is non-toxic,

biodegradable and stronger than bleach. The use

of chemical-free cleaning has resulted in up to a

100 per cent reduction in the use of chemicals and

disposal of single-use plastics and contaminants.

7. Youth employability

programme

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empowers young people through workshops,

mentoring, and connections with professionals.

The programme is designed to raise awareness

of local opportunities available and help young

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Degrees, a Westminster-based social enterprise,

our employees and supply chain partners

volunteered at several events throughout the

year, supporting 48 young people. Volunteers

took on roles as panellists, providing valuable

insights into their own education and career

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workshop. This supported young people to

develop vital networking skills and leverage

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cent of participants commenting they had learnt

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Buildings

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Located within Covent Garden, Fair Shot Café supports young adults aged 18-25 with a learning

disability into employment through an 11-month structured hospitality training programme. With 95

per cent of adults in the UK with a learning disability unemployed, Fair Shot Café’s work addresses

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During the course participants attend college and work within the café for part of the week,

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safety, in preparation for entering employment upon completion of the course. Fair Shot Café

partners with local businesses to create sustainable employment opportunities for their graduates,

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of salad produce and herbs to Fair Shot Café. This produce is grown year-round in farmstands –

vertical hydroponic growing systems – located in the reception area of a local Shaftesbury Capital-

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food served at the café.

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Strategic report

Our ESC progress in 2024

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We continued to evolve our strategy in 2024, strengthening the areas where we can have the greatest impact on our organisation,

community and environment. Throughout the year, our focus remained on embedding sustainability across our operations, providing

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We have made progress against the actions for 2024 set out in the 2023 Annual Report.

Further detail and commentary on our performance is included in our 2024 EPRA sustainability data report which will be published

in April 2025.

2024 actions Update

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management team

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roles across the organisation. All employees have an ESC

metric in their annual targets. See pages 154 and 157 for

more information

Reduce our reported energy Scope 1 and 2 consumption

by 5 per cent

8.0 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 energy achieved

compared to previous reporting year

Update our Net Zero Carbon Pathway and seek revalidation

from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for our

decarbonisation targets

Net Zero Carbon Pathway updated to include a long-

term target. Our near- and long-term targets have been

validated by the SBTi. See page 93

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our portfolio and use the results to build estate-wide plans

Completed 40 detailed energy assessments in line

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impactful carbon reduction interventions. See page 94

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low-carbon behaviours and reduce energy consumption

in our customer’s demises

Updated our green leases, established communication

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customer survey. See page 89

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10 per cent from the current 56 per cent, increasing our

A-C coverage across commercial and residential from

80 per cent to 85 per cent and striving to go further

Commercial EPC A-B coverage has increased to 69.5 per

cent and A-C coverage for commercial and residential to

87.6 per cent, by ERV

Reduce our water consumption by 3 per cent

14.0 per cent reduction in water consumption compared

to previous reporting year

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An infrastructure review has been completed to consider

electrical capacity across the portfolio. An event to

promote electric cooking was held in February 2025.

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of gas boilers has been undertaken to inform our

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focus areas

A detailed review of our community investment was

undertaken to develop the new strategy set out on

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sustainability issues, was approved by the Board

Continue to improve our understanding of climate change risk

to the business

A physical climate risk assessment was completed,

supporting our analysis that our portfolio has limited

exposure. An update to our risks assessment is set

out in the TCFD report on pages 66 to 74

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A sustainability-linked loan framework is being

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target met target ongoing

88 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ȟ increased coverage of Scope 3 reporting utilising automatic

data scraping to achieve 57 per cent coverage of actual

energy use data from tenants, by area

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carbon, by spend

ȟ 3.8 per cent reduction in Scope 3 emissions as set out on

page 94

ȟ 67 per cent of landlord utility supplies now on smart meters,

an increase from 19 per cent in 2023, with the remainder

instructed for installation

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ȟ 30 per cent recycling rate for operational waste, excluding

food waste

ȟ community investment to a value of £0.9 million

(cash, time and in-kind donations)

ȟ 520 hours of employee volunteering undertaken in

Company time

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by area

Embedding sustainability in our

operations

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and the role that they will play. Since early 2024, responsibility

for sustainability has been integrated into our real estate

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relationship between sustainability and property, and

creating clear reporting lines.

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to ensure that sustainability continues to be considered in

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sustainability is a matter for consideration by the whole Board,

with the Chief Executive having overall responsibility. This

includes consideration of climate-related risks and opportunities

and approval of the Group’s ESC Strategy and Net Zero Carbon

Pathway. Day-to-day oversight is undertaken by members of the

Executive Committee and the senior management team, with

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Committee that meets quarterly to review progress against the

ESC strategy and ensure that the targets are integrated across

the wider business. Our sustainability team continues to be

responsible for recommending the strategic direction, focusing

the business on key areas and overseeing our measuring and

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of the Executive Risk Committee, periodically reporting on

sustainability and climate change risks and opportunities.

We have a range of policies and procedures that underpin

our ESC Strategy, which can be found on our corporate

website and are set out in our Non-Financial and Sustainability

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Industry and supply chain collaboration

We actively participate in a range of industry groups, to share

experiences and promote the adoption of best practice for

sustainable real estate. Principal industry memberships include

the UK Green Building Council (“UKGBC”), Better Buildings

Partnership, British Property Federation and Westminster

Property Association. We are signatories to Westminster City

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decarbonise the City as members of the steering group.

We also work with stakeholders as part of the West End Zero

Emissions Group, and actively collaborate with suppliers,

including Veolia on waste treatment, and innovators such as

Social Value Portal on the measurement of community impact.

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and contractors to partner and collaborate with our community

partners. Several of our supply chain and contractors including

OCS, CBRE, DLA Piper and Greenzone have engaged in activity

with our community partners. This has included supporting

a careers session with young people at the London Chinese

Community Centre, serving meals to attendees at the Seven

Dials Lunch Club and supporting clients of homeless charity

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Further information on stakeholder collaboration can be found on

pages 44 to 49.

Customer collaboration

We are at a relatively early stage of customer engagement on

sustainability and recognise this to be an area of focus over the

coming years. Our revised green lease, launching in 2025, sets

out our expectations for customers, requiring them to share

data on environmentally-related performance and take action

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included a section on sustainability, enabling us to establish a

baseline for customer perceptions of our sustainability actions

and better understand their own priorities. This survey will take

place annually and help us to make our ESC Strategy relevant

to our customers whilst improving our own communication.

Industry recognition and standards

We participate in a range of external benchmarks and indices

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progress and help us to identify improvement opportunities.

Our CDP climate rating in 2024 was B, demonstrating that we

are taking co-ordinated action on environmental issues.

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and transparency of our sustainability-related disclosures.

89Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategic report | Our ESC progress in 2024

Our 2025 key actions

As we continue to deliver our strategy in 2025, we will focus on:

2025 actions and targets

Working with customers to inspire and support their

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of kitchens

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2024 to develop individual asset improvement plans

Continuing to decarbonise our operations and make progress

against our Net Zero Carbon targets, as set out on page 93

Further improve EPC A-B coverage to 75 per cent for

commercial assets and improve EPC A-C coverage for

commercial and residential assets to 90 per cent

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automatic energy meters for both landlord and tenant

supplies

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Reduce annual like-for-like Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions

by 5 per cent

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Reduce our water consumption by 5 per cent

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on page 97

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framework to report our social impact in a clear and

consistent way

Our GRESB score reduced to 66, predominantly due to changes in

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and a reduction in overall coverage of building energy use data

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assets when compared with GRESB peer groups, restricts our

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across the estate. As we continue to improve our data collection,

we expect to see our score progressively increase.

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where no public disclosure had been made, whilst our score

for corporate governance increased.

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reduction targets from the SBTi. These are set out in more

detail on page 93.

Modern slavery and human rights

We have policies in place which address human rights, modern

slavery, and the ethical conduct of our business. During the

year we undertook a desk-top risk assessment for modern

slavery that set out potential risk areas and mitigation actions,

demonstrating to the Executive Committee that residual risks

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available on our website: https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/

en/index.html. All employees working on our estate are paid at

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Leadership in heritage buildings

We recognise the important role that the sustainable

refurbishment of heritage buildings plays in achieving our

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of buildings that will exist in 2050 are already built and the

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long-term national Net Zero Carbon goals.

Due to the heritage nature of our portfolio, which is all in

conservation areas, and c. 27 per cent of which is listed, we

continue to improve the sustainability performance of our

building stock whilst protecting unique heritage and abiding by

planning requirements. Through the careful application of cost-

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improvements, as demonstrated by our success to date in

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through pedestrianisation, and fewer vehicles delivering lower

material volumes due to material re-use in refurbishment.

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portfolio, we actively seek further opportunities to pilot and

implement new scalable technology or operating practices

which deliver carbon reduction. We will also share lessons

learned externally to support the low-carbon transition across

the industry and demonstrate leadership in this space.

Driving innovation through

collaboration

We are committed to the use of innovative solutions, including

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aligned detailed asset analysis at scale, we collaborate with

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smart technology, such as Grid Edge, to identify improvements

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Working in partnership with some of our leading hospitality

businesses, we ran a workshop in February 2025 to discuss

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cooking, a critical step in the long-term decarbonisation of our

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cooking, particularly for the kitchen working environment,

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capacity availability.

Improving our data

We have continued to improve the coverage and accuracy of

our sustainability data, providing the basis for setting targets,

determining action plans and estimating the level and type of

investment required.

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automatic (smart) meters on 67 per cent of landlord energy and

water supplies, directly linking to a single data management

platform. The remaining landlord meters have been instructed

and we expect to complete the bulk of these in 2025.

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coverage of commercial energy use in our premises, collecting

data directly. Our focus is now on engaging with our residential

occupiers to collect their data. Overall, we achieved 57 per cent

coverage of actual customer energy consumption, an increase

from c. 35 per cent coverage last year.

We also continue to improve the collection of data from our

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reported embodied carbon emissions, by spend.

Applying circular economy principles

Our heritage assets and the long-term view we take of our

investments, lend themselves to the application of circular

economy principles, whereby materials are preserved

and re-used where possible. Only where necessary are

materials recycled.

Examples of our application of a circular economy approach

include the pre-demolition audit at 9-10 Floral Street, where

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Our buildings

91Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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customer utility costs and demonstrates the long-term

resilience of our portfolio.

As at 31 December 2024, 87.6 per cent of properties are

EPC grade A to C by ERV, representing a 7.6 percentage

point increase from the prior year. When considered by ERV,

63.7 per cent of the portfolio is A-B, rising to 70 per cent for

commercial property.

Approximately 1.4 per cent of portfolio by ERV does not

require an EPC. This primarily relates to outdoor space,

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demises such as substations. Our undergoing refurbishment

is expected to achieve EPC B or above for commercial and

EPC C or above for residential.

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demises become vacant, and work with occupiers to meet the

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Strategic report | Our ESC progress in 2024

92 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Our buildings represent long-term stores of embodied carbon,

many of which pre-date mass industrialisation. We remain

focused on protecting the heritage of our places, whilst making

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increase resilience to the climate change impacts that we

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Considering the Whole Life Carbon emissions of a building

demonstrates the importance of embodied carbon and the

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refurbishment of buildings.

Climate change adaptation

Our climate change risks and opportunities are set out in

our TCFD report on pages 66 to 74. Supplementary detail

and explanation is included in a longer version of the TCFD

report which can be found on our corporate website: https://

www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/policies-and-

reports.html.

To improve our understanding of climate risks and evolve

our reporting, during the year we undertook a more detailed

assessment of physical climate risks. This assessment highlighted

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with a small number of assets at a theoretical higher risk from

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change in our transition risks following a desktop review.

Net Zero Carbon commitment

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carbon emissions in our baseline year and seek revalidation

from the SBTi. The SBTi requirement to reduce emissions by

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push back our formal Net Zero Carbon target date. Therefore,

we have set a long-term goal to reduce Scope 1, 2 and relevant

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doing so, we will reduce our emissions at a rate aligned with a

1.5°C pathway. We also have “near-term” targets for 2030 as

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gas (”GHG”) emissions from our buildings and operations as far

as possible, in a way that recognises the needs of our heritage

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emissions. Our Scope 3 targets include occupier emissions and

embodied carbon from development operations.

Following a detailed assessment process, we received formal

SBTi validation of our targets in January 2025.

Our commitment to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2040 includes:

ȟ Long-term 2040 target for a 90 per cent reduction in relevant

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, from our 2019 baseline

ȟ ‘Near-term’ 2030 target for a 60 per cent reduction in our

Scope 1 and 2 emissions, from our 2019 baseline. This is

where we have the most control and remains the same as

the target set in 2021.

Tackling climate change

We recognise our responsibility as an owner of physical assets to reduce carbon

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a fair transition to a low-carbon future.

ȟ ‘Near-term’ 2030 target for 50 per cent reduction in Scope

3 emissions, from our 2019 baseline. The SBTi required a

single Scope 3 target, which necessitated a revision to our

previous approach to have separate targets for operational

and embodied Scope 3 emissions.

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emissions from 2025.

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taking to reduce carbon emissions across our business is

set out in our Net Zero Carbon Pathway published on our

website: https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/

environment/net-zero-carbon-pathway.html. Going forward,

we will publish annual updates on our progress against

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solution to achieve Net Zero Carbon as well as an important

interim step for decarbonisation.

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with industry experts and a working group drawn from across

the business. Following the review, we remain committed to

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2025. To claim Net Zero Carbon status from 2040, we will

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scopes in line with market best practice.

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priority ahead of 2040 will be to address underlying emissions

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Annual carbon and energy emissions

reporting

We report our absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions annually.

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strategy to improve the collection and reporting of all our

carbon emissions. Further like-for-like annual performance will

be included in our EPRA sustainability data report, which will

be issued by the end of April 2025.

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purchasing zero carbon electricity, and instead using standard

UK carbon factors, we have seen an 8 per cent reduction in our

Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions when compared to 2023.

This is primarily due to continued improvement to the energy

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our portfolio, and improved tracking of energy consumption

through sub-metering.

93Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Scope 1: Landlord gas 1.23%

Scope 1: Landlord refrigerant gas and fuel 0.09

%

Scope 2: Landlord electricity 2.77%

Scope 3: Purchased goods and services 21.49%

Scope 3: Capital goods 15.51%

Scope 3: Upstream transportation 0.02%

Scope 3: Transmission and distribution 1.06%

Scope 3: Waste generated 0.12%

Scope 3: Business travel 0.38%

Scope 3: Employee commuting 0.07%

Scope 3: Downstream leased assets 57.26%

40,767

Scope 1, 2 & 3

Total (location based)

2024 GHG emissions inventory – summary

50%

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footprint

reduction

against

published

2019 baseline

34%

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Scope 1 and

2 emissions

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2019 baseline

57%

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Our Scope 1 and 2 footprint remains relatively small as it only

encompasses the common areas of our buildings, our head

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Our Scope 3 GHG emissions primarily arise from tenant energy

consumption, embodied emissions from materials used in

our refurbishments and purchased goods and services from

our suppliers.

Overall, we have seen a 3.8 percent reduction of our Scope 3

GHG emissions compared to last year, largely due to improved

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better data quality for embodied carbon emissions. We have

however seen increases in emissions from tenant energy

consumption and business travel, due to updating calculation

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We recognise the important contribution that the phasing out

of fossil fuel use in our buildings will play achieving our Net

Zero Carbon targets. We continue to electrify heating and

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carbon factor associated with electricity and ongoing UK

energy grid decarbonisation.

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relating to Scope 3 emissions, especially with regards to

customers’ energy consumption. Across 2024 we increased

the proportion of actual customer energy meter readings

to 57 per cent, from c. 35 per cent in 2023. We also collect

accurate waste, water, upstream energy, business travel and

employee commuting data, which also contribute to our Scope

3 emissions. The remaining emissions are calculated based on

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as described in our GHG methodology on page 234.

Embodied carbon

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arise through the embodied carbon inherent in our refurbishment

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with the volume of refurbishment operations undertaken in a

year. We continue to improve embodied carbon data collection

ĐŁşǹşýĐůşòěţĘķýĸŪǹŜşŁĪýóŪţǿǹĘěţǹýĸØòıýţǹòýŪŪýşǹØĸØıƊţěţǹŁĐǹ

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further reductions.

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a blend of actual data and applying DEFRA benchmarks to

expenditure, as set out in the GHG methodology on page 234.

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covered by actual embodied carbon reporting to 53 per cent

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calculated embodied carbon, demonstrating that a typical

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than the DEFRA benchmark.

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&DžóěýĸŪǹùýóØşòŁĸěţØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹşýŞůěşýţǹŪĘØŪǹŪØşđýŪýùǹ

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in 2023, assessing performance and required interventions

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improvement plans.

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DĸǹŁůşǹŜůòıěţĘýùǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹØşòŁĸǹØŪĘƄØƊȀǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹóŁķķěŪŪýùǹ

to milestone actions, including the following for the year:

ȟ Continue to improve our Scope 3 data coverage, reducing

the proportion of estimation required

ȟ Continue to prioritise the removal of fossil fuels and

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decarbonisation of our buildings

ȟ ŁĸŪěĸůýǹŪŁǹěķŜşŁƃýǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŁĐǹLjŁŁşǹØşýØţǹŪŁǹýĸØòıýǹØǹ

move towards intensity-based targets

ȟ Enhance occupier engagement programme to increase the

proportion of occupiers implementing Net Zero Carbon

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operations.

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94 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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can be found on page 234.

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2

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emissions stated are UK-based. Details of what is included in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions can be found

on page 234.

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Creating healthy and biodiverse

destinations

Shaftesbury Capital has supported the London Air Quality

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College London. We have also continued to support the Zero

Emissions Working Group, a partnership with landowners and

Westminster Council to reduce emissions from transport and

waste. A toolkit has been developed for use by customers and

suppliers to improve logistics and reduce associated emissions.

We remain members of the Wild West End (“WWE”)

partnership, pro-actively looking to increase biodiversity

across our estate following the WWE principles and prioritising

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green spaces play an important part in adapting to climate

change through reducing urban heat and supporting well-being.

During 2024, we installed planters at 22 Ganton Street and

roof terraces at The Hide, adding 29m

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of green space to the

portfolio. We continue to look for opportunities to increase

both the quantity and quality of biodiverse green space.

Waste management

We continue to work in partnership with Veolia as our single

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with Westminster City Council, launched a new night-time

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expanded to include food waste collection from our hospitality

venues. The collected food waste is transported to an anaerobic

digester in Hertfordshire, where it is converted into biogas

and biofertiliser.

Using electric vehicles, Veolia has successfully diverted 1,650

tonnes of mixed recycling from general waste, increasing the

portfolio recycling rate.

Our places

The second pillar of our ESC Strategy recognises the importance of being

a responsible steward of our destinations. Our impact extends beyond our

buildings, and we continue to enhance the public realm within and around our

portfolio. Through our investment in “placeshaping” we create healthy, welcoming

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Transport and public highways

We continue to assist Westminster City Council in the

management of pedestrian areas in the public highway in

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the Council to tailor its trial of e-cycle and e-scooter parking

bays in the West End to enable sustainable transport whilst the

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additionally responded to the “Fairer Westminster” consultation

on its future sustainable transport strategy.

Stewardship

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fundamental. Our destinations are also integral to our local

communities, providing a catalyst for long-term economic

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collaboration to tackle issues that align with our purpose and

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respond quickly to changing demands across our portfolio, to

ensure that the appropriate security provision is maintained

and scaled up when needed. During 2024, 83,000 hours of

targeted patrols took place across the portfolio.

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Covent Garden, providing 3,600 hours.

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the consolidation of waste servicing and deliveries. This may

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the number of vehicle movements, resulting in an improved

public realm environment and better air quality.

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Our community

Shaftesbury Capital has a strong track record of supporting the local community.

We contribute to a diverse range of charitable and community initiatives across

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and employment opportunities for young people and addressing the issues of

homelessness and food hardship.

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employment

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homelessness

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How: £901,000 What: £858,000\*

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space and employee time to support volunteering activities

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value of our contributions totalled £0.9 million. This is set out

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volunteering time with local charities. We also increased our

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per cent. The value of in-kind space provided to charities fell

year on year however, due to low vacancy rates limiting the

availability of suitable space.

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investment activity as a combined business, developing an

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undertook a local needs analysis through engagement with key

local stakeholders including Camden and Westminster councils,

the Department for Work and Pensions and amenity societies.

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considered the activity of our peers, customers and supply

chain to identify areas of best practice and opportunities for

collaboration. Through structured interviews and workshops

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local needs analysis, these are central to our approach to the

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our local communities and where, through partnerships and

collaboration, we have an opportunity to create the greatest

impact. We continue to build long-term relationships that

maximise the value generated for the local community from our

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responsible for overseeing our programme of community

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employees from across the business and is chaired by our

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investments and consider applications to our community grants

fund in a fair and consistent manner.

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best standard for measuring social impact, and adopting the

system will enable us to accurately measure our investment

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Education and employment

We have continued to invest in education and employment

programmes supporting a range of charities, organisations and

groups across Camden and Westminster.

During the year, we hosted paid internships and work

placements for 13 young people through a range of

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Real Estate Foundation. One person undertaking an internship

secured permanent employment with the business following

their successful placement.

Our annual programme with the University of Westminster

continues to support a student from a disadvantaged economic

background studying the Real Estate BSc (Hons) course with

a bursary. The bursary covers tuition fees and maintenance

costs, enabling the student to focus on their studies and future

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Our support to primary and secondary schools has continued

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Primary school students at Gateway Academy in Westminster

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and ability to work as part of a team. Additionally, our support

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100 students at St Joseph’s Catholic and St Clement Danes

primary schools in Westminster to participate in workshops

educating pupils on the importance of sustainability, reducing

plastic waste and recycling.

As a result of our funding 41 students at two secondary

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workshop to understand the role real estate plays in reviving

and regenerating urban areas. Our employees have also

volunteered in the programme to support the workshops,

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We continue to partner with the Young Westminster

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Future, an employability programme that empowers young

people through workshops, mentoring, and connections with

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Tackling homelessness

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vulnerable people in our local community. During 2024, we

have continued to support several homeless charities across

Camden and Westminster, re-aligning our focus towards

initiatives that provide skills training to help individuals

experiencing homelessness secure employment and break

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supports the Comeback Kitchen, enabling its clients to

participate in a six-week programme in a commercial kitchen.

During the programme, participants learn practical cooking

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and catering to equip them for further training or employment.

We have provided funding to homelessness charity Depaul

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accommodation properties in Westminster. The refurbished

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training and skills development.

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for its services. Our long-standing partnership continued in

2024, with a donation to The Connection’s women’s homeless

service, which assists women and non-binary people who are

homeless, including by providing advice, shelter, and essential

items. Our employees volunteered with the charity over the

course of the year, for example by serving food to people

who are rough-sleeping and supporting classes to teach basic

English to refugees and asylum seekers.

Community support

Across Camden and Westminster, we continue to contribute to

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some of the boroughs’ most vulnerable residents. These include

the Covent Garden Community Centre, North Paddington Food

Bank and London Chinese Community Centre.

As a responsible and community-focused West End business,

we also support events in the local area that contribute to a

strong and cohesive community. These include the annual Soho

Village Fete and Covent Garden Remembrance Day event.

Our employees remained committed to supporting the local

community through fundraising campaigns with charities and

groups throughout the year. Recognising the valuable work

of food banks, as part of the National Food Bank Day 2024,

employees donated food items which were distributed to

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Garden Pantry, a local food bank. A similar campaign during

the Christmas period for The Abbey Centre, which supports

disadvantaged households, resulted in Christmas gift donations

for individuals who would not normally receive a gift over the

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value of all donations was matched by the business.

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Our community grants fund provides an opportunity for

charities, organisations, and groups operating across Camden

and Westminster to apply for funding towards the cost of

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and discuss grant applications received during the previous

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make a positive impact in our local community.

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donations to London Basketball Association to deliver a

development, mentoring and training programme for young

people in Westminster, and to FoodCycle London for their

Community Café in Camden, which serves meals to local

people in need of nutritious food and friendship.

In-kind space

We have continued our in-kind space programme, providing

free or subsidised space to charities and organisations to

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98 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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During 2024, employees raised funds for a variety of charities

by participating in events such as the annual LandAid Sleep

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charitable fundraising, with over £7,000 made in matched

donations during the year.

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local need

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community organisations

ȟ Enhanced collaboration with industry peers for greater impact

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with case studies and images to showcase our work

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community investment activity, with all employees expected

to commit to at least one day’s volunteering in 2025

ȟ Promote local employment opportunities through

partnerships with our supply chain and customers.

During 2024 we have provided space for charities and

charitable events up to a value of £0.3 million.

Our partnership with Smart Works, a UK charity that exists to

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sales, generated an income of £43,000 for the charity.

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engagement

We provide employees with a range of opportunities to

undertake meaningful skills-based and physical volunteering

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our employees volunteered 520 hours with charities and

organisations to support various events including careers

sessions at local schools, decorating and refurbishing

temporary accommodation for people experiencing

homelessness and serving food to older people at the Seven

Dials Lunch Club. This is an increase of 55 per cent compared

to 2023 volunteering.

Employee fundraising

99Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Culture and values

We have a high-performing, professional, inclusive and

entrepreneurial culture where creativity and innovation are

encouraged and promoted. We provide a collaborative

environment where people are inspired to give their best and

contribute to the Company’s success. During the year, we held

sessions for all employees on our values in action, ensuring

everyone treats each other with respect.

Employee engagement

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employee feedback survey since the merger in October, with

a response rate of 92 per cent.

The overall engagement score was 82 per cent. We are very

pleased with this score against the backdrop of the merger, and

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to identify areas where we can seek further enhancement.

Our Employee Engagement Forum, attended by a Non-

executive Director, met twice in 2024 and again following

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regular townhall meetings throughout the year to ensure that

our employees are kept updated on business developments.

Our Chief Executive also holds regular informal gatherings with

employees, which provide a forum for relaying priorities, and

allow team members to ask questions.

Talent, training and development

We regularly undertake succession planning to review our

talent pipeline and to ensure individuals are appropriately

developed. Our learning and development programmes are

designed to strengthen our teams and challenge aspiring

leaders. During the year, leadership development programmes

were rolled out at various levels: “Driving Value Through

Others” for employees in mid-level to senior roles; “Realising

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to increase cross-functional collaboration for the senior

leadership team.

We make training available to all employees and encourage

continued professional development, with 1,900 hours of

training undertaken across the Group during 2024. Bespoke

coaching programmes are provided to employees, and

we sponsor individuals undertaking further professional

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training was also run throughout the year covering presentation

skills, negotiation skills, personal productivity, and business

etiquette and professional communications skills.

We aim to promote from within where possible in order to

enhance career development and encourage mobility across

the Company.

Our people and culture

When recruiting externally we aim to hire talented individuals

who aspire to grow and develop in their careers. We ensure

our talent has the skillsets and expertise to advance, and we

actively support and encourage professional development

through sponsoring employees to complete the Chartered

Surveyors Assessment of Professional Competence (“APC”),

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Strategic report

Our people are key to our success and achieving our purpose.

Our values

Take a responsible, long-term view

We have a responsibility to our multiple stakeholders,

our people and our planet. Our decisions are rooted in

the lasting impact of our actions to deliver long-term

economic and social value.

Act with integrity

We are a high-performance business and are committed

to the highest professional standards, acting with honesty

and transparency, and not compromising our integrity.

Take a creative approach

We strive to be the best at what we do, with a creative

and entrepreneurial approach, imagining the art of the

possible, to seek opportunities to improve and deliver

positive outcomes for our multiple stakeholders.

Listen and collaborate

We work collaboratively in an environment where

everyone has a voice and a part to play and where

relationships are based on respect, empathy and

trust. We build and develop diverse teams of

extraordinary professionals, advocating inclusive

and supportive behaviours.

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We engage with stakeholders and aim to make a

positive impact through our people, local communities,

partnerships and in the great places we curate, invest

in and manage.

100 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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insurance, dental insurance and life assurance.

Well-being

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all employees, and an annual steps challenge takes place in

October to encourage employees to get active.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We believe that every person in the Company has a part to

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of a diverse workforce. Diversity is considered when making

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forms part of our values.

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six months’ full salary, and employees are able to take up to

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statutory rules. We recently reviewed our policies to ensure

we continue to be an inclusive and supportive employer and

introduced a number of new policies. This included enhancing

our paternity leave policy up to 12 weeks’ leave, and the

introduction of an assisted conception policy, foster care

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We hosted sessions to engage and educate our employees on

topics such as neurodiversity and menopause and have policies

covering these areas. We also celebrated Pride month with

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in the built environment.

We support a number of initiatives which aim to increase

diversity within the property industry, including being a

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British Property Federation (“BPF”) and support the BPF’s

Futures programme. We are a corporate sponsor of Freehold,

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Disability Forum.

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to provide work experience placements to students. We

are also an active supporter of the Reading Real Estate

Foundation’s Access programme, which aims to provide work

experience to students from underprivileged backgrounds,

and we have sponsored a scholar studying Real Estate at

the University of Westminster, by funding fees and a bursary,

together with work experience.

A summary of the Company’s gender diversity is set out on

pageȄ130.

101Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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We seek to attain the highest standards of health, safety and security.

2024 achievements

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relevant internationally recognised standard, was approved.

ȟ Completed Building Safety Cases for the 15 registered

Higher-risk Buildings where the Company is Principal

Accountable Person, to ensure compliance with the new

requirements arising from the Building Safety Act 2022.

ȟ DĸóşýØţýùǹŁůşǹĐŁóůţǹŁĸǹĸýØşțķěţţǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹØóşŁţţǹŪĘýǹ

property portfolio, to prioritise the continual improvement of

health and safety standards among all relevant stakeholders.

ȟ DĸŪşŁùůóýùǹđşýØŪýşǹóŁĸţěţŪýĸóƊǹŁĐǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹĘýØıŪĘǹØĸùǹţØĐýŪƊǹ

compliance monitoring and reporting, across both our in-

house and third-party managed destinations.

2025 commitments

ȟ Continue to meet high standards of health, safety and

security in our activities, at our buildings, on our construction

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ȟ 9ůııǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýƃěţýùǹfA]ȀǹƄěŪĘǹØǹŜØşŪěóůıØşǹ

focus on the training of in-house personnel to be health and

safety advocates in everything they do.

ȟ Work with supply chain partners to adopt the Shaftesbury

Capital Client Health & Safety Standards produced as part

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ȟ ůòķěŪǹØŜŜıěóØŪěŁĸţǹĐŁşǹůěıùěĸđǹţţýţţķýĸŪǹýşŪěLJóØŪýţǹ

for the registered Higher-risk Buildings to the Building

Safety Regulator ("Regulator") when required to do so, and

otherwise work proactively with the Regulator and London

Fire Brigade.

Governance

The Board maintains overall responsibility for our health and

safety strategy and its delivery and leads a health and safety-

aware culture, which is embedded in the Company. This

ensures that health, safety and security are considered in our

decision-making across our portfolio and are embedded in the

actions we take.

Our Health & Safety Committee (the “H&S Committee”), chaired

by the General Counsel and attended by the Chief Executive,

oversees our approach to the health and safety strategy and

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health and safety leadership teams (“HSLTs“), which cover

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our health and safety commitments are met at operational

level. The HSLTs report to the H&S Committee, which in turn

reports to the Board. Health and safety is reported upon and

considered at each formal Board meeting.

Ensuring our standards are met

We focus on visible health and safety leadership and use

formal and informal Director and senior management tours,

and the on-site presence of our teams, to monitor health and

safety across our destinations. This is supported by regular

detailed health and safety inspections.

We closely monitor health and safety performance. During

2024, a Head of Health & Safety was appointed to give the

Group a dedicated, full-time in-house resource to promote

sector best practice across the business operations and also

by supply chain partners. As part of this, consistent health

and safety compliance recording and reporting was introduced

across the property portfolio, with performance reviewed

ĐŁşķØııƊǹýƃýşƊǹķŁĸŪĘǹØĸùǺŞůØşŪýşǿ

We are members of the Considerate Constructors Scheme

Client Partnership and the Construction Clients Leadership

Group. Our pre-tender documentation for contractors includes

health, safety and security standards and compliance is

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enables us to respond quickly to changing demands across

our portfolio, to ensure that the appropriate security provision

is maintained and scaled up when needed.

Training

Relevant role-dependent health and safety training is provided

to all employees, with a combination of third-party and in-

house-delivered training taking place on an ongoing basis.

Reporting

DĸǹǑǏǑǓǹŪĘýşýǹƄýşýǹĸŁǹţýşěŁůţǹØóóěùýĸŪţȀǹĸŁǹóØţýţǹŁĐǹ

occupational disease and no serious work-related incidents

reportable to any statutory authorities involving our employees

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security incidents occurred.

103Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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104 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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106 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Board.

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ǑǏǑǒ

Madeleine joined the Shaftesbury

Capital Board in August 2024 as

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ěţǹØǹóĘØşŪýşýùǹţůşƃýƊŁşǿ

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óŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸ

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ȡ:ěşıţǹşýǹDĸƃýţŪŁşţȢǿ

¯ýØşǹŁĐǹLJşţŪǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȁǹ

2024

ěóĘØşùǹĪŁěĸýùǹŪĘýǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹ

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ĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŪĘýǹķýşđýşǹòýŪƄýýĸǹ

ĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØĸùǹØŜóŁǿǹşěŁşǹŪŁǹ

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DĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹØĸùǹĘØěşǹ

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ĘØĐŪýţòůşƊȀǹĘØƃěĸđǹĪŁěĸýùǹěĸǹǑǏǐǖǿǹ

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ĸŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹşŁıýţǹØŪǹØşşýŪŪǹ

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òŁØşùǹěĸǹǑǏǏǔǹØţǹķØĸØđěĸđǹùěşýóŪŁşǹ

of the retail portfolio until 2014.

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óŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸ

ěóĘØşùȬţǹýƉŪýĸţěƃýǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹşŁıýţǹ

ØĸùǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýȀǹØıŁĸđţěùýǹĘěţǹ

ŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹţĮěııţýŪȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěĸóıůùýţǹ

şýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸȀǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊȀǹ

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ØĸùǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹùěţóůţţěŁĸţǹØĸùǹ

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ŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹ

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ƃěýƄţǹØĸùǹØŪŪýĸùţǹŪĘýǹ&ķŜıŁƊýýǹ

&ĸđØđýķýĸŪǹ9Łşůķǿ

&ƉŪýşĸØıǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪ

ĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹ]ěııýşǹAŁķýţǹWěķěŪýùǿ

¯ýØşǹŁĐǹLJşţŪǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȁǹ

ǑǏǑǒ

Ruth Anderson

DĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁş

Madeleine Cosgrave

DĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁş

Richard Akers

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"ěşýóŪŁş

Key ůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýý ^ŁķěĸØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýý ýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýý ŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØěş

Sian joined the Shaftesbury Capital

ŁØşùǹěĸǹýŜŪýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓǹØţǹ

ØĸǹDĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁşǿǹěØĸǹěţǹØĸǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýùǹ

ĸŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹùěşýóŪŁşǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŜşěƃØŪýǹ

şýŪØěıȀǹĐØţĘěŁĸǹØĸùǹòýØůŪƊǹţýóŪŁşţǿǹ

ěĸóýǹǑǏǐǓȀǹěØĸǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹØǹýĸ죺ǹ

ùƃěţŁşǹŪŁǹŁŪĘţóĘěıùǹȺǹŁǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

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óŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸ

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ěĸƃýţŪŁşǹěĸǹŪĘýǹşýŪØěıǹØĸùǹıůƉůşƊǹ

ţýóŪŁşţȀǹòŁŪĘǹěĸǹŪĘýǹUǹØĸùǹ

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ØùýşȢǹØĸùǹWƊķØǹWěĐýǹWěķěŪýùǿǹ

ýĸ죺ǹùƃěţŁşǹŪŁǹŁŪĘţóĘěıùǹȺǹŁǹ

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]ýķòýşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁØşùǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹşěŪěţĘǹ9ØţĘěŁĸǹŁůĸóěıȀǹ

ØǹķýķòýşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹDĸŪýşĸØŪěŁĸØıǹ

ùƃěţŁşƊǹŁØşùǹŁĐǹşŁƄĸǹùƃěţŁşƊǹ

ØĸùǹØǹşůţŪýýǹŁĐǹĘýǹØşòěóØĸǹ

ýĸŪşýǹşůţŪǿ

¯ýØşǹŁĐǹLJşţŪǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȁǹ

2024

Sian Westerman

DĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

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107Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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108 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Leadership and purpose

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ȟ Annual General Meeting

ȟ DĸùýŜýĸùýĸóýǹØĸùǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţ

See more about our approach to leadership and purpose

on pages 110 to 125.

Composition, succession

and evaluation

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ţůóóýţţěŁĸǹŜıØĸĸěĸđȀǹşýóşůěŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹěĸùůóŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹ

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ȟ Board skills

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ȟ ^ŁķěĸØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýŜŁşŪ

ȟ "ěşýóŪŁşǹşýóşůěŪķýĸŪȀǹěĸùůóŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹùýƃýıŁŜķýĸŪ

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See more on our approach to composition, succession and

evaluation on page 126 and pages 127 to 131.

Division of responsibilities

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ȟ DĸùýŜýĸùýĸóýǹØĸùǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţ

See more on our approach to division of responsibilities

on page 114 and pages 124 to 125.

Remuneration

fůŪıěĸýţǹŁůşǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜŁıěóěýţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹŁůşǹ

ţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹŜşŁķŁŪýǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţůţŪØěĸØòıýǹţůóóýţţǹ

of the business

ȟ "ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹşýŜŁşŪ

ȟ "ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊ

ȟ ĸĸůØıǹşýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸ

See more on our approach to remuneration on pages

138 to 161.

Compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018

(the “2018 Code”)

ĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹěŪǹĘØţǹóŁķŜıěýùǹěĸǹĐůııǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹǑǏǐǗǹŁùýǹŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹýĸùěĸđǹǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓǿǹĘýǹŁşŜŁşØŪýǹ

đŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹşýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýţǹǐǏǓǹŪŁǹǐǕǓǹţýŪţǹŁůŪǹĘŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹĘØţǹóŁķŜıěýùǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŜşěĸóěŜıýţǹØĸùǹŜşŁƃěţěŁĸţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

ǑǏǐǗǹŁùýǿ

ěĸóýǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǔȀǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹUǹŁşŜŁşØŪýǹ:ŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹŁùýǹǑǏǑǓǹȡŪĘýǹȪǑǏǑǓǹŁùýȪȢǹØĸùǹƄěııǹ

şýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹěŪţǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŜşěĸóěŜıýţǹØĸùǹŜşŁƃěţěŁĸţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹǑǏǑǓǹŁùýǹěĸǹěŪţǹǑǏǑǔǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǿ

Audit, risk and internal control

&ƉŜıØěĸţǹŪĘýǹşŁıýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹěĸǹŁƃýşţýýěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ěĸŪýđşěŪƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹ

ØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹţƊţŪýķţ

ȟ ůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýŜŁşŪ

See more on our approach to audit, risk and internal control

on pages 132 to 137.

Overview - Governance

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109Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ØŜěŪØıǹŪýØķǹěĸǹŪĘýǹĸýØşǹĐůŪůşýǿǹŁŪØıǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşǹşýŪůşĸǹĐŁşǹ

ǑǏǑǓǹƄØţǹțǕǿǘǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǿǹĘýǹŁØşùǹěţǹşýóŁķķýĸùěĸđǹØǹLJĸØıǹ

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ŪĘýǹýƃŁıůŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŁůşǹóŁşŜŁşØŪýǹóůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹţŪýŜţǹŪĘØŪǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŪŁŁĮǹŪŁǹýķòýùǹŪĘěţǹØĸùǹŁůşǹƃØıůýţǹØóşŁţţǹŁůşǹ

ŁŜýşØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹòůţěĸýţţǿǹ©ýǹØěķǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹƄýǹŁDŽýşǹØǹ

óŁııØòŁşØŪěƃýǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪǹƄĘýşýǹŪĘýǹóůţŪŁķýşǹěţǹØŪǹŪĘýǹĘýØşŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹØĸùǹŁůşǹŜýŁŜıýǹØşýǹěĸţŜěşýùǹŪŁǹđěƃýǹŪĘýěşǹòýţŪǹŪŁǹ

óŁĸŪşěòůŪýǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţůóóýţţǿǹĘýǹţŪşŁĸđǹşýţůıŪţǹŁĐǹŁůşǹ

LJşţŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹţůşƃýƊǹƄýşýǹØĸǹýĸùŁşţýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹØŪŪýĸŪěŁĸǹ

ŪĘØŪǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹđěƃýĸǹŪŁǹŪĘěţǹěķŜŁşŪØĸŪǹØşýØǿǹ

Board and Committee changes

ţǹýƉŜıØěĸýùǹěĸǹķƊǹıýŪŪýşǹıØţŪǹƊýØşȀǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹùýıěƃýşƊǹŁĐǹØǹ

ĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹŜŁţŪțķýşđýşǹěĸŪýđşØŪěŁĸǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹùýŜØşŪůşýǹ

ŁĐǹŁůşǹĐŁşķýşǹĘěýĐǹfŜýşØŪěĸđǹfDžóýşǹěĸǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǒȀǹ

ƄĘěóĘǹşýţůıŪýùǹěĸǹØǹşýùůóýùǹýƉýóůŪěƃýǹŪýØķȀǹěŪǹƄØţǹØđşýýùǹŪĘØŪǹ

ØǹţķØııýşǹŁØşùǹƄŁůıùǹòýŪŪýşǹşýLjýóŪǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹķŁƃýǹ

ŪŁƄØşùţǹØǹķŁşýǹýDžóěýĸŪǹŁşđØĸěţØŪěŁĸØıǹţŪşůóŪůşýǿǹ

"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŪĘýǹùýŜØşŪůşýǹŁĐǹŪĘşýýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

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òØıØĸóýǹŁĐǹùěƃýşţěŪƊȀǹţĮěııţȀǹţůóóýţţěŁĸǹØĸùǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǹĸýýùýùǹ

òƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹŪƄŁǹĸýƄǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹ

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ƄěŪĘǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊȀǹıůƉůşƊǹØĸùǹşýŪØěıǹķØşĮýŪţǿǹ

^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹ

ŪĘýǹŁØşùǹƄěŪĘǹýDŽýóŪǹĐşŁķǹǒǐǹůđůţŪǹǑǏǑǓǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹěØĸȬţǹ

ØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǿ

fĸǹòýĘØıĐǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹDǹƄŁůıùǹıěĮýǹŪŁǹŪĘØĸĮǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹĐŁşǹĘýşǹ

ţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹóŁķķěŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁƃýşǹ

ŪĘýǹţýƃýĸǹƊýØşţǹŁĐǹĘýşǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǿǹAýşǹţůŜŜŁşŪȀǹěĸţěđĘŪǹØĸùǹ

ýƉŜýşŪěţýǹƄýşýǹđşýØŪıƊǹƃØıůýùǿǹ

ůóóýţţěŁĸǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹěţǹØĸǹěķŜŁşŪØĸŪǹŜØşŪǹŁĐǹŁůşǹţŪşŁĸđǹ

óŁşŜŁşØŪýǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ^ŁķěĸØŪěŁĸǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄěııǹóŁĸŪěĸůýǹŪŁǹùýƃýıŁŜǹØĸùǹķŁĸěŪŁşǹţůóóýţţěŁĸǹ

ŜıØĸţǹØŪǹòŁŪĘǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹıýƃýıǿ

Board evaluation

ţǹƄýǹůĸùýşŪŁŁĮǹØĸǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹŁØşùǹýƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹěĸǹǑǏǑǒȀǹěŪǹƄØţǹ

ØđşýýùǹŪĘØŪǹØĸǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹŁØşùǹýƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹţĘŁůıùǹòýǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹ

ěĸǹǑǏǑǓǿǹDǹØķǹŜıýØţýùǹŪŁǹşýŜŁşŪǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹLJĸùěĸđţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýƃěýƄǹ

ƄýşýǹŜŁţěŪěƃýȀǹƄěŪĘǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹŜşŁđşýţţǹşýóŁđĸěţýùǹØţǹĘØƃěĸđǹ

òýýĸǹķØùýǹţěĸóýǹŪĘýǹķýşđýşǿǹ"ýŪØěıţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜşŁóýţţǹØĸùǹLJĸùěĸđţǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýƃěýƄǹØşýǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǒǐǿ

Engaging with our shareholders

DĸǹØùùěŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹŁůşǹýƉŪýĸţěƃýǹěĸƃýţŪŁşǹşýıØŪěŁĸţǹŜşŁđşØķķýǹ

ıýùǹòƊǹDØĸǹAØƄĮţƄŁşŪĘǹØĸùǹěŪůıǹRŁòØĸŜůŪşØȀǹùůşěĸđǹǑǏǑǒǹ

ØĸùǹýØşıƊǹǑǏǑǓǹŁůşǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁDŽýşýùǹŪŁǹķýýŪǹ

ƄěŪĘǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹĘŁıùěĸđǹŁƃýşǹǔǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹŁůşǹşýđěţŪýşǹŪŁǹ

ýƉŜıØěĸǹŪĘýǹŁůŪóŁķýǹŁĐǹØǹşýƃěýƄǹŁĐǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹ

ĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŪĘýǹķýşđýşǿǹ©ýǹƄěııǹòýǹţýýĮěĸđǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşǹØŜŜşŁƃØıǹ

ŁĐǹØǹĸýƄǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹØŪǹŁůşǹǑǏǑǕǹ:]ǹØĸùǹ

ƄěııǹŪĘýşýĐŁşýǹýĸđØđýǹƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹ

ŜşŁŜŁţØıţǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹóŁůşţýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹóŁķěĸđǹƊýØşǿ

Environment Sustainability Community

ţǹşýŜŁşŪýùǹıØţŪǹƊýØşȀǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýđşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪƊǹ

ĐŁşǹŁůşǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹŜşŁóýţţýţǹěĸŪŁǹŁůşǹşýØıǹýţŪØŪýǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŪýØķȀǹØŪǹŁůşǹ9ýòşůØşƊǹǑǏǑǓǹŁØşùǹķýýŪěĸđǹěŪǹƄØţǹ

ØđşýýùǹŪĘØŪǹŁĸđŁěĸđǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪȀǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹ

ØĸùǹóŁķķůĸěŪƊǹȡȩ&ȪȢǹķØŪŪýşţȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹóıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹ

Jonathan Nicholls

ĘØěşķØĸ

Leadership and

purpose

Chairman’s introduction

ȩĘýşýǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹŜŁţěŪěƃýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹØĸùǹŜşŁđşýţţǹ

ţěĸóýǹķýşđýşȀǹùýıěƃýşěĸđǹØđØěĸţŪǹŁůşǹķýùěůķțŪýşķǹ

ŜşěŁşěŪěýţȀǹđşŁƄěĸđǹýØşĸěĸđţȀǹùěƃěùýĸùţȀǹóØţĘǹLjŁƄţȀǹ

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110 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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1 January 2026.

Looking ahead

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Executive Directors

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Situl Jobanputra  ǖȌǖ

Non-executive Directors

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Ruth Anderson ǖȌǖ

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Anthony Steains

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their departure.

My thanks to the team

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111Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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The Board establishes the Group’s:

ØĸùǹýĸţůşýţǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýƊǹØşýǹØıěđĸýùǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹóůıŪůşýǿǹ

ĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹŜşŁķŁŪýţǹĘěđĘǹţŪØĸùØşùţǹØĸùǹØǹĘěđĘțŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹŜşŁĐýţţěŁĸØıȀǹýĸŪşýŜşýĸýůşěØıǹ

ØĸùǹěĸóıůţěƃýǹóůıŪůşýȀǹşýLjýóŪěƃýǹŁĐǹŁůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹƃØıůýţǿ

Read more on pages 113 and 122.

Values

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– ØĮýǹØǹşýţŜŁĸţěòıýȀǹ

ıŁĸđțŪýşķǹƃěýƄ

– óŪǹƄěŪĘǹěĸŪýđşěŪƊ

– ØĮýǹØǹóşýØŪěƃýǹØŜŜşŁØóĘ

– WěţŪýĸǹØĸùǹóŁııØòŁşØŪý

– ]ØĮýǹØǹùěDŽýşýĸóý

Read more on pages 16 and 100.

Strategy

fůşǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹěţǹŪŁǹùýıěƃýşǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹ

ěĸóŁķýǹØĸùǹƃØıůýǹđşŁƄŪĘǹĐşŁķǹ

ŁůşǹůĸěŞůýǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹŁĐǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţǹ

ŪĘşŁůđĘǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪȀǹóůşØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹ

şýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹţŪýƄØşùţĘěŜȀǹòýĸýLJŪěĸđǹ

ØııǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěĸđǹŪŁǹ

ŪĘýǹţůóóýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǿ

Read more on pages 16 and 17.

Purpose

fůşǹŜůşŜŁţýǹěţǹěĸƃýţŪěĸđǹŪŁǹóşýØŪýǹ

ŪĘşěƃěĸđǹùýţŪěĸØŪěŁĸţǹěĸǹWŁĸùŁĸȬţǹ

©ýţŪǹ&ĸùǹƄĘýşýǹŜýŁŜıýǹýĸĪŁƊǹ

ƃěţěŪěĸđȀǹƄŁşĮěĸđǹØĸùǹıěƃěĸđǿ

Read more on pages 16 and 17.

112 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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113Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Corporate governance report

The role of the Board and its

Committees

The Board

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Executive Committee

WýùǹòƊǹDØĸǹAØƄĮţƄŁşŪĘǹ

Audit Committee

WýùǹòƊǹůŪĘǹĸùýşţŁĸ

Executive Risk Committee

WýùǹòƊǹDØĸǹAØƄĮţƄŁşŪĘǹ

Nomination Committee

WýùǹòƊǹRŁĸØŪĘØĸǹ^ěóĘŁııţ

Health & Safety Committee

WýùǹòƊǹıěţŁĸǹ9ěţĘýş

Remuneration Committee

WýùǹòƊǹěóĘØşùǹĮýşţ

Disclosure Committee

WýùǹòƊǹěŪůıǹRŁòØĸŜůŪşØǹ

ESC Management Committee

WýùǹòƊǹĸùşýƄǹşěóý

ǖǹķýýŪěĸđţ

– Sets Group strategy

– fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹØıěđĸķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜůşŜŁţýȀǹóůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹ

ƃØıůýţȀǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹşěţĮ

– ŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýǹòØıØĸóýǹŁĐǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹòýŪƄýýĸǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ

ıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţůóóýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜ

– fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

:şŁůŜȬţǹ&ǺŪşØŪýđƊ

– AŁıùţǹůıŪěķØŪýǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹØĸùǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪƊǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹ

óıěķØŪýțşýıØŪýùǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţ

– ©ŁşĮţǹŁĸǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹòůţěĸýţţǹŜıØĸ

– ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹ

– ýƃěýƄţǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóý

ǓǹķýýŪěĸđţ

– fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹ

LJĸØĸóěØıǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŜşŁóýţţýţ

– ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹØùýŞůØóƊǹØĸùǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹ

ŁĐǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹØĸùǹşěţĮǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹţƊţŪýķţ

– ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸóýǹØĸùǹ

ýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØĸùǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹ

auditors

Audit Committee report: pages 132 to 137.

Meets at least

ǓǹŪěķýţǹØǹƊýØş

– ýƃěýƄţǹØĸùǹķŁĸěŪŁşţǹ

ŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹØĸùǹ

ýķýşđěĸđǹşěţĮţ

– fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹ

ýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹţƊţŪýķţ

Risk management: pages 59

to 61.

Principal risks and

uncertainties: pages 61 to 65.

Climate-related risks and

opportunities: pages 66 to 74.

ǒǹķýýŪěĸđţ

– ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹţŪşůóŪůşýȀǹţěƓýǹØĸùǹ

óŁķŜŁţěŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹěŪţǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýţ

– fƃýşţýýţǹţůóóýţţěŁĸǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹØĸùǹ

ùýƃýıŁŜķýĸŪǹŁĐǹØǹùěƃýşţýǹŜěŜýıěĸýǹŁĐǹŪØıýĸŪǹ

ØŪǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹıýƃýıţ

– ]ØĮýţǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǹØòŁůŪǹ

ØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşù

Nomination Committee report: pages 127

to 131.

Meets at least

ǓǹŪěķýţǹØǹƊýØş

– fƃýşţýýţǹŁóóůŜØŪěŁĸØıǹ

health, safety and

Ƅýııțòýěĸđ

– ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ

ŜŁıěóƊǹØĸùǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹ

ØđØěĸţŪǹòýţŪǹŜşØóŪěóýǹĐŁşǹ

health and safety

Health, safety and security:

page 103.

ǓǹķýýŪěĸđţ

– "ýŪýşķěĸýţǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹ

ĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØĸùǹţýŪţǹ

ŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹØĸùǹ

ùýţěđĸØŪýùǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪ

– &ĸţůşýţǹŪĘýşýǹěţǹØǹıěĸĮǹòýŪƄýýĸǹóůıŪůşýȀǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹØĸùǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸ

– ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹ

şýıØŪýùǹŜŁıěóěýţ

Remuneration Committee report: pages

138 to 161.

Meets regularly

throughout the year

– Monitors the status of

ŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹěĸţěùýǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹ

in the business

– &ĸţůşýţǹùěţóıŁţůşýǹ

şýŞůěşýķýĸŪţǹØşýǹķýŪǹ

and that appropriate

şýóŁşùţǹØşýǹķØěĸŪØěĸýùǹ

ěĸǹşýţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹěĸţěùýǹ

ěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸ

Meets at least

ǓǹŪěķýţǹØǹƊýØş

– Łĸţěùýşţǹ&ǹķØŪŪýşţǹ

ěĸóıůùěĸđǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹ

ŜŁıěóěýţȀǹ^ýŪǹ¸ýşŁǹ

ØşòŁĸǹØŪĘƄØƊǹØĸùǹ

óŁķķůĸěŪƊǹěĸěŪěØŪěƃýţǹØĸùǹ

ķØĮýţǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǹ

ŪŁǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

– ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹ

ŁĐǹØĸùǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹ

ØđØěĸţŪǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ&ǹ

ŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǹØĸùǹŪØşđýŪţ

Sustainability: pages 78

to 99.

– ýƃěýƄţǹØĸùǹŜşěŁşěŪěţýţǹşýţŁůşóěĸđǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜ

– ŁĸţěùýşţǹķØŪŪýşţǹşýĐýşşýùǹĐşŁķǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

]ýýŪţǹĐŁşķØııƊǹØŪǹıýØţŪǹýƃýşƊǹŞůØşŪýş

Board activities: pages 116 to 117. Division of responsibilities of Directors: page 124. Directors’ biographies: pages 106 to 107.

114 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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115Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Strategy

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Finance, tax and corporate reporting

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Principal Board activities in 2024

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range of stakeholders.

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Governance

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ŁĐǹşýĐýşýĸóýǿ

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117Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ȟ fƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜůşŜŁţýȀǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹƃØıůýţȀǹ

ØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹØıěđĸķýĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹóůıŪůşýǿ

ȟ ŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹşěţĮǹØŜŜýŪěŪýȀǹŜşěĸóěŜØıǹşěţĮţǹ

ØĸùǹşěţĮǹķěŪěđØŪěŁĸǿ

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ěĸǹđŁŁùǹĐØěŪĘȀǹƄŁůıùǹòýǹķŁţŪǹıěĮýıƊǹŪŁǹŜşŁķŁŪýǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţůóóýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ

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ǐǖǑȡǐȢȡØȢǹŪŁǹȡĐȢǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸěýţǹóŪǹǑǏǏǕǿ

ȟ fƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹşýţŁůşóěĸđǹØĸùǹƄýııțòýěĸđǿ

ȟ ǹùýùěóØŪýùǹţýóŪěŁĸǹƄěŪĘěĸǹýØóĘǹŁØşùǹØŜŜşŁƃØıǹŜØŜýşǹ

ţýŪŪěĸđǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹıěĮýıƊǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹŜşŁŜŁţØıǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹ

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ȟ ýƃěýƄǹŁĐǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹòƊǹ

ŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹƄěùýşǹŪýØķǹØóşŁţţǹ

the business.

ȟ ŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşǹţůşƃýƊţǿ

ȟ &ƉŪýşĸØıǹØţţůşØĸóýǹşýóýěƃýùǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹØůùěŪŁşţǹØĸùǹşýŜŁşŪţǹ

ĐşŁķǹòşŁĮýşţǹØĸùǹØùƃěţýşţǿ

©ĘěıţŪǹěŪǹěţǹĸŁŪǹØıƄØƊţǹŜŁţţěòıýǹŪŁǹķýýŪǹŪĘýǹŜşýĐýşýĸóýţǹŁĐǹØııǹ

ţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØěķţǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹØııǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹĐØóŪŁşţǹ

ØşýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹòýĐŁşýǹØǹùýóěţěŁĸǹěţǹŪØĮýĸǿǹŁķýǹýƉØķŜıýţǹ

ŁĐǹĘŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

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ěĸóıůùýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹţýóŪěŁĸǹȩAŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹķŁĸěŪŁşţǹóůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýǹýĸđØđýķýĸŪȪǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǐǒǿ

Our section 172(1) statement

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119Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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business

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suppliers, customers

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community and the

environment

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Sustainability report

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maintaining a

reputation for

high standards of

business conduct

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121Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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ĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹŁĐǹĸýƄǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØşýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹØţǹŜØşŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýóşůěŪķýĸŪǹŜşŁóýţţȀǹØĸùȀǹěĐǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýȀǹØůŪĘŁşěţýùǹ

òƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁĸǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǿǹĸƊǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹ

ØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪţǹØşýǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹŁØşùǹØŜŜşŁƃØıȀǹØĸùǹØşýǹØıţŁǹ

óŁĸţěùýşýùǹƄěŪĘǹşýđØşùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹĸØŪůşýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşŁıýǹØĸùǹŪěķýǹ

óŁķķěŪķýĸŪǿǹĘěţǹŜşŁóýţţǹƄØţǹĐŁııŁƄýùǹěĸǹØŜŜşŁƃěĸđǹěŪůıǹ

RŁòØĸŜůŪşØȬţǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǹØţǹØǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹ

ŁĐǹ©AǹķěŪĘǹWȀǹƄĘěóĘǹƄØţǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹĐşŁķǹǐǹ]ØşóĘǹǑǏǑǓȀǹØĸùǹ

ěĸǹØŜŜşŁƃěĸđǹěóĘØşùǹĮýşţȬǹĸýƄǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǹØţǹŪĘýǹ

ĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹ]ěııýşǹAŁķýţǹWěķěŪýùȀǹƄĘěóĘǹƄØţǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹĐşŁķǹ

ǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǔǿ

ĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýţýǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǹŪŁǹòýǹƄŁşĮěĸđǹýDŽýóŪěƃýıƊǿ

How we behave

©ýǹØţŜěşýǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹĘěđĘýţŪǹţŪØĸùØşùţǹŁĐǹòůţěĸýţţǹóŁĸùůóŪǹòØţýùǹ

ŁĸǹĘŁĸýţŪƊȀǹşýţŜýóŪȀǹěĸŪýđşěŪƊǹØĸùǹŪşØĸţŜØşýĸóƊǹěĸǹýƃýşƊŪĘěĸđǹ

ƄýǹùŁǿǹýóØůţýǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹØǹşýıØŪěƃýıƊǹţķØııǹŪýØķǹŁĐǹýķŜıŁƊýýţȀǹ

ŁůşǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØƃýǹØǹĘěđĘǹùýđşýýǹŁĐǹ

ŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţȀǹŜŁıěóěýţǹØĸùǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǿ

©ĘěıýǹƄýǹùŁǹĸŁŪǹĘØƃýǹØǹţŜýóěLJóǹĘůķØĸǹşěđĘŪţǹŜŁıěóƊȀǹŁůşǹ

ýƉŜýóŪØŪěŁĸţǹěĸǹŪĘěţǹØşýØǹØşýǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹØóşŁţţǹØǹĸůķòýşǹŁĐǹ

ŁůşǹŜŁıěóěýţǹØĸùǹŜşŁóýùůşýţȀǹØĸùǹƄýǹýƉŜýóŪǹţůŜŜıěýşţȀǹØţǹØǹ

ķěĸěķůķȀǹŪŁǹØùĘýşýǹŪŁǹØııǹØŜŜıěóØòıýǹĘůķØĸǹşěđĘŪţȀǹýķŜıŁƊķýĸŪǹ

ØĸùǹĘýØıŪĘǹØĸùǹţØĐýŪƊǹıýđěţıØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹŪŁǹóŁķŜıƊǹƄěŪĘǹţŪØĸùØşùţǹ

ØĸùǹóŁùýţǹţŜýóěLJóǹŪŁǹŪĘýěşǹòůţěĸýţţǿ

©ýǹĘØƃýǹĐŁşķØıǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹŜŁıěóěýţǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹěĸǹşýıØŪěŁĸǹ

ŪŁǹØĸŪěțķŁĸýƊǹıØůĸùýşěĸđȀǹØĸŪěțòşěòýşƊǹØĸùǹóŁşşůŜŪěŁĸȀǹùØŪØǹ

ŜşŁŪýóŪěŁĸȀǹĐşØůùȀǹŪØƉǹýƃØţěŁĸȀǹđěĐŪţǹØĸùǹĘŁţŜěŪØıěŪƊȀǹţĘØşýǹ

ùýØıěĸđȀǹƄĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹØĸùǹóŁĸLjěóŪţǹŁĐǹěĸŪýşýţŪǿǹııǹĸýƄǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹşýóýěƃýǹŪşØěĸěĸđǹŁĸǹŪĘýţýǹŜŁıěóěýţǹØţǹŜØşŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýěşǹ

ěĸùůóŪěŁĸǹŜşŁóýţţȀǹØĸùǹØĸĸůØıǹýțıýØşĸěĸđǹşýĐşýţĘýşǹŪşØěĸěĸđǹěţǹØǹ

şýŞůěşýķýĸŪǹĐŁşǹØııǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǿǹǹĐŁşķØıǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹ

şýıØŪěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýţýǹŜŁıěóěýţǹěţǹØıţŁǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹòýǹţěđĸýùǹòƊǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹŁĸǹĪŁěĸěĸđǹØĸùǹØĸĸůØııƊǹŪĘýşýØĐŪýşǿǹDĸǹ9ýòşůØşƊǹǑǏǑǔȀǹ

ƄýǹŜůòıěţĘýùǹŁůşǹıØŪýţŪǹ]ŁùýşĸǹıØƃýşƊǹØĸùǹAůķØĸǹşØDžóĮěĸđǹ

ŪØŪýķýĸŪȀǹƄĘěóĘǹóØĸǹòýǹĐŁůĸùǹŁĸǹŁůşǹƄýòţěŪýȁǹĘŪŪŜţȁȌȌƄƄƄǿ

ţĘØĐŪýţòůşƊóØŜěŪØıǿóŁķǿǹĘěţǹţýŪţǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹØóŪěŁĸţǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹ

ùůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹŪŁǹŜşýƃýĸŪǹķŁùýşĸǹţıØƃýşƊǹØĸùǹĘůķØĸǹ

ŪşØDžóĮěĸđǹěĸǹŁůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹØĸùǹţůŜŜıƊǹóĘØěĸǿ

fůşǹóůıŪůşýǹěţǹŁŜýĸȀǹĘŁĸýţŪǹØĸùǹŪşØĸţŜØşýĸŪȀǹØĸùǹŁůşǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹØşýǹýĸóŁůşØđýùǹŪŁǹţŜýØĮǹůŜǹěĐǹŪĘýƊǹƄěŪĸýţţǹŁşǹ

ţůţŜýóŪǹØĸƊǹƄşŁĸđùŁěĸđǹŁşǹòýĘØƃěŁůşǹƄĘěóĘǹùŁýţǹĸŁŪǹØıěđĸǹ

ƄěŪĘǹŁůşǹĘěđĘǹţŪØĸùØşùţǿǹ©ýǹĘØƃýǹØǹĐŁşķØıǹ©ĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹ

ŁıěóƊȀǹůĸùýşǹƄĘěóĘǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹØĸùǹţůŜŜıěýşţǹóØĸǹşýŜŁşŪǹØĸƊǹ

óŁĸóýşĸţǹýěŪĘýşǹùěşýóŪıƊǹŪŁǹŁůşǹ:ýĸýşØıǹŁůĸţýıȀǹŁůşǹŁķŜØĸƊǹ

ýóşýŪØşƊǹŁşǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹŁşǹŪĘşŁůđĘǹ

ØĸǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹĘŁŪıěĸýǹØĸùǹŁĸıěĸýǹŜŁşŪØıǿǹ9ŁııŁƄěĸđǹşýóýěŜŪǹŁĐǹ

ØǹƄĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹşýŜŁşŪȀǹƄýǹĘØƃýǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹØĸǹ

ØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹěĸƃýţŪěđØŪěŁĸǹěţǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǿǹĘěţǹŜŁıěóƊǹěţǹşýƃěýƄýùǹ

òƊǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸĸůØııƊǿ

Relations with shareholders

ĘýǹŁØşùǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýǹƃěýƄţǹŁĐǹŁůşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪØóŪǹ

ƄěŪĘǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹěĸƃýţŪŁşţǹŪŁǹòýǹØĸǹěķŜŁşŪØĸŪǹØţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹóŁşŜŁşØŪýǹ

đŁƃýşĸØĸóýǿǹĸǹýƉŪýĸţěƃýǹěĸƃýţŪŁşǹşýıØŪěŁĸţǹŜşŁđşØķķýǹěţǹ

şůĸǹòƊǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹfDžóýşȀǹ

ěĸƃŁıƃěĸđǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁşǹŁĐǹŁķķýşóěØıǹ9ěĸØĸóýǹØĸùǹDĸƃýţŪŁşǹýıØŪěŁĸţǹķýýŪěĸđǹ

ƄěŪĘǹěĸƃýţŪŁşţǹØĸùǹØĸØıƊţŪţǹŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹěĸǹØǹşØĸđýǹ

ŁĐǹĐŁşķØŪţǿǹĘěţǹěĸóıůùýţǹşýţůıŪţǹŜşýţýĸŪØŪěŁĸţȀǹƄýòóØţŪţȀǹ

şŁØùţĘŁƄţȀǹŁĸýțŪŁțŁĸýǹķýýŪěĸđţȀǹěĸùůţŪşƊǹóŁĸĐýşýĸóýţǹØĸùǹ

property tours.

Board and Committee meetings January February March April May

– ŁØşùǹķýýŪěĸđţ

– ůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýý

– ^ŁķěĸØŪěŁĸǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýý

– ýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýý

– Board update  – ŁØşùǹķýýŪěĸđ

– ůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýý

Key corporate events and

investor engagement

– Ęşýýǹ^Łĸț

ýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁşţǹţŪýŜǹ

ùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹǒǐǹ

January

– ǑǏǑǒǹƊýØşǹýĸùǹ

results

– Year end

results analyst

presentation

– ǑǏǑǒǹĸĸůØıǹ

Report

– ǑǏǑǒǹƊýØşǹýĸùǹ

şŁØùţĘŁƄ

– óŞůěţěŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹǑǔț

ǒǐǹRØķýţǹŪşýýŪ

– şØùěĸđǹůŜùØŪý

– 2024 Annual

General Meeting

– ǑǏǑǒǹLJĸØıǹóØţĘǹ

ùěƃěùýĸùǹŁĐǹǐǿǕǔǹ

ŜýĸóýǹŜýşǹţĘØşýǹ

paid

Corporate governance report

Board and Committee meetings, key corporate events and investor engagement during 2024

122 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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123Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹķýýŪǹşýđůıØşıƊǹƄěŪĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹØĸùǹØŪǹıýØţŪǹŁĸóýǹØǹƊýØşǹŪĘýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹ

ķýýŪǹƄěŪĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǿ

ĘýǹŁØşùǹùýıýđØŪýţǹţŁķýǹŁĐǹěŪţǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪěýţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹ

^ŁķěĸØŪěŁĸȀǹůùěŪǹØĸùǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýţǿǹǹùýţóşěŜŪěŁĸǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹƄŁşĮǹŁĐǹŪĘýţýǹŁķķěŪŪýýţǹóØĸǹòýǹĐŁůĸùǹěĸǹŪĘýěşǹşýŜŁşŪţǹ

ŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǑǖȀǹǐǒǑǹØĸùǹǐǒǗȀǹşýţŜýóŪěƃýıƊǿǹ

&ØóĘǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØţǹěŪţǹŁƄĸǹŪýşķţǹŁĐǹşýĐýşýĸóýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹ

ØƃØěıØòıýǹŁĸǹŁůşǹƄýòţěŪýǹØĸùǹşýƃěýƄýùǹØĸĸůØııƊȀǹØĸùǹØţţýţţýţǹ

ěŪţǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹýƃýşƊǹƊýØşǹØţǹŜØşŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýƃØıůØŪěŁĸǹŜşŁóýţţǹ

ţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǒǐǿ

ĘýǹŁØşùǹØıţŁǹùýıýđØŪýţǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹķØŪŪýşţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹýƉóýŜŪǹĐŁşǹóýşŪØěĸǹķØŪŪýşţǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹşýţýşƃýùǹ

ĐŁşǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǿǹĘýǹóĘýùůıýǹŁĐǹŁØşùǹýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪěýţǹóØĸǹòýǹ

ØóóýţţýùǹŁĸǹŁůşǹƄýòţěŪýǿ

ĘýǹşŁıýţǹŁĐǹĘØěşķØĸȀǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹØĸùǹýĸ죺ǹDĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ

"ěşýóŪŁşǹØşýǹţýŜØşØŪýıƊǹĘýıùȀǹƄýııǹùýLJĸýùȀǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹƄşěŪěĸđǹØĸùǹ

şýđůıØşıƊǹşýƃěýƄýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǿǹĘýǹŪýşķţǹŁĐǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹĐŁşǹ

ýØóĘǹşŁıýǹØşýǹØƃØěıØòıýǹŁĸǹŁůşǹƄýòţěŪýǿ

Division of responsibilities

The roles of Board members and the Executive Committee

ĘýǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹŪØòıýǹţýŪţǹŁůŪǹŪĘýǹĮýƊǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪěýţǹŁĐǹýØóĘǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹŁşǹđşŁůŜȁ

Positions Names Key responsibilities

Chairman RŁĸØŪĘØĸǹ^ěóĘŁııţ

ȟ WýØùěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸȀǹóĘØııýĸđýȀǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹØĸùǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹěŪţǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸȀǹØĸùǹķŁĸěŪŁşěĸđǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹ

şěţĮǹŜşŁLJıýǿ

ȟ fƃýşţýýěĸđǹţůóóýţţěŁĸǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹØŪǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹıýƃýıǿ

ȟ &ĸţůşěĸđǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹıěĸĮţǹòýŪƄýýĸǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţȀǹŁŪĘýşǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹ

Øĸùǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǿ

Chief Executive DØĸǹAØƄĮţƄŁşŪĘ

ȟ "ýƃýıŁŜěĸđǹØĸùǹěķŜıýķýĸŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹóŁķķýşóěØıǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǿ

ȟ fƃýşţýýěĸđǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹØĸùǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹØĸùǹ

óŁķķůĸěóØŪěŁĸǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşǹţŪØĮýĘŁıùýşţǿ

ȟ fƃýşţýýěĸđǹŪĘýǹţĮěııţȀǹùěƃýşţěŪƊȀǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹùýƃýıŁŜķýĸŪǹØĸùǹţůóóýţţěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

:şŁůŜȬţǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǿ

Chief Financial

fDžóýş

Situl Jobanputra

ȟ ©ŁşĮěĸđǹóıŁţýıƊǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěĸǹùýƃýıŁŜěĸđǹØĸùǹěķŜıýķýĸŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹØĸùǹŁƃýşţýýěĸđǹóØŜěŪØıǹØııŁóØŪěŁĸȀǹěĸƃýţŪķýĸŪǹØĸùǹĮýƊǹ

ŪşØĸţØóŪěŁĸţǿ

ȟ şŁƃěùěĸđǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹıýØùýşţĘěŜȀǹùýƃýıŁŜěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹòůţěĸýţţǹØĸùǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹ

ţŪşØŪýđƊȀǹØĸùǹķØĸØđěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹóØŜěŪØıǹţŪşůóŪůşýǿ

ȟ ýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹĐŁşǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđȀǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜıØĸĸěĸđǹØĸùǹØĸØıƊţěţȀǹěĸƃýţŪŁşǹ

şýıØŪěŁĸţȀǹŪşýØţůşƊȀǹŪØƉǹØĸùǹDǹĐůĸóŪěŁĸţǿ

Non-executive

Directors

ěóĘØşùǹĮýşţ

Ruth Anderson

]ØùýıýěĸýǹŁţđşØƃý

ěØĸǹ©ýţŪýşķØĸ

ȟ şŁƃěùěĸđǹóŁĸţŪşůóŪěƃýǹóĘØııýĸđýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØĸùǹķŁĸěŪŁşěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ùýıěƃýşƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹ

óŁĸŪşŁıǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮţǹţýŪǹòƊǹŪĘýǺŁØşùǿ

Executive

Committee

DØĸǹAØƄĮţƄŁşŪĘ

Situl Jobanputra

]ěóĘýııýǹ]ó:şØŪĘ

ĸùşýƄǹşěóý

ȟ ©ŁşĮěĸđǹŁĸǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹòůţěĸýţţǹŜıØĸǿ

ȟ ]ŁĸěŪŁşěĸđǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹØĸùǹşýƃěýƄěĸđǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǿ

ȟ ýƃěýƄěĸđǹØĸùǹŜşěŁşěŪěţěĸđǹşýţŁůşóěĸđǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǿ

ȟ ŁĸţěùýşěĸđǹķØŪŪýşţǹşýĐýşşýùǹĐşŁķǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿ

ııǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹĘØƃýǹØóóýţţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹØùƃěóýǹØĸùǹţýşƃěóýţǹŁĐȁ

Positions Names Key responsibilities

Company Secretary ůŪĘǹØƃýƊ

ȟ ùƃěţěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁĸǹóŁşŜŁşØŪýǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹķØŪŪýşţǹØĸùǹýĸţůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹţķŁŁŪĘǹ

LjŁƄǹŁĐǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹěŪţǹŁķķěŪŪýýţȀǹØĸùǹòýŪƄýýĸǹţýĸ죺ǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǿ

General Counsel Alison Fisher

ȟ şŁƃěùěĸđǹıýđØıǹØùƃěóýǹØĸùǹđůěùØĸóýǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǿ

ȟ ýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁĸǹóŁşŜŁşØŪýǹţýşƃěóýţǹØóŪěƃěŪěýţȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹAǹØĸùǹĘýØıŪĘǹ

and safety.

Corporate governance report

124 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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125Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Gender Age

Board independence Ethnic group

Board composition as at 31 December 2024

Board skills and tenure as at 31 December 2024

Board skills

Leadership Real estate

Hospitality,

leisure, luxury,

fashion and retail

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Situl Jobanputra 9999999

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Ruth Anderson 999 999

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Year joined  2023 2024 2025 YTD

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(to 26 February 2025)

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1

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Ruth Anderson

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Male (4)

Female (3)

57.14% 42.86%

Asian/Asian-British (1)

White British or other white

(including minority-white groups) (6)

14.29% 85.71%

50-54 (1)

55-59 (2) 60-64 (2) 65+ (2)

14.29% 28.57% 28.57% 28.57%

Chairman (1)

Executive Directors (2) Non-executive Directors (4)

28.57% 57.14%14.29%

Board skills, experience and

background

Corporate governance report

126 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Jonathan Nicholls

Chairman

Composition,

succession and

evaluation

Nomination Committee report

“During 2024 the Committee continued to focus

on the evolution of the Board, ensuring that

we have the right balance of diversity, skills

and experience following the post-merger

integration of the business.”

Dear Shareholder

On behalf of the Nomination Committee, I am pleased to

present our 2024 report.

Overview

During the year, we focused on the composition of the Board

following the integration of the business. The Committee has

also taken a keen interest in the development of our team

below Board level.

Continued evolution of the Board

As reported last year, following delivery of a number of post-

merger integration activities, it was decided that a smaller

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During 2024, following the departure of three Non-executive

Directors in January, further consideration of the appropriate

balance of diversity, skills and experience for the Board, and

mindful of succession planning, it was agreed that two new

Non-executive Directors should be appointed, with experience

in the property, luxury or retail markets. The Committee

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to assist with the recruitment and, following a full process, we

were pleased to recommend the appointment of Madeleine

Cosgrave and Sian Westerman to the Board. Non-executive

Director Charlotte Boyle stepped down from the Board with

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Following these Board changes, I am pleased to report that

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roles of Chair, Senior Independent Director, Chief Executive

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Committee will include these targets in its consideration of

succession planning and the diversity, experience and skills

required for the Board.

Below-Board development, and

succession planning

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ensured that the Committee was kept up to date on the

development and succession planning initiatives in place

below Board level. These have included a number of talent

and leadership development programmes which have

operated across the business.

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manager direct reports to identify with an ethnic minority

category by 2027. This target, and performance against it,

will be kept under review.

Jonathan Nicholls

Chairman of the Nomination Committee

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Corporate governance report | Nomination Committee report

Nomination Committee at a glance

Nomination Committee members and meeting attendance

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Jonathan Nicholls (Chairman) ǒȌǒ Charlotte Boyle

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Richard Akers ǒȌǒ Helena Coles

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Ruth Anderson ǒȌǒ Anthony Steains

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Madeleine Cosgrave

1

ǐȌǐ Jennelle Tilling

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Sian Westerman

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to their departure.

Key responsibilities of the Committee

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Board and its Committees.

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ȟ Oversees the development of a diverse pipeline for succession at Board and senior management levels.

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ȟ Leads the process for Board appointments and makes recommendations to the Board.

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ȟ Oversees the Board evaluation process.

How the Committee operates

The Nomination Committee comprises Independent Non-executive Directors. At the beginning of the year, the members of

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Helena Coles, Anthony Steains and Jennelle Tilling. Helena Coles, Anthony Steains and Jennelle Tilling stepped down from

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connection with the Company or any individual Director, other than to assist with the Non-executive Director recruitment

process.

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considers the expected time commitment of the proposed Non-executive Director, against the other commitments that they

already have external to the Company. Agreement of the Board is also required before a Director may accept any additional

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All Directors are subject to annual election or re-election, as relevant, in accordance with the 2024 UK Corporate Governance

Code. The Committee considers the skills, knowledge and level of performance of all Directors before making its

recommendation to the Board.

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Director recruitment process

The Committee considers Board composition and

determines desired skills and experience

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The Chairman and Chief Executive meet with shortlisted

candidates and provide feedback to the Committee

All Directors are given the opportunity to meet the

preferred candidate

The Committee makes a formal recommendation to

the Board

A tailored induction is provided to the new Director

Director recruitment, induction and

development

Our recruitment process for new Non-executive Directors

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we provide an induction programme for each new Director,

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expected role on the Board. Our induction programmes include

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internal and external auditors, brokers, valuers and lawyers.

We also provide copies of past Board papers and access to

a reference library which includes corporate information and

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and other useful materials.

The Chairman and the Committees together ensure that

Directors keep their skills and knowledge up to date, to allow

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General Counsel and Company Secretary regularly update

the Board on legal and corporate governance matters.

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mandatory training modules, and information on other training

opportunities and seminars is circulated to Directors. Directors

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expense where they feel this appropriate.

Diversity and inclusion

The Board recognises that diversity of experience and

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which encompasses diversity in the broadest sense, i.e. not just

of gender or ethnicity, but also experience and skills.

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and we had one Director from a minority ethnic background.

Whilst our Audit Committee is chaired by a woman, our senior

Board positions are held by men. The Board considers that

quotas are not appropriate in determining its composition and

has, therefore, chosen not to set formal targets; however, it

keeps diversity under consideration in all aspects of Board

composition, including the Committees and senior Board

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all Board appointments.

In conducting searches, the Nomination Committee works

with executive search consultants that are required to provide

a diverse selection of candidates for Board appointments,

taking into account our Diversity and Inclusion Policy and the

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criteria and alignment with our values.

Below Board level, we are proud that we have strong

representation from female employees across the business,

which has been recognised in the latest FTSE Women Leaders

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senior management are female. Whilst all appointments are

made on merit and based on objective criteria, we recognise

that diversity includes, but is not limited to, gender, and we can

do more to promote wider diversity. This is an area on which

we will continue to focus.

Initiatives we support to promote diversity within the real estate

sector include:

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Committee, whose objective is to achieve a better gender

balance at board and executive management level in the real

estate industry, by supporting the development of a female

talent pipeline across the sector; and

ȟ being a corporate sponsor of Freehold, and a member of

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Diversity & Inclusion Champions network and the Business

Disability Forum.

Looking ahead, the Nomination Committee will continue to

develop and monitor succession plans at both Board and

senior management level, and keep under review both the

diversity of, and development programmes for, our talented team.

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the Executive Directors)

45%

55%

Male (10)

Female (12)

63%

37%

Male (37)

Female (64)

50%

50%

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Female (1)

Direct reports into

Executive Committee

All employees

Gender diversity as at 31 December 2024

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Actions from the 2024

Board evaluation

The operation of the Board was rated highly in almost

all areas. Great progress had been made since the

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Board culture. The dynamic was expected to develop

further following the recent Non-executive Director

appointments. Agreed actions included:

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receives a balanced overview

Consider the introduction of strategic

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clear reporting

2024 Board evaluation

The Chairman and Company Secretary considered

the approach to be taken and recommended that an

internal evaluation be undertaken, facilitated

by the Senior Independent Director and the

Company Secretary

The Nomination Committee approved the proposed

timing and overall approach

Each Director who had served on the Board from the

beginning of the year completed a questionnaire about

the operation of the Board and its Committees

Individual interviews were held with each Director

A report was prepared by the Senior Independent

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considered by the Board and a number of actions

were agreed

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Our Board evaluation process

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Directors every year, with an external evaluation held at least

every three years. As an external evaluation of the Board, its

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it was decided that an internal evaluation would be undertaken

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Director, and the Company Secretary. The evaluation also

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feedback given to Directors by the Chairman of the Board,

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Senior Independent Director, at the end of the process. In

accordance with our three-year cycle, it is expected that an

internal performance evaluation will also be undertaken for

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Progress against actions from the 2023

Board evaluation

Agreed actions

Consideration of the skills required for the Board in

connection with succession planning

Continued focus on succession and talent development

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Non-executive Directors to meet at the end of scheduled

Board meetings

Our progress

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The Board continues to focus on these areas

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The Board has, instead, held a number of Board-only

dinners, and Committee-only sessions are held in advance

of Committee meetings

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Ruth Anderson (Chairman) 4/4 Charlotte Boyle

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Richard Akers 4/4 Helena Coles

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Madeleine Cosgrave

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ǐȌǐ Anthony Steains

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Sian Westerman

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ǐȌǐ Jennelle Tilling

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Ǒǿǹ ĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹůđůţŪǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹƄØţǹŁĸıƊǹØòıýǹŪŁǹØŪŪýĸùǹØǹķØƉěķůķǹŁĐǹŪĘşýýǹķýýŪěĸđţǿ

ǒǿǹ AýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǓǿǹ^ŁǹķýýŪěĸđţǹƄýşýǹĘýıùǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓǹŜşěŁşǹ

ŪŁǹŪĘýěşǹùýŜØşŪůşýǿ

Key responsibilities of the Committee

ȟ ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýđşěŪƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹØĸùǹţØŪěţLJýţǹěŪţýıĐǹŁĸǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹØóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹĪůùđýķýĸŪţȀǹ

ØţţůķŜŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹýţŪěķØŪýţǹķØùýǹòƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǿ

ȟ ùƃěţýţǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁĸǹƃØşěŁůţǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţǹķØùýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪĘŁţýǹŁĸǹƃěØòěıěŪƊȀǹđŁěĸđǹóŁĸóýşĸȀǹşěţĮţǹØĸùǹ

óŁĸŪşŁıţǹØĸùǹƄĘýŪĘýşȀǹƄĘýĸǹşýØùǹØţǹØǹƄĘŁıýȀǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹěţǹĐØěşȀǹòØıØĸóýùǹØĸùǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùØòıýǹØĸùǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹŪĘýǹ

ěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹĸýóýţţØşƊǹĐŁşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŪŁǹØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıǹØĸùǹţŪşØŪýđƊǿ

ȟ ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹƄŁşĮǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹØĸùǹƃØıůýşţǿ

ȟ fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹşýıØŪěŁĸţĘěŜǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹØĸùǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýěşǹşýØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȀǹşýŜŁşŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹŁòĪýóŪěƃěŪƊǹØĸùǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸóýȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěĸóıůùýţǹŪĘýǹıýƃýıǹŁĐǹŜşŁƃěţěŁĸǹŁĐǹĸŁĸțØůùěŪǹţýşƃěóýţǹØĸùǹĐýýţǿ

ȟ fƃýşţýýţǹŪĘýǹşýıØŪěŁĸţĘěŜǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹØĸùǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýěşǹşýØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȀǹşýŜŁşŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýěşǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹŁòĪýóŪěƃěŪƊǹØĸùǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸóýǿ

ȟ ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţƊţŪýķţǹŁĐǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹLJĸØĸóěØıȀǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸØıǹØĸùǹ

óŁķŜıěØĸóýǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǿ

ȟ ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹ©ĘěţŪıýòıŁƄěĸđǹŁıěóƊǹØĸùǹŜşŁóýùůşýţǿ

ȟ ýƃěýƄţǹŪĘýǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹƊýØşǹýĸùǹđşýýĸĘŁůţýǹđØţǹØĸùǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪØıǹùØŪØǹùěţóıŁţůşýţǹØĸùǹěŪţǹ

9"ǹùěţóıŁţůşýţǿ

How the Committee operates

ĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁķŜşěţýţǹDĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǿǹŪǹŪĘýǹòýđěĸĸěĸđǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹŪĘýǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄýşýǹůŪĘǹĸùýşţŁĸǹȡƄĘŁǹěţǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȢȀǹěóĘØşùǹĮýşţȀǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýȀǹAýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹĸŪĘŁĸƊǹ

ŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǿǹAýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹůđůţŪǹǑǏǑǓǿǹ

]ØùýıýěĸýǹŁţđşØƃýǹØĸùǹěØĸǹ©ýţŪýşķØĸǹƄýşýǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǐǹůđůţŪǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹ

ǐǹýŜŪýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓȀǹşýţŜýóŪěƃýıƊǿ

ĘýǹòěŁđşØŜĘěýţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýţǹǐǏǕǹŪŁǹǐǏǖǹùýķŁĸţŪşØŪýǹŪĘýǹùěƃýşţěŪƊǹŁĐǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýķòýşţǿǹůŪĘǹ

ĸùýşţŁĸȀǹØţǹØǹóĘØşŪýşýùǹØóóŁůĸŪØĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹķØĸƊǹƊýØşţǹŁĐǹţýĸ죺ǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýȀǹţØŪěţLJýţǹŪĘýǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪǹĐŁşǹØŪǹıýØţŪǹ

ŁĸýǹķýķòýşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŪŁǹĘØƃýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýȀǹşýóýĸŪǹØĸùǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǿ

"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹØŪǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹşýŞůýţŪȀǹØııǹŁşǹŜØşŪţǹŁĐǹķýýŪěĸđţǹƄýşýǹØŪŪýĸùýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ

9ěĸØĸóěØıǹfDžóýşȀǹţýĸ죺ǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóýǹŪýØķȀǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹŪĘýǹƃØıůýşţǹØĸùǹŁŪĘýşǹ

ýƉŪýşĸØıǹØùƃěţýşţǿǹĘýǹĘØěşķØĸȀǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹØĸùǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹØıţŁǹØŪŪýĸùýùǹØııǹŁşǹŜØşŪţǹ

ŁĐǹķýýŪěĸđţȀǹØţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǿ

ĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýýŪţǹşýđůıØşıƊǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹƃØıůýşţȀǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹƄěŪĘŁůŪǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŜşýţýĸŪȀǹŪŁǹùěţóůţţǹØĸƊǹķØŪŪýşţǹƄĘěóĘǹŪĘýƊǹķØƊǹƄěţĘǹŪŁǹşØěţýǿ

ĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýŪǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹfDžóýşǹØĸùǹķýķòýşţǹŁĐǹţýĸ죺ǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹØţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýȀǹŪŁǹŁòŪØěĸǹØǹđŁŁùǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùěĸđǹŁĐǹĮýƊǹěţţůýţǹØDŽýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȀǹƄĘěóĘǹĘýıŜýùǹěĸǹĘýşǹŁƃýşţěđĘŪǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹØđýĸùØǹØĸùǹùěţóůţţěŁĸǹØŪǹķýýŪěĸđţǿ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýƃěýƄţǹěŪţǹýDŽýóŪěƃýĸýţţǹØĸùǹŪýşķţǹŁĐǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹØĸĸůØııƊǿ

Audit Committee at a glance

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ȟ ŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹĘØţǹØùŁŜŪýùǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹØóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹŜŁıěóěýţȂǹØĸù

ȟ ŪĘýǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǹØĸùǹƃØıůýşţǹşýķØěĸǹ

ěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹØĸùǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýǹěĸǹŪĘýěşǹƄŁşĮǿ

Viability and going concern

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪĘýǹ:ŁěĸđǹŁĸóýşĸǹŪØŪýķýĸŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

ěĸŪýşěķǹşýţůıŪţǹØĸùǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ¨ěØòěıěŪƊǹŪØŪýķýĸŪǹěĸǹ

ŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǿ

For more information on viability and going concern: see page 58

and pages 75 to 76.

Fair, balanced and understandable

ĘýǹŁØşùǹØţǹØǹƄĘŁıýǹěţǹşýţŜŁĸţěòıýǹĐŁşǹùýŪýşķěĸěĸđǹƄĘýŪĘýşǹ

ŪĘýǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹěţǹĐØěşȀǹòØıØĸóýùǹØĸùǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùØòıýȀǹ

ØĸùǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹŪĘýǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹĸýóýţţØşƊǹĐŁşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŪŁǹ

ØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıǹØĸùǹţŪşØŪýđƊǿǹ

ĘýǹŁØşùǹØţĮýùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŪŁǹşýƃěýƄǹŪĘýǹùşØĐŪǹǑǏǑǓǹ

ĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹØĸùǹØùƃěţýǹŁĸǹƄĘýŪĘýşǹŪĘýţýǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪţǹ

ĘØùǹòýýĸǹķýŪǿǹ

DĸǹůĸùýşŪØĮěĸđǹěŪţǹşýƃěýƄȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹùěţóůţţýùǹØǹşýŜŁşŪǹ

ĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹŁĸŪşŁııýşǹóŁƃýşěĸđǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹ

ØĸùǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹƄĘýŪĘýşǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪȀǹŪØĮýĸǹØţǹØǹƄĘŁıýȁ

ȟ ýƉŜıØěĸýùǹĘŁƄǹķØóşŁýóŁĸŁķěóǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹĘØùǹěķŜØóŪýùǹŪĘýǹ

:şŁůŜȬţǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţȂ

ȟ ĘØùǹòýýĸǹŁŜýĸǹØĸùǹĘŁĸýţŪǹØòŁůŪǹŪĘýǹóĘØııýĸđýţȀǹ

ŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹØĸùǹţůóóýţţýţǹŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȂ

ȟ ŜşŁƃěùýùǹóıýØşǹýƉŜıØĸØŪěŁĸţǹŁĐǹŁůşǹUDţǹØĸùǹĘŁƄǹŪĘýƊǹıěĸĮǹ

ŪŁǹŁůşǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸȂ

ȟ ýƉŜıØěĸýùǹŁůşǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıȀǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹØĸùǹØóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹ

ŜŁıěóěýţǹţěķŜıƊȀǹóıýØşıƊǹØĸùǹŜşýóěţýıƊȂ

ȟ ěĸóŁşŜŁşØŪýùǹóıýØşǹţěđĸŜŁţŪěĸđǹŪŁǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹ

ƄĘýşýǹĸýóýţţØşƊȂ

ȟ ĘØùǹØǹóŁĸţěţŪýĸŪǹŪŁĸýǹŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪȂǹ

ȟ ØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹşýLjýóŪýùǹƄĘØŪǹĘØùǹòýýĸǹşýŜŁşŪýùǹØĸùǹ

óŁĸţěùýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȂ

ȟ ŜşŁƃěùýùǹŪĘýǹĸýóýţţØşƊǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹĐŁşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŪŁǹ

ØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹòůţěĸýţţǹķŁùýıǹØĸùǹ

ţŪşØŪýđƊȂǹØĸù

ȟ ĘØùǹòýýĸǹƄşěŪŪýĸǹěĸǹţŪşØěđĘŪĐŁşƄØşùǹıØĸđůØđýȀǹƄěŪĘŁůŪǹ

ůĸĸýóýţţØşƊǹşýŜýŪěŪěŁĸǿǹ

fĸǹóŁķŜıýŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹěŪţǹşýƃěýƄȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹĸŁǹ

ķØŪýşěØıǹóŁĸóýşĸţǹŪŁǹòýǹşØěţýùǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹØĸùǹóŁĸóıůùýùǹ

ŪĘØŪǹěŪǹƄØţǹţØŪěţLJýùǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹƄØţǹĐØěşȀǹòØıØĸóýùǹ

ØĸùǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùØòıýǹØĸùǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹŪĘýǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǹĸýóýţţØşƊǹ

ĐŁşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŪŁǹØţţýţţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýȀǹòůţěĸýţţǹ

ķŁùýıǹØĸùǹţŪşØŪýđƊǿ

Internal controls and risk

management

Risk, control and assurance

Ęýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹóĘØěşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýȀǹ

ýƃØıůØŪýţǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹØĸùǹýķýşđěĸđǹşěţĮţȀǹØţţŁóěØŪýùǹ

óŁĸŪşŁıţǹØĸùǹķěŪěđØŪěĸđǹØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţȀǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹ

ŪĘşŁůđĘŁůŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǿǹĘýǹůùěŪǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýóýěƃýţǹşýđůıØşǹ

ůŜùØŪýţǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţĮǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹóŁĸóıůţěŁĸţǿ

ţǹŜØşŪǹŁĐǹěŪţǹşýƃěýƄǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹýĸƃ캣ĸķýĸŪȀǹŪĘýǹůùěŪǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹşýŜŁşŪţǹĐşŁķǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹŪĘýǹƄŁşĮǹ

ůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹòƊǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØùƃěţýşţǹØĸùǹĐýýùòØóĮǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹ

ěĸŪýşĸØıǹØĸùǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşţǿǹUýƊǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹŁòţýşƃØŪěŁĸţȀǹ

ýƉóýŜŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØóŪěŁĸţǹØşýǹşýƃěýƄýùǹØĸùǹ

ùěţóůţţýùǿǹĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýŜŁşŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹŁĸǹěŪţǹşýƃěýƄǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹţƊţŪýķţǹŁĐǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǿ

9ěĸùěĸđţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪǹşýƃěýƄţǹØĸùǹşýŜŁşŪţǹĐşŁķǹ

ŪĘýǹĘěýĐǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹfDžóýşǹØĸùǹ:şŁůŜǹ9ěĸØĸóěØıǹŁĸŪşŁııýşǹ

ƄýşýǹŜşýţýĸŪýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹØĸùȀǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹòØţěţǹŁĐǹŪĘýţýǹ

şýŜŁşŪţȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪĘýǹĮýƊǹóŁĸŪşŁıţǹŪŁǹòýǹ

ƄŁşĮěĸđǹýDŽýóŪěƃýıƊǿ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪĘýǹĸýƄǹşýŜŁşŪěĸđǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪţǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹǑǏǑǓǹUǹŁşŜŁşØŪýǹ:ŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹŁùýǿǹ"ůşěĸđǹǑǏǑǔȀǹ

ŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄěııǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹěŪǹóŁķŜıěýţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹ9ȬţǹĸýƄǹ

Audit Committees and the External Audit: Minimum Standard

ŜůòıěóØŪěŁĸȀǹØĸùǹƄěııǹķŁĸěŪŁşǹŪĘýǹƄŁşĮǹòýěĸđǹůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹŪŁǹ

ýƃØıůØŪýǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹóŁĸŪşŁıǹØĸùǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹ

ţƊţŪýķţǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹěţǹşýØùƊǹŪŁǹşýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹ

şŁƃěţěŁĸǹǑǘǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹǑǏǑǓǹUǹŁşŜŁşØŪýǹ:ŁƃýşĸØĸóýǹŁùýȀǹ

ƄĘěóĘǹşýıØŪýţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹşěţĮǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹ

óŁĸŪşŁıţǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮȀǹØĸùǹƄěııǹØŜŜıƊǹŪŁǹŁůşǹØóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹŜýşěŁùǹ

òýđěĸĸěĸđǹŁĸǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǕǿ

For more information on the Company’s risk management and

internal controls: see pages 59 to 61.

Internal audit

"fǹěţǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹŪŁǹØóŪǹØţǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşǿǹ

ǹLJƃýțƊýØşǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪǹŜıØĸǹĘØţǹòýýĸǹØđşýýùȀǹƄěŪĘǹùýŪØěıýùǹ

ŜıØĸţǹĐŁşǹýØóĘǹƊýØşǹŪŁǹýĸţůşýǹŪĘØŪǹĮýƊǹşěţĮǹØşýØţǹØşýǹ

ØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹóŁƃýşýùǹŁƃýşǹŪĘýǹLJƃýțƊýØşǹŜýşěŁùǿǹýƃěýƄţǹ

ůĸùýşŪØĮýĸǹěĸǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹěĸóıůùýùǹŜŁţŪțķýşđýşǹđŁƃýşĸØĸóýȀǹ

ýƉŜýĸţýţȀǹşýĸŪǹóŁııýóŪěŁĸȀǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹ

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óØţĘǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹòØĸĮǹóŁƃýĸØĸŪţȀǹěĸţůşØĸóýȀǹŜşŁĪýóŪǹ

ķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹØĸùǹıýđěţıØŪěƃýǹØĸùǹşýđůıØŪŁşƊǹóŁķŜıěØĸóýǿǹ

135Shaftesbury Capital PLCǹɁǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪ

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ěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪŁşȀǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪǹŜıØĸȀǹØĸƊǹķØŪŪýşţǹěùýĸŪěLJýùǹ

ØţǹØǹşýţůıŪǹŁĐǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪţȀǹØĸùǹƄĘýŪĘýşǹşýóŁķķýĸùØŪěŁĸţǹ

ØşýǹØùùşýţţýùǹòƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹěĸǹØǹŪěķýıƊǹØĸùǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹ

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şýŪěşýùǹØĸùǹØǹĸýƄǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØůùěŪǹŜØşŪĸýşǹƄØţǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǿǹĘýǹ

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ŁůŪţěùýǹĐŁşķØıǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýýŪěĸđţǿ

Financial Reporting Council review

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Task Force on Climate-Related

Financial Disclosures

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ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹùůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǿǹŪǹŪĘýǹƊýØşǹýĸùȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

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For more information on the Company’s TCFD: see pages 66 to 74.

Cyber security

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Oversight of audit quality

External auditor

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Richard Akers

Chairman

Remuneration

Directors’ remuneration report

“The Committee’s focus in 2024 was

on implementing the Policy to ensure

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Company’s culture.”

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the Remuneration Committee’s focus was on the impact of the

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employee team. During 2024, the Committee’s time was spent

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Incentive scheme performance measures

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EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) per share (25%)

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Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) (50%)

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ŜýýşţȀǹşýLjýóŪěĸđǹŪĘýǹŪŁŪØıǹşýŪůşĸţǹùýıěƃýşýùǹ

ŪŁǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǿǹ

Total Accounting Return (TAR) (50%)

ȟ ýƄØşùţǹđşŁƄŪĘǹěĸǹ&ǹ^ǹØĸùǹùěƃěùýĸùţǹ

ŜØěùǹŪŁǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýĸŪǹşýŪůşĸţǹ

ýƉóýýùǹşýØıǹýţŪØŪýǹţýóŪŁşǺŜýýşţǿ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýŪØěĸţǹŪĘýǹØòěıěŪƊǹůĸùýşǹŪĘýǹ

ŁıěóƊǹŪŁǹýƉýşóěţýǹùŁƄĸƄØşùǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹůĸùýşǹ

ŪĘýǹǹƄĘýĸǹùýŪýşķěĸěĸđǹŪĘýǹŜşŁŜŁşŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹØĸǹ

ØƄØşùǹŪĘØŪǹƃýţŪţǿ

òůţěĸýţţǹƄýşýǹđşØĸŪýùǹěĸǹǑǏǑǒǹØĸùǹƄěııǹƃýţŪǹěĸǹǑǏǑǕȀǹţůòĪýóŪǹ

ŪŁǺǹØĸùǹǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹŪĘşýýțƊýØşǹŜýşěŁùǹ

ýĸùěĸđǺǒǐǹ"ýóýķòýşǹǑǏǑǔǿ

Employees

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹěţǹŜşŁƃěùýùǹƄěŪĘǹůŜùØŪýţǹŁĸǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹ

ùýóěţěŁĸţǹŪØĮýĸǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹƄěùýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹŜŁŜůıØŪěŁĸǿǹ"ůşěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ƊýØşȀǹŪĘěţǹěĸóıůùýùǹůŜùØŪýţǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹěķŜıýķýĸŪØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜŁţŪț

ķýşđýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹţŪşØŪýđƊǹŜůŪǹěĸǹŜıØóýǹěĸǹǑǏǑǒǿǹ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŪØĮýţǹěŪţǹùýóěţěŁĸţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹƄěùýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹ

ŜŁŜůıØŪěŁĸǹěĸǹķěĸùǹØĸùǹěţǹØƄØşýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĐǹùýóěţěŁĸţǹ

taken on the Company as a whole.

ĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹţŪşůóŪůşýǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıȬţǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹòşŁØùıƊǹØıěđĸţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘØŪǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹ

ƄěŪĘǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹòýěĸđǹýıěđěòıýǹĐŁşǹØǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸØşƊǹòŁĸůţǹØĸùǹ

ǹØƄØşùţȀǹØţǹƄýııǹØţǹţØıØşƊȀǹŜýĸţěŁĸǹØĸùǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹòýĸýLJŪţǿǹ

ŁĸůţǹØƄØşùţǹòýıŁƄǹŁØşùǹıýƃýıǹØşýǹòØţýùǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹ

LJĸØĸóěØıǹķýØţůşýţǹùýţóşěòýùǹØòŁƃýǹØĸùǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĸǹĸŁĸț

LJĸØĸóěØıǹķýØţůşýţǿǹDĸǹØùùěŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹşýŜŁşŪţǹ

ŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹşýóýěƃýţǹĐýýùòØóĮǹĐşŁķǹŁůşǹ&ķŜıŁƊýýǹ

&ĸđØđýķýĸŪǹ9ŁşůķȀǹØŪŪýĸùýùǹěĸěŪěØııƊǹòƊǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹØĸùǹ

ţůòţýŞůýĸŪıƊǹòƊǹķýȀǹØĸùǹƄØţǹůŜùØŪýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹLJĸùěĸđţǹŁĐǹŁůşǹ

LJşţŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹţůşƃýƊǿǹĘýǹŁØşùǹØıţŁǹķýŪǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýşţǹ

ĐşŁķǹØóşŁţţǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹØŪǹØǹùěĸĸýşǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹěŪţǹØĸĸůØıǹ

ţŪşØŪýđƊǹţýţţěŁĸȀǹƄĘěóĘǹŜşŁƃěùýùǹØǹđŁŁùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪƊǹŪŁǹ

hear the views of our employees. Key elements of employee

şýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹĐŁşǹǑǏǑǔǹěĸóıůùýȁ

ȟ ØıØşƊǹěĸóşýØţýţǹýDŽýóŪěƃýǹĐşŁķǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǔǹØşýǹóǿǹǑǿǓǹ

ŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĸǹØƃýşØđýȂǹóǿǹǓǿǑǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹŜşŁķŁŪěŁĸØıǹ

ěĸóşýØţýţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹţýŪǹƄěŪĘǹşýđØşùǹŪŁǹķØşĮýŪǹıýƃýıţǿ

ȟ ııǹŜýşķØĸýĸŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹŜØşŪěóěŜØŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹ

ţóĘýķýǹØĸùǹƄěııǹşýóýěƃýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţýţǹěĸǹşýţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹǑǏǑǓǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŪØşđýŪţǹȡěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘŁţýǹ

ĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȢǹØĸùǹĸŁĸțLJĸØĸóěØıǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǿ

ȟ ýLjýóŪěĸđǹŁůşǹěĸóıůţěƃýǹóůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹŁůşǹùýţěşýǹŪŁǹØıěđĸǹØııǹ

ýķŜıŁƊýýţǹƄěŪĘǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹđŁØıţȀǹØııǹŜýşķØĸýĸŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹ

şýóýěƃýùǹǹØƄØşùţǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹţØķýǹķýØţůşýţǹ

as the Executive Directors.

ȟ ııǹŜýşķØĸýĸŪǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹƄěııǹòýǹýıěđěòıýǹŪŁǹşýóýěƃýǹØĸĸůØıǹ

òŁĸůţýţǹØĸùǹǹØƄØşùţǹěĸǹǑǏǑǔǿ

ȟ ĘýǹýķŜıŁƊýşǹŜýĸţěŁĸǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹǐǖǿǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹţØıØşƊǹ

applies to all employees.

Implementation of Remuneration Policy

in 2025

ȟ ØıØşěýţȁǹ9ŁşǹǑǏǑǔȀǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹţØıØşěýţǹƄěııǹěĸóşýØţýǹ

òƊǹǑǿǓǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹěĸóşýØţýǹ

ØŜŜıƊěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹƄěùýşǹƄŁşĮĐŁşóýǿ

ȟ DĸóýĸŪěƃýţȁǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹĐŁşǹ

ǑǏǑǔǹƄěııǹşýķØěĸǹůĸóĘØĸđýùǿǹĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪƊǹ

ƄěııǹòýǹǐǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹţØıØşƊǹØĸùǹěŪǹěţǹěĸŪýĸùýùǹŪĘØŪǹǹ

ØƄØşùţǹƄěııǹòýǹđşØĸŪýùǹØŪǹǒǏǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹţØıØşƊȀǹěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹ

the current Remuneration Policy.

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØţǹóĘŁţýĸǹķýŪşěóţǹØĸùǹƄýěđĘŪěĸđţǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹ

ůĸóĘØĸđýùǹĐşŁķǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹţůŜŜŁşŪǹŪĘýǹķýùěůķțŪýşķǹđşŁƄŪĘǹ

ŁòĪýóŪěƃýţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţȀǹŜşŁƃěùěĸđǹØĸǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹòØıØĸóýǹ

òýŪƄýýĸǹěĸŜůŪǹØĸùǹŁůŪŜůŪǹķýŪşěóţȀǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹØĸùǹţůţŪØěĸØòěıěŪƊǹ

đŁØıţȀǹØĸùǹØòţŁıůŪýǹØĸùǹşýıØŪěƃýǹķýØţůşýķýĸŪǿǹ

Chairman and Non-executive Directors

9ŁşǹǑǏǑǔȀǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹØĸùǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹĐýýţǹ

ȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĐýýţȢǹƄěııǹěĸóşýØţýǹòƊǹǑǿǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪȀǹƄĘěóĘǹ

ěţǹòşŁØùıƊǹěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹěĸóşýØţýǹØŜŜıƊěĸđǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹ

ƄěùýşǹƄŁşĮĐŁşóýǿǹĘýǹşýƃěţýùǹĐýýţǹØşýǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹ

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140 Shaftesbury Capital PLCǹɁǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØı Report

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Remuneration Committee at a glance

Remuneration Committee members and meeting attendance

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Richard Akers (Chairman) 4/4 Charlotte Boyle

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Ruth Anderson 4/4 Helena Coles

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Madeleine Cosgrave

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ǐȌǐ Anthony Steains

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Sian Westerman

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ǐȌǐ Jennelle Tilling

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2.  ĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹůđůţŪǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹƄØţǹŁĸıƊǹØòıýǹŪŁǹØŪŪýĸùǹØǹķØƉěķůķǹŁĐǹŪĘşýýǹķýýŪěĸđţǿ

ǒǿǹ AýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǓǿǹ^ŁǹķýýŪěĸđţǹƄýşýǹĘýıùǹěĸǹǑǏǑǓǹŜşěŁşǹ

ŪŁǹŪĘýěşǹùýŜØşŪůşýǿ

Key responsibilities of the Committee

ȟ "ýŪýşķěĸýţǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹĐŁşǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮǹĐŁşǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǿ

ȟ ]ŁĸěŪŁşţǹŪĘýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýĸýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǿ

ȟ &ĸţůşýţǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØşýǹşýķůĸýşØŪýùǹĐØěşıƊǹØĸùǹşýţŜŁĸţěòıƊȀǹěĸǹØǹķØĸĸýşǹØıěđĸýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹŁĐǹ

the Company.

ȟ ýŪţǹŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹĘØěşķØĸȀǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹØĸùǹùýţěđĸØŪýùǹţýĸ죺ǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪȀǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

Company Secretary.

ȟ UýýŜţǹůĸùýşǹşýƃěýƄǹýķŜıŁƊýýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸȀǹşýıØŪýùǹŜŁıěóěýţǹØĸùǹØıěđĸķýĸŪǹŁĐǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýţǹØĸùǹşýƄØşùţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹ

óůıŪůşýǹØĸùǹƃØıůýţǿ

ȟ ŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýĸýţţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹĐşØķýƄŁşĮǹóŁķŜØşýùǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţǹĐŁşǹŁŪĘýşǹ

employees.

ȟ ýƃěýƄţǹØĸùǹØŜŜşŁƃýţǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŪØşđýŪţǹØĸùǹŁůŪóŁķýţǹȡůţěĸđǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹƄĘýşýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýȢǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹ

ţóĘýķýǹØĸùǹǿ

ȟ &ĸţůşýţǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹşýŜŁşŪǹØĸùǹùěţóıŁţůşýţǹěĸǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹØşýǹýØţƊǹŪŁǹşýØùǹØĸùǹůĸùýşţŪØĸùØòıýǿ

ȟ ŜŜŁěĸŪţǹØĸùǹķØĸØđýţǹŪĘýǹşýıØŪěŁĸţĘěŜǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹØùƃěţýşǿ

How the Committee operates

ĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁķŜşěţýţǹDĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǿǹŪǹŪĘýǹòýđěĸĸěĸđǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹƊýØşȀǹŪĘýǹķýķòýşţǹ

ŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄýşýǹěóĘØşùǹĮýşţǹȡƄĘŁǹěţǹĘØěşķØĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȢȀǹůŪĘǹĸùýşţŁĸȀǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýȀǹAýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹ

ĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǿǹAýıýĸØǹŁıýţȀǹĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţǹØĸùǹRýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹ

ŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǓǹØĸùǹĘØşıŁŪŪýǹŁƊıýǹţŪýŜŜýùǹùŁƄĸǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŁĸǹǒǐǹůđůţŪǹ

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ýŜŪýķòýşǹǑǏǑǓȀǹşýţŜýóŪěƃýıƊǿ

ĘýǹòěŁđşØŜĘěýţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýţǹǐǏǕǹŪŁǹǐǏǖǹùýķŁĸţŪşØŪýǹŪĘýǹùěƃýşţěŪƊǹŁĐǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýķòýşţǿ

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Supporting clarity, simplicity, proportionality and predictability and ensuring risk

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corporate performance.

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Corporate governance report | Directors’ remuneration report

1.2 Executive Director policy table

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performance when setting

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other employees

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competitive with those

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companies.

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leave. Directors may receive seasonal gifts

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payment of any tax thereon), in appropriate

circumstances.

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Set at a level which the Committee

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salary, with the exception of any future

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Pension

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competitive with that

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companies.

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or all of their entitlement in cash.

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for other employees at any given time (which

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link to strategy

Operation  Maximum opportunity  Performance metrics

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Executives’ performance

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weightings may vary each

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ǖǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹòŁĸůţǹƄěııǹ

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performance.

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help retain Executive

Directors over the

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In assessing the outcome of the performance

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will vest.

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exceptional circumstances for Executive

Directors.

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performance, with full vesting taking place for

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performance measures that

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performance measures,

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to make changes to the

measures, the weightings

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that they remain relevant to

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All employee share

schemes

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same terms as other employees.

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ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŪØşđýŪţǹùýţěđĸýùǹŪŁǹùýıěƃýşǹţŪşØŪýđěóǹđŁØıţǿǹĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹţŪşůóŪůşýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹěţǹ

ěııůţŪşØŪýùǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǔǖǿǹĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹķýØţůşýţǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹěķŜŁşŪØĸóýǹŁĐǹýØóĘǹ

ØşýǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŪØòıýǹòýıŁƄǿǹĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØţǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹóĘØĸđýǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹěĸǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹ

òŁĸůţȀǹòůŪǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹòŁůĸùţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹØòıýǿ

ĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹķýØţůşýţǹØĸùǹŪØşđýŪţǹØşýǹţýŪǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹůţůØııƊǹěĸǹŪĘýǹLJşţŪǹŞůØşŪýşǹŁĐǹýØóĘǹƊýØşǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹ

ØĸǹØĸØıƊţěţǹŁĐǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹØĸùǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹýƉŜýóŪØŪěŁĸţǹóŁķŜěıýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹØùƃěţýşǿǹĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹţýŪţǹŪØşđýŪţǹěŪǹ

òýıěýƃýţǹŪŁǹòýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹţŪşýŪóĘěĸđȀǹòůŪǹØóĘěýƃØòıýǿ

©ĘƊǹØşýǹŪĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹķýØţůşýţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıȆ

Measure Reason

&ǹ^ýŪǹØĸđěòıýǹ

ţţýŪţǹŜýşǹţĘØşýǹȡ^Ȣ

ŁĸţěùýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹŪŁǹòýǹØĸǹěķŜŁşŪØĸŪǹùşěƃýşǹŁĐǹƃØıůýǹóşýØŪěŁĸǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǿ

ĸùýşıƊěĸđǹ&Øşĸěĸđţǹ

per share

ýƄØşùţǹƃØıůýǹđşŁƄŪĘǹěĸǹĸýŪǹşýĸŪØıǹěĸóŁķýǹØţǹƄýııǹØţǹŪĘýǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹØùķěĸěţŪşØŪěŁĸȀǹLJĸØĸóěĸđǹØĸùǹ

other costs.

Relative Total

Property Return

ýƄØşùţǹŪĘýǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹŜŁşŪĐŁıěŁǹƃØıůýǹóşýØŪýùǹòƊǹķØĸØđýķýĸŪǹŁƃýşǹØĸùǹØòŁƃýǹØĸƊǹóĘØĸđýţǹěĸǹƃØıůýǹ

ĐşŁķǹŪşØóĮěĸđǹŪĘýǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹķØşĮýŪǹØţǹØǹƄĘŁıýȀǹØţǹķýØţůşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹ]DǹŁŪØıǹýŪůşĸǹııǹşŁŜýşŪƊǹ

DĸùýƉȀǹØĸǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹòýĸóĘķØşĮǹƄěùýıƊǹůţýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹěĸùůţŪşƊǿ

WŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýţ

ĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹǹóůşşýĸŪıƊǹóŁķŜşěţýǹŪƄŁǹķýØţůşýţȁ

ȟ ĘşýýțƊýØşǹşýıØŪěƃýǹŁŪØıǹóóŁůĸŪěĸđǹýŪůşĸǹȡȀǹđşŁƄŪĘǹěĸǹ^ǹŜıůţǹùěƃěùýĸùţȢ

ǐ

ȟ ĘşýýțƊýØşǹşýıØŪěƃýǹŁŪØıǹĘØşýĘŁıùýşǹýŪůşĸǹȡȀǹěĸóşýØţýǹěĸǹŜşěóýǹŁĐǹØĸǹŁşùěĸØşƊǹţĘØşýǹŜıůţǹùěƃěùýĸùţȢ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹòýıěýƃýţǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýţýǹŪƄŁǹķýØţůşýţǹØşýǹóůşşýĸŪıƊǹŪĘýǹķŁţŪǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹķýØţůşýţǹŁĐǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţůóóýţţǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹ

ØŜěŪØıǹØţǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹşýıØŪěƃýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹØĸǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýǹØĸùǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹķýØţůşýǹŁĐǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıȬţǹ

ţůóóýţţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹţŪşŁĸđıƊǹØıěđĸýùǹƄěŪĘǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţȬǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǿ

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹòýıěýƃýţǹŪĘØŪǹ^ǹđşŁƄŪĘǹěţǹØĸǹěķŜŁşŪØĸŪǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹķýØţůşýǹŁĐǹţůóóýţţǹĐŁşǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹØŪǹŪĘěţǹŪěķýǿǹ

óóŁşùěĸđıƊȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹěŪǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹŪŁǹşýƄØşùǹ^ǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹěĸǹòŁŪĘǹŪĘýǹţĘŁşŪțǹØĸùǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹ

ØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţȀǹƄěŪĘǹØǹŁĸýțƊýØşǹØòţŁıůŪýǹ^ǹŪØşđýŪǹòýěĸđǹůţýùǹěĸǹşýţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹŪĘşýýțƊýØşǹşýıØŪěƃýǹ

^ǹȡØţǹŪĘýǹķØěĸǹóŁķŜŁĸýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘşýýțƊýØşǹŁŪØıǹýŪůşĸȢǹòýěĸđǹůţýùǹěĸǹşýţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýţǿ

ǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹýıýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹ^ǹěţǹŪĘýǹƃØıůýǹŁĐǹŜşŁŜýşŪěýţǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹƃØıůØŪěŁĸţǹóØşşěýùǹ

ŁůŪǹěĸǹØóóŁşùØĸóýǹƄěŪĘǹDǹ¨ØıůØŪěŁĸǹşŁĐýţţěŁĸØıǹŪØĸùØşùţǿ

ýıØŪěƃýǹǹĘýıŜţǹØıěđĸǹŪĘýǹěĸŪýşýţŪţǹŁĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěŪĘǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹòƊǹěĸóýĸŪěƃěţěĸđǹţĘØşýǹŜşěóýǹđşŁƄŪĘǹØĸùȀǹěĸǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹƃěýƄȀǹŜşŁƃěùýţǹØĸǹŁòĪýóŪěƃýǹķýØţůşýǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹţůóóýţţǿ

ĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹØşýǹţůķķØşěţýùǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪǹŁĸǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǔǖǿǹ

ýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹěţǹķýØţůşýùǹşýıØŪěƃýǹŪŁǹØǹòýţŜŁĮýǹóŁķŜØşØŪŁşǹđşŁůŜǹŁĐǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹóŁķŜØĸěýţǹØĸùǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǿǹ

DĸǹŁşùýşǹĐŁşǹØĸƊǹØƄØşùţǹŪŁǹƃýţŪȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķůţŪǹØıţŁǹţØŪěţĐƊǹěŪţýıĐǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹǹØĸùǹǹLJđůşýţǹØşýǹØǹđýĸůěĸýǹşýLjýóŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹ

ůĸùýşıƊěĸđǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǿǹDĸǹØţţýţţěĸđǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýĸŪǹŪŁǹƄĘěóĘǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹĘØƃýǹòýýĸǹķýŪȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹ

óŁĸţůıŪţǹƄěŪĘǹěŪţǹěĸùýŜýĸùýĸŪǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹØùƃěţýşǿǹĘýǹóØıóůıØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýŪůşĸţǹěţǹØıţŁǹşýƃěýƄýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹØůùěŪŁşţǹØţǹ

ØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǿǹĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹŪØşđýŪţǹØşýǹţýŪǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹØĸǹØĸØıƊţěţǹŁĐǹěĸŪýşĸØıǹØĸùǹýƉŪýşĸØıǹýƉŜýóŪØŪěŁĸţȀǹØĸùǹØşýǹ

òýıěýƃýùǹŪŁǹòýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹţŪşýŪóĘěĸđǿ

9ŁşǹĐůŪůşýǹØƄØşùţȀǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØţǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹóĘØĸđýǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹķýØţůşýţǹØĸùǹƄýěđĘŪěĸđţǿǹAŁƄýƃýşȀǹØĸƊǹ

ţůóĘǹóĘØĸđýţǹƄŁůıùǹŁĸıƊǹòýǹķØùýǹØĐŪýşǹóŁĸţůıŪěĸđǹƄěŪĘǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǿ

146 Shaftesbury Capital PLCǹɁǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪ

Discretions

ĸùýşǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹţóĘýķýǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹȀǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹĘØţǹŪĘýǹţŪØĸùØşùǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹŪØĮýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹØóŪěŁĸǹěĸǹŪĘýǹýƃýĸŪǹ

ŁĐǹůĸĐŁşýţýýĸǹýƃýĸŪţǹƄĘěóĘǹØDŽýóŪǹŪĘýǹţóĘýķýţȀǹţůóĘǹØţǹØǹƃØşěØŪěŁĸǹěĸǹţĘØşýǹóØŜěŪØıȀǹØţǹƄýııǹØţǹŪýşķěĸØŪěŁĸţǹØĸùǹŁĸǹØǹóĘØĸđýǹěĸǹ

óŁĸŪşŁıȀǹØţǹùýţóşěòýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŁıěóƊǿǹĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹùŁýţǹĸŁŪǹěĸŪýĸùǹŪŁǹķØĮýǹØùĪůţŪķýĸŪţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹķýŪĘŁùţǹòƊǹƄĘěóĘǹěŪǹķýØţůşýţǹŪĘýǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǿǹAŁƄýƃýşȀǹěŪǹşýţýşƃýţǹŪĘýǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹķØĮýǹØùĪůţŪķýĸŪţǹěĸǹƃýşƊǹýƉóýŜŪěŁĸØıǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţǿǹĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹ

ƄŁůıùǹòýǹđěƃýĸǹùýŪØěıţǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹýƉýşóěţýǹŁĐǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǿ

Payments resulting from existing arrangements

ĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķØƊǹķØĮýǹØĸƊǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜØƊķýĸŪţǹØĸùǹŜØƊķýĸŪţǹĐŁşǹıŁţţǹŁĐǹŁDžóýǹȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹýƉýşóěţěĸđǹØĸƊǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸţǹěŪǹĘØţǹ

relating to such payments) even though they are not in line with the Policy set out in this report. This will apply where the entitlement

ŪŁǹŪĘýǹŜØƊķýĸŪǹØşŁţýȁ

ȡěȢǹòýĐŁşýǹŪĘýǹǑǏǐǓǹ:]ȂǹȡěěȢǹØŪǹØǹŪěķýǹƄĘýĸǹŪĘýǹşýıýƃØĸŪǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹƄØţǹĸŁŪǹØǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹØĸùȀǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŁŜěĸěŁĸǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹŪĘýǹŜØƊķýĸŪǹƄØţǹĸŁŪǹěĸǹóŁĸţěùýşØŪěŁĸǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹòýóŁķěĸđǹØǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȂǹŁşǹȡěěěȢǹůĸùýşǹØǹ

şýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜŁıěóƊǹŜşýƃěŁůţıƊǹØŜŜşŁƃýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǿǹ9ŁşǹŪĘýţýǹŜůşŜŁţýţǹýĸŪěŪıýķýĸŪţǹØşěţěĸđǹůĸùýşǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹŜşýƃěŁůţǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜŁıěóěýţǹȡØţǹØŜŜşŁƃýùǹòƊǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹØŪǹŪĘýǹǑǏǐǓȀǹǑǏǐǖǹØĸùǹǑǏǑǏǹ:]ţȢǹƄěııǹòýǹěĸóŁşŜŁşØŪýùǹ

ěĸŪŁǹŪĘěţǹŜŁıěóƊȀǹȫŜØƊķýĸŪţȬǹěĸóıůùýţǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹţØŪěţĐƊěĸđǹØƄØşùţǹŁĐǹƃØşěØòıýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸȀǹØĸùǹØĸǹýĸŪěŪıýķýĸŪǹůĸùýşǹØĸǹØƄØşùǹ

ŁƃýşǹţĘØşýţǹØşěţýţǹØŪǹŪĘýǹŪěķýǹŪĘýǹØƄØşùǹěţǹđşØĸŪýùǿ

]ØıůţǹØĸùǹóıØƄòØóĮ

ƄØşùţǹđşØĸŪýùǹůĸùýşǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹØşşØĸđýķýĸŪţǹØşýǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹķØıůţǹØĸùǹóıØƄòØóĮǹůĸŪěıǹŪĘýǹýĸùǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýţŜýóŪěƃýǹ

ĘŁıùěĸđǹŜýşěŁùţǿǹ"ýĐýşşýùǹòŁĸůţǹØƄØşùţǹØşýǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹķØıůţǹŜşěŁşǹŪŁǹƃýţŪěĸđǿǹýØţŁĸţǹĐŁşǹØŜŜıƊěĸđǹķØıůţǹØĸùǹóıØƄòØóĮǹěĸóıůùýȁǹ

ěĸǹŪĘýǹýƃýĸŪǹŁĐǹđşŁţţǹķěţóŁĸùůóŪǹŁĐǹØǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹŪŁǹĘØƃýǹĘØùǹØǹķØŪýşěØıǹùýŪşěķýĸŪØıǹěķŜØóŪǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹŁşǹ

ØĸƊǹķýķòýşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜǹŁşǹŪŁǹĘØƃýǹòşŁůđĘŪǹŪĘýǹòůţěĸýţţǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹţůóĘǹóŁķŜØĸƊǹěĸŪŁǹţěđĸěLJóØĸŪǹùěţşýŜůŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹýƃýĸŪǹŁĐǹØǹķØŪýşěØıǹ

ķěţţŪØŪýķýĸŪǹěĸǹŪĘýǹØůùěŪýùǹØóóŁůĸŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹĐŁşǹØǹŜýşěŁùǹŪĘØŪǹƄØţǹƄĘŁııƊǹŁşǹŜØşŪıƊǹòýĐŁşýǹŪĘýǹýĸùǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹLJĸØĸóěØıǹƊýØşǹ

òƊǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹŪŁǹƄĘěóĘǹØĸƊǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸǹƄØţǹØţţýţţýùǹŁşǹěĸǹŪĘýǹýƃýĸŪǹŪĘØŪǹŪĘýǹØţţýţţķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹţØŪěţĐØóŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹ

ŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸǹƄØţǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹýşşŁşǹŁşǹěĸØóóůşØŪýǹŁşǹķěţıýØùěĸđǹěĸĐŁşķØŪěŁĸǿǹDĸǹŪĘýǹıØŪŪýşǹŪƄŁǹţóýĸØşěŁţȀǹŪĘěţǹƄŁůıùǹòýǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹ

ýƉŪýĸŪǹØĸǹŁƃýşŜØƊķýĸŪǹşýţůıŪýùǿǹĘýǹØŜŜıěóØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹķØıůţǹŁşǹóıØƄòØóĮǹěţǹØŪǹŪĘýǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿ

ýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşù

^ŁǹýıýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹěţǹŁŜýşØŪýùǹţŁıýıƊǹĐŁşǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǿǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹşýóýěƃýǹ

òØţýǹţØıØşƊȀǹòýĸýLJŪţȀǹŜýĸţěŁĸȀǹØĸùǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţȀǹØĸùǹţŁķýǹŜØşŪěóěŜØŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹǿǹAŁƄýƃýşȀǹŪĘýşýǹØşýǹţŁķýǹùěDŽýşýĸóýţǹěĸǹŁŜýşØŪěŁĸǹ

ØţǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹòýıŁƄȁ

ȟ DĸǹýƉóýŜŪěŁĸØıǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţȀǹţůóĘǹØţǹşýóşůěŪķýĸŪȀǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹØƄØşùţǹķØƊǹòýǹđşØĸŪýùǹƄěŪĘŁůŪǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹŪŁǹ

ŜØşŪěóěŜØĸŪţǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşù

ȟ &ķŜıŁƊýýţǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØşýǹĸŁŪǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹØĸƊǹķěĸěķůķǹţĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪ

ȟ DĸóýĸŪěƃýǹØƄØşùţǹđşØĸŪýùǹŪŁǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹòýıŁƄǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹķØƊǹĸŁŪǹòýǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹĘŁıùěĸđǹŜýşěŁùţȀǹóıØƄòØóĮǹŁşǹķØıůţ

ĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪţ

ĘýǹĘěýĐǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹěţǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹØóĘěýƃýǹØǹţĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹýŞůěƃØıýĸŪǹŪŁǹǒǏǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹòØţýǹţØıØşƊǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŁŪĘýşǹ

&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØşýǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹØóĘěýƃýǹØǹţĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđǹěĸǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹýŞůěƃØıýĸŪǹŪŁǹǑǏǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹ

òØţýǹţØıØşƊȀǹŪŁǹòýǹØóĘěýƃýùǹĸŁşķØııƊǹƄěŪĘěĸǹLJƃýǹƊýØşţǹòƊǹşýŪØěĸěĸđǹØŪǹıýØţŪǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹƃýţŪýùǹţĘØşýǹØƄØşùţǹȡĸýŪǹŁĐǹŪØƉǹØĸùǹ

^DȢǿǹĘýşýǹěţǹØǹŪƄŁțƊýØşǹŜŁţŪțóýţţØŪěŁĸǹţĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđǹşýŞůěşýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹǑǏǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹţØıØşƊǹĐŁşǹØııǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹóØŜŪůşěĸđǹ

ØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹØƄØşùţǹķØùýǹĐşŁķǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹǑǏǑǑǹȡěĸǹşýţŜýóŪǹŁĐǹǑǏǑǐȢǹØĸùǹØııǹýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹĘØşýǹıØĸǹØƄØşùţǹķØùýǹĐşŁķǹǐǹRØĸůØşƊǹ

ǑǏǑǐǿǹĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹţĘØşýĘŁıùěĸđţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØşýǹØıţŁǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹŁĸǹŜØđýǹǐǔǖǿ

1.4 Performance scenario charts

ĘýǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹşýƄØşùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǹěııůţŪşØŪýùǹěĸǹ9ěđůşýǹǐǹØşýǹòØţýùǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŁıěóƊǹƄĘěóĘǹƄěııǹØŜŜıƊǹěĸǹǑǏǑǔǹØĸùǹŜşŁƃěùýǹýţŪěķØŪýţǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹĐůŪůşýǹşýƄØşùǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪƊǹĐŁşǹýØóĘǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹţŜıěŪǹòýŪƄýýĸǹŪĘýǹùěDŽýşýĸŪǹýıýķýĸŪţǹŁĐǹ

şýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹůĸùýşǹŪĘşýýǹùěDŽýşýĸŪǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹţóýĸØşěŁţȁǹȫýıŁƄǹĘşýţĘŁıùȬȀǹȫØşđýŪȬǹØĸùǹȫ]ØƉěķůķȬǿ

ĘýǹýıŁƄǹĘşýţĘŁıùǹţóýĸØşěŁǹěĸóıůùýţǹòØţýǹţØıØşƊȀǹŜýĸţěŁĸǹØĸùǹòýĸýLJŪţǹȡLJƉýùǹŜØƊȢǿǹ^ŁǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹŁşǹǹýıýķýĸŪţǹØşýǹ

ěĸóıůùýùǺȡƃØşěØòıýǹŜØƊȢǿǹĘýǹØşđýŪǹţóýĸØşěŁǹěĸóıůùýţǹLJƉýùǹŜØƊȀǹŁĸțŪØşđýŪǹòŁĸůţǹȡǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪƊȢǹØĸùǹŪĘşýţĘŁıùǹƃýţŪěĸđǹ

ŁĐǹǹØƄØşùţǿǹĘýǹ]ØƉěķůķǹţóýĸØşěŁǹěĸóıůùýţǹLJƉýùǹŜØƊȀǹķØƉěķůķǹòŁĸůţǹØĸùǹĐůııǹƃýţŪěĸđǹŁĐǹǹØƄØşùţǿǹ9ŁşǹƃØşěØòıýǹŜØƊȀǹŪĘýǹ

ØķŁůĸŪţǹěııůţŪşØŪýùǹØşýǹŪĘýǹĸŁşķØıǹķØƉěķůķǹŁŜŜŁşŪůĸěŪěýţǿǹĘýǹ]ØƉěķůķǹţóýĸØşěŁţǹØıţŁǹěĸóıůùýǹØĸǹěııůţŪşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹØķŁůĸŪǹŪĘØŪǹ

ƄŁůıùǹòýǹŜØƊØòıýǹůĸùýşǹŪĘýǹǹýıýķýĸŪţǹěĐǹŪĘýşýǹƄØţǹţĘØşýǹŜşěóýǹØŜŜşýóěØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹòýŪƄýýĸǹŪĘýǹùØŪýǹŁĐǹØƄØşùǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹ

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Corporate governance report | Directors’ remuneration report

£2,084

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£5,526

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£3,964

£3,140

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21%

17%

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26%

21%

28%

53%

41%

21%

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Ian Hawksworth, Chief Executive (£000)

Situl Jobanputra, CFO (£000)

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1.5 Approach to recruitment remuneration

©ĘýĸǹĘěşěĸđǹŁşǹØŜŜŁěĸŪěĸđǹØǹĸýƄǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşȀǹƄĘěóĘǹěĸóıůùýţǹØŜŜŁěĸŪěĸđǹØĸǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹƄĘŁǹěţǹĸŁŪǹØĸǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹòůŪǹ

ƄĘŁǹţŪěııǹĐØııţǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘěţǹŁıěóƊȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķØƊǹķØĮýǹůţýǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýƉěţŪěĸđǹóŁķŜŁĸýĸŪţǹŁĐǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸȀǹØţǹĐŁııŁƄţȁ

Element of

remuneration

Policy on recruitment  Maximum

opportunity

Salary ØţýùǹŁĸǹţóŁŜýǹØĸùǹĸØŪůşýǹŁĐǹşýţŜŁĸţěòěıěŪěýţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŜşŁŜŁţýùǹşŁıýȂǹŪĘýǹóØĸùěùØŪýȬţǹýƉŜýşěýĸóýȂǹ

ěķŜıěóØŪěŁĸţǹĐŁşǹŪŁŪØıǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸěĸđǹƃţǹķØşĮýŪǹŜØƊǹıýƃýıţǹĐŁşǹóŁķŜØşØòıýǹşŁıýţȂǹ

ěĸŪýşĸØıǹşýıØŪěƃěŪěýţȂǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹóØĸùěùØŪýȬţǹóůşşýĸŪǹţØıØşƊǿ

ǹĸýƄǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹķØƊǹòýǹØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹØŪǹØǹţØıØşƊǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹıýţţǹŪĘØĸǹŪĘýǹŜşýƃØěıěĸđǹķØşĮýŪǹşØŪýǹòůŪǹ

ěĸóşýØţýùǹŁƃýşǹØǹŜýşěŁùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹùýţěşýùǹŜŁţěŪěŁĸěĸđǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹţØŪěţĐØóŪŁşƊǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǿ

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Pension ǹóŁĸŪşěòůŪěŁĸǹěĸǹıěĸýǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹıýƃýıǹØƃØěıØòıýǹĐŁşǹŁŪĘýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹØŪǹØĸƊǹđěƃýĸǹŪěķýǹȡóůşşýĸŪıƊǹ

ǐǖǿǔǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹŁĐǹţØıØşƊȢǹķØƊǹòýǹŁDŽýşýùȀǹóŁĸţěţŪýĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹŜŁıěóƊǿ

Consistent

with the Policy

ØòıýǹıěķěŪ

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a previous role.

Consistent

with the Policy

ØòıýǹıěķěŪ

Annual bonus &ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěııǹòýǹýıěđěòıýǹŪŁǹŜØşŪěóěŜØŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹţóĘýķýǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹţØķýǹòØţěţǹ

ØţǹýƉěţŪěĸđǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹŜşŁțşØŪýùǹĐŁşǹŜşŁŜŁşŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹƊýØşǹţýşƃýùǿ

"ýŜýĸùěĸđǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŪěķěĸđǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹķØƊǹùýýķǹěŪǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǹŪŁǹţýŪǹ

ùěDŽýşýĸŪǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹóůşşýĸŪǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹěĸǹŪĘýǹLJşţŪǹ

performance year of appointment.

ǐǔǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹ

of salary,

consistent with

ŁıěóƊǹØòıýǿ

Performance

Share Plan

^ýƄǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěııǹòýǹýıěđěòıýǹŪŁǹŜØşŪěóěŜØŪýǹěĸǹŪĘýǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹţóĘýķýǹţýŪǹŁůŪǹ

ěĸǹŪĘýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹØòıýǿ

ǹǹØƄØşùǹóØĸǹòýǹķØùýǹţĘŁşŪıƊǹĐŁııŁƄěĸđǹØĸǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǹȡØţţůķěĸđǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹěţǹĸŁŪǹěĸǹØǹ

ŜşŁĘěòěŪýùǹŜýşěŁùȢǿ

ǒǏǏǹŜýşǹóýĸŪǹ

of salary,

consistent with

ŁıěóƊǺØòıýǿ

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©ĘýĸǹóŁĸţěùýşěĸđǹýƉěŪǹŜØƊķýĸŪţȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýƃěýƄţǹØııǹŜŁŪýĸŪěØıǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹŁůŪóŁķýţȀǹĘØƃěĸđǹşýđØşùǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹşýØţŁĸǹĐŁşǹıýØƃěĸđǹ

ØĸùǹŪĘýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşȬţǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǿǹĘýǹŜØƊķýĸŪǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹØĸĸůØıǹòŁĸůţǹěţǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹØĸùǹòŁŪĘǹŪĘýǹóØţĘǹ

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Ian Hawksworth ǐǖǹ]ØƊǹǑǏǐǏ ǐǑǹķŁĸŪĘţ

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ĸǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹƄŁůıùǹđýĸýşØııƊǹòýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹØǹȫđŁŁùǹıýØƃýşȬǹěĐǹŪĘýƊǹıýĐŪǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȬţǹýķŜıŁƊķýĸŪǹĐŁşǹşýØţŁĸţǹěĸóıůùěĸđǹěĸĪůşƊȀǹěııț

ĘýØıŪĘȀǹùěţØòěıěŪƊǹØŜŜşŁƃýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹşýùůĸùØĸóƊȀǹşýŪěşýķýĸŪǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹØđşýýķýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹýķŜıŁƊěĸđǹóŁķŜØĸƊȀǹŪĘýǹýķŜıŁƊěĸđǹ

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ƄŁşĮţǹŪŁǹØǹŜýşţŁĸǹƄĘěóĘǹěţǹĸŁŪǹØǹķýķòýşǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹ:şŁůŜȀǹŁşǹěĸǹØĸƊǹŁŪĘýşǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţǹØŪǹŪĘýǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǿǹĘýǹŪØòıýǹ

òýıŁƄǹţůķķØşěţýţǹĘŁƄǹǹØƄØşùţǹØşýǹŪƊŜěóØııƊǹŪşýØŪýùǹěĸǹţŜýóěLJóǹıýØƃýşǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţȀǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘýǹLJĸØıǹŪşýØŪķýĸŪǹşýķØěĸěĸđǹţůòĪýóŪǹ

ŪŁǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǿǹ9ŁşǹýƉØķŜıýȀǹØĸǹěĸùěƃěùůØıǹķØƊǹòýǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹØǹȫđŁŁùǹıýØƃýşȬǹĐŁşǹØĸƊǹŁŪĘýşǹşýØţŁĸǹØŪǹŪĘýǹØòţŁıůŪýǹ

ùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȀǹØĸùǹŪĘýǹƃýţŪěĸđǹŁĐǹØƄØşùţǹķØƊǹòýǹşýùůóýùǹĐŁşǹȫđŁŁùǹıýØƃýşţȬǿ

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ùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹØóóýıýşØŪý

ƄØşùţǹØşýǹĸŁşķØııƊǹŜşŁțşØŪýùǹĐŁşǹŪěķýǹØĸùǹşýķØěĸǹ

ţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹŁůŪţŪØĸùěĸđǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǿǹ

©ĘýşýǹƃýţŪěĸđǹěţǹØóóýıýşØŪýùȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹƄěııǹ

ùýŪýşķěĸýǹŪĘýǹýƉŪýĸŪǹŪŁǹƄĘěóĘǹŪĘýǹŜýşĐŁşķØĸóýǹ

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DķķýùěØŪýıƊ ƄØşùţǹƄěııǹĸŁşķØııƊǹòýǹŜşŁțşØŪýùǹĐŁşǹŪěķýǹØĸùǹ

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AŁƄýƃýşȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹĘØţǹùěţóşýŪěŁĸǹŪŁǹØııŁƄǹ

ØƄØşùţǹŪŁǹƃýţŪǹěĸǹĐůııǹěĸǹţůóĘǹóěşóůķţŪØĸóýţǹěĐǹěŪǹ

ùýýķţǹŪĘěţǹŪŁǹòýǹĐØěşǹØĸùǹşýØţŁĸØòıýǿǹĘýǹĘŁıùěĸđǹ

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ƄØşùţǹıØŜţý

ĘýşýǹØşýǹĸŁǹŁòıěđØŪěŁĸţǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǹóŁĸŪØěĸýùǹƄěŪĘěĸǹŪĘýǹýƉěţŪěĸđǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţȬǹţýşƃěóýǹóŁĸŪşØóŪţǹƄĘěóĘǹƄŁůıùǹđěƃýǹşěţýǹŪŁǹ

ŜØƊķýĸŪţǹĸŁŪǹùěţóıŁţýùǹěĸǹŪĘěţǹşýŜŁşŪǿ

ĘýǹţýşƃěóýǹóŁĸŪşØóŪţǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹĐůŪůşýțØŜŜŁěĸŪýùǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěııǹŜşŁƃěùýǹĐŁşǹķěŪěđØŪěŁĸǹěĸǹŪĘýǹýƃýĸŪǹŁĐǹŪýşķěĸØŪěŁĸǿ

1.7 Non-Executive Director policy table

Ęýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹùŁǹĸŁŪǹĘØƃýǹţýşƃěóýǹóŁĸŪşØóŪţǹòůŪǹěĸţŪýØùǹĘØƃýǹıýŪŪýşţǹŁĐǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǿǹĘýǹıýŪŪýşţǹŁĐǹØŜŜŁěĸŪķýĸŪǹŁĐǹ

ŪĘýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØşýǹşýƃěýƄýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸĸůØııƊǹØĸùǹóŁĸŪØěĸǹØǹŁĸýțķŁĸŪĘǹĸŁŪěóýǹŜýşěŁùǿǹĘýǹĘØěşķØĸȬţǹıýŪŪýşǹŁĐǹ

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ĘýǹŪØòıýǹòýıŁƄǹţůķķØşěţýţǹýØóĘǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹóŁķŜŁĸýĸŪţǹŁĐǹŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŜØóĮØđýǹĐŁşǹŪĘýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪĘýǹ

ĘØěşķØĸȢǿǹĘýǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹùŁǹĸŁŪǹşýóýěƃýǹØĸƊǹŜýĸţěŁĸȀǹòŁĸůţǹŁşǹıŁĸđțŪýşķǹěĸóýĸŪěƃýǹòýĸýLJŪţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊǿǹ

ĘěţǺŜŁıěóƊǹØıţŁǹØŜŜıěýţǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹşýóşůěŪķýĸŪǹŁĐǹĸýƄǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǿ

Purpose and link

to strategy

Operation

Maximum opportunity

Performance

metrics

Fee

ŁǹşýóşůěŪǹØĸùǹ

retain appropriately

ŞůØıěLJýùǹ^Łĸț

executive Directors

ĘýǹĘØěşķØĸǹØĸùǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹĐýýţǹØşýǹşýƃěýƄýùǹ

ŁĸǹØĸǹØĸĸůØıǹòØţěţȀǹƄěŪĘǹØĸƊǹěĸóşýØţýǹŪØĮěĸđǹýDŽýóŪǹĐşŁķǹǐǹ]ØƊǿ

ĘýǹŁØşùǹØĸùǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹşýƃěýƄǹĐýýţǹƄěŪĘǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹŪŁȁ

ȟ fŪĘýşǹŜşŁŜýşŪƊǹóŁķŜØĸěýţ

ȟ UK companies of a similar size

ȟ ĘýǹŪěķýǹŪĘØŪǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹØşýǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹ

ùýƃŁŪýǹŪŁǹŪĘýǹşŁıý

In exceptional circumstances, if there is a temporary yet

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"ěşýóŪŁşţȀǹŪĘýǹŁØşùǹķØƊǹŜØƊǹýƉŪşØǹĐýýţǹŁĸǹØǹŜşŁțşØŪØǹòØţěţǹŪŁǹ

şýóŁđĸěţýǹŪĘýǹØùùěŪěŁĸØıǹƄŁşĮıŁØùǿ

^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹĐýýţǹ

ķØƊǹěĸóıůùýǹØǹòØţěóǹĐýýǹ

ØĸùǹŁķķěŪŪýýȌD"ǹĐýýţǹ

ØţǹùěţóıŁţýùǹěĸǹŪĘýǹĸĸůØıǹ

Report on Remuneration.

These are set at a level that

ěţǹóŁĸţěùýşýùǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹ

competitive in light of market

ŜşØóŪěóýȀǹØĸùǹƄěııǹĸŁŪǹýƉóýýùǹ

ŪĘýǹØđđşýđØŪýǹĐýýţǹŜýşķěŪŪýùǹ

òƊǹŪĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹşŪěóıýţǹŁĐǹ

ţţŁóěØŪěŁĸǿ

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ýĸýLJŪţ

ŁǹòýǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýıƊǹ

competitive with

ŪĘŁţýǹŁDŽýşýùǹ

at comparator

companies

ĘýǹĘØěşķØĸȬţǹòýĸýLJŪţǹěĸóıůùýǹŜşěƃØŪýǹĘýØıŪĘóØşýǹØĸùǹ

ŜýşţŁĸØıǹØóóěùýĸŪǹØĸùǹŪşØƃýıǹěĸţůşØĸóýǿ

fŪĘýşǹ^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěııǹòýǹóŁƃýşýùǹòƊǹŪĘýǹ

ŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹŪşØƃýıǹěĸţůşØĸóýǹŜŁıěóƊǹţĘŁůıùǹŪĘýƊǹòýǹşýŞůěşýùǹŪŁǹ

ŪşØƃýıǹŁĸǹŁķŜØĸƊǹòůţěĸýţţǿ

ĸƊǹşýØţŁĸØòıýǹòůţěĸýţţțşýıØŪýùǹýƉŜýĸţýţǹóØĸǹòýǹşýěķòůşţýùǹ

ȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹŪØƉǹŪĘýşýŁĸǹěĐǹùýŪýşķěĸýùǹŪŁǹòýǹØǹŪØƉØòıýǹòýĸýLJŪȢǿ

"ěşýóŪŁşţǹķØƊǹşýóýěƃýǹţýØţŁĸØıǹđěĐŪţǹØĸùǹØǹđěĐŪǹŁĸǹıýØƃěĸđǹ

ŪĘýǺŁØşùǹȡěĸóıůùěĸđǹŜØƊķýĸŪǹŁĐǹØĸƊǹŪØƉǹŪĘýşýŁĸȢȀǹěĸǹ

appropriate circumstances.

The maximum value of the

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ýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹƄěııǹòýǹ

the cost of purchasing them in

ŪĘýǺķØşĮýŪǿ

^Ȍ

1.8 External directorships

ĘýǹŁķŜØĸƊȬţǹŜŁıěóƊǹěţǹŪŁǹýĸóŁůşØđýǹýØóĘǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹŪŁǹŪØĮýǹůŜǹŁĸýǹŁşǹķŁşýǹĸŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹùěşýóŪŁşţĘěŜţȀǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹŁØşùǹ

ØŜŜşŁƃØıǿǹ9ýýţǹşýóýěƃýùǹĐŁşǹţýşƃěĸđǹØţǹØǹĸŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹùěşýóŪŁşǹŁĐǹØǹóŁķŜØĸƊǹŁůŪţěùýǹŪĘýǹĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹ:şŁůŜǹØşýǹşýŪØěĸýùǹòƊǹ

the Executive Director.

1.9 Consideration of conditions elsewhere in the Company

©ĘýĸǹţýŪŪěĸđǹ&ƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹŜØƊǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹóŁĸţěùýşţǹŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹØĸùǹŁƃýşØııǹóŁĸùěŪěŁĸţǹŁĐǹØııǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǿǹţǹ

ĘØĐŪýţòůşƊǹØŜěŪØıǹĘØţǹØǹşýıØŪěƃýıƊǹţķØııǹƄŁşĮĐŁşóýȀǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýǹùŁýţǹĸŁŪǹóŁĸţůıŪǹƄěŪĘǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹƄĘýĸǹùýóěùěĸđǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹ

ŁıěóƊȀǹòůŪǹěŪǹşýóýěƃýţǹşýđůıØşǹůŜùØŪýţǹĐşŁķǹŪĘýǹAýØùǹŁĐǹAǹŁĸǹţØıØşƊǹěĸóşýØţýţȀǹòŁĸůţǹØĸùǹţĘØşýǹØƄØşùţǹķØùýǹŪŁǹ:şŁůŜǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǹ

ØĸùǹěţǹØƄØşýǹŁĐǹĘŁƄǹŪĘýǹşýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁĐǹ"ěşýóŪŁşţǹóŁķŜØşýţǹƄěŪĘǹŪĘØŪǹŁĐǹŁŪĘýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýţǿǹ9ŁşǹýƉØķŜıýȀǹţØıØşƊǹěĸóşýØţýţǹØşýǹ

đýĸýşØııƊǹĸŁǹĘěđĘýşǹŪĘØĸǹěĸóşýØţýţǹØƄØşùýùǹŪŁǹŁŪĘýşǹýķŜıŁƊýýţȀǹƄĘěóĘǹØşýǹţýŪǹƄěŪĘǹşýĐýşýĸóýǹŪŁǹķØşĮýŪǹùØŪØǿ

1.10 Consideration of shareholder views

DŪǹěţǹŪĘýǹŁķķěŪŪýýȬţǹŜŁıěóƊǹŪŁǹýĸđØđýǹƄěŪĘǹķØĪŁşǹţĘØşýĘŁıùýşţǹØţǹØŜŜşŁŜşěØŪýǿǹ9ŁşǹýƉØķŜıýȀǹŜşěŁşǹŪŁǹLJĸØıěţěĸđǹØĸƊǹķØĪŁşǹóĘØĸđýţǹ

ŪŁǹěŪţǹýƉýóůŪěƃýǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǿǹĘØşýĘŁıùýşǹĐýýùòØóĮǹŁĸǹŪĘýǹŜşýƃěŁůţǹýķůĸýşØŪěŁĸǹŁıěóƊǹØĸùǹěĸƃýţŪŁşǹđůěùýıěĸýţǹƄýşýǹ

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Corporate governance report | Directors’ remuneration report

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£’000

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3

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Current Executive

Directors

Ian Hawksworth 747 ǖǐǘ 37 Ǔǐ 131 ǐǑǕ 915 ǗǗǕ 675 Ǘǘǖ – ǐȀǘǓǏ 675 ǑȀǗǒǖ 1,590 ǒȀǖǑǒ ǐȀǖǗǒ

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Former Executive

Directors

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Fees

£’000

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6

£’000

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Current Non–executive Directors

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314 ǑǔǏ 4 4 318 ǑǔǓ

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110 ǖǘ 1 – 111 ǖǘ

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95 ǖǖ – – 95 ǖǖ

]ØùýıýěĸýǹŁţđşØƃý

2

33 – – – 33 –

Sian Westerman

2

27 – – – 27 –

Former Non–executive Directors

Charlotte Boyle

ǒȀǔ

56 ǐǒǐ – – 56 ǐǒǐ

Helena Coles

ǐǿǒ

7 ǕǗ – – 7 ǕǗ

ĸŪĘŁĸƊǹŪýØěĸţ

ǒȀǔ

7 ǐǑǒ – Ǔǘ 7 ǐǖǑ

Rýĸĸýııýǹěııěĸđ

ǐȀǒ

7 ǖǖ – 2 7 ǖǘ

Henry Staunton

ǓȀǔ

– ǐǏǐ – 2 – ǐǏǒ

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– ǖǔ – – – ǖǔ

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Executive Director

Cash

60%

Deferred shares

40% Total

Ian Hawksworth ɏǓǏǔȀǏǕǏ ɏǑǖǏȀǏǓǐ £675,101

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Corporate governance report | Directors’ remuneration report

Value of Executive Director shareholdings and share

interests as at 31 December 2024 (Audited)

Situl Jobanputra

Ian Hawksworth

Actual holding as a % of base salary

Deferred bonus (net of tax) as a % of base salary

Shareholding guideline

433%

267%

Directors’ shareholdings (including connected

persons) – 2024 and 2023 (Audited)

2024

Number

2023

Number

Executive Director

Ian Hawksworth

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2,245,623 ǑȀǐǔǕȀǖǒǔ

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Former Director

Charlotte Boyle

2

15,052 ǐǔȀǏǔǑ

Helena Coles

2

20,136 ǑǏȀǐǒǕ

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ǑǏǑǒ ^ěı ǑǒǖȀǏǑǒ –––ǑǒǖȀǏǑǒ ǑǏǑǕȝǑǏǒǒ

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conditions Total

Ian Hawksworth ǑȀǑǓǔȀǕǑǒ ǕǑǕȀǗǘǖ – ǒȀǕǐǑȀǖǐǒ 6,485,233

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Total 3,156,402 1,060,533 – 6,204,398 10,421,333

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Salary

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Ian Hawksworth ɏǖǕǔȀǏǏǏ ɏǖǓǖȀǏǏǏ 2.4%

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Further information on the Company’s KPIs can be found on pages 20 to 21.

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2025 2024

Chairman ɏǒǐǖȀǖǔǏ £310,000

^ŁĸțýƉýóůŪěƃýǹ"ěşýóŪŁşǹòØţěóǹĐýý ɏǕǕȀǕǑǔ £65,000

ŁķķěŪŪýýǹķýķòýş ɏǔȀǐǑǔ £5,000

Committee Chairman ɏǑǏȀǔǏǏ £20,000

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Pay comparison

2.9 Percentage change in Directors’ remuneration versus employee pay

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Executive Directors

Ian Hawksworth 3.89 ǗǿǑǗ ǒǿǖǔ Ǐǿǖǘ ǑǿǘǑ (9.76) ǒǑǿǑǕ ǐǏǿǖǐ ǖǿǕǘ – (24.75) țǐǏǿǘǑ ǓǑǿǑǒ ^Ȍ ȝǐǏǏ

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Average employee

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1

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

31 Dec

2014

31 Dec

2015

31 Dec

2016

31 Dec

2017

31 Dec

2024

31 Dec

2023

31 Dec

2022

31 Dec

2021

31 Dec

2020

31 Dec

2019

31 Dec

2018

FTSE 350 Real Estate Index Shaftesbury Capital

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Richard Akers

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

161Shaftesbury Capital PLCǹɁǹǑǏǑǓǹĸĸůØıǹýŜŁşŪ

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Directors’ report

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statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Additional disclosures

Certain Directors’ report disclosures, including a number of

those required under the Companies Act 2006 (the “CA 2006”),

Schedule 7, Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups

(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the Listing Rules and

the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, have been

incorporated into this Directors’ report by reference and can

be found within other sections of the Annual Report as follows:

Content Pages

Strategic report (which includes information on

likely future developments in the business of the

Company)

Inside cover

to 103

Chief Executive’s statement

12 to 15

Our purpose-led strategy

16

Our business model

17

Key performance indicators

20 and 21

Portfolio and operating review

32 to 43

Stakeholder engagement

44 to 49

Our people and culture

100 and 101

Financial review

50 to 58

Risk management

59 to 65

Principal risks and uncertainties

61 to 65

Task Force on Climate-related Financial

Disclosures

66 to 74

Viability statement

75 and 76

Going concern statement

58

Sustainability (which includes information on

the Group’s environmental, sustainability and

community matters and the Group’s disclosures

on greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption

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78 to 99

Section 172(1) statement

118 to 120

Non-pre-emptive issue of equity (note 24 to the

LJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţȢ

207

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LJĸØĸóěØıǹţŪØŪýķýĸŪţȢ

209

Company status and listings

The Company has a primary and premium listing on the

London Stock Exchange main market and a secondary listing

on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the A2X. For the

purposes of its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange,

the Company maintains an overseas branch register in South

Africa. The Company’s secured exchangeable bonds due in

2026 are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Directors

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Chairman

Jonathan Nicholls

Executive

Directors

Ian Hawksworth

Situl Jobanputra

Non-

executive

Directors

Richard Akers

Ruth Anderson

Madeleine Cosgrave (appointed 1 August 2024)

Sian Westerman (appointed 1 September 2024)

Charlotte Boyle (stepped down 31 August 2024)

Helena Coles (stepped down 31 January 2024)

Anthony Steains (stepped down 31 January 2024)

Jennelle Tilling (stepped down 31 January 2024)

Biographies of each current Director can be found on pages

106 and 107.

Details of the remuneration of current Directors, and other

Directors who served during the year and prior to the date

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Director’s interests in the Company’s shares, are set out in

the Directors’ remuneration report (which is incorporated by

reference into this report) on pages 138 to 161.

The powers of the Directors are determined by UK legislation

and the Company’s Articles of Association (the “Articles”),

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approve from time to time.

The rules governing the appointment and replacement of

Directors are contained in UK legislation and the Company’s

Articles. In compliance with the UK Corporate Governance

Code 2024 (the “2024 Code”), all the current Directors will

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election, as relevant, at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

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The Company does not have any agreements with any

Executive Director or employee that would provide compensation

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except that provisions of the Company share schemes may

cause share options and awards to vest on a takeover.

Corporate governance report

162 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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The Company has procedures in place for the management

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they, or a connected party, have an interest in an existing or

proposed transaction with the Group, they should notify the

Company Secretary before or at the next Board meeting.

Directors have a continuing obligation to notify any changes

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Directors’ indemnities and insurance

In accordance with the Company’s Articles, the Company has

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The indemnity arrangements were in force throughout the year

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are qualifying indemnity provisions under the CA 2006. The

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which is reviewed annually.

Articles of Association

Changes to the Articles must be approved by shareholders in

accordance with UK legislation.

Dividends

The Directors have proposed the following dividends:

Interim dividend paid on

1 October 2024

1.70 pence per ordinary share

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to be paid on 30 May 2025

1.80 pence per ordinary share

Total dividend for 2024 3.50 pence per ordinary share

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Income Distribution (“PID”). There will be no ordinary dividend

(“non-PID”). The dividend will be paid on 30 May 2025 to

shareholders whose names are on the register on 25 April

2025. The interim dividend consisted of 1.0 pence paid as a

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Capital structure

Details of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital,

including details of movements in the issued share capital

during the year, and authorities to issue or repurchase shares

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page 207. Each share carries the right to one vote at general

meetings of the Company.

The Company was granted authority at the 2024 Annual

General Meeting to make market purchases of its own ordinary

shares. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the 2025

Annual General Meeting, or, if earlier, on 23 August 2025, and

a resolution will be proposed to seek further authority to make

market purchases of the Company’s own ordinary shares. No

ordinary shares were purchased under this authority during the

year or in the period from 1 January 2025 to 26 February 2025

(the latter being a date not more than one month before the

date of the Notice of 2025 Annual General Meeting).

At 26 February 2025, the Company had an unexpired authority

to repurchase shares up to a maximum of 182,481,970 shares

with a nominal value of £45.6 million, and the Directors had an

unexpired authority to allot up to a maximum of 1,217,446,234

shares with a nominal value of £304.4 million, of which

608,723,117 shares with a nominal value of £152.2 million

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beyond those standard provisions set out in the Articles.

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including hedging policies and exposure of the Company in

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Change of control provisions

There are a number of agreements which (should consent not

be obtained from the counterparty to a change of control) alter

or terminate upon a change of control of the Company. The

£350 million, the £300 million and the £75 million Shaftesbury

Capital facilities, the Covent Garden £380 million loan notes,

the £450 million Shaftesbury AV Limited facility, and the

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requiring outstanding facilities to be repaid on a change of

control. The £275 million exchangeable bonds (due to be repaid

in 2026) provide bondholders the right of early redemption on

ØǹóĘØĸđýǹŁĐǹóŁĸŪşŁıȀǹţůòĪýóŪǹŪŁǹóýşŪØěĸǹýƉóýŜŪěŁĸţǿ

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which are triggered by a change of control.

The Performance Share Plan includes provisions relating to the

treatment of awards in the event of a change of control.

Substantial shareholdings

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and disclosed in accordance with Disclosure Guidance and

Transparency Rule 5, as at 26 February 2025, are shown in

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Substantial shareholdings disclosed as at 26 February 2025

Holder

Number of

shares held at time of

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1,2

Nature of holding

Date of last

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Norges Bank 459,649,804 23.53% Direct interest 8 March 2023

BlackRock, Inc. 115,373,385 5.89% Indirect interest 29 March 2024

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2.  The existing issued share capital of the Company includes 128,350,793 ordinary shares held by a Group entity, of which 127,008,786 are held as security under the

terms of the £275 million exchangeable bond. The 128,350,793 ordinary shares will not vote whilst they are held by a Group entity.

163Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Corporate governance report | Directors’ report

Corporate governance statement

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governance statement should be deemed to be incorporated

within this Directors’ report. This includes the requisite

disclosures in relation to diversity (see pages 104 to 161)

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Application of the Principles of the UK Corporate Governance

Code 2018 (the “2018 Code”) can be found on pages 104 to

161. Full details of the 2018 and 2024 Codes can be found

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https://www.frc.org.uk.

Employees

Information on the Group’s employees, and engagement with

our employees during the year, can be found on pages 46 and

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statements on page 190.

Engagement with stakeholders

Information on the ways in which the Directors have regard

to the need to foster the Company’s relationships with

stakeholders, including customers, the local community and

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decisions taken by the Board, is set out in the stakeholder

engagement section on pages 44 to 49 and our section 172(1)

statement on pages 118 to 120 of this report.

Political donations

The Company did not make any political donations during the

year (2023: nil).

The environment

Details of the Group’s ESC Strategy and its aims and activities

during the year are set out on pages 78 to 99. Further

information is available on the Company’s website:

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/responsibility/

our-approach.html.

Disclosure to external auditor

So far as the Directors are aware, there is no relevant audit

information of which the external auditor is unaware. Each

Director has taken all steps that they ought to have taken as

a Director in order to make themself aware of any relevant

audit information, and to establish that the auditor is aware of

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section 418 of the CA 2006.

Independent auditor

The Board has recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP (“PwC”), who have indicated their willingness to continue in

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and that a resolution seeking PwC’s reappointment will be

proposed at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. The external

audit contract was last put out to competitive tender in 2019

and PwC was reappointed as external auditor in January 2020.

Under current regulations, the Company is required to retender

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Events after the reporting period

Details of events after the reporting period can be found in

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Annual General Meeting

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be

held on 22 May 2025 at 11.30 am (London time) at the London

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explanation of the business to be dealt with at the meeting,

will be included as a separate document sent to shareholders

dependent on their election via electronic or hard copy

means. The notice of AGM will be issued to shareholders at

least 20 working days before the meeting, and will also be

made available on the Company’s website. Shareholders are

requested to check the website for the latest details concerning

the 2025 AGM.

By order of the Board

Ruth Pavey

Company Secretary

26 February 2025

164 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements

165Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

Financial statements

Directors’ responsibilities

Statement of Directors’ responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law

and regulation.

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have

prepared the Group financial statements in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and the Company

financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting

Standards, comprising FRS 101, ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework’, and applicable law).

Under company law, Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair

view of the state of affairs of the Group and Company and of the profit or loss of the Group for that period. In preparing the

financial statements, the Directors are required to:

– select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

– state whether applicable UK-adopted international accounting standards have been followed for the Group financial statements

and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 101 have been followed for the Company financial statements,

subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

– make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and

– prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Group and Company

will continue in business.

The Directors are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for

the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are also responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Group’s

and Company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and Company

and enable them to ensure that the financial statements and the Directors’ remuneration report comply with the Companies

Act 2006.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom

governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Directors’ confirmations

The Directors consider that the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information

necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s and Company’s position and performance, business model and strategy.

Each of the Directors, whose names and functions are listed in the Corporate governance section of the Annual Report confirm

that, to the best of their knowledge:

– the Group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards,

give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group;

– the Company financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards,

comprising FRS 101, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Company; and

– the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the

Group and Company, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.

In the case of each director in office at the date the Directors’ report is approved:

– so far as the Director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Group’s and Company’s auditors are

unaware; and

– they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit

information and to establish that the Group’s and Company’s auditors are aware of that information.

The financial statements on pages 174 to 217 were approved by the Board of Directors on 26 February 2025 and signed on its

behalf by:

Ian Hawksworth    Situl Jobanputra

Chief Executive    Chief Financial Officer

26 February 2025

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Independent auditors’ report

to the members of Shaftesbury

Capital PLC

Report on the audit of the financial statements

Opinion

In our opinion:

–  Shaftesbury Capital PLC’s Group financial statements and Company financial statements (the “financial statements”) give a true

and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the Group’s profit and the

Group’s cash flows for the year then ended;

–  the Group financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards

as applied in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006;

–  the Company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted

Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”, and

applicable law); and

–  the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

We have audited the financial statements, included within the Annual Report, which comprise: the Consolidated and Company balance sheets

as at 31 December 2024; the Consolidated income statement, the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the Consolidated and

Company statements of changes in equity and the Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended; and the notes to the

financial statements, comprising material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.

Our opinion is consistent with our reporting to the Audit Committee.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities

under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe

that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence

We remained independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial

statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard, as applicable to listed public interest entities, and we have fulfilled

our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services prohibited by the FRC’s Ethical Standard were

not provided.

Other than those disclosed in Note 5 (c), we have provided no non-audit services to the Company or its controlled undertakings

in the period under audit.

Our audit approach

Overview

Audit scope  – We audited the complete financial information of the Group, which comprises the Group’s property portfolio

and the Group’s share of joint ventures and associates.

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Key audit matters – Valuation of investment property (Group)

– Valuation of investment in Group companies and amounts owed by subsidiaries (Company)

Materiality  – Overall Group materiality: £52.3 million (2023: £52.1 million) based on 1 per cent of total assets.

– Overall Company materiality: £36.6 million (2023: £37.4 million) based on 1 per cent of total assets.

– Performance materiality: £39.2 million (2023: £39.1 million) (Group) and £27.4 million

(2023: £28.1 million) (Company).

167Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Independent auditors’ report

The scope of our audit

As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in the auditors’ professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of the

financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether or not

due to fraud) identified by the auditors, including those which had the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy; the allocation of

resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters, and any comments we make on the results

of our procedures thereon, were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our

opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

This is not a complete list of all risks identified by our audit.

Valuation of the acquired assets and liabilities of Shaftesbury PLC was a key audit matter last year, due to the acquisition of

Shaftesbury PLC in March 2023. This represented a large and non-recurring transaction in 2023, but it is no longer a key audit

matter this year. Otherwise, the key audit matters below are consistent with last year.

Key audit matter How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Valuation of investment property (Group)

Refer to the Audit Committee report and notes 1, 6, and 12 of the

financial

statements.

The valuation of the Group’s investment property is the key component of

the

net asset value. The result of the revaluation this year was a profit of

£202.9 million (2023: £68.5 million loss) as set out in notes 6 and 12, and

is

accounted for within ‘Gain/Loss on revaluation and sale of investment

property’ in the Group’s Consolidated income statement.

The Group engages third party real estate valuation experts (‘third party

valuers’) to support them with determining the fair value of the Group’s

properties. These valuers were engaged to perform valuations in accordance

with the Royal Institution of Char

tered Surveyors Valuation – Professional

Standards (“RICS”).

The Group’s property portfolio comprises mixed use investment property

(including retail, food and beverage, office and residential) in London’s West

End, and these properties are not uniform in nature. There are a number of

different assumptions made by t

he Group’s third party valuers, CBRE (for the

Covent Garden properties) and Cushman & Wakefield (for the remainder of

the West End wholly owned property portfolio), in determining fair value.

The assumptions on which the property values are based are influenced by

tenure and tenancy details, prevailing market yields and the estimated rental

values for each property. Macroeconomic factors and uncertain market

conditions also impact the valuation

of investment property.

In addition, the valuation of the investment property is particularly subjective

given the current macroeconomic conditions. There is also growing scrutiny

on

the valuation of assets given the potential impacts of climate change.

Accordingly we identified this area as a key audit matter. The focus of our

work was on the Investment property financial statement line item, but we

also

perform similar procedures over property assets held as owner

occupied and within joint ventures and associates.

A

ssessing the third party valuers’ expertise and objectivity

We assessed the competence and capabilities of the valuers and verified their

qualifications. The valuers are reputable and established real estate valuation

f

irms. We also assessed their independence by discussing the scope of their

work and reviewing the terms of their engagement for unusual terms or

f

ee arrangements.

We engaged our own auditors’ real estate valuation experts who are qualified

chartered surveyors with relevant market knowledge to support our audit

procedures. This included reading the external valuation reports prepared

by CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, and the other valuers engaged to undertake

property valuations for the Group’s joint ventures and associates. Our audit

experts also attended meetings with the third party valuers to discuss and

challenge assumptions applied, supporting the audit team with identifying

where additional audit evidence was required. Our audit experts also

confirmed that the valuation approaches applied by the third party valuers

were in accordance with the RICS standards and in accordance with IFRS 13,

and therefore suitable for use in determining the fair value of investment

property for the purpose of the financial statements.

Data provided to the third party valuers

For investment properties the key data that management provides to the

t

hird party valuers is tenancy schedules. These contain information for each

property, of leases, square footages, use and other details. We tested a

sample of this data to ensure it was complete and accurate.

A

ssumptions and estimates used by the third party valuers

With the assistance of our own valuation experts, we met with the third party

valuers independently of management and gained an understanding of the

valuation methods and assumptions used. The nature of assumptions used

varied across the portfolio depending on the nature of each property, but they

included estimated investment yields and rental values and also factored in

void rates and rent free periods.

We utilised independent sources of information and employed our own data

analytics tools to develop our own ranges of the expected yields and capital

value movements for the properties in the portfolio, based on their individual

uses and locations. This allowed us to identify assumptions and property

capital value movements that fell outside of our expected range, and

t

herefore focus our audit challenge on understanding the reasons for these

(from the third party valuers and management) and obtaining further audit

evidence as required. For the Group’s largest properties (by capital value) we

also made specific enquiries of the third party valuers and assessed the basis

f

or the key assumptions used in determining these property values, obtaining

audit evidence to support these.

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Key audit matter  How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Valuation of investment property (Group) continued

Assumptions and estimates used by the third party valuers continued

We evaluated whether, based on these procedures together with our

experience of this sector, the estimate or assumptions applied were

reasonable. We considered the reasonableness of assumptions that are not

so

readily comparable with published benchmarks, in particular ERV where,

for a sample of individual properties, we specifically challenged the third party

valuers to support their individual ERV assumptions with reference to available

evidence and in the context of the impact of macroeconomic uncertainties

and trends.

It was evident from our interaction with the external valuers, and from our

review of the valuation reports, that close attention had been paid to each

property’s individual characteristics at a detailed, tenant by tenant level, as

well as considering spec

ific factors such as the latest leasing and sale activity,

the desirability of the asset and the extent to which macroeconomic factors

impacted or not on the asset.

Overall findings

Based on the procedures performed and the evidence obtained, we

concluded that the valuation of investment property was reasonable.

Key audit matter  How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Valuation of investment in Group companies and amounts owed by

subsidiaries (Company)

Refer to notes II and III of the financial statements.

The Company holds investments in Group companies of £2,129.4 million

(2023: £2,129.4 million), and amounts owed by subsidiaries of £1,523.4 million

(2023: £1,616.3 million).

The impairment assessment of the Company’s investments in subsidiaries

and

determination of any expected credit loss allowance in respect of

amounts owed by subsidiaries is performed on an annual basis.

Management’s current year assessment concluded that the carrying value of

investments was supported by the net assets of the underlying subsidiaries.

The classification of the amounts owed by subsidiaries is presented as non

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current receivables this year, reflecting the conclusions of a post-merger

entity reorganisation that is expected to be completed during 2025.

This area was identified as a key audit matter given the materiality of

these

balances.

We assessed the accounting policies for investments and amounts owed

by

subsidiaries to ensure these were compliant with UK Generally Accepted

Accounting Practice (specifically FRS 101). We verified that the methodology

used by management in arriving at the carrying value of each subsidiary and

the expected credit loss for amo

unts owed by subsidiaries, was compliant

with UK GAAP FRS 101.

We obtained management’s impairment and expected credit loss allowance

assessments and validated that input data used was consistent with the

Group

financial statements and underlying subsidiary carrying values.

Based on our audit procedures and the evidence we obtained, we concluded

that the valuation of investments in Group companies and amounts owed by

subsidiaries were supportable.

How we tailored the audit scope

We tailored the scope of our audit to ensure that we performed enough work to be able to give an opinion on the financial

statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Group and the Company, the accounting processes and controls,

and the industry in which they operate.

All audit procedures were performed by the Group engagement team.

The impact of climate risk on our audit

We also read the disclosures included in the Strategic Report in relation to climate change, explaining the governance processes

in place to assess climate risk and additional reporting requirements. The Group has made commitments to a Net Zero Carbon

Pathway by 2040. A detailed description of the commitments and targets to achieve these is set out in the Strategic Report.

As part of our audit we made enquiries of management to understand the process adopted to assess the potential impacts of

climate risks on the Group’s financial statements. The key area of the financial statements where management evaluated that

climate risk has a potential significant impact is in relation to the valuation of investment properties (see note 12 of the Group

financial statements). We also considered this an area which may be potentially materially impacted by climate risk and

consequently we focused our audit work in this area. Further details of our audit work performed is set out in the key audit

matters section of this report, ‘Valuation of investment property (Group)’.

We also considered the disclosures in relation to climate change in the financial statements and whether these were consistent

with the information included in the Strategic Report, including the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Our procedures did not identify any material issues in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and as set out

in the key audit matters section of this report, ‘Valuation of investment property (Group)’.

Materiality

The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. We set certain quantitative thresholds for materiality.

These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of

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Financial statements | Independent auditors’ report

our audit procedures on the individual financial statement line items and disclosures and in evaluating the effect of misstatements,

both individually and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.

Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole as follows:

Financial statements – Group

Financial statements – Company

Overall materiality  £52.3 million (2023: £52.1 million).    £36.6 million (2023: £37.4 million).

How we determined it  1 per cent of total assets    1 per cent of total assets

Rationale for benchmark applied

The key measure of the Group’s performance is the valuation

of investment property and the balance sheet as a whole. On this

basis, and consistent with the prior year, we set an overall Group

materiality level based on total assets.

The Company is predominantly an investment holding

Company and therefore total assets is deemed the

most appropriate benchmark.

In addition to overall Group materiality, specific materialities were also applied to certain areas of the Consolidated income

statement and related working capital balances. Our specific materialities were aligned with the metrics in the Annual Report and

Group financial statements that we believe are of particular interest to the members and we determined those metrics to be gross

profit and gross finance costs. In order to reflect their specific characteristics, we applied materiality levels of £8.3 million which is

5 per cent of the current year gross profit (2023: £7.0 million, 5 per cent) and £3.9 million which is 5 per cent of current year gross

finance costs (2023: £5.3 million, 5 per cent).

We use performance materiality to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and

undetected misstatements exceeds overall materiality. Specifically, we use performance materiality in determining the scope of

our audit and the nature and extent of our testing of account balances, classes of transactions and disclosures, for example in

determining sample sizes. Our performance materiality was 75 per cent (2023: 75 per cent) of overall materiality, amounting to

£39.2 million (2023: £39.1 million) for the Group financial statements and £27.4 million (2023: £28.1 million) for the Company

financial statements.

In determining the performance materiality, we considered a number of factors – the history of misstatements, risk assessment

and aggregation risk and the effectiveness of controls – and concluded that an amount at the upper end of our normal range

was appropriate.

We agreed with the Audit Committee that we would report to them misstatements identified during our audit above £2.6 million

(Group audit) (2023: £2.6 million) and £1.8 million (Company audit) (2023: £1.9 million) as well as misstatements below those

amounts that, in our view, warranted reporting for qualitative reasons.

Conclusions relating to going concern

Our evaluation of the Directors’ assessment of the Group’s and the Company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis

of accounting included:

– Obtaining management’s analysis of the going concern of the Group and Company and supporting cash flow forecasts and

covenant compliance calculations. Management prepared forecasts for a base case, severe but plausible downside case,

and undertook reverse stress testing;

– Understanding and assessing the reasonableness of the key assumptions used in the cash flow forecasts, including assessing

whether we considered the downside sensitivities to be appropriately severe, the availability of committed finance and covenant

compliance during the forecast period;

– Corroborating key assumptions in the cash flow forecasts (e.g. investment property valuations, rental income and finance costs)

to other evidence including external research and historical performance, and ensuring this was consistent with our audit work in

these and other areas;

– Evaluating the audit evidence we obtained and assessing whether management’s conclusions were supportable; and

– Reviewing the disclosures in the financial statements relating to the going concern basis of preparation and evaluating whether

these provided an explanation of the Directors’ assessment that was consistent with the audit evidence we obtained.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that,

individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group’s and the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern

for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the

preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the Group’s and the

Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

In relation to the Directors’ reporting on how they have applied the UK Corporate Governance Code, we have nothing material to

add or draw attention to in relation to the Directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether the Directors considered

it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.

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Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of

this report.

Reporting on other information

The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors’

report thereon. The Directors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the

other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this

report, any form of assurance thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider

whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or

otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, we are

required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the financial statements or a material

misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement

of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report based on these responsibilities.

With respect to the Strategic Report and Directors’ report, we also considered whether the disclosures required by the UK

Companies Act 2006 have been included.

Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the Companies Act 2006 requires us also to report certain opinions and

matters as described below.

Strategic Report and Directors Report

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit, the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors’

report for the year ended 31 December 2024 is consistent with the financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with

applicable legal requirements.

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and Company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit,

we did not identify any material misstatements in the Strategic Report and Directors’ report.

Directors’ remuneration

In our opinion, the part of the Directors’ remuneration report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the

Companies Act 2006.

Corporate governance statement

The Listing Rules require us to review the Directors’ statements in relation to going concern, longer-term viability and that part of

the corporate governance statement relating to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance

Code specified for our review. Our additional responsibilities with respect to the corporate governance statement as other

information are described in the Reporting on other information section of this report.

Based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the corporate

governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during the audit, and

we have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to:

– The Directors’ confirmation that they have carried out a robust assessment of the emerging and principal risks;

– The disclosures in the Annual Report that describe those principal risks, what procedures are in place to identify emerging risks

and an explanation of how these are being managed or mitigated;

– The Directors’ statement in the financial statements about whether they considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern

basis of accounting in preparing them, and their identification of any material uncertainties to the Group’s and Company’s ability

to continue to do so over a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements;

– The Directors’ explanation as to their assessment of the Group’s and Company’s prospects, the period this assessment covers

and why the period is appropriate; and

– The Directors’ statement as to whether they have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in

operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of its assessment, including any related disclosures drawing

attention to any necessary qualifications or assumptions.

Our review of the Directors’ statement regarding the longer-term viability of the Group and Company was substantially less in

scope than an audit and only consisted of making inquiries and considering the Directors’ process supporting their statement;

checking that the statement is in alignment with the relevant provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and considering

whether the statement is consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge and understanding of the Group and

Company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit.

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Financial statements | Independent auditors’ report

In addition, based on the work undertaken as part of our audit, we have concluded that each of the following elements of the

corporate governance statement is materially consistent with the financial statements and our knowledge obtained during

the audit:

– The Directors’ statement that they consider the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable, and

provides the information necessary for the members to assess the Group’s and Company’s position, performance, business

model and strategy;

– The section of the Annual Report that describes the review of effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems; and

– The section of the Annual Report describing the work of the Audit Committee.

We have nothing to report in respect of our responsibility to report when the Directors’ statement relating to the Company’s

compliance with the Code does not properly disclose a departure from a relevant provision of the Code specified under the

Listing Rules for review by the auditors.

Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit

Responsibilities of the Directors for the financial statements

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ responsibilities, the Directors are responsible for the preparation of

the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.

The Directors are also responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial

statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s and the Company’s ability to continue

as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting

unless the Directors either intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative

but to do so.

Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material

misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance

is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a

material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually

or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these

financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our

responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which

our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Based on our understanding of the Group and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and

regulations related to those governed by the Financial Conduct Authority, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance

might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact

on the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and compliance with UK income tax rules, specifically compliance with

the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) status Part 12 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010. We evaluated management’s incentives and

opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined

that the principal risks were related to the posting of inappropriate journal entries to revenue primarily, and management bias in

accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements particularly in relation to the estimation of the fair value

of investment property (and other property portfolio assets). Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

– Enquiries with management and parties outside of the finance function, including the Group’s internal auditors, regarding any

known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;

– Evaluation of management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities;

– Evaluation of audit evidence obtained to support the Group’s compliance with the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) status

Part 12 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010;

– Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their significant accounting estimates, in particular in relation

to the valuation of investment property (see the key audit matters set out earlier in this report);

– Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted to revenue with unusual account combinations; and

– Reviewing the whistleblowing log and relevant minutes of meetings, including those of the Board and Audit Committee.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-

compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.

Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting fro

m error,

as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

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Our audit testing might include testing complete populations of certain transactions and balances, possibly using data auditing

techniques. However, it typically involves selecting a limited number of items for testing, rather than testing complete populations.

We will often seek to target particular items for testing based on their size or risk characteristics. In other cases, we will use audit

sampling to enable us to draw a conclusion about the population from which the sample is selected.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at:

www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.

Use of this report

This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Company’s members as a body in accordance with

Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume

responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save

where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.

Other required reporting

Companies Act 2006 exception reporting

Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:

– we have not obtained all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

– adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received

from branches not visited by us; or

– certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

– the Company financial statements and the part of the Directors’ remuneration report to be audited are not in agreement with

the accounting records and returns.

We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.

Appointment

Following the recommendation of the Audit Committee, we were appointed by the members on 3 June 2010 to audit the financial

statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 and subsequent financial periods. The period of total uninterrupted engagement

is 15 years, covering the years ended 31 December 2010 to 31 December 2024.

Other matter

The Company is required by the Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules to include these

financial statements in an annual financial report prepared under the structured digital format required by DTR 4.1.15R – 4.1.18R

and filed on the National Storage Mechanism of the Financial Conduct Authority. This auditors’ report provides no assurance over

whether the structured digital format annual financial report has been prepared in accordance with those requirements.

Andrew Paynter (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

London

26 February 2025

173Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Consolidated income statement and consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Consolidated income statement

For the year ended 31 December 2024

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Revenue | 4 | 227.1 | 195.1 |
| Costs | 4 | (60.0) | (53.2) |
| Gross profit | 4 | 167.1 | 141.9 |
| Other income |  | – | 2.7 |
| Administration expenses | 5 | (42.7) | (83.8) |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of investment property | 6 | 194.6 | (65.0) |
| Change in value of investments and other receivables | 7 | (7.0) | (12.5) |
| Change in fair value of financial assets through profit or loss | 22 | – | 52.0 |
| Operating profit |  | 312.0 | 35.3 |
| Finance income | 8 | 14.8 | 15.6 |
| Finance costs | 9 | (72.0) | (67.5) |
| Other finance income | 8 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Other finance costs | 9 | (6.5) | (31.3) |
| Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | 15 | (0.9) | (11.3) |
| Net finance costs |  | (60.1) | (90.4) |
| Profit from joint ventures and associates | 14 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 31 | – | 805.5 |
| Loss on sale of associate | 14 | (4.0) | – |
| Profit before tax |  | 252.4 | 750.6 |
| Taxation | 10 | (0.3) | (0.2) |
| Profit for the year |  | 252.1 | 750.4 |
| Earnings per share |  |  |  |
| Basic earnings per share | 3 | 13.8p | 45.5p |
| Dilutive earnings per share | 3 | 13.8p | 45.3p |

Consolidated statement of

comprehensive income

For the year ended 31 December 2024

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Profit for the year |  | 252.1 | 750.4 |
| Other comprehensive (expense)/income |  |  |  |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: |  |  |  |
| Revaluation (loss)/gain on owner-occupied property | 13 | (0.1) | 1.8 |
| Total comprehensive income for the year |  | 252.0 | 752.2 |

174 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Consolidated balance sheet

Consolidated balance sheet

As at 31 December 2024

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Non-current assets |  |  |  |
| Investment property | 12 | 4,899.1 | 4,740.2 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 13 | 25.5 | 24.0 |
| Investments in joint ventures and associates | 14 | – | 83.4 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 15 | – | 1.4 |
| Trade and other receivables | 16 | 139.7 | 116.1 |
|  |  | 5,064.3 | 4,965.1 |
| Current assets |  |  |  |
| Trade and other receivables | 16 | 30.4 | 42.7 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 15 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17 | 124.0 | 200.2 |
|  |  | 157.8 | 251.2 |
| Assets held for sale |  |  |  |
| Investment property held for sale | 12 | 9.8 | – |
|  |  | 9.8 | – |
| Total assets |  | 5,231.9 | 5,216.3 |
| Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
| Borrowings | 19 | (1,467.8) | (1,534.8) |
| Lease liabilities | 20 | (2.7) | (2.7) |
| Derivative financial instruments | 15 | (1.8) | (7.2) |
|  |  | (1,472.3) | (1,544.7) |
| Current liabilities |  |  |  |
| Borrowings | 19 | – | (94.9) |
| Lease liabilities | 20 | (0.3) | (0.3) |
| Tax liabilities |  | (0.2) | (0.2) |
| Trade and other payables | 18 | (84.8) | (96.0) |
|  |  | (85.3) | (191.4) |
| Total liabilities |  | (1,557.6) | (1,736.1) |
| Net assets |  | 3,674.3 | 3,480.2 |
| Equity |  |  |  |
| Share capital | 24 | 488.2 | 488.2 |
| Other components of equity |  | 3,186.1 | 2,992.0 |
| Total equity |  | 3,674.3 | 3,480.2 |

These consolidated financial statements on pages 174 to 212 have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on

26 February 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Ian Hawksworth  Situl Jobanputra

Chief Executive  Chief Financial Officer

175Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Consolidated statement of

changes in equity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Capital |  | Share-based |  |  |  |
|  |  | Share | Share | Own | redemption | Merger | payment | Other | Retained | Total |
|  |  | capital | premium | shares  1 | reserve | reserve  2 | reserve | reserves | earnings | equity |
|  | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| At 1 January 2023 |  | 212.8 | 232.5 | – | 1.5 | 293.7 | 9.8 | (0.4) | 811.7 | 1,561.6 |
| Profit for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 750.4 | 750.4 |
| Other comprehensive income for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Total comprehensive income for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 752.2 | 752.2 |
| Completion of all-share merger |  | 273.9 | – | (32.1) | – | 962.3 | – | – | – | 1,204.1 |
| Dividends | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (41.9) | (41.9) |
| Issue of shares and realisation of the share-based |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| payment reserve on issue of the employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| share options  3 |  | 1.5 | – | (0.8) | – | – | (9.8) | – | 11.9 | 2.8 |
| Fair value of share-based payment | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.3 | – | – | 1.3 |
| Realisation of cash flow hedge |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |  | 488.2 | 232.5 | (32.9) | 1.5 | 1,256.0 | 1.3 | (0.3) | 1,533.9 | 3,480.2 |
| Profit for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 252.1 | 252.1 |
| Other comprehensive expense for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Total comprehensive income for the year |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 252.0 | 252.0 |
| Dividends | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (61.1) | (61.1) |
| Fair value of share-based payment | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.1 | – | – | 3.1 |
| Realisation of cash flow hedge |  | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |  | 488.2 | 232.5 | (32.9) | 1.5 | 1,256.0 | 4.4 | (0.2) | 1,724.8 | 3,674.3 |

1. Represents the nominal value of 128,350,793 shares issued to a controlled entity in respect of secured shares previously held as collateral for the exchangeable bonds and 3,146,886

shares held by the Group’s Employee Benefit Trust in respect of employee share awards.

2. Represents non-qualifying consideration received following previous share placings and the all-share merger with Shaftesbury PLC completed on 6 March 2023. The amounts taken to

the merger reserve do not currently meet the criteria for qualifying consideration and therefore will not form part of distributable reserves as they form part of linked transactions.

3. Represents the issue of 6,170,629 new shares and subsequent realisation of the outstanding share-based payment reserve on the close out of the Group’s share scheme prior to

completion of the all-share merger. Following the vesting, 3,146,886 shares were purchased by the Group’s Employee Benefit Trust.

176 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Consolidated statement of cash flows

Consolidated statement

of cash flows

For the year ended 31 December 2024

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Cash flows from operating activities |  |  |  |
| Cash generated from operations | 27 | 108.7 | 29.8 |
| Finance costs paid |  | (72.0) | (59.5) |
| Interest received |  | 15.0 | 16.1 |
| Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities |  | 51.7 | (13.6) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |
| Purchase and development of property |  | (130.4) | (51.2) |
| Purchase of fixed assets |  | (2.3) | (3.4) |
| Sale of property |  | 136.6 | 88.1 |
| Cash acquired in a business combination |  | – | 118.1 |
| Dividends received from associate |  | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Sale of associate |  | 82.5 | – |
| Loans to joint ventures and associates repayment received |  | 15.6 | 2.7 |
| Net cash inflow from investing activities |  | 103.2 | 155.8 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |
| Borrowings repaid |  | (305.0) | (1,151.0) |
| Borrowings drawn |  | 135.0 | 1,126.0 |
| Acquisition of derivative financial instruments |  | – | (5.0) |
| Cash dividends paid | 11 | (61.1) | (41.9) |
| Net cash outflow from financing activities |  | (231.1) | (71.9) |
| Net movement in cash and cash equivalents |  | (76.2) | 70.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |  | 200.2 | 129.9 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December | 17 | 124.0 | 200.2 |

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Financial statements

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2024

1 Principal accounting policies

General information

Shaftesbury Capital PLC (the “Company”) was incorporated and registered in England and Wales and domiciled in the United

Kingdom on 3 February 2010 under the Companies Act 2006 as a public company limited by shares, registration number 7145051.

The registered office of the Company is Regal House, 14 James Street, London, WC2E 8BU, United Kingdom. The principal activity

of the Company is to act as the ultimate parent company of Shaftesbury Capital PLC Group (the “Group”), whose principal activity

is the investment and management of property.

The Group’s assets principally comprise investment property within the West End of London, including Covent Garden, Carnaby,

Soho and Chinatown.

Basis of preparation

The Group’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United Kingdom-adopted international accounting

standards (“UK-adopted IFRS” or “IFRS”), and the applicable legal requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention as

modified for the revaluation of property and derivative financial instruments.

All income, expenses and cash flows are generated from continuing operations and there is no material seasonal impact on the

Group’s financial performance.

Going concern

The Directors have considered the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial

statements. The Group’s going concern assessment covers the period to 30 June 2026 (the “going concern period”), being at least

12 months from the date of authorisation of these consolidated financial statements.

The core West End occupational market continues to demonstrate its enduring appeal, with excellent levels of leasing activity,

low vacancy and continued customer sales growth. There is good leasing demand across all uses, delivering rental income and

valuation growth.

While geopolitical risk remains elevated and there is macroeconomic volatility, the West End and the Group’s unique portfolio

of prime investments have demonstrated remarkable resilience. The Group maintains a strong balance sheet with a focus on

resilience, flexibility and efficiency. There is significant headroom against debt covenants and access to significant liquidity.

In preparing the assessment of going concern, the Directors have considered projections of the Group’s liquidity, committed

capital expenditure, income, costs, cash flows and debt covenants.

The Directors have assessed a base case and a downside scenario (being a “severe but plausible” scenario).

As at the year end, the Group had net debt of £1.4 billion, an EPRA LTV ratio of 27 per cent and Group interest cover of 2.9 times.

The Group is projected to have sufficient cash reserves and undrawn facilities to meet debt maturities during the going concern

period. Drawn debt is at fixed rates or currently has interest rate protection in place. Interest rate hedging is in place which caps

SONIA exposure at 3.0 per cent on £250 million of notional value to December 2025. Further hedging arrangements will be put in

place as appropriate.

The Group’s debt matures between March 2026 and 2037. Debt maturities during the going concern assessment period relate

to the £275 million exchangeable bond, which can be repaid or refinanced in both the base case and the downside scenario.

The Group’s financial resources are expected to be sufficient to cover its commitments over the going concern period.

Relative to the Group’s base case forecast, the downside scenario includes the following key assumptions:

–  Substantial reduction in forecast rental income due to combination of extended voids and tenant failures;

–  Elevated SONIA rates in excess of current market expectations; and

–  Declines in rental values, along with a widening of valuation yields, resulting in reduced asset values.

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The near-term impact of climate change risks within the going concern period have been considered in the downside scenario and

are expected to be immaterial.

Under the downside scenario, the Group is expected to remain in compliance with the loan-to-value and interest cover covenants

of its individual financing arrangements.

In addition to considering a downside scenario, the Board has also undertaken reverse stress testing, which indicates that

the Group could withstand a decrease of approximately 45 per cent in income and valuations before breaching its debt

financial covenants.

Based on their analysis, the Directors are satisfied that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to meet its

ongoing and future commitments for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the consolidated financial statements

and have therefore resolved that the Group’s consolidated financial statements be prepared on a going concern basis.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation and uncertainty

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the Directors to make judgements,

estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses from sources not

readily apparent. Although these estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best knowledge of the amount, historical

experiences and other factors, actual results ultimately may differ from those estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions

are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if

the revision affects only that period.

The most significant area of estimation uncertainty is in respect of the valuation of the property portfolio where external valuations

are obtained.

The fair value of the Group’s investment and trading property (trading property included within the Lillie Square joint venture) at

31 December 2024 was determined by independent, appropriately qualified external valuers CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield for

the wholly-owned property portfolio, and JLL for the Lillie Square joint venture. The valuations conform to the Royal Institution of

Chartered Surveyors (“RICS”) Valuation Professional Standards.

As various inputs used in the valuation calculations are based on assumptions, property valuations are inherently subjective and

subject to a degree of estimation uncertainty. The Group’s external valuers have made a number of assumptions including, but

not limited to, market yields, ERVs and void periods. These assumptions are in accordance with the RICS Valuation Professional

Standards, however, if any prove to be incorrect, it may mean that the value of the Group’s properties differs from their valuation

reported in the financial statements, which could have a material effect on the Group’s financial position. The key unobservable

inputs used in the valuation models are those in respect of equivalent yields and ERV, which are summarised within note 12

‘Property portfolio’ and additional information is provided on page 226. Further information on the approach taken by the valuers

in valuing the property portfolio and a sensitivity analysis on equivalent yields and ERV, which are the most significant assumptions

impacting the fair values, is set out in note 12 ‘Property portfolio’.

Other areas of judgement and estimation in the financial statements (which are not considered critical) include REIT compliance,

the impairment of and expected credit loss allowance on trade receivables, and share-based payments.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

1 Principal accounting policies continued

New accounting policies

In the current year, the Group has applied the below amendments to IFRS Standards and Interpretations issued by the International

Accounting Standards Board that are effective for annual periods that begin on or after 1 January 2024.

–  IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ (amendment) (Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-current

Liabilities with Covenants)

–  IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (amendment) (Lease liability in a sale and leaseback)

–  IAS 7 ‘Statement of cash flows’ and IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’ (amendment) (Supplier finance arrangements)

The adoption of the above amendments has not had a material impact on the amounts reported in the consolidated financial

statements or on the disclosures apart from the amendments to IAS 1, which have resulted in additional disclosure in note 22,

but have not had an impact on the classification of the Group’s liabilities.

At the date of approval of the consolidated financial statements the following new accounting standards and amendments to

accounting standards were in issue but are not yet effective. These new standards and amendments have not been applied in

these consolidated financial statements.

–  IAS 21 ‘The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates’ (amendment) (Lack of Exchangeability)

–  IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and IFRS 7 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’ (amendment) (Classification and Measurement of

Financial Instruments)

–  IFRS 18 ‘Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements’ (new standard)

The amendment to IAS 21 is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025 whilst the amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7

are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. The Group has assessed the impact of these amendments

and does not anticipate any material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 18 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027. The Group is assessing the impact of this new

standard and the Group’s financial reporting will be presented in accordance with this standard from 1 January 2027, in line

with requirements.

Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the consolidation of Capital & Counties CGP Limited Partnership. The members of

this qualifying partnership have taken advantage of exemptions available in Statutory Instrument 2008/569 and therefore will not

produce consolidated financial statements at the partnership level or submit such annual reports to Companies House.

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in British pounds sterling, which is also determined to be the functional

currency of the Company.

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which the Group has control, is exposed, or has rights to variable returns from

its involvement with an entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over an entity. Subsidiaries cease to be

consolidated from the date this control is lost.

Business combinations

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method (at the point the Group gains control over a business

as defined by IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’).

The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred, which includes the cash paid and

the aggregate of the fair values, at the date of exchange, of other assets transferred, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity

instruments issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree, and the amount of any non-controlling interests in

the acquiree.

Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities that

meet the conditions for recognition under IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ are recognised at their fair value at the acquisition date.

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of a business combination over the fair value of the identifiable net assets

of the business acquired at the date of acquisition. In the case that the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is greater

than the total consideration paid, negative goodwill arises on the acquisition. The negative goodwill is recognised as a gain on

bargain purchase in the consolidated income statement.

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Joint ventures and associates

Joint ventures are those entities over whose activities the Group has joint control, established by contractual agreement.

Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence but not control or joint control. This is generally the case

where the Group holds between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

When joint control is no longer demonstrated, but significant influence is, a previously accounted for joint venture is accounted for

as an associate.

Investments in joint ventures and associates are accounted for using the equity method. On initial recognition the investment is

recognised at cost, and the carrying amount is subsequently increased or decreased to recognise the Group’s share of the profit

or loss of the joint venture or associate after the date of acquisition.

The Group’s investments in joint ventures or associates are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheet and the

Group’s share of the joint ventures or associates’ post-tax profit or loss for the period is also presented separately in the

consolidated income statement.

Where there is an indication that the Group’s investment in a joint venture or associate may be impaired, the Group evaluates the

recoverable amount of its investment, being the higher of the joint venture or associate’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

If the recoverable amount is lower than the carrying value an impairment loss is recognised in the consolidated income statement.

If the Group’s share of losses in a joint venture or associate equals or exceeds its investment in the joint venture or associate, the

Group does not recognise further losses, unless it has legal or constructive obligations to make payments on behalf of the joint

venture or associate.

Dividends received or receivable from joint ventures or associates are recognised as a reduction in the carrying amount of

the investment.

Where the Group disposes of its entire interest in a joint venture or associate, a gain or loss is recognised in the consolidated

income statement on the difference between the amount received on the sale of the joint venture or associate and the carrying

value of the investment in joint venture or associate less costs of disposal.

Revenue recognition

Rental receivable arises from operating leases granted to customers and is recognised as revenue on a straight-line basis over the

lease term.

Tenant lease incentives, and in certain instances surrender premium payments which are directly linked to new leases, are

amortised on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable period of the lease, being the earlier of its expiry date or the date of the

first break option as a reduction in net rental income. Surrender premiums received for early termination of leases are reflected in

gross profit.

Lease modifications are accounted for as a new lease from the effective date of the modification, considering any prepaid or

accrued lease payments relating to the original lease as part of the lease payments for the new lease. On entering into a lease

modification any initial direct costs associated with the lease, including surrender premia previously paid, are derecognised

through costs in the year.

When a concession is provided for rent receivables past due the concession is accounted for as an impairment through the

expected credit loss model in accordance with IFRS 9.

Contingent rents, being those lease payments that are not fixed at the inception of a lease, for example increases arising on rent

reviews and turnover rent, are recorded as income in the periods in which they are earned.

Service charge income in the ordinary course of business is recorded as income over time in the year in which the services

are provided. As the Group acts as a principal, service charge income and costs are shown gross in the financial statements.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

1 Principal accounting policies continued

Income taxes

Current tax is the amount payable on the taxable income for the year and any adjustment in respect of prior years. It is calculated

using rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is provided for using the balance sheet liability method on temporary differences between the carrying amounts

of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the tax bases of those assets and liabilities. However, temporary

differences are not recognised to the extent that they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a

transaction that is not a business combination and at the time of the transaction, affects neither accounting nor taxable profit

or loss (except leases); or are associated with investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates where the timing of the

reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled by the parent, venture or investor, respectively, and it is probable that

the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax is determined using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date and are

expected to apply when the related deferred tax asset is realised or the deferred tax liability is settled.

Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that management believes it is probable that future taxable profit will be

available against which the deferred tax assets can be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are only offset when there is a

legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income

taxes levied by the same tax authority on either the same taxable group or different taxable entities where there is an intention to

settle balances on a net basis.

Tax is included in the consolidated income statement except when it relates to items recognised directly in equity, in which case the

related tax is also recognised directly in equity.

Share-based payment

The Group administers the following share-based remuneration to employees and Directors:

Long-term incentive plan

Long-term incentive awards will only vest and become exercisable upon achievement of performance targets, linked to the Group’s

total accounting return and total shareholder return, as well as being conditional upon continued employment with the Group. The

fair value of the awards is determined using an option pricing model, which applies assumptions around expected yields, forfeiture

rates, exercise price and volatility, at the grant date of the awards. Non-market vesting conditions are taken into account by

adjusting the number of awards expected to vest at each reporting date so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount recognised over

the vesting period is based on the number of awards that will eventually vest. Market vesting conditions are factored into the fair

value of the awards granted. The cumulative expense is not adjusted for failure to meet a market vesting condition.

The cost of granting share options to employees is charged to the consolidated income statement over the vesting period of

the options with a corresponding increase in equity. Employer’s National Insurance contributions are payable, on exercise, on the

market value of the award and are accrued for within the share-based payments expense in the consolidated income statement.

Upon eventual exercise, a reserves transfer occurs with no further charge reflected in the consolidated income statement.

Deferred shares

Executive Directors’ annual bonuses may be deferred in Company shares or nil-cost options for three years under the long-term

incentive plan without further performance conditions but subject to risk of forfeiture should an Executive Director leave the

Company in certain circumstances. The Group accrues the cost of the non-cash bonus over the relevant period. Employer’s

National Insurance contributions are payable, on exercise, on the market value of the award and are accrued for within the

share-based payments expense in the consolidated income statement.

Upon eventual exercise, a reserves transfer occurs with no further charge reflected in the consolidated income statement.

Own shares held in connection with employee share plans and other share-based payment arrangements are treated as treasury

shares and deducted from equity.

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Investment property

Investment property is owned or leased by the Group and held for long-term rental income and capital appreciation.

The Group has chosen to use the fair value model. Property and any related obligations are initially recognised when the significant

risks and rewards attached to the property have transferred to the Group. Payments made in respect of the future acquisition of

investment property are initially recognised as prepayments until the recognition criteria outlined above have been met. Investment

property is recorded at cost and subsequently revalued at the balance sheet date to fair value as determined by professionally

qualified external valuers on the basis of market value.

The fair value of property is arrived at by adjusting the market value as above for directly attributable tenant lease incentives,

deferred letting fees and fixed head leases.

Property held under leases is stated gross of the recognised lease liability.

The valuation is based upon assumptions as outlined within the property portfolio note. These assumptions conform to the RICS

Valuation Professional Standards.

When the Group redevelops a property for continued future use, that property is classified as investment property during

the redevelopment period and continues to be measured at fair value. Gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value

of investment property are recognised in the consolidated income statement in the period in which they arise. Depreciation is

not provided in respect of investment property including plant and equipment integral to such investment property. Investment

properties cease to be recognised as investment property when they have been disposed of or when they cease to be held for

the purpose of generating rental income or for capital appreciation.

Disposals are recognised on completion. Gains or losses arising are recognised in the consolidated income statement. The gain

or loss on disposal is determined as the difference between the net sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset at the

commencement of the accounting period, plus capital expenditure in the period.

When the use of a property changes from trading property to investment property, the property is transferred at fair value with

any resulting gain or loss recognised in the consolidated income statement.

Investment property is classified as held for sale when the property has exchanged, though not yet completed. Transfers from

investment property to investment property held for sale will occur at market value. The Group will subsequently determine the

fair value of the property less costs to sell, and to the extent that the market value of the property exceeds the fair value of the

property less costs to sell, an impairment loss will be recognised. Should an uplift occur in valuation in a subsequent period,

a gain shall be recognised however, the gain recognised may not exceed the cumulative impairment loss recognised.

Trading property

Trading property comprises those properties that in the Directors’ view are not held for long-term rental income or capital

appreciation and are expected to be disposed of within one year of the balance sheet date or to be developed with the intention

to sell.

Such property is constructed, acquired, or if transferred from investment and development property, transferred at fair value

which is deemed to represent cost. Subsequently trading property is carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and

selling costs. This approximates market value as determined by professionally qualified external valuers at the balance sheet date.

Details of the valuation methodology are set out in note 12 ‘Property Portfolio’.

The amount of any write down of trading property to market value is recognised as an expense in the period the write down

occurs. Should a valuation uplift occur in a subsequent period, the amount of any reversal shall be recognised as a reduction in the

previous write down in the period in which the uplift occurs. This may not exceed the property’s cost. The sale of trading property

is recognised as revenue when the buyer obtains control of the property. Total costs incurred in respect of trading property are

recognised simultaneously as an expense.

Owner-occupied property

Owner-occupied property comprises property held for use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative

purposes. Transfers are made from investment property to owner-occupied property when there is a change in use of the

property. The property is transferred and subsequently carried at market value, which is determined in the same manner as

investment property. Revaluation gains are recognised in equity. A revaluation loss will reverse any previous revaluation gain

recorded in equity with the residual recognised in profit or loss.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

1 Principal accounting policies continued

Leases

The Group assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease, at inception of the contract.

Group as a lessee

The Group’s leases predominately relate to head leases in relation to leasehold properties. At the commencement date of the

lease, the Group recognises a right of use asset equal to the value of the lease liability and direct costs incurred, less any lease

incentives received by the Group. The right of use asset is recognised within investment property. The lease liability is measured at

the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments and variable lease payments

that depend on an index or rate.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date

when the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities

is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease

liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, or a change in the lease payments (e.g. changes to

future payments resulting from a change in an index or rate used to determine such lease payments).

The Group’s lease liabilities are detailed in note 20.

Short-term leases and leases of a low-value

As a lessee the Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and

short-term leases, including IT equipment. The Group recognises the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense

on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Group as a lessor

As a lessor the Group classifies its leases as either operating or finance leases. A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers

substantially all the risk and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset, and classified as an operating lease if it

does not.

Other financial assets

The Group’s other financial assets comprise of listed equity investments and amounts receivable from joint ventures and associates.

Listed equity investments

Listed equity investments are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. At initial recognition, the financial

assets are measured at fair value, with transactions costs attributable to the acquisition, expensed in the consolidated income

statement. The financial assets are subsequently carried in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value, with net changes in fair

value recognised in the consolidated income statement.

The purchase and sale of the financial assets are recognised on trade date, being the date on which the Group commits to

purchase or sell the asset. The financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets

have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Listed equity investments included the Group’s investment in Shaftesbury PLC until the date of the all-share merger during the

prior year.

Amounts receivable from joint ventures and associates

Amounts receivable from joint ventures and associates are classified as financial assets at amortised cost. At initial recognition,

the Group measures the financial asset at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the

financial asset.

Financial assets at amortised cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method and are subject

to impairment review. The financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets

have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

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Derivative financial instruments

The Group uses non-traded derivative financial instruments to manage exposure to interest rate risk. They are initially recognised

on the trade date at fair value and subsequently remeasured at fair value based on market price. The method of recognising the

resulting gain or loss depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item

being hedged. Instruments that have not been designated as qualifying for hedge accounting are classified as fair value through

profit and loss. Changes in the fair value of these instruments are split into interest (calculated as the accrued and realised cash

flows) and other changes in fair value. Interest is recognised in finance income or costs and changes in fair value are recognised

in change in fair value of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated income statement.

Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost. The methodology

for assessment of impairment is defined in the following paragraph.

Impairment of financial assets

The Group applies the IFRS 9 expected credit loss model in order to calculate a lifetime expected loss allowance for all financial

assets. To measure the expected credit loss, receivables are reviewed on an individual contract basis. The expected loss rates

are based on forward-looking information as well as historical evidence of collection.

For rent receivables, all customers are allocated a risk rating, as determined by management, and provided a rating of maximum,

high, medium and low risk. The classification is developed by taking into consideration information on the customer’s credit rating,

current financial position, historical trading performance, historical default rate and the operational performance of the business.

In assessing the provision the Group identifies risk factors associated by sector (retail, food and beverage, office and residential)

and the type of rent receivable outstanding (rent arrears, service charge, other). In determining the provision on a customer by

customer basis, the Group considers both recent payment history and future expectations of the customer’s ability to pay or

possible default in order to recognise an expected credit loss allowance. Based on sector and rent receivable type, a provision

is made in addition to a full provision for maximum risk customers or customers with significant financial issues.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event

occurring after the original impairment was recognised, the impairment reversal is recognised in the consolidated income statement

on a basis consistent with the original charge.

Tenant lease incentives are impaired based on an assessment of affordability.

For amounts receivable from joint ventures and associates, impairment is assessed by comparing the carrying amount of the loans

and receivables to the discounted present value of the estimated future cash flows from the joint ventures and associates.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are recognised at fair value. Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, deposits held at call

with financial institutions, certain tenant deposits and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three

months or less.

Tenant deposits held against tenants’ rent payment obligations in bank accounts administered by the Group are classified as cash

and cash equivalents. Tenant deposits held against tenants’ rent payment obligations in bank accounts administered by the Group’s

managing agent are not included within the consolidated balance sheet.

The Group holds cash on deposit as security for certain secured term loans and secured bank facilities, and where there are

certain conditions restricting their use. Cash held on deposit which has conditions restricting its use and is not available on demand,

liquid or readily convertible, is classified within other receivables.

Trade and other payables

Trade payables are obligations for goods or services acquired in the ordinary course of business. Trade and other payables are

recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost until settled.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

1 Principal accounting policies continued

Borrowings

Borrowings comprise bank loans, secured loan facilities, loan notes and compound financial instruments.

Bank loans, secured loan facilities and loan notes are ordinarily recognised initially at their net proceeds as an approximation of

fair value. If the transaction price is not an approximation of fair value at initial recognition, the Group determines the fair value as

evidenced by a quoted price in an active market for an identical instrument or based on a valuation technique that uses data from

observable markets. Bank loans and loan notes are subsequently carried at amortised cost. Any transaction costs, premiums or

discounts are capitalised and recognised over the contractual life of the loan using the effective interest rate method, or on a

straight-line basis where it is impractical to do so.

In the event of early repayment, transaction costs, premia or discounts paid and unamortised costs are recognised immediately in

the consolidated income statement.

Compound financial instruments issued by the Group comprise exchangeable bonds that are convertible into shares. The exchangeable

bonds were bifurcated into a liability and embedded derivative option component on initial recognition. The carrying value of

the liability at initial recognition is the difference between the fair value of the entire instrument as a whole and the embedded

derivative’s fair value. Any directly attributable transaction costs are allocated to each component in proportion to their initial

carrying amounts. The issue costs apportioned to the embedded derivative are recognised immediately in the consolidated

income statement.

Subsequent to initial recognition, the liability component of a compound financial instrument is measured at amortised cost using

the effective interest method. Any transaction costs apportioned to the liability are included in the carrying amount and recognised

over the contractual life of the liability using the effective interest rate method.

When a facility has been modified an assessment of modification and extinguishment is performed reviewing both quantitative and

qualitative factors.

Interest related to the financial liability is recognised in the consolidated income statement. The embedded derivative is measured

at fair value with the fair value adjustment accounted for in the consolidated income statement.

Pensions

The costs of the defined contribution scheme and the Group’s personal pension plans are charged against profits or losses in the

year in which they are incurred.

Contingent liabilities and capital commitments

Contingent liabilities are disclosed where there are present or possible obligations arising from past events, but the economic

impact is uncertain in timing, occurrence or amount. A description of the nature and, where possible, an estimate of the financial

effect of contingent liabilities are disclosed.

Capital commitments are disclosed when the Group has a contractual future obligation which has not been provided for at the

balance sheet date. Amounts are only provided for where such obligations are onerous.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of ordinary shares are recognised as

a deduction from equity, net of any tax effects.

Own shares

Own equity instruments that are reacquired (treasury shares) are recognised at cost and deducted from equity. No gain or loss

is recognised in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Group’s own equity instruments. Any difference

between the carrying amount and the consideration, if reissued, is recognised in the share premium.

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186 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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2 Segmental reporting

IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be reported in a manner consistent with the internal financial reporting reviewed by the

chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker of the Group is the Executive Committee, which consists of the

Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer and the two Executive Directors. The information reviewed by the Executive Committee is

prepared on a basis consistent with these financial statements. That is, the information is provided and monitored at a Group level

and includes the IFRS reported results, EPRA and underlying measures.

In assessing the identification of operating segments, the Group considers the activities of the chief operating decision maker

including decision making authorities for allocation of resources and the information they regularly receive. This consideration

also factors that performance measures are set and only monitored at a single Group level. The Annual Report includes additional

operational information on the property portfolio grouped by village and use.

This information is used within certain levels of the business and is also considered useful for readers of the Annual Report but is

not used by the chief operating decision maker for monitoring performance or the allocation of resources.

3 Performance measures

The Group has applied the European Securities and Markets Authority guidelines on alternative performance measures (“APMs”) in

these annual results. An APM is a financial measure of historical or future financial performance, position or cash flow of the Group

which is not a measure defined or specified in IFRS. Details of all APMs used by the Group are set out in the APM section on page 218.

As is usual practice in the sector, the Group presents APMs for certain indicators, including earnings, earnings per share and

net tangible assets, making adjustments as set out by EPRA in its Best Practice Recommendations. These recommendations are

designed to make the financial statements of public real estate companies more comparable across Europe, enhancing the

transparency, comparability and coherence of the sector.

One of the key performance measures which the Group uses is underlying earnings. The underlying earnings measure reflects the

underlying financial performance of the Group’s West End property rental business and is used for the calculation of dividends.

The measure aligns with the main principles of EPRA earnings. EPRA earnings excludes valuation movements on the wholly-owned,

joint venture and associate properties, profit or loss on disposal of investment properties and investments in associates, fair value

changes of financial instruments and listed investments, cost of early close out of debt, gain on bargain purchase and IFRS 3

merger-related transaction costs.

Following updated guidance issued by EPRA in 2024, EPRA earnings now also includes adjustments for certain non-operating and

exceptional items. The non-operating and exceptional items adjusted for by the Group in the current and prior year include the fair

value movements of the option component of the exchangeable bond, the unwinding of the IFRS 3 fair value of debt following the

completion of the all-share merger in March 2023 and merger-related integration and other non-underlying expenses incurred.

These costs are non-recurring as they relate to significant transactions outside the ongoing operations of the Group.

In calculating underlying earnings in both years, additional adjustments are made to exclude the financial performance of the Lillie

Square joint venture, associated tax adjustments and the interest receivable on the loan issued to the joint venture by the Group.

Lillie Square is not considered to be a core part of the operations of the Group and therefore its results are not included in

underlying earnings.

A summary of the number of shares, on a basic and diluted basis, in issue at the year end, and on a weighted average basis for the

year, is set out in the table below:

Number of shares

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
|  | Weighted | 2024 | Weighted | 2023 |
|  | average | In issue | average | In issue |
|  | million | million | million | million |
| Ordinary shares | 1,953.2 | 1,953.2 | 1,757.0 | 1,953.2 |
| Own shares – employee benefit trust | (3.1) | (3.1) | (2.6) | (3.1) |
| Own shares – exchangeable bond  1 | (128.4) | (128.4) | (105.5) | (128.4) |
| Number of shares – basic  2 | 1,821.7 | 1,821.7 | 1,648.9 | 1,821.7 |
| Dilutive effect of contingently issuable share option awards  3 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Dilutive effect of contingently issuable deferred share awards  3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Number of shares – diluted  4 | 1,828.1 | 1,833.3 | 1,656.0 | 1,828.8 |

1.  Includes 127,008,786 shares held as collateral for the exchangeable bonds.

2.  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating basic earnings per share.

3.  Further information on these potential ordinary shares can be found in note 29 ‘Share based payments’.

4.  Weighted average number of ordinary shares and potential ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating diluted earnings and net assets per share.

187Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

3 Performance measures continued

Earnings per share – IFRS

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Basic earnings (£m) | 252.1 | 750.4 |
| Basic earnings per share (pence) | 13.8p | 45.5p |
| Diluted earnings per share (pence) | 13.8p | 45.3p |

Earnings per share – EPRA and Underlying earnings

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Basic earnings |  | 252.1 | 750.4 |
| EPRA Group adjustments: |  |  |  |
| (Gain)/loss on revaluation and sale of investment property | 6 | (194.6) | 65.0 |
| Change in value of investments and other receivables | 7 | 7.0 | 12.5 |
| Change in fair value of financial instruments – interest rate derivatives | 15 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 22 | – | (52.0) |
| Exceptional finance items – accelerated unwind of unamortised finance costs and interest on early close out of debt  1 | 9 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| Loss on sale of associate  1 | 14 | 4.0 | – |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 31 | – | (805.5) |
| Merger-related transaction costs | 5 | – | 35.8 |
| Deferred tax adjustments | 10 | – | (0.1) |
| EPRA unusual items: |  |  |  |
| Merger-related integration costs and non-underlying administrative expenses | 5 | 3.3 | 8.7 |
| Other exceptional finance items  2 |  | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| Impact of change in accounting policy on gross profit  3 |  | – | 5.1 |
| EPRA joint venture and associate adjustments: |  |  |  |
| Profit on sale and transfer of trading property |  | (1.5) | (5.1) |
| (Gain)/loss on revaluation of investment property |  | (3.0) | 3.3 |
| (Reversal of write down)/write down of trading property |  | (0.9) | 6.6 |
| Deferred tax adjustments |  | 1.2 | (0.1) |
| EPRA earnings |  | 75.3 | 67.9 |
| EPRA earnings per share (pence)  4 |  | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Underlying earnings adjustments: |  |  |  |
| Joint ventures adjustment – Lillie Square  5 |  | (2.3) | (7.5) |
| Underlying earnings |  | 73.0 | 60.4 |
| Underlying earnings per share (pence)  6 |  | 4.0 | 3.7 |

1.  Reflects the accelerated unwind of unamortised costs on the refinancing of the revolving credit facility. The 2023 amount comprises £24.6 million unamortised fair value adjustment

that arose on completion of the merger which was accelerated on the early redemption of the Carnaby and Chinatown bonds in April 2023 and the unamortised costs on the loan

facility of £2.2 million which was accelerated on early repayment during the prior year. The unwind of the remaining fair value balance on the Longmartin debt of £1.4 million has been

recognised in the loss on sale of associate on sale of our 50 per cent share during the year.

2.  Other exceptional finance items include the unwind of the fair value adjustments on the debt facilities acquired on merger of £6.1 million (including our share of the fair value unwind

of the Longmartin debt of £0.6 million up to date of disposal), offset by the fair value movement of the exchangeable bond option of £5.4 million (31 December 2023: £3.9 million) and

other non-underlying finance income of £0.3 million. £5.5 million (31 December 2023: £4.5 million) of the unwind of the fair value of the debt is recorded through other finance costs

included in note 10 ‘Finance costs’ and £0.6 million (31 December 2023: £0.7 million) within the profit from Longmartin per note 14 ‘Investments in joint ventures and associates’.

3.  The £5.1 million relates to the alignment of accounting policies on completion of the merger in the prior year. £4.1 million of the adjustment was recognised through the straight lining

of tenant lease incentives and £1.0 million in property expenses. Historically, the Group amortised tenant lease incentives and deferred letting fees on a straight-line basis over the

lease term to lease expiry as the assumption was that the lessees were reasonably certain not to exercise their option to break. This was amended in the prior year, such that all

lease incentives are amortised over the non-cancellable period of the lease. As a result, other receivables within the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2023 decreased by

£5.1 million with a corresponding reduction to gross profit. The £5.1 million reduction to gross profit had been adjusted for in order to reflect the true performance of the business

during 2023.

4.  Prior year comparatives have been re-presented based on changes to EPRA earnings following the publication of updated EPRA Best Practice Recommendations Guidelines in

September 2024.

5.  The Lillie Square joint venture is not considered part of the core underlying business of the Group and therefore its results are excluded from underlying earnings. The adjustment

includes £3.8 million (31 December 2023: £3.7 million) interest receivable by the Group on the interest-bearing loans issued to the joint venture, offset by £1.5 million (31 December

2023: £3.8 million) of adjustments made to EPRA earnings for profit on sale and transfer of trading property, loss on revaluation of investment property and reversal of write down

of trading property.

6.  Had the all-share merger of Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Shaftesbury PLC completed on 1 January 2023, the underlying earnings of the Group would have been £62.8 million

or 3.4 pence per share.

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188 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Net assets per share

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |  |
|  | EPRA NRV | EPRA NTA | EPRA NDV | EPRA NRV | EPRA NTA | EPRA NDV |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| IFRS total equity  1 | 3,674.3 | 3,674.3 | 3,674.3 | 3,480.2 | 3,480.2 | 3,480.2 |
| Unrecognised surplus on trading property – joint venture | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Fair value of financial instruments – interest rate derivatives  2 | (3.4) | (3.4) | – | (9.7) | (9.7) | – |
| Fair value adjustment of exchangeable bond  3 | (0.4) | (0.4) | – | 2.0 | 2.0 | – |
| Real Estate Transfer Tax | 333.1 | – | – | 332.2 | – | – |
| Adjustment of fixed rate debt from carrying value to fair value  4 | – | – | 50.8 | – | – | 29.8 |
| Deferred tax adjustments | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 5.2 | 5.2 | – |
| NAV | 4,004.2 | 3,671.1 | 3,725.2 | 3,811.6 | 3,479.4 | 3,511.7 |
| NAV per share (pence) | 218.4p | 200.2p | 203.2p | 208.4p | 190.3p | 192.0p |

1.  IFRS total equity of 200.4 pence per share (31 December 2023: 190.3 pence per share).

2.  This relates to the fair value of interest rate derivatives. Further details are disclosed within note 15 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

3.  Adjustment to remove the exchangeable bond option fair value and include the exchangeable bond liability at nominal value of £275 million.

4.  Excludes fair value of exchangeable bond option component included under derivative liabilities as disclosed in note 15 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

Headline earnings per share

Headline earnings per share is calculated in accordance with Circular 1/2023 issued by the South African Institute of Chartered

Accountants, a requirement of the Group’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary listing. This measure is not a requirement

of IFRS.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Basic earnings | 252.1 | 750.4 |
| Group adjustments: |  |  |
| Gain on bargain purchase | – | (805.5) |
| Loss on sale of associate | 4.0 | – |
| (Gain)/loss on revaluation and sale of investment property | (194.6) | 65.0 |
| Headline earnings | 61.5 | 9.9 |
| Basic and diluted headline earnings per share (pence) | 3.4p | 0.6p |

4 Gross profit

All revenue has been generated from operations within the United Kingdom.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Rental receivable | 197.2 | 171.9 |
| Straight-lining of tenant lease incentives  1 | 7.8 | 3.9 |
| Service charge income | 22.1 | 19.3 |
| Revenue | 227.1 | 195.1 |
| Provision for expected credit loss | (3.9) | (2.0) |
| Property expenses  1 | (33.1) | (31.1) |
| Service charge expenses | (22.1) | (19.3) |
| Tenant lease incentives loss allowance | (0.9) | (0.8) |
| Costs | (60.0) | (53.2) |
| Gross profit | 167.1 | 141.9 |

1.  Included in the prior year is a charge of £5.1 million relating to the alignment of accounting policies on completion of the merger. £4.1 million of the adjustment was recognised through

the straight lining of tenant lease incentives and £1.0 million in property expenses.

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189Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

5 Administration expenses

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Depreciation | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employee costs | 23.0 | 25.1 |
| Head office administration expenses | 16.1 | 13.8 |
| Merger-related transaction costs  1 | – | 35.8 |
| Merger-related integration costs and non-underlying administration expenses | 3.3 | 8.7 |
| Administration expenses | 42.7 | 83.8 |

1.  Costs relate to transaction fees and expenses in respect of the merger of Shaftesbury PLC and Capital & Counties Properties PLC during the prior year.

(a) Employee costs (including Executive Directors)

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Wages and salaries |  | 16.3 | 19.9 |
| Social security costs |  | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Pension costs |  | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Share-based payment  1 | 29 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Employee costs |  | 23.0 | 25.1 |

1.  Share-based payment charges are calculated based on the expected fair value of share awards as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Details of the share option

schemes, and principal assumptions made at the last grant and measurement dates are set out in note 29 ‘Share-based payments’.

(b) Employee numbers

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average monthly number of people (including Executive Directors) employed | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total average headcount | 98 | 105 |

The details of individual Directors’ remuneration and pension benefits as set out in the tables contained in the Directors’

Remuneration Report on pages 138 to 161 form part of these consolidated financial statements.

(c) Auditors’ remuneration

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Remuneration to the principal auditors in respect of audit fees: |  |  |
| Company and Group consolidated financial statements | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Audit of the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Audit of the financial statements of the Company’s joint ventures and associates | – | 0.1 |
| Fees related to the audit of the Company, subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Audit related assurance services including interim review | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Total fees for audit and audit related services | 1.4 | 1.6 |

The Group’s auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have engaged on assignments in addition to their audit engagement duties

where their expertise and experience of the Group are important. 2024 non-audit fees, including the interim review, represented

10.0 per cent of the total audit fee (31 December 2023: 11.0 per cent). Further details on the Audit Committee’s non-audit services

policy can be found on page 137.

6 Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of investment property

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation of investment property | 202.9 | (68.5) |
| (Loss)/profit on sale of investment property | (8.3) | 3.5 |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of investment property | 194.6 | (65.0) |

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190 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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7 Change in value of investments and other receivables

Included in the change in value of investments and other receivables are impairments in relation to amounts receivable from

the Lillie Square joint venture of £5.2 million (31 December 2023: £12.5 million) and other impairments of £1.8 million

(31 December 2023: nil).

The investment and other receivables in Lillie Square consist of the equity investment, interest bearing loans and a working

capital facility.

Due to the joint venture being in a net liability position, and incurring losses in the year, the equity investment is held at nil

(31 December 2023: nil).

As at the balance sheet date, prior to impairment, the Group held an interest-bearing loan at £89.9 million (31 December 2023:

£90.1 million) and working capital facility of £29.2 million (31 December 2023: £29.0 million).

As required by IFRS 9, an impairment assessment was performed comparing the carrying amount of the interest-bearing loans and

working capital facility to the present value of the estimated future cash flows from the joint venture.

The key assumptions made in the impairment assessment were the expected cash flows to be generated over the project life and

the timing thereof. In terms of IFRS 9 requirements the Group applied a discount rate of 4.25 per cent (being the effective interest

rate on the loan to the joint venture) to the cash flows which are in line with the strategic plan of the joint venture.

As a result, the Group has booked an impairment of £5.2 million during 2024 leading to a cumulative impairment of £48.3 million

(31 December 2023: £43.1 million cumulative impairment). The cumulative impairment takes into consideration the losses from the

joint venture.

Factoring in the impairment, the interest-bearing loan is held at a net book value of £70.7 million (31 December 2023: £76.0 million)

and working capital facility at nil (31 December 2023: nil). The balances are included within Trade and other receivables at the

balance sheet date. Further details are set out in note 16 ‘Trade and other receivables’.

8 Finance income

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Finance income: |  |  |
| On deposits and current accounts | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| On interest rate derivatives | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| Finance income | 14.8 | 15.6 |
| Other finance income: |  |  |
| On loans to joint ventures and associates | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Non-underlying finance income | 0.3 | – |
| Other finance income | 4.5 | 4.1 |

9 Finance costs

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| On bank facilities and loan notes | 35.8 | 40.3 |
| On exchangeable bonds  1 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| On mortgage bonds | – | 1.8 |
| On secured loans | 27.4 | 16.5 |
| On obligations under lease liabilities | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Finance costs | 72.0 | 67.5 |
| Other finance costs: |  |  |
| Non-underlying finance charges  2 | 6.5 | 31.3 |
| Other finance costs | 6.5 | 31.3 |

1.  On 30 November 2020 the Group issued £275 million of secured exchangeable bonds maturing in March 2026. The net proceeds received from the issue of the exchangeable bonds

have been split between the financial liability element and an option component. The debt component is accounted for at amortised cost and, after taking into account transaction

costs, accrues interest at an effective interest rate of 3.1 per cent, of which 2 per cent (£5.5 million) represents the cash coupon on the bond.

2.  Non-underlying finance charges have been excluded from the calculation of underlying earnings as these are non-recurring costs and do not represent the underlying performance of

the business. Non-underlying finance charges include £1.0 million (31 December 2023: £2.2 million) for the accelerated amortisation on the refinancing of the revolving credit facility

during the year and £5.5 million (31 December 2023: £4.5 million) for the unwind of the fair value adjustment of debt on completion of merger. The prior year charge includes an

additional £24.6 million in relation to the accelerated unwind of the finance costs on early redemption of the Chinatown and Carnaby bonds.

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191Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

10 Taxation

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Current income tax: |  |  |
| Current income tax charge | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Adjustments in respect of previous years | (0.2) | – |
| Current tax on profits | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Deferred income tax: |  |  |
| On accelerated capital allowances | – | 0.1 |
| On Group losses | 0.9 | (1.4) |
| On other temporary differences | (0.9) | 1.3 |
| Deferred tax on profits | – | – |
| Total taxation charge in the consolidated income statement | 0.3 | 0.2 |

Factors affecting the tax charge for the year

The tax charge for the year is £0.3 million (31 December 2023: £0.2 million) against a profit before tax of £252.4 million

(31 December 2023: £750.6 million). A reconciliation against the standard rate of corporation tax in the United Kingdom (“UK”)

is set out below:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Profit before tax | 252.4 | 750.6 |
| Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by the standard rate in the UK of 25.0% (2023: 23.5%) | 63.1 | 176.4 |
| Revaluation (gains)/losses attributable to the REIT business | (50.8) | 3.9 |
| Expenses disallowed | 2.8 | 18.4 |
| Non-taxable items | (1.5) | (0.2) |
| Non-taxable items: Gain on bargain purchase | – | (189.3) |
| REIT tax-exempt rental profits | (12.6) | (6.5) |
| Share of partnership loss | (0.1) | (1.0) |
| Other temporary differences not provided | 1.3 | (0.1) |
| Utilisation of losses not recognised for deferred tax | (1.7) | (1.4) |
| Adjustments in respect of previous years | (0.2) | – |
| Total taxation charge in the consolidated income statement | 0.3 | 0.2 |

As a UK REIT, the Group is exempt from UK corporation tax on income and gains from qualifying activities. Non-qualifying activities

are subject to UK corporation tax.

As a UK REIT, the Group must distribute at least 90 per cent of the Group’s income profits from its tax-exempt property rental

business (calculated by reference to tax rather than accounting rules), by way of a dividend, which is known as a Property

Income Distribution (“PID”). A corporation tax charge will arise for the Group at the main corporation tax rate if the minimum PID

requirement is not met within 12 months of the end of the period. Further details regarding the PID is set out in note 11 ‘Dividends’.

The main corporation tax rate increased from 19 to 25 per cent with effect from 1 April 2023.

192 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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11 Dividends

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Group and Company | PID | Non-PID | Date paid | 2024 | 2023 |
|  |  | Pence per share |  | £m | £m |
| Ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  |
| For the year ended 31 December 2022: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Second interim dividend of 1.7 pence per share | 0.7 | 1.0 | 20 March 2023 | – | 14.5 |
| For the year ended 31 December 2023: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interim cash dividend of 1.5 pence per share | – | 1.5 | 18 September 2023 | – | 29.3 |
| Final dividend of 1.65 pence per share | 0.65 | 1.0 | 31 May 2024 | 32.2 | – |
| For the year ended 31 December 2024: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interim cash dividend of 1.7 pence per share | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1 October 2024 | 33.2 | – |
| Dividend expense  1 |  |  |  | 65.4 | 43.8 |

1.  Includes £4.3 million (31 December 2023: £1.9 million) paid to a controlled entity, Capco Investment London (No.7) Scottish Limited Partnership, in respect of 128,350,793 shares, of

which 127,008,786 are held as collateral for the exchangeable bonds. The entity has provided an undertaking not to exercise its voting rights in respect of such ordinary shares but will

receive the proposed dividend, all of which was retained by the Group following calculation of the dividend threshold test as set out in the exchangeable bond conditions. The Group’s

dividend expense recorded in the consolidated statement of cash flows is £61.1 million (31 December 2023: £41.9 million).

As a UK REIT, Shaftesbury Capital is required to distribute at least 90 per cent of the Group’s income profits from its tax-exempt

property rental business, by way of a PID.

These distributions can be subject to withholding tax at 20 per cent. Dividends from profits of the Group’s taxable residual

business are ordinary dividends and will be taxed as an ordinary dividend.

On 26 February 2025, the Directors proposed a final cash dividend for 2024 of 1.8 pence per ordinary share which will be paid

wholly as a PID. The final cash dividend will be paid on 30 May 2025 to all shareholders on the register on 25 April 2025.

12 Property Portfolio

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| At 1 January |  | 4,740.2 | 1,715.1 |
| Investment property acquired on merger at 6 March 2023 fair value |  | – | 3,141.0 |
| Additions from acquisitions |  | 84.9 | 17.4 |
| Additions from subsequent expenditure |  | 43.1 | 35.1 |
| Disposals |  | (162.2) | (81.5) |
| Transfer to owner-occupied property | 13 | – | (18.4) |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation | 6 | 202.9 | (68.5) |
| Transfer to held for sale  1 |  | (9.8) | - |
| Carrying value of investment property |  | 4,899.1 | 4,740.2 |
| Adjustment in respect of fixed head leases |  | (3.0) | (3.0) |
| Adjustment in respect of tenant lease incentives and deferred letting fees | 16 | 47.5 | 37.9 |
| Market value of investment property |  | 4,943.6 | 4,775.1 |

1.  Two properties had exchanged for sale at year end and were accordingly classified as held for sale. The sale of one property completed post year end with the other anticipated to

complete during the first quarter of 2025.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| The investment property valuation comprises: |  |  |
| Freehold properties | 3,849.0 | 3,791.3 |
| Leasehold properties | 1,094.6 | 983.8 |
| Market value of investment property | 4,943.6 | 4,775.1 |

Market value of property portfolio

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Market value of investment property |  | 4,943.6 | 4,775.1 |
| Market value of investment property held for sale |  | 9.8 | – |
| Market value of owner-occupied property | 13 | 20.1 | 20.2 |
| Market value of wholly-owned property portfolio |  | 4,973.5 | 4,795.3 |

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193Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

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Revaluation gain/(loss) of property portfolio

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Revaluation gain/(loss) reported in consolidated income statement | 6 | 202.9 | (68.5) |
| Revaluation (loss)/gain reported in consolidated statement of comprehensive income | 13 | (0.1) | 1.8 |
| Total revaluation gain/(loss) of wholly-owned property portfolio |  | 202.8 | (66.7) |

Valuation process

The fair value of the Group’s wholly-owned investment property and owner-occupied property at 31 December 2024 was

determined by independent, appropriately qualified external valuers, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield. The valuations conform

to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (“RICS”) Valuation Professional Standards. Fees paid to valuers are based on fixed

price contracts.

Each year the Company appoints the external valuers. The valuers are selected based on their knowledge, independence and

reputation for valuing assets such as those held by the Group.

Valuations are performed bi-annually and are performed consistently across all properties in the Group’s portfolio. At each

reporting date, appropriately qualified employees of the Group verify all significant inputs and review computational outputs.

Valuers submit and present summary reports to the Group’s Audit Committee, with the Executive Committee reporting to the

Board on the outcome of each valuation round.

Net zero carbon and EPC compliance

We are committed to meeting our 2030 carbon reduction targets and have reset our Net Zero Carbon target to 2040 to align with

SBTi long-term carbon reduction requirements, achieving SBTi validation in January 2025. A key element in achieving this will come

from carbon efficiencies created through refurbishments of the Group’s property portfolio.

During 2024, the Group’s additions from subsequent expenditure were £43.1 million (31 December 2023: £35.1 million). Included

within the £43.1 million total subsequent expenditure is work which related to enhancing the environmental performance of assets,

and design stage work aimed at delivering environmental enhancements.

We aim for 75 per cent of commercial units to have a “B” or above EPC compliance rating by 2027 and for all commercial units to

have a “B” or above and residential units a “C” or above rating by 2030. Any committed capital expenditure has been included in

note 25 ‘Capital commitments’.

Valuation techniques

Valuations are based on what is determined to be the highest and best use. When considering the highest and best use a valuer

will consider, on a property-by-property basis, its actual and potential uses which are physically, legally and financially viable.

Where the highest and best use differs from the existing use, the valuer will consider the cost and the likelihood of achieving

and implementing this change in use in arriving at its valuation.

The fair value of the Group’s investment properties has primarily been determined using a market approach, which provides an

indication of value by comparing the subject asset with similar assets for which price information is available. The external valuers

use information provided by the Group, such as tenancy information and capital expenditure expectations. In deriving fair value,

the valuer also makes a series of assumptions, using professional judgement and market observations. These assumptions include,

but are not limited to, market yields, ERVs and void periods. The critical key assumptions are the equivalent yields and ERVs, as set

out within the table on the next page and within the Analysis of property portfolio on page 226. Equivalent yields are based on

current market prices, depending on, inter alia, the location, condition and use of the properties. ERVs are calculated using a

number of factors which include current rental income, market comparatives and local occupancy levels. Whilst there is market

evidence for the key inputs, and recent transaction prices for similar properties, there is still a significant element of estimation and

judgement. As a result of adjustments made to market observable data, these significant inputs are deemed unobservable.

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194 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Non-financial assets carried at fair value, as is the case for investment property held by the Group, are required to be analysed by

level depending on the valuation method adopted under IFRS 13 ‘Fair Value Measurement’ (“IFRS 13”).

The different valuation levels are defined as:

Level 1: valuation based on quoted market prices traded in active markets;

Level 2: valuation based on inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that maximise the use of observable data either

directly or from market prices or indirectly derived from market prices; and

Level 3: where one or more inputs to valuation are not based on observable market data. Valuations at this level are more

subjective and therefore more closely managed, including sensitivity analysis of inputs to valuation models.

When the degree of subjectivity or nature of the measurement inputs change, consideration is given as to whether a transfer

between fair value levels is deemed to have occurred. Unobservable data becoming observable market data would determine a

transfer from Level 3 to Level 2. All investment properties held by the Group are classified as Level 3 in the current and prior year.

The following table sets out the key unobservable inputs used in the valuation models of the wholly-owned property portfolio:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Range | Range |
| Key unobservable inputs | (weighted average) | (weighted average) |
| Estimated rental value per square foot per annum | £19–£296 | £19–£276 |
|  | (£92) | (£83) |
| Equivalent yield | 2.9%–6.5% | 2.4%–6.0% |
|  | (4.45%) | (4.30%) |

Sensitivity to changes in key assumptions

As noted in the critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation and uncertainty section in note 1 ‘Principal accounting

policies’, the valuation of the Group’s property portfolio is inherently subjective. As a result, the valuations are subject to a degree

of uncertainty and are made on the basis of assumptions which may not prove to be accurate, particularly in periods of volatility or

low transaction flow in the commercial property market.

The sensitivity analysis below illustrates the impact on the fair value of the Group’s properties, from changes in the key assumptions:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Change in ERV |  |  |
|  | –10% | –5% | +5% | +10% |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| (Decrease)/increase in fair value | (402.2) | (202.7) | 205.7 | 413.0 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | Change in Yield |  |
|  | –50bps | –25bps | +25bps | +50bps |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Increase/(decrease) in fair value | 660.1 | 309.1 | (273.0) | (523.2) |

The table above shows movements in key assumptions in isolation. These key unobservable inputs are interdependent. All other

factors being equal, a higher equivalent yield would lead to a decrease in the valuation, and an increase in estimated rental value

would increase the capital value, and vice versa. However, there are interrelationships between the key unobservable inputs which

are partially determined by market conditions, which would impact these changes.

At 31 December 2024, the Group was contractually committed to £24.1 million (31 December 2023: £24.8 million) of future

expenditure for the purchase, construction, refurbishment and enhancement of investment property. Refer to note 25 ‘Capital

commitments’ for further information on capital commitments.

195Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

13 Property, plant and equipment

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Owner- |  |  |
|  | occupied |  |  |
|  | property | Other | Total |
|  | £m | £m | £m |
| Net carrying value at 1 January 2023 | – | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Additions | – | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Property, plant and equipment acquired on merger at 6 March 2023 fair value | – | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Transfer from investment property | 18.4 | – | 18.4 |
| Depreciation | – | (0.4) | (0.4) |
| Revaluation | 1.8 | – | 1.8 |
| Net carrying value at 31 December 2023 | 20.2 | 3.8 | 24.0 |
| Additions | – | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Depreciation  1 | – | (0.7) | (0.7) |
| Revaluation | (0.1) | – | (0.1) |
| Net carrying value at 31 December 2024 | 20.1 | 5.4 | 25.5 |

1.  £0.3 million of depreciation is recognised within note 5 ‘Administration expenses’ and £0.4 million is recognised within note 4 ‘Gross profit’.

14 Investments in joint ventures and associates

Investments in joint ventures and associates are measured using the equity method. All the Group’s joint ventures and associates

are held with other investors on a 50:50 basis. At 31 December 2024, investments comprised of Lillie Square joint venture (“LSJV”).

The Group disposed of its interest in the Longmartin associate (“Longmartin”) on 24 October 2024.

The table below reconciles the opening to closing carrying value of investments in joint ventures and associates as presented on

the consolidated balance sheet.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Longmartin | LSJV | Innova | Total |
| Investments in joint ventures and associates | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| At 1 January 2023 | – | – | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Investments in associate acquired at fair value on completion of merger | 84.7 | – | – | 84.7 |
| Share of profit/(loss) for the period  1 | 0.2 | (7.6) | – | (7.4) |
| Losses restricted  1 | – | 7.6 | – | 7.6 |
| Dividend received | (1.5) | – | – | (1.5) |
| Disposal of joint venture | – | – | (0.2) | (0.2) |
| At 31 December 2023 | 83.4 | – | – | 83.4 |
| Share of profit/(loss) for the period  1 | 4.5 | (1.8) | – | 2.7 |
| Losses restricted  1 | – | 1.8 | – | 1.8 |
| Dividend received | (1.2) | – | – | (1.2) |
| Disposal of associate | (86.7) | – | – | (86.7) |
| At 31 December 2024 | – | – | – | – |

1.  The loss from the Lillie Square joint venture for the year of £1.8 million (31 December 2023: £7.6 million) has been restricted in accordance with the requirements of IAS 28. Restricted

losses represent the Group’s share of losses from LSJV in the year of £1.8 million (31 December 2023: £7.6 million) allocated to the cumulative losses which exceed the Group’s

investment in the joint venture. Cumulative losses of £40.2 million have been restricted to date (31 December 2023: £38.4 million) and as a result the carrying value of the investment

in LSJV is nil (31 December 2023: nil). The Group holds £70.7 million (31 December 2023: £76.0 million) of recoverable loans from LSJV within note 16 ‘Trade and other receivables’.

The profit from joint ventures and associates included within the consolidated income statement consists of our share of the Longmartin profit for the year of £4.5 million (31 December

2023: £0.2 million).

LSJV

LSJV was established as a joint venture arrangement with the Kwok Family Interests (“KFI”) in August 2012. The joint venture was

established to own, manage and develop land interests at Lillie Square. LSJV comprises Lillie Square LP, Lillie Square GP Limited,

acting as general partner to the partnership, and its subsidiaries. All major decisions regarding LSJV are taken by the Board of

Lillie Square GP Limited, through which the Group shares strategic control.

The summarised income statement and balance sheet of LSJV is presented below and overleaf.

Summarised income statement

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Revenue | 3.6 | 7.3 |
| Gross profit/(loss) | 1.3 | (0.5) |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation, sale and transfer of investment and trading property | 3.0 | (7.5) |
| Administration expenses | (0.7) | (0.4) |
| Net finance costs  1 | (7.1) | (6.8) |
| Loss for the year after taxation | (3.5) | (15.2) |

1.  Net finance costs include £7.6 million (31 December 2023: £7.4 million) interest payable on the interest-bearing loans issued to the joint venture by the Group and KFI. Finance income

receivable by the Group from LSJV of £3.8 million (31 December 2023: £3.7 million) is recognised in the consolidated income statement within other finance income.

196 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Summarised balance sheet | £m | £m |
| Investment property | 87.4 | 46.8 |
| Other non-current assets | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Non-current assets | 93.0 | 52.4 |
| Trading property | 42.8 | 80.3 |
| Other current assets | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9.7 | 15.9 |
| Current assets | 53.8 | 97.7 |
| Amounts payable to joint venture partners  1 | (224.8) | (224.9) |
| Other current liabilities | (2.1) | (1.7) |
| Current liabilities | (226.9) | (226.6) |
| Net liabilities | (80.1) | (76.5) |
| Carrying value of investment and trading property | 130.2 | 127.1 |
| Unrecognised surplus on trading property  2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Market value of investment and trading property  2 | 130.5 | 130.4 |

1.  Amounts payable to joint venture partners include working capital facilities advanced by the Group and KFI of £29.2 million (31 December 2023: £29.0 million) and an interest-bearing

loan of £163.0 million (nominal value) advanced by the Group and KFI to the joint venture. The carrying value of the loan before impairment, including accrued interest was £179.8

million (31 December 2023: £180.2 million). Recoverable amounts receivable by the Group, net of impairments, are recognised on the consolidated balance sheet within non-current

trade and other receivables.

2.  The unrecognised surplus on trading property and the market value of LSJV’s property portfolio are shown for informational purposes only and are not a requirement of IFRS.

Trading property continues to be measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Longmartin

Longmartin was a joint venture arrangement with The Mercers’ Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Longmartin investment,

the merger between Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Shaftesbury PLC during the prior year triggered the right for the

Mercers to acquire the Company’s shares in the Longmartin investment. As a result of the Mercers duly exercising their option to

acquire the Company’s shares in the Longmartin investment, a sale of the Company’s entire interest in the investment was

concluded on 24 October 2024.

The total proceeds from the sale amounted to £82.9 million, which comprised cash proceeds of £82.5 million and a receivable of

£0.4 million. In addition to the £82.5 million cash received, the loan to associate balance of £11.6 million was repaid on disposal.

The carrying value of the investment in associate immediately prior to disposal amounted to £86.7 million. The loss on sale of

associate of £4.0 million included transaction costs of £0.2 million.

The summarised income statement of Longmartin up until the date of disposal, is presented below.

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1 January | 6 March |
|  | 2024 to 24 | 2023 to 31 |
|  | October | December |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Summarised income statement | £m | £m |
| Revenue | 17.0 | 14.9 |
| Gross profit | 11.4 | 10.6 |
| Administration expenses | (0.3) | (0.2) |
| Gain/(loss) on revaluation of investment property | 7.8 | (1.9) |
| Net finance costs | (6.6) | (7.5) |
| Taxation | (3.3) | (0.6) |
| Profit for the period after taxation | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| Dividends paid | 2.4 | 3.0 |

197Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

15 Derivative financial instruments

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivative financial assets | £m | £m |
| Non-current |  |  |
| Interest rate derivatives | – | 1.4 |
| Current |  |  |
| Interest rate derivatives | 3.4 | 8.3 |
| Derivative financial assets | 3.4 | 9.7 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | £m | £m |
| Non-current |  |  |
| Derivative liability – exchangeable bonds  1 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 1.8 | 7.2 |

1.  On 30 November 2020 the Group issued £275 million of secured exchangeable bonds maturing in March 2026. The net proceeds received from the issue of the exchangeable

bonds have been split between the financial liability element and an option component, representing the fair value of the embedded option to convert the financial liability into equity

of Shaftesbury Capital. The debt component is accounted for at amortised cost at the effective interest rate method and the derivative liability is accounted for at fair value through

profit or loss.

During the year, the following movements on derivative financial instruments were recognised in profit or loss:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Profit or loss | £m | £m |
| Fair value loss on interest rate derivatives | (6.3) | (7.4) |
| Fair value gain/(loss) on derivative liability – exchangeable bonds | 5.4 | (3.9) |
| Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | (0.9) | (11.3) |

16 Trade and other receivables

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Non-current |  |  |
| Prepayments and accrued income  1 | 39.9 | 28.5 |
| Amounts receivable from joint ventures  2 | 70.7 | 76.0 |
| Amounts receivable from associates  3 | – | 11.6 |
| Other receivables  4 | 29.1 | – |
| Trade and other receivables | 139.7 | 116.1 |
| Current |  |  |
| Rent receivable  5 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
| Prepayments and accrued income  1 | 15.2 | 17.1 |
| Other receivables  4 | 5.3 | 12.0 |
| Trade and other receivables | 30.4 | 42.7 |

1.  Includes tenant lease incentives and deferred letting fees of £47.5 million (31 December 2023: £37.9 million).

2.  Amounts receivable from joint ventures represents an interest-bearing loan of £89.9 million (31 December 2023: £90.1 million) provided to LSJV. The loan bears interest at 4.25 per

cent per annum and is repayable on demand. As it is not the intention of the Group to call on the loan in the next 12 months it has been presented as non-current. £4.0 million of the

loan balance was repaid in the current year. The loan has been impaired by £19.2 million (31 December 2023: £14.1 million) to date. Included within current trade and other receivables

is working capital funding of £29.2 million due from LSJV (31 December 2023: £29.0 million) that has been fully impaired.

3.  The amount receivable from associates in the prior year represented the loan of £11.6 million provided to Longmartin, which was settled in the current year as part of the disposal

of Longmartin.

4.  Other receivables include £29.1 million (31 December 2023: £7.0 million) of restricted cash held on deposit as security for the secured term loans and bank facilities with certain

conditions restricting the use.

5.  Rent receivable is shown net of an expected credit loss provision of £8.0 million (31 December 2023: £4.8 million).

17 Cash and cash equivalents

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Cash at hand | 11.7 | 10.4 |
| Cash on short-term deposits | 98.1 | 175.3 |
| Cash | 109.8 | 185.7 |
| Tenant deposits  1 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 124.0 | 200.2 |

1.  Tenant deposits included above relate to cash held on deposit as security against tenant rent payments which are subject to certain restrictions and therefore not available for general

use by the Group. The deposits are held in bank accounts administered by Group Treasury and therefore included within cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheet.

Cash deposits against tenants’ rent payment obligations totalling £22.2 million (31 December 2023: £18.9 million) are held in bank accounts administered by the Group’s managing

agents which are not included within the consolidated balance sheet.

198 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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18 Trade and other payables

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Rent in advance | 22.1 | 17.7 |
| Accruals | 42.7 | 60.4 |
| Other payables | 14.9 | 10.4 |
| Other taxes and social security | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| Trade and other payables | 84.8 | 96.0 |

19 Borrowings

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Fixed | Floating | Fair | Nominal |
|  | value | Secured | Unsecured | rate | rate | value | value |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bank loans | 269.9 | – | 269.9 | – | 269.9 | 269.9 | 275.0 |
| Loan notes (USPPs) | 379.3 | – | 379.3 | 379.3 | – | 341.0 | 380.0 |
| Secured loans | 545.8 | 545.8 | – | 545.8 | – | 544.8 | 584.8 |
| Exchangeable bonds  1 | 272.8 | 272.8 | – | 272.8 | – | 263.1 | 275.0 |
|  | 1,467.8 | 818.6 | 649.2 | 1,197.9 | 269.9 | 1,418.8 | 1,514.8 |
| Total borrowings | 1,467.8 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,514.8 |
| Cash, excluding tenant deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | (109.8) |
| Net debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,405.0 |

1.  Fair value of exchangeable bonds includes the fair value of the option component of £1.8 million as disclosed in note 15 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Fixed | Floating | Fair | Nominal |
|  | value | Secured | Unsecured | rate | rate | value | value |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loan notes (USPPs) | 94.9 | – | 94.9 | 94.9 | – | 93.0 | 95.0 |
|  | 94.9 | – | 94.9 | 94.9 | – | 93.0 | 95.0 |
| Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bank loans | 345.9 | – | 345.9 | – | 345.9 | 350.0 | 350.0 |
| Loan notes (USPPs) | 379.2 | – | 379.2 | 379.2 | – | 340.7 | 380.0 |
| Secured loans | 539.9 | 539.9 | – | 539.9 | – | 569.5 | 584.8 |
| Exchangeable bonds  1 | 269.8 | 269.8 | – | 269.8 | – | 256.9 | 275.0 |
|  | 1,534.8 | 809.7 | 725.1 | 1,188.9 | 345.9 | 1,517.1 | 1,589.8 |
| Total borrowings | 1,629.7 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,684.8 |
| Cash, excluding tenant deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | (185.7) |
| Net debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,499.1 |

1.  Fair value of exchangeable bonds includes the fair value of the option component of £7.2 million as disclosed in note 15 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

£584.8 million (nominal value) of the Group’s borrowings are secured by fixed charges over certain investment properties held by

subsidiaries, with a market value of £1,681.1 million (31 December 2023: £1,624.2 million), and by floating charges over the assets

of certain subsidiaries.

There are currently no restrictions on the remittance of income from investment properties.

Certain borrowing agreements contain financial and other covenants that, if contravened, could alter the repayment profile. Details

of financial covenants are included in note 22 ‘Financial risk management’. The Group has complied with the financial covenants of

all its borrowings during both years presented.

The Group has two revolving credit facilities totalling £450 million, which are undrawn at 31 December 2024.

Undrawn facilities and cash attributable to the Group, excluding tenant deposits, at 31 December 2024 were £559.8 million

(31 December 2023: £485.7 million).

The fair value of the Group’s borrowings has been estimated using the market value for floating rate borrowings, which approximates

nominal value, and are classified as Level 2 fair values as defined by IFRS 13. The fair values of fixed rate borrowings have been

determined by using a discounted cash flow approach, using a current borrowing rate. The loans are classified as Level 3 fair value

measurements as defined by IFRS 13 due to the use of unobservable inputs, including own credit risk. The different valuation levels

are defined in note 12 ‘Property portfolio’.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

19 Borrowings continued

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 |  |
|  | Current | Non-current |
|  | borrowings | borrowings |
| Analysis of movement in borrowings | £m | £m |
| Balance at 1 January | 94.9 | 1,534.8 |
| Borrowings drawn | – | 135.0 |
| Borrowings repaid | (95.0) | (210.0) |
| Other net cash movements | – | (3.5) |
| Other non-cash movements | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Balance at 31 December | – | 1,467.8 |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2023 |
|  | Current | Non-current |
|  | borrowings | borrowings |
| Analysis of movement in borrowings | £m | £m |
| Balance at 1 January | – | 738.3 |
| Borrowings assumed on completion of merger | – | 889.0 |
| Borrowings drawn | – | 1,124.0 |
| Borrowings repaid | – | (1,151.0) |
| Other net cash movements | – | (12.3) |
| Other non-cash movements | 94.9 | (53.2) |
| Balance at 31 December | 94.9 | 1,534.8 |

The maturity profile of gross debt is as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Wholly repayable in one year | – | 95.0 |
| Wholly repayable in more than one year but not more than five years | 982.3 | 887.5 |
| Wholly repayable in more than five years | 532.5 | 702.3 |
|  | 1,514.8 | 1,684.8 |

20 Lease liabilities

Lease liabilities included within investment property

(a) Minimum lease payments under lease obligations

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Not later than one year | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Later than one year and not later than five years | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Later than five years | 7.6 | 7.6 |
|  | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Future finance charges on lease liabilities | (6.1) | (6.1) |
| Total undiscounted lease liabilities | 3.0 | 3.0 |

(b) Present value of minimum lease obligations

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Not later than one year | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Later than one year and not later than five years | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Later than five years | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Present value of lease liabilities | 3.0 | 3.0 |

Lease liabilities included under investment property are in respect of leasehold interests in investment property. Certain leases

provide for payment of contingent rent, usually a proportion of rental income in addition to the minimum lease payments above.

£0.3 million contingent rent has been paid during the year (31 December 2023: £0.3 million).

These lease liabilities are effectively secured obligations, as the rights to the leased asset revert to the lessor in the event of default.

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200 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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21 Operating leases

The Group earns rental income by leasing its investment property to tenants under operating leases.

In the United Kingdom standard commercial leases vary considerably between markets and locations but typically are for a term

of five to fifteen years at market rent with provisions to review every five years.

The Group is exposed to changes in the residual value of properties at the end of the current leases. This residual value risk is

mitigated through the implementation of active asset management initiatives which aim to ensure the Group enters into new leasing

deals prior to the expiry of current leases. The Group also offers lease incentives to encourage high quality tenants to remain in

properties for longer lease terms. Expectations about the future residual values are reflected in the fair value of the properties.

The future undiscounted minimum lease amounts receivable under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023  1 |
|  | £m | £m |
| Within one year | 165.8 | 159.5 |
| Between one and two years | 141.8 | 134.3 |
| Between two and three years | 120.8 | 111.5 |
| Between three and four years | 99.7 | 95.3 |
| Between four and five years | 75.3 | 77.8 |
| Later than five years | 353.7 | 329.2 |
| Total undiscounted minimum lease receivables | 957.1 | 907.6 |

1.  The presentation of the 2023 balances has changed due to additional disaggregation of the maturity analysis of the lease payments.

The consolidated income statement includes £0.4 million (31 December 2023: £0.4 million) recognised in respect of expected

increased rent resulting from outstanding reviews where the actual rent will only be determined on settlement of the rent review.

22 Financial risk management

The Group’s financial risk management strategy seeks to set financial limits for treasury activity to ensure they are in line with the

risk appetite of the Group. The Group is exposed to a variety of risks arising from the Group’s operations: market risk, liquidity risk

and credit risk.

The following table sets out each class of financial asset and financial liability as at 31 December:

Categories of financial instruments

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
|  |  |  | Gain/(loss) |  | Gain/(loss) |
|  |  | Carrying | to income | Carrying | to income |
|  |  | value | statement | value | statement |
|  | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Derivative financial assets | 15 | 3.4 | (6.3) | 9.7 | (7.4) |
| Total held for trading assets |  | 3.4 | (6.3) | 9.7 | (7.4) |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17 | 124.0 | – | 200.2 | – |
| Other financial assets  1 | 16 | 115.0 | – | 113.2 | – |
| Total cash and other financial assets |  | 239.0 | – | 313.4 | – |
| Investment held at fair value through profit or loss  2 |  | – | – | – | 52.0 |
| Total investment held at fair value through profit or loss |  | – | – | – | 52.0 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 15 | (1.8) | 5.4 | (7.2) | (3.9) |
| Total held for trading liabilities |  | (1.8) | 5.4 | (7.2) | (3.9) |
| Borrowings | 19 | (1,467.8) | – | (1,629.7) | – |
| Lease liabilities | 20 | (3.0) | – | (3.0) | – |
| Other financial liabilities  3 | 18 | (62.7) | – | (78.5) | – |
| Total borrowings and other financial liabilities |  | (1,533.5) | – | (1,711.2) | – |

1.  Includes rent receivable, amounts due from joint ventures and associates and other receivables.

2.  £52.0 million gain recognised in 2023 relates to the fair value movement on the 97 million Shaftesbury PLC shares held until completion of the all-share merger on 6 March 2023.

3.  Includes trade and other payables (excluding rents in advance).

The majority of the Group’s financial risk management is carried out by the Group’s treasury function under policies approved by

the Board of Directors. The policies for managing each of these risks and the principal effects of these policies on the results for

the year are summarised on the following pages. 

201Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

22 Financial risk management continued

Market risk

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk comprises both cash flow and fair value risks. Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that the future cash flows of

a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. Fair value risk is the risk that the fair value of financial

instruments will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates.

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from borrowings issued at variable rates that expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk,

whereas borrowings issued at fixed interest rates expose the Group to fair value interest rate risk.

It is Group policy, and often a requirement of our lenders, to eliminate substantially all short and medium-term exposure to interest

rate fluctuations in order to establish certainty over medium-term cash flows by using fixed interest rate derivatives. Interest rate

derivatives have the economic effect of converting borrowings from floating to fixed rates. Interest rate caps protect the Group by

capping the maximum interest rate payable at the caps ceiling. Interest rate collars protect the Group by capping the maximum

interest rate payable at the collar’s ceiling but sacrifice the profitability of interest rate falls below a certain floor.

Group policy is to ensure that interest rate protection on Group external debt is greater than 25 per cent.

The Group has entered into various non-traded derivative instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. These derivatives

have not been designated as hedging instruments and therefore they are classified as financial derivatives at fair value through

profit or loss.

All of the Group’s drawn debt is at fixed rates or currently has interest rate protection in place, taking into account £250 million of

hedging which provides for a cap of 3.0 per cent and a floor of 2.0 per cent on SONIA exposure until the end of 2025, and interest

on cash deposits.

The derivative contracts require settlement of net interest receivable or payable every 90 days. The settlement dates coincide with

the dates on which interest is payable on the underlying debt.

The sensitivity analysis below illustrates the impact of a 100 basis point (“bps”) shift, upwards and downwards, in the level of

interest rates on the movement in fair value of interest rate derivatives entered into by the Group.

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Increase in | Decrease in | Increase in | Decrease in |
|  | interest rates | interest rates | interest rates | interest rates |
|  | by 100 bps | by 100 bps | by 100 bps | by 100 bps |
|  | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Effect on profit before tax (change in fair value of derivative financial instruments): |  |  |  |  |
| Increase/(decrease) | 2.3 | (2.1) | 4.9 | (4.6) |

The sensitivity analysis above is a reasonable illustration of the possible effect from the changes in slope and shifts in the yield curve

that may actually occur and represents management’s assessment of possible changes in interest rates. 100 bps has been used in

2024 (31 December 2023: 100 bps) to reflect current macroeconomic conditions. The fixed rate derivative financial instruments are

matched by floating rate debt, therefore such a movement would have a very limited effect on Group cash flow overall.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is managed to ensure that the Group is able to meet future payment obligations when financial liabilities fall due.

The Group’s policy is to seek to minimise its exposure to liquidity risk by managing its exposure to interest rate risk and to

refinancing risk. The Group seeks to achieve an appropriate balance between a number of factors, including tenor and costs.

Liquidity analysis is intended to provide sufficient headroom to meet the Group’s operational requirements and investment commitments.

The Group’s policy also includes maintaining adequate cash, as well as maintaining adequate committed and undrawn facilities.

A key factor in ensuring existing facilities remain available to the Group is the borrowing entity’s ability to meet the relevant

facility’s financial covenants. The Group has a process to regularly monitor both current and projected compliance with the

financial covenants.

The Group regularly reviews the maturity profile of its financial liabilities and will seek to avoid concentrations of maturities through

the regular replacement of facilities and by staggering maturity dates. Refinancing risk may be reduced by reborrowing prior to the

contracted maturity date, effectively switching liquidity risk for market risk. This is subject to credit facilities being available at the

time of the desired refinancing.

202 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Liquidity risk

The tables below set out the maturity analysis of the Group’s financial liabilities based on the undiscounted contractual obligations

to make payments of interest and to repay principal. The unsecured revolving credit facility of £300 million is not included for 2024

and 2023 and the unsecured revolving credit facility of £150 million is not included for 2024 as these facilities were undrawn as at

the respective balance sheet dates. Where interest payment obligations are based on a floating rate, the rates used are those

implied by the par yield curve.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  | Within 1 yr | Between 1-2 yrs |  | Between 3-5 yrs |  |  | Over 5 yrs |  |  |
|  | value |  | (2025) | (2026-2027) | | (2028-2029) | | (2030 onwards) | | Total |  |
|  |  | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal |
| Group | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Non-derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loan notes | 379.3 | 10.2 | – | 16.2 | 212.5 | 10.6 | 85.0 | 7.6 | 82.5 | 44.6 | 380.0 |
| Unsecured bank loans  1 | 269.9 | 20.2 | – | 23.2 | 200.0 | 6.5 | 75.0 | – | – | 49.9 | 275.0 |
| Secured loans | 545.8 | 27.0 | – | 54.0 | – | 69.2 | 264.8 | 56.8 | 320.0 | 207.0 | 584.8 |
| Exchangeable bonds | 272.8 | 5.5 | – | 2.7 | 275.0 | – | – | – | – | 8.2 | 275.0 |
| Other payables | 62.7 | – | 62.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 62.7 |
| Total non-derivatives | 1,530.5 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 96.1 | 687.5 | 86.3 | 424.8 | 64.4 | 402.5 | 309.7 | 1,577.5 |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate derivatives | (3.4) | (3.4) | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | (3.4) | – |
| Total derivatives | (3.4) | (3.4) | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | (3.4) | – |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carrying |  | Within 1 yr | Between 1-2 yrs |  | Between 3-5 yrs |  |  | Over 5 yrs |  |  |
|  | value |  | (2024) | (2025-2026) | | (2027-2028) | | (2029 onwards) | |  | Total |
|  |  | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal | Interest | Principal |
| Group | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Non-derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loan notes | 474.1 | 13.0 | 95.0 | 10.2 | – | 16.2 | 212.5 | 18.1 | 167.5 | 57.6 | 475.0 |
| Unsecured bank loans  1 | 345.9 | 25.0 | – | 19.8 | – | 17.2 | 350.0 | – | – | 62.0 | 350.0 |
| Secured loans | 539.9 | 27.1 | – | 27.0 | – | 54.0 | – | 124.9 | 584.8 | 233.0 | 584.8 |
| Exchangeable bonds | 269.8 | 5.5 | – | 5.5 | – | 2.7 | 275.0 | – | – | 13.7 | 275.0 |
| Other payables and tax liabilities | 96.2 | – | 96.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 96.2 |
| Total non-derivatives | 1,725.9 | 70.6 | 191.2 | 62.5 | – | 90.1 | 837.5 | 143.0 | 752.3 | 366.3 | 1,781.0 |
| Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate derivatives | (9.7) | (7.0) | – | (1.2) | – | – | – | – | – | (8.2) | – |
| Total derivatives | (9.7) | (7.0) | – | (1.2) | – | – | – | – | – | (8.2) | – |

1.  £150 million nominal value of the unsecured bank loans were repaid on 8 February 2024. The unsecured bank loan has an initial maturity in December 2026 with the option to extend

the tenor by a further two periods of one year each, subject to lender approval.

Contractual maturities reflect the expected maturities of financial instruments.

The interest payments on variable interest rate loans and bonds issued in the table above reflect market forward interest rates at

the reporting date and these amounts may change as market interest rates change. The future cash flows on derivative instruments

may be different from the amount in the above table as interest rates change. Except for these financial liabilities, it is not expected

that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts based on

the current drawn facility balances.

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

22 Financial risk management continued

Financial covenants

The Group has an unsecured revolving credit facility, loan notes, secured loans and an unsecured corporate loan facility that

contain loan covenants. Details of these loans are disclosed in note 19 ‘Borrowings’. A future breach of covenant may require

the Group to repay the facilities earlier than indicated in the above table. Details of the loan covenants are set out below:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 31 December 2024 |  |  |
|  |  | Nominal value as at 31 | Carrying value at |  |  |
|  |  | December 2024 | 31 December 2024 | LTV | Interest cover |
|  | Maturity | £m | £m | covenant  2 | covenant  2 |
| Private placement loan notes | 2026–2037 | 380.0 | 379.3 | 60% | 1.20x |
| Exchangeable bond | 2026 | 275.0 | 272.8 | N/A | N/A |
| Unsecured term facilities  1 | 2027–2029 | 275.0 | 269.9 | 60% | 1.20x |
| Secured term loans (Canada Life) | 2029 | 134.8 | 128.5 | 60% | 1.40x |
| Secured term loans (Aviva) | 2030–2035 | 450.0 | 417.3 | 65% | 1.35x |
| Unsecured revolving credit facility (undrawn)  1 | 2027 | 150.0 | – | 60% | 1.20x |
| Revolving credit facility (undrawn) | 2028 | 300.0 | – | 60% | 1.20x |

1.  Additional requirements that Group unencumbered assets are equal to or exceed 1.5x of Group unsecured debt.

2.  The covenants of the drawn loan balances are defined within the Glossary.

Under the terms of the debt agreements, the secured term loan covenants are calculated quarterly, and the covenants for the

remaining debt agreements are calculated at the end of each annual and interim reporting period. There are no indications that

the Group would have difficulties complying with the covenants when they will next be tested.

Credit risk

The Group’s principal financial assets are trade and other receivables, amounts receivable from joint ventures and cash and cash

equivalents. Credit risk is the risk of financial loss if a customer or counterparty fails to meet an obligation under a contract. Credit

risk arises primarily from trade receivables relating to customers but also from the Group’s undrawn commitments and holdings

of assets such as cash deposits and loans with counterparties. The carrying value of financial assets recorded in the consolidated

financial statements represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk without taking into account the value of any deposits

or guarantees obtained.

Trade and other receivables:

Credit risk associated with trade receivables is actively managed; customers are managed individually by asset managers, who

continuously monitor and work with customers, anticipating and wherever possible identifying and addressing risks prior to default.

Customers are managed through a large and diverse customer base to reduce the credit risk to the Group. Trade receivables

are less than one per cent of total assets at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: less than one per cent) and are £17.9 million

as at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: £18.4 million).

Prospective customers are assessed through an internally conducted review process, by obtaining credit ratings and reviewing

financial information. As a result, deposits or guarantees may be obtained. The amount of deposits held as collateral at

31 December 2024 was £36.4 million (31 December 2023: £33.4 million). £22.2 million (31 December 2023: £18.9 million)

of the cash deposits held against customers’ rent payment obligations are in bank accounts administered by the Group’s

managing agents which are not included within the consolidated balance sheet.

Rent receivable balances are provided against by applying the IFRS 9 expected credit loss model which uses a lifetime expected

loss allowance. In assessing the provision the Group identifies risk factors associated by sector and the type of rent receivable

outstanding (rent arrears, service charge, other). In determining the provision on a customer by customer basis, the Group

considers both recent payment history and future expectations of the customer’s ability to pay or possible default in order

to recognise an expected credit loss allowance.

Trade receivable balances are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery or when a rent concession is

provided for past due rent. Indicators that there is no reasonable recovery include the failure of the debtor to engage in a

repayment plan with the Group and a failure to make contractual payments.

The amounts of trade receivables presented in the consolidated balance sheet are net of impairment for doubtful receivables.

During the year, the loss allowance provision increased due to a limited number of customer administrations or anticipated failures

in early 2025.

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Ageing of gross trade receivables and loss allowances were as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
|  | £m |  | £m |  |
|  | Gross |  | Gross |  |
|  | carrying | Loss | carrying | Loss |
|  | amount | allowance | amount | allowance |
| Not yet due | – | – | 0.5 | – |
| 0-90 days | 7.4 | (1.1) | 9.1 | (1.3) |
| 91-180 days | 4.0 | (1.3) | 4.5 | (0.7) |
| Over 180 days | 6.5 | (5.6) | 4.3 | (2.8) |
| Trade receivables | 17.9 | (8.0) | 18.4 | (4.8) |

As at 31 December 2024 there is a provision for trade receivables of £8.0 million (31 December 2023: £4.8 million). The total

provision for the year is £3.9 million (31 December 2023: £2.0 million), as shown in note 4 ‘Gross Profit’, reflecting impairments

during the year and movements in the provision.

As the Group operates predominantly in central London, it is subject to some geographical concentration risk. However, this is

mitigated by the extensive range of customers from varying business sectors and the credit review process as noted above.

Amounts receivable from joint ventures:

Included within receivables, net of impairment is nil (31 December 2023: nil) working capital facility advanced to the Lillie Square

joint venture and an interest-bearing loan of £70.7 million (31 December 2023: £76.0 million). The carrying value of the investment

in the joint venture is nil (31 December 2023: nil) as the Group’s share of losses exceeds the cost of its investment. Total funding

advanced to the joint venture, including the working capital facility and an interest-bearing loan has been impaired by £48.3 million

cumulatively. Details of the impairment are set out in note 7 ‘Change in value of investments and other receivables’.

The Lillie Square joint venture is in a net liability position due to carrying trading property at the lower of cost and net realisable

value and the amortisation of the previously issued deep discount bonds. However, based on a market valuation undertaken by

the Group’s valuers JLL, there is an unrecognised surplus of £0.1 million (Group share) as at 31 December 2024. This surplus will

only be evidenced on sale of trading property when significant risks and rewards have transferred to the buyer. Therefore, while

Lillie Square demonstrates positive pricing evidence commercially and funding provided is not deemed to be at risk of default,

for reporting purposes the Group is required to allocate losses against amounts advanced to the joint venture, to the extent that

losses do not exceed the investment, until the unrecognised surplus on trading property is realised through sale.

Cash, deposits and derivative financial instruments:

The credit risk relating to cash, deposits and derivative financial instruments is actively managed by the Group’s treasury function.

Relationships are maintained with a number of institutional counterparties, ensuring compliance with Group cash investment policy

relating to limits on the credit ratings of counterparties. The maximum exposure to cash and deposits, excluding tenant deposits, as

at 31 December 2024 amounted to £114.7 million (31 December 2023: £195.6 million), including the Group’s share of joint venture

cash. The maximum fair value exposure to derivative financial instruments is £1.8 million (31 December 2023: £9.7 million).

Gross carrying value and loss allowance of other receivables (excluding trade receivables) are set out in the table below:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
|  | £m |  | £m |  |
|  | Gross |  | Gross |  |
|  | carrying | Loss | carrying | Loss |
|  | amount | allowance | amount | allowance |
| Amounts receivable from joint ventures and associates  1 | 119.0 | (48.3) | 130.7 | (43.1) |
| Other receivables  2 | 90.4 | (0.9) | 58.5 | (0.9) |

1.  Included within amounts receivable as at 31 December 2023 is an interest-bearing loan of £11.6 million advanced to the Longmartin associate. The interest-bearing loan was settled on

disposal of Longmartin in the current year. Refer to note 14 ‘Investments in joint ventures and associates’ for further detail.

2.  £0.9 million (31 December 2023: £0.9 million) loss allowance relates to the provision against tenant lease incentives.

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205Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

22 Financial risk management continued

Capital structure

The Group seeks to enhance shareholder value both by investing in the business so as to improve the return on investment and by

managing the capital structure appropriately. The Group uses a mix of equity, debt and other financial instruments, and aims to

access both debt and equity capital markets efficiently.

The key ratios used to monitor the capital structure of the Group are loan-to-value and the interest cover ratio. The Group aims

not to exceed a loan-to-value ratio of more than 40 per cent and to maintain interest cover above 125 per cent. These ratios are

disclosed on the nominal value of debt and market value of investment properties. These metrics are discussed in the Financial

review on page 50.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Loan  -to-value | Note | £m | £m |
| Debt at nominal value | 19 | 1,514.8 | 1,684.8 |
| Less: cash | 17 | (109.8) | (185.7) |
| Net debt (A) | 19 | 1,405.0 | 1,499.1 |
| Total property portfolio at market value (B) | 12 | 4,973.5 | 4,795.3 |
| Loan-to-value (A/B) |  | 28.2% | 31.3% |

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Interest cover | Note | £m | £m |
| Finance costs | 9 | (72.0) | (67.5) |
| Finance income | 8 | 14.8 | 15.6 |
| Net finance costs (A) |  | (57.2) | (51.9) |
| Gross profit  1 | 4 | 167.1 | 147.0 |
| Other income |  | – | 2.7 |
| Underlying operating income (B) |  | 167.1 | 149.7 |
| Interest cover (B/A) |  | 292.1% | 288.4% |

1.  2023 gross profit excludes a £5.1 million charge relating to the alignment of accounting policies on completion of the merger.

Fair value estimation

Financial instruments carried at fair value are required to be analysed by level depending on the valuation method adopted under

IFRS 13. The different valuation levels are defined in note 12 ‘Property portfolio’.

The table below presents the Group’s financial assets and liabilities recognised at fair value at 31 December 2024 and

31 December 2023. There were no transfers between levels during the year.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |
|  | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Held for trading assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivative financial assets | – | 3.4 | – | 3.4 | – | 9.7 | – | 9.7 |
| Total assets | – | 3.4 | – | 3.4 | – | 9.7 | – | 9.7 |
| Held for trading liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivative financial liabilities | – | (1.8) | - | (1.8) | – | (7.2) | – | (7.2) |
| Total liabilities | – | (1.8) | - | (1.8) | – | (7.2) | – | (7.2) |

The fair values of derivative financial instruments are determined from observable market prices or estimated using appropriate

yield curves at 31 December each year by discounting the future contractual cash flows to the net present values.

The fair values of the Group’s cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets carried at amortised cost and other financial

liabilities are not materially different from those at which they are carried in the consolidated financial statements.

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206 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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23 Deferred tax

The change in corporation tax rate referred to in note 10 ‘Taxation’ has been enacted for the purposes of IAS 12 ‘Income Taxes’

(‘IAS 12’) and therefore has been reflected in these consolidated financial statements based on the expected timing of the

realisation of deferred tax.

Deferred tax on investment property is calculated under IAS 12 provisions on a disposals basis by reference to the property’s

original tax base cost. Properties that fall within the Group’s qualifying REIT activities will be outside the charge to UK corporation

tax subject to certain conditions being met. The Group’s recognised deferred tax position on investment property as calculated

under IAS 12 is nil at 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: nil).

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Fair value of |  |  |  |
|  | Accelerated | derivative | Other | Non-REIT |  |
|  | capital | financial | temporary | group |  |
|  | allowances | instruments | differences | losses | Total |
|  | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Provided deferred tax provision: |  |  |  |  |  |
| At 31 December 2022 | 0.4 | – | (0.4) | – | – |
| Consolidated income statement items | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | (1.4) | – |
| At 31 December 2023 | 0.5 | 0.9 | – | (1.4) | – |
| Consolidated income statement items | – | (0.9) | – | 0.9 | – |
| At 31 December 2024 | 0.5 | – | – | (0.5) | – |
| Unrecognised deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
| At 31 December 2022 | – | – | (0.3) | (24.2) | (24.5) |
| Consolidated income statement items | – | – | (0.6) | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| At 31 December 2023 | – | – | (0.9) | (21.4) | (22.3) |
| Consolidated income statement items | – | (0.7) | (1.5) | (1.0) | (3.2) |
| At 31 December 2024 | – | (0.7) | (2.4) | (22.4) | (25.5) |

In accordance with the requirements of IAS 12, deferred tax assets are only recognised to the extent that the Group believes it is

probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the deferred tax assets can be recovered. As at 31 December

2024, the Group has unrecognised deferred tax assets of £25.5 million (31 December 2023: £22.3 million) in relation to £89.8 million

(31 December 2023: £86.0 million) of gross losses carried forward within its residual business and £12.4 million (31 December 2023:

£3.5 million) of other deductible temporary differences.

24 Share capital and share premium

Group and Company

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Issue |  | Share | Share |
|  | Transaction | price | Number | capital | premium |
| Issue type | date | (pence) | of shares | £m  1 | £m |
| At 1 January 2023 |  |  | 851,450,638 | 212.8 | 232.5 |
| Issued to satisfy employee share scheme awards | March | 25 | 6,170,629 | 1.5 | – |
| Issued on completion of all-share merger  2 | March | 25 | 1,095,549,228 | 273.9 | – |
| At 31 December 2023 |  |  | 1,953,170,495 | 488.2 | 232.5 |
| Issued to satisfy employee share scheme awards  3 | June | 25 | 7,643 | – | – |
| At 31 December 2024 |  |  | 1,953,178,138 | 488.2 | 232.5 |

1.  Nominal value of share capital of 25 pence per share.

2.  On completion of the all-share merger on 6 March 2023, 1,095,549,228 new shares were issued (including 128,350,793 shares issued to a Shaftesbury Capital controlled entity in

respect of secured shares previously held as collateral for the exchangeable bonds).

3.  On 10 June 2024, 7,643 new shares were issued to satisfy employee share scheme awards.

25 Capital commitments

At 31 December 2024, the Group was contractually committed to £24.1 million (31 December 2023: £24.8 million) of future

expenditure for the purchase, construction, refurbishment and enhancement of investment property.

The Group’s share of joint venture capital commitments arising on LSJV amounts to nil (31 December 2023: nil).

26 Contingent liabilities

The Group has contingent liabilities in respect of legislation, sustainability targets, legal claims, guarantees and warranties arising

from the ordinary course of business. There are no contingent liabilities that require disclosure or recognition in the consolidated

financial statements.

207Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

27 Cash flow information

(a) Cash generated from operations

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 2024 | 2023 |
|  | Note | £m | £m |
| Profit before tax |  | 252.4 | 750.6 |
| Adjustments: |  |  |  |
| (Gain)/loss on revaluation and sale of investment property  1 |  | (197.6) | 65.0 |
| Gain on bargain purchase | 31 | – | (805.5) |
| Change in value of investments and other receivables | 7 | 7.0 | 12.5 |
| Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 22 | – | (52.0) |
| Depreciation  2 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Amortisation of tenant lease incentives and other direct costs |  | (5.6) | 0.1 |
| Provision for expected credit loss |  | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| Profit from joint ventures and associates | 14 | (4.5) | (0.2) |
| Share-based payment | 29 | 3.1 | 7.9 |
| Finance income | 8 | (14.8) | (15.6) |
| Other finance income | 8 | (4.5) | (4.1) |
| Finance costs | 9 | 72.0 | 67.5 |
| Other finance costs | 9 | 6.5 | 31.3 |
| Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | 15 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| Loss on sale of associate | 14 | 4.0 | – |
| Change in working capital: |  |  |  |
| Change in trade and other receivables |  | (4.6) | (27.1) |
| Change in trade and other payables |  | (10.2) | (14.3) |
| Cash generated from operations |  | 108.7 | 29.8 |

1.  Included within the gain on revaluation and sale of investment property in the consolidated income statement is cash transaction costs of £3.0 million incurred on the disposal

of property.

2.  £0.3 million of depreciation is recognised within note 5 ‘Administration expenses’ and £0.4 million is recognised within note 4 ‘Gross profit’.

(b) Reconciliation of cash flows from financing activities

The table below sets out the reconciliation of the movements in borrowings to cash flows arising from financing activities:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Derivative |  |
|  |  |  |  | liability – | Total liabilities |
|  |  | Long-term | Short-term | exchangeable | from financing |
|  |  | borrowings | borrowings | bond | activities |
|  | Note | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |  | 738.4 | – | 3.3 | 741.7 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repayment of bank loans | 19 | (1,151.0) | – | – | (1,151.0) |
| Drawdown of revolving credit facility and secured loan | 19 | 1,126.0 | – | – | 1,126.0 |
| Total cash flows used in financing activities |  | (25.0) | – | – | (25.0) |
| Other movements |  |  |  |  |  |
| Debt acquired on completion of merger |  | 889.0 | – | – | 889.0 |
| Reclassification from long-term to short-term at year end | 19 | (94.9) | 94.9 | – | – |
| Amortisation |  | 27.3 | – | – | 27.3 |
| Changes in fair value | 15 | – | – | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Total other movements |  | 821.4 | 94.9 | 3.9 | 920.2 |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |  | 1,534.8 | 94.9 | 7.2 | 1,636.9 |
| Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Repayment of bank loans |  | (210.0) | (95.0) | – | (305.0) |
| Drawdown of revolving credit facility and secured loan |  | 135.0 | – | – | 135.0 |
| Total cash flows used in financing activities |  | (75.0) | (95.0) | – | (170.0) |
| Other movements |  |  |  |  |  |
| Transaction costs associated with financing activities |  | (3.5) | – | – | (3.5) |
| Amortisation and unwind of fair value adjustment on debt |  | 11.5 | 0.1 | (5.4) | 6.2 |
| Total other movements |  | 8.0 | 0.1 | (5.4) | 2.7 |
| Balance as at 31 December 2024 |  | 1,467.8 | – | 1.8 | 1,469.6 |

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208 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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28 Related party transactions

(a) Transactions with Directors

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Key management compensation  1 | £m | £m |
| Short-term employee benefits | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| Post-employment pension | – | – |
| Termination benefits | 0.7 | – |
| Share-based payment | 1.7 | 0.7 |
|  | 5.8 | 6.0 |

1.  Key management comprises the Directors of the Company, who have been determined to be the only individuals with authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling

the activities of the Group.

Share dealings

No Director had any dealings in the shares of any Group company between 31 December 2024 and 26 February 2025, being a date

not more than one month prior to the date of the notice convening the Annual General Meeting.

Other than as disclosed in these consolidated financial statements, no Director of the Company had a material interest in any contract

(other than service contracts), transaction or arrangement with any Group company during the year ended 31 December 2024.

(b) Transactions between the Group and its joint ventures and associates

Transactions during the year between the Group and its joint ventures and associates, which are related parties, are disclosed in

notes 14 ‘Investment in joint ventures and associates’, 16 ‘Trade and other receivables’ and 25 ‘Capital commitments’. During the

year the Group received management fees of nil (31 December 2023: £0.1 million) that were charged on an arm’s length basis.

Property purchased by Directors of the Company

A related party of the Group, Lillie Square GP Limited, entered into the following related party transaction as defined by IAS 24

‘Related Party Disclosures’:

–  Situl Jobanputra, Chief Financial Officer of Shaftesbury Capital, and a family member own an apartment in the Lillie Square

development. The disclosures in respect of this purchase were included in previous financial statements.

–  Owners of apartments in the Lillie Square development are required to pay annual ground rent, insurance premium fees,

maintenance work fees and bi-annual service charge fees, which for Directors are related party transactions. During 2024,

£7,962.78 had been paid to a related party of the Shaftesbury Capital Group, Lillie Square GP Limited, in relation to these charges.

Transactions with Directors are conducted at fair and reasonable market prices based upon similar comparable transactions at

that time. Where applicable, appropriate approval has been provided. Lillie Square GP Limited acts in the capacity of general

partner to Lillie Square LP, a joint venture between the Group and KFI.

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209Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

29 Share-based payments

The Group operates a number of share-based payment schemes relating to employee benefits and incentives. All schemes are

equity settled with the increase in equity measured by reference to the fair value of the Group’s equity instruments at the grant

date of the share awards. The corresponding expense is recognised on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based on Group

estimates of the number of shares that are expected to vest. The total expense recognised in the consolidated income statement in

respect of share-based payments for 2024 was £3.1 million (31 December 2023: £7.9 million).

All options have a vesting period of three years and a maximum contractual life of 10 years. The fair value of share awards is

determined by the market price of the shares at the grant date.

Full details of the performance criteria, vesting outcomes and any additional holding periods for the performance share plan are

set out within the Directors’ remuneration report on pages 138 to 161.

1. Performance share plan

Nil cost options to subscribe for ordinary shares and conditional awards of free shares may be awarded under the Performance

Share Plan (“PSP”). The Company may make a proportion of awards as HMRC approved market value options.

Share options outstanding at 31 December 2024 have an exercise price of nil and a weighted average remaining contractual life of

five years and are exercisable between 2026 and 2029.

(a) Nil cost option awards

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|  |  | Number of nil cost options |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Outstanding at 1 January | 6,476,714 | 8,382,021 |
| Awarded during the year | 5,430,059 | 7,409,650 |
| Forfeited/lapsed during the year | – | (4,543,139) |
| Exercised during the year  1 | – | (4,771,818) |
| Outstanding at 31 December | 11,906,773 | 6,476,714 |
| Exercisable at 31 December | – | – |

1.  The weighted average share price at the date of exercise in the prior year was 124.5 pence.

(b) Deferred share awards

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Number of deferred |
|  | share awards | |
|  | 2024 | 2023 |
| Outstanding at 1 January | 3,230,147 | 2,629,395 |
| Awarded during the year | 2,899,064 | 3,571,056 |
| Forfeited/lapsed during the year | (594,727) | (1,571,493) |
| Exercised during the year  1 | – | (1,398,811) |
| Outstanding at 31 December | 5,534,484 | 3,230,147 |
| Exercisable at 31 December | – | – |

1.  The weighted average share price at the date of exercise in the prior year was 124.5 pence.

2. Fair value of share-based payment

The fair value of share awards is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for the half that is subject to the total

return performance condition and using the stochastic pricing model for the half that is subject to the total shareholder return

performance condition. Inputs to the models for share awards during the year are as follows:

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Year of share award | 2024 | 2023 |
| Closing share price at grant date | 135p | 113p |
| Exercise price | 0p–135p | 0p–113p |
| Expected option life | 3-5 years | 3–5 years |
| Risk-free rate | 3.24% | 3.25% |
| Expected volatility  1 | 30.33–31.46% | 30.16–37.04% |
| Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
| Fair value per option | 79p–135p | 73p–113p |

1.  Expected volatility is a measure of an amount by which the share price is expected to fluctuate during the period. Volatility is calculated by determining the movement in share price

over the period commensurate with the holding period immediately prior to the grant date.

210 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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30 Related undertakings

The Company’s subsidiaries and other related undertakings at 31 December 2024 are listed below. All Group entities are included in the

consolidated financial statements.

Unless otherwise stated, the Company holds 100 per cent of the voting rights and beneficial interests in the shares of the

subsidiaries listed below. The share capital of each of the companies, where applicable, comprises ordinary shares unless otherwise stated.

Registered address: Regal House, 14 James Street, London, WC2E 8BU

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| Related undertakings |  |
| 20 The Piazza Limited | Covent Garden Management Services Limited  1,2 |
| 20 The Piazza Management Limited  1 | Covent Garden Real Estate Holdings Limited  1,6 |
| 22 Southampton Street Limited | Floral Court Collection Management Limited  1 |
| 22 Southampton Street Management Limited  1 | Floral Court Limited |
| 34 Henrietta Street Limited | Innova Investment Management Limited  1 |
| 34 Henrietta Street Management Company Limited  1 | Lillie Square Clubhouse Limited (50%)  1,4 |
| C & C Management Services Limited  2 | Lillie Square Developments Limited (50%)  4 |
| C&C Properties UK Limited  2 | Lillie Square GP Limited (50%)  4 |
| Capco Covent Garden Limited  2 | Lillie Square LP (50%)  4 |
| Capco Covent Garden Residential Limited | Lillie Square Management Limited (50%)  4 |
| Capco Group Treasury Limited  2 | Lillie Square Nominee Limited (50%)  1,4 |
| Capco London Limited  1 | Shaftesbury AV Investment Limited |
| Capital & Counties CG Limited | Shaftesbury AV Limited |
| Capital & Counties CGP | Shaftesbury Carnaby PLC |
| Capital & Counties CG Nominee Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Charlotte Street Limited  1 |
| Capital & Counties Limited  2,3 | Shaftesbury Chinatown PLC |
| Carnaby Estate Holdings Limited  1 | Shaftesbury CL Investment Limited |
| Carnaby Investments Limited  1 | Shaftesbury CL Limited |
| Carnaby Property Investments Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Covent Garden Limited |
| Charlotte Street Estate Holdings Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Covent Garden Property Investments Limited  1 |
| Chinatown Estate Holdings Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Investments 2 Limited  1 |
| Chinatown London Ltd  1 | Shaftesbury Investments 4 Limited  1 |
| Chinatown Property Investments Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Investments 6 Limited  1 |
| Covent Garden Estate Holdings Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Investments 7 Limited  1 |
| Covent Garden (43 Management) Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Investments 8 Limited  1 |
| Covent Garden (49 Wellington Street) Limited | Shaftesbury Investments 9 Limited  1 |
| Covent Garden Group Holdings Limited | Shaftesbury Investments 10 Limited  1 |
| Covent Garden Holdings (No.1) Limited  1 | Shaftesbury PLC  2 |
| Covent Garden Holdings (No.2) Limited  1 | Shaftesbury Soho Limited |
| Covent Garden Holdings (No.3) Limited  5 | Shaftesbury West End Limited  1 |

1.  Dormant entity.

2.  Direct undertakings of the Company.

3.  Ordinary and non-voting deferred shares.

4.  Equity accounted joint ventures and associates.

5.  With effect from 20 January 2024, the company changed its name from CG Treasury Limited to Covent Garden Holdings (No.3) Limited and ceased to be a direct undertaking of

the Company.

6.  Incorporated on 15 November 2024.

Registered address: C/O Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8FY

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Related undertakings |  |
| Capco Investment London (No.6) Limited  1,2 | Capco Investment London (No.7) Scottish Limited Partnership  2 |

1.  Dormant entity.

2.  Direct undertakings of the Company.

Registered address: 27 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 1SG

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| --- | --- |
| Related undertakings |  |
| Capital & Counties Properties (Jersey) 3 Limited  1,2 | Innova Investment Holdings Limited |
| Capvestco Earls Court Limited | Lillie Square LP Limited |
| Capvestco Limited  1,2 |  |

1.  Dormant entity.

2.  Direct undertakings of the Company.

Registered address: 28 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3QA

|  |
| --- |
| Related undertaking |
| Covent Garden Unit Trust |

211Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

Financial statements | Notes to the financial statements

31 Gain on bargain purchase

In the prior year, on 6 March 2023, the all-share merger between Capital & Counties Properties PLC (now called Shaftesbury

Capital PLC) and Shaftesbury PLC, was completed. The merger was effected through the issuance of shares, which had a fair

value of £1,612.9 million on completion date (including the fair value of the 25.2 per cent that the Group already owned). The fair

value of the net identifiable assets acquired on completion amounted to £2,418.4 million, resulting in a gain on bargain purchase

of £805.5 million.

During the prior year £35.8 million of transaction costs in connection with the all-share merger were incurred. These costs were

recorded within administrative expenses in the consolidated income statement.

Shaftesbury PLC contributed £121.9 million to revenue and reduced profit before tax by £64.3 million for the year ended

31 December 2023. Had the merger taken place at the beginning of the 2023 financial year, it is estimated that the Group’s

reported revenue would have increased by £24.9 million and profit before tax would have declined by £1.7 million. The Group’s

reported underlying earnings before tax would have increased by £5.0 million.

32 Events after the reporting date

In January 2025, the Group completed on the disposal of an investment property for £3.0 million (before costs). The property was

classified as held for sale as at 31 December 2024. In February 2025, the Group acquired an investment property for £6.0 million

(before costs).

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212 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Shaftesbury Capital PLC Company

balance sheet

As at 31 December 2024

Note

2024

£m

2023

£m

Non-current assets

Investments in Group companies  II  2,129.4  2,129.4

Trade and other receivables  III

1,523.4  –

3,652.8  2,129.4

Current assets

Trade and other receivables  III  0.5  1,616.8

Derivative financial instruments

3.4  –

3.9  1,616.8

Total assets    3,656.7  3,746.2

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings  IV

(542.7)  (616.6)

Derivative financial instruments  V

(1.8)  (7.2)

(544.5)  (623.8)

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables    (16.1)  (3.7)

(16.1)  (3.7)

Total liabilities    (560.6)  (627.5)

Net assets    3,096.1  3,118.7

Equity

Share capital  24

488.2  488.2

Other components of equity    2,607.9  2,630.5

Total equity

3,096.1  3,118.7

The profit for the year attributable to shareholders of the Company is £39.7 million (31 December 2023: £89.7 million loss).

References in Roman numerals refer to the notes to the Company financial statements, references in numbers refer to the notes

to the Group financial statements.

These financial statements of Shaftesbury Capital PLC (registered number: 07145051) have been approved for issue by the Board

of Directors on 26 February 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Ian Hawksworth    Situl Jobanputra

Chief Executive    Chief Financial Officer

213Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Company financial statements

Shaftesbury Capital PLC Company

statement of changes in equity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Note

Share

capital

£m

Share

premium

£m

Own

shares

1

£m

Capital

redemption

reserve

£m

Merger

reserve

£m

Share-

based

payment

reserve

£m

Retained

earnings

£m

Total

equity

£m

At 1 January 2023    212.8  232.5  –  1.5 293.7  9.8 1,293.7 2,044.0

Loss and total comprehensive expense for the year    –  –  –  –  –  –  (89.7)  (89.7)

Completion of all-share merger

2

273.9  –  –  –  930.2  –  – 1,204.1

Dividends 11 – – – – – – (43.8) (43.8)

Issue of shares and realisation of share-based payment reserve

on issue of employee share options

3

1.5  –  (0.8)  –  –  (9.8)  11.9  2.8

Fair value of share-based payment  29  –  –  –  –  –  1.3  –  1.3

Balance at 31 December 2023    488.2  232.5  (0.8) 1.5 1,223.9 1.3 1,172.1 3,118.7

Profit and total comprehensive income for the year    –  –  –  –  –  –  39.7  39.7

Dividends 11 –  –  –  –  –  –  (65.4)  (65.4)

Fair value of share-based payment  29

–  –  –  –  –  3.1  –  3.1

Balance at 31 December 2024

488.2  232.5  (0.8)  1.5  1,223.9  4.4  1,146.4  3,096.1

1. Represents 3,146,886 shares held by the Group’s Employee Benefit Trust in respect of employee share awards.

2. Represents non-qualifying consideration received by the Group following previous share placings and the all-share merger with Shaftesbury PLC, which completed on 6 March 2023.

The amounts taken to the merger reserve do not currently meet the criteria for qualifying consideration and therefore will not form part of distributable reserves as they form part of

linked transactions.

3. Represents the issue of 6,170,629 new shares and subsequent realisation of the outstanding share-based payment reserve on the close out of the Capco share scheme prior to

completion of the all-share merger. Following the vesting, 3,146,886 shares were purchased by the Group’s Employee Benefit Trust.

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Shaftesbury Capital PLC

Notes to the Company

financial statements

I Principal accounting policies

General information

Shaftesbury Capital PLC (the “Company”) was incorporated and registered in England and Wales and domiciled in the United

Kingdom on 3 February 2010 under the Companies Act as a public company limited by shares, registration number 7145051.

The registered office of the Company is Regal House, 14 James Street, London, WC2E 8BU, United Kingdom. The principal activity

of the Company is to act as the ultimate parent company of Shaftesbury Capital PLC Group (the “Group”), whose principal activity

is the investment in and management of property.

Basis of preparation

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure

Framework’ (‘FRS 101’), and in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention as modified for the

revaluation of derivative financial instruments.

The Directors have taken advantage of the exemption offered by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present a separate

income statement or statement of comprehensive income for the Company.

Historically the Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United Kingdom-adopted accounting

standards (‘UK-adopted IFRS’ or ‘IFRS’). In the current year the Company has elected to apply FRS 101. The change in basis

of preparation has not resulted in a change in accounting policies and as a result, all accounting policies have been applied

consistently to all the years presented and are the same as those applied by the Group as set out on pages 178 to 186.

However, the change from IFRS to FRS 101 has resulted in reduced disclosure when compared to the Company’s prior

year financial statements. The full list of disclosure exemptions taken by the Company are:

– IFRS 7, ‘Financial instruments: Disclosures’;

– Paragraphs 10(d) (statement of cash flows); 16 (statement of compliance with all IFRS); 38A (requirement for minimum of two

primary statements, including cash flow statements); 38B-D (additional comparative information); 111 (statement of cash flows

information); and 134-136 (capital management disclosures), 10(f) (a statement of financial position as at the beginning of the

preceding period when an entity applies an accounting policy retrospectively or makes a retrospective restatement of items in

its financial statements, or when it reclassifies items in its financial statements); and 40A–D (requirements for a third statement of

financial position) of IAS 1, ‘Presentation of financial statements’;

– IAS 7, ‘Statement of cash flows’;

– Paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8, ‘Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors’ (requirement for the disclosure

of information when an entity has not applied a new IFRS that has been issued but is not yet effective);

– Paragraph 17 of IAS 24, ‘Related party disclosures’ (key management compensation);

– The requirements in IAS 24, ‘Related party disclosures’, to disclose related party transactions entered between two or more

members of a group.

In the current year, the Company has applied the below amendments to IFRS Standards and Interpretations issued by the

International Accounting Standards Board that are effective for annual periods that begin on or after 1 January 2024.

– IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ (amendment) (Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current and Non-current

Liabilities with Covenants)

– IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ (amendment) (Lease liability in a sale and leaseback)

The adoption of the above amendments have not had a material impact on the amounts reported in the financial statements or on

the disclosures.

215Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Financial statements | Company financial statements

I Principal accounting policies continued

Investments in Group companies

Investments in Group companies, which eliminates on consolidation, are stated in the Company’s separate financial statements at

cost less impairment losses, if any. Impairment losses are determined with reference to the investment’s fair value less estimated

selling costs and value-in-use calculations. Fair value is derived from the subsidiaries’, and their subsidiaries’ net assets at the

balance sheet date. Value-in-use calculations which require the use of estimates, comprise discounted cash flows based on the

latest strategic plan. On disposal, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount is included in the

income statement.

Other

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with FRS 101 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also

requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company’s accounting policies. The areas involving

a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements,

include the assessment and classification of the recoverable amounts of loans and investments.

The Directors did not make any significant judgements in the preparation of these financial statements.

The auditors’ remuneration for audit and other services is disclosed in note 5 ‘Administration expenses’ to the Group

financial statements.

II Investment in Group companies

2024

£m

2023

£m

At 1 January  2,129.4  516.4

Additions  –  1,613.0

At 31 December  2,129.4  2,129.4

Investments in Group companies are carried at cost less impairment losses, if any. An impairment test is performed on an annual basis.

An impairment charge of nil was recorded in the current year (31 December 2023: nil).

III Trade and other receivables

2024

£m

2023

£m

Non-current

Amounts owed by subsidiaries  1,523.4  –

Trade and other receivables

1,523.4  –

Current

Amounts owed by subsidiaries

–  1,616.3

Prepayments and accrued income

0.5  0.5

Trade and other receivables

0.5  1,616.8

As at 31 December 2023, it was deemed appropriate to classify the receivable balances as current based on the Group’s intention

to review the post-merger holding structure, including amounts owed by subsidiaries.

The post-merger review of the holding structure was completed post the 2024-year end, and following recapitalisations and

settlements of receivables from further down in the group will result in a reduction in the amounts owed by subsidiaries and

a corresponding increase in investments in Group companies.

As the Company does not have the intention in the short term to recall the remaining balances post the restructure, the amounts

owed by subsidiaries as at 31 December 2024 have been classified as non-current.

An impairment test is performed on an annual basis to determine the recoverability of amounts owed by subsidiaries. The key

assumptions made in the impairment assessment are the expected cash flows to be generated by each subsidiary, discounted at

a rate of 4.6 per cent (31 December 2023: 4.6 per cent). As a result, an impairment of nil (31 December 2023: £96.9 million) was

raised against the amounts owed by subsidiaries.

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216 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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IV Borrowings

2024

Carrying

value

£m

Secured

£m

Unsecured

£m

Fixed

rate

£m

Floating

rate

£m

Fair

value

£m

Nominal

value

£m

Non-current

Bank loans  269.9  –  269.9  –  269.9  269.9  275.0

Exchangeable bonds

1

272.8  272.8  –  272.8  –  263.1  275.0

Borrowings

542.7  272.8  269.9  272.8  269.9  533.0  550.0

1. Fair value of exchangeable bonds includes the fair value of the option component of £1.8 million as disclosed in note V ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

2023

Carrying

value

£m

Secured

£m

Unsecured

£m

Fixed

rate

£m

Floating

rate

£m

Fair

value

£m

Nominal

value

£m

Non-current

Bank loans

346.8  – 346.8  – 346.8 350.0 350.0

Exchangeable bonds

1

269.8 269.8  – 269.8  – 256.9 275.0

Borrowings  616.6 269.8 346.8 269.8 346.8 606.9 625.0

1. Fair value of exchangeable bonds includes the fair value of the option component of £7.2 million as disclosed in note V ‘Derivative financial instruments’.

The Company has two revolving credit facilities totalling £450 million, which are undrawn at 31 December 2024.

The maturity profile of gross debt is as follows:

2024

£m

2023

£m

Wholly repayable in more than one year but not more than five years  550.0  625.0

550.0  625.0

V Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial assets

2024

£m

2023

£m

Current

Interest rate derivatives  3.4  –

Derivative financial assets  3.4  –

Derivative liabilities

2024

£m

2023

£m

Non-current

Derivative liability – exchangeable bonds

1

1.8  7.2

Derivative financial liabilities

1.8  7.2

1. On 30 November 2020 the Company issued £275 million of secured exchangeable bonds maturing in March 2026. The net proceeds received from the issue of the exchangeable

bonds have been split between the financial liability element and an option component, representing the fair value of the embedded option to convert the financial liability into equity of

Shaftesbury. The debt component is accounted for at amortised cost at the effective interest rate method and the derivative liability is accounted for at fair value through profit or loss.

217Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Additional information

Alternative performance

measures (unaudited)

For the year ended 31 December 2024

The Group has applied the European Securities and Markets Authority guidelines on alternative performance measures (“APMs”) in

these results. An APM is a financial measure of historical or future finance performance, position or cash flow of the Group which is

not a measure defined or specified in IFRS. Set out below is a summary of the APMs used in this Annual Report.

Many of the APMs included are based on the EPRA Best Practice Recommendations reporting framework, a set of standard

disclosures for the property industry, which aims to improve the transparency, comparability and relevance of published results of

public real estate companies in Europe.

The Group also uses underlying earnings, property portfolio and financial debt ratio APMs. Financial debt ratios are supplementary

ratios which we believe are useful in monitoring the capital structure of the Group. Additionally, loan-to-value and interest cover

are covenants within many of the Group’s borrowing facilities.

APM  Definition of measure    Nearest IFRS measure

Explanation and

reconciliation 2024 2023

Underlying earnings

EPRA earnings adjusted for items not considered part of

t

he core underlying activities of the Group

Profit for the year  Note 3

£73.0m  £60.4m

2023 pro forma underlying earnings

1

Profit for the year  Table 5  N/A  £62.8m

Underlying earnings

per

share

Underlying earnings per weighted average number of

ordinary shares

Basic earnings per share  Note 3  4.0p  3.7p

2023 pro forma underlying earnings per weighted average

number of ordinary shares

Basic earnings per share  Table 5

N/A  3.4p

EPRA earnings

2

Earnings that reflect the operational performance of

t

he Group

Profit for the year  Note 3  £75.3m  £67.9m

EPRA earnings

per share

2

EPRA earnings per weighted average number of

ordinary shares

Basic earnings per share  Note 3  4.1p  4.1p

EPRA NTA

Net asset value adjusted to include properties at fair value

and exclude items not expected to crystallise in a long-

t

erm investment property business model

Net assets attributable to

shareholders

Note 3

£3,671.1m  £3,479.4m

EPRA NTA per share  EPRA NTA per the diluted number of ordinary shares

Net assets attributable to

shareholders per share

Note 3  200.2p  190.3p

Market value of

property portfolio

Market value of wholly-owned property portfolio    Investment properties  Note 12

£4,973.5m  £4,795.3m

Loan-to-value

Net debt, at nominal value and excluding tenant deposits,

divided by market value of property portfolio

N/A  Note 22  28.2%  31.3%

Interest cover

Underlying gross profit and other income divided by net

underlying finance costs

N/A  Note 22

292.1%  288.4%

Interest cover (excluding

non

-underlying

administrative

expenses)

Underlying gross profit and other income less underlying

administrative expenses divided by net underlying

f

inance costs

N/A  Table 1

223.3%  212.7%

Total accounting return

(“TAR”)

The movement in EPRA NTA per share plus dividends per

share paid during the year

N/A  Table 2

7.0%  5.8%

Total property return

(“TPR”)

Capital growth including gains and losses on disposals,

rent received (less associated costs) and ground rent

N/A  Table 3

7.6%  2.2%

Net debt to EBITDA

Net debt, at nominal value, excluding tenant deposits,

divided by EBITDA

N/A  Table 4

10.9  13.9

Gross debt with

interest

rate

protection

Proportion of gross debt with interest rate protection,

including interest on cash deposits

N/A  Note 22

100%  100%

Weighted average

cost of debt – gross

Cost of debt weighted by the drawn balance of

external borrowings

N/A

Financial Review,

page 50

4.0%  4.2%

Weighted average cost

of debt – net

Cost of debt weighted by the drawn and undrawn balance

of external borrowings

N/A

Financial Review,

page 50

3.7%  3.4%

Cash and undrawn

committed facilities

Cash and cash equivalents, excluding tenant deposits, plus

undrawn committed facilities

N/A

Financial Review,

page 50

£559.8m  £485.7m

1. The underlying earnings growth on a pro forma basis is 16.2 per cent.

2. Prior year comparatives have been re-presented based on changes to EPRA earnings following the publication of EPRA Best Practice Recommendations Guidelines in September 2024.

Refer to note 3 ‘Performance measures’ for further details.

Where this report uses like-for-like comparisons, these are defined within the Glossary.

218 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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1. Interest cover (excluding non-underlying administration expenses)

Interest cover  Note

2024

£m

2023

£m

Finance costs  9  (72.0)  (67.5)

Finance income  8  14.8  15.6

Net finance costs (A)

(57.2)  (51.9)

Gross profit

1

4  167.1  147.0

Other income    –  2.7

Administration expenses  5

(42.7)  (83.8)

Less: merger-related transaction and integration costs and non-underlying administration expenses  5

3.3  44.5

Underlying operating profit (B)

127.7  110.4

Interest cover (excluding non-underlying administration expenses) (B/A)    223.3%  212.7%

1. 2023 excludes a £5.1 million charge relating to the alignment of accounting policies on completion of the merger.

2. Total accounting return

Note  2024  2023

Opening EPRA NTA (A)  3  190.3p  182.1p

Closing EPRA NTA  3  200.2p  190.3p

Increase in the year

9.9p  8.2p

Adjusted for:

Dividends per share paid in the current year  11

3.4p  2.3p

Total accounting return (B)

13.3p  10.5p

Total accounting return % (B/A)    7.0%  5.8%

3. Total property return

Note

2024

£m

Gross profit  4  167.1

Gain on revaluation and sale of investment property  6  194.6

Total capital return (A)

361.7

Market value of wholly-owned property portfolio  12  4,973.5

Gain on revaluation and sale of investment property  6  (194.6)

Capital employed (B)

4,778.9

Total property return % (A/B)

1

7.6%

1. The prior year total property return of 2.2 per cent was calculated based on pro forma information (obtained from internal management accounts), assuming the all-share merger had

completed at the start of the financial year.

4. Net debt to EBITDA

Note

2024

£m

2023

£m

Underlying gross profit

1

4  167.1  147.0

Underlying administration expenses

2

5  (39.4)  (39.3)

127.7  107.7

Adjusted for:

Depreciation

0.7  0.4

EBITDA (A)

128.4  108.1

Net debt (B)  19  1,405.0  1,499.1

Net debt to EBITDA (B/A)    10.9  13.9

1. 2023 excludes a £5.1 million charge relating to the alignment of accounting policies on completion of the merger.

2. Underlying administration expenses exclude £3.3 million (31 December 2023: £44.5 million) of merger-related transaction and integration costs and non-underlying

administration expenses.

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219Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Alternative performance measures (unaudited) continued

5. 2023 pro forma underlying earnings

Pro forma

2023

£m

Shaftesbury Capital PLC 31 December 2023

1

57.8

Shaftesbury PLC 1 January 2023 to 5 March 2023

2

5.0

Pro forma underlying earnings

62.8

Weighted average number of shares (million)

3

1,821.7

Underlying earnings per share      3.4p

1. Represents the standalone results of Capital & Counties Properties PLC for the period 1 January to 5 March 2023 and that of the Group for the period 6 March to 31 December 2023,

less the dividend income of £2.6 million received for the shareholding held in Shaftesbury PLC pre-merger.

2. Reflects the underlying earnings for Shaftesbury PLC for the period 1 January to 5 March 2023 obtained from internal management accounts of Shaftesbury PLC.

3. Weighted average number of shares used reflects that the shares issued on completion of the merger had been effective from the beginning of the financial year.

220 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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EPRA measures (unaudited)

For the year ended 31 December 2024

EPRA Net Reinstatement Value (“EPRA NRV”), EPRA Net Tangible Assets (“EPRA NTA”) and EPRA Net Disposal Value (“EPRA NDV”)

are alternative performance measures that are calculated in accordance with the Best Practices Recommendations of the

European Public Real Estate Association (“EPRA”) to provide a transparent and consistent basis to enable comparison between

European property companies. EPRA NTA is considered to be the most relevant measure for the Group’s operating activity and

is the primary measure of net asset value.

The following is a summary of EPRA performance measures and key Group measures included within this Annual Report.

The measures are defined in the Glossary.

EPRA measure  Definition of measure

Explanation/

reconciliation 2024 2023

EPRA earnings

1

Earnings that reflect the operational performance of the Group  Note 3  £75.3m  £67.9m

EPRA earnings per share

1

EPRA earnings per weighted average number of ordinary shares  Note 3  4.1p  4.1p

EPRA NTA

Net asset value adjusted to include properties at fair value and exclude items not

expected to crystallise in a long-term investment property business model

Note 3

£3,671.1m  £3,479.4m

EPRA NTA per share  EPRA NTA per diluted number of ordinary shares  Note 3  200.2p  190.3p

EPRA NDV  EPRA NTA amended to include the fair value of financial instruments and debt  Note 3  £3,725.2m  £3,511.7m

EPRA NDV per share  EPRA NDV per diluted number of ordinary shares  Note 3  203.2p  192.0p

EPRA NRV  EPRA NTA amended to include real estate transfer tax  Note 3  £4,004.2  £3,811.6m

EPRA NRV per share  EPRA NRV per diluted number of ordinary shares  Note 3  218.4p  208.4p

EPRA net initial yield

Annualised rental income less non-recoverable costs as a percentage of market

value plus assumed purchaser’s costs

Table 1

3.8%  3.8%

EPRA topped-up initial yield  Net initial yield adjusted for the expiration of rent-free periods  Table 1  4.1%  4.2%

EPRA vacancy  ERV of un-let units (including those under offer) expressed as a percentage of the

ERV of the wholly owned property portfolio excluding units under development

Table 2  3.9%  4.9%

Capital expenditure  Capital expenditure on acquisition and development of investment property portfolio  Table 3  £131.4m  £53.8m

EPRA cost ratio  Total costs as a percentage of gross rental income (including direct vacancy costs)  Table 4  38.9%  65.6%

Total costs as a percentage of gross rental income (excluding direct vacancy costs)  Table 4  34.8%  60.8%

Adjusted Company cost ratio

Total adjusted costs as a percentage of adjusted gross rental income (including

direct vacancy costs)

Table 4  37.3%  39.9%

Total adjusted costs as a percentage of adjusted gross rental income (excluding

direct vacancy costs)

Table 4

33.3%  35.2%

EPRA LTV (loan-to-value)  Ratio of adjusted net debt, including net payables, to the sum of the net assets,

including net receivables, of the Group, its subsidiaries, joint ventures and

associates, all on a proportionate basis, expressed as a percentage

Table 5

27.4%  30.9%

Like-for-like rental growth  Rental income for properties which have been owned throughout both years without

significant capital expenditure in either year, so income can be compared on a like-

for-like basis

Table 6

5.7%  13.2%

1. Prior year comparatives have been re-presented based on changes to EPRA earnings following the publication of EPRA Best Practice Recommendations Guidelines in September 2024.

Refer to note 3 ‘Performance measures’ for further details.

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Additional information | EPRA measures (unaudited)

EPRA measures (unaudited) continued

1. EPRA net initial yield and EPRA ‘topped-up’ net initial yield

Note

2024

£m

2023

£m

Investment property – wholly owned  12  4,973.5  4,795.3

Investment property – share of joint ventures and associates

43.7  182.2

Trading property (including share of joint ventures)

21.6  41.8

Less: developments

(228.0)  (284.1)

Completed property portfolio

4,810.8  4,735.2

Allowance for estimated purchasers’ costs    333.1  316.8

Gross up completed property portfolio valuation (A)

5,143.9  5,052.0

Annualised cash passing rental income    204.7  202.7

Property outgoings    (6.9)  (10.6)

Annualised net rents (B)

197.8  192.1

Add: notional rent expiration of rent periods or other lease incentives    14.9  18.2

Topped-up net annualised rent (C)

212.7  210.3

EPRA net initial yield (B/A)    3.8%  3.8%

EPRA ‘topped-up’ net initial yield (C/A)    4.1%  4.2%

The EPRA net initial yield and EPRA ‘topped-up’ net initial yield are calculated based on EPRA guidelines and include the wholly-

owned property portfolio and the Group’s share of Lillie Square and Longmartin (the latter applicable only up until the point of

disposal in October 2024).

2. EPRA vacancy rate

2024

£m

2023

£m

Estimated rental value of vacant space  9.3  10.9

Estimated rental value of the portfolio less refurbishment estimated rental value  237.1  223.0

EPRA vacancy rate

3.9%  4.9%

EPRA vacancy rate includes units under offer, net of which vacancy relating to units available to let is 2.6 per cent (31 December 2023:

2.1 per cent). Investment properties held within the joint venture at Lillie Square totalling £43.7 million (the Group’s share) (31

December 2023: £182.2 million (the Group’s share of Lillie Square and Longmartin)) is not included in the vacancy rate above.

3. Property related capital expenditure

2024

2023

1

Group

(excluding joint

ventures and

associates)

£m

Joint ventures

and associates

£m

Total Group

£m

Group

(excluding joint

ventures and

associates)

£m

Joint ventures

and associates

£m

Total Group

£m

Acquisitions  84.9  –  84.9  17.4 – 17.4

Development  –  0.2  0.2  – 0.8 0.8

Investment property

–  –  –

Incremental lettable space

2.0  –  2.0  5.1 – 5.1

No incremental lettable space

38.3  0.8  39.1  28.5 0.5 29.0

Tenant lease incentives

2.8  –  2.8  1.5 0.3 1.8

Capitalised interest

–  –  –  – – –

Total CapEx

128.0  1.0  129.0  52.5 1.6 54.1

Conversion from accrual to cash basis  2.4  –  2.4  (1.3) 1.0  (0.3)

Total CapEx on cash basis

130.4  1.0  131.4  51.2 2.6 53.8

1. The property related capital expenditure represents the standalone performance of Capco for the period to 6 March 2023 and that of the combined Group from that date to 31

December 2023.

Further detail on the capital expenditure and acquisitions incurred in the year can be found in the Portfolio and operating review on

pages 32 to 43.

222 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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4. EPRA cost ratio

2024

£m

2023

£m

Administrative expenses

1

42.7  83.8

Total property outgoings  56.1  51.2

Provision for expected credit loss

3.9  2.0

Less: Service charge expense

(22.1)  (19.3)

Management fee

(0.1)  (0.1)

Share of joint ventures and associates expenses

2.9  3.5

Exclude:

Ground rent cost

(0.4)  (0.8)

EPRA costs (including direct vacancy costs) (A)  83.0  120.3

Direct vacancy costs  (8.6)  (8.9)

EPRA costs (excluding direct vacancy costs) (B)  74.4  111.4

Gross rental income less ground rent costs  226.7  194.3

Less: Service charge income

(22.1)  (19.3)

Share of joint ventures and associates property income

8.8  8.3

Adjusted gross rental income (C)

213.4  183.3

EPRA cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs) (A/C)  38.9%  65.6%

EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) (B/C)

34.9%  60.8%

Company specific adjustments

2

:

Non-underlying administrative expenses

(3.3)  (44.5)

Impact of change in accounting policy on property outgoings

–  (1.0)

Company specific adjustments for costs (D)

(3.3)  (45.5)

Adjusted Company cost (including direct vacancy costs) (E = A+D)

79.7  74.8

Adjusted Company cost (excluding direct vacancy costs) (F = B+D)

71.1  65.9

Impact of change in accounting policy on rental income

–  4.1

Adjusted Company gross rental income (G)

213.4  187.4

Adjusted Company cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs) (E/G)

37.3%  39.9%

Adjusted Company cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) (F/G)

33.3%  35.2%

1. £0.7 million (31 December 2023: £0.3 million) of administrative expenses were capitalised during the year. These capitalised costs mainly relate to employee costs as it is the Group’s

policy to capitalise directly attributable overheads and operating expenses to assets under refurbishment or development.

2. Company specific adjustments relates to non-underlying administrative expenses and do not represent the recurring, underlying performance of the Group. Details of non-underlying

expenses are set out in note 5 ‘Administration expenses’. The prior year Company specific adjustments include an adjustment relating to the alignment of accounting policies on

completion of the merger. £4.1 million of the adjustment was recognised through the straight-lining of tenant lease incentives and £1.0 million in property expenses.

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5. EPRA LTV

2024

Group

£m

Share of joint

ventures

£m

Total

£m

Borrowings from financial institutions  (1,239.8)  –  (1,239.8)

Exchangeable bond  (275.0)  –  (275.0)

Exclude:

Cash and cash equivalents

1

124.0  4.9  128.9

EPRA net debt (B)

(1,390.8)  4.9  (1,385.9)

Investment properties at fair value  4,943.6  43.7  4,987.3

Owner-occupied property at fair value  20.1  –  20.1

Investment property held for sale

9.8  –  9.8

Properties under development

–  21.6  21.6

Net receivables

85.5  (61.5)  24.0

Total property value (A)

5,059.0  3.8  5,062.8

EPRA LTV (B/A)      27.4%

1. Includes tenant deposits of £14.2 million held as security against tenant rent payments which are subject to certain restrictions and therefore not available for general use by the Group.

2023

Group

£m

Share of joint

ventures and

associates

£m

Total

£m

Borrowings from financial institutions  (1,409.8) (60.0) (1,469.8)

Exchangeable bond  (275.0) – (275.0)

Net payables  62.6 (80.4) (17.8)

Exclude:

Cash and cash equivalents

1

200.2 9.9 210.1

EPRA net debt (B)  (1,422.0) (130.5) (1,552.5)

Investment properties at fair value  4,775.1 182.2 4,957.3

Owner-occupied property at fair value  20.2 – 20.2

Properties under development  – 41.8 41.8

Total property value (A)  4,795.3 224.0 5,019.3

EPRA LTV (B/A)   30.9%

1. Includes tenant deposits of £14.5 million held as security against tenant rent payments which are subject to certain restrictions and therefore not available for general use by the Group.

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224 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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6. Like-for-like rental growth

The like-for-like rental growth presented represents 100 per cent of the wholly owned property portfolio, where all assets are

located in the West End of London.

The like-for-like rental growth compares the growth of rental income of property which has been owned throughout both years

without significant capital expenditure in either year.

2024

£m

Pro forma

2023

£m

Rental income in current year

205.0  196.5

Adjusted for impact of:

Acquisitions    (2.8)  (0.4)

Disposals

(2.9)  (4.1)

Change in accounting policy

1

–  4.1

Like-for-like rental income in current year (A)

199.3  196.1

Rental income in previous year

196.5  178.2

Adjusted for impact of:

Acquisitions

–  (0.1)

Disposals

(12.1)  (4.8)

Change in accounting policy

1

4.1  –

Like-for-like rental income in prior year (B)

188.5  173.3

Like-for-like growth in rental income ((A-B)/B)    5.7%  13.2%

1. There was a £4.1 million reduction to 2023 straight-lining of tenant lease incentives as a result of the alignment of accounting policies following the merger.

Rental income for the year ended 31 December 2023 used within the like-for-like rental growth calculation above, has been

determined based on pro forma information. The table below summarises the pro forma information.

Shaftesbury

Capital PLC

31 December

2023

1

£m

Shaftesbury

PLC

1 January

2023 to 5

March 2023

2

£m

Pro forma

2023

£m

Rent receivable

171.9  21.2  193.1

Straight-lining of tenant lease incentives

3.9  (0.5)  3.4

Rental income  175.8  20.7  196.5

1. As reported in note 4 ‘Gross profit’. Represents the standalone results of Capital & Counties Properties PLC for the period 1 January to 5 March 2023 and that of the Group from 6

March to 31 December 2023.

2. Reflects the rental income for Shaftesbury PLC for the period 1 January to 5 March 2023 obtained from internal management accounts of Shaftesbury PLC. The amounts have not

been adjusted for accounting policy alignments or fair value adjustments.

225Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Additional information

Analysis of property portfolio

(unaudited)

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Wholly-owned portfolio valuation by use

31 December 2024  Retail

Food &

beverage Offices Commercial Residential

Wholly-owned

portfolio

Valuation (£m)

1

1,784.2 1,664.8 877.9 4,326.9  644.7 4,971.6

Valuation (%)  36%  33%  18%  87%  13% 100%

L-f-L valuation movement (FY 2024)  +7.5%  +4.7%  +3.1%  +5.5%  –1.6% +4.5%

L-f-L valuation movement (H2 2024)  +6.5%  +2.2%  +1.2%  +3.7%  –1.0% +3.1%

Annualised gross income (£m)  73.2  73.0  33.6  179.8  23.0 202.8

Annualised gross income (%)  36%  36%  17%  89%  11% 100%

L-f-L annualised gross income (FY 2024)  +9.1%  +4.2%  +18.3%  +8.6%  +3.9% +8.0%

L-f-L annualised gross income (H2 2024)  +5.3%  –  +12.0%  +4.2%  +2.9% +4.1%

ERV (£m)  90.2  85.0  50.5  225.7  24.9 250.6

ERV (%)  36% 34% 20% 90%  10% 100%

L-f-L ERV movement (FY 2024)  +11.2%  +7.2%  +6.1%  +8.4%  +1.4% +7.7%

L-f-L ERV movement (H2 2024)  +8.8%  +3.4%  +1.5%  +5.0%  +1.6% +4.7%

ERV psf (£)  126  91  79  98  60 92

Net initial yield  3.8%  4.0%  3.3%  3.8%  2.9% 3.6%

Topped-up net initial yield  4.0%  4.3%  3.8%  4.1%  N/A 3.9%

Equivalent yield  4.5%  4.7%  4.9%  4.6%  3.1% 4.4%

WAULT (years)  3.0  8.1  2.7  4.8  1.1 4.4

Floor area (sq ft m)

2

0.7 1.0 0.6 2.3  0.4 2.7

Unit count

2

415 394 404 1,213  656 1,869

1. Excludes £1.9 million of Group properties primarily held in Lillie Square LP Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary).

2. Excludes long-leasehold residential interests.

Wholly-owned portfolio valuation by location

31 December 2024  Covent Garden  Carnaby | Soho  Chinatown  Fitzrovia

Wholly-owned

portfolio

Valuation (£m)

1

2,652.7 1,597.1  716.3  5.5 4,971.6

Valuation (%)  53% 32% 15%  – 100%

L-f-L valuation movement (FY 2024)  +3.7%  +6.4%  +3.7%  –7.1%  +4.5%

L-f-L valuation movement (H2 2024)  +2.8%  +4.3%  +2.0%  –6.1%  +3.1%

Annualised gross income (£m)  104.3  66.2  32.0  0.3  202.8

Annualised gross income (%)  51%  33%  16%  –  100%

L-f-L annualised gross income (FY 2024) +7.2% +12.1% +2.8% –5.3% 8.0%

L-f-L annualised gross income (H2 2024)  +2.7%  +8.4%  +0.4%  –0.6%  +4.1%

ERV (£m)  134.0 81.9 34.4  0.3 250.6

ERV (%)  53% 33% 14%  – 100%

L-f-L ERV movement (FY 2024)  +9.1%  +7.1%  +4.1%  –  +7.7%

L-f-L ERV movement (H2 2024)  +5.5%  +4.5%  +2.0%  –  +4.7%

ERV psf (£)  96 92 81 58 92

Net initial yield  3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 5.0% 3.6%

Topped-up net initial yield  3.8% 4.0% 4.1% 5.0% 3.9%

Equivalent yield  4.5% 4.5% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4%

WAULT (years)  4.4 4.0 5.6 6.1 4.4

Floor area (sq ft m)

2

1.4 0.9 0.4  – 2.7

Unit count

2

853 660 350  6 1,869

1. Excludes £1.9 million of Group properties primarily held in Lillie Square LP Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary).

2. Excludes long-leasehold residential interests.

226 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Historical record (unaudited)

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Continuing and discontinued operations

Consolidated income statement

2024

£m

2023

£m

2022

£m

2021

£m

2020

£m

Gross profit

167.1  141.9 57.3 52.0 24.7

Other income/(costs)  0.1  2.7 13.5  2.7  (0.5)

Gain/(loss) on revaluation and sale of investment property

194.6  (65.0) (0.8) (15.8) (693.3)

Change in value of investments and other receivables

(7.0)  (12.5) (7.9)  -  –

Revaluation of equity investment

–  52.0 (239.5)  44.6  50.9

Non-recurring costs

(3.3)  (44.5) (14.6) (68.6)  (1.4)

Administration expenses

(39.4)  (39.3) (26.0) (22.7) (31.5)

Operating profit/(loss)

312.1  35.3 (218.0)  (7.8) (651.1)

Net finance (costs)/income  (60.2)  (90.4) 12.2  (44.4) (29.7)

Profit/(loss) after finance costs

251.9  (55.1) (205.8)  (52.2) (680.8)

Profit/(loss) on disposal and IFRS 5 impairment of discontinued operation  –  – – – 1.0

Gain on bargain purchase

–  805.5 – – –

Loss on sale of associate

(4.0)  – – – –

Profit from joint ventures and associates

4.5  0.2 – – –

Profit/(loss) before tax

252.4  750.6 (205.8)  (52.2) (679.8)

Taxation  (0.3)  (0.2) (6.0) (0.7)  1.0

Profit/(loss) for the year

252.1  750.4 (211.8)  (52.9) (678.8)

Consolidated balance sheet

Investment property  4,899.1  4,740.2 1,715.1 1,705.6 1,795.8

Other non-current assets  156.1  224.9 485.4 713.3 681.5

Cash and cash equivalents

124.0  200.2 129.9 331.1 365.1

Other current assets

42.9  51.0 20.8 48.9 65.7

Assets held for sale

9.8  – – – –

Total assets

5,231.9  5,216.3 2,351.2 2,798.9 2,908.1

Non-current borrowings

(1,470.5)  (1,534.8) (738.3) (934.9) (1,070.7)

Other non-current liabilities

(1.8)  (9.9)  (8.7) (37.5) (30.8)

Current borrowings

(0.3)  (94.9) –  –  –

Other current liabilities

(85.0)  (96.5) (42.6) (39.7) (46.9)

Total liabilities  (1,557.6)  (1,736.1) (789.6) (1,012.1) (1,148.4)

Net assets

3,674.3  3,480.2 1,561.6 1,786.8 1,759.7

Per share information  Pence  Pence Pence Pence Pence

Basic earnings/(loss) per share  13.8  45.5

(24.9) 4.1

(82.6)

Underlying earnings/(loss) per share

1

4.0  3.7

2.2 0.1

(0.7)

Basic net assets per share  200.4  190.3

183.2

209.7

210.4

EPRA NTA per share  200.2  190.3

182.1

213.0

212.1

Dividend per share  3.50  3.15

2.50

1.50 –

1. Underlying earnings for the year ended 31 December 2024 is £73.0 million (31 December 2023: £60.4 million).

227Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

Additional information

Board and advisers

Chairman

Jonathan Nicholls

Executive Directors

Ian Hawksworth, Chief Executive

Situl Jobanputra, Chief Financial Officer

Non-executive Directors

Richard Akers

Ruth Anderson

Madeleine Cosgrave

Sian Westerman

Company Secretary

Ruth Pavey

General Counsel

Alison Fisher

Registered office

Regal House

14 James Street

London

WC2E 8BU

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3214 9150

Registered number

7145051

Websites

www.shaftesburycapital.com

www.carnaby.co.uk

www.chinatown.co.uk

www.coventgarden.london

www.thisissoho.co.uk

Independent auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Solicitors

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Financial adviser

Rothschild & Co.

Corporate brokers

Jefferies International Limited

Peel Hunt LLP

UBS AG London Branch

South Africa sponsor

Java Capital Trustees and Sponsors Proprietary Limited

228 Shaftesbury Capital PLC | 2024 Annual Report

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Dividends

The Directors of Shaftesbury Capital PLC have proposed

a final cash dividend of 1.8 pence per ordinary share

(ISIN GB00B62G9D36) payable on Friday, 30 May 2025.

Dates

The following are the salient dates for the payment of the

proposed 2024 final cash dividend:

Proposed 2024 final dividend announced  Thursday, 27 February 2025

Sterling/Rand exchange rate struck  Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Sterling/Rand exchange rate and dividend

amount in Rand announced by 11

.00 am

(South African time)

Thursday, 10 April 2025

Last day to trade cum-dividend\*  Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Ordinary shares listed ex-dividend on the

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Ordinary shares listed ex-dividend on the

London Stock Exchange

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Record date for the 2024 final dividend in

UK and South Africa

Friday, 25 April 2025

Deadline for submission of declaration of

eligibility to receive gross PID payment to

UK

registrar

Friday, 25 April 2025 (COB)

Annual General Meeting  Thursday, 22 May 2025

Dividend payment date for shareholders  Friday, 30 May 2025

The proposed 2024 final cash dividend is subject to approval

at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, to be held on

Thursday, 22 May 2025.

\*South African shareholders should note that, in accordance

with the requirements of Strate, the last day to trade cum-dividend

on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange will be Tuesday, 22 April

2025. No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will

be possible from Wednesday, 23 April 2025 to Friday, 25 April

2025 inclusive. No transfers between the UK and South African

registers may take place from close of business on Thursday,

10 April 2025 to Friday, 25 April 2025 inclusive.

The above dates are proposed and subject to change.

The proposed 2024 final cash dividend will be paid wholly as a

Property Income Distribution (“PID”). There will be no non-PID

(ordinary dividend) element of the final cash dividend. As such,

the entire final cash dividend will be subject to a deduction of

a 20 per cent UK withholding tax unless exemptions apply.

Information for shareholders

The information below is included only as a general guide

to taxation for shareholders based on Shaftesbury Capital’s

understanding of the law and the practice currently in force.

Any shareholder who is in any doubt as to their tax position

should seek independent professional advice.

UK shareholders

The proposed 2024 final cash dividend will be paid wholly as

a PID. Certain categories of shareholders may be eligible for

exemption from the 20 per cent UK withholding tax and may

register to receive their dividends on a gross basis. Further

information, including the required forms, is available from

the ‘Investor Information’ section of the Company’s website

(https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/investors/investor-

information.html), or on request from the Company’s UK

registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets. Validly completed forms

must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets no later than

the dividend record date, as advised; otherwise the dividend

will be paid after deduction of tax.

There will be no non-PID element of the final cash dividend.

South African shareholders

The proposed 2024 final cash dividend proposed by the

Company is a foreign payment and the funds are sourced

from the UK.

PID: The proposed 2024 final cash dividend will be paid wholly

as a PID and a 20 per cent UK withholding tax is applicable to

a PID. As such, South African shareholders may apply to HMRC

after payment of the proposed 2024 final cash dividend for

a refund of the difference between the 20 per cent UK

withholding tax and the UK/South African double taxation

treaty rate of 15 per cent.

The proposed 2024 final cash dividend will be exempt

from income tax but will constitute a dividend for Dividends

Taxpurposes, as it will be declared in respect of a share listed

on the exchange operated by the JSE. SA Dividends Tax will

therefore be withheld from the proposed 2024 final cash

dividend at a rate of 20 per cent, unless a shareholder

qualifies for an exemption and the prescribed requirements

for effecting the exemption are in place by the requisite date.

Certain shareholders may also qualify for a reduction of SA

Dividends Tax liability to 5 per cent (being the difference

between the SA dividends tax rate and the effective UK

withholding tax rate of 15 per cent) if the prescribed

requirements for effecting the reduction are in place

by the requisite date.

Non-PID: There will be no non-PID element of the proposed

2024 final cash dividend.

Other overseas shareholders

Other non-UK shareholders may be able to make claims for

a refund of UK withholding tax deducted pursuant to the

application of a relevant double taxation convention. UK

withholding tax refunds can only be claimed from HMRC,

the UK tax authority.

Additional information on PIDs and ordinary dividends

(non-PIDs) can be found at

https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/investors/investor-

information/reit.html

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Additional information

Glossary

Annualised gross income

Total annualised actual and “estimated income” from leases

at a valuation date. It includes sundry non-leased income

and estimated turnover related rents. No rent is attributed

to leases which were subject to rent free periods at that date.

It does not reflect any head rents and estimated irrecoverable

outgoings at the valuation date. “Estimated income” refers

to gross ERVs in respect of rent reviews outstanding at the

valuation date and, where appropriate, ERV in respect of

lease renewals outstanding at the valuation date where

the fair value reflects terms for a renewed lease.

APM (Alternative Performance Measure)

A financial measure of historical or future financial performance,

position or cash flows of the Group which is not a measure

defined or specified in IFRS.

BREEAM

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment

Method is a method of assessing, rating and certifying

sustainability of buildings.

Capco

Capco represents Shaftesbury Capital PLC, formerly Capital &

Counties Properties PLC, (also referred to as “the Company”)

and all its subsidiaries and group undertakings, collectively

referred to as “the Group”.

Cash and undrawn committed facilities

Cash and cash equivalents, excluding tenant deposits, plus

undrawn committed facilities.

Category A (Cat A)

A Category A (Cat A) office refurbishment refers to the

basic fit-out of an office space, typically including essential

infrastructure such as raised floors, suspended ceilings,

lighting, air conditioning, and basic fire and safety systems.

This level of refurbishment prepares the space for tenant

occupation but does not include interior design elements,

partitions, or bespoke fittings.

CDP

CDP Worldwide, a global not-for-profit sustainability disclosure

system. Shaftesbury Capital participates in the CDP Climate

Change Programme, which measures progress on climate

change disclosure.

Contracted income

Includes rent frees and contracted rent increases.

CRREM

Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor. The leading global standard

and initiative for operational decarbonisation of real

estate assets.

EBITDA

EBITDA represents underlying earnings before interest, tax,

depreciation and amortisation.

Embodied Carbon

The total carbon emissions generated during the creation

or refurbishment of a product. Including the extraction,

manufacture, transportation, processing, assembly,

replacement and deconstruction of the materials required

to create or refurbish the product.

EPC

Energy Performance Certificate.

EPRA

European Public Real Estate Association, the publisher of

Best Practice Recommendations intended to make financial

statements of public real estate companies in Europe clearer,

more transparent and comparable.

EPRA cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs)

EPRA cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs) is a

proportionally consolidated measure of the ratio of net

overheads and operating expenses against gross rental

income (with both amounts excluding ground rents payable).

Net overheads and operating expenses relate to all

administrative and operating expenses, net of any service

fees, recharges or other income specifically intended to

cover overhead and property expenses.

EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs)

EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) is the ratio

defined above, but with direct vacancy costs removed from

the net overheads and operating expenses balance.

EPRA earnings per share

Profit or loss for the year excluding valuation movements on

the wholly-owned, joint venture and associate properties, fair

value changes of financial instruments and listed investments,

cost of early close out of debt, gain on bargain purchase, IFRS

3 merger-related transaction costs, and items that are unusual

in nature and unlikely to reoccur in the foreseeable future,

divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue

during the year.

EPRA LTV (loan-to-value)

Ratio of net debt, including net payables, to the sum of the net

assets, including net receivables, of the Group, its subsidiaries

and joint ventures and associates, all on a proportionally

consolidated basis, expressed as a percentage. The calculation

includes trading properties at fair value and debt at nominal value.

EPRA NDV (net disposal value) per share

The net assets as at the end of the year including the excess of

the fair value of trading property over its cost, revaluation of

other non-current investments and the adjustment required

to reflect fixed interest rate debt at fair value, divided by the

diluted number of ordinary shares.

EPRA net initial yield

Annualised net rent (after deduction of revenue costs such

as head rent, running void, service charge after shortfalls

and empty rates) on investment and trading property

expressed as a percentage of the gross market value

before deduction of theoretical acquisition costs, all on

a proportionally consolidated basis.

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EPRA NTA (net tangible assets) per share

The net assets as at the end of the year including the excess of

the fair value of trading property over its cost and revaluation

of other non-current investments, excluding the fair value

of financial instruments and deferred tax on revaluations,

divided by the diluted number of ordinary shares.

EPRA NRV (net reinstatement value) per share

The net assets as at the end of the year including the excess of

the fair value of trading property over its cost and excluding

the fair value of financial instruments, deferred tax on

revaluations plus a gross up adjustment for related costs such

as Real Estate Transfer Tax, divided by the diluted number of

ordinary shares.

EPRA sBPR

European Public Real Estate Association Sustainability

Best Practice Recommendations for Reporting, a guidance

framework for reporting environmental performance.

The Group publishes details of its environmental

performance in line with the EPRA sBPR.

EPRA topped-up initial yield

EPRA net initial yield adjusted for the expiration of

rent free periods.

EPRA vacancy

ERV of un-let units, including those under offer, expressed as a

percentage of the ERV of the wholly-owned property portfolio

excluding units under development.

ERV (Estimated rental value)

The external valuers’ estimate of the open market rent which,

on the date of valuation, could reasonably be expected to be

obtained on a new letting or rent review of the property.

ESC

Environment, Sustainability and Community.

F&B (Food & beverage)

A sector within the portfolio which includes establishments

primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of food and

beverages. This encompasses a diverse range of customers

including restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs and other

hospitality venues.

FTSE 350 Real Estate Index

London Stock Exchange index derived from real estate

companies in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices.

FTSE4GOOD

FTSE4GOOD Index Series, hosted by FTSE Russell, a

sustainability index in which Shaftesbury Capital participates.

FRC

Financial Reporting Council.

FRS 101

Financial Reporting Standard 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework’.

GRESB

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, a

sustainability index. Shaftesbury Capital participates in

the GRESB Real Estate Assessment.

Gross income

The Group’s share of passing rent plus sundry non-leased income.

Headline earnings

Headline earnings per share is calculated in accordance

with Circular 1/2023 issued by the South African Institute

of Chartered Accountants (“SAICA”), a requirement of the

Group’s JSE listing. This measure is not a requirement of IFRS.

IFRS

United Kingdom-adopted international accounting standards.

ISO

International Organisation for Standardisation.

KPI

Key Performance Indicators.

LETI

The London Energy Transformation Initiative, a network of

built environment professionals working to put London on

the path to Net Zero Carbon.

Like-for-like property

Property which has been owned throughout both years

without significant capital expenditure in either year, so

income can be compared on a like-for-like basis. For the

purposes of comparison of capital values, this will also include

assets owned at the previous balance sheet date but not

necessarily throughout the prior year.

LTV (loan to value)

LTV is calculated on the basis of net debt divided by the

market value of the wholly-owned property portfolio.

Longmartin

The Longmartin associate was a 50 per cent investment

arrangement between Shaftesbury Capital and The Mercers’

Company. The Group disposed of its share in Longmartin

during the year.

LSJV

The Lillie Square joint venture is a 50 per cent joint venture

between the Group and Kwok Family Interests (KFI).

MSCI

Producer of an independent benchmark of property returns.

NAV

Net Asset Value.

Net debt

Total borrowings, at nominal value, less cash and cash

equivalents, excluding tenant deposits.

Net initial yield

The net initial income at the valuation date expressed as a

percentage of the gross valuation. Yields reflect net income

after deduction of any ground rents, head rents and rent

charges and estimated irrecoverable outgoings at the

valuation date.

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Nominal equivalent yield

Effective annual yield to a purchaser on the gross market

value, assuming rent is receivable annually in arrears, and that

the property becomes fully occupied and that all rents revert

to the current market level (ERV) at the next review date or

lease expiry.

Occupancy rate

The ERV of let and under offer units expressed as a

percentage of the ERV of let and under offer units plus ERV

of un-let units, excluding units under development. This is

equivalent to 100 per cent less the EPRA vacancy rate.

Passing rent

Contracted annual rents receivable at the balance sheet date.

This takes no account of accounting adjustments made in

respect of rent free periods or tenant lease incentives, the

reclassification of certain lease payments as finance charges

or any irrecoverable costs and expenses, and does not

include excess turnover rent, additional rent in respect

of unsettled rent reviews or sundry income.

PID (Property Income Distributions)

Distribution under the REIT regime that constitutes at least

90 per cent of the Group’s taxable income profits arising from

its qualifying property rental business, by way of dividend.

PIDs can be subject to withholding tax at 20 per cent. If the

Group distributes profits from its non-qualifying business,

the distribution will be taxed as an ordinary dividend in the

hands of the investors.

Private placement loan notes interest cover

Interest cover is calculated based on net rental income, less

an administration adjustment of £5.0 million, divided by net

finance costs.

Private placement loan notes LTV

LTV is calculated on the basis of net debt divided by the

market value of wholly owned property portfolio. This

measure is consistent with the LTV ratio disclosed in

‘Alternative performance measures’ table.

PSP

Performance Share Plan.

REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)

A REIT is exempt from corporation tax on income and gains

of its property rental business (qualifying activities) provided

a number of conditions are met. It remains subject to

corporation tax on non-exempt income and gains (non-

qualifying activities) which would include any trading activity,

interest income and development and management fee income.

RETT (Real Estate Transfer Tax)

Purchasers’ cost as included within the independent valuation

of investment and trading properties.

Reversionary potential

The amount by which ERV exceeds annualised gross income,

measured at a valuation date.

RICS

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

SBTi

Science Based Target initiative.

S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment

A sustainability index of Standard & Poor Global to which

Shaftesbury Capital submits information.

Section 106

Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,

pursuant to which the relevant planning authority can impose

planning obligations on a developer to secure contributions to

services, infrastructure and amenities in order to support and

facilitate a proposed development.

Secured loans interest cover

Interest cover is calculated based on net rental income of the

company which holds the loan divided by net finance costs

associated with the secured loan.

Secured loans LTV

LTV is calculated on the basis of the secured loan balance

outstanding divided by the market value of specified

properties.

Shaftesbury Capital

Shaftesbury Capital represents Shaftesbury Capital PLC (also

referred to as “the Company”), and all its subsidiaries and

Group undertakings, collectively referred to as “the Group”.

Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA)

The average overnight Sterling risk-free interest rate, set in

arrears, paid by banks for unsecured transactions.

TAR (Total Accounting Return)

The movement in EPRA NTA per share plus dividends per

share paid during the year.

TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure)

The TCFD developed a framework to help companies more

effectively disclose climate-related risks and opportunities

through existing reporting processes.

Tenant lease incentives

Any incentives offered to customers to enter into a lease.

Typically incentives are in the form of an initial rent free period

and/or a cash contribution to fit-out the premises. Under IFRS

the value of incentives granted to customers is amortised

through the consolidated income statement on a straight-line

basis to the earlier of break or lease expiry.

TOMs

Themes, Outcomes and Measures system.

TPR (Total Property Return)

Capital growth including gains and losses on disposals plus

rent received less associated costs, including ground rent.

TSR (Total Shareholder Return)

The movement in the price of an ordinary share plus dividends

paid during the year assuming re-investment in ordinary shares.

Underlying earnings

EPRA earnings adjusted for the non-core property rental

income business. The Lillie Square joint venture is not

considered part of the core underlying business of the Group

and therefore its results are excluded from EPRA earnings to

derive underlying earnings.

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Underlying earnings per share (EPS)

Underlying earnings divided by the weighted average number

of shares in issue during the year.

Unsecured term & revolving loan facilities interest cover

Interest cover is calculated based on net rental income

divided by net finance costs.

Unsecured term & revolving loan facilities LTV

LTV is calculated on the basis of net debt divided by the

market value of wholly-owned property portfolio. This

measure is consistent with the LTV ratio disclosed in

‘Alternative performance measures’ table.

Valuation growth/decline

The valuation movement and realised surpluses or deficits

arising from the Group’s investment property portfolio

expressed as a percentage return on the valuation at the

beginning of the period adjusted for acquisitions, disposals

and capital expenditure. When measured on a like-for-like

basis, the calculation excludes those properties acquired or

sold during the period.

WAULT (Weighted average unexpired lease term)

The unexpired lease term to the earlier of break or lease

expiry weighted by passing rent for each lease.

Whole Life Carbon

The total embodied and operational emissions that occur over

the lifetime of a building, including the carbon associated with

decommissioning at end of life.

Zone A

A means of analysing and comparing the rental value of retail

space by dividing it in to zones parallel with the main frontage.

The most valuable zone, Zone A, falls within a 6 metre depth

of the shop frontage. Each successive zone is valued at half

the rate of the zone in front of it. The blend is referred to as

being ‘ITZA’ (“In Terms of Zone A”).

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Additional information

Greenhouse Gas emissions

Greenhouse Gas emissions methodology 2024

Shaftesbury Capital monitors and reports its greenhouse

gas emissions (“GHG”) and operational energy consumption in

compliance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006

(Strategic Report and Directors Report) Regulations 2013 and

the extension of these regulations to include the Streamlined

Energy and Carbon Reporting (“SECR”) regulations.

Our Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions statements cover the reporting

period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and are detailed

on pages 94 and 95.

The GHG emissions data is prepared by following the

‘Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Protocol: A Corporate Accounting and

Reporting Standard’ published by the World Resources Institute

(“WRI”). We use the GHG Protocol operational control approach

as this reflects where Shaftesbury Capital has the ability to

influence GHG emissions. 100 per cent of emissions and energy

use reported are applicable for UK only, as Shaftesbury Capital

does not have any other global operations.

Scope 1 emissions, defined as direct emissions including fuel

combustion in owned or controlled boilers, backup generators,

fuel use for construction plant and machinery and fugitive

emissions from air conditioning, are included where they

are our responsibility within the managed portfolio.

Scope 2 is defined as indirect energy emissions which include

purchased electricity throughout the Group’s operations within

landlord-controlled parts. The figures relate to landlord-

controlled common parts such as lobbies, staircases or vacant

units and energy use during refurbishments. Scope 2 emissions

also include energy use for external and street lighting, and bin

stores, where these are our responsibility within the managed

portfolio. Shaftesbury Capital are responsible for all Scope 1

and Scope 2 emissions disclosed on page 95.

For Scope 2 emissions, those arising from generated electricity usage

are reported in two ways. Firstly, Shaftesbury Capital calculates the

‘location-based’ emissions which reflect emissions according to the

energy mix of the National Grid. Secondly, Shaftesbury Capital

reports ‘market-based’ emissions which reflect the energy mix

provided by our energy suppliers. This helps Shaftesbury Capital to

demonstrate the reduction in emissions as a result of purchasing

energy from suppliers who generate renewable energy.

In addition, we report Scope 3 emissions comprising other

indirect emissions from sources not owned or controlled by

Shaftesbury Capital, including customer and supply chain

emissions. We report Scope 3 emissions from the following sources:

– Tenant energy consumption in our properties where the

leasing arrangements put responsibility on energy operation

and direct payment for supply on the tenants (excluding long-

leasehold properties)

– Embodied emissions from the materials we use in our

refurbishment projects

– Purchased goods and services from our suppliers

– Upstream energy use associated with our Scope 1 and 2 emissions

– Waste treatment and disposal, where waste collection is our

responsibility within the managed portfolio

– Emissions from our employees commuting to work

– Emissions from business flights taken throughout the year

– Water supply and treatment, where water supply is our

responsibility within the managed portfolio

Shaftesbury Capital has engaged Carbon Footprint Limited to

provide independent verification of the 2024 Greenhouse Gas

emissions assertion, in accordance with the industry recognised

standard ISO 14064-3. The verification statement will be included in

our Sustainability Data Report, which will be issued in April 2025.

The energy and carbon statements disclosed in this report, on page

95, have been calculated in accordance with the following standards:

– WRI/WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable

Development) (2004). Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Corporate

Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition;

– WRI/WBCSD (2011). Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Corporate

Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard;

– WRI/WBCSD (2015). Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Scope 2

Guidance for market-based reporting; and

– Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (2019):

Environmental reporting guidelines: Including Streamlined

Energy and Carbon Reporting requirements.

– European Real Estate Association (2024) Best Practice

Recommendations on Sustainability Reporting (EPRA sBPR).

Emissions calculations are in line with the requirements of the

Greenhouse Gas Protocol suite of documents. The method uses

activity data relating to Shaftesbury Capital’s operations,

multiplied by relevant emissions conversion factors, sourced

from Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) UK

Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting

(2024), OneClick LCA Emission Factor Database (2024), and

spend-based UK Government emission factors by SIC code (2024).

We have used accurate consumption data for reporting of the

majority (96%) of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Where there

have been data gaps (c. 4% of data), we have used reasonable

estimations such as pro-rata extrapolation to ensure complete

coverage for the reporting year.

For Scope 3 occupier emissions we have used various methods,

including meter reads, billing information and energy data

collected from UK energy operators for approximately 57 per

cent of emissions by area, and applied industry benchmarks for

the remaining 43 per cent.

For Scope 3 embodied carbon, we aim to collect accurate data

for all our refurbishment projects, where feasible. This covered

53% per cent of our spend in 2024 and 17% per cent of our

embodied carbon. For the remainder of our refurbishment

project spend, where embodied carbon data collection was

not feasible, we use UK Government spend-based conversion

factors which covered 47% per cent of our spend and 83% per

cent of our embodied carbon. We are committed to reducing

the proportion of spend required to use benchmarks over time.

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Shareholder information

Electronic communication

As part of our commitment to sustainability, Shaftesbury

Capital has adopted electronic communications. This means

that shareholders will receive documents from the Company

electronically unless they elect to receive hard copies.

All of Shaftesbury Capital’s annual and interim results will be

published on the Company’s website www.shaftesburycapital.com.

If you are a shareholder who receives hard copies of

documents and you wish to elect to receive electronic

communications, please contact the appropriate Registrar.

Shareholders may revoke an election to receive electronic

communications at any time.

Registrars

All enquiries concerning shares or shareholdings, including

notification of change of address, queries regarding loss of

a share certificate and dividend payments should be

addressed to:

For shareholders registered in the UK:

MUFG Corporate Markets, Central Square, 29 Wellington

Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL, United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 371 664 0300

Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and vary by

provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom are charged at the

applicable international rate. Lines are open 9.00 am to 5.30 pm,

Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales.

Email: shareholderenquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com

Website: eu.mpms.mufg.com

For shareholders registered in South Africa:

Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited,

Rosebank Towers, 1st Floor, 15 Biermann Avenue,

Rosebank, 2196, South Africa

Postal address: Private Bag X9000, Saxonwold 2132, South Africa

Telephone: +27 (0) 11 370 5000 or 086 1100 933 (lines are

open 8.00 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public

holidays in South Africa)

Email: web.queries@computershare.co.za

Website: www.computershare.com/za

Web-based enquiry service for UK shareholders

Shareholders registered in the United Kingdom can register

at www.signalshares.com to access a range of online

services including:

– Updating address details or registering a mandate to have

dividends paid directly to their bank account

– Online proxy voting

– Electing to receive shareholder communications electronically

– Viewing holding balance, indicative share price and valuation

– Viewing transactions on the holding including any dividend

payments received

– Accessing a wide range of shareholder information,

including downloadable forms

To register to use this service, shareholders will need their

investor code, which can be found on the share certificate(s).

Share price information

The latest information on the Shaftesbury Capital PLC

share price is available on the Company’s website

www.shaftesburycapital.com.

The shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange

with LSE code SHC, SEDOL B62G9D3, ISIN GB00B62G9D36.

The shares are traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

under the abbreviated name SHBCAP and JSE code SHC.

Share dealing services

Many banks, building societies and investment managers offer

share dealing services. Additionally, UK shareholders may

trade their shares using the online and telephone dealing

service that MUFG Corporate Markets provide. To use this

service, shareholders should contact MUFG Corporate

Markets: infosharedeal@cm.mpms.mufg.com or telephone

+44 (0) 371 664 0445. Calls are charged at the standard

geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the

United Kingdom are charged at the applicable international

rate. (Lines are open 8.00 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday,

excluding public holidays in England and Wales). Alternatively,

shareholders can log on to https://sharedeal.linkgroup.eu.

This service is only available to private individuals resident

in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area, the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man who hold shares in a

company for which MUFG Corporate Markets provides share

registration services, or a nominee programme administered

by MUFG Corporate Markets Trustees (UK) Limited.

ShareGift

ShareGift is a charity share donation scheme for UK-based

shareholders who may wish to dispose of a small quantity of

shares where the market value makes it uneconomical to sell

on a commission basis. Further information can be found on

its website www.sharegift.org, by telephoning 020 7930 3737

or by emailing help@sharegift.org.

Strate Charity Shares (“SCS”)

SCS is an independent non-profit and registered charity share

donation scheme for shareholders in South Africa who may

wish to dispose of small holdings of shares that are too costly

to sell via a stockbroker on a commission basis. Further

information can be found at www.strate.co.za, by emailing

charityshares@computershare.co.za or by telephoning

0800 202 363 (freephone) or +27 (0) 11 870 8207.

Share fraud warnings

Shareholders are advised to be wary of any unsolicited calls,

mail or emails that offer free advice, the opportunity to buy

shares at a discount or to provide free company or research

reports. Such approaches are often investment scams and

you will probably lose your money. Information on how to

protect yourself from investment scams can be found at

www.fca.org.uk/scams or by calling the FCA’s consumer

helpline on 0800 111 6768 (freephone).

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Additional information | Cautionary statement

This Report contains “forward-looking statements” regarding the belief or current expectations of Shaftesbury Capital PLC, its

Directors and other members of its senior management about Shaftesbury Capital PLC’s businesses, financial performance and

results of operations. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Rather, they are based on

current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside

the control of Shaftesbury Capital PLC and are difficult to predict, that may cause actual results, performance or developments to

differ materially from any future results, performance or developments expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this Report. Except as required by applicable law, Shaftesbury

Capital PLC makes no representation or warranty in relation to them and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any

forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Shaftesbury Capital PLC’s expectations with regard thereto

or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The information contained in this

Report does not purport to be comprehensive and has not been independently verified. Any information contained in this Report

on the price at which shares or other securities in Shaftesbury Capital PLC have been bought or sold in the past, or on the yield on

such shares or other securities, should not be relied upon as a guide to future performance. No statement in this Report is intended

to be a profit forecast and no statement in this Report should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of Shaftesbury

Capital PLC for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share

of Shaftesbury Capital PLC. Certain industry and market data contained in this Report has come from third party sources. Third

party publications, studies and surveys generally state that the data contained therein have been obtained from sources believed

to be reliable, but that there is no guarantee of accuracy or completeness of such data.

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