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2026 Directors' Remuneration Policy
Aberdeen Group plc is clarifying its proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy ahead of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, specifically regarding long-term incentive awards. Following shareholder engagement, the company will continue to cap the Chief Executive Officer's maximum long-term incentive grant at 350% of salary. If a Restricted Share Plan is combined with a Performance Share Plan, the cap will be 87.5% of salary for the Restricted Share Plan and 175% of salary for the Performance Share Plan, totaling 262.5% of salary for the three-year policy lifecycle. Disclaimer*
About this update from Aberdeen Group Plc
Aberdeen Group plc ('the Company') 2026 DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION POLICY In advance of its 2026 Annual General Meeting ("2026 AGM") , the Company wishes to clarify for shareholders certain aspects of the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy ("Policy") , as set out in the Annual report and accounts 2025 ("ARA 2025") , which will be subject to a shareholder vote at the 2026 AGM to be held on Wednesday 29 April 2026. The Remuneration Committee of the Company has engaged with a number of its key shareholders and proxy voting agencies regarding the proposed Policy. As a result of this engagement, the Company wishes to clarify the intended implementation of the long-term incentive ("LTI") awards as part of the proposed Policy put for shareholder approval at the 2026 AGM (Resolution 6). Under the current Policy approved at the 2023 AGM, the Remuneration Committee has granted LTI via Performance Share Plan ("PSP") awards of up to a maximum of 350% of salary for the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") . Under the proposed Policy, the Remuneration Committee will continue to only award a maximum LTI grant of up to 350% of salary for the CEO. Where a Restricted Share Plan ("RSP") is granted in combination with a PSP, the Remuneration Committee will not grant more than 87.5% of salary in RSP and 175% of salary in PSP respectively, totalling 262.5% of salary. This commitment will apply for the three-year lifecycle of the proposed Policy. For ease of reference, the detail on the proposed Policy is set out on pages 108 - 109 of the ARA 2025. The ARA 2025 and Notice of AGM are available on the Company's website by accessing the below links: - ARA 2025: https://www.aberdeenplc.com/en-gb/investors/financial-library-and-results/full-year-results - Notice of AGM: https://www.aberdeenplc.com/en-gb/investors/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting-2026 16 April 2026 Enquiries: Media Duncan Young +44 (0) 7920 868 865 Institutional Equity Investors Duncan Heath +44 (0) 207 156 2495 Group Secretariat Rose Edwards +44 (0) 7971 188 901 LEI: 0TMBS544NMO7GLCE7H90 END
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