" We believe it is important for all shareholders to have an opportunity to engage with us on, and endorse, our climate strategy and actions. The outcome of the vote is not binding but the Board will take it, and discussions at the AGM, into account in determining how the Company progresses, evaluates and looks to improve upon the initiatives set out in the Climate Transition Plan. The AGM is intended to provide a forum for shareholders to discuss and provide feedback on the Company’s Climate Transition Plan. The Climate Transition Plan sets out the Company’s current plans, actions and assumptions to enable it to achieve its Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets, aligned to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Plan is dynamic and will be reviewed and refined on an on-going basis to take account of changes in the geopolitical risk landscape, regulation, policy, technology innovations, best practice and other matters. It is anticipated that a further advisory shareholder vote to approve the then current Climate Transition Plan will be sought no later than 2026, and sooner if there are significant changes to the Climate Transition Plan before then. In the meantime, the Company will continue to publish its progress on climate action annually, in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures."