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Rules of the ProCook Group plc

Deferred Bonus Plan 2021

Adopted on 29 October 2021

Amended by resolution of the shareholders on [19 September 2023]

Expires on 29 October 2031

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CONTENTS

Rule

Page

1

INTERPRETATION

2

2

COMMITTEE MAY GRANT AWARDS

77

3

RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRANTING OF AWARDS

77

4

GRANT OF AWARDS

88

5

DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT SHARES

9

6

EXERCISE OF AWARDS

10

7

CASH EQUIVALENT

11

8

RESTRICTIONS UPON THE EXERCISE OF AWARDS AND LAPSE OF AWARDS

1212

9

CESSATION OF EMPLOYMENT

12

10

CHANGE IN CONTROL, LIQUIDATION AND DEMERGER

13

11

ADJUSTMENT OF AWARDS

1515

12

PRO-RATING OF AWARDS ON EARLY EXERCISE

1515

13

CLAWBACK AND MALUS

15

14

COSTS

17

15

ADMINISTRATION

17

16

GENERAL

1818

17

AMENDMENTS TO THESE RULES

18

18

OVERSEAS EMPLOYEES

19

19

DATA PROTECTION

19

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RULES

of the

PROCOOK GROUP PLC DEFERRED BONUS PLAN 2021

1. INTERPRETATION In these Rules:

1.1 the following expressions have the following meanings unless inconsistent with the context:

"Admission Date"

the date that the Shares are admitted to the premium

listing segment of the Official List of the UK Financial

Conduct Authority and to trading on the Main Market of

the London Stock Exchange

"Adoption Date"

the date on which the Plan is adopted by a resolution

of the Board

"Annual Bonus Plan"

the ProCook Group plc Annual Bonus Plan or any

replacement bonus plan adopted by the Company from

time to time

"Award"

subject to Rule 7, a right to acquire Shares for nil

consideration granted to an Eligible Employee pursuant

to the Plan and for the time being subsisting (or, where

the context so requires, a right to acquire Shares so to

be granted)

"Award Certificate"

a certificate issued pursuant to Rule 4.4

"Award Date"

in respect of any Award, the date upon which that

Award is granted by the Company

"Award Holder"

a person holding an Award or, where the context so

requires, the legal personal representatives of such a

person and in the context of Rule 13 only, in addition

to the persons identified in the foregoing provisions of

this definition, a person who has at any time held an

Award

"Balancing Payment"

in respect of an Award, such amount as is determined

in accordance with Rules 13.4 or 13.5

"Board"

the board of directors for the time being of the

Company or the directors present at a duly convened

meeting of the directors or a duly appointed committee

of the board of directors at which a quorum is present

"Bonus"

a bonus awarded pursuant to an award granted under

the Annual Bonus Plan

"Committee"

the remuneration committee of the Board

"Company"

ProCook Group plc (registered number 13679248)

"Control"

the meaning given to that term by section 995 of the

Income Tax Act 2007 and "Controlled" shall be

construed accordingly

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"Dealing Day"

a day on which the London Stock Exchange is open for

the transaction of business

"Dividend Equivalent

in relation to any Award, the Shares notionally added

Shares"

to such Award pursuant to the provisions of Rule 5

"Early Exercise Trigger"

in respect of any Award, the Award Holder ceasing to

be an Eligible Employee in circumstances where,

pursuant to Rule 9, the Award may be exercised in a

stated period of time after such cessation of

employment

"Eligible Employee"

any individual who, at the relevant date, is an

employee (including an executive director) of any

company within the Group

"Employee Tax Liability"

all income tax and/or employee's national insurance

contributions or similar levies for which a company in

the Group (or any other person who, at the relevant

time, is the employer of the Eligible Employee) is

obliged to account to HMRC

"Excess Shares"

in respect of an Award to which Rule 13.3 applies, the

number of Shares over which the Award would not be,

or would not have been, capable of exercise but for the

relevant circumstance, such number of Shares being

determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion

"Exercise Period"

in respect of an Award:

(a)

the period commencing on the day

immediately after the Vesting Date in respect

of such Award and ending on the day

immediately before the tenth anniversary of

the Award Date; or

(b)

such shorter period as may be determined by

the Committee in its absolute discretion as at

the Award Date; or

(c)

if the Award Holder, having not previously

exercised the Award, shall be prevented from

so doing on the last day of the periods set out

above by virtue of Rule 8.1, the period

ending 21 days after the first day on which

the Award Holder is no longer so prevented

(but no later than the tenth anniversary of the

Award Date)

"Financial Year"

a financial year of the Company (as determined in

accordance with the provisions of section 390 of the

Companies Act 2006)

"General Offer"

a general offer to acquire the whole or part of the

issued ordinary share capital of the Company (or such

part of such capital as is not then owned by the offeror

or any company Controlled by the offeror and/or any persons acting In Concert with the offeror) as a result of which the offeror (or any such companies and/or such persons) may gain Control of the Company

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"Group"

the Company and all of the Subsidiaries for the time

being or, where the context so requires, any one or

more of them

"HMRC"

HM Revenue & Customs or where the context so

requires in relation to any Award Holder or Eligible

Employee who is subject to taxation in a jurisdiction

outside the United Kingdom, any other equivalent body

or fiscal authority competent to collect or impose taxes

in the relevant jurisdiction concerned

"In Concert"

the meaning given to that term in The City Code on

Takeovers and Mergers as amended from time to time

"Issue or Reorganisation"

any capitalisation issue or rights issue (other than an

issue of shares pursuant to the exercise of an option

given to the shareholders of the Company to receive

shares in lieu of dividend) or open offer or any other

variation in the share capital of the Company including

(without limitation) any consolidation, sub-division or

reduction of capital of the Company

"ITEPA"

the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

"London Stock

London Stock Exchange plc or any successor body

Exchange"

thereto

"Market Value"

in respect of any date in question:

(a)

if the Shares are for the time being admitted

to trading on the Official List of the UK Listing

Authority, and have been so admitted for not

less than three Dealing Days, the average

closing price for a Share as derived from the

Official List for the three consecutive Dealing

Days immediately preceding that date, or

such other price as may be specified by the

Committee; or

(b)

if the condition referred to in paragraph (a)

of this definition is not satisfied, the market

value of a Share as at the date concerned as

determined in accordance with Part VIII of the

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

"Other Award"

means:

(a)

an option or award in respect of Shares or

cash held by an Award Holder under any

incentive arrangement in which such Award

Holder participates other than an Award

granted under the Plan; and

(b)

any payment to be made to an Award Holder

other than pursuant to the Plan

"Other Discretionary

any Other Employees' Scheme other than a share

Scheme"

incentive plan which meets the requirements of Parts 2

to 9 (inclusive) of Schedule 2 to ITEPA, a savings-

related share option scheme which meets the

requirements of Parts 2 to 7 (inclusive) of Schedule 3

to ITEPA

or any other share option scheme of the

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