26 May 2026

Lords Group Trading plc

('Lords', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

Annual Report and Notice of AGM

Lords (LORD.L), a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, announces that electronic copies of its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, together with the 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting, are now available from the Company's website.

Hard copies of the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements and 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting have also been posted to shareholders today.

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held the offices of Burson Buchanan, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, SE1 9HS on Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 2:00pm (UK).

To facilitate shareholder engagement, the proceedings of the AGM will be broadcast via the Investor Meet Company platform.  Shareholders will be able to follow the proceedings of the AGM online over the Investor Meet Company platform by registering in advance via the following link: www.investormeetcompany.com/lords-group-trading-plc/register-investor.

Shareholders are invited to submit any questions in respect of the business of the AGM for the Board to consider. Questions may be submitted in advance via the Investor Meet Company dashboard, or at any time during the AGM over the Investor Meet Company platform following registration, and the Board will aim to respond to any such questions relevant to the business of the AGM.

Shareholders are encouraged to vote on the resolutions to be put to the AGM by proxy whether or not they intend to attend. Voting by proxy prior to the AGM does not affect shareholders' right to attend the AGM and vote in person should they so wish.

Shareholders will not receive a hard copy form of proxy for the 2026 AGM in the post. Instead, they will be able to vote electronically using the link https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/ or via a shareholder app Investor Centre, a free app for smartphone and tablet available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Institutional investors may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform. Proxies may also be appointed via a CREST proxy instruction. Proxy votes must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on 16 June 2026. Please refer to the 'Notes' section of the Notice of AGM for further details on how to vote by proxy.

Shareholders may request a hard copy form of proxy directly from the Company's registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, by email at [email protected] or on 0371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open 09.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales.

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Notes to Editors:

Lords is a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods.  The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

The Group operates through the following three divisions:

Merchanting: supplies building materials and DIY goods through its network of merchant businesses and online platform capabilities.  It operates both in the 'light side' (building materials and timber) and 'heavy side' (civils and landscaping), through 33 locations in the UK.

Plumbing and Heating: a specialist distributor in the UK of plumbing and heating products to a UK network of independent merchants, installers and the general public.  The division offers its customers an attractive proposition through a multi-channel offering.  The division operates over 16 locations enabling nationwide next day delivery service.

Digital: CMO Superstores provides an online route to market from nine specialist websites for construction and plumbing & heating customers.

Lords was established 40 years ago as a family business with its first retail unit in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.  Since then, the Group has grown to a business operating from 50 sites.

For additional information please visit www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk