ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 – UPDATE

13 July 2021

Cranswick plc
(the "Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 - UPDATE

This announcement provides an update to the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') requirements, as detailed in the notice of AGM published on 25 June 2021 (a copy of which can be obtained on the Company's website at www.cranswick.plc.uk/shareholder-information/agm-details).

AGM attendance

The AGM will be held at the Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel, Grange Park Lane, Willerby, Hull HU10 6EA on Monday 26 July 2021 at 10.30 am.

Since the publication of the notice of AGM and from 19 July 2021, the UK Government has relaxed COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, including those relating to social distancing.  As a consequence, it is legally permissible for shareholders to attend the AGM in person and the Company's AGM will no longer be held on a closed basis.

The safety and security of Cranswick's shareholders and colleagues remains of paramount importance and given that COVID-19 cases are currently continuing to rise, the Directors believe that a cautious approach to indoor events that appear to carry a higher COVID-19 transmission risk is appropriate.

Shareholders and corporate representatives are strongly encouraged not to attend the AGM in person and to continue to vote by proxy and to participate in the business of the AGM electronically through the online meeting platform, as clarified further below.

Any shareholder who nonetheless wishes to attend the AGM in person is asked to register their intention to do so as soon as practicable.  This should be done by email to [email protected].

Proxy voting

Shareholder votes are  important and the Company  encourages  shareholders  to vote by completing and submitting a form of proxy.  In line with the Company's  ongoing paperless strategy, shareholders are asked to  vote in one of the following ways:

•     Register your vote online   through the Portal at www.signalshares.com.   You  will need your investor code which is printed on your share certificate or may be obtained by calling the Company's registrar, Link on  +44 (0) 371 664 0300 (calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 9.00am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales).

•     Request a hard copy form from Link on the telephone number shown above and return it to them at the address shown on the form.

•     If you are an institutional investor, you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform, a process which has been agreed by the Company and approved by the Registrar.  For further information regarding Proxymity, please go to www.proxymity.io Your proxy must be lodged by 10.30am on 22 July 2021 in order to be considered valid. Before you can appoint a proxy via this process you will need to have agreed to Proximity's associated terms and conditions. It is important that you read these carefully as you will be bound by them and they will govern the electronic appointment of your proxy.

•      If you are a CREST member, you can appoint a proxy electronically by using the CREST voting service.

Any vote by proxy should be received by Link as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by 10.30 am on 22 July 2021.

How to access the AGM online

Shareholders may view the AGM online using their smartphone, tablet or computer.  Access to the AGM will be available from 10.00am on 26 July 2021, although shareholders will not be able to submit questions on-line until the meeting is declared open. 

To view the meeting electronically, shareholders  should  visit www.cranswick.plc.uk/investors/agm from their device.

To log into the meeting, shareholders will be prompted to enter their unique 11-digit Investor Code (IVC) including any leading zeros and 'PIN'.  The PIN is the last 4 digits of a shareholder's IVC.  This will authenticate shareholders to attend the meeting.

A shareholder's IVC can be found on his/her share certificate, or Signal Shares users (www.signalshares.com) will find this under 'manage your account' when logged in to the Signal Shares portal.  Shareholders can also obtain this by contacting Link by calling +44 (0) 371 277 1010*.

If shareholders wish to appoint a proxy other than the Chair of the meeting and for them to attend the virtual meeting on their behalf, they should submit a proxy appointment in the usual way before contacting Link Group on +44 (0) 371 277 1020* in order to obtain their IVC and PIN.  It is suggested that shareholders do this as soon as possible and at least 48 hours (excluding non-business days) before the meeting. 

If shares are held within a nominee and a shareholder wishes to attend the electronic meeting, he/she will need to contact their nominee as soon as possible.  The nominee will need to present a corporate letter of representation to Link Group, the Company's Registrar, as soon as possible and at least 72 hours (excluding non-business days) before the meeting, in order that they can obtain a unique IVC and PIN to enable such shareholder to attend the electronic meeting.

*Lines are open from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider.  Calls outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate.

Attending the AGM in person

Any shareholders or their duly authorised representatives attending the AGM in person must follow applicable safety guidelines displayed at the AGM venue.  If any such person has tested positive, has COVID-19 symptoms, or has been asked to self-isolate, they should not attend the meeting.

In order to minimise the risk of transmission of COVID-19 at the AGM, no refreshments or product samples will be available and there will not be the opportunity to interact generally with directors before or after the meeting.

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