THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 93 BOARD ACTIVITIES 1. Ilaria del Beato stepped down from the Health & Safety Committee on 31 December 2024. Ilaria joined the Remuneration Committee on 1 January 2025. 2. Dame Shirley Pearce stepped down from the Remuneration Committee on 31 December 2024. 3. Professor Sir Steve Smith was unable to attend the June 2024 Health & Safety Committee due to exceptional circumstances. See Committee report page 101 Richard Huntingford 2020 8 2 Joe Lister 2008 8 4 4 Michael Burt 2024 8 Ross Paterson 2017 8 5 3 2 4 Ilaria del Beato1 2018 8 5 2 4 4 Dame Shirley Pearce2 2019 8 3 2 4 4 Professor Sir Steve Smith3 2020 8 5 3 2 3 Nicky Dulieu 2022 8 5 3 2 Angela Jain 2023 8 2 4 Thomas Jackson 2019 8 2 Board Number of meetings 8 Audit & Risk Committee Number of meetings 5 Remuneration Committee Number of meetings 3 Nomination Committee Number of meetings 2 Health & Safety Committee Number of meetings 4 Sustainability Committee Number of meetings 4 See Committee report page 112 See Committee report page 98 See Committee report page 108 See Committee report page 106 Member since Board Director Board activities 2024 JANUARY Setting 2024 forward agenda FEBRUARY Approval of Annual Report MAY Annual General Meeting Regulation review JULY Approval of £450m capital raise NOVEMBER Sustainability and social impact update Board & Committee Performance feedback DECEMBER Whistleblowing review Committee terms of reference review JANUARY Strategy review FEBRUARY Property valuer market update Disposals update MARCH Strategy update Data and technology update MAY Public affairs strategy JULY Data and technology update SEPTEMBER Strategy-focused day DECEMBER Group strategy review Annual tax strategy review Data and technology review JANUARY Preliminary results Key themes FEBRUARY Preliminary results Final dividend MARCH IR review and feedback MAY Defence planning JULY Interim results Interim dividend Principal and emerging risks SEPTEMBER Interims feedback NOVEMBER Budget 2025 themes DECEMBER Principal and emerging risks review Budget 2025 approval JANUARY Employee engagement update Remuneration review MAY Health & Safety update JULY People and Culture review SEPTEMBER Student support update NOVEMBER Succession planning DECEMBER Pay award and bonus scheme JANUARY Higher Education update University partnership update FEBRUARY Market review MARCH Newcastle property visit Property and investment update JULY Commercial review SEPTEMBER Market review Higher Education engagement review NOVEMBER Development and asset management review Governance Strategy Financial & risk management People Operational & commercial Directors’ attendance at meetings