Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting

3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3JH Thursday 18 May 2023 at 2.00pm (UK time)

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Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting

Chairman's letter and explanation of business

3 Forbury Place

23 Forbury Road

Reading

RG1 3JH

  1. 0118 952 8100 www.convatecgroup.com

22 March 2023

Dear Shareholder

Convatec Group Plc (the "Company" or the "Group") -

Annual General Meeting

I am pleased to give you notice of the Company's Annual General Meeting, which will be held as a hybrid meeting at the Company's registered office, 3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 3JH, with an electronic platform for online attendance as detailed below, on Thursday 18 May 2023 at 2.00pm (UK time) (the "AGM or Meeting").

This document contains:

  1. this Chairman's letter;
  2. the formal Notice of the AGM (the "Notice"), setting out the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM (the "Resolutions");
  3. explanatory notes to the Notice; and
  4. important additional information in respect of the Notice and the AGM (including in relation to the appointment of proxies).

The AGM is an important occasion, and the Directors consider it to be a key opportunity to engage with the Company's shareholders. We welcome your participation and have made arrangements for shareholders to ask questions both before and during the Meeting. The general business of the Meeting is to pass various resolutions as noted below and set out in more detail in the Notice. The majority of the Resolutions are those that are dealt with as a matter of course at each annual general meeting of the Company. As with previous meetings, shareholders are encouraged to vote on the Resolutions in advance of the Meeting.

Dividend

Shareholders are reminded that Convatec Group Plc declared an interim dividend of 1.717 cents per share paid on 6 October 2022. The Board is now recommending a final dividend of 4.330 cents for each ordinary share held in the Company and this requires shareholder approval before it can be paid.

Directors' Remuneration Report and New Remuneration Policy

The Remuneration Committee of the Board is seeking shareholders' approval of the Directors' Remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2022. This includes an annual report detailing the remuneration of the Directors and a statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee. The Company seeks shareholders' approval in respect of the contents of this report. The vote is an advisory one and the Directors' entitlement to remuneration is not conditional on it.

The shareholders are separately being asked to approve the new Remuneration Policy which is set out on pages 153 to 161 of the Annual Report 2022. It is intended that the new Remuneration Policy will take effect immediately after the AGM and will replace the existing policy that was approved by shareholders in 2020. It is anticipated that the new Remuneration Policy will be in force for three years, although we will closely monitor regulatory changes and market trends and, if necessary, we may present a revised policy within that three-year period.

The proposed new Remuneration Policy was developed following extensive shareholder consultation during 2022, more detail of which is provided on page 140 of the Annual Report 2022.

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Re-election of Directors

As I set out in my Chair's Statement in the Annual Report 2022, there were a number of changes to the Board in 2022.

Jonny Mason has quickly settled into his role as Chief Financial Officer since his appointment to the Board on 12 March 2022. The Board is also benefitting from the extensive knowledge, experience and contribution of Kim Lody and Sharon O'Keefe, who were appointed on 1 February 2022 and 1 March 2022, respectively, as independent Non-Executive Directors.

Each of the Directors of the Company will seek re-election as a Director at the AGM, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. The Nomination Committee has carefully considered the combination of knowledge, skills, diversity, experience and background of the members of the Board and considers that this mix remains appropriate to respond to the challenges presented to it, to fulfil the Board's vision and support the delivery of the Company's strategy.

The Board has reviewed each individual's commitment of time to the Company in light of their other commitments and it has concluded that Directors have sufficient time to commit to their roles. The Board is pleased to recommend all Directors who are seeking election at the AGM in 2023, and their full biographies can be found in Appendix 1 to this Notice of AGM.

Arrangements for AGM

Shareholders will be able to join and participate in the Meeting in person or through the electronic platform which will be made available via the following web address: https://meetnow.global. Voting on the business of the AGM will be conducted by way of a poll. Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting on the day electronically, will be able to cast their vote at the Meeting through the online platform. Shareholders who are unable to attend on the day will be able to register their proxy vote in advance of the Meeting, either online or through the return of the completed paper Form of Proxy (enclosed with this Notice for those individuals who have elected to receive hard copy documents).

We strongly encourage all shareholders to lodge their vote by proxy ahead of the Meeting. Further instructions on voting and appointing proxies are set out in the 'Important Information' section on page 11 of this document and on our website at www.convatecgroup.com/investors/shareholder-centre/.

For those Shareholders who have elected to receive hard copy documents, they may lodge their votes ahead of the Meeting by completing the Form of Proxy enclosed with this document and return it to Computershare Investor Services PLC (the Company's registrars) as soon as possible, and by no later than 2.00pm (UK time) on Tuesday 16 May 2023.

Appointing a proxy will not prevent shareholders from attending and voting at the AGM if you wish. If I am appointed as proxy I will, of course, vote in accordance with any instructions given to me. If I am given discretion as to how to vote, I will vote in favour of each of the Resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.

If you have any queries about the AGM or any other aspect of the business of the Meeting, or should you wish to submit a question in advance of the Meeting concerning the business to be considered, please write to cosec@convatec.com, clearly headed "2023 AGM". Please submit your question(s) by 2.00pm (UK time) on Tuesday 16 May 2023.

If you have any queries regarding your shareholding or have any difficulty in voting, please contact our registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, at webqueries@computershare.co.uk or on +44 (0)370 703 6219.

Recommendation

The Directors consider that each of the Resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM is in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders as a whole and, accordingly, recommend that all shareholders vote in favour of all Resolutions, as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own holdings.

Dr John McAdam CBE

Board Chair

Convatec Group Plc

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Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Convatec Group Plc will be held at 3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 3JH. The Meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting and information outlining how shareholders may join the Meeting electronically is detailed on pages 18 and 19 of this Notice. The Meeting will commence at 2.00pm (UK time) on Thursday 18 May 2023 for the following purposes:

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following Resolutions, of which Resolutions 1 to 18 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 19 to 22 will be proposed as special resolutions.

Ordinary Resolutions

  1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, together with the Strategic report, Directors' report and the Independent Auditor's report on those accounts (the "Annual Report and Accounts 2022").
  2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, as set out on pages 144 to 152 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2022.
  3. To approve the Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 153 to 161 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2022.
  4. To declare a final dividend as recommended by the Directors of 4.330 cents per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2022 payable on 25 May 2023 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 11 April 2023.
  5. To re-elect Dr John McAdam as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  6. To re-elect Karim Bitar as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  7. To re-elect Jonny Mason as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  8. To re-elect Margaret Ewing as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  9. To re-elect Brian May as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  10. To re-elect Professor Constantin Coussios as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  11. To re-elect Heather Mason as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  12. To re-elect Kim Lody as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  13. To re-elect Sharon O'Keefe as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  1. To re-elect Sten Scheibye as a Director of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM.
  2. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor to the Company until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which the Company's accounts are to be laid.
  3. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Company's auditor.
  4. That the Company and all companies that are or become its subsidiaries (the "Group"), at any time up to the end of the Annual General Meeting of the Company after the passing of this Resolution (or if earlier, at the close of business on the day which is 15 months after the date on which this Resolution is passed) be generally authorised to:
    1. make political donations to political parties and/ or independent election candidates not exceeding £100,000 in total;
    2. make political donations to political organisations other than political parties not exceeding £100,000 in total; and
    3. incur political expenditure not exceeding £100,000 in total,

provided that the total amount of all such donations and expenditure made by all companies to which this authority relates shall not exceed £100,000. For the purposes of this Resolution, the terms "political donation", "political parties", "independent election candidates", "political organisation" and "political expenditure" have the meanings given by sections 363 to 365 of Companies Act 2006.

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18. In accordance with section 551 of Companies Act 2006, to generally and unconditionally authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares in the Company:

  1. in accordance with Article 12(a) of the Company's Articles of Association, up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £68,129,068 which represents approximately 33.3% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at 17 March 2023; and
  2. comprising equity securities (as defined by section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £136,258,136 which represents approximately 66.6% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at 17 March 2023 in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
    1. to holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective holdings; and
    2. to people who are holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,

but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange.

This authority shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the passing of this Resolution, or, if earlier, at the close of business on the day which is 15 months after the date on which this Resolution is passed, save that prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Directors of the Company may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

This Resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised authorities previously granted to the Directors to allot equity securities but without prejudice to any allotment of shares or grant of rights already made, offered or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

Special Resolutions

19. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 18, the Directors of the Company be generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) for cash pursuant to the authority given by Resolution 18 as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, such authority to be limited:

  1. to the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of, or an invitation to apply for, equity securities:
    1. to the Company's shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holding; and
    2. to people who hold other equity securities, if this is required by the rights of those securities, or, if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities,

but in each case subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange; and

  1. in the case of authority granted under Resolution 18(a), to the allotment of equity securities for cash (otherwise than pursuant to the authority in Resolution 19(a) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £20,438,720.

This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the Companies Act 2006 as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "pursuant to the authority given by Resolution 18" were omitted.

The power granted by this Resolution will expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the passing of this Resolution, or, if earlier, 15 months after the date on which this Resolution is passed, but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Directors of the Company may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

This Resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised authorities previously granted to the Directors to allot equity securities as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of shares or grant of rights already made, offered or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

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