Just Annual Report and Accounts 2021

JUST GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2021

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT CONTINUED

Personal performance Strategic personal objective

80%

David Richardson

Key achievements

• Achieve Group business plan targets (measured using STIP targets) • Engage with and further develop shareholder base through demonstrating compelling value and growth proposition • Deliver management actions to reduce LTM backing ratio below 34% • Maintain the organisation’s focus on key regulatory issues (property de-risking, major model change and Prudent Person Principle) • Demonstrate an increasing focus on the customer • Develop DB deferred proposition to expand presence in market • Deliver against HUB proof points agreed with the Board • Increase female representation at senior management levels across the Group to 27% and develop measures for BAME representation • Develop a Sustainability Strategy, approved by the Board

• Strong outperformance in Organic Capital Generation and Cost Savings, on target performance against IFRS profit metrics • Increasing Just’s profile and developing the shareholder register continues • Exceeded expectations with an LTM backing ratio of 30% as at 31 December 2021 • Achieved several key initiatives, which have continued to build an improved relationship with the PRA • Development of products have been focused on improving customer outcomes e.g. DB deferred proposition, medically underwritten LTMs and LTM digitisation • DB deferred proposition exceeded expectations with over £700m in sales • HUB Group proof points were not all achieved but it enters 2022 in good shape to deliver on its strategy • Gender targets exceeded at 28% at 31 December 2021 and measures in place for BAME representation for 2022 • Sustainability strategy has been approved; further objectives to be defined in 2022

Strategic personal objectives

80%

Andy Parsons

Key achievements

• Achieve Group business plan targets (measured using STIP targets) with a particular focus on profit and cost targets • Deliver capital actions to further reduce property risk and improve capital position • Engage with and further develop shareholder base through demonstrating compelling value and growth proposition • Together with the CEO, maintain focus on key regulatory issues • Lead Finance Transformation program • Deliver improvements to reporting processes to improve analysis and controls over key reporting periods • Increase female representation at senior management levels across the Group to 27% and develop measures for BAME representation

• Andy led the successful elimination of the cost over-run and helped ensure new business return targets were beaten • Exceeded expectations with an LTM backing ratio of 30% as at 31 December 2021. Led the successful refinancing of the Group RT1 debt • Increasing Just’s profile and developing the shareholder register continues • Good progress made on key regulatory issues, thereby continuing to build an improved relationship with the PRA • Achieved a number of key deliverables on finance transformation • Good progress with reporting timelines set to be further improved in 2022 • Gender targets exceeded at 28% at 31 December 2021 and measures in place for BAME representation for 2022

VESTING OF LTIP AWARDS WITH A PERFORMANCE PERIOD ENDING IN 2021 (AUDITED) 2019 awards The 2019 LTIP award performance period ended on 31 December 2021. The award is forecast to vest at 31.8% on 16 May 2022 based on earnings per share growth and relative TSR performance over the three year period ending 31 December 2021.

Number of shares awarded

Dividend equivalent due

Number of shares due to vest 1

Value of shares due to vest 1

Date of grant

Type of award

% vesting

David Richardson 16 May 2019 Nil-cost options

694,567

31.8%

nil

220,872

£190,877

1 The value shown is based on the three month average share price to the year end, being £0.8642. This value will be trued up to reflect the actual share price at vesting in next year’s single total figure table. Summary of performance Measure Weighting Target Vesting

Adjusted earnings per share growth1

50%

Threshold: 4% p.a. 25% Between threshold and maximum Between 25% and 100% on a straight-line basis Maximum: 8% p.a. or above 100% Actual: 6.1% p.a. 63.5% 25% Between threshold and maximum Between 25% and 100% on a straight-line basis Maximum: upper quartile or above 100% Actual: BelowMedian 0% Threshold: median

Relative TSR vs FTSE 250

50%

Total

31.8%

1 Adjusted EPS is calculated as adjusted operating profit before tax divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue by the Group for the period.

Consistent with past practice, the adjustment to the interest and number of shares reduced the reinsurance and bank financing costs by £16m, thereby increasing operating profit to £251m and the number of shares to 933m, resulting in an adjusted EPS of 26.9 pence.

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