Urenco Annual Report 2022

Governance Corporate Governance Governance 02 62 Urenco Annual report and accounts 2022 Ensuring good governance at Urenco Our policy on corporate governance is to follow principles of strong governance, transparent reporting and Urenco’s core values. We practise a system of full transparency where management reports regularly and comprehensively to the Board and provides extensive background information for all matters requiring Board approval. All Board decisions are clearly minuted and recorded. The Board, together with external advisers as appropriate, considers in further detail issues of particular complexity through regular meetings of the Audit Committee, Sustainability Committee, Remuneration and Appointments Committee and, where required, special working groups. Our commitment to strong corporate governance ensures the Group has a clear strategic direction and enables us to assess, control and manage risk effectively. The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code (the 'Code') sets out principles and provisions of good corporate governance and Code provisions which are applicable to all companies with a Premium Listing of equity shares in the UK. Urenco is not a listed company and is not required to adhere to the Code or to any alternative corporate governance arrangements; however, we recognise the value of applying the principles of the Code where appropriate. Board and its Committees Board composition The Board consists of the Chairman, six Non-Executive Directors and two Executive Directors. Two Non-Executive Directors are appointed by each of Urenco’s three shareholders. An additional Non-Executive Director is elected onto the Board by unanimous resolution of the shareholders and elected as Chairman by the Board. The two Executive Directors are elected into position by the Board. The Directors of the Company in office during the 2022 financial year and up to the date of the Annual Report were: Non-Executive Directors • Stephen Billingham Chairman • Frank Weigand Deputy Chairman and Chair of the Audit Committee • Mel Kroon Deputy Chairman and Chair of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee • Miriam Maes Chair of the Sustainability Committee • Alan Bevan • Justin Manson • Michael Harrison Executive Directors • Boris Schucht Chief Executive Officer • Ralf ter Haar Chief Financial Officer The Directors of the Company in office as at the date of the Annual Report are shown on pages 58 and 59 and their biographies can be found on the Urenco website at www.urenco.com. Role and operation of the Board The Board manages overall control of the Group’s affairs and is responsible to the shareholders for key policies and strategic direction. The Board meets regularly to consider matters specifically reserved for its decision. These include the approval of the strategic business plan, budget and financial statements, major capital projects, acquisitions and disposals, major regulatory issues and major policies on environmental, health and safety issues, and senior management appointments. The Board and its Committees are provided with full and timely information well in advance of meetings. The agenda is set by the Chairman in consultation with the Executive Directors and Company Secretary. Formal minutes recording discussions and decisions of all Board and Committee meetings are prepared and circulated to the respective Board and Committee members. The Board recognises the need for a reasonable balance between Executive and Non-Executive Directors in providing judgement and advice on decision-making. In addition to fulfilling their legal responsibilities as Directors, Non-Executive Directors are valued by the Company for the judgement and experience they provide to the Board, including at Board and Committee meetings. An externally facilitated board effectiveness review was carried out in March 2022. Section 172(1) Statement Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires a director of a company to act in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole. In doing this, Section 172 requires a director to have regard, amongst other matters, to the: • likely consequences of any decisions in the long term; • interests of the company’s employees; • need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others; • impact of the company’s operations on the community and environment; • desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and • need to act fairly between members of the company. In discharging our Section 172 duties we have regard to the matters set out above. We also have regard to other factors which we consider relevant to the decision being made. Those factors, for example, include the interests and views of our pensioners and our relationship with governments, regulators and non-governmental organisations. We acknowledge that every decision we make will not necessarily result in a positive outcome for all of our stakeholders. By considering the Company’s purpose, vision and values together with its strategic priorities and having a process in place for decision- making, we do, however, aim to make sure that our decisions are consistent.