Estuary Services Limited Pension Scheme

This Statement has been prepared in accordance with section 35 of the Pensions Act 1995 (as amended by the Pensions Act 2004, and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) Regulations 2005).

The effective date of this Statement is 30 September 2023. The Trustees will review this Statement and the Scheme’s investment strategy no later than three years after the effective date of this statement and without delay after any significant change in investment policy.

Engagement Policy Implementation Statement

On 6 June 2019, the Government published the Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the "Regulations"). The Regulations require that the Committee produces an annual implementation statement which outlines the following:

• Explain how and the extent to which they have followed their engagement policy, which is outlined in the SIP.
• Describe the voting behaviour by, or on behalf of the Committee (including the most significant votes cast by the Committee or on their behalf) during the Fund year and state any use of the services of a proxy voter during that year.

This document sets out the details, as outlined above. The Engagement Policy Implementation Statement has been prepared by the Committee and covers the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.