Members’ Council Ballot Booklet

Performing Right Society Limited Annual General Meeting Wednesday 19 May 2021 Ballot details

Introduction Thank you for taking the time to vote in the Members’ Council Ballot. The Ballot is your opportunity to elect who you would like to represent the membership on the PRS Members’ Council. This booklet details this year’s vacancies and includes biographies of the 13 writer and 2 publisher candidates who are standing for election. The results of the Ballot and the names of the individuals eligible for appointment to the Council will be announced at the AGM on Wednesday 19 May 2021.

Vacancies Candidates As part of a number of changes to PRS’ There are thirteen candidates standing governance approved at last year’s AGM, for up to three writer Council Member members voted to reduce the number of vacancies and two candidates standing writer and publisher members on the for the potential publisher Council Members’ Council over a period of three Member vacancy. successive AGMs. The change is scheduled to start with the 2021 AGM, when the Voting process number of writer and publisher Council As there are more candidates than Members would reduce from 11 publishers vacancies this year, we will hold a Ballot and 11 writers, to 10 publishers and 10 where you can vote for the candidate(s) writers. However, in order to ensure a more you wish to represent the membership on seamless transition into the new the PRS Members’ Council. governance regime we are proposing to delay this reduction by one year, so it will At last year’s AGM, members approved commence in 2022 and conclude in 2024. changes to the way PRS is governed, including a change to the way members This change is subject to approval by vote for appointments to the PRS members at the AGM, and if passed it will Members’ Council. Therefore, from this mean that the number of vacancies year: available through the 2021 Ballot process • Writer members and successors to will be: writer members can vote for writer • Three writer vacancies candidates only (instead of two) • Publisher members and successors • One publisher vacancy to publisher members can vote for (instead of none) publisher candidates only Publisher Voting members will be casting their ballot votes based on the premise that the above changes will be approved at the AGM.

Directors’ Ballot Booklet | 02 Votes the candidates before clicking through • If you are a Voting member, you have to the CES voting website one vote 2. Cast your vote(s)* • If you are a Principal Voting member, *If you are a writer member (or a you have 10 votes successor to a writer member) you • If you’re a Principal Voting member can select up to three writer who has additional voting rights, candidates. If you are a publisher you’ll have an additional 10 votes member (or successor to a publisher member) you can only select one To read more about voting categories visit publisher candidate. our website www.prsformusic.com/ membershipcategories If you received a letter please: Candidate information and the Ballot 1. Go to www.cesvotes.com/ In this booklet, you can find all writer and prsballot2021 publisher candidates’: 2. Enter both parts of the unique • Biographies security code printed in the letter – • Lists of the Principal Voting members this will take you to the Ballot portal nominating them for election where you will be able to view this • Current and recent directorships booklet and more information about • Short manifesto statements the candidates before clicking through to the CES voting website The secure Ballot website, hosted by our independent scrutineers, Civica Election 3. Cast your vote(s)* Services (CES), contains a copy of this *If you are a writer member (or a booklet and candidates’ canvassing successor to a writer member) you videos. The Ballot website also links can select up to three writer through to the platform where you will candidates. If you are a publisher need to vote. The deadline for voting is membe