POL00026508 - Email from Richard Watson to Ben Foat re GLO Settlement Agreement Agreed

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From: Watson, Richard - UKGI <:

Sent: 10 December 2019 22:48

To: Ben Foat

Ce: Nick Read; Tim Parker; Watts, Alan; Emanuel, Catherine; Rodric Williams; Lord, William; Cooper, Tom - UKGI; carl.creswell
andrew.parsons; Patrick Bourke

Subject: Re: GLO - settlement agreement agreed

Ben

Thanks to everyone for all their hard work. Much appreciated. The shareholder approves.
I intend to update Ministers now that settlement has been acheived.

Thanks again

Richard

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Catherine.Emanu

Hi Richard

As noted below, both Tim and Nick have now approved the settlement on behalf of Post Office. Do let me know if/ when you are able to give formal approval for me to
proceed with the settlement.

If it would be helpful to have a call happy to do so.

Many thanks
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Ben Foat

Group Generat Counsel
Ground Floor

20 Finsbury Street
LONDON

EC2Y 9AQ

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I approve the agreement and authorise the General Counsel to execute.
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I approve the agreement and authorise the general counsel to execute.
Best

Tim

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All

The parties have now agreed the settlement agreement which includes a financial payment of £57.75m.

As discussed earlier today, Tim and Nick could you by reply all to this email:
1. confirm that you approve this settlement in the terms set out in the attached agreement. Please note the settlement agreement may be amended for
typographical errors or for formatting purposes;
2. Confirm that you authorise the General Counsel to execute the agreement on substantially the same terms as the attached agreement.

Upon this approval, we will seek the approval of BEIS via Tom and Richard as previously discussed.

Kind regards
Ben

Ben Foat

Group Generai Counsel
Ground Floor

20 Finsbury Street
LONDON

EC2Y 9AQ

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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 9:44:26 PM

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All,

I attach a proposed revised version. With apologies for putting you under pressure which is out of our hands, we do need an immediate answer as to whether this is agreed, subject to formatting
Kind regards

Kate

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