Yes. The person eligible to vote should put a cross (X) in the box of his/her choice, “Yes” to vote in favour of the proposed BID or “No” to vote against. The voter must then sign the ballot paper, write their name in block capitals and write their position in the company or partnership.

The ballot will be conducted entirely by post by the Independent Scrutineer, Civica Election Services (CES) of The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 0NW. Return the completed ballot paper in the enclosed pre-paid envelope. To be counted, the ballot paper must be received by CES no later than 5pm on Thursday 29 October 2026. Ballot papers should be returned as soon as possible to avoid postal delays.

Appointment of Proxy

Persons eligible to vote in the BID ballot may appoint someone else to vote on their behalf (for example, if they are going to be away at the time of the ballot). Applications to appoint a proxy must be submitted to CES at the above address or via email to bids.UK@civica.com no later than 5pm on Monday 19 October 2026. An application for the appointment of a proxy must be made in writing and:

a) state the full name and address of the person whom the person entitled to vote (the

applicant) wishes to appoint as a proxy;

b) state the address(es) of the applicant’s hereditament or hereditaments;

c) be signed by the applicant; and

d) contain a statement by the applicant that the proxy so named has been consulted and is capable and willing to be appointed.

A proxy appointment may be cancelled by notifying CES at the above address no later than 5pm on Saturday 24 October 2026.