Shareholder Transaction Update

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Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC announced the completion of Macquarie Asset Management's sale of its 26.54% stake to Polus Capital Management, and a subsequent agreement by IFM Investors to sell its 14.84% holding to Polus, which will bring Polus's total equity interest to 41.38%. This transaction consolidates Arqiva's investor base and signals Polus's confidence in the company's long-term prospects. Additionally, Polus has reappointed Scott Longhurst as a Non-Executive Director to the Arqiva Board.

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Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC

13 March 2026

Arqiva Broadcast Parent Limited

('Arqiva', 'The Group' or 'The Company')

Shareholder Transaction Update

Arqiva, the leading media services and communications infrastructure operator, today announces the completion of the sale of Macquarie Asset Management's 26.54% stake in the Company to funds managed and advised by Polus Capital Management ("Polus") (the "Transaction").

The Transaction was previously disclosed in the Company's financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025, published on 02 March 2026.

The Company has also received formal notice that, following completion of the Transaction, a fund advised by IFM Investors, a minority shareholder in Arqiva, has agreed to sell its 14.84% holding to Polus (the "IFM Sale"). Upon completion of the IFM Sale, which is subject to a pre-emption process, Polus's combined equity interest in Arqiva will be 41.38%.

This further consolidates the Company's investor base and also demonstrates Polus's confidence in the Company's long-term fundamentals.

The Company is also pleased to announce the reappointment of Scott Longhurst by Polus as Non-Executive Director of the Arqiva Board, following the resignations of Susana Leith-Smith and Philip Hogan upon completion of Polus's acquisition of the Macquarie stake.

Polus is an investment management firm with approximately $14 billion in assets under management^{^[1]}. Polus has extensive experience investing in essential European and UK infrastructure, including utilities, telecoms, infrastructure, power and energy, supported by a multi-decade track record of investment in critical assets.

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Further Information

Media: Press Office, +44 (0)7773 045480, press.office@arqiva.com

Niamh Fogarty (Hanbury Strategy), +44 (0)7946 813843

[1] Includes assets managed or advised by Polus, as well as CLO vehicles managed by the Cairn Loan Investments platform, to which Polus provides support services.

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