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H1 2026/27 RESULTS: STRONG FIRST HALF, OUTPERFORMANCE IN ALL REGIONS 5 November 2026
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Disclaimer This presentation contains certain statements, statistics and projections that are or may be forward looking. The accuracy and completeness of all such statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the future financial position, strategy, projected costs, plans and objectives for the management of future operations of RS Group plc and its subsidiaries is not warranted or guaranteed. These statements typically contain words such as "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates“, “believes”, “aims” and words of similar import. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Although RS Group plc believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to be correct. There are a number of factors, which may be beyond the control of RS Group plc, which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Other than as required by applicable law or the applicable rules of any exchange on which our securities may be listed, RS Group plc has no intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements contained herein. 2 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Simon Pryce Chief Executive Officer 3 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Strong first half, outperformance in all regions
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RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results4 1. Building momentum 2. Outperformance across all regions 3. Pricing and cost discipline, positive margin development 4. Strategic investment beginning to deliver 5. Solid cash generation and balance sheet …ahead of our expectations Strong first half… H1 2026/27 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 1 As of 30 September 2026 REVENUE +7% LFL £1,544m H1 revenue PROFITABILITY 9.2% Adj. Operating Margin +0.7ppt LFL CAPITAL ALLOCATION 8.9p Interim Dividend (+2%) £35m of £100m share buyback1 £133m Adjusted profit before tax +17% LFL
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Markets stabilised … 5 1. Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results ...and into a recovery phase PMI vs RS LFL revenue growth RS Group LFL revenue growth % (20%) (15%) (10%) (5%) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 PMI ( RS Weighted) RS Group LFL Revenue growth FY2024 RS Fiscal Year Monthly PMI1 by key market RS Group Weighted PMI 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 EMEA APAC AMERICAS UK
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Strong performance, disciplined cost control Kate Ringrose Chief Financial Officer 6 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Strong performance across all regions… 7 Revenue (£m) +7% LFL Adjusted basic earnings per share (p) +16% LFL Adjusted operating profit (£m) +15% LFL Adjusted profit before tax (£m) +17% LFL 122 142 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 17.6 20.9 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 112 133 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 1,403 1,544 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 Margins 8.7% 9.2% Adjusted operating cash flow conversion (%) -11ppt Net debt / adjusted EBITDA (x) Return on capital employed (%) +1.5ppt Interim dividend (p) +2% 96% 16.5% 8.9p See Note 15 of half year results announcement for definitions and reconciliations of all alternative performance measures, including like -for-like change and adjusted measures. …improved profitability and strong cash generation RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results 1.1x +0.1x
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Growing demand and pricing actions… …driving strong organic performance 8 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Revenue (£m)
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9 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Notes: 1. Prior year One offs includes a £3m benefit relating to the sale of part of Distrelec’s Nordic business 2. Variable costs includes variable and semi variable Disciplined cost management and investment… Adjusted operating costs (£m) …supporting growth momentum 1 2 Run costs – Total Fixed costs c. 57% Organic costs of £18m not included in run Run costs – Variable/semi variable costs c. 43% Increase in fixed costs
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Commercial execution and cost savings… 10 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Adjusted operating profit margin (%) …driving margin expansion
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EMEA: Broad-based growth across products and customers… …strategic initiatives supporting outperformance • Like-for-like revenue up 5% - Accelerating momentum, supported by volume growth +3% - Manufacturing sentiment strengthened - AOV2 +10% - Purchasing solutions growing; eProc +9% Purchasing Manager +7% • Like-for-like operating profit up 12% - Gross margin stable - LFL operating margin 10.7% H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Change Like-for-like change Revenue £946m £864m 10% 5% Operating profit £98m £86m 14% 12% Operating profit margin 10.4% 10.0% 0.4ppt 0.7ppt 11 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Notes: 1. Net Promoter Score (NPS) defined as 12 month rolling transactional. 2. Rolling 12 months average order value DIGITAL £696m LFL+5% RS PRO £186m LFL+4% SERVICES & SOLUTIONS £308m LFL+7% NPS1 46.8 -0.5 PPT
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EMEA: All markets in growth… RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results12 Weighted PMI recovers to 50 and above Notes: 1. Graph reflects quarterly like-for-like revenue growth …as well positioned for market recovery UK & IRELAND FRANCE DACH ITALY Rest of EMEA Q1 25/26 Q2 25/26 Q3 25/26 Q4 25/26 Q1 26/27 Q2 26/27 • Executing well against strategy • Clear recovery in challenging markets • Leveraging customer and data-led tools • Differentiated proposition continues to gain traction
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• Like-for-like revenue up 9% US & Canada2 +12% LFL, +9% ex. Digital impact: - Strategic supplier partnerships - Strong sales improved AOV3 +14% - Web recovery +13% Mexico signs of an accelerating recovery, revenue +9% • Like-for-like operating profit up 25% - Gross margin +1.1ppt, strategic pricing initiatives - Operating margin improvements +1.2ppt Americas: strong strategic execution… …supported by strategic partnerships and sales initiatives 13 H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Change Like-for-like change Revenue £468m £429m 9% 9% Operating profit £44m £35m 25% 25% Operating profit margin 9.4% 8.2% 1.2ppt 1.2ppt RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Notes: 1. Net Promoter Score (NPS) defined as 12 month rolling transactional. 2. US and Canada contributes 75% of revenues to Americas. 3. Rolling 12 months average order value OFFLINE £339m LFL+13% RS PRO £5m LFL+30% NPS1 60.3 +1.8 PPT DIGITAL £129m LFL+1%
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Asia Pacific: Solid growth; operating margins doubled… …AI and data centre infrastructure driving accelerated demand 14 • Like-for-like revenue up 15% - 12% volume growth - Continued strength in electronics demand across Asia - Broad based growth across core categories - Targeted go-to-market initiatives • Like-for-like operating profit doubled to £8m - Gross margin down 0.4ppt, geographic mix - Disciplined costs delivers operating leverage H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Change Like-for-like change Revenue £130m £110m 18% 15% Operating profit £8m £3m 139% 108% Operating profit margin 6.2% 3.1% 3.2ppt 2.7ppt RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Notes: 1. Net Promoter Score (NPS) defined as 12 month rolling transactional. DIGITAL £67m LFL+12% RS PRO £21m LFL+16% SERVICES & SOLUTIONS £28m LFL+5% NPS1 20.5 +5.8 PPT
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Adjusted free cash flow (£m) 86 93 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 Strong cash generation… …disciplined working capital management Return on capital employed (%) 15.0 16.5 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 Inventory turn (x) 2.7 2.7 H1 25/26 H1 26/27 15 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Adjusted operating cash flow conversion (%) 107 109 96 H1 25/26 FY 25/26 H1 26/27 Net debt / adjusted EBITDA (x) 1.0 1.0 1.1 H1 25/26 FY 25/26 H1 26/27 Net capital expenditure (£m) 25.0 23.0 H1 25/26 H1 26/27
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Executing capital allocation policy… …financial discipline and flexibility 16 TARGET ROCE > 20% TARGET LEVERAGE c. 1x – 2x NET DEBT / ADJUSTED EBITDA RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results ORGANIC INVESTMENT1 ▪ Operating investment within £35m – £45m guided range ▪ Capital expenditure c. £50m £18M OPEX / £13M CAPEX INORGANIC INVESTMENT2 ▪ Market environment creating inorganic opportunities ▪ Bolt-on options within fragmented market ▪ Value disciplined ▪ Returns exceed cost of capital by year three RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS3 ▪ Progressive dividend policy ▪ Return surplus capital to shareholders SOLID PIPELINE OF OPPORTUNITY £35M SHARE BUYBACK EXECUTED
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Modelling considerations for H2 2026/27 Gross margin remain stable with H1 2026/27 Adjusted operating cost considerations for H21 2026/27: Run costs (excl. organic investment) • 43% relating to variable and semi-variable costs remain c. 14% of revenue • 57% relating to fixed costs increase c. 7% on prior period, net of savings Organic investment, restructuring and integration costs and capital expenditure for 2026/27 remain unchanged 17 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results 1. H1 2026/27 ongoing adjusted operating cost base is £ 524m, excluding restructuring & integration costs of £4m outlined on slide 9. See slide 27 for further guidance and phasing of restructuring and integration benefits and costs.
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Strategic investment beginning to deliver Simon Pryce Chief Executive Officer 18 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Strategy on track… …and beginning to deliver 19 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results H1 2026/27 Strategic investment Progress on our strategic action plan Capital expenditure Operating investment DC investment
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Connected customer intelligence… 20 …for accelerated growth Strategic objective Focus on higher value customers through harnessing data, effective strategic engagement and optimising cost to serve RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results • Connected platforms - Optimised and automated data flows - Targeted campaigns • AI enabled - Enhanced personalisation of digital content - Strengthened customer engagement Operational excellence Experience Customers
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Enhancing customer journeys… 21 …through AI and digital innovation Customers Services and solutions Experience RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Strategic objective Strengthen and tailor our customer experience to provide a digitally-enabled, seamless omnichannel service relevant for our customers’ needs • AI enhanced experiences - Customer journeys - Faster product discovery - Search engine optimisation content hubs - Increased relevance across all channels • Upgraded digital commerce engine - Good momentum in US & Canada - Live testing for EMEA launch
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Technology enabled… 22 …driving deeper customer integration Experience Operational excellence Services and solutions RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Strategic objective Deliver valued, scalable solutions to build greater strategic engagement and drive product pull-through • Procurement solution enhancement - EProc growth +9% - Purchasing manager upgrade - SaaS eProcurement alternative • RSIS Sync - Data cleansing solution - AI enabled functionality
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Infrastructure investment continues... 23 …supporting growth and efficiency Services and solutions Customers Operational Excellence RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Strategic objective Deliver efficient physical, digital and process infrastructure, improved operating leverage and marginal drop-through • Distribution infrastructure - Ireland and Italy distribution centres - Next gen automation and warehouse management • Process and operational excellence - Progressing well - Rollout begins in 2028
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Entering H2 2026/27… 1. Strong H1, encouraging momentum 2. Differentiated proposition, attractive market 3. Strategy on track, investments delivering 4. Solid cash generation, disciplined capital deployment 5. Significant value creation opportunity REVENUE GROWTH 2X MARKET MID-TEEN OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN >80% CASH CONVERSION RATE >20% RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED MEDIUM-TERM TARGETS 24 ... positioned for continued progress RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Questions? 25 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Appendix RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results26
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27 Guidance points Foreign exchange sensitivity – Applying the average exchange rate for the month of October to the 2026/27 Half Year Results, revenue would be lower at £1,537 million (reported £1,544m), adjusted profit before tax would be c. 1% lower at £131 million (reported £133m), with adjusted operating profit margin c. 0.1% lower at 9.1% (reported 9.2%) Other 2026/27 considerations • Fewer trading days decrease full year revenue by c. £9 million • Net capital expenditure forecast to be c. £50 million • We expect the effective tax rate on adjusted profit before tax in 2026/27 to be c. 27% Cost actions USD EUR H1 2026/27 average exchange rates 1.343 1.162 Annualised adjusted profit before tax sensitivity to a 1 cent movement versus GBP £0.5m £1.8m RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results £m 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 H1 2026/27 Total 2026/27E Restructuring costs (8) (8) (3) (2) (21) Integration costs (5) (9) (6) (2) (22) Total costs (13) (17) (9) (4) (43) c. (5) - (10) Restructuring benefits 8 18 4 2 32 Integration benefits 1 10 13 7 31 Other structural benefits 1 0 0 1 Total structural benefits 9 29 17 9 64 c. 10 - 15 DC lease exit/ Boreo 5 3 0 8 Other one-off cost benefits 8 2 0 10 Total benefits 9 42 22 9 82
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28 Income statement £m H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Change Like-for-like change Revenue 1,544 1,403 10% 7% Gross profit 670 605 11% 9% Gross margin 43.4% 43.1% 0.3ppt 0.6ppt Operating profit 131 122 7% Adjusted operating profit 142 122 17% 15% Adjusted operating profit margin 9.2% 8.7% 0.5ppt 0.7ppt Adjusted operating profit conversion 21.2% 20.1% 1.1ppt Profit before tax 121 112 8% Adjusted profit before tax 133 112 19% 17% Basic earnings per share 19.0p 17.7p 7% Adjusted basic earnings per share 20.9p 17.6p 19% 16% Adjusted effective tax rate 27% 26% Weighted average number of shares 461m 469m See basis of preparation on slide 37 for definitions of adjusted. RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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29 Operating profit summary £m H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 EMEA 98.0 86.0 Americas 43.9 35.1 Asia Pacific 8.1 3.4 Region operating profit 150.0 124.5 Central costs (8.0) (3.0) Adjusted operating profit 142.0 121.5 Amortisation of acquired intangibles (10.4) (9.9) Acquisition-related items (1.0) 10.5 Operating profit 130.6 122.1 See basis of preparation on slide 37 for definitions of adjusted. RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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30 Cash flow £m H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Operating profit 131 122 Add back depreciation and amortisation 40 40 EBITDA 171 162 Add back impairments and profit/loss on disposal of non-current assets/business - (3) Movement in working capital (20) 11 Defined benefit retirement contributions net of charge - (6) Movement in provisions (1) (3) Other 8 5 Cash generated from operations 158 166 Net capital expenditure (23) (25) Operating cash flow 135 141 Add back cash effect of adjustments 1 (11) Adjusted operating cash flow 136 130 Net interest paid (10) (11) Income tax paid (33) (33) Adjusted free cash flow 93 86 See basis of preparation on slide 37 for definitions of adjusted. RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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31 Net debt position ▪ Lease liabilities of £80 million (H1 2025/26: £54 million) ▪ Headroom to Group’s banking covenants of net debt to adjusted EBITDA less than 3.25 times and EBITA to interest of greater than 3 times – Net debt to adjusted EBITDA of 1.1x (H1 2025/26: 1.0x) – EBITA to interest 16.3x (H1 2025/26: 12.6x) ▪ Net pension deficit £9 million (H1 2025/26: £9 million) £m H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Net debt at 1 April (329) (364) Adjusted free cash flow 93 86 Disposal /(Acquisition) of businesses - 3 Cash effect of adjustments (1) 11 Equity dividends paid (66) (65) Share buyback (35) - Net lease additions (35) (4) Translation differences 3 - Net debt at 30 September (369) (333) See basis of preparation on slide 37 for definitions of adjusted. RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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Financial key performance indicators H1 2026/27 H1 2025/26 Change Like-for-like Change Like-for-like revenue change 7% (1%) Adjusted operating profit conversion 21.2% 20.1% 1.1ppt Adjusted operating profit margin 9.2% 8.7% 0.5ppt 0.7ppt Adjusted basic earnings per share 20.9p 17.6p 19% 16% Return on capital employed 16.5% 15.0% 1.5ppt Adjusted operating cash flow conversion 95.9% 107.2% (11.3)ppt 32 See basis of preparation on slide 37 for definitions of adjusted. RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results
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33 Our ESG approach enables our strategy and growth RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Customers Operational excellence Experience Services and solutions Products and suppliers Solutions Helping customers run their businesses more safely, sustainably, and efficiently. Products and suppliers Driving progress on sustainable products and ESG standards with suppliers while creating enhanced go-to- market opportunities. Customers ESG helps attract and retain high-value customers – ESG criteria up to 25% of bids and tenders. Greener distribution service through net zero DCs, sustainable packaging and optimised logistics. People Being first choice for our people and identifying future skills pipelines. L Experience Solving customers’ MRO needs with trusted, sustainable product choices - enabled through integrated digital and sales channels. Platinum EcoVadis medal and CDP A list 62% of all suppliers by spend on EcoVadis; 77% of strategic suppliers by spend have science-based carbon targets Customer savings of £3Ok+ pa through RS ControlStock while eliminating product & logistics waste77 employee engagement score; 999k young engineers/ innovators supported by RS since 2020/21 36k Better World products across 350+ product families Logistics emissions intensity down 30% from 2019/20, 93% of packaging is recyclable, and 92% of electricity comes from renewables Operational excellence
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Non-financial key performance indicators Customer People Health and safety 46.0 77 38% 0.32 Net Promoter Score (Group, rolling 12-month Transactional) Employee engagement Percentage of female senior leaders All Accidents (per 200,000 hours) Environment 1.4 2,100 1.67 84% Carbon intensity (tonnes of CO2e due to Scope 1 and 2 emissions / £m revenue) Carbon emissions (tonnes of CO2e due to Scope 1 and 2 emissions) Packaging intensity (tonnes / £m revenue) Waste (% of waste recycled) 34 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Note the above metrics exclude BPX Group in line with our ESG Basis of Reporting for new acquisitions. We aim to include BPX Group data from the year ending 31 March 2027.
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RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results35 (15%) (10%) (5%) 0% 5% 10% 15% US & Canada Latin America¹ H1 25/26 H2 25/26 H1 26/27 (10%) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% ANZ Southeast Asia Greater China Japan & Korea H1 25/26 H2 25/26 H1 26/27 Building momentum across all regions… (2%) 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% RS Group plc H1 25/26 H2 25/26 H1 26/27 1. H1 25/26 and H2 25/26 comparatives restated to ensure consistent presentation of USD-denominated sales in Risoul Mexico across all periods. …and majority of our product categories (10%) (5%) 0% 5% 10% UK & Ireland France DACH Italy H1 25/26 H2 25/26 H1 26/27
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Digital Outperforming Google search in EMEA1 Suppliers Gaining share within top category suppliers’ high-service distribution channels3 …continued share gains Strategy driving digital outperformance… 36 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results Market share performance 0% 10% 20% 30% Mechanical & Fluid Power Electronics Electricals PPE, Safety & T&M Demand RS EMEA click growth % 2 1. Our major EMEA markets; UK, Germany, Italy and France. Apr – Sep 2026 2. RS revenue aligned to Google term product categories 3. 50 top category suppliers in EMEA and Americas. Data up to end of Q1 or Q2 due to supplier reporting cycle 4. Category % of total Group revenue. 5% Other categories 79% CABLES & CONNECTORS AUTOMATION & CONTROL AND ELECTRIFICATION FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE MECHANICAL & FLUID POWER TEST & MEASUREMENT SEMIS & PASSIVES PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT & SITE SAFETY GAINING SHARE HOLDING ◼ LOSING SHARE 3% 13% c.£670m ANNUALISED REPRESENTED REVENUE50 SUPPLIERS COVERED Category share of Group revenue4 EMEA & AMERICAS SUPPLIER DATA
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Unless otherwise stated ▪ Figures have been prepared using UK-adopted international accounting standards. ▪ Adjusted excludes amortisation and impairment of intangible assets arising on acquisition of businesses, acquisition-related items, substantial reorganisation costs, substantial asset write-downs, one-off pension credits or costs, significant tax rate changes and associated income tax. ▪ Like-for-like change excludes the impact of acquisitions and the effects of changes in exchange rates on translation of overseas operating results, with H1 2025/26 converted at H1 2026/27 average exchange rates. Revenue is also adjusted to eliminate the impact of trading days year on year. Acquisitions are only included once they have been owned for a year, at which point they start to be included in both the current and comparative periods for the same number of months. ▪ Changes in profit, cash flow, debt and share-related measures such as earnings per share are, unless otherwise stated, at reported exchange rates. ▪ A charge of £11 million (H1 2025/26: net gain of £1 million) was reported for items excluded from adjusted profit before tax. Basis of preparation 37 37 RS Group plc – 2026/27 Half Year Results