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VER
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We dev
elop the mission
-
critic
al solutions
in support of a safer tomorrow
Through in
novative problem solving, usi
ng sust
ainabl
e
capabilities and evolving tech
nologies, we deliver outs
t
anding
solutions t
o our custome
rs
’ mos
t complex pr
oblems in
defenc
e, securit
y
,
critic
al detec
tion and control environ
ment
s.
B
y par
tnering wi
th our custome
rs
, we provide the ins
ight,
tech
nology and ser
v
ices th
ey need to per
form at their best
and t
o help them ma
ke the wo
rld a s
afer p
lace
.
Our top cus
tomers
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work with the world’s major prime c
ontrac
tors
an
d dir
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tl
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th t
he U
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excluding sonobuoy sales
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counted
for 18% of re
ven
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ontrol,
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C4)
Intellige
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SR)/Elec
t
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Warfare (EW
)), milit
ar
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aerospace,
nu
cl
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nd i
nd
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ial s
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so
r
s mar
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s
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arc
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d de
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lo
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sio
n
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po
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technological solutions t
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customers
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complex pr
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al
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e US D
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tm
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t of
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fen
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Do
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ted f
or 2
3.
6% an
d UK
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is
t
r
y of D
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Mo
D) 6.
6% of G
rou
p re
ven
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in 2020 (2
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9
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ire
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le
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nd
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D acco
un
ted f
or a
n ad
di
ti
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Our global reach
Ul
tr
a
’s core mar
ket
s are
th
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v
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US
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d Ne
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d. T
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gi
ve
s us a
cce
ss to t
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e lar
ge
s
t ad
dr
es
s
ab
le d
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nc
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budgets in the world.
No
r
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a
64%
UK
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tr
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d NZ
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Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
1
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
O
ur
2
0
2
4
o
bje
c
t
i
ves
A
s par
t
of
our
Focus;
Fix
;
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trans
formati
on
to
become
ONE
Ultra, we
identied
ve
key
s
t
ak
eholder
groups.
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e sought f
eedback from eac
h grou
p before w
e embark
ed
on our tran
s
formatio
n. This feedback f
ormed the basi
s of our
s
trat
egy and 20
2
4 goals
:
DE
L
I
V
ER
I
NG FO
R A
LL O
UR S
TAK
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HO
LDE
R
S
Employ
ees
Crea
te a d
y
na
mi
c, i
nc
lu
si
ve a
nd
inspiring work environment that
at
trac
ts
, develops and
retains
th
e be
s
t di
v
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s
e t
al
ent p
o
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Customer
s
T
o par
t
ne
r wi
t
h cu
s
tom
er
s
,
delivering innovative solutions
that cre
ate ‘win-
win’ outcomes
for a
ll p
ar
t
ie
s
Suppliers
Develop Group-
wide par
t
ners
wi
t
h like
-
min
de
d v
al
ue
s tha
t
provide best-value solutions,
technical innovation and
suppor
t mutual suc
cess,
fairness and
respect
Communitie
s
T
o con
du
c
t b
usi
ne
ss i
n an
et
hi
ca
l, s
a
fe an
d su
s
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ai
nab
le w
ay,
ac
ti
ng a
s a po
si
ti
v
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ce an
d
mak
i
ng a
n ac
ti
v
e con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
to our
communiti
es
Investors
Deliver out
s
tanding through-
c
ycle value f
or share
holders
,
through
eecti
ve
execution
of U
ltra’s strategy
Millie Midwinter-Lean,
Ultra Precision C
ontrol Systems
Ult
ra has gi
ven me t
he
oppo
r
t
unit
y to gro
w as a young
engine
er
, and re
all
y let me
ex
plore a
range of
di
ere
nt
care
er op
tion
s. It
’s hi
ghl
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moti
vat
ing being sur
rounded
by such intellige
nt, inn
ovati
ve
and caring people.
Se
e m
or
e on
p2
2
-23
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
2
FOCUS
FIX
GROW
ONE UL
TR
A
DE
L
I
V
ER
I
NG T
HRO
UG
H FOC
US
; F
I
X
; GRO
W
G
oo
d pr
og
r
e
ss i
n 2
0
2
0
.
Acc
e
ler
at
in
g
int
o
2
0
2
1
.
20
20
was
the
rs
t
of
our m
ulti-
year
transformation
journey
as we FOCUS on the thi
ngs we’re good at (
application
s
enginee
ring in the desi
gn, developme
nt and production of
the k
ey elements of miss
ion-
cr
itical, inte
lligen
t and high
ly
regu
lat
ed
s
y
s
te
ms
); FI
X
the
basics
and u
nlock
our
potenti
al
to G
ROW fa
s
ter
.
W
e have mad
e good progr
ess across all our tr
ansformation
work
s
tream
s. In 20
2
1 we’
ll be advancing elemen
t
s of our
Focus;
Fix
;
Grow
programme
to
accele
rate
the
rea
lisation
of our O
NE Ultra goal t
o deliver ex
cep
tional valu
e for all
our st
akeholders.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
3
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1. Innovation
Inves
t in innovation
aligned to
customer n
eeds
2
.
Customer
Strengthen s
ales c
apabilit
y
and
proc
esses, market in
tel
ligenc
e and
cus
tome
r relat
ionships
. Imp
rove
projec
t deli
ver
y
, on
-t
ime deli
ver
y
,
producti
v
it
y
and
co
s
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eec
tiveness
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ure
Embed ou
r ONE Ultra operati
ng
model. Improve organisation
health, diversit
y and inclusio
n,
talent bench strength and func
tion,
and leader
ship capabili
t
y
4
. Cont
inuous
improveme
nt
Develop the cultur
e, standard
tools and cap
abilit
y to continually
impr
ove our pr
ocesses
5. T
rans
for
mation
Deliver the trans
formation
progra
mmes on time and t
o
budget. Prioritise resourc
es across
the organi
sation
6. Health & safet
y
,
envir
onment
and comp
liance
Align busi
nesses to c
ommon
environment
al,
energy a
nd s
afet
y
s
tan
dards. Improve the health
and safet
y global progr
amme
across Ultra
Se
e m
or
e on
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es
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repor
t
0
6
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hin
gs t
ha
t make u
s exc
i
ted a
bo
u
t Ul
tr
a
0
8
Our St
ra
teg
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us
ine
s
s Un
it
s
11
Ou
r gro
w
t
h s
to
r
y
14
ONE Ul
t
ra s
t
ra
teg
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gre
s
s
18
Ch
ief Executive’s r
epor
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2
2
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in
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it
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ho
ld
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s (and s1
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26
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28
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30
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r t
arg
et m
ar
ket
s
32
Stra
teg
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s
s Uni
t re
v
ie
w
38
A Posi
ti
v
e F
orc
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r com
mi
tm
en
t to a
sust
ainable fut
ure
54
Principal risk
s and uncert
ainties
60
Financial review
Gover
nance
66
Chairman’s governance repor
t
68
Ou
r Bo
ar
d
74
Our Executive T
eam
78
Our Bo
ar
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c
t
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82
Nomination C
ommit
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8
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it
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or
t
88
Directors
’ remuneration
repor
t
92
Annual r
epor
t on r
emuneration
102
Dire
c
tor
s
’ repor
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Financial st
ateme
nts
10
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Independent auditor’s repor
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114
Consolidated
income statement
115
Consolidated statement of
comprehensive
income
116
Consolidated
balance sheet
117
Conso
li
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sh ow st
a
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118
Consolidat
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changes
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119
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s to ac
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s – G
rou
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15
6
St
at
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f acco
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ti
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ol
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s – Gr
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p
16
5
Company balance
sheet
16
6
Com
pa
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t
a
tem
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an
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s in e
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167
No
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pa
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171
St
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17
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Gloss
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174
F
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-year review
176
Business add
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Contents
Per
f
or
mance hi
ghlight
s
Highligh
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Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
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s 2020
4
Order book
£
1
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0
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9.
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£
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92
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9: 73%)
Di
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are
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gres
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Key p
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Deli
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+
T
hird cons
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ve y
ear of organ
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revenue grow
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+
Strong order book development
+
Mar
ket outp
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forman
ce
Robust per
f
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+
S
olid e
xecu
tio
n, des
pite Cov
id
-
1
9
+
Ma
rgin prog
ressi
on and
excellent ret
ur
n on inve
s
ted
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ROIC
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+
In
crease
d di
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ransformation on track
+
G
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s on F
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cord order b
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, goo
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sibili
t
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+
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ab
le mar
ket
s wi
th Ul
tra w
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Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
5
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
20
20 was a ye
ar that demons
tra
ted the underl
yin
g s
trength of
Ultra
, and the c
apabilitie
s and dedic
ation of our out
s
t
anding p
eople.
Through the
e
x
traordinar
y eor
t
s
of
the
whole Ultra
team,
we
made good s
t
rategic progress and achieved o
ur third consecuti
ve
year of strong o
rganic grow
th. We made good progress on
our ONE Ultra trans
for
mation and, as a result
, we deli
vered or
exceeded mos
t of our st
akeholder objec
ti
ves. T
hese wo
uld have
been excellent outcomes in any year
, but a
gainst a ba
ckground
of pandemic
-dr
iven disr
uption and tur
moil, it was an exceptional
pe
r
fo
r
ma
nce.
We ent
er 20
21 with a record order book
, gi
v
ing us s
trong
visibilit
y
, and we remain well positione
d in key grow
th areas to
suppor
t cus
tomers
’ e
volv
ing pr
iori
ties. We continue to incre
ase
our technolog
y inves
tment
, exp
anding the areas in which
we
can provide
eec
t
ive customer
solut
ions.
Our ONE
Ultra
trans
formation programm
e is having a posi
tive imp
ac
t on b
oth
grow
th oppor
t
unities and
op
erational
ecienc
y
,
and
wi
th
s
trong
20
20
deli
ver
y
,
w
e
are
condent enough
to
accelerat
e
several o
f
our
trans
formation ac
tions in 20
21
. T
his should see us begin to realise
year
-
on
-year
net
bene
t
s
in
20
22,
a
year
ahead
of
plan.
This ex
cellent
per
formance g
i
ves
us
fur
ther
condence
in
Ul
tra
’s
exciting potential and our abilit
y to deliver e
xc
eptional value for all
s
takeholder
s over the longer term
.
Sim
on P
r
yc
e
Chief
Executive
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
6
Six thi
ngs th
at m
ak
e us exci
ted abou
t Ult
ra
1.
An agile player
in growin
g market
s
+
Long
-
c
ycle defence m
arkets wi
th
st
able through-
c
ycle growt
h
+
Well p
osit
ione
d to grow abo
ve core
defence
markets
+
Ma
ri
time ve
-
year C
AGR 2
4%
+
Intelligenc
e & C
ommunications
v
e
-yea
r
C
AG
R
3
–5%
+
O
ther securit
y and critical d
etection
and control
ve
-
year C
AGR
2–
4%
+
Opp
or
tuni
ti
es for share ga
in and
exp
ansio
n into adjacent a
nd ne
w
ma
rke
t
s
3.
Wel
l positioned t
o
captur
e segment gro
w
th
Ultra
’s core capabilities relev
ant
to fu
ture cus
tomer pr
ior
it
ies:
+
Combating
near
-peer thr
eats
+
Countering as
y
mmetr
ic threats
+
D
oing m
ore wi
th l
ess
+
Accelerating det
ec
t to deploy
+
Mis
sion-
enab
ling sensing
+
Q
uant
um ex
treme v
alue
s
ta
tis
ti
cal ana
ly
sis
Se
e m
or
e on
p
8
-1
0
2.
Sus
t
ainabl
e te
chnolo
g
y
and cost advantage
+
St
rong tech
nolo
g
y bas
e, well ali
gned
to fu
ture areas of grow
t
h
+
Lea
ding s
of
t
wa
re, data p
roces
sing
and algori
thm capabili
t
y
+
A
pplic
atio
n engineering of mission
-
cri
ti
cal s
ensing a
nd cont
rol s
y
s
tems
+
D
evelopment spen
d (
cus
tomer and
interna
lly f
un
ded
) c.
20% of reve
nue
+
Ma
teriall
y lo
wer f
ull
y abs
orb
ed
engineerin
g cost per hour v
s
traditiona
l primes
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
7
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
4.
Robust
business
model
+
G
ood v
isib
ilit
y f
rom lo
ng
-ter
m contr
ac
t
s
and la
g to US defence ou
tlay
s
+
A
ss
et lig
ht wi
th b
road tec
hnol
og
y
,
plat
for
m and pro
duc
t ex
posu
re
+
Well diver
si
ed wit
h
our top
1
0 c
ont
rac
t
s
accounti
ng for 21
% of 20
20 revenue
+
St
rong ins
t
al
led b
ase w
it
h s
ta
ble
af
termar
ket and s
er
v
ices rev
enue
5.
T
rans
formation programme
to acc
elerate g
row
th and
improv
e operational
per
f
ormance
+
L
a
unche
d in Janua
r
y 202
0, mul
ti
-
year
inves
t
ment w
i
th cos
t
s t
aken ‘above
the line
+
O
ppor
tuni
t
y for medium
-term
margin improvement and increased
inves
tment to suppor
t grow
th
+
ONE Ultra w
ill deliver acc
elerated
grow
th
, per
for
mance improvement
and operational leverage
6.
High r
eturn model with
strong cash o
w
+
T
hrough-
c
ycle c
ash conversion
of 90
1
0
0%
+
Low c
ap
it
al b
usines
s mo
del,
wi
th lo
ng
-ter
m ROIC for ex
is
tin
g
busine
ss
es of ove
r 20%
+
C
apital allocat
ion model suppor
ting
div
iden
d grow
th
Se
e m
or
e on
p64
Se
e m
or
e on
p11
-15
Se
e m
or
e on
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FOCUS
FIX
GROW
O
N
E
U
LT
R
A
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
8
Ultra at
a glance
Our
Strategic B
usines
s
Unit
s
Maritime
We deliv
er lea
ding mul
ti
-
mis
sion
solu
ti
ons
to
p
rotec
t our
ve
-
ey
es
nav
ies
.
Our market
-l
eadin
g
missio
n
s
y
s
tems
deliver do
minance in the maritime
domain
. Our b
road p
or
t
fo
lio of
cap
abil
iti
es
is
oper
atio
nal
on
e
et
s
across the allied n
avies world
wide.
We
develop
advanced speci
alist
s
y
s
tems
to
d
eli
ver
war
ghtin
g
edge in
the m
oder
n mar
it
ime an
d under
w
ater
bat
tlespace.
These provide critic
al
operational advantage
s to
our defenc
e
cus
tomers acros
s sur
face, sub
-sur
face
and unmanned plat
forms.
Core capabiliti
es
2021 address
able markets
(
Tota
l acc
es
si
bl
e mar
ke
t in al
l ac
ces
si
bl
e cou
nt
ri
es)
Sonobuoy Systems
Wor
ld
-
l
ea
de
rs i
n th
e ma
nu
fa
c
tu
re
an
d supp
l
y
of son
ob
uo
y
s and
anti-submar
ine warf
are (AS
W
)
processi
ng to
navies worldwide.
Ou
r ra
ng
e of mu
l
ti
-
s
t
at
ic a
c
t
i
ve
(MS
A
) aco
us
t
i
c
s use p
a
t
te
rn
s of
ac
ti
v
e so
urce a
nd p
as
si
v
e re
cei
v
e
so
no
bu
oy
s and ad
v
an
ced sig
nal
processi
ng techn
iques t
o enh
ance
submarine
detec
tion pr
obabilit
y
and increase ar
ea coverage.
Sonar Systems
Ou
r unde
r
w
ate
r war
fa
re sy
s
te
ms
overcome
the unique
challenges
of the undersea environment. Our
so
lu
ti
on
s sp
an: i
nte
gr
ate
d hu
ll an
d
va
ri
ab
le dep
th son
ar s
y
s
tem
s for
manned and unmanned
plat
forms;
torpedo
defence
s
ys
tems;
deployable underwater sensors;
an
d elec
tr
on
ic war
fa
re sy
s
tems
.
Nav
al Sy
s
t
em
s & S
en
so
r
s
Ou
r sy
s
te
ms and sub
-
s
y
s
tems are
de
sig
ne
d to pr
ote
c
t a
ll
ie
d nav
i
es
from emerging thre
at
s and ensu
re
a critical operational advantage. W
e
pro
v
id
e acous
ti
c and sona
r sy
s
te
ms
,
torpedo defenc
e and r
adar sensor
solutions.
Signature Managemen
t & Power
We
ar
e
pr
ov
en tur
nke
y sy
s
te
m
developers o
f tradition
al
degaussing, advanced degau
ssing
and high t
emperature degaussing
sy
s
tems
and power
conver
sion
solutions for
naval applications
including
elec
t
romagnetic
analysis
for n
av
al p
la
t
fo
r
ms an
d r
an
ge
s. We
pro
v
id
e a ra
ng
e of p
rov
en
, hi
gh
-
per
formance solutions
for surface
and sub-sur
face applicatio
ns
including field suppor
t that
ensures
a mis
si
on
-
cr
i
ti
ca
l ad
v
a
nt
ag
e fo
r ou
r
war
f
ighters.
£38
8m
2020: £
38
0m
£
59
m
2020: £5
8m
£5
43m
2020: £
524m
£30
9m
2020: £2
99
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Re
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r
t
ed S
a
le
s fo
r t
he y
ear
to 31 D
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mb
er 2
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£
3
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8
m
Organic sales growt
h
+12
.
3
%
Statutor
y operating profit
£
55.
9m
Underlying operating profit
£
5
8
.6m
Underl
ying operatin
g margin
15
.
0
%
Competitive advantages
+
Th
ou
ght lea
de
r
sh
ip and prov
en des
ig
n and deli
v
er
y cap
ab
il
it
y
ac
ros
s a b
roa
d su
i
te of an
ti
-
su
bm
ar
in
e wa
r
f
ar
e, so
na
r
, r
ad
ar
and forc
e protection cap
abilities
+
Comp
el
lin
g mar
ket pos
it
io
n in
hi
gh
-
in
teg
ri
t
y unde
r
wa
ter
se
nsi
ng s
y
s
tem
s and solu
t
io
ns
+
Stro
ng le
gac
y pla
t
fo
r
m pres
en
ce and posi
t
io
ns on curr
en
t
an
d
fu
t
ure nav
al ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ pro
gr
amm
es of sign
if
ic
a
nce inc
lu
di
ng
V
irg
in
ia clas
s subm
ar
in
e (US
A)
, Drea
dn
ou
ght
, T
y
pe 23 &
T
y
pe
26 (UK
)
, C
SC (C
an
ad
a) and H
unte
r cl
as
s (
Aus
tr
al
ia)
+
Key mul
ti
-
l
ev
el rela
ti
on
shi
ps wi
th ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ nav
al cus
to
me
r
s
+
Long
-
s
t
a
nd
in
g sup
p
or
t an
d pa
r
tn
er
sh
ip
s wi
t
h maj
or
plat
form primes
+
Deep-
domain knowl
edge, an agile
and innovative approach
an
d a cu
lt
ur
e of con
ti
nu
ou
s im
pro
ve
me
nt en
ab
le u
s to
of
fer cutting
-e
dge, c
ost-competiti
ve solutions acr
oss
our ca
pa
bi
li
t
y suite
Strategic
focus
+
Increased
inves
tment in innovation and
disrupti
ve
technologies
+
Deliver
ef
f
icienc
y improvements
an
d
continuous impr
ovement
+
Incr
eas
e cus
to
me
r sat
is
f
ac
ti
on by imp
rov
i
ng on
-
ti
me del
iv
er
y
and programme execution
+
Grow mar
ke
t share in ‘f
i
ve
-
ey
es
’ nat
io
ns
+
Incre
ased focus
on af
termarket
suppor
t
+
Impr
ov
e safe
t
y aware
ne
s
s, cul
t
ure an
d per
f
or
ma
nce
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
9
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Intelligence & Comm
unications
We deliver the intelligence that informs
decisi
on
-
mak
ing in t
he mos
t challe
ngin
g
environment
s through mis
sion-
c
rit
ical,
multi-
domain communications,
command and
con
trol
,
c
y
b
er
sec
uri
t
y
and elec
tronic war
fare.
Our innovative solutions provide
info
rmation advantage thr
ough the
intelligent applicat
ion of integrated
technologies, c
ombined with through-
life suppor
t ser
v
ice, ensuring those
operatin
g in high-t
hreat environment
s
have
the intelligence they
need to
ca
rr
y
out their
missi
ons
sa
fel
y
and
eec
ti
ve
ly.
Core capabiliti
es
2021 address
able markets
(
Tota
l acc
es
si
bl
e mar
ke
t in al
l ac
ces
si
bl
e cou
nt
ri
es)
Communication
s
Our tac
tical communications
include
multi-
domain solutions that
are
pro
te
c
te
d fr
om t
he t
hre
at o
f dat
a
compromise
or jamm
ing. High-
ca
pa
c
it
y ta
c
t
ic
al ra
dio an
d
ad
v
an
ce
d
waveforms en
able accurat
e timeline
exc
han
ge o
f vo
ice, v
i
de
o an
d da
t
a
for mil
it
a
r
y and gove
rn
me
nt
customers worldwide.
Command, Control and
Intelligence (
C2
I
)
Proven C
ommand and C
ontrol (
C2)
technologies del
iver information
ad
v
an
ta
g
e in ne
ar re
al
-
t
im
e,
all
ow
i
ng q
uic
k an
d in
for
m
ed
decisions
based on an
accurate
pi
c
t
ure o
f th
e si
tu
at
io
n on t
he
ground. U
ltra delivers information
advanta
ge across
the operating
environment, enhanced
by
the
application of le
ading-
edge ar
tif
icial
intelligence (AI
), machine learning
(ML) and cross-domain intelligence
capabilit
ies.
Cyber
Delivering
advanced, hi
gh-
grade
cr
y
pto
gr
ap
hy, key
ma
nag
em
en
t and
se
cu
ri
t
y sol
ut
io
ns tha
t prov
i
de the
hig
he
s
t l
ev
el of p
ro
tec
ti
on a
ga
ins
t
int
r
usi
on
. Ult
ra
s cap
ab
il
it
ie
s deli
v
er
information a
ssurance with
ground-breaking technological
solutions.
Specialis
t Radio Frequenc
y
We sup
po
r
t im
pro
ve
d th
rea
t
detection and identif
ication, as well
as
improved
enemy
engagement
through
the ex
ecution o
f c
omplex
an
d cr
i
ti
ca
l op
er
at
io
ns a
t al
l le
ve
ls
of th
e co
mma
nd s
tr
uc
t
ure. O
ur
pro
du
c
t
s are
key ena
bl
er
s for a
va
ri
et
y of
ad
v
an
ce
d sy
s
te
ms
,
including radar warning, sur
face
ship situational awareness and
dig
i
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cr
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machine le
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communications
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el
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fa
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tele
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tr
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y
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tem
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Deep-
domain knowl
edge on aerial, maritime and land-based
plat
forms pro
viding sof
t
ware development, geospatia
l
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Dom
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tom
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ns
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engineering herit
age enable rapid, cost
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pro
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p
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Strategic
focus
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Dev
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op o
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re c
ap
ab
il
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d in
ter
op
er
ab
le s
ol
ut
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ns
wi
t
hin N
ATO and a
ll
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s
+
Increase
invest
ment in innovative and dis
rupti
ve technologies,
expand into adjacencies
and deliver information advant
age
+
Dev
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op s
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te
gic r
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nsh
ips t
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ten
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to ne
w are
as
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Fo
cu
s on T
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ci
f
ic p
rob
le
ms
, an
d T
i
er 2 s
ol
ut
io
ns w
he
re
we have
domain knowledge and
of
fer sig
nif
icant value
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
10
Pr
ecis
ion
Contr
ol
Sys
tem
s
(PCS)
Forensic
T
echnology
Ene
rg
y
We
de
si
gn and sup
pl
y high
-
i
nte
gr
i
t
y mis
si
on
- and
sa
fe
t
y
-
cr
it
i
ca
l prod
uc
t
s and s
y
s
tem
s for
th
e mos
t
cha
ll
en
gi
ng sit
ua
ti
on
s, mai
nl
y in mili
t
ar
y and
commercial
aerospace.
Ou
r manne
d and unma
nn
ed veh
ic
le s
y
s
tem
s
an
d equi
pm
ent imp
ro
ve vehi
cl
e relia
bi
li
t
y and
per
formance,
while reducing
the burden
on operators and maintainers.
Core capabilities
A trus
ted sup
pl
ie
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mi
ss
io
n
- and safe
t
y-
cr
i
ti
c
al
har
dw
ar
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t
wa
re sol
u
ti
ons in high
l
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reg
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ate
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t
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pro
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se i
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nm
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wh
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bi
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ci
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Application
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engineered
mission and
safet
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cri
tical
el
ec
tr
oni
c sy
s
t
ems in:
+
Data and power
management
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Posi
ti
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en
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g an
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rol
+
St
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High
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ate
d ind
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es
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Har
sh env
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on
me
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s req
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in
g f
la
wl
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s reli
ab
ili
t
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Strategic
focus
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Ex
pa
nd o
ur p
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it
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n in t
he f
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oma
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(desi
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, dete
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t
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lo
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th
in
sma
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sio
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fet
y
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c
ri
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ic
al sub
-s
y
s
tem
s
wh
ere s
ize, w
ei
ght a
nd p
ow
er m
at
ter
+
Fo
cu
s on
our core sk
il
ls of
so
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in
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tom
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mo
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t ch
all
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gi
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en
sin
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req
ui
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om
e of t
he h
ar
sh
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environment
s
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Cons
oli
da
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r fo
ot
pr
in
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d dr
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ef
f
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en
c
y into our proce
s
se
s
A worl
d lea
der in the des
ig
n
an
d supp
l
y of
hig
hl
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ph
is
t
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ed opt
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l
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ag
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s
tem
s, tog
et
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r
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t
h data
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as
e
ma
na
ge
men
t and dat
a anal
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sof
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h o
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cu
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fo
rcem
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t
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ci
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rou
nd t
he w
or
l
d to pre
ve
nt a
nd
solve crime.
Core capabilities
+
Intel
le
c
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ua
l prop
er
t
y in
sp
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is
ed al
go
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hms
tha
t digi
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are the mic
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Ex
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t
s in b
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a com
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on a
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ch
in
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learning algorithms
+
Subj
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xp
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t
s in t
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e f
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d of f
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identif
ication
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28
yea
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au
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ate
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t
ic id
ent
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f
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c
at
io
n
pro
v
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di
bil
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y and an ins
t
al
le
d base of
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tems
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Glo
ba
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s i
n th
e pro
v
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on o
f inn
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tec
hn
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t gene
ra
tes tim
el
y an
d
qua
nt
i
f
i
abl
e Cr
im
e G
un In
tel
lig
en
ce (CGI
) to la
w
enforcement
agencies
+
Cap
ab
le of deli
v
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in
g ful
l
t
ur
nke
y solu
t
io
ns
+
A tr
us
te
d an
d s
tr
at
egi
c p
ar
tn
er f
or c
ri
min
al
jus
t
i
ce ag
en
ci
es a
rou
nd t
he w
or
l
d in h
elp
in
g w
it
h
th
e pre
ve
nt
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n an
d so
l
v
in
g of gu
n cr
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Strategic
focus
+
Ex
pa
nd
in
g addr
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s
ab
le mar
ket
s by
de
ve
lo
pin
g
har
dw
ar
e an
d sof
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wa
re as a s
er
v
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ce an
d
inv
es
ti
ng in new inno
va
ti
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ol
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g
y that
complements the Integrated
Ballis
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Ide
nt
if
i
ca
ti
on Sy
s
tem (I
BI
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+
Main
t
ain o
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shi
p po
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on i
n th
e b
all
is
t
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id
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f
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c
at
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n marke
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gr
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in
g our reven
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through in
novation and the
adoption of
cut
ting-
edge technologies t
o complet
e the
end-to
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De
sig
n, man
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fa
c
t
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, supp
ly an
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se
ns
or
s and s
ys
tem
s in
nuc
le
ar and sel
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c
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industrial applications worldwide.
A
s a
gl
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in hig
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la
ted mar
ket
s,
inc
lu
di
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ar
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pa
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develop sensors, instrumentation and control
s
y
s
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ms for har
sh env
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nm
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t
s and mis
sio
n
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critic
al applications.
Core capabilities
+
Safety
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critical, nuclear
q
ualif
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instr
umentation
and con
trol technologies
+
Sen
so
r
s qua
li
f
ie
d to op
er
ate i
n re
gu
late
d nu
cl
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r
plant
s
+
Ex
pe
r
t
s in
sa
fe
t
y
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cr
it
i
ca
l desi
gn
, reac
t
or phy
si
c
s
and materials
science
+
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t
al
le
d ba
se i
n th
e UK A
d
v
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ed G
as
-
co
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ed
Rea
c
to
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AGR
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l
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to
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p
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i
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ti
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s
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egic instrumentation and contr
ol par
tner of
NuS
c
al
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r th
ei
r sma
ll m
od
ula
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c
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or (SM
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focus
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pa
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in
g cor
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fer
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nd u
t
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nc
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nt
po
si
ti
on i
n th
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th r
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r
operators to
increase
share
+
Leverage experience and capabilities to
gain
po
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on w
i
th T
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to
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s on n
ew b
uil
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positions
+
Focus on
SMR and
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ac
tor
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po
r
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un
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ti
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ve to
de
sig
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completion and
construc
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Tota
l v
al
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f Ul
t
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d
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ne
s
in ac
cessible c
ountries
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
11
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Our
grow
th
s
to
r
y
Over the following page
s
we repor
t back
on our
progres
s and
highlight
our f
ut
ure goa
ls
Through ou
r Foc
us; Fix; Grow
plan we ar
e transforming
from a c
ollec
tion of di
sjoi
nted
busin
esses to become
ONE Ul
tra
FOCUS
FIX
GROW
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
12
Our g
row
th s
to
r
y
continued
Fo
cu
s
ed o
n wh
at we
’re g
oo
d at
:
+
Applica
tions engineering
+
Sign
al and dat
a cap
t
ure
/p
roc
es
si
ng
+
Sign
al
, dat
a
an
d radi
o fre
qu
enc
y (RF
)
transmission,
analy
tics
and int
erpretation
+
Specialist
encr
yption
+
Sub-s
y
s
tems
integration
+
SWaP (S
ize, We
igh
t an
d Pow
er
) in ha
r
sh
and regulated
environment
s
+
Signature
and power management
Building on
our foundationa
l technologies:
+
High-per
formance mission-o
ptimised sof
t
ware
+
Siz
e weight and
power per
formance
optimis
ed hardware
+
Sen
so
r/t
ra
ns
duc
er des
ign and pro
du
c
t
i
on
+
Ad
va
nce
d alg
or
i
th
ms and anal
y
t
ic
s
+
Sof
t
w
ar
e def
i
ne
d sy
s
t
ems
(
radios/net
work
s
/radars)
+
Specialised
power solutions
+
Big a
nd co
mp
le
x da
t
a
+
Ad
va
nce
d and spe
ci
ali
se
d radi
o fre
qu
en
c
y
+
Time- and mission-cr
itical net
working
+
High
l
y
-a
ccr
edi
te
d saf
et
y and sec
ur
i
t
y
cr
i
ti
ca
l sy
s
t
ems
T
o a
dd
re
s
s fu
tu
re ar
ea
s of c
us
t
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ee
ds
:
1
.
C
ombating near
-pe
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2.
Counte
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y
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me
tr
ic th
rea
t
s
3.
Do
in
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re w
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es
s
4.
Accel
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in
g dete
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t to
de
pl
oy
5.
Mission-
enabling sensing
6.
Quan
tu
m ex
t
rem
e val
ue st
a
ti
s
ti
c
al anal
y
s
is
ONE Set of
A
SPIRE values:
Agile
We
embrace ch
ange
, ada
pt
in
g to t
he
conditions and
making decisions
at
th
e ri
gh
t le
ve
l.
Sharing
We wi
n as a tea
m
, s
ha
ri
ng i
de
as an
d
res
ou
rce
s to ac
hi
ev
e gre
at t
hin
gs
.
Performing
We
ar
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re
le
nt
le
ss ab
ou
t qual
it
y
,
we
’r
e neve
r sat
is
f
ie
d unti
l we
ve
do
ne wha
t we
s
ai
d we’d do.
Innovating
We
’re ope
n and ques
ti
on
ing
, w
e
cha
ll
en
ge e
ac
h ot
he
r to th
ink i
n
ne
w way
s.
Rewarding
We lov
e to ce
le
br
ate s
ucce
s
s
,
se
ek
in
g o
ut a
nd r
ew
ard
in
g po
si
ti
v
e
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
s
at eve
r
y lev
el.
Empowering
We
trus
t and empower each
other
,
ac
ti
ng sa
fel
y, ethi
c
all
y and wi
t
h
integrit
y.
We
s
t
ar
te
d our ONE Ult
ra jou
rn
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ter
con
sul
t
in
g all our key
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er grou
ps
. The
ir
fee
db
a
ck show
ed us that
, wh
il
e we
hav
e plen
t
y
to be p
ro
ud of, t
he
re is m
or
e we co
ul
d do to
imp
ro
ve h
ow a
nd w
ha
t we d
eli
v
er f
or t
he
m, a
nd
th
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f
ic
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nc
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h whi
ch we do
it
. A
s a
res
ul
t we
s
t
ar
te
d our F
o
c
us; F
i
x
; Gr
ow p
lan t
o be
com
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ONE U
ltra.
In J
anua
r
y 2
0
2
0 we l
aun
che
d o
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Ult
ra go
al t
o be
co
me a co
he
si
ve s
ol
uti
on
s
provider
, addressing our customers
most complex problems.
ONE Purpose:
Inn
ov
at
in
g toda
y for
a saf
er tomo
rr
ow
ONE Vision:
T
o be a l
ead
in
g pa
r
tn
er d
eli
v
er
in
g ou
t
s
t
a
nd
in
g
so
lu
ti
on
s to
cus
t
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er
s
’ mos
t comp
l
ex
pro
bl
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s in
de
fen
ce, sec
ur
i
t
y,
a
nd cr
i
ti
ca
l
detection &
c
ontrol
FOCUS
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
13
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
WORKSTREAM
GOAL
PR
IOR
I
T
I
ES F
OR 20
2
1
Operating model
Imp
ro
ve
d align
me
nt to
s
t
ra
teg
y,
gre
ate
r empo
we
rm
en
t and
collaboration, improved operational oversight, enhanced
lea
d
er
sh
ip and red
uce
d mana
gem
en
t laye
r
s.
+
Embed
the new or
ganisation model
+
Impr
oved customer
proc
esses
+
Organisational alignment
around common objecti
ves
Site excelle
nce
Imp
ro
ve
d work
i
ng env
i
ron
me
nt and sus
t
a
ina
bi
li
t
y,
o
pt
im
is
ed
man
u
fa
c
t
ur
in
g an
d u
ti
lis
a
ti
on of s
pa
ce.
+
Embe
d new way
s of work
i
ng to
re
du
ce foot
pr
in
t
+
Inve
s
t
me
nt in
S
ona
r Sys
te
ms &
Comm
un
ic
at
io
ns –
Cana
dian sites
+
Site co
ns
ol
id
at
io
n in U
K an
d US
A
, a
nd s
mal
l si
te c
lo
sur
es
in t
he U
K
Operational
and functional
excellen
ce
Pro
ces
s st
a
nd
ard
is
at
io
n
, impro
ve
me
nt and ef
f
i
ci
en
c
y.
In
it
ia
ll
y
focused on improved c
ommercial acumen, int
ernal research
an
d deve
lo
pm
en
t (IR
&D -
se
e Glo
ss
a
r
y) inv
es
t
me
nt
, kn
ow
le
dg
e
sha
ri
ng and s
tr
ate
g
y,
gl
ob
al sal
e
s, HR
, proj
ec
t exec
u
ti
on and
f
i
nan
ce pro
ces
s
es tha
t can be cont
inu
ou
sl
y imp
rov
ed
.
Ad
di
ti
on
al p
ro
ces
s
es to b
e re
v
ie
we
d ov
er t
ime
.
+
Continued
s
tandardisation and improvement of
func
tional
support processes:
– Em
be
d glob
al HR proc
es
s
es and s
y
s
tem
Standa
rdise
global finance
processes
Embed
an improvement culture and
st
andardise continuous
improvement tools
Procurem
ent
B
et
ter int
egr
at
io
n of
ou
r supp
l
y chain into de
sig
n and
man
u
fa
c
t
ure
, imp
ro
ve
d ag
gre
ga
ti
on o
f sp
en
d, b
et
ter s
up
pl
ie
r
collaboration
and management.
+
Develop
st
andard
procure
ment pr
ocesses
+
Improved
supplier collaboration and management
+
Strat
egic
categor
y
management
ONE Ultra
culture
Lea
de
r
shi
p and tal
en
t to
s
up
po
r
t ONE Ult
ra st
ra
te
gy.
+
Embed values thr
ough per
formance, talent management
and development
+
Continue t
o develop the talent pipeline
+
Next-level leadership, func
tional development and training
+
Fo
cu
s on
di
ve
r
si
t
y
T
echnology
enablement
Imp
ro
ve
d colla
bo
ra
ti
on and ef
f
i
ci
en
c
y of IT inf
r
as
t
r
uc
tu
re and
app
lic
a
tio
n sui
te.
+
Ult
ra L
a
bs c
ent
re of e
xce
ll
en
ce
+
Migr
ate t
o a glo
b
al I
T fu
nc
ti
on
+
Improv
e application con
solidation and standardisation
FI
X
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
14
Our g
row
th s
to
r
y
continued
20
2
4 S
TAK
EH
O
LD
ER GO
A
L
PRO
G
RE
S
S IN 2
02
0
COMMENT
ARY
KPIS
RI
SK
S
Employe
es
Crea
te a
dy
n
am
ic
,
inclusive and inspiring
work environment that
at
trac
ts
, develops and
ret
a
ins t
he b
e
s
t di
v
er
se
talent pool
+
75.5% eng
ag
em
en
t
sco
re, a
bo
ve o
ur in
ter
na
l
target
+
More t
ha
n 50
% of c
r
it
ic
a
l
management roles filled
by inte
rn
al can
di
da
tes
+
More t
ha
n 26% of
management roles ar
e
he
ld by wome
n
+
Succe
s
sio
n pl
an
s in
pla
ce for all key
management roles
+
Les
s th
an 10% Gr
ou
p
employee
voluntar
y
turnover
+
Our eng
ag
em
ent sco
re ros
e
to 75.5%
, wel
l
ah
ea
d of
our 2020 goal and we
v
e deli
v
ere
d agai
ns
t our di
ve
r
si
t
y
an
d inc
lu
si
on
, tr
ai
nin
g an
d le
ad
er
s
hip o
bj
ec
ti
v
es
.
+
We’
ve bee
n agil
e in
ad
apt
in
g to
th
e new wor
ki
ng
environment with a
launch o
f our g
lobal home-
working
p
o
l
i
c
y.
+
We have i
mp
rov
ed t
h
e s
tre
ng
t
h of o
ur le
ad
er
s
hip
gro
up. We h
ave m
or
e wo
rk to d
o to a
chi
e
ve ou
r
asp
ir
at
io
n, esp
e
cia
ll
y arou
nd th
e dive
r
si
t
y of
t
hi
s tal
en
t
an
d bu
ild
in
g a s
t
ron
ge
r be
nc
h be
lo
w th
e O
pe
ra
ti
ng
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t (
OB
U
)
Le
ad
er
sh
ip T
ea
m lev
el
. This yea
r
,
in conj
unc
t
ion wi
t
h Duke Uni
ver
s
it
y,
we cre
ate
d a
Lea
di
ng St
a
r
, Ne
x
t G
en
era
t
ion S
t
ar a
nd Em
er
gin
g St
a
r
tr
ain
in
g cou
r
se f
or c
ur
ren
t an
d f
ut
ur
e le
ad
er
s
.
Employee
Engagement
De
li
ve
ri
ng chan
ge
;
Retention and
Recru
itme
nt risk
;
Hea
l
th and Sa
fe
t
y ris
k
Customers
T
o par
t
ne
r wi
t
h
customer
s, delivering
innovative solutions
tha
t crea
te ‘w
in
w
in
ou
tco
me
s for a
ll p
ar
t
ie
s
+
Delivered share
gains
in St
ra
teg
ic B
us
in
es
s
Uni
t
s 10% mo
re t
ha
n
th
e mar
ke
t
+
Ap
po
in
ted n
ew C
hi
ef
T
echnolog
y
Of
f
icer
+
Fo
r the f
ir
s
t tim
e, we
ha
ve a
cro
s
s-
G
ro
up tec
hno
lo
g
y
roa
dm
ap t
ha
t wi
ll i
nfo
rm o
ur f
u
tu
re in
ve
s
t
me
nt
decisions. W
e have
some gre
at innovation h
appening
in areas suc
h as
so
no
b
uoy
s
, ad
v
anc
ed C2
I
/Co
mm
s
net
working, adaptive detection and visualisation and
sp
ec
ial
is
t s
ur
fa
ce ra
da
r
.
+
On
-
ti
me del
iv
er
y of prod
uc
ti
on cont
ra
c
t
s incre
as
ed in
th
e year fro
m 7
6.
2% to
82.
8
%. Th
is ref
le
c
t
s th
e
improvements made to P
rojec
t Management
exce
ll
en
ce an
d op
er
at
io
na
l ov
er
si
ght a
s pa
r
t of ou
r F
I
X
wo
rk
s
tr
eam
s
, howe
ve
r we
rec
og
nis
e ther
e is
s
ti
ll a
way
to go to b
ri
ng t
hi
s up to o
ur t
ar
ge
ted l
ev
el
.
Mar
ke
t Sha
re,
On tim
e deli
v
er
y,
Inte
r
nal R&D
Bi
d and C
on
tra
c
t
Ri
s
k
; Progr
amm
e
Risk
;
Business Interruption
ONE U
l
tr
a is o
ur go
al t
o be
com
e on
e
org
an
is
at
io
n, w
i
th a c
omm
o
n pur
p
os
e an
d
shared values:
+
Focused,
consisten
t
strategy
+
Aligned, col
laborating, sharing
for best
st
akeholder
outcomes
+
Strategic, r
elevant
, innovative problem solver
s,
targeted relevant investment
+
Proc
ess and improvement focused,
cost ef
f
icient
+
Agi
le, tur
b
o
-
c
ha
rge
d, qua
li
t
y deci
si
on
-
ma
k
in
g
+
Rig
or
ous exe
cu
t
io
n and deli
v
er
y
We wi
ll ac
hi
eve O
NE U
lt
ra t
hro
ug
h:
1
.
A comm
on v
is
io
n, m
is
si
on an
d s
et of v
a
lue
s
tha
t su
pp
or
t a co
ll
ab
or
at
i
ve, a
gi
le a
nd
customer
-
orient
ated culture
2.
A
foc
us
ed an
d disci
pl
in
ed s
tr
ate
g
y pur
sui
ng
specif
ic applications and opportunities in
are
as of
cu
rr
ent an
d fut
ur
e
te
chn
ol
o
g
y
leader
ship
3.
Rea
lis
in
g a pa
ren
ti
ng a
d
va
nt
a
ge to a
cce
le
ra
te
gro
w
t
h and imp
rov
e ef
f
ic
ie
nc
y and deli
v
er
y
4.
Ca
pi
t
al
is
ing o
n e
con
om
ie
s of sc
a
le, i
mp
ro
v
ing
and standardis
ing c
ore pr
ocesses and
sharing
and adopti
ng best practice
5.
Effec
tive strategic
relation
ship
building,
mar
ke
ti
ng a
nd c
ros
s
-s
el
li
ng to c
us
to
me
r
s
and end-us
ers
6.
Rigorous resourc
e allocation discipli
ne and
de
pl
oy
me
nt to
su
pp
or
t inn
ov
at
io
n and
exception
al long-term value cr
eation
Ul
ti
ma
tel
y,
ou
r ONE Ult
ra st
ra
te
gy wi
ll del
i
ver
th
e 2024 goa
ls s
et o
u
t for o
ur f
i
ve s
ta
keh
ol
de
r
groups
detailed on pages 23-2
4.
GRO
W
20
20 was a ye
ar of gr
eat progr
ess for Ultra:
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
15
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
20
2
4 S
TAK
EH
O
LD
ER GO
A
L
PRO
G
RE
S
S IN 2
02
0
COMMENT
ARY
KPIS
RI
SK
S
Suppliers
Develop Grou
p
-wide
par
tner
s with like-
minded
values that
provide
best-value solutions,
technical innovation and
suppor
t mutual suc
cess,
fairness and
respect
+
Ap
po
in
ted n
ew H
ea
d
of Group Procu
rement
+
Developed
a new
centr
e-
led,
c
ategory-
based operating model
that optimis
es
procurement and
ensures
the organi
sation
work
s together
ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
l
y
to deli
v
er the
mo
s
t va
lu
e po
s
sib
le o
n
our external spend
+
Cov
id
-
1
9 an
d Bre
x
i
t bro
ug
ht t
he p
ro
cu
rem
en
t team
s
ac
ros
s t
he G
ro
up to
ge
th
er a
nd a
ll
owe
d us to s
o
lv
e
problems
with suppliers at
a Group
level.
+
Thi
s col
la
bo
ra
ti
on w
as im
pr
es
si
v
e an
d we w
ere a
bl
e
to avoi
d any signi
f
ic
a
nt disr
up
ti
on
s. Ou
r
tr
u
s
ted
sup
pl
ie
r
s were key to
h
el
pi
ng us to
l
oo
k ahea
d and
ad
jus
t ou
r
or
de
rs an
d inven
tor
y.
+
Ex
pl
ai
nin
g ou
r v
isi
on o
f pro
cu
rem
en
t to su
pp
li
er
s
all
ow
ed th
em to
sup
p
or
t us
an
d help ide
nt
if
y
op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es in key
c
ate
go
ri
es
.
Revenue growth
,
Cash conversion
an
d On
-
t
im
e
deliver
y
Bi
d and C
on
tra
c
t
ri
sk
; Pro
gra
mm
e
risk; Go
vernance
and Com
pl
ian
ce ris
k
;
Delivering
Change;
Business Interruption
Communities
T
o conduct business
in an e
t
hic
a
l, s
a
fe an
d
sus
t
a
in
ab
le way,
ac
ti
ng
as a p
osi
t
i
ve fo
rce a
nd
making an acti
ve
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on to o
ur
communities
+
C
orporate Social
Responsibili
t
y (
CSR)
Gro
up s
tr
ate
g
y
+
Environmental
reduction target
s set
+
Footprint
reduction
targets set
+
Gro
up ap
pr
oa
ch to
hea
l
th and sa
fe
t
y
created
+
Launched charitable
matching
scheme
+
C
ode of c
onduc
t
launched t
o all
employees
+
We laun
ch
ed o
ur C
SR S
tee
ri
ng Co
mm
it
te
e, w
ho
lau
nc
he
d our ‘Po
si
ti
v
e For
ce
’ Grou
p st
ra
teg
y in
Q4 2020.
+
In ad
di
ti
on
, we co
mm
en
ce
d a num
b
er of o
th
er G
ro
up
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s to su
pp
or
t o
ur C
SR g
oa
ls
, in
cl
ud
in
g se
t
t
in
g
target
s to
improve revenue per
square foot
and
red
uc
ti
on of phy
si
c
al loc
a
ti
ons
, and red
uce our
con
sum
pt
io
n of si
ng
le
-
u
se p
la
s
ti
c
s
.
+
2020 als
o sa
w t
he la
un
ch o
f our Co
v
id
-1
9 f
un
d, a
nd
$220
,0
0
0 w
as d
ona
te
d dur
in
g t
he p
an
de
mi
c. O
ur
gi
v
in
g back fr
am
ew
or
k of
com
mu
ni
ti
es day
s and
mat
ch
ed f
un
di
ng w
as a
ls
o lau
nc
he
d in Q1 2021
.
+
Ou
r
He
al
th & Safe
t
y goal is to
a
li
gn to
th
e inter
na
ti
on
al
s
t
an
dar
d ISO
45
0
01 H&
S Mana
gem
en
t Sta
nda
rd
.
A
lig
nm
en
t to th
is s
t
a
nda
rd w
il
l s
t
ar
t ac
ro
ss o
ur
businesses
in 2
02
1
.
Hea
l
th &
S
afe
t
y,
Carbon Emissions
Governan
ce,
Compliance
and Con
tr
ol
s;
Environmental risk
,
Hea
l
th &
S
afe
t
y
r
isk
Inves
tor
s
Deliver out
s
tanding
th
rou
gh
-
c
y
cl
e valu
e for
shareholders, through
ef
fecti
ve ex
ecution o
f
Ultra’s
strategy
+
Delivered market
share gains
+
Grew order
and revenue
book
+
Ope
ra
ti
ng m
arg
in g
rew
+
Improved
Average
Wor
k
in
g Ca
pi
t
al Turn
+
Impro
ved R
OIC
+
Af
ter del
ay
in
g pay
m
ent of the 201
9 ful
l year di
vi
d
end
in Marc
h 20
20 by wit
hd
ra
wi
ng th
e
pr
op
os
ed
rec
omm
en
da
ti
on f
ro
m th
e 2020 AG
M, t
he U
l
tr
a Bo
ar
d
con
f
i
rm
e
d
in Jul
y 2020
th
at our liq
uid
i
t
y po
si
ti
on had
rem
ain
e
d s
tr
on
g dur
in
g t
he p
an
de
mi
c. A
n a
dd
it
io
na
l
inte
r
im di
v
i
de
nd e
qu
i
va
le
nt to t
he 2019 fi
na
l di
v
id
en
d,
an
d a
no
rm
al
’ 2020
i
nte
ri
m div
i
de
nd
, were pai
d
in f
ul
l in S
ep
tem
be
r 2020.
+
We met a
ll ou
r f
i
na
nc
ial a
nd m
ar
ket s
ha
re t
arg
et
s in
2020, wi
th par
t
ic
ula
r
ly s
tr
on
g oper
at
in
g margi
n, ca
sh
f
low and ROI
C per
formance.
Order book,
revenue growth,
cash conversion,
ROIC, O
pe
rat
ing
prof
it and internal
R&D
Bi
d and C
on
tra
c
t
ri
sk
; Pro
gra
mm
e
risk; Go
vernance,
Compliance and
Controls;
Deliveri
ng
Change;
Business
Interruption
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
16
T
he Ult
ra Way is
ab
ou
t crea
ti
ng cul
t
ura
l chan
ge
to empo
we
r our peo
pl
e at
ev
er
y lev
el of
ou
r
org
an
is
at
io
n. Cha
ng
in
g the way we think an
d work
to keep impr
ov
in
g the way we do
th
in
gs –
so tha
t
,
ev
er
y day,
we bec
om
e bet
te
r than we were the
day be
for
e.
In 2020
we intr
od
uce
d the Ult
r
a W
ay to
ou
r
lea
d
er
sh
ip tea
m. A
c
ros
s 2021 we w
il
l con
ti
nu
e to
streng
then a culture of
continuous improvement
in U
ltra.
We
be
li
ev
e that by alig
ni
ng all our peo
pl
e beh
ind
th
e id
ea of m
ak
in
g a lo
t of s
mal
l im
pro
ve
me
nt
s
tep
s we
c
an del
iv
er Ul
tr
a
’s 2024
goa
ls and mo
re.
Ho
w
th
e Ult
ra Way will sup
po
r
t the deli
v
er
y
of ON
E Ul
t
ra:
+
Involve ever
yone in making Ultra bet
ter
+
Build capabilit
y to mak
e things bet
ter
+
Prov
i
de to
ol
s to o
ur p
eo
pl
e to e
nab
le
them to deliver cha
nge
+
Align the org
anisation to Ultra’s goals
WE ARE
Br
illiant
t
hink
er
s
A TE
A
M OF
NET
WORKE
D
TEAMS
...bo
osting innovation,
accelerating grow
th,
improving delive
r
y and
drivin
g exceptional
value creation
In
cre
as
e
d f
le
xi
b
ili
t
y and ag
il
it
y
T
urbo
-
charged
speed
and
st
rength of decision
-
makin
g
Rigorous ex
ecution
One organi
sation, clear
purpose and common
values
Aligned
, collaborating, sharing
fo
r th
e be
s
t G
ro
up o
u
tco
me
s
Proc
ess focused
Continuous
improveme
nt frees
up resources.
..
ACC
EL
ER
AT
I
NG CU
LTUR
A
L CH
A
NG
E
Th
e
Ul
tra W
ay
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
17
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Ea
rl
ie
r this year,
t
he team at Son
ar Sys
te
ms in
Hal
i
fa
x
, Ca
na
da n
ee
de
d to m
ee
t a t
arg
et o
f
con
sis
te
nt ou
tp
u
t of
4
0 unit
s
a day on
a new line of
so
no
bu
oy
s –
all wh
il
e ensur
in
g that th
e prod
uc
ti
on
of oth
er prod
uc
t
s did
n
t suf
fer.
It w
as a b
ig g
oal t
o go f
ro
m 0 to 4
0 u
ni
t
s a da
y,
while maint
aining three other lines. Def
initel
y a
challenge,
but one
that we g
raciously accepted.
sa
y
s Robe
r
t
a
Ro
se, Con
tin
uo
us Imp
rov
em
en
t
Lea
de
r at
So
na
r Sys
tem
s
. That cha
ll
en
ge se
em
ed
to boil dow
n to
on
e concer
n -
ca
p
ac
it
y.
A
he
ad of
th
eir pla
nn
ed Spr
i
nt
/
Ka
ize
n even
t
in Se
pte
mb
er
,
Rob
er
t
a was alre
ad
y conf
id
en
t that Cont
in
uo
us
Imp
ro
vem
en
t –
p
o
wer
ed by the Ult
ra Way –
w
as
key to
Ul
tr
a
’s fu
t
ure
.
I
t is ab
o
ut e
mp
ow
er
in
g
pe
op
le, n
o ma
t
t
er t
he
ir ro
le o
r jo
b ti
tl
e, t
o exc
ee
d
and e
xce
l, a
nd t
o do i
t to
ge
th
er
.”
She de
sc
ri
be
s the ope
ra
tor
s at Son
ar Sys
te
ms as
th
e ‘sur
ge
on
s
on th
e fl
oo
r
’.
We a
re t
he su
pp
or
t
s
t
af
f t
her
e to e
nsu
re t
he
y c
an ge
t t
he j
ob do
ne
.”
B
y the Nove
mb
er dea
dl
in
e, the resu
lt
s of
the
Spr
i
nt sp
o
ke for t
he
ms
el
v
es
. T
he te
am w
as a
bl
e
to impro
ve th
e
ef
f
ic
ie
nc
y of
th
e new wor
k centr
es
in a
mat
ter of week
s
, and 40 uni
t
s a
day of the new
so
no
bu
oy were be
in
g deli
ve
re
d consis
t
ent
l
y.
A
ll key
de
li
ve
ra
bl
es w
ere m
et
. B
u
t Rob
e
r
t
a b
el
ie
ve
s th
ere
was a
n ev
en m
or
e imp
o
r
t
a
nt o
utc
om
e:
T
hey
did
n
t t
hin
k th
ey co
ul
d do i
t
, th
ey s
a
id we w
er
e
nu
t
s! A
n
d I th
ink t
he
re i
s s
ti
ll a bi
t of d
is
be
lie
f in
th
e tea
m at w
ha
t we
ve a
chi
ev
ed
, th
ey a
re s
o
pro
ud
. T
o me t
hat m
ig
ht b
e th
e bi
gge
s
t
accomplis
hment – bel
ief and fa
ith in themselves,
and t
he s
y
s
te
m. It h
as s
how
n u
s th
at
, w
it
h t
his
,
and i
f w
e wor
k t
og
et
he
r
, we c
an ac
hi
ev
e
incredible things
.”
F
oll
ow
i
ng the
ir succe
s
s
, the Son
ob
uo
y team are
takin
g Continuous
Improvement to
hear
t.
We
are already talking abou
t stret
ching oursel
ves
f
u
r
t
h
e
r
”,
Rob
er
t
a e
xp
la
ins
.
We ha
dn
t i
ni
ti
all
y
con
si
der
ed p
us
hin
g p
as
t 4
0 a d
ay. Tha
t to m
e is
wh
at t
he U
lt
ra Wa
y is al
l ab
ou
t
. It is i
nc
rem
en
t
al
step changes a
nd using
Continuous
Improvement as
a methodology.
This ex
citement
se
em
s to ex
ten
d to t
he w
id
er c
han
g
es ha
pp
en
in
g
ac
ros
s U
lt
ra:
It i
s an op
po
r
tun
i
t
y f
or e
ve
r
y
on
e
wh
o ha
s an id
ea o
r an in
pu
t to s
har
e it
, t
o gra
sp
hol
d of t
he p
ro
bl
em a
nd ma
ke it h
app
e
n. We
’r
e
mov
i
ng a
way f
r
om a cu
l
tur
e of B
us
ine
s
s Un
it
s
mostl
y working on their own.
People here are
al
wa
ys t
a
lk
in
g ab
ou
t ho
w gr
eat i
t i
s to be a
bl
e
to reach out and networ
k, to collaborate.”
WE ARE
Breaking
boundar
ies
How the
Ult
ra W
ay
help
ed Sonar S
y
s
tems
push pas
t
wha
t
the
y
tho
ught was
pos
sibl
e
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
18
Financial summar
y
Ul
tr
a ma
de g
oo
d s
t
ra
teg
ic p
ro
gre
s
s dur
in
g t
he
yea
r
, wi
nni
ng n
ew p
os
i
ti
ons o
n key d
e
vel
op
m
ent
and production programmes. These include
a
$
1
45m 1
0-
year indef
inite
-d
eliver
y/indef
ini
te-
qua
nt
i
t
y (
I
DIQ) fo
r a ne
w ap
pl
ic
a
ti
on of o
ur n
e
x
t-
generation ORION radios
for the
US N
av
y, a
$42
m lo
w
-r
at
e ini
t
ial p
ro
du
c
t
io
n con
tr
ac
t fo
r
Nex
t Generation S
ur
face Search
Radar (NGSSR),
a $24m E
x
ten
de
d Ra
ng
e Di
re
c
t
io
na
l Fre
qu
en
c
y
A
nal
y
s
is an
d Re
cor
di
ng (
ER-
DI
FA
R) s
on
ob
uo
y
development c
ontract (ou
r fir
st out
side the
ER
A
PS
CO joi
nt v
en
tu
re), a ne
w co
nt
ra
c
t w
i
th t
he
Uni
te
d St
at
es Na
t
ion
al G
ua
rd B
ure
au fo
r Jo
in
t
Interface Contr
ol Cell
Ex
tended T
rainer solutions
an
d a de
ve
lo
pm
en
t an
d pro
du
c
t
io
n aw
ar
d for
NI
X
IE torpedo countermeasures
, potentially
wor
th over $
250m.
De
fen
ce sp
en
di
ng i
n ou
r core ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ ma
r
ket
s
rem
ain
e
d rob
us
t a
nd U
l
tr
a con
ti
nu
ed to
ou
tp
er
fo
r
m, d
el
i
ver
i
ng 5
.9% o
rga
ni
c gro
w
t
h in
our order
book. This included new
contract wins
an
d ord
er
s u
nd
er ID
IQs o
n ex
is
tin
g p
lat
fo
rm
s
suc
h as a $31m orde
r fr
om t
he US M
ar
in
es a
nd
$2
7
m from the
US Army for
our next-generation
ORION radios, $
1
62.8m of
sonobuoy orders, and
a $4
5m MK
5
4 tor
p
ed
o ar
r
ay o
rde
r
. We e
x
ite
d t
he
yea
r w
it
h an
ot
he
r re
cor
d ord
er b
oo
k of £1
.
1
bn
an
d ent
ere
d 2021 wi
th s
tro
ng o
rd
er co
ve
r of 71
%
(2020: 71%
). Or
de
r int
a
ke in Q1 2021 cont
in
ue
s
to be
strong, including the
annual U
S sonobuoy
aw
ard w
or
t
h $8
0
m to Ul
tr
a at t
he b
e
gin
ni
ng
of Ma
rch
.
Rev
en
ue g
rew b
y 4
.2
% in t
he y
ear a
nd 5
.
2%
org
an
ic
al
l
y. Mari
t
im
e gre
w or
gan
ic
a
ll
y by 12.3%
wi
t
h s
tr
on
g de
man
d fo
r ra
da
r an
d so
nar p
ro
du
c
t
s,
including sonobuoys. Int
elligence
&
Communications
revenue gr
ew organically by
8.6
%
, dr
i
ve
n by s
al
es o
f OR
ION r
ad
ios a
nd A
i
r
De
fen
ce Sy
s
te
m Inte
gr
ato
r (
A
DS
I
) s
y
s
te
ms
.
Chief E
xecutive
’s rep
or
t
Deli
ver
ing for
our s
t
akeholder
s
T
his g
row
t
h was p
a
r
t
l
y of
f
se
t by Co
v
id
-1
9
-
d
r
i
ven
de
cl
ine
s in C
ri
t
ic
al D
e
tec
ti
on & Co
nt
ro
l of 7
.9
%,
with commercial aerospace
orders down by
nea
r
l
y 20% a
nd w
ea
k in
dus
tr
ia
l se
ns
or s
al
es i
n
our E
ne
rg
y bu
sin
es
s
. We di
d ho
we
ve
r se
e
resilient
demand f
or foren
sic
-
related
suppor
t
and mainten
ance ser
vices and strong demand
in mi
li
t
ar
y a
ero
sp
ac
e, pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar
l
y on t
he F
-35
and T
yphoon programmes.
Group statutor
y operating profit increased by
1
2
.8
% to £1
0
6
.
3m
. Gr
ou
p und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
in
g
pro
f
i
t in
cr
eas
e
d 6.7% to £1
26.
1
m (201
9: £1
1
8.
2m).
In Ma
ri
t
im
e, un
de
rl
y
i
ng o
pe
ra
ti
ng p
rof
i
t gre
w
organically by
1
2.9%. Underlying operating
mar
gin
s ex
p
an
de
d sl
igh
tl
y to 15.0% (
201
9: 1
4
.9%),
wi
t
h th
e t
ail
w
in
d f
rom t
he n
on
-
r
ec
ur
re
nce of l
as
t
yea
r
’s co
nt
ra
c
t l
os
s
es of £
8
.8
m of
f
se
t by i
nc
rea
se
d
inv
es
tm
en
t in R&
D an
d t
ran
s
fo
rm
at
io
n, a
s we
ll a
s
so
me s
up
pl
y c
hai
n an
d en
gin
e
er
in
g dis
ru
pt
io
n.
St
at
u
tor
y o
pe
ra
ti
ng p
rof
i
t in Ma
r
it
im
e gre
w b
y
27
.3%, and st
atutor
y operating mar
gin incre
ased
to 1
4.
3
% (201
9: 1
2.
4%).
Underl
ying operat
ing profi
t in Int
elligence &
Communications
grew by
6.
7% organi
call
y
,
refl
ec
ting incre
ased sales in ou
r Commu
nications
an
d C2
I O
pe
ra
ti
ng B
us
in
es
s Un
it
s an
d go
od
operational improvements
, par
ticularl
y in
Specialis
t RF
. Underl
ying margins declined slightly
to 1
3.9%
, w
i
th i
mp
ro
ve
d pro
du
c
t
i
v
i
t
y i
n se
ve
ra
l
bus
in
es
s
es
, of
f
s
et b
y in
cre
as
ed i
nve
s
t
me
nt in
transformation and R&D
. Statutor
y operating
profi
t in
Intelligenc
e &
Communications g
rew by
1
8.5%, and stat
utor
y operating mar
gin incre
ased
to 9.8
% (201
9: 8
.9%).
Underly
ing operating
prof
it declined or
ganically
by 4
.0
% in o
ur Cr
i
ti
c
al D
ete
c
t
io
n & Con
tr
ol d
ue to
th
e pre
v
io
us
l
y me
nt
io
ne
d Cov
i
d-1
9 im
pa
c
t on
sa
le
s
. Un
de
rl
y
i
ng o
pe
ra
ti
ng m
arg
ins i
n th
is
Bu
sin
es
s U
ni
t ho
we
ve
r
, g
rew t
o 1
5
.0
% (2019:
1
4.
4%), re
f
l
e
c
t
in
g go
od co
s
t co
nt
rol
, f
av
our
ab
le
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
na
l F
X a
nd g
o
od s
al
e
s mi
x in o
ur
Forensics business. Statutor
y operating
prof
it in
Critical Detect
ion &
Control
declined by 4.8%, and
st
atutor
y operating marg
in increa
sed to
1
3.
2%
(201
9: 1
2.
7%).
O
ve
ral
l, s
ta
t
uto
r
y op
er
at
in
g ma
rgi
n wa
s 1
2
.4%
(201
9: 1
1.4%). Th
e gr
ou
p und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
in
g
mar
gin o
f 1
4.7% w
as b
et
ter t
ha
n we e
xp
e
c
te
d. A
s
planned, we
increased tran
s
formation inv
es
tment
by o
ver £
5
m to £8
m an
d in
cre
as
ed o
ur in
ve
s
t
me
nt
in internal
research and
development organicall
y
by £
2.
8
m to 3.7% of s
a
le
s (201
9: 3
.6%). T
he co
s
t
inc
re
as
es in t
r
ans
f
or
ma
ti
on a
nd R
&D w
er
e pa
r
t
l
y
of
f
se
t by l
ow
er t
han e
x
pe
c
t
ed i
nd
ire
c
t co
s
t
s d
ue
to Cov
i
d
-
1
9
-
rel
ate
d ch
an
ge
s to tr
av
el a
nd
mar
ke
ti
ng sp
e
ndi
ng
. T
he
s
e cos
t
s a
re e
xp
e
c
te
d
to no
rm
al
is
e dur
in
g 2021
.
Un
der
l
y
in
g p
rof
i
t be
for
e t
ax (
PB
T
) i
nc
rea
se
d by
8.7% to £1
1
4.
5m
. We mad
e a ne
t ga
in o
n th
e
dis
po
s
al of t
wo s
ma
ll no
n
-
co
re b
usi
ne
s
se
s
, pa
r
t
l
y
of
f
se
t by a l
eg
ac
y pr
ov
is
io
n rel
at
in
g to on
e of t
he
businesses sold. S
tatu
tor
y PBT
increased by
1
4%
to £1
03
.7
m, r
ef
le
c
tin
g t
he u
nd
er
l
y
in
g pe
r
f
or
ma
nce
as well
as decre
ased amor
tisation charges.
Un
der
l
y
in
g ea
rn
in
gs p
er s
har
e (EP
S
) in
cre
as
ed b
y
9.3
% to 1
30.
6p (
201
9: 1
1
9.5
p), re
f
l
ec
ti
ng t
h
e
inc
re
as
e in un
de
rl
y
i
ng p
rof
i
t an
d a sl
igh
t re
du
c
t
io
n
in t
he un
de
r
l
yi
ng t
a
x r
ate. A
s a re
sul
t
, s
t
a
tu
to
r
y
EPS i
nc
rea
se
d 1
2.
3% to 1
18.0
p.
Statutor
y cash generat
ed by operations
increased
to £1
42.
6m (
201
9: £1
14.9m) an
d un
de
rl
y
i
ng
op
er
at
in
g ca
sh co
nv
er
si
on w
as e
xcel
le
nt a
t 92%
(201
9: 7
3%). T
hi
s wa
s pa
r
t
ia
ll
y d
ue to t
he
increasi
ng order
book
, which led
to customer
advances. I
n addition,
collection o
f rec
eivables wa
s
strong, unb
illed r
eceivables
decreased
and capital
ex
pe
nd
i
tu
re wa
s lo
we
r tha
n pl
an
ne
d du
e to ou
r
ne
w ent
er
pr
is
e re
so
urce p
la
nn
in
g (ER
P) s
t
ra
teg
y.
Th
rough t
he ex
tra
ordinar
y ef
for
t
s of the w
ho
le
Ult
ra team, w
e made g
ood s
t
rateg
ic prog
ress
and ac
hiev
ed ano
ther ye
ar of s
tron
g organi
c
grow
th. We als
o deli
vere
d or exceed
ed mos
t of
our s
t
akehol
der ob
jec
ti
ves
. T
hes
e woul
d have
bee
n excellent o
utcome
s in any year
, b
ut a
gains
t
a backgro
und of pa
ndem
ic
-
dr
i
ven disr
upti
on and
tur
moil
, it wa
s an exceptio
nal pe
r
fo
rman
ce.
Sim
on P
r
yc
e
Chief
Executive
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
19
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Dur
ing 2020 we moved f
ir
ml
y into the e
xecu
tion p
hase of U
ltr
a
’s
trans
forma
tion
, wi
th g
ood p
rogres
s th
rougho
ut t
he year a
cros
s
all wor
k
s
t
reams in ou
r Fo
cus; F
i
x
; Grow cha
nge pro
gram
me:
FOCUS
FIX
GROW
T
ra
ns
formation progress
WORKSTREAM
GOAL
S
PRO
G
RE
S
S IN 2
02
0
Operati
ng
Model
+
Improved
cus
tomer alignment
+
Better func
tional support
+
Relevant
data, improved decis
ion-
making, disciplined alloc
ation of
sc
arce res
ource
s
Ou
r ne
w s
tr
ate
g
y wa
s la
un
ch
ed a
t th
e be
gi
nni
ng o
f 2020 an
d th
is n
ow gu
id
es a
ll p
ri
or
i
ti
s
at
io
n
and resour
ce allocation deci
sions.
T
he o
pe
ra
ti
ng m
od
el d
es
ign w
or
k to b
es
t sup
po
r
t s
tr
at
eg
y e
xec
u
ti
on w
as co
mp
le
ted d
ur
in
g th
e
year
. This
included a new
organisational
s
truc
ture, lau
nched on 1
Januar
y 20
21
, completing our
mig
ra
ti
on f
ro
m an a
gg
re
gat
io
n of i
nd
iv
i
du
al si
te
-
b
as
e
d bus
in
es
s
es to a co
ll
ab
or
at
i
ve G
rou
p.
We
revised and re
launched delegated
authorities and empowerment guide
lines to
improve
th
e sp
ee
d an
d qu
ali
t
y of d
ec
isi
on
-
m
ak
in
g
, wh
il
e imp
ro
v
in
g vi
sib
il
it
y a
nd o
ve
rs
ig
ht
.
We int
ro
du
ced a
nd e
nh
an
ced a s
ui
te of s
t
a
nd
ard o
p
era
ti
on
al m
et
r
ic
s to b
et
ter f
oc
us o
n ac
ti
on
s
an
d ou
tco
me
s
, an
d to be
t
te
r me
asu
re a
nd m
oni
to
r pr
og
res
s a
ga
ins
t o
ur s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r go
al
s.
We als
o in
tr
od
uce
d a pr
oce
s
s for a
li
gn
ing i
nd
i
v
id
ual a
nd c
or
po
ra
te ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s ac
ro
ss t
h
e
org
an
is
at
io
n, n
o lo
ng
er j
us
t b
as
ed o
n ou
tco
me
s b
ut a
ls
o on h
ow t
he
y ar
e ac
hie
ve
d
, wi
t
h
be
hav
i
ou
r
s mea
su
red a
ga
in
s
t ou
r A
SPI
RE v
a
lue
s
.
Site
Excelle
nce
+
Improved
and optimised
working env
ironment
+
Increased sus
tainab
ilit
y
+
Better working prac
tices
We mad
e go
o
d pro
gr
es
s in o
pt
im
isi
ng o
ur fo
ot
p
ri
nt
, cl
os
in
g a pr
od
uc
ti
on si
te i
n Ro
ch
es
te
r
,
Ne
w Y
or
k
, a
nd b
e
gin
ni
ng p
lan
t cl
os
ure
s in Wake F
o
re
s
t
, No
r
t
h C
ar
oli
na a
nd o
ne of o
ur f
ac
il
it
ie
s
at G
ree
nf
ord i
n th
e UK
. We als
o ap
p
rov
ed p
la
ns to in
ve
s
t in t
wo o
f ou
r ex
is
t
in
g si
te
s in C
an
ada
in 2021 to sup
p
or
t f
ut
ur
e gro
w
t
h
.
We int
ro
du
ced G
ro
up
-
w
i
de c
han
ge
s in w
or
k
in
g p
ra
c
t
ice
s to cr
eate g
rea
ter a
gi
li
t
y an
d f
l
e
xi
bil
i
t
y,
wh
il
e imp
ro
v
in
g foo
tp
r
int u
t
il
is
at
io
n, a
nd u
l
tim
ate
l
y ef
f
ic
ie
nc
y, cos
t an
d ou
r im
pa
c
t o
n th
e
environment.
A
ll si
te
s ha
ve b
ee
n up
dat
ed to re
f
le
c
t t
he G
ro
up re
-
b
ra
nd
in
g, a
nd t
he l
au
nc
h of ou
r v
isi
on
,
mis
si
on
, an
d v
alu
e
s. We ha
ve a
ls
o in
ve
s
ted i
n sh
op f
lo
o
r lay
ou
t im
pr
ov
em
ent
s, p
ar
t
l
y in
res
po
ns
e to th
e p
an
de
mic b
u
t al
so to u
pg
ra
de a
nd i
mp
rov
e th
e wo
r
ki
ng e
nv
i
ron
me
nt
.
Operational
and Functional
Excelle
nce
+
Improv
ed utilisation, ef
f
icienc
y
,
produc
tiv
it
y and deliver
y
+
Better collaboration
to
improve
customer outc
omes
+
Global standards where there
is a b
ene
f
it f
ro
m ha
v
in
g th
em
+
Improved
business par
tner
ing
and decision
suppor
t
We mad
e e
xcell
en
t pr
og
res
s o
n pr
oje
c
t
s foc
us
e
d on i
mp
rov
i
ng o
ur HR
, f
i
nan
ce, I
T
, pr
oj
ec
t
managemen
t and
sales processes.
We hav
e re
vi
ew
e
d our m
ar
ket
in
g an
d s
al
es p
ro
ces
s
es a
nd i
de
nt
i
f
i
ed m
ate
ri
al o
pp
or
t
uni
t
ie
s
to im
pro
ve t
hro
u
gh b
et
ter us
e of t
he G
ro
up
s ex
ten
si
ve c
us
tom
er k
no
w
le
dg
e. We al
so f
ur
t
he
r
enhanced and
improved risk assessment and management i
n our bid
processes
.
Du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r
, w
e pi
lo
ted a s
t
an
dar
dis
e
d cus
tom
er fe
e
db
ac
k pro
ce
ss to g
et b
e
t
te
r
,
independent, and mor
e immediat
e information
on customer needs
and support
.
We com
pl
ete
d th
e re
de
si
gn an
d s
t
an
da
rdi
s
at
io
n of ou
r HR p
ro
ces
s
es a
cro
s
s th
e Gr
ou
p dur
in
g
th
e yea
r
. We sel
e
c
te
d a ne
w Gl
ob
al h
um
an re
so
ur
ce in
for
ma
ti
on s
y
s
tem (
HR
IS
) to b
e
imp
l
eme
nte
d a
cro
ss t
h
e Gro
up, w
h
ic
h wi
ll g
o li
ve i
n Q2 2021
.
We mad
e go
o
d pro
gr
es
s e
xp
an
di
ng a
nd s
t
a
nd
ard
isi
ng o
ur c
har
t of a
cco
un
t
s an
d rep
la
ci
ng
our f
i
nan
ci
al co
ns
ol
ida
ti
on s
y
s
tem
. T
hi
s wi
ll e
nha
nce o
ur d
at
a qu
al
it
y a
nd f
id
el
it
y, an
d imp
ro
ve
control and
per
formance management. We
are also improving several local finance
ad
min
is
t
ra
ti
v
e pro
ce
s
se
s in a
d
va
nce o
f de
ve
lo
pin
g s
t
a
nda
rd f
in
an
ce pr
oce
s
se
s in 2021
.
Procurement
+
More r
eli
ab
le s
up
pl
y c
hai
n
+
Bet
ter scale benefi
t
s
+
T
ransparent data and
s
tandard
procure
ment proc
esses
+
Better supplier
collaboration
and management
A Gro
up H
ea
d of Pr
oc
ure
me
nt w
as ap
p
oin
te
d an
d is cr
eat
in
g a cen
tr
al
is
ed p
ro
cu
rem
en
t
func
tion, r
esponsible
for standardi
sing pr
ocurement
processes
and practices and
key
categor
y management.
In p
ara
ll
el
, we h
av
e foc
us
e
d on a
gg
reg
at
in
g de
man
d in a s
ma
ll nu
mb
er o
f key c
a
teg
or
ie
s to
imp
ro
ve s
upp
li
er co
ll
ab
or
at
io
n an
d ma
nag
em
en
t as w
ell a
s ac
hi
ev
i
ng e
con
om
ie
s of s
c
al
e in 2021
.
Ou
r int
er
nal c
a
pa
bi
li
t
y to bu
il
d hig
h com
pl
e
xi
t
y, low vo
lu
me p
r
inte
d c
irc
ui
t bo
ar
ds is a
ls
o b
ein
g
enh
an
ced t
o opt
im
is
e de
si
gn fo
r ma
nu
fa
c
t
ur
e an
d sup
pl
y c
ha
in r
isk m
an
ag
em
ent
.
Continued
overleaf
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
20
Ultra’s underly
ing profit grow
th, the amortisation
of in
t
an
gib
le
s an
d l
ow c
ap
i
ta
l in
ten
si
t
y m
ea
nt t
hat
ROIC i
nc
rea
se
d to 20.0
% i
n 2020 (201
9: 1
7
.
8%).
C
o
v
i
d
-1
9
Ultra
’s fl
exibilit
y and per
formance through the
pa
nd
em
ic de
mo
ns
t
r
ate
s th
e s
tr
en
gt
h of o
ur
business model, and the ex
ceptional commitment
an
d res
ili
en
ce of o
ur p
eo
pl
e in a
dd
re
ss
in
g
num
er
ous c
us
tom
er
, pr
od
uc
ti
on
, su
pp
l
y cha
in
an
d ot
he
r is
su
es to co
nt
in
ue to d
el
iv
er f
or a
ll ou
r
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
. Wh
il
e mo
s
t fa
ci
li
ti
es e
x
pe
r
ien
ce
d
some disruption, all rem
ained open and
produc
tive throughou
t the year
.
We hav
e no
t so
ug
ht to b
en
ef
i
t fr
om a
ny ma
ter
ia
l
local or nationa
l Covid-
1
9 stimulus (
such a
s
fu
r
lo
ugh o
r t
a
x de
fer
ra
l) a
nd
, al
t
ho
ug
h we
con
ti
nu
e to mo
ni
tor a
nd a
da
pt to t
he c
ha
ng
in
g
si
tu
at
io
n in al
l ou
r ma
rke
t
s
, we d
o no
t an
ti
ci
pa
te
do
ing s
o.
Chi
ef E
xe
cu
ti
ve
s rep
or
t
continued
T
ransf
ormation: o
n track
c
ontinued
We
also provided immedi
ate and
much needed
sup
p
or
t to ou
r lo
c
al co
mm
uni
t
ie
s mo
s
t im
pa
c
t
ed
by t
he p
an
de
mi
c th
rou
gh o
ur O
NE Ul
t
ra Co
v
id
-1
9
fu
nd
. T
o dat
e we ha
ve d
on
ate
d ov
er $20
0
,0
0
0 to
our local c
ommunities across the
world.
Summar
y & o
utlo
ok
2020 was a y
ea
r th
at d
em
ons
tr
ate
d th
e un
de
rl
y
i
ng
s
tr
en
gt
h of U
lt
ra a
nd t
he c
a
pa
bi
li
ti
es a
nd
de
di
ca
ti
on o
f ou
r ou
t
s
t
an
di
ng p
e
op
le.
T
hro
ug
h th
e ex
tr
ao
rd
ina
r
y ef
fo
r
t
s of t
he w
ho
le o
f
th
e Ul
tr
a tea
m, w
e ma
de g
oo
d s
t
ra
teg
ic p
ro
gre
s
s
an
d ac
hie
ve
d o
ur t
hir
d con
se
cu
t
i
ve ye
ar o
f s
tr
on
g
org
an
ic gr
ow
th
. We ma
de g
oo
d p
rog
re
ss o
n ou
r
ONE U
l
tr
a tr
an
s
for
m
at
io
n an
d, a
s a res
ul
t
, we
de
li
ve
re
d or e
xcee
de
d m
os
t of o
ur s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r
ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s. T
h
es
e wo
ul
d ha
ve b
ee
n exce
ll
en
t
ou
tco
me
s in a
ny ye
ar
, bu
t a
gai
ns
t a b
ac
kgr
ou
nd of
pandemic
-dri
ven disruption and turmoil, it was
an
exceptional
per
formance.
We ente
r 2021 wi
t
h a reco
rd o
rd
er b
oo
k gi
v
in
g us
s
tr
on
g v
isi
bil
i
t
y a
nd w
e are v
er
y w
el
l po
si
ti
on
ed i
n
key g
row
t
h are
as
, an
d to su
pp
or
t c
us
to
me
r
s
ev
ol
v
in
g pr
i
or
i
ti
es
. We con
ti
nu
e to in
cre
as
e ou
r
technology inves
tment, expan
ding the are
as in
wh
ic
h we c
an p
ro
v
id
e ef
fe
c
t
i
ve c
us
to
me
r
solutions. Our ONE
Ultra transformation
pro
gr
am
me i
s hav
i
ng a p
os
it
i
ve i
mp
ac
t on b
ot
h
growth oppor
t
unities and
operational eff
icienc
y
,
an
d wi
t
h s
tr
on
g 2020 de
li
ve
r
y, we are co
nf
i
den
t
en
ou
gh to a
ccel
er
ate s
e
ver
al o
f ou
r
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion a
c
ti
ons i
n 2021
. Th
is sh
ou
ld s
e
e
us b
eg
in to re
ali
se y
ea
r
-
on
-
y
ear b
en
ef
i
t
s in 202
2
,
a yea
r ah
ea
d of p
lan
.
T
his e
xcel
le
nt p
er
fo
rm
an
ce gi
v
es u
s fu
r
t
h
er
conf
idence in
Ultra
’s exciting potential
and
our abilit
y to
deliver exceptional value
for all
st
akeholders over the longer t
erm.
WORKSTREAM
GOAL
S
PRO
G
RE
S
S IN 2
02
0
ONE Ultra
Culture
+
Inve
s
t
in
g in p
eo
pl
e
+
Innovation
+
W
ork
ing environment
+
Continuous improvement
Ou
r ne
w com
mo
n v
isi
on
, mi
ss
io
n an
d va
lu
es w
ere a
gr
ee
d, l
aun
ch
e
d an
d emb
e
dd
ed i
n 2020.
A lea
d
er
sh
ip c
ap
ab
il
it
y as
s
es
sm
en
t wa
s al
so co
mp
le
te
d. A
ss
es
s
me
nt to
ols
, p
er
fo
r
man
ce
man
ag
em
en
t pro
ce
ss
e
s an
d rem
un
er
at
io
n s
tr
u
c
t
ure
s ha
ve n
ow b
ee
n al
ign
ed t
o our
ONE U
l
tr
a s
tr
at
eg
y an
d v
al
ue
s.
Lea
de
r
shi
p tr
ai
nin
g p
rog
ra
mm
es co
mm
en
ce
d in 2020 to su
pp
or
t o
ur n
ew O
NE Ul
t
ra
behaviour
s. We
were par
ticularl
y pleased with the result o
f our all-employe
e engagement
sco
re, w
hi
ch i
nc
rea
se
d to 75.
5%
. We we
re ab
le to u
se f
ee
db
ac
k f
rom t
hi
s en
gag
em
en
t su
r
v
ey
an
d, a
s a res
po
ns
e to th
e p
an
dem
ic
, ha
ve i
nt
ro
du
ced n
ew w
ay
s o
f wo
rk
i
ng to s
upp
o
r
t m
or
e
f
l
ex
ib
le a
n
d agi
le w
or
k
in
g ac
ro
ss U
l
tr
a.
The new orga
nisational struc
ture has al
so creat
ed oppor
tunities for us
to
enhance
our bench
s
tr
en
gt
h an
d pr
om
ote o
ur b
es
t p
e
op
le. B
y th
e en
d of 2020, n
ea
rl
y 4
0
% of U
l
tr
a
’s to
p t
al
en
t
we
re ne
w or n
ew i
n rol
e. O
ne i
n th
ree o
f th
is gr
ou
p are fe
ma
le, a
nd w
om
en n
ow m
ake up o
ve
r
25% of U
l
tr
a
’s to
p ma
nag
em
en
t
.
Te
c
h
n
o
l
o
g
y
Enablement
+
Improved
collaboration
+
More
ef
f
icient IT infrastr
uc
ture
+
Standar
d proc
esses supported
by standard applicat
ions
Ne
w fou
nd
at
io
nal I
T in
f
ras
tr
uc
t
ure w
as s
el
ec
ted i
n 2020, a
nd i
s cu
rre
nt
l
y be
in
g im
pl
em
en
ted
globally
. These technologies
suppor
t data standardisation initiatives and the
widespread
pro
ce
ss i
mp
ro
vem
en
t
s t
ak
i
ng p
lac
e ac
ros
s t
he G
ro
up. T
hi
s w
ill e
na
bl
e mo
re ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
information ex
change and
collaborative working.
A Gro
up C
hi
ef Techn
ol
og
y O
f
f
ice
r wa
s ap
po
in
ted d
ur
in
g th
e ye
ar to m
on
ito
r te
ch
no
lo
g
y
trends, improv
e ef
f
icienc
y
, and r
emove duplication from
the Group’s development
ef
for
t
s.
We are a
lre
ad
y s
ee
in
g be
t
te
r al
ig
nme
nt o
f ou
r inte
r
nal R
&D i
nv
es
t
me
nt
s w
i
th o
ur c
us
t
om
er
s
future need
s.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
21
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Bonny Stair
s
brou
gh
t in h
er o
wn
se
wi
ng m
ac
hi
ne f
ro
m ho
me to s
ew
fa
ce ma
sk
s f
ro
m le
f
tov
er ma
ter
ia
l
fr
om a l
oc
al c
om
pa
ny in H
al
if
a
x
,
Nova Scotia,
for the
produc
tion staf
f
an
d pe
op
le i
n th
e of
f
ice a
t Ul
tr
a
Sonar Systems. We
can
t thank
Bonny enough
for the
hard work,
ti
me a
nd e
f
f
or
t sh
e pu
t in
,
so e
ve
r
yo
ne fe
el
s s
afe a
nd
s
t
a
y
s
h
e
a
l
t
h
y.
Ou
r
Ultra
Forensic T
e
chnology
Strategic Busine
ss Unit (SBU)
us
ed p
er
s
on
al t
ime a
nd m
o
ne
y to
pro
du
ce a
nd di
s
t
ri
bu
te 3
D pr
in
ted
pro
te
c
t
i
ve f
ace s
hie
ld f
r
am
es fo
r
fr
ont-
li
ne m
ed
ic
al w
or
ke
rs
. We
wo
ul
d like to t
ha
nk Pa
ul M
ur
ph
y,
F
irea
r
m E
xa
min
er a
t ou
r L
ar
go,
Fl
or
i
da of
f
ice, a
nd B
r
un
o Sy
l
va
in
,
Se
ni
or S
of
t
w
ar
e De
ve
lo
pe
r at o
ur
Mo
nt
rea
l of
f
i
ce in C
a
nad
a.
At
Ultra Na
val Syste
ms
in th
e US
A
,
emp
l
oye
e
s de
ci
de
d to he
lp o
ur
com
mu
ni
ti
es b
y usi
ng s
ur
pl
us 3
D
pr
in
ter c
ap
a
ci
t
y to man
u
fa
c
t
ur
e
res
pi
ra
tor
s a
nd f
ace s
hi
el
ds
.
Be
t
w
ee
n Ma
rch a
nd M
ay 2020, 6
50
res
pi
ra
tor
s a
nd 1
20 fa
ce sh
ie
ld
s an
d
masks had
been prin
ted, a
ssembled,
an
d de
li
ve
re
d to fr
on
t-li
ne w
or
ker
s i
n
de
sp
er
ate n
ee
d of c
ri
t
ic
al P
PE.
Ultra C2I
’s
L
ink-1
6 A
la
sk
a (L
A
K
) F
i
el
d
Installation T
eam complet
ed a ma
jor
ret
rof
i
t of t
he d
ep
lo
ye
d s
y
s
te
ms in
A
las
ka d
ur
in
g t
he p
an
de
mic
. T
h
e
team addressed unique challenges
and cond
itions throughout their
ti
me d
ue to Co
v
id
-
1
9 res
tr
ic
ti
on
s
,
suc
h as d
if
f
ic
ul
t
ie
s wi
t
h
transpor
tation, and changes
in
shi
f
t
s an
d s
ch
ed
ul
es
.
T
he tea
m wa
s re
qui
re
d to up
gr
ad
e
th
e f
i
na
l eig
ht L
A
K si
te
s lo
c
ate
d in
so
me o
f th
e mo
s
t rem
ote l
o
ca
ti
on
s
in A
la
sk
a – ac
ces
si
bl
e on
l
y by c
har
te
r
aircraft
. Normally
, this
would have
been an eight
-
week programme but,
in or
de
r to me
et c
r
it
ic
a
l ti
me
lin
e
s,
th
e tea
m was a
ske
d – an
d ag
ree
d
– to do t
his i
n fo
ur w
ee
k
s
. De
sp
ite
all the challenges and
changing
req
ui
rem
en
t
s
, an
d be
c
au
se of t
h
eir
dedication, ingenuit
y
, and
endurance, the
team c
ompleted
the installations one
day ahead
of schedule
.
Ultra heroe
s
Ou
r f
i
r
s
t pr
io
r
it
y d
ur
in
g th
e
pa
nd
em
ic ha
s be
en to ke
ep o
ur
pe
op
le a
s s
afe a
nd h
ea
lt
hy a
s
possible while continuing to deliver
for our
other st
akeholders.
During th
is un
preceden
ted a
nd
intensely challenging year
, many
of ou
r col
le
ag
ue
s ha
ve b
ee
n on
the front
-
line responding
to
the
pandemic and have
demons
trated
exceptional
resilience,
great spirit
an
d ca
re fo
r on
e an
ot
he
r
, our
cu
s
tom
er
s a
nd o
ur co
mm
uni
t
ie
s.
A
s a re
su
lt o
f th
ei
r exce
pt
io
na
l
ef
fo
r
t
s
, a
pa
r
t fr
om a da
y or t
wo
here and
there, all facilities rem
ained
open and producti
ve throughout
th
e yea
r
, an
d th
ere w
as n
o
signif
ic
ant disruption to produc
t
or programme deliver
y.
We
’d like to t
ha
nk o
ur ‘
U
l
tr
a He
roe
s
for every
thing they
ve done
and how
they
ve responded t
o the cha
llenge
of Cov
i
d
-
1
9 whi
le c
ont
in
ui
ng to
pu
rs
ue o
ur O
NE U
lt
ra
transformation
agenda.
We’ve had
ove
r 1
30 U
lt
r
a Her
oe
s w
ho ha
ve
been r
ecogni
sed by
their c
olleagues
ove
r th
e co
ur
s
e of 2020. H
ere a
re
jus
t a f
ew o
f th
es
e.
We coul
dn
t be p
ro
ud
er of e
ve
r
y on
e
of ou
r pe
op
l
e dur
in
g 2020 w
ho h
av
e
kept U
l
tr
a de
li
ve
r
ing f
or a
ll o
ur
st
akeholders.
In a wo
r
ld w
he
re co
nn
ec
ti
v
i
t
y is
es
se
nt
ia
l, w
e wo
ul
d al
so l
ike to t
han
k
our g
lo
ba
l I
T t
eam
s
, wh
o ha
ve b
ee
n
wo
rk
i
ng a
rou
nd t
he c
lo
ck t
o kee
p
us al
l con
ne
c
t
ed in a n
e
w vi
r
tu
al
environment.
We are p
rou
d to ha
ve a
ss
is
te
d t
he
UK Government with it
s “
Ventilat
or
Cha
ll
en
ge U
K
” (
VC
UK
)
, he
lp
ing t
o
pro
du
ce as m
an
y ve
nt
ila
tor
s a
s
po
ss
ib
le to s
up
po
r
t t
h
e NHS i
n
treatin
g people
impacted by
Covid-
1
9. V
CUK saw numerous
employees come t
ogether in dif
f
icul
t
circumstances from acr
oss our
bus
in
es
s
es i
n th
e UK
. We h
ad o
nl
y
on
e ob
je
c
t
i
ve in m
in
d: to f
in
d qui
ck
an
d ef
fe
c
t
i
ve s
ol
ut
io
ns to a
ny i
ss
ue
s
tha
t ar
is
e da
il
y.
WE ARE
Dedicat
ed
V
entilator Challenge UK
O
ve
r th
e cou
r
se of S
pr
in
g an
d
Sum
me
r 2020, o
ur te
am of
dedicated employees helped
the C
onsortium with:
+
T
echnical solutions, providing
concessions
and supporting data
+
Performing test coverage analysis
and sugg
esting process
improvements
+
Set
t
ing u
p bu
il
d li
ne
s for t
he
manufacture, t
esting and
pro
gr
am
mi
ng of ke
y Pr
in
ted
Ci
rcu
i
t Bo
ar
d as
se
mb
l
y
+
Prov
i
din
g su
pp
or
t a
nd g
uid
an
ce
in best prac
tice for
configuration
control
and compli
ance o
f complex
processes
and supply
chains.
It wa
s a gre
at e
xa
mp
le o
f ON
E Ul
tr
a
working tirelessly together a
s a
sin
gl
e tea
m for a c
omm
o
n ca
us
e:
delivering solutions to
complex
and ever
-
evol
ving problems.
Thank you to
all our t
eams involved!
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
22
W
orking wi
th ou
r st
ak
eholde
rs and s1
7
2
In ac
cor
dan
ce w
it
h t
he re
po
r
ti
ng re
qu
ire
me
nt
s o
f
th
e UK Co
rp
o
rat
e Go
ve
rn
an
ce Cod
e 201
8 an
d th
e
Companies (Mi
scellaneous Reporting) Regulations
201
8 for a s
ep
ar
ate
l
y id
en
ti
f
iab
l
e se
c
t
io
n 1
72
(s1
72) s
t
a
tem
en
t
, th
is se
c
ti
on sh
ow
s h
ow t
he
Di
rec
tor
s h
av
e pe
r
f
or
me
d t
hei
r du
t
y un
de
r s1
7
2
of th
e Com
p
ani
es A
c
t 2
0
06 t
o pro
mo
te th
e
suc
ces
s of t
he Co
mp
a
ny, hav
in
g re
ga
rd to t
he
lo
ng
-
ter
m co
ns
eq
ue
nce
s an
d th
e in
ter
es
t
s o
f al
l
Ultra’s s
takeholders when making
their decision
s.
De
t
ail
s of h
ow w
e hav
e en
ga
ge
d wi
t
h ou
r
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
, ad
dre
s
sin
g o
ur lo
n
g-
te
r
m go
als
for e
ac
h, a
re s
et o
ut o
n pa
g
es 2
2 an
d 2
3.
On p
ag
es 24 a
nd 2
5 we s
et o
u
t th
e pr
in
ci
pa
l
de
cis
io
ns t
ake
n by t
he B
o
ard i
n 2020, s
ho
w how
th
es
e con
tr
i
bu
te to t
he s
ucce
s
s of Ul
t
ra a
nd
describe how stakeholders were
consider
ed,
as we
ll a
s th
e li
kel
y co
ns
eq
ue
nce
s of t
ho
se
decisions
over the longer
-term.
202
4 g
oa
l:
Cre
ate a d
y
na
mi
c, i
nc
lu
si
ve a
nd
inspiring work
environment that
at
trac
ts
, develops
an
d ret
a
ins t
he b
e
s
t di
v
er
se t
a
le
nt p
oo
l.
202
0 fo
c
us ar
ea
s
+
Building the talent pipeline
+
Strengthening leadership and functional
capabilit
y
+
Comp
el
lin
g re
wa
rd an
d re
co
gni
t
io
n
+
Succ
eed through diversit
y
+
Creat
e a wi
nn
ing c
ul
t
ure
+
T
r
ans
for
m o
ur bu
sin
e
ss
Key 2
021 m
ea
sur
es
+
Continuously improving our engagement score
+
Reducing
voluntar
y turnover
+
Cond
uc
ti
ng a
n in
cre
as
ed n
umb
e
r of Ul
t
ra Way
Sprint
s (
continuous improvement events) per
si
te, p
er m
ont
h
How Ultra
engages
+
UltraView engagement surve
y including action
plan follow-up with all employees
+
Enga
ge
me
nt Pu
ls
e su
r
ve
y in b
et
we
en f
ul
l sur
v
ey
+
Em
ployee f
eedback sess
ions with
managers
+
Leadership conferenc
es (vir
tual in 202
0)
+
W
eekl
y newslet
ter and Ultranet sharing platform
+
Mon
th
ly t
ow
n ha
ll me
e
ti
ngs
+
Leadership training
programmes
+
Boa
rd a
nd E
xe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m si
te v
isi
t
s
+
Ethi
cs C
omm
i
t
te
e si
te v
is
it
s
+
Stra
tegic
Business
Unit r
oadshows
+
Ultra Way
continuous improvement Sprints
Supporting our people
pa
ge
s 4
0
-
4
8
Workforce engagement
pag
e 8
0
Board eng
agement
Direc
t
+
Our CEO
and CFO held several townhall
meetings
with Q&
A
+
‘As
k th
e CE
O
’ ema
il
s
+
Daniel
Shook and Ken
Hunzek
er met cert
ain
emp
l
oye
e
s at a si
te v
is
it t
o Her
l
ey, L
an
ca
s
te
r
, U
SA
+
Vi
c
to
r
ia Hu
ll an
d G
ee
t
a Go
pa
la
n, e
nga
g
ed w
i
th
50 o
f our w
om
en l
ea
de
r
s as p
ar
t of o
ur
Str
at
egi
es f
or S
ucce
s
s pr
og
ra
mme
Indirec
t
+
Rec
eived and
discussed
colla
ted f
eedback fr
om
manager and employee g
roup sessions
reg
ard
in
g ou
r Cod
e of Co
nd
uc
t an
d re
-
b
ran
de
d
Sp
eak U
p pl
at
for
m
+
Rec
eived and
discussed
feedback
report
s and
recommendations
from transformation f
ocus
groups
+
Rec
eived and
discussed
feedback
from ou
r
independent Ethics Committee
202
4 g
oa
l:
T
o par
tn
er with customers
, delivering
innovative solutions that
create
‘w
in–
win’
ou
tco
me
s for a
ll p
ar
t
ie
s.
202
0 fo
c
us ar
ea
s
+
Bei
ng t
he c
us
to
me
r
s
’ su
pp
li
er of c
ho
ice i
n ou
r
are
as of s
t
ra
te
gic f
oc
us
+
Partner
ing to
unders
tand cus
tomer problems
and priorities and cr
eating valued solutions
tha
t t
he c
us
to
me
r is p
rep
ar
ed to p
ay f
or
+
Delivering on our c
ommitment
s and
exc
eeding cu
stomer expectations
+
Bei
ng a
gil
e, f
le
x
ib
le a
nd re
sp
on
si
ve to
customer
needs
+
V
aluing creative investment in strategic
res
ea
rch a
nd d
e
vel
op
m
ent to i
nn
ov
ate i
n
sup
p
or
t of c
us
to
me
r ne
ed
s
Key 2
021 m
ea
sur
es
+
Launch of
our new
customer feedback t
ool
to mon
itor customer satisfac
tion
+
Labour product
ivi
t
y
+
Cos
t of Po
or Q
ua
li
t
y
+
On-
Tim
e Deliver
y improvement
+
Prod
uc
t V
i
t
ali
t
y In
de
x (t
he p
erc
ent
a
ge o
f
rev
en
ue d
ri
v
en b
y pro
du
c
t
s de
ve
lo
pe
d in t
he
last f
ive years)
How Ultra
engages
+
Group-w
ide multi-
channel engagement
around or
ganisational desig
n changes
+
Ongoing cus
tomer relationship managem
ent
to ens
ure o
ur c
us
t
om
er
s
’ n
ee
ds a
re me
t
+
Central SBU
engagement with key influencer
relationships
+
Pi
loted
a standardised
customer
feedback
pro
ce
ss – to b
e ro
ll
ed o
u
t in 2021
ONE Ultra
st
rategy
pa
g
e
s 1
2
-1
5
Board eng
agement
Direc
t
+
Our C
EO en
ga
ge
s di
re
c
t
l
y wi
t
h key c
us
to
me
r
s
an
d ret
ur
ns f
ee
db
ac
k to th
e B
oa
rd in h
is B
oa
rd
repor
t
s
Indirec
t
+
Rec
eived custome
r feedbac
k from
Business
pre
s
ent
a
ti
on
s fr
om SB
U/O
BU Le
ad
s
+
Cu
s
tomers’ needs con
sidered prior
to
ap
pro
va
l of n
ew s
a
le
s po
li
c
y, s
t
an
da
rdi
se
d
customer feedback a
nd the Group
technology
roa
dm
ap, a
im
ed to a
li
gn U
lt
ra
s in
ter
na
l R&
D
with customer
future need
s
Employee
s
Customer
s
ONE Ultra
st
rategy: pages
12
-1
5
T
rans
formation investment: pages
19
-2
0
Supporting our people
:
pa
g
es
40
-
48
Workforce engagement: page
80
ONE Ultra
st
rategy: pages
14
-15
Pro
te
c
t
in
g o
ur p
la
ne
t
: pa
ge
s
49
-5
3
T
ra
ns
f
or
m o
ur b
us
in
es
s
: pa
ge
s
45-
46
Ethics Committee:
p
a
ge
75
Au
di
t Co
mm
i
t
te
e re
p
or
t
: pa
ge
s
8
4
-87
Stakeholder goals
: pages
14
-15
Investor engagement: page
81
Further information on how
s1
72 has
be
en a
pp
lie
d by t
he B
o
ard c
a
n be f
ou
nd
as follows:
The lik
ely consequences of an
y decision
in th
e lo
ng t
er
m
Th
e in
ter
es
t
s o
f th
e co
mpa
ny
’s e
mp
lo
ye
es
Th
e ne
ed t
o fo
s
te
r th
e com
pa
ny
’s b
us
in
es
s
relationships with
suppliers, cus
tomers
and o
th
er
s
The impact of the
company
’s operations
on t
he co
mm
uni
t
y a
nd e
nv
ir
onm
e
nt
The desirabili
t
y of the company maintaining
a re
pu
t
at
ion f
or h
ig
h s
ta
nd
ar
ds o
f bu
sin
es
s
conduct
Th
e ne
ed t
o ac
t f
ai
rl
y b
et
we
en m
em
be
r
s
of the
company
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
23
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
202
4 g
oa
l:
Develop Gr
oup-w
ide partners with
like-minded values that
provide best-value
solutions, technical innovation
and support mutual
succ
ess, fairness and
respect.
202
0 fo
c
us ar
ea
s
+
T
ak
i
ng a l
on
g
-t
er
m an
d pa
r
tn
er
in
g ap
pr
oa
ch to
supply chain development
+
Fo
cu
sin
g on l
ow
es
t tot
al c
os
t of s
up
pl
y (
in
cl
ud
in
g
qualit
y,
deliver
y and invent
or
y)
Key 2
021 m
ea
sur
es
+
T
o
ta
l cos
t of pr
oc
ure
me
nt (di
rec
t an
d in
di
rec
t
procur
ement c
osts) r
educed
+
Late supplier
deliveries reduced
How Ultra
engages
+
Ongoing supplier relationship management
th
rou
gh o
ur p
ro
cur
em
en
t team
s
, to ens
ure o
ur
cu
s
tom
er
s
’ n
ee
ds a
re m
et
+
Creat
in
g a di
al
og
ue w
i
th o
ur ke
y su
pp
lie
r
s –
sha
ri
ng o
ur v
is
io
n fo
r pro
cu
re
men
t
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion a
nd l
is
te
ni
ng to o
ur s
up
pli
er
s
feedback on
how we can
work together
for
mutual succ
ess
+
T
ak
i
ng a g
lo
ba
l v
ie
w of s
t
ra
teg
ic c
ate
g
or
ie
s
wh
ic
h all
ow
s u
s to col
la
bo
ra
te wi
t
h su
pp
li
er
s
across bu
sinesses and
countries
creati
ng bigger
oppor
tunitie
s
ONE Ultra
st
rategy
pa
g
e
s 1
2
-1
5
Board eng
agement
Direc
t
+
Reviewed supplier needs including paym
ent
prac
tices and working capit
al movements
,
pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar
l
y in l
igh
t of t
he p
an
de
mi
c an
d cha
ng
e
s
in c
us
to
me
r ad
v
an
ced p
a
ym
en
t
s du
r
ing t
h
e yea
r
Indirec
t
+
Rece
i
ve
d a pre
se
nt
a
ti
on o
n th
e pr
oc
ure
me
nt
transformation business case th
at identif
ies our
Group-
wide approach t
o categor
y man
agement
and supplier partn
erships
202
4 g
oa
l:
T
o con
du
c
t b
usi
ne
s
s in an e
t
hic
a
l, s
a
fe
an
d sus
t
a
in
ab
le w
ay, ac
t
in
g as a p
os
it
i
ve f
orce a
nd
mak
i
ng a
n ac
ti
v
e con
tr
ib
u
ti
on to o
ur co
mm
un
it
ie
s
.
202
0 fo
c
us ar
ea
s
+
Aligning behind an Ultra-
wide sus
tainabilit
y plan
that
is actioned, monit
ored,
measur
ed and
regul
arly reviewed
+
Ensur
i
ng w
e are a p
os
it
i
ve f
orce i
n al
l ou
r lo
c
al
communities wher
e we operat
e
+
Ac
tin
g a
t all t
im
es i
n an e
th
ic
al
, s
af
e an
d
sus
t
a
in
ab
le w
ay in a
cco
rda
nce w
i
t
h our
A
SPIRE
values
+
Enc
ouraging and suppor
ting our employees
to con
tr
ib
u
te to co
mmu
ni
t
y wo
rk a
nd s
up
po
r
t
Key 2
021 m
ea
sur
es
+
Red
uci
ng 2
021 car
b
on e
mis
si
on
s by 10% (2020
no
t a rel
iab
le b
as
e du
e to Co
vi
d
-
1
9)
+
Impr
ov
in
g o
ur re
po
r
t
in
g of n
ea
r
-
mis
s h
eal
t
h an
d
sa
fe
t
y r
ep
or
t
s to i
nc
rea
se fo
ur t
im
es s
o we h
av
e
be
t
te
r da
t
a an
d inf
or
ma
ti
on o
n are
as w
e ne
ed to
imp
ro
ve. I
mp
or
t
an
tl
y, thi
s me
asu
re is n
ot j
us
t fo
r
employees but also visitors, suppliers and
con
tr
ac
tor
s w
ho a
re o
n Ul
tr
a si
te
s
How Ultra
engages
+
Community engagement on a wide-sc
ale
fol
lo
wi
ng t
he l
au
nc
h of ou
r Cov
i
d
-
1
9 f
u
nd
. T
his
res
ul
te
d in t
he d
ev
el
op
me
nt of l
oc
a
l com
mu
ni
t
y
suppor
t framework
s where
we operate
+
C
ommunit
y ac
tiv
ities, initiatives and donations
cha
nn
el
le
d v
ia ou
r Gr
ou
p CS
R Com
mi
t
te
e –
wi
t
h 1
7 m
em
b
er
s ac
ro
ss a
ll o
ur b
usi
ne
ss
e
s
and locations
Strategic
repor
t
pag
e 21
Gi
v
i
ng b
ac
k
p
ag
e 53
Board eng
agement
Indirec
t
+
Rece
i
ve
d a pre
se
nt
a
ti
on f
ro
m ou
r CS
R
Com
mi
t
te
e C
hai
r on t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s C
SR
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s an
d de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
s in 2
020 pr
io
r
to ap
pro
v
in
g Ul
t
ra
s CS
R po
li
c
y a
nd s
tr
ate
g
y,
inc
lu
di
ng 2021 ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s an
d in
it
ia
ti
v
es
+
Rec
eived feed
back re
por
ts on how
the
Com
pa
ny
s Cov
i
d-1
9 f
un
d ha
d he
lp
ed o
ur
communities
+
Inve
s
to
r fee
db
a
ck ar
ou
nd C
SR t
he
me
s an
d
dis
cl
os
ure w
as p
re
se
nte
d an
d dis
c
us
se
d
202
4 g
oa
l:
Deliver out
s
tanding through-
c
ycle
va
lu
e
for shar
eh
ol
de
rs
, thro
ug
h
e
ec
t
iv
e execu
t
io
n
of U
ltra’s strategy
.
202
0 fo
c
us ar
ea
s
+
Clearly defining and commu
nicating our ONE
Ultra strategy for outs
tanding value-
creation
+
Clarif
y
ing and delivering Ultra’
s parenting
advanta
ge opport
unities
+
T
ak
i
ng u
nd
er
s
to
od a
nd m
an
ag
ed r
is
k wi
t
hin
strategic guidelines to
deliver growth above
target market
+
Defining strategic key
per
formance indicat
ors
(KPIs)
and setting
/c
ommunicating targets to
monitor delivery
+
Dis
cip
li
ne
d c
ap
it
a
l al
lo
c
at
io
n, w
i
th
in a c
lea
r po
li
c
y
that includes
return hurd
les, leverage levels and
dividend polic
y
Key 2
021 m
ea
sur
es
+
Improve
order book and sales growth
+
Impro
ve ROIC
+
Improve
work
ing capital and inventor
y turns
How Ultra
engages
+
Resu
l
t
s ro
ads
ho
w
s an
d inv
es
tor m
ee
ti
ng
s
wi
t
h CEO, C
F
O an
d In
ve
s
tor R
ela
t
io
ns
+
Annual General Meeting
+
Investor calls and
brief
ings
Ou
r bu
si
ne
s
s mo
d
el
p
ag
es 2
6
-
2
7
Investor engagement
pag
e 81
Board eng
agement
Direc
t
+
Pri
v
ate a
nd i
ns
t
it
u
ti
on
al i
nve
s
to
r me
et
in
gs
organ
ised with Di
rectors as
requested
+
Investor
presentations by the
Chief Executive
Of
f
icer and Chief
Financial Of
f
icer throughout
the year
Indirec
t
+
Publ
ic w
eb
c
as
t
s a
nd i
nv
es
to
r ma
ter
ia
ls o
n ne
w
Gro
up w
eb
si
te ar
e no
w cl
ear
er an
d ea
sie
r to f
in
d
+
Consi
de
re
d th
e ne
ed
s of ou
r in
ve
s
tor
s w
h
en
rev
i
ew
in
g c
ap
i
ta
l al
lo
c
at
io
n an
d ou
r di
v
id
en
d
po
li
c
y o
ve
r th
e cou
r
se of t
h
e yea
r
, pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar
l
y
in li
gh
t of t
he gl
ob
al p
a
nd
emi
c
Communitie
s
Inve
s
tor
s
Suppliers
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
24
Principal Board decision
s
in 202
0
Wor
ki
ng w
ith o
ur s
t
akeh
ol
de
rs
continued
Stakeholder c
onsiderations
A
s a c
ri
t
ic
al s
up
pl
ie
r
, t
he B
o
ard w
as m
in
df
u
l of
th
e fa
c
t t
ha
t
, wh
il
e ou
r op
er
at
io
ns ne
e
d to
continue
to deliver
mission-
critic
al sys
tems for
our c
us
tom
er
s
, lo
ok
i
ng a
f
ter t
he h
eal
t
h an
d
we
ll
-
be
in
g of o
ur p
eo
pl
e is a
lw
ay
s o
ur f
ir
s
t
pr
io
r
it
y. A spe
ci
al B
oa
rd m
ee
ti
ng w
as c
al
le
d to
discuss operations, includi
ng continuity planning
and scenario analysis as
well as the
potential
mi
ti
ga
ti
ng a
c
t
io
ns t
hat c
ou
ld b
e t
aken t
o red
uce
th
e im
pa
c
t of t
h
e pa
nd
em
ic on t
h
e bus
in
es
s
. In
assessing the potential scenarios and
mitigating
actions, the Boar
d con
sidered
the pot
entia
l
imp
a
c
t o
n all r
el
ev
an
t s
t
ake
ho
ld
er g
rou
ps
,
including the
health and safety implications for
rel
ev
an
t em
pl
oy
ee
s of ke
ep
in
g th
e Gr
oup
s
critical facilities open and
operating.
T
he B
oa
rd al
so c
ons
id
ere
d w
he
th
er to p
ay t
h
e
pre
v
io
us
l
y pro
po
s
ed f
in
al di
v
i
de
nd fo
r 201
9 an
d
concluded that
until the
f
inancial
impac
t of
the
pa
nd
em
ic wa
s f
ull
y u
nd
er
s
to
o
d it w
ou
ld b
e
pr
ud
en
t to p
os
t
po
ne i
t
. T
hi
s res
ul
te
d in t
he
wi
t
hd
ra
wal o
f th
e Bo
a
rd
s re
com
me
nda
t
io
n of a
f
i
nal 2
01
9 d
i
v
id
en
d of 39.
2p p
er s
har
e fr
om t
he
20
20 Annual General Meeting. However
, once
th
e lim
i
ted i
mp
ac
t of t
he p
an
de
mi
c be
c
am
e
cl
ear
er
, min
d
f
ul of t
he i
nte
res
t
s of i
t
s
st
akeholders, including
shareholders, the Board
was c
om
for
t
ab
le t
o de
cla
re a
n inte
r
im 2020
di
v
id
en
d of 1
5.
4p p
er s
ha
re an
d an a
dd
i
ti
ona
l
inte
r
im di
v
i
de
nd o
f 39.
2p pe
r sh
are (eq
ui
v
al
ent
to th
e in
it
ia
ll
y pr
op
os
e
d f
i
nal 2019 div
i
de
nd
). A
$220
,0
0
0 Co
v
id
-1
9 fu
nd to s
up
po
r
t ou
r lo
ca
l
communities wa
s also pr
ovided.
Sup
pl
y c
ha
in r
isk
s we
re al
so r
ev
i
ew
ed a
s a res
ul
t
of Cov
i
d
-
1
9 and B
re
x
it
, co
nsi
de
r
in
g th
e f
i
nan
ci
al
hea
l
th o
f sup
pl
ie
r
s an
d th
eir a
bi
li
t
y to con
ti
nu
e
sup
p
or
ti
ng U
l
tr
a in t
he l
on
ge
r
-t
er
m. T
h
e va
s
t
maj
or
i
t
y o
f ou
r sup
p
lie
r
s we
re ab
le t
o me
et o
ur
supply demands, although there was margi
nal
imp
a
c
t w
i
th
in t
he su
pp
l
y ch
ain i
n so
me a
re
as
.
Long-
term implications
A
ll o
ur fa
ci
li
t
ie
s wer
e ab
le to co
nt
in
ue o
pe
ra
ti
ng
ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
l
y as a re
sul
t of o
ur Co
v
id
-1
9 ac
ti
on
s wi
t
h
min
im
al im
pa
c
t o
n de
li
v
er
y of o
ur c
us
to
me
r
s
so
lu
ti
on
s
. Ou
r emp
lo
ye
es w
er
e ab
le to co
nt
in
ue
wo
rk
i
ng i
n Cov
id
-1
9 s
af
e env
i
ron
me
nt
s
, o
r fr
om
ho
me, w
i
th n
o f
ur
lo
ug
h or j
ob l
os
s
es as a r
es
ul
t
of Cov
i
d
-
1
9. A glo
ba
l ho
me
-
w
or
k
in
g po
li
c
y w
as
cre
ate
d an
d ap
pr
ov
ed
, wh
ic
h ai
ms to al
lo
w
of
f
ice-
based employees greater flexibili
t
y in how
they work post
-pandemic. Whilst accelerated
by
the pande
mic, thi
s also
responded
to
feedback
from our employee engagement
sur
vey.
Addit
ional securi
t
y measures and technologies
were deployed t
o fur
ther enhance the securit
y
of ou
r ne
t
w
or
k
s a
nd p
ro
tec
t ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s
’ an
d
customers
’ information.
Our conti
nued operations en
sured good
cash
f
l
ow a
nd t
he co
nt
in
ua
ti
on of g
o
od s
upp
li
er
rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s th
rou
gh o
ur re
v
ie
w of p
ay
m
en
t
prac
tices and working capit
al movements in
our capital allocation decision-making.
T
he in
ten
de
d v
al
ue of d
i
v
id
en
ds to in
ve
s
to
rs w
as
maintained, alt
hough delayed, resulting in
investors r
eceiving the
returns
e
xpec
ted
from U
ltra.
T
he C
hai
r
, in con
ju
nc
ti
on w
i
th t
he Co
mp
an
y
Secretar
y, sets the
agenda for
each Board
me
et
in
g to en
sur
e th
at t
he re
qu
ire
me
nt
s o
f
se
c
t
io
n 1
72 of t
he Co
mp
an
ie
s Ac
t 20
0
6 ar
e
consider
ed and met
through a
combination
of th
e fo
ll
ow
in
g:
+
Board papers ensure
that longer
-
term
consequences
and stakeholder c
onsiderations
are addre
ss
ed whe
re relev
ant
.
+
Consi
s
ten
t ap
pr
oa
ch to m
inu
te t
a
k
in
g wh
en
se
c
t
io
n 1
72 f
ac
tor
s a
re be
in
g con
si
de
red
.
+
Reg
ula
r rev
i
ew o
f pro
gr
es
s a
gai
ns
t o
ur
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er g
oa
ls
, w
hic
h ar
e se
t ou
t on
pa
ge
s 1
4 an
d 1
5.
Continu
it
y of operations throughout
the Co
vid
-
1
9 pandemic
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
25
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Sus
t
ainabilit
y plan
Stakeholder c
onsiderations
T
he B
oa
rd re
co
gni
se
s th
e im
po
r
t
anc
e of
minimising the impact of the Company
’s
operations on
the communities
in which we
operate and
the environment.
A
s such, the
Board approved Ultra’s sust
ainabilit
y plan (see
pa
ge 3
8)
, inc
lu
di
ng g
oa
ls fo
r 2021 an
d 2024
ac
ros
s t
hre
e key p
il
la
rs
:
+ Sup
p
or
ti
ng o
ur p
eo
pl
e
+ Pro
tec
ti
ng o
ur p
lan
et
+ Gi
v
in
g ba
ck
T
he B
oa
rd al
so s
up
po
r
ted t
he C
S
R
Commit
tee’s approach to enhanc
ed
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
repor
ting goals
to ens
ure we
communicate
be
t
te
r w
it
h ou
r s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s re
ga
rdi
ng t
hi
s
are
a. A
s a res
ul
t
, we w
i
ll b
e pu
bli
sh
ing a n
e
w
Sust
ainabilit
y Repor
t to en
sure our
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s ar
e be
t
te
r in
for
m
ed of o
ur
sust
ainabilit
y ac
tiv
ities and initiative
s, and
ena
bl
e us to p
ro
vi
de e
nh
an
ced r
ep
or
ti
ng o
n
pro
gr
es
s a
gai
ns
t E
SG
/C
S
R obj
e
c
t
i
ve
s on an
annual basis.
Long-
term implications
T
he B
oa
rd ar
e min
d
f
ul t
hat U
l
tr
a
’s C
SR
pro
gr
es
s is a ke
y pa
r
t of ou
r ON
E Ul
tr
a s
t
ra
teg
y
to de
li
ve
r va
lu
e fo
r all o
ur s
ta
keh
ol
de
r
s.
T
hro
ug
h our s
us
t
a
ina
bi
li
t
y pl
an
, de
sc
ri
be
d
fu
r
th
er o
n pa
ge
s 38
-
53
, em
pl
oy
ee
s c
an he
lp to
deliver value within
the communities
in which
th
ey l
i
ve an
d w
or
k in o
ver t
h
e lo
ng te
rm
through
Ultra’s Giv
ing Back framework.
Our environmental footprint goals will also
he
lp us to p
ro
tec
t ou
r lo
c
al a
nd gl
o
ba
l
communities
.
Organi
sati
onal de
sign
Stakeholder c
onsiderations
T
he B
oa
rd p
lay
ed a
n ac
ti
v
e ro
le i
n rev
i
ew
in
g
an
d mo
ni
tor
in
g p
rog
re
ss o
n Ul
t
ra
s HR s
t
ra
teg
y
(se
e pa
ge 4
0
) inc
lu
di
ng co
nt
r
ib
ut
in
g to t
he
organisational
design changes
and the
development of
leadership suc
cession
pla
ns a
s th
e Gr
oup r
efo
c
us
ed to ‘
f
i
v
e
-
e
ye
s
defence
markets.
T
he B
oa
rd al
so a
pp
ro
ve
d an
d su
pp
or
te
d
th
e ap
po
in
tm
en
t of a He
ad o
f Di
ve
r
si
t
y an
d
Inc
lu
sio
n (D
&
I
) to l
ea
d G
rou
p D&
I i
ni
t
iat
i
ve
s
.
Leadership train
ing was
launched for
new
teams
post the organisational
design cha
nges
to ens
ure a
ll U
lt
r
a
’s l
ea
der
s h
ad t
he s
k
ill
s an
d
demonstrated the behaviours needed t
o
sup
p
or
t ou
r ON
E Ul
tr
a s
t
ra
teg
y a
nd o
ur
A
SPIRE
values.
Long-
term implications
A
ll of o
ur H
R pro
ce
ss i
mp
rov
em
en
t
s ag
re
ed
by t
he B
oa
rd co
nt
r
ibu
te to U
l
tr
a
’s g
oa
l to
create
a dynamic, inclusive
and inspiring
work
environment that attra
c
ts
, develops and retains
th
e be
s
t di
v
er
s
e t
al
ent p
o
ol
. T
he s
t
ra
teg
y w
il
l
enhance Ultra’s employee value proposition
an
d, i
n tu
rn
, w
ill b
en
ef
i
t ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s an
d wi
ll
ena
bl
e us to b
et
te
r at
tr
ac
t an
d ret
a
in t
he t
a
le
nt
tha
t we n
e
ed to e
nab
l
e us to a
chi
ev
e ou
r
strategic
objecti
ves ov
er the
long t
erm.
T
he n
ew o
rga
nis
a
ti
on
al d
esi
gn i
s a fu
nd
am
ent
a
l
pa
r
t o
f ena
bl
in
g ou
r ON
E Ul
tr
a v
isi
on a
nd w
il
l
allow much
bet
ter cr
oss-
business c
ollaboration
an
d a mo
re jo
in
ed
-
u
p ap
pro
a
ch to c
us
to
me
r
s,
ultimately delivering value
for our
investors.
T
rans
formation
Stakeholder c
onsiderations
The Board reviewed our
transformation
progress, including
per
formance again
st 202
0
an
d 2024 goa
ls
, a
t eac
h B
oa
rd me
e
ti
ng a
nd a
t
th
e Bo
ar
d s
tr
ate
g
y da
y in J
ul
y 2020.
The Board used
data from the
transformation
feedback sessions
to inf
orm decision-making
ab
ou
t f
u
tu
re pr
oje
c
t
s an
d sp
en
d as p
ar
t of t
he
budgeting pr
ocess. Feedback r
elating
to
employee
workloads led
to
prioritisation o
f
cer
t
ai
n pro
je
c
t
s an
d de
-
p
ri
or
i
ti
s
at
io
n of ot
he
r
s.
In ad
di
t
io
n, t
he B
o
ard p
u
t a pro
ce
ss i
n pl
ace t
o
mo
ni
tor t
he q
ua
nt
it
y of c
ha
ng
e ha
pp
en
ing a
t
any o
ne t
im
e an
d t
he im
p
ac
t it w
ou
ld h
av
e on
dif
ferent func
tional teams.
The Board
also
agreed th
at Ultra
should
inv
es
t in ne
w I
T inf
r
as
t
ru
c
t
ur
e to su
pp
or
t
communications
and collaboration.
Cons
id
er
at
io
n wa
s gi
ve
n to si
te m
ove
s in l
in
e wi
t
h
our sit
e exc
ellence tran
s
formation works
tream,
seekin
g to
minimise redundancies and offerin
g
rel
oc
a
ti
on s
up
po
r
t
. T
h
e Bo
ar
d wa
s min
d
fu
l of t
he
interests of employees when considering site
mo
ve
s an
d ho
w to ca
us
e th
e le
as
t d
isr
u
pt
io
n to
s
t
af
f. A
s a re
su
l
t of Ul
t
ra
s alr
ea
dy l
ar
ge si
te
pre
s
enc
e, th
e B
oa
rd be
li
ev
es t
he
re w
il
l be
minimal impact for other stakeholders except
increased
ef
f
icienc
y for customers.
Cus
to
me
r fe
ed
ba
ck w
as us
e
d to ma
tch t
he
ir
req
ui
rem
en
t
s ag
ai
ns
t t
he G
ro
up te
chn
ol
o
g
y
roa
dm
ap, w
hi
ch w
as p
re
se
nte
d to th
e B
oa
rd,
to ens
ure w
e ar
e inv
es
ti
ng i
n tec
hn
ol
og
ie
s
tha
t w
ill f
u
lf
i
l our c
us
tom
er
s
’ f
u
tu
re ne
e
ds
,
ensuring these meet their own sust
ainabilit
y
commitments, while generating value
for Ultra.
Long term-implications
T
he ma
in p
ur
p
os
e of ou
r tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n
pro
gr
am
me i
s to po
si
ti
on U
l
tr
a to en
abl
e
it to d
el
i
ve
r it
s O
NE U
l
tr
a go
al
s an
d cre
ate
long-term value for
all our
st
akeholders.
Se
e pa
g
es 1
2-
1
5 fo
r mo
re d
et
a
il.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
26
Our busine
ss mo
del
How we creat
e
value for our s
t
ake
holder
s
Detect
Distil
Direc
t
Deploy
Design
Wha
t we d
o
W
e are a trusted par
tner in the k
ey elements
of mission-
cri
tical
& intelligent sy
s
tems.
We
design
high-integrit
y sensor
s that operate in
harsh env
ironment
s to
de
tec
t
discret
e data point
s
in a sea o
f noise
. Our cut
ting
-
edge proc
essing
capabili
ties w
ill then
dis
t
il
these data points into
relevant
, of
ten mission-
cr
itic
al parcels of information.
W
e use secure
, encr
y
pted f
orms of pr
oprietar
y
communication to
direc
t
the parcels o
f information
bet
ween the data sourc
e to u
sers at centr
al locations
and operat
ors at the tac
tical edge where our s
uite o
f
compet
encies will help identif
y the mos
t appropriate
respons
e to
deploy
.
Our p
urpo
se
Our C
ompany purpose t
o ‘
Innovat
e tod
ay for a
safer t
omorrow
’ lies at the hear
t of Ultra’s value
propos
ition and ever
y
thing we do
. Innovation is wha
t
enables u
s to dev
elop out
st
anding solutions t
o the
com
plex problem
s our customers sha
re with us,
and deliver the t
echnolog
ies that help c
reat
e a
safer t
omorrow
. We del
iver this purpose thr
ough
innovation in our t
echnologies and our openness
to se
arch
ing for new w
ays to deliver outs
t
anding
solutions t
o our custome
rs
’ mos
t complex pr
oblems
in defenc
e, securit
y
, cr
itic
al detec
tion and control
environ
ments
. It
’s by providing them with the ins
ight,
tech
nology and ser
v
ices th
ey need to per
form at
their best that we help the
m mak
e the world a safer
plac
e, tackling some of the b
iggest challenges the
world is facing
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
27
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Our value proposition
What mak
es us dif
ferent
+
An a
gile p
layer in g
rowin
g market
s w
i
th
opp
or
tuni
ti
es for share gai
n
+
Sust
ainable technolog
y and cost ad
vant
age
+
We work in t
he pr
ior
it
y grow
t
h areas of
defence spend
+
Cap
abili
ti
es to addre
ss areas of f
u
ture
cus
tomer focus:
Maritime, near
-
peer threat
s, par
ticularl
y A
S
W
Multi-
domain,
rea
l-
time,
on-
demand, secu
re
information deli
ver
y in a contested environment
Deliver
ing greater func
tionali
t
y and capab
ilit
y
in a contin
uall
y redu
cing size, weight a
nd
power envelope
Leading s
of
t
w
are, dat
a proces
sing a
nd
algori
thm capabili
t
y
+
Ro
bus
t busi
nes
s mo
del w
ith g
oo
d visib
ili
t
y f
rom
long
-
term con
trac
t
s an
d a lag to US defen
ce out
lay
s
+
A
ss
et-light a
nd wel
l di
ver
sif
ie
d
Ult
ra
’s s
t
rateg
y an
d goal
s are base
d aroun
d our
v
e
s
takeh
olde
r
g
roups:
Employ
ees
Customer
s
Suppliers
Communitie
s
Investors
For each group U
ltra has a value-
creation goal
and yea
rl
y t
arget
s to al
ign th
e organis
ati
on be
hind
our multi-s
t
akeholder
value
-
generation goals.
Who we work with
We
work wit
h the world
’s major prime c
ontrac
tors
and dire
c
t
ly w
i
th th
e US DoD an
d UK MoD.
Direc
t defen
ce sal
es to the US D
oD and U
K MoD
accounted for 3
0% of o
ur reven
ue in 2020.
Indirec
t s
ale
s to the Do
D and Mo
D accounted for
an add
it
ional 26%. We have hig
h visi
bili
t
y of f
u
ture
revenu
es wi
th 71
% op
ening ord
er cover for 2021
and 59% of our c
urre
nt year rev
enue ge
nerate
d
by over
-t
ime cont
rac
t
s. Typic
all
y
, such co
ntra
c
t
s
will p
rogres
s th
rough a de
velo
pmen
t s
t
age, th
en
low-
rate in
itial produc
tion, sometimes followed
by full-
rate pr
oduc
tion and af
termarket sales.
Where we opera
te
+
F
i
ve
-
eyes
’ defence (
USA
, UK
, Cana
da,
Aus
tr
alia an
d New Zealan
d) in mar
it
ime,
communications and
intelli
gence domai
ns
+
O
t
her de
fence mar
ket
s whe
re we ca
n appl
y
modular s
olut
ions
+
O
ther selected, hig
hly regul
ated
and harsh
environment det
ec
tion and control
markets
Wor
k
in
g w
i
th o
ur s
t
a
keh
o
ld
er
s
p
ag
e
s 2
2
-2
5
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
28
FINANCIAL
Ke
y pe
r
f
ormance indicators
How we m
ea
sur
e our suc
c
ess
+
We are ac
ti
v
el
y o
ver
s
e
ein
g p
er
for
m
anc
e of ou
r
Operating Busines
s Units
, with improving
operational oversight driv
ing operational
per
formance.
+
Bel
ow a
re th
e K
PI
s we w
il
l fo
cu
s on i
n 2021 to
sup
p
or
t ou
r lo
ng
-
te
rm g
oa
ls
. T
hi
s yea
r we h
av
e
ad
de
d an a
dd
it
i
ona
l Env
i
ron
me
nt
a
l K
PI to red
uc
e
2021 emis
si
on
s. T
h
is h
elp
s us a
ch
ie
ve o
ur 2024
com
mu
ni
t
y g
oa
l of co
nd
uc
ti
ng o
ur b
usi
ne
s
s in a
more sustainable way
.
+
Eac
h St
ra
teg
ic B
usi
ne
s
s Uni
t re
po
r
t
s a mo
nt
hl
y
balanc
ed sco
recard t
o the
Executive T
eam
for
rev
i
ew. T
h
es
e in
cl
ud
e K
PI
s aga
in
s
t ou
r 2024
go
al
s, a
im
ed a
t im
pro
v
in
g pe
r
for
ma
nc
e for
employees, cus
tomers, supplier
s, communities
and investors
.
+
Our f
ir
s
t r
es
ou
rce al
lo
c
at
io
n pr
io
r
it
y is r
e
-
investm
ent into
innovation through technology,
pe
op
le a
nd c
a
pa
bi
li
ti
es to e
ns
ure w
e me
et o
ur
pu
rp
os
e of i
nn
ov
at
in
g for a s
a
fer t
om
or
row.
Org
an
ic a
nd un
d
er
l
y
in
g mea
su
res a
re de
f
in
ed o
n
pa
ge
s 1
63 a
nd 164
. S
ee n
ote 2 f
or re
co
nc
ili
at
io
ns
to eq
ui
v
al
ent s
t
at
uto
r
y me
as
ure
s.
Organic
order book
grow
th
Organic
revenue
grow
th
Through
-
c
yc
le c
a
sh
conver
sion
ROIC
Organic
underl
ying
operating
prof
it
grow
th
*
Wh
at i
s i
t an
d ho
w ar
e we d
oi
ng?
KPI
As
sociated risks
(P
ri
nc
ip
a
l ri
sk
s in b
ol
d
)
As
sociate
d
stakeholder
goal
Relevance to
Executive
Remuneration
Or
ga
ni
c or
de
r bo
o
k gro
w
th c
om
pa
re
d w
it
h t
he p
r
io
r ye
ar
wa
s +5
.9% (
2019: +
1
0.7%)
.
Or
ga
ni
c re
ve
nu
e gr
ow
th c
om
pa
re
d w
i
th t
he p
r
io
r ye
ar w
as
+5
.
2% (2
01
9: +
6
.8
%).
Un
de
r
ly
i
n
g op
er
at
i
ng c
a
sh co
nv
er
s
io
n is a s
im
pl
e ye
t re
li
ab
l
e
me
as
ure o
f c
as
h ge
ne
ra
t
io
n, w
h
ic
h rep
re
s
en
t
s t
he m
aj
or
element of
the Group’s shor
t-term inc
entive bonus scheme.
A re
v
is
ed a
nd s
im
pl
i
f
i
ed R
OIC m
e
asu
re w
as e
s
t
a
bl
ish
e
d in
2019. Thi
s is c
al
c
ul
ate
d a
s un
de
rl
y
i
ng o
p
er
at
i
ng p
ro
f
i
t as a
percentage of invested capital (
average of opening and
cl
os
in
g ba
la
n
ce sh
ee
t
s). I
nv
es
ted c
a
pi
t
a
l is d
ef
in
e
d as n
et
as
s
et
s o
f th
e G
rou
p, e
xc
lu
di
ng n
et d
e
bt a
nd l
ea
se l
ia
bi
li
t
y,
pe
ns
io
n ob
li
ga
t
io
ns
, t
a
x an
d de
r
i
va
t
i
ve
s. T
h
is a
ll
ow
s R
OIC t
o
be c
a
lc
ul
at
ed o
n t
he o
pe
ra
t
in
g as
s
et
s o
f th
e b
us
in
es
s w
i
th
in
the control
of management.
Or
ga
ni
c un
de
r
l
yi
n
g op
er
at
i
ng g
ro
w
t
h co
mp
ar
ed w
i
t
h th
e
pr
io
r y
ea
r wa
s +6
.
2% (
2019: +
2
.9%)
.
Busines
s
Interruption
Busines
s
Interruption
Busines
s
Interruption
Busines
s
Interruption
Governance,
Compliance
& Controls
Governan
ce,
Compliance
& Controls
Governan
ce,
Compliance
& Controls
Pensions
Bid and
Contract Risk
Bid and
Contract Risk
Bid and
Contract Risk
Defence sector
cycle risk
Investors
Investors
Investors
Investors
Investors
Programme
Risk
Programme
Risk
Programme
Risk
Geopolitical
Risk
Geopolitical
Risk
Defence Sector
Cycle Risk
Delivering
Change
Delivering
Change
Delivering
Change
Delivering
Change
16
17
18
19
20
10.7%
5.2%
16.8%
0.4%
5.9%
18
19
20
17.8%
16.2%
20.0%
16
17
18
19
20
2.9%
-4.3%
-7.2%
0.2%
6.2%
16
17
18
19
20
73%
79%
97%
92%
92%
Deliver outs
tanding
,
through-c
ycle value for
shareholders
through effect
ive
execution
of Ultra’s
strategy.
Deliver outs
tanding
,
through-c
ycle value for
shareholders
through effect
ive
execution
of Ultra’s
strategy.
Deliver outs
tanding
,
through-c
ycle value for
shareholders
through effect
ive
execution
of Ultra’s
strategy.
Deliver outs
tanding
,
through-c
ycle value for
shareholders
through effect
ive
execution
of Ultra’s
strategy.
Deliver outs
tanding
,
through-c
ycle value for
shareholders
through effect
ive
execution
of Ultra’s
strategy.
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
L
o
n
g
Te
r
m
Incentive Plan
criteri
a
Average W
orking
Ca
pi
t
a
l Turn in
annual bonus
criteri
a
L
o
n
g
Te
r
m
Incentive Plan
criteri
a
L
o
n
g
Te
r
m
Incentive Plan
and
annual bonus
criteri
a
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
29
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
OPER
ATIONAL
Employee
engagement
sur
vey
On t
ime
delivery
Health
and safety
Internal
R&D*
Wh
at i
s i
t an
d ho
w ar
e we d
oi
ng?
KPI
As
sociated risks
(P
ri
nc
ip
a
l ri
sk
s in b
ol
d
)
Associated stakeholder
goal
Relevance to
Executive Remuneration
Ou
r ov
er
al
l En
ga
ge
m
en
t Sc
or
e ac
hi
ev
e
d in o
ur g
lo
ba
l
employee engagement surve
y
Perce
ntage of production contracts delivered on time
from
the Group
.
T
he n
um
be
r of r
ep
or
t
ab
l
e ac
ci
de
nt
s p
e
r 1,00
0 e
m
pl
oy
ee
s
.
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v
io
us
l
y sh
ow
n a
s a pe
rce
nt
a
g
e of s
al
e
s
, al
th
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ug
h
ch
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ge
d to a
bs
o
lu
te a
mo
un
t in
ve
s
te
d in i
nt
er
na
l R&
D
to be
t
ter r
ef
le
c
t gro
w
th
.
Busines
s
Interruption
Governan
ce,
Compliance
& Controls
Governan
ce,
Compliance
& Controls
Health, Safe
t
y
& Environment
Health, Safe
t
y
& Environment
Health, Safe
t
y
& Environment
Employees
Employees
Communities
Communities
Cus
tomer
s
Cus
tomer
s
Cus
tomer
s
Programme
Risk
Delivering
Change
T
al
ent Retention
& Recruitment
T
al
ent Retention
& Recruitment
T
al
ent Retention
& Recruitment
Securit
y and
Cy
b
er R
i
sk
19
20
70.0%
75.5%
19
20
18.19
15.60
19
20
76.2%
82.8%
18
19
20
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
16
17
18
19
20
£29.6m
£28.1m
£29.9m
£34.1m
£31.8m
Bid and
Contract Risk
Ma
rke
t
share
Reducin
g
emissions
Ma
rke
t sh
ar
e of o
ur a
d
dre
s
s
ab
le m
ar
ke
t
s
. Ou
r co
re fo
c
us i
s
on the M
aritime and Intelligenc
e & C
ommunications markets.
Ou
r ad
dr
es
s
a
bl
e ma
r
ket s
ha
re (me
as
ur
ed u
si
ng r
ev
en
ue i
n
th
e ye
ar
) in M
ar
i
ti
me i
s 3
0% (
2019: 21
%) and i
n In
te
ll
ig
en
ce &
Communications 7%
(201
9: 8%
), in
Critic
al Detection &
Con
tr
ol o
ur M
ar
ke
t Sh
ar
e wa
s 1
3% (
2019: not m
e
asu
re
d
)
Re
du
ci
ng S
co
p
e 1 to 3 gr
ee
nh
o
us
e ga
s (GH
G) e
mi
ss
io
ns
rel
at
i
v
e to 2019 bas
el
in
e (S
co
pe 1 a
n
d 2 on
l
y) fo
r t
CO
2
e
/£m
.
Balanced Reward
Ultra’s Direc
tors’
remuneration
polic
y is
designed t
o encou
rage
de
li
ve
r
y of t
he G
rou
p
’s O
NE
Ultra strategy and creation
of v
alu
e fo
r al
l our
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s in a
sust
ainable way
, aligned to
our p
ur
p
os
e of i
nno
v
at
in
g
for a
safer tomorro
w. The
mai
n el
em
en
t
s of t
he
remuneration
polic
y are:
1. Fi
xed p
ay
Base salar
y levels are
reviewed
annually by
the Remuneration
Com
mi
t
te
e, t
ak
i
ng i
nto a
cc
ou
nt
Company performance,
individual per
formance, levels
of in
c
rea
s
e for t
h
e br
oa
d
er
population and
market pay
conditions.
2. Annual bonus
Annual bonus performance
measures
include:
+
Profi
t (40%)
+
Average
Working Capital
Tu
r
n
(
4
5
%
)
+
Stra
tegic
objecti
ves (
1
5%
)
The strategic objectives include
a ra
ng
e of s
pe
c
if
i
c, m
ea
su
ra
bl
e
t
arg
e
t
s al
ig
ne
d w
i
th o
ur
st
akeholder
groups that
focus
on delivering business result
s,
improving organisational
health, creating
ef
f
iciencies,
driv
ing strategic grow
th,
and leadership.
3. Long-
T
erm In
centive Pl
an
T
he LT
IP p
er
fo
r
ma
nc
e
me
as
ure
s a
re al
ig
n
ed to
our strat
egic objective
per
formance metrics over
a three-year performance
pe
r
io
d. Ve
s
te
d LTI
P aw
ar
ds
are s
ub
je
c
t to ma
lu
s an
d
cl
aw
b
ac
k
. T
he f
ou
r me
as
ur
es
are equally we
ighted to
provide
a ba
la
nc
e be
t
w
e
en b
ei
ng a
gi
l
e
an
d ha
v
in
g a lo
n
ge
r-ter
m fo
c
us
.
T
he LT
IP m
ea
su
re
s are
:
+
T
otal Shareholder Return
+
Ret
ur
n o
n in
ve
s
te
d c
ap
it
a
l
+
Organic
Underl
ying
Oper
ating Prof
i
t grow
th
+
Organic
Revenue growth
4. Shareholding
targets
Executive Dir
ec
tors ar
e
re
qu
ire
d to b
ui
ld a
n
d ma
in
t
ai
n
a sha
re
ho
l
di
ng i
n th
e Co
mp
an
y
wi
t
h a va
l
ue o
f t
w
o ti
me
s s
al
ar
y.
This encourages fur
th
er
alignment with shareholders.
Produc
t
Risk
Produc
t
Risk
Bid and
Contract Risk
Cre
a
te a d
y
na
mi
c
, in
cl
us
i
ve a
n
d in
sp
ir
i
ng w
or
k
environment that attrac
ts
, develops and
retains
th
e b
es
t d
i
ve
r
se t
a
l
en
t po
o
l.
Cre
a
te a d
y
na
mi
c
,
inclusive and inspiring
work environment that
attrac
t
s, develops
and
re
ta
i
ns t
he b
e
s
t di
v
er
s
e
talent pool.
Par
t
ne
r w
it
h c
us
t
om
er
s a
s pr
ef
er
r
ed s
up
p
li
er
s
delivering innovative solutions
that c
reate
‘w
in–win
ou
tc
om
e
s fo
r al
l pa
r
t
i
es
.
Par
t
ne
r w
it
h c
us
t
om
er
s a
s pr
ef
er
r
ed s
up
p
li
er
s
delivering innovative solutions
that c
reate
‘w
in–win
ou
tc
om
e
s fo
r al
l pa
r
t
i
es
.
Par
t
ne
r w
it
h c
us
t
om
er
s a
s pr
ef
er
r
ed s
up
p
li
er
s
delivering innovative solutions
that c
reate
‘w
in–win
ou
tc
om
e
s fo
r al
l pa
r
t
i
es
.
To cond
u
c
t b
us
in
es
s i
n
an ethical, safe
and
sustaina
ble way
, acting as
a po
si
t
i
ve f
or
ce a
nd m
ak
i
ng
an active c
ontribution to
our communities.
To cond
u
c
t b
us
in
es
s i
n an e
th
i
ca
l
, s
af
e an
d
su
s
t
ai
na
bl
e w
ay, a
c
t
in
g as a p
o
si
ti
v
e fo
rc
e an
d
ma
k
in
g an a
c
t
i
ve c
on
t
ri
b
ut
i
on to o
u
r co
mm
un
i
ti
es
.
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
Strateg
ic objectives
criteri
a
*
T
his m
e
as
ur
e wi
ll b
e r
em
ov
e
d in 20
21 an
d re
pl
ac
ed w
i
t
h a so
l
ut
i
on v
i
t
al
i
t
y i
nd
e
x me
as
ur
e to e
ns
ur
e we a
re i
nv
es
ti
ng i
n t
he r
i
gh
t ar
ea
s at t
h
e ri
gh
t t
im
es
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
30
Our
t
arge
t
market
s
Maritime
Fi
ve
-
year e
xp
ec
ted mar
ket C
AGR
: 2–
4%
Market trends
Hei
gh
ten
ed l
ev
el
s of gl
ob
a
l sub
ma
ri
ne a
c
t
i
v
it
y
are d
ri
v
i
ng d
ema
nd g
row
t
h in b
ot
h A
S
W s
y
s
tem
s
and broader underwater s
ys
tems infrastruc
t
ure.
Additionall
y
, ‘f
ive
-
eyes
’ customers have
announced a nu
mber of naval r
enewal and
recapit
alisation programmes
, including enlar
ging
th
e US f
l
e
et
, in
tr
od
uc
in
g th
e Type 32 f
r
ig
ate i
nto
th
e UK Ro
y
al Na
v
y an
d t
he a
cqu
isi
t
io
n of up to
1
5 n
ew v
es
s
el
s in C
an
ada a
s pa
r
t of t
he C
an
adi
an
Sur
face Combatant programme.
Thes
e, and
ot
he
r sim
ila
r pr
og
ra
mm
es
, w
ill c
ont
in
ue to d
r
iv
e
demand for ASW capabili
ties, sonar sy
s
tems and
sub-
sy
s
tems, signature
management and power
s
y
s
te
ms an
d su
r
f
a
ce ra
dar t
ec
hn
ol
og
ie
s for t
he
res
t of th
is d
ec
a
de.
Strategy developments
Ul
tr
a con
ti
nu
es to w
i
n imp
o
r
t
a
nt p
osi
t
io
ns in t
h
es
e
gro
wi
ng m
ar
ket
s, w
i
th n
ot
a
bl
e re
cen
t suc
ces
s
es
inc
lu
di
ng s
ur
fa
ce
-
sh
ip A
S
W ab
oa
rd t
he t
hre
e
va
ri
an
t
s of t
he U
K Gl
ob
al Co
mb
at S
hip: t
he U
K R
N
T
y
pe 26
, th
e C
an
adi
an S
ur
fa
ce Com
b
at
an
t
, an
d
th
e Au
s
tr
al
ian H
un
ter C
las
s (S
E
A
5
0
0
0)
, w
it
h Ul
t
ra
suppor
ting each i
ndiv
idual nation’s u
nique
requirements. Complementing the AS
W
ca
pa
bi
li
t
ie
s of th
es
e ve
s
se
ls
, U
lt
ra h
as a
ls
o
sig
ni
f
ic
an
tl
y e
xp
a
nd
ed o
ur su
r
fa
ce sh
ip s
el
f-
de
fen
ce of
fe
ri
ng
s wi
t
h th
e mu
lt
i
-
yea
r aw
ar
d of
the U
S–
based t
owed t
orpedo c
ounte
rmeasure
s
y
s
te
m, NI
X
IE
. Th
is is c
om
pl
em
ent
a
r
y to ou
r
existing UK
-based S2
1
70
torpedo
detection
s
y
s
te
m an
d our f
am
il
y of e
x
pe
nd
ab
le to
rp
e
do
cou
nte
rm
eas
ure
s fo
r bo
th t
h
e ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ a
nd
international markets.
In ad
di
t
io
n to th
es
e su
cce
s
se
s in o
ur do
me
s
t
ic
mar
ke
t
s
, Ul
tr
a is co
nt
in
uin
g to d
ev
el
op in
no
va
t
iv
e
ca
pa
bi
li
t
ie
s in su
pp
or
t of m
ar
i
ti
me m
is
sio
ns f
or
unmanned pl
at
forms, including in
the application
of ar
t
if
i
cia
l in
tel
lig
en
ce an
d ma
ch
in
e lea
r
nin
g fo
r
great
er automation
of functions such as
sonar
and radar
signal
detec
tion and
automation of
winching operations. Additionally
, Ultra is
inv
es
ti
ng in i
nn
ov
at
io
ns f
or su
b
-
s
y
s
te
ms t
ha
t wi
ll
counter
near
-
peer threats and advan
ced mission
tec
hn
ol
og
y e
qu
ip
me
nt t
hat w
i
ll ha
ve to o
pe
ra
te in
increasingly denied and
contested environments
,
broadening ou
r presence
with increased
ca
pa
bi
li
t
y in t
he r
ap
id
ly e
vo
l
v
in
g un
de
r
w
ate
r
bat
tlespace.
Mu
ch of o
ur b
us
ine
s
s se
r
ve
s ou
r co
re t
ar
ge
t
mar
ket of ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ de
f
en
ce
, wit
h sp
e
cif
ic
fo
cu
s on t
he M
ari
tim
e (mult
i
-
mi
ss
io
n) and
C4
I
SR
/
E
W
* (
multi
-
domain) sub
-s
egment
s.
Th
e key dri
ve
r
s fo
r th
es
e f
ocu
s ar
ea
s ar
e,
ultimately
, the
defence budgetar
y
env
ir
onm
en
ts i
n th
e ‘
f
i
ve
-
e
ye
s
’ na
tio
ns o
f
the U
S
A
, UK
, Ca
nad
a, A
us
t
rali
a and N
ew
Zealand
, overlaid by threat-
spe
cif
ic funding
all
oc
ati
on
s an
d the a
bi
lit
y o
f ot
he
r all
ie
d
nations to
benef
it from the t
echnologies
and c
ap
abi
lit
ie
s b
orn
e by ‘
f
i
ve
-
eye
s
cus
t
om
er
s
. Mo
s
t of th
e ba
lan
ce o
f our
business supports nuclear pow
er
generation
, militar
y and civil aeros
pace,
and law
enforcement mark
ets worldwide.
Defence budget
s
The outlook for def
ence budgets in
our cor
e
ge
og
ra
ph
ic
al e
nd m
ar
ket
s r
ema
in
s rob
us
t i
n
th
e sh
or
t to me
di
um te
rm
, w
it
h g
oo
d ne
ar-ter
m
bu
dg
et
a
r
y v
i
sib
il
it
y, pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar
l
y in t
he US
A
an
d UK
, u
nd
er
pi
nn
ed i
n th
e me
di
um te
rm
by height
ened threat
levels from
near
-p
eer
adver
saries
, ongoing count
er
-terror acti
vi
ties
and the requir
ement for substantial
recapit
alisations in some capabilit
y areas.
Wh
il
e th
e ef
fe
c
t
s o
f th
e ch
an
ge i
n ad
min
is
t
ra
ti
on
in t
he US
A a
re ye
t to b
e fu
ll
y un
de
r
s
to
od
, an
d
th
e f
i
sc
a
l imp
a
c
t of t
he Co
v
id
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9 pa
nd
em
ic h
as
no
t yet b
e
en q
uan
ti
f
ie
d, w
e do n
ot e
x
pe
c
t e
it
h
er
to hav
e a ma
ter
ia
l im
pa
c
t o
n de
fen
ce sp
e
ndi
ng
in t
he m
ed
ium te
r
m. F
ur
t
her, the p
ace o
f
investm
ent and t
echnologic
al advancement by
near
-
peer adver
sarie
s has
altered the
ba
t
t
le
sp
ac
e of th
e f
ut
ur
e, in
cre
as
ing t
h
e
impor
t
ance of
fur
ther inves
tment in the
s
tr
ate
gi
c fo
cu
s are
as of o
ur M
ar
it
im
e an
d
Intelli
gence &
Communications
Strategic
Business Unit
s.
We
therefore
remain
confident that budgetar
y
all
o
ca
ti
on
s in o
ur ar
eas o
f s
tr
at
egi
c fo
cu
s wi
ll
con
ti
nu
e to tre
nd u
pw
ar
ds as a p
ro
po
r
t
io
n of
overall spend.
Defence trends
The pace o
f innovation driven by
technological
advancement and near
-
peer adver
saries
increasi
ng sophistication and development
of capabilities c
ontinues to
revolutionise the
ba
t
t
le
sp
ac
e. T
he as
ce
nd
anc
e of ne
w s
t
ra
teg
ie
s
an
d th
e ov
er
ri
di
ng n
ee
d to a
ccel
er
ate ‘d
et
ec
t to
deploy
’ are all impacting procurement trends,
pla
t
for
m up
gr
ad
e n
ee
ds an
d f
u
tu
re
arc
hi
te
c
t
ure
s
. Ba
t
t
le
sp
a
ce arc
hi
te
c
t
ure
s of t
he
future will inc
orporate not
only nex
t-generation
mission t
echnology but platforms
, often
unmanned, that will alter
dynamic
s across
the battlespace
.
Ul
tr
a
’s te
c
hno
lo
g
y an
d c
ap
ab
il
it
ie
s in t
he
maritime domain,
and multi-
domain C
4ISA
R-E
W
remain
uniquely well positioned to
provide
mission-
critical solutions, both on existing and
nex
t
-
generation platforms across a
diverse
th
rea
t sp
ec
tr
u
m tha
t he
lp ke
ep p
er
s
on
ne
l ou
t
of ha
rm
s wa
y. Ult
ra i
s al
so a
ccel
er
at
in
g i
t
s
investment
in data
aggregati
on, trans
por
t,
autonomy and
multi-
domain int
elligence,
which
wi
ll b
e v
it
a
l in p
rov
i
di
ng s
ol
ut
io
ns f
or c
us
to
me
r
s
wh
o ar
e inc
rea
si
ngl
y f
oc
us
ed o
n com
b
at
in
g an
d
countering near
-peer and asy
mmetric threat
s,
do
ing m
o
re wi
t
h le
s
s an
d acce
le
ra
ti
ng d
et
ec
t
to deploy
.
*
C4ISR/E
W: C
ommand, Control,
Communications, Computers
(C4
) Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/
Electronic Warfare (EW
)
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Intelli
gence
&
Communicati
ons
Fi
ve
-
year e
xp
ec
ted mar
ket C
AGR
: 3
–5%
Market trends
The changing threat environment
over the last
few y
ea
r
s has g
i
ven r
is
e to a dr
am
at
ic
a
ll
y di
f
fe
ren
t
vi
si
on fo
r th
e b
at
tl
es
pa
ce of t
he f
u
tu
re, co
ns
is
t
in
g
of mu
lt
i
-
d
om
ain
, hy
p
er-
ena
bl
ed s
y
s
tem
s li
nke
d
by secure
and seamless c
ommunication
arc
hi
te
c
t
ure. R
ob
ot
ic
s
, c
lo
ud co
mp
u
ti
ng a
nd n
ew
weapons
payloads ar
e di
srupting
traditional
eco
s
y
s
te
ms
, an
d dr
on
e tec
hn
ol
og
y i
s pla
y
in
g an
increasi
ngly vit
al role
in combat
operations. In
ad
di
ti
on to n
e
w pla
t
f
or
ms
, r
ap
idl
y c
ha
ng
in
g
sof
t
ware
-handling infras
tr
uc
ture, enabled by
gre
ate
r acce
s
sib
il
it
y to c
lo
ud co
mp
u
ti
ng
, is
imp
a
c
t
in
g th
e wa
y dat
a i
s ma
nag
e
d.
Investm
ent by
near
-peer adver
sar
ies in
technologicall
y advanced threat capabilities is
dr
i
v
ing i
nc
rea
se
d fo
cu
s in a n
umb
er o
f cr
i
ti
c
al
areas. These include
rapid data
acquisition,
pro
ce
ss
in
g an
d com
mu
nic
a
ti
on s
y
s
tem
s th
at a
re
ca
pa
bl
e of s
up
po
r
t
in
g mu
l
ti
-
d
om
ai
n wa
r
f
are i
n
denied and c
ontested environment
s, ensuring an
information advantage for
the warf
ighter
.
Strategy developments
Ultra
’s continued success in
Intelligence and
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons m
ar
ke
t
s is a te
s
t
am
en
t to
our r
ob
us
t s
t
r
ate
g
y to de
li
ve
r in
for
ma
t
io
n
advantage to
the cu
stomer thr
ough the
provision of
interoperable solutions and
pro
du
c
t
s th
at s
ol
v
e com
pl
ex p
ro
bl
em
s in ar
eas
where we
have sig
nif
icant domain knowledge
and dif
ferentiation.
Ul
tr
a
’s O
R
IO
N ra
di
o, w
hic
h is n
ow i
nto i
t
s fo
ur
th
ge
ner
at
io
n in U
S A
rm
y se
r
v
ice i
n sup
p
or
t of t
he
TR
ILOS p
ro
gr
amm
e of r
eco
rd
, has a
ls
o be
en
se
le
c
te
d by b
o
th t
he US M
ar
in
e Cor
ps a
n
d US
Nav
y, highl
ig
ht
in
g th
e s
tr
en
gt
h an
d c
ap
ab
il
it
y
of th
e p
lat
fo
rm a
nd t
he i
mp
or
t
a
nce of
inte
ro
pe
ra
bi
li
t
y a
cr
os
s th
e s
er
v
ice
s
. Ou
r
cu
s
tom
er
s
’ co
nf
i
den
ce in o
ur a
bi
li
t
y to s
afe
l
y
deliver information
advant
age to
the warf
ighter
is further demonstrated by rec
ent con
trac
t
aw
ard
s for t
a
c
t
ic
a
l da
ta l
in
k
s in s
up
po
r
t of th
e
Jo
int I
nte
r
f
ac
e Con
tro
l Cel
l E
x
te
nd
ed Train
er
(
JE
T
) programme, and high-
integrit
y
cr
y
ptographic management
solut
ions enabling
se
aml
e
ss a
nd s
ec
ur
e mo
ni
tor
in
g of c
r
y
pto
s
y
s
te
ms ac
ro
ss t
he A
las
ka
n ai
r sp
ace.
Ul
tr
a con
ti
nu
es to i
nv
es
t i
n in
no
va
ti
v
e an
d
dis
ru
pt
i
ve te
ch
no
lo
gi
es
, i
n ta
nd
em w
i
th o
ur
cu
s
tom
er
s
, to en
su
re con
ti
nu
ed c
onn
e
c
t
i
vi
t
y an
d
se
cu
ri
t
y in a r
ap
id
l
y ev
ol
v
in
g b
at
tl
es
pa
ce. O
ur
sui
te of c
a
pa
bi
li
ti
es i
s we
ll su
i
ted to a
n
environment where the prevalence
of unmanned
operations will
increase a
nd the import
ance o
f
dat
a p
ro
ces
si
ng a
nd i
nfo
r
ma
ti
on d
eli
v
er
y to t
he
ta
c
ti
ca
l ed
ge w
i
ll co
nt
inu
e to gr
ow.
Critical Detec
tion
& Control
Fi
ve
-
year e
xp
ec
ted mar
ket C
AGR
: 2–
4%
Aerospace mark
et trends
Ci
v
i
l aer
os
pa
ce ha
s be
en s
ev
ere
l
y im
pa
c
te
d b
y
the Covid-
1
9 pandemic. However
, long-
term
driver
s of aer
ospace growth remain, with
inc
re
asi
ng g
lo
ba
l pro
sp
er
i
t
y a
nd g
lo
b
ali
s
at
io
n
dr
i
v
ing g
rea
ter d
em
an
d for l
ei
su
re an
d bu
sin
es
s
tr
av
el
. Wh
il
e reco
ve
r
y to 201
9 tr
af
f
ic l
ev
els w
i
ll
ta
ke s
om
e ti
me, re
ce
nt c
lin
ic
al d
e
vel
op
m
ent
s wi
ll
gra
du
al
l
y inc
re
as
e dem
an
d fo
r
, a
nd a
cce
s
sib
il
it
y
to, ai
r tr
av
el f
ro
m it
s cu
rre
nt l
ow l
ev
el
.
The defence
aerospace
market
continues t
o
be ro
b
us
t
, w
it
h o
ng
oin
g f
le
et re
pl
ace
me
nt
pro
gr
am
me
s ac
ro
ss a b
ro
ad r
an
ge o
f
geographi
es continuing to
dri
ve grow
th
for t
he f
ore
s
ee
abl
e f
u
tu
re.
T
he in
du
s
t
r
y i
s mo
v
in
g tow
ard
s mo
re
environmental
, cost
-
ef
fec
ti
ve solutions for
both traditional and contemporar
y platforms
,
including urban air mobility, unmanned
and
el
ec
tr
i
f
i
ed a
irc
ra
f
t. T
h
es
e a
re are
as w
he
re Ul
t
ra
s
foc
us o
n po
we
r ef
f
ic
ie
nc
y an
d lo
w si
ze, wei
gh
t
and power is
par
ticular
ly compelling.
Forensic T
echnolog
y market trends
Ul
tr
a
’s p
io
ne
er
in
g ap
p
roa
ch to C
r
ime G
un
Inte
ll
ig
en
ce an
d ou
r uni
qu
e ab
ili
t
y to p
rov
i
de
a robust, networ
kable solution to
our many
cu
s
tom
er
s a
rou
nd t
he w
or
l
d le
ave
s us
exce
pt
io
nal
l
y we
ll p
la
ced to c
ont
in
ue o
n ou
r
gro
w
t
h p
at
h in re
sp
on
se to g
row
i
ng d
ema
nd f
or
investi
gative leads and investigative conclusions
tha
t ar
e ad
mis
si
bl
e as e
v
id
en
ce. T
he m
ar
ket i
s
transitioning from demanding a
capi
tal
-
inte
ns
iv
e s
olu
t
io
n to a mo
re re
mo
te, cl
o
ud
-
based so
f
t
ware a
rchitecture.
Ul
tra i
s pionee
ring
th
is sh
if
t to i
mp
rov
e af
fo
rda
bi
li
t
y an
d in
cre
as
e
acce
s
sib
il
it
y to a b
ro
ad
er c
us
to
me
r ba
se, w
h
ic
h
wi
ll e
xp
an
d t
he a
dd
res
s
ab
le m
ar
ket
.
Energy strategy development
Ul
tr
a En
erg
y p
rov
i
de
s cr
i
ti
c
al s
a
fet
y s
y
s
t
ems
and speciali
s
t det
ec
tor capabilities t
o nuclear
facilities
and selected
industrial cu
stomers
around the
world, safeguarding
nuclear
wo
rke
r
s, c
r
it
ic
a
l an
d hi
gh
-
va
lu
e as
s
et
s a
nd t
he
pu
bli
c
. Ul
tr
a is p
os
it
io
ne
d at t
he f
ore
f
ron
t of
emerging
technologies being
developed for
increased
ef
f
icienc
y and decreased
cost of
nuclear power
generation, such
as advanced
sma
ll m
od
ula
r rea
c
tor (SM
R
s) tec
hn
ol
og
ie
s
,
hydrogen pr
oduc
tion and hydr
ogen cell
s.
Me
diu
m
-
ter
m ma
rke
t gr
ow
th i
s un
der
p
in
ne
d
by both
baseload
capacit
y growth requ
irements
an
d th
e tr
an
si
ti
on f
ro
m fos
si
l f
ue
l po
we
red
facilities to cleaner alternatives.
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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F
Y
2020 Per
for
mance sum
mar
y
Ou
r Mar
i
ti
me B
us
in
es
s Un
it h
ad a s
tro
ng y
ea
r
,
with the order
book increas
ing 1
4.
2% or
ganically.
T
his w
as dr
i
v
en by
: (i
) MK
5
4 an
d MK
4
8 hu
ll
-
mo
unt
ed s
on
ar to
rp
e
do ar
r
ay a
war
ds fo
r t
he US
Do
D; (
ii
) ini
t
ia
l pro
du
c
t
io
n of t
he N
ex
t G
en
era
ti
on
Sur
f
ace S
ea
rc
h Ra
da
r (N
GS
SR) fo
r t
he US N
av
y
;
and (iii) r
obust US domestic sonobuoy or
ders
un
der t
h
e ER
A
PS
CO joi
nt v
en
tu
re an
d go
od
international
orders for
sonobuoys (including
th
e UK
).
Org
an
ic re
ve
nu
e in
cre
as
ed b
y 1
2.
3% to £
391.8m
,
refl
ec
ting strong sonobuoy sales, NGSSR
pro
du
c
t
i
on fo
r th
e US Na
v
y, ele
c
t
ro
ni
c war
f
are
s
y
s
te
ms s
al
es i
n Au
s
tr
al
ia an
d to
rp
ed
o de
fe
nce
s
y
s
te
m sa
le
s to t
he In
di
an Na
v
y.
Un
der
l
y
in
g o
pe
ra
ti
ng p
rof
i
t was u
p 1
2.9%
org
an
ic
al
l
y to £5
8
.6
m ref
l
ec
ti
ng t
he i
nc
rea
se
d
sa
le
s
. Ma
rgi
ns in
cr
eas
ed a l
i
t
t
le to 15.0% (
201
9:
1
4.9
%), w
i
th i
nc
rea
se
d in
ves
tm
en
t int
o R&
D an
d
transfor
mation and some pandemic
-
dri
ven supply
chain and engineering di
sruption broadly
of
fset
ting the tailwind from the
non-
recurrence
of 201
9
s con
tr
ac
t lo
ss
e
s of £8
.
8m
.
We mad
e a go
o
d s
t
ar
t im
pr
ov
in
g op
er
at
io
na
l
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce i
n th
is B
usi
ne
ss U
ni
t w
i
th im
pr
ov
ed
on time deliver
y and employee engagement.
Maritime
Our market-leading mis
sion s
y
s
tems
and
application engineering solut
ions deliver
dominance in
the
mari
tim
e domain.
Our
broa
d
por
t
folio of capa
bilities is ope
rationa
l on nava
l
f
leet
s across the USA
, UK and alli
ed navies
world
wide. We continue to develop ad
vanced
specialis
t s
y
s
tems to de
live
r defe
nsive
war
f
ighting edge i
n the modern maritime a
nd
under
water ba
t
tle
space. These prov
ide crit
ical
operatio
nal advantages to our ‘
f
i
ve-
eyes’
defence cus
tomer
s acros
s sur
face,
sub
-
sur
face and
unmanned p
lat
for
ms.
Thomas Link
President, Maritime
Strategic Busine
ss
Unit review
4
6%
of G
ro
up
revenue
20
2
1 FOC
U
S
A
R
E
A
S
+
Dev
el
op co
re of
fe
r
ing
s
, pro
p
osi
t
io
ns an
d
mar
ke
t sha
re fo
r ‘
f
i
ve
-
ey
es
’ n
at
io
ns
+
Increased
inves
tment in innovation and
disruptive technologies to differentiate
our o
f
fer
in
gs a
nd d
ri
v
e lo
ng
-
te
rm g
row
t
h
+
Maximise value through
alignment of
investm
ent to
market needs (int
ernal
R&
D) (K
PI: S
o
lu
ti
on V
i
t
a
li
t
y I
nd
ex
)
+
Deliver ef
f
icienc
y improvements and
continuous improvement culture
(
ef
f
icienc
y,
value-
added project
s)
+
Incre
ase customer satisfac
tion by
imp
ro
v
in
g on t
im
e de
li
ve
r
y an
d
program
me ex
ecution (KPI:
On-time
deliver
y,
customer satisfac
tion)
+
Incre
ased focus
on af
termarket
suppor
t
+
Improve
safet
y awareness culture and
per
formance (KPI:
Near mi
ss incidents)
FINANCIAL
RESUL
TS
£m
2020
as s
t
at
ed
2
0
19
as s
t
a
te
d
2
0
19
for organic
measure
Gr
ow
th %
Organic
gr
ow
th %
Order book
539.6
481.5
472.4
+12.1
+14.2
Revenue
391.8
353.0
348.9
+11.0
+12.3
Underlying operating
profit
58.6
52.5
51.9
+11.6
+12.9
Underl
ying operat
ing margin
15.0%
14.9%
14.9%
Statutor
y operating profit
55.9
43.9
+27.3
Statutor
y operating margi
n
14.3%
12.4%
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
ORDER BOOK
T
he B
usi
ne
s
s Uni
t w
on a n
umb
er o
f key
con
tr
ac
t
s du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r
, and t
he o
rd
er b
oo
k
gre
w or
gan
ic
al
l
y by 14.
2%
. T
he l
arg
er o
rd
er
s
won in
the year
include:
+
Sonobuoy Systems
Mul
t
ip
le s
on
ob
uo
y aw
ar
ds wo
n th
is y
ear,
including a
$
1
01
m sonobuoy order
and a
$33
.5
m ord
er, both u
nd
er o
ur ER
A
P
SCO
f
i
v
e
-y
ea
r IDIQ. U
lt
ra w
as a
ls
o aw
ard
ed a
$24m d
ev
el
op
me
nt co
nt
ra
c
t to d
es
ign a
nd
manufac
ture the
ER-DIFAR sonobuoy f
or
th
e US Na
v
y.
+
Sonar Systems
New T
orpedo Defence
System of
towed
ac
ti
v
e pa
ss
i
ve s
ona
r
s fo
r th
e In
dia
n Nav
y,
with the commencement of
deliveries
in 2020.
+
Nava
l Sy
s
te
ms & S
e
ns
or
s
A $4
5m o
rde
r fo
r th
e pro
d
uc
ti
on of M
K
5
4
MO
D 0 lig
ht
we
ig
ht to
rp
ed
o ar
r
ay k
i
t
s an
d
the AN/SL
Q-25E
‘NI
X
IE’ electro-acoustic
tow
ed to
rp
e
do co
un
ter
me
as
ure s
y
s
tem
con
tr
ac
t wo
r
t
h a p
ote
nt
ial $26
8
m.
+
Signature Management & Power
Up
gr
ad
e of t
w
o f
ixe
d an
d on
e
transpor
tabl
e Signature Measurement
Ranges for Royal Australian Nav
y
.
WE ARE
Prob
l
em
sol
ver
s
In De
ce
mb
er 2020 t
he US N
av
y s
el
e
c
te
d Ul
t
ra
to de
li
ve
r th
e A
N
/S
LQ
-25E ‘
NI
X
IE
’ el
ec
tr
o
-
acoustic t
owed torpedo
counte
rmeasure
s
y
s
te
m, w
or
th a p
o
tent
ia
l $268
m
.
Ul
tr
a wa
s aw
ard
ed a $1
86
,
4
1
1,242 IDIQ
con
tr
ac
t fo
r th
e A
N/
SLQ
-25
E ‘
NI
X
I
E’ e
le
c
t
ro
-
acoustic t
owed torpedo
counte
rmeasure
sy
s
tem.
This contract includes options
which,
if exer
cised, would bring
the cumulative value
of th
is co
nt
ra
c
t to $26
8
,51
4
,
278.
T
he NI
X
IE is a d
ig
it
a
ll
y co
nt
rol
le
d, e
le
c
t
ro
-
acou
s
tic co
unte
rm
easu
re deco
y s
y
s
tem th
at
pro
te
c
t
s a
ga
ins
t v
a
ri
ou
s tor
pe
d
o th
rea
t
s us
ed
on US a
nd a
ll
ie
d sur
f
ace s
hip
s
. T
he s
y
s
tem
con
sis
t
s o
f du
al to
we
d de
coy d
ev
i
ces a
nd a
ship-b
oard sig
nal generat
or and winch
s
y
s
te
m. T
h
e de
coy e
mi
t
s si
gna
ls to d
ra
w a
torpedo away
from its intended
target.
NI
X
I
E is a s
t
ra
teg
ic o
pp
or
t
uni
t
y th
at a
li
gns
with Maritime Division’s core c
ompetencies
an
d fu
t
ure i
ni
ti
at
i
ve
s.
I am de
li
gh
te
d tha
t we h
av
e be
en a
war
de
d
this NIX
IE contract which underpins Ultra’s
po
si
ti
on a
s a maj
or su
pp
lie
r of t
ow
ed
tor
p
ed
o cou
nt
er
me
asu
re
s fo
r th
e US N
av
y.
We are v
er
y p
rou
d to b
e sup
p
or
ti
ng t
his
pro
gr
amm
e w
hic
h s
t
ron
gl
y al
ig
ns w
it
h
our v
i
sio
n to i
nno
va
te t
od
ay fo
r a s
af
er
tomorrow by
solv
ing our
customer
s’ mos
t
complex, mission
-
critic
al problems. The
ef
fo
r
t
s pu
t fo
r
t
h by t
he w
h
ol
e Ul
tr
a tea
m
have been exemplar
y,
and we are
all ver
y
muc
h lo
ok
in
g fo
r
war
d to g
et
ti
ng s
t
a
r
t
ed
on deliver
ing this impor
t
ant programme.”
Martin Lewis
President, Ultra Naval S
ys
tems
Delivering e
lec
tro-acoustic towed
torpedo counterm
easure sy
s
tems
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
34
20
2
1 FOC
U
S
A
R
E
A
S
+
Dev
el
op o
ur co
re c
ap
ab
il
it
ie
s an
d
interoperable
solutions within NA
TO
and allies
+
Fo
cu
s on T
i
er 3 p
ro
duc
t
/so
lu
t
io
ns to
ap
pl
ic
at
io
n
-
sp
ec
if
i
c pro
bl
em
s
, an
d T
ie
r 2
s
y
s
te
m / sub
-s
y
s
tem s
ol
u
ti
ons w
h
ere w
e
have domain
know
ledge and offer
signif
icant value within
the solution
+
Increase
invest
ment in innovative and
disruptive technologies to differentiate
our o
f
fer
in
gs
, e
xp
an
d in
to ad
ja
cen
ci
es
and deliver i
nformation advantage
+
Develop
strategic
relati
onships
to
leverage
our p
o
si
ti
on w
i
th ke
y cu
s
tom
er
s a
nd
pa
r
t
ne
r
s an
d ex
ten
d in
to ne
w ar
eas
+
Leve
ra
ge o
ur t
ra
ns
f
or
ma
ti
on to a s
in
gle
Str
at
egi
c B
usi
ne
ss U
ni
t to in
te
gra
te o
ur
of
fer
in
gs a
nd i
nc
rea
se s
c
al
e to ga
in
ad
v
an
ta
g
e in la
rg
e pu
rs
ui
t
s
Intelligenc
e
&
C
ommun
ications
Strategic Business Unit review
continued
W
e are exper
t
s in missio
n
-
critical, multi-
domain
intellig
ence, communi
ca
tion
s, co
mmand an
d
control, c
y
ber se
curit
y and elec
tronic war
fare
solutions
. Our innovati
ve solu
tions deli
ver
infor
mat
ion a
dv
ant
ag
e glob
all
y t
hrough
the
intel
ligent a
pplication of i
ntegrat
ed technol
ogy
.
Mike
Baptis
t
President, Intelligence &
Communications
F
Y
2020 Per
for
mance sum
mar
y
Our Int
elligence
& Commu
nications Business Unit
wo
n se
ve
ra
l ne
w con
tr
ac
t
s an
d aw
ar
ds in 2020
with the order
book increas
ing 9
.4% org
anically
to £
237
.
1
m. T
hi
s wa
s dr
i
ven m
os
tl
y b
y
: (i
) a $31
m
OR
I
ON ra
di
o co
nt
ra
c
t w
i
th US M
ar
in
es
; (i
i) $28
.6
m
AC
TS O
R
IO
N ra
di
o con
tr
ac
t w
it
h t
he US N
av
y
; (
ii
i)
a ne
w con
tr
ac
t w
it
h th
e US Na
t
ion
al G
ua
rd B
ure
au
for t
hr
ee J
E
T s
y
s
t
ems (
J
oi
nt In
ter
f
ace Co
nt
ro
l Cel
l
E
x
te
nd
ed Train
er)
; an
d (i
v
) A
ir
bu
s R
S
S8
0
0
0
elec
tronic war
fare sy
stems for German Defenc
e.
Rev
en
ue g
rew o
rg
ani
c
al
ly b
y 8
.6% to £
241
.0
m
,
be
ne
f
i
t
in
g fr
om s
t
ro
ng s
al
es f
ro
m ou
r
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons b
us
in
es
s an
d C
2I A
D
SI (
A
i
r
Defence S
ys
tems Int
egrator) tac
tical command
an
d con
tro
l s
y
s
te
ms to b
ot
h t
he US a
nd
T
aiwan navies
.
Underly
ing operating
prof
it increased
organically
by 6
.7% dr
iv
en b
y im
pro
ve
d pr
od
uc
ti
v
i
t
y an
d
s
tr
on
g exe
cu
t
io
n. L
ike
-
fo
r
-
like o
p
er
at
in
g mar
gin
s
rem
ain
e
d bro
ad
l
y f
l
at a
t 1
3.9% v
er
s
us 14.
1
% in
201
9
. Margin
grow
th from improved operational
gea
r
in
g in ou
r C
2I a
nd Co
mm
un
ic
at
io
ns
businesses and
improved operational
ef
f
icienc
y in
Sp
ec
ial
is
t R
F wa
s of
f
se
t by i
nc
rea
se
d re
s
tr
u
c
t
ur
in
g
and transformation inves
tment
s and acc
elerated
s
tr
ate
gi
c R&
D pr
og
ra
mm
es
. R&
D fo
cu
se
d on
advanced communications
and network
ing,
including artif
icial i
ntelligenc
e and machi
ne
learning, vir
tual ADS
I and leveraging h
ardware
to de
pl
oy sp
e
cia
li
se
d rea
l
-
ti
me C
2 f
un
c
t
io
na
li
t
y.
De
sp
ite t
h
e pa
nd
emi
c
, go
od s
tr
ate
gi
c pro
gr
es
s
was a
ls
o ma
de i
n th
is B
usi
ne
s
s Uni
t w
i
th a
streng
thened senior leadership team
now in
place,
and global sales and project management
excell
ence p
roje
c
t
s
.
28%
of G
ro
up
revenue
FINANCIAL
RESUL
TS
Excluding Forensic
T
echnolog
y
£m
2020
as s
t
at
ed
2
0
19
res
ta
ted
2
0
19
for organic
measure
Gr
ow
th %
Organic
gr
ow
th %
Order book
237.1
222.5
216.7
+6.6
+9.4
Revenue
241.0
224.8
222.0
+7.2
+8.6
Underlying operating
profit
33.5
30.2
31.4
+10.9
+6.7
Underl
ying operat
ing margin
13.9%
13.4%
14.1%
Statutor
y operating profit
23.7
20.0
+18.5
Statutor
y operating margi
n
9.8%
8.9%
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
35
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
ORDER BOOK
T
his B
us
ine
s
s Un
it w
on a n
um
be
r of key
con
tr
ac
t
s du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r
, and t
he o
rd
er b
oo
k
gre
w or
gan
ic
al
l
y by 9.
4%
. T
he la
rg
er o
rde
r
s
won in
the year
include:
+
Communications
E
xp
an
de
d i
t
s po
si
t
io
n wi
t
h th
e US Ma
ri
ne
Cor
ps
, w
i
th a $31m OR
ION r
ad
io co
nt
ra
c
t
,
ex
pa
nd
e
d into t
h
e US Na
v
y wi
t
h th
e $28
.6m
AC
TS a
wa
rd
, an
d a nu
mb
er of o
th
er c
r
it
ic
a
l
ORION radio orde
rs
.
+
C2 & intelligence
Con
ti
nue
d to e
xp
an
d i
t
s pr
es
en
ce in t
he
situational awar
eness space with ongoi
ng
sus
t
a
in
me
nt aw
ar
ds fo
r i
t
s A
DS
I fr
om t
he
US A
ir
fo
rce an
d ot
h
er ke
y cus
tom
er
s
inte
r
nat
io
na
ll
y w
i
th a n
umb
e
r of aw
ar
ds
inc
lu
di
ng a $1
.6m a
wa
rd f
rom t
he Taiwa
n
Nav
y. W
e we
re a
war
de
d t
w
o con
tr
ac
t
s fo
r
JE
T w
i
th U
S A
ir
fo
rce fo
r tot
a
l of $9.
1
m for
de
li
ve
r
y of a
dv
a
nce
d tr
ai
ne
rs t
o sup
p
or
t
Air National Guard W
ar
f
ighter Objec
tives
.
In ad
di
t
io
n, w
e we
re aw
ar
de
d GB
A
D M
A
DI
S
contract
s totalling
$5.3m for
development
of Ma
ri
ne A
i
r De
fen
ce In
te
gra
te
d Sy
s
tem
(M
A
DI
S
) for a G
ro
un
d B
ase
d A
ir D
e
fen
ce
(GB
AD) f
u
tu
re w
eap
on
s s
y
s
te
m.
+
Specialist Radi
o Frequenc
y
Con
ti
nue
d to ha
ve a s
tro
ng p
o
si
ti
on o
n
key US D
oD p
ro
gr
am
me
s pr
ov
id
in
g key
telemetr
y,
tac
t
ical and elec
tronic warfare
com
po
ne
nt
s to o
ur p
r
ime p
a
r
t
ne
r
s wi
t
h
on
go
in
g awa
rd
s for p
ro
gr
am
me of r
eco
rd
.
In ad
di
t
io
n, w
e we
re aw
ar
de
d a con
tr
ac
t fo
r
Electronic Warfare Simulation
T
echnology
(E
W
S
T
) w
it
h A
ir
b
us fo
r Ge
r
man D
ef
en
ce
for
ces i
n th
e am
ou
nt of £
5
.3
m.
+
Cyber
Rec
ei
ve
d a
ddi
t
io
na
l awa
rd
s for f
ol
low
-
on
wo
rk f
or hi
gh
-
gra
d
e cr
y
pto a
nd ke
y
management sy
stems. We r
eceived £8.6m
from BAE Systems f
or data encry
ption
s
y
s
te
ms fo
r th
e Euro
f
i
gh
ter Typ
ho
on
f
ighter jet.
WE ARE
Innovat
or
s
2020 was a y
ea
r of su
cce
ss f
or U
lt
ra
’s
Communications
Business Unit, with contract
s
aw
ard
ed b
y th
e US A
r
my, US Na
v
y an
d
US Ma
ri
ne
s.
T
he O
R
ION r
ad
io s
y
s
tem i
s a so
f
t
wa
re
-
def
ined, multi-
channel, multi-band, multiple
input
/multiple output (
MIMO)
radio pl
at
form
tha
t en
ab
le
s a un
if
ie
d h
ete
rog
en
eo
us w
ir
el
es
s
net
work (HetNet)
capable of supporting a
diversi
t
y of user
requirements and resilient
net
work operations i
n cont
ested and
congested environment
s.
These awards de
monst
rate
the strength
of our
innovative technology and
Ultra
’s
commitment to
developing and delivering
st
ate-
of-the-ar
t communications sys
tems. W
e
are d
el
i
ver
in
g o
ur fo
ur
th g
en
er
at
io
n of r
ad
io
sy
s
tems
for the
tac
tic
al c
ommunications
ne
t
w
or
k
s of t
h
e US Na
v
y, US Ar
my, US Ma
ri
ne
Cor
ps
, S
pe
ci
al F
or
ces a
nd A
r
m
y A
ir D
efe
ns
e
ag
en
ci
es a
nd l
oo
k for
w
ard t
o man
y mo
re
yea
r
s of p
ar
tn
er
s
hip w
i
th o
ur l
ea
d cu
s
tom
er
s
.
The adoption of
ORION by multiple DoD
users
will ensure
interoperabilit
y with deployed
communications
asset
s betwe
en the
US
A
rm
y, US Nav
y, US Mar
i
ne Co
rp
s an
d
US Sp
ec
ia
l F
orce
s
.
In 2020, t
he U
S Mar
in
e Cor
p
s Sy
s
tem
s
Com
man
d br
an
ch p
la
ced a U
S $31
m ord
er
for U
l
tr
a OR
I
ON X
5
0
0 ra
di
o s
y
s
te
ms fo
r t
he
Li
ne of S
ig
ht R
ad
io Sy
s
te
m (L
R
S
) Pro
je
c
t
sup
p
or
ted b
y t
he T
er
re
s
tr
ia
l Hi
gh C
ap
ac
i
t
y
Communications
Program Off
ice.
The order
was p
la
ce
d und
er t
h
e $497m in
de
f
i
ni
te
deliver
y/indef
inite quantit
y (IDIQ) c
ontrac
t
aw
ard
ed to U
l
tr
a TCS e
ar
li
er i
n 201
9 i
n
sup
p
or
t of t
he US A
r
m
y
’s T
R
I
LOS Ra
di
o
Pro
gr
am of R
eco
rd
.
T
he Ma
r
ine Co
r
ps a
nd US A
r
m
y ch
os
e th
e
OR
I
ON fo
r i
t
s sma
ll s
ize, p
ow
er an
d we
ig
ht
,
it
s h
ig
h
-
ba
nd
w
id
t
h ca
pa
ci
t
y an
d l
on
g
-r
an
ge
line-
of-sight communic
ations capa
bilities as
we
ll as i
t
s a
bi
li
t
y to b
e r
ap
idl
y d
ep
lo
ye
d.
T
he US N
av
y a
ls
o aw
ard
ed a 10
-
yea
r
, IDIQ
con
tr
ac
t wi
t
h a cei
li
ng v
al
ue of $1
45,
375
,
1
13
an
d an in
i
tia
l or
de
r of $26.
8
m. T
h
e con
tr
ac
t
is for
the development, production, spares
an
d se
r
vi
ce
s for t
he A
m
ph
ib
io
us T
ac
ti
c
al
Communications
System (A
TCS).
The A
TCS
will leverage
core t
echnologies from
Ultra
’s
ORION radio/networking s
ys
tems t
o meet
the challenging requir
ement
s of
ship-
board
mar
i
ti
me e
nv
i
ron
me
nt
s
. ATCS wi
ll p
rov
i
de f
u
ll
duplex commu
nications that su
ppor
t secure
ship
-to
-shore, shore
-to
-ship, ship
-to
-ship
C2 data and video c
ommunications between
ex
pe
di
t
io
na
r
y s
tr
ike g
rou
ps a
f
l
o
at a
nd Ma
r
ine
Corps un
it
s ashor
e.
Develop
ing and deliver
ing
st
ate-
of-the
-ar
t solu
tions
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
36
C
ritic
al D
etec
tion
& Control
Precision Control Sys
tems (P
CS
) designs and
supplies
market
-
leading s
af
et
y
and mis
sion
-
criti
cal sol
utio
ns, pri
ma
rily t
o the m
il
itar
y
and commercial ae
rospace mar
kets
.
Forensic T
echnology is
the world
-
leader in
ballis
tic ident
if
ica
tion and f
orensic analy
sis
solut
ions.
Ener
gy designs an
d suppl
ies safet
y critical
sensor
s and s
y
s
tems, and selec
ted produc
ts
for nuclear
and indus
t
rial app
lica
tions
.
F
Y
2020 Per
for
mance sum
mar
y
Ou
r Cr
it
ic
a
l De
tec
t
io
n & Cont
ro
l Bu
si
ne
ss U
ni
t
su
f
f
ere
d t
he m
os
t f
ro
m th
e Cov
i
d
-
1
9 p
an
d
emi
c
an
d, a
s a res
ul
t
, i
t
s ord
er b
o
ok d
ec
lin
e
d org
an
ic
al
l
y
by 9.
1% to £287
.
5m
. Com
me
rc
ial a
ero
sp
ac
e ord
er
s
we
re im
pa
c
te
d si
gni
f
ic
a
nt
l
y, decl
in
in
g by n
ear
l
y
20% d
ue to t
h
e pa
nd
emi
c
. Ord
er
s i
n ou
r F
ore
nsi
c
T
echnolog
y business
increased 3
5% y
ear on
year
de
spi
te Co
v
id
-1
9 re
s
tr
ic
t
ing o
ur a
bi
li
t
y to v
isi
t
cu
s
tom
er
s
, w
it
h a nu
mb
er o
f key co
nt
ra
c
t
s wo
n
in t
he y
ear, for ex
am
pl
e, f
rom t
he U
S Bu
rea
u of
A
lco
ho
l, Toba
cco, F
ir
ear
ms a
nd E
xp
lo
si
ve
s (
A
T
F
) f
or
additional
IBIS (Int
egrated
Ballistic
Identification
Sy
s
tem) pr
od
uc
t
s an
d S
afe
G
uar
d se
r
v
ice
s. O
u
r
Ene
rg
y bu
si
ne
ss s
a
w so
me Co
v
id
-1
9
-
re
la
ted
wea
k
ne
s
s in t
he ma
r
ket fo
r in
du
s
tr
ia
l se
ns
or
s
,
al
th
ou
gh m
ad
e go
od s
tr
ate
gi
c pro
g
res
s
, ad
di
ng
mo
re th
an 160 ne
w cu
s
tom
er
s i
n th
e ye
ar
.
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en
ue
s de
cl
in
ed o
rga
ni
c
all
y b
y 7
.9% i
n th
e ye
ar
du
e to: (i
) com
me
rci
al a
ero
sp
ac
e vol
um
es f
al
li
ng
by a
rou
nd 20
% as a r
es
ul
t of Cov
i
d
-
1
9 (Comm
erc
ia
l
sa
le
s: £41
m i
n 2020 ve
r
sus c
.
£65
m in 201
9); (
ii
)
ne
ga
ti
ve Co
v
id
-1
9 im
pa
c
t o
n gl
ob
al s
a
le
s in
Forensic T
echnology with delayed or
ders,
pr
im
ar
il
y in A
si
a; an
d (
iii
) a ch
al
le
ng
in
g yea
r in t
he
nu
cl
ear a
nd s
en
so
r
s ma
rke
t
s fo
r ou
r Ene
rg
y
business. These declines wer
e partiall
y off
set by
con
ti
nu
ed s
t
ro
ng g
row
t
h in mi
li
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ar
y a
ero
sp
ace
for h
ig
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s
sur
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re ai
r ge
ne
rat
or (
HiP
PAG)
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du
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e ice p
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tem co
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ll
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d har
n
es
s
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, in p
ar
t
ic
ula
r on t
he F
-35 and
T
y
phoon, and good dem
and for
Forensic
T
echnolog
y
’s core
IBIS product s
ys
tems
and
related s
uppor
t and maintenance
ser
v
ices.
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prof
it only declined 4.
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org
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3
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ed
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ll t
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ar
t
ia
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f
s
et
by
: (
i
) lo
wer i
nd
ire
c
t c
os
t
s
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ain
l
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du
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ve
l
dur
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v
id
-
1
9 pa
nd
em
ic
; (
ii
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ans
a
c
t
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na
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X
ta
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w
in
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i
ii
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ix i
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ore
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igh
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tr
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en
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us b
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s fr
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ef
f
iciencies. A
s a
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as
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T
his S
t
ra
te
gi
c B
us
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es
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ni
t ha
s c
ha
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nc
e 2019, an
d no
w in
c
lu
de
s F
o
re
nsi
c Tec
hn
ol
o
g
y (P
re
v
io
us
l
y in
the Int
elligence
& Commu
nications division)
.
FINANCIAL
RESUL
TS
Including Forensi
c T
echnolog
y
£m
2020
as s
t
at
ed
2
0
19
res
ta
ted
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0
19
for organic
measure
Gr
ow
th %
Organic
gr
ow
th %
Order book
287.5
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227.0
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profit
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n
13.2%
12.7%
Strategic Business Unit review
continued
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
37
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
ORDER BOOK
+
PCS
Fu
r
t
he
r LR
IP (
Low R
a
te Ini
t
ial P
ro
du
c
t
io
n)
orders were
received on
the F-35
platform
cov
er
in
g bo
th t
he H
iPPAG (h
ig
h pre
s
sur
e
pu
re ai
r ge
ner
at
or) a
nd E
IP
S (eng
in
e ice
prot
ec
tion sys
tem
) product
s. In
addition,
on t
he F
-35 w
e rec
ei
ve
d ou
r f
i
r
s
t ho
s
e
orders, expanding our value
per air
craf
t
on t
his ke
y pl
at
fo
rm
.
+
Forensic T
echnolog
y
Sa
w a nu
mb
er o
f lar
ge o
rde
r
s wo
n in 2020
,
larger
ones include a
contract from A
T
F for
ad
di
ti
on
al I
BI
S pr
od
uc
t
s an
d S
afe
G
uar
d
se
r
vi
ce
s an
d con
tr
ac
t
s f
rom c
us
t
om
er
s in
Per
u
, So
ut
h A
fr
i
c
a, M
ex
ic
o an
d El S
al
v
ad
or
for I
BI
S pr
od
uc
t
s an
d S
af
eG
ua
rd se
r
v
ice
s
to be
deployed.
+
Energy
Secured
contracts relating
to
three
new
rea
c
to
r de
si
gns a
nd e
x
pa
nd
ed o
ur s
cop
e
on a
commercial
rocket
engine bui
ld.
PCS stra
tegy
+
Ex
pa
nd o
ur p
os
it
io
n in t
he f
i
v
e Ds d
oma
in
(desi
gn
, de
te
c
t
, di
s
ti
l, d
ire
c
t an
d dep
l
oy) w
i
th
in
smaller mission- and safet
y-
crit
ical sub-s
y
s
tems
wh
ere s
ize, w
ei
ght a
nd p
ow
er m
at
ter
.
+
Fo
cu
s on o
ur co
re sk
il
ls o
f so
l
v
ing o
ur c
us
t
om
er
s
mo
s
t ch
all
en
gi
ng s
en
sin
g an
d co
nt
rol
req
ui
rem
en
t
s in s
om
e of t
he h
ar
sh
es
t
environment
s
+
Cons
oli
da
te ou
r fo
ot
pr
in
t an
d dr
i
ve g
rea
ter
ef
f
icienc
y in
to ou
r proc
esses
Forensic T
e
chnology strate
gy
Mai
nt
a
in ou
r le
ad
er
sh
ip p
os
it
io
n in t
he b
al
li
s
ti
c
id
ent
i
f
i
c
at
io
n ma
rke
t by g
row
in
g o
ur re
ve
nu
e
through in
novation and the
adoption of cutting
-
ed
ge te
ch
no
lo
gi
es
. In o
rd
er
, to e
xp
an
d an
d
di
ve
r
si
f
y ou
r of
fer
in
g
, to red
uc
e our d
ep
en
de
nc
y
on o
nl
y on
e s
ec
tor
, we w
i
ll le
ve
ra
ge g
row
t
h
po
ten
tia
l in t
he f
ol
lo
wi
ng s
ec
tor
s
:
+
Gunshot
Detection sec
tor
+
Cri
me G
un In
tel
li
ge
nce (CGI
)
+
Leveraging the
IBIS technology and par
tner/
acquir
e cutting-
edge tec
hnology to
expedite
intelligence sharing and
crime sol
ving
Energy strateg
y
+
Ex
pa
nd c
ore o
f
f
er
in
gs an
d u
ti
lis
e in
c
umb
en
t
po
si
ti
on i
n th
e af
te
rm
ar
ket w
i
th r
eac
to
r
operators to
increase
share
+
Leverage experience and capabilities to
gain
po
si
ti
on w
i
th T
i
er 1 R
eac
to
r OEM
s on n
ew b
uil
d
plat
forms
+
Fo
cu
s to se
cu
re s
cop
e w
it
h SM
R an
d ne
x
t-
generation re
ac
tor opportunit
ies as
they move
to des
ign completion
and con
st
ruc
tion star
t
+
In
other industr
ial, government, and aerospace
mar
ke
t
s
, ra
ti
ona
li
se a
c
t
i
v
it
ie
s in f
av
ou
r of
gro
wi
ng m
ar
ket
s
+
Design
the organi
sation to m
atch the
st
rategy
+
Utilise Operational Excellence
to improve
ever
y
asp
e
c
t of t
he b
us
in
es
s
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
38
A Positi
ve Force
We be
lie
ve t
ha
t th
e on
l
y wa
y we c
a
n del
i
ve
r
sus
t
a
in
ab
ly f
or a
ll o
ur s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s i
s th
rou
gh
consistent alignment
behind, and focus on,
conducting our business
ethically, r
esponsibly
and sust
ainably.
Sus
ta
in
ab
ili
t
y is i
nte
gra
te
d th
rou
gh
ou
t o
ur
bus
in
es
s in s
tr
ate
gi
c pl
ann
in
g, r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t
,
innovation, and many other ar
eas. We
ac
tivel
y
en
gag
e w
it
h o
ur s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s to u
nd
er
s
t
a
nd
,
ant
ic
ip
at
e, an
d ad
dre
s
s th
ei
r sh
or
t- and
long-term needs.
We be
lie
ve t
ha
t su
s
t
ain
ab
il
it
y is ke
y fo
r al
l our
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s an
d s
o is cor
e to w
hat w
e ar
e tr
y
in
g
to deliver
. However
, to
highlight and better
communicate
the import
ance in
our decis
ion
mak
i
ng o
f th
e imp
a
c
t o
n ou
r wo
rk
p
la
ce an
d th
e
environment, we developed our ‘Positi
ve Force’
sus
t
a
in
abi
li
t
y pl
an
. T
his f
oc
us
es o
n th
ree
critic
al areas:
1
.
Supp
or
t
in
g our P
eo
pl
e
2.
Pro
tec
t
in
g our P
lan
et
3.
Gi
v
i
ng B
ac
k
A Pos
it
i
ve F
o
rce fo
cu
se
s on o
ur co
mm
i
tm
en
t to a
sus
t
a
in
ab
le f
u
tu
re an
d re
inf
orce
s ou
r ON
E Ul
t
ra
strategy by delivering long-term value cr
eation to
all our
s
takeholders
.
We ali
gn
ed t
he
s
e th
ree p
il
lar
s a
ga
ins
t th
e
rep
or
t
in
g pi
lla
r
s su
gg
es
te
d in t
he w
h
ite p
ap
e
r
published by
the W
orld Economic
Forum in
con
jun
c
t
io
n w
it
h D
el
oi
t
te
, E
Y, KPMG a
nd P
w
C in
September 20
20, “Measuring Stakeholder
Capit
alism:
T
owards Common Metrics and
Consistent R
epor
t
ing of
Sust
ainable Value
Crea
t
ion
”. We are a
ls
o min
d
f
ul of t
he U
ni
ted
Nations Sustainable Developm
ent Goals (
SDGs)
an
d wi
ll us
e t
he
se to f
u
r
t
he
r in
for
m o
ur s
t
ra
teg
y
an
d foc
us a
rea
s in 2021 to en
sur
e th
at w
e hel
p
to t
ac
kl
e s
om
e of t
he bi
gg
e
s
t cha
ll
en
ge
s th
e
world is facing.
A Positi
ve Force
Our c
omm
itment t
o a sust
ain
able futur
e
A
P
ositi
ve
Fo
rce
Introduction: A Positive
Force
4
0
Supp
or
ting our people
Li
v
in
g o
ur v
al
ue
s
Ou
r pe
op
le a
nd c
ul
t
ure
Launching our C
ode of
Conduct
A
nt
i
-b
r
ib
er
y & co
rr
u
pt
io
n ri
sk
s
Human right
s
Health & Safety
2021 area
s of fo
cu
s
4
9
Protec
ting our planet
Our Environmental strateg
y
Climate
change and
emissions
Prevention
of pollution
Prot
ec
tion of the environment, biodiver
sit
y
and restoration
of natural
habitat
s
T
echnolog
y development
and acc
ess
2021 area
s of fo
cu
s
53
Gi
v
in
g ba
ck
Wor
k
in
g wi
t
h our l
o
ca
l com
mu
ni
t
ie
s
ONE U
l
tr
a Cov
i
d
-
1
9 f
u
nd
ONE U
l
tr
a F
orc
es C
har
te
r
Education and culture
2021 area
s of fo
cu
s
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
OUR VI
SION
Our c
ommitment t
o a sus
tainable futur
e – enabl
ing us t
o
co
nduc
t our busi
ness in an ethi
cal, safe and sustainable
way
. E
nsuri
ng we; pr
ot
ec
t our planet, suppor
t our
people and c
ontribut
e positively to the c
ommun
ities
in which we operate
.
OUR PILL
AR
S
OUR ST
AK
EHOLDERS
Protec
ting
our pla
ne
t
(Environment)
Sup
po
r
ting
our pe
ople
(Stakeholders)
Gi
v
ing
bac
k
(C
ommunit
ies)
Employee
s
A Posit
iv
e For
ce
inspires and supp
or
t
s
our empl
oyee
s so th
ey
feel t
hey ar
e work
ing
for a bu
sines
s that i
s
sociall
y responsible,
and suppor
t
s
sus
t
ainabilit
y
. It
also al
low
s them
to engage
wit
h our
CSR init
iati
ves
.
Cu
s
t
om
e
r
s
A Posit
iv
e For
ce
helps demonst
rate
to our cus
tomer
s
that we a
im to deli
ver
produc
t
s and ser
v
ices
in an et
hica
l, sa
fe and
sus
t
ainable way
.
Communitie
s
A Posit
iv
e For
ce
engages with our
communities
,
s
tri
v
ing to operate
in a sus
tainab
le
manner
, minimising
our environmental
impac
t
, and show
s
that we a
re an ac
t
i
ve
posi
ti
ve cont
rib
utor to
our communitie
s.
Suppliers
A Posit
iv
e For
ce
represents what it
means to wo
rk w
it
h
us, o
ur ex
pec
t
ati
ons
regarding social
resp
onsibili
t
y
, and tha
t
we want to s
ource
from a r
espo
nsible
and sus
t
ainable
suppl
y chain.
Inve
s
to
r
s
A Posit
iv
e For
ce
communica
tes Ult
ra’
s
commitme
nt to being
a sus
t
ainable busines
s
to deli
ver v
alue
to shareholder
s
long-ter
m.
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Sup
po
r
ting
our pe
ople
(Stakeholders)
A Pos
it
iv
e For
ce
continued
Living our values
In 201
9, we d
ev
el
op
ed a n
ew v
i
sio
n, m
is
si
on a
nd
se
t of A
S
PIR
E va
lu
es f
or O
NE U
lt
ra a
nd a c
le
ar
s
tr
ate
g
y fo
r th
e f
ut
ur
e. T
hro
ug
ho
ut 2
020, ou
r
gl
ob
al tea
ms h
av
e dem
o
ns
t
ra
ted t
ha
t we c
an
con
ti
nu
e to exe
cu
te a
nd p
er
fo
rm d
e
spi
te t
he
man
y ch
all
en
ge
s t
hat Co
v
id
-1
9 ha
s pre
s
ente
d to
us
. T
his h
as b
ee
n po
ss
ib
le d
ue to t
he c
omm
i
tm
en
t
an
d de
di
ca
ti
on o
f al
l of ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s wh
o ha
ve
li
ve
d ou
r A
S
PIR
E va
lu
es d
ur
in
g th
is di
f
f
ic
ul
t ti
me.
No
ne m
ore s
o t
han o
ur ‘Ag
il
e
’ va
lu
e. We ha
ve a
ll
had t
o be f
le
x
ib
le to t
he f
re
qu
en
tl
y c
han
gi
ng
env
i
ron
me
nt a
nd to a
da
pt to n
ew w
ay
s o
f wo
rk
i
ng
.
A key a
sp
ec
t of th
is w
as o
ur ab
il
it
y to s
up
po
r
t
many o
f our c
olleagues working from
home.
Ou
r foc
us o
n th
e im
po
r
t
an
ce of li
v
i
ng o
ur v
al
ue
s is
ref
l
ec
ted i
n al
l our c
om
mun
ic
a
ti
ons t
o our
employees. We have
updated all
internal and
ex
ter
na
l sig
na
ge a
nd b
ra
nd
in
g – an
d our
businesses have
incorporated ou
r values
th
rou
gh
ou
t t
he
ir si
te
s. We h
av
e als
o em
ph
asi
se
d
our values through r
egular employee cont
ent,
foc
us
in
g on w
ha
t ou
r va
lu
es m
ean t
o di
f
f
ere
nt
employee gr
oups across the
organisation. T
o
ac
hie
ve t
hi
s
, we ha
ve c
rea
te
d mo
nt
hl
y sp
ot
li
gh
t
s
,
wi
t
h v
id
eo i
nter
v
i
ew
s
, Q&
A’s an
d c
as
e s
tu
di
es
.
Our peo
ple and
cultur
e
We are co
mm
it
te
d to cre
at
in
g an i
nc
lus
i
ve,
inspiring and dynamic work env
ironment that
at
tr
ac
t
s
, de
ve
lo
ps a
nd r
et
ai
ns t
he b
es
t di
ve
r
se
ta
le
nt
. In Q1 of 2019 we set o
u
t an a
mb
it
io
us
Peo
pl
e s
t
ra
teg
y w
i
th a n
um
be
r of in
it
ia
ti
v
es
foc
us
e
d on si
x HR p
il
lar
s
, a
nd w
e ha
ve ma
de
sig
ni
f
ic
an
t pr
og
res
s in d
el
i
ve
ri
ng a
ga
ins
t t
h
es
e:
1
. B
uild the tal
ent pipe
line
We hav
e in
ve
s
ted h
ea
v
il
y in o
ur i
nte
rn
al t
al
en
t
management processes. We
st
ar
ted the year
by completing
aspirations, capability and
engagement development discussions with all
our senior management
team members. We
used this
information t
o creat
e detailed talent
prof
iles for senior
, critical and high-potential
s
t
af
f, w
hic
h we
re us
e
d in ou
r Or
ga
nis
a
ti
on
Succession and
Developm
ent Planning
(OS
DP)
process culminating in much higher
-
qualit
y
talen
t discussions
.
We hav
e con
ti
nu
ed to i
nv
es
t i
n ou
r int
er
nal t
a
le
nt
acq
ui
si
ti
on te
am
, de
li
ve
ri
ng s
om
e e
xcel
le
nt
ou
tcome
s:
28,255 candidates
consider
ed for
open positions
3,
8
38 c
a
nd
ida
te
s sub
mi
t
ted to h
ir
in
g ma
nag
er
s
1
,97
4 i
nte
r
v
ie
ws s
c
he
dul
e
d
490 offer
s accept
ed
F
oll
ow
i
ng t
he s
ucce
s
s of o
ur US t
al
en
t
man
ag
em
en
t mo
de
l las
t yea
r
, we ap
p
oin
te
d a UK
team i
n th
e s
eco
nd h
al
f of 2020
. Wi
t
hin t
h
e f
i
rs
t
si
x mo
nt
hs
, th
ey h
ire
d ov
er 1
13 role
s (out o
f th
e
49
0 ab
ov
e), exce
e
din
g ou
r fo
rec
a
s
ted g
o
al of
70 ne
w hir
es
.
We hav
e al
so b
uil
t o
u
t a so
urc
in
g fu
nc
ti
on w
h
os
e
rol
e is fo
c
us
ed o
n bu
il
din
g an
d en
ga
gi
ng a
com
mu
ni
t
y o
f t
al
ent f
or f
u
tu
re ro
le
s
. Th
e
se
pro
f
i
le
s are i
de
nt
i
f
i
ed t
hr
ou
gh t
he O
SDP p
ro
ces
s
,
unders
tanding programmes Ultra is bidding on,
an
d rol
es t
ha
t are n
ic
he o
r ch
all
en
gi
ng to f
il
l. S
in
ce
lau
nc
hi
ng i
n Au
gus
t, w
e
v
e ad
d
ed 7
3
4 in
di
v
i
dua
ls
to ou
r ta
le
nt co
mm
un
it
y, wi
th 37
% of t
he
communit
y focused on engineering talent.
2. Strengthen leadership
and func
t
ional capaci
t
y
Str
on
g le
ad
er
sh
ip w
il
l be a c
ri
t
ic
a
l di
f
f
ere
nt
ia
tor i
n
Ul
tr
a
’s l
on
g
-
ter
m su
cce
ss
. It w
i
ll en
ab
le u
s to
de
li
ve
r bu
sin
es
s re
su
lt
s, s
tr
ate
g
y an
d
transformation. Even mor
e impor
tantly, it
helps us
to cre
ate t
he r
i
ght c
ul
t
ure to a
t
t
r
ac
t an
d ret
a
in
divers
e talent so that
employees feel engaged,
emp
o
wer
ed a
nd e
xci
te
d to wo
r
k at Ul
t
ra
.
Wi
t
hi
n Ul
tr
a, w
e ha
ve s
up
er
b le
ad
er
s w
ho a
re
technically and operationally excellent. However
,
we also underst
and the challenging environment
tha
t al
l gl
ob
al co
mp
an
ie
s are n
ow o
p
era
t
in
g in.
Coupl
e this
with the
transformation
agenda
that
we ha
ve o
ve
r th
e ne
x
t f
ew y
ear
s
, a
nd t
he a
sk of
our l
ea
de
r
s go
in
g for
w
ard w
il
l b
e muc
h gr
eat
er
.
F
or t
his r
eas
on
, we h
av
e sp
en
t th
e pa
s
t ye
ar
foc
us
in
g on d
ev
el
op
in
g our l
ea
de
r
s ac
ros
s t
he
org
an
is
at
io
n, a
s we
ll as s
e
ek
in
g ou
t t
al
en
te
d
col
lea
g
ue
s wh
o we b
el
ie
ve a
re ou
r f
ut
ur
e. In 2020,
we ha
ve i
nv
es
te
d in a
nd f
u
r
t
he
r de
ve
lo
pe
d a
num
b
er of ke
y in
it
ia
ti
v
es to e
nab
l
e us to su
cce
ed
in de
ve
lo
pi
ng o
ur d
i
ver
s
e l
ead
er
s
hip t
eam
, th
e
se
include:
+
Impr
ov
in
g o
ur op
er
at
in
g m
od
el
, wh
ic
h has b
e
en
ef
fe
c
t
i
ve f
ro
m Jan
ua
r
y 2021
. S
pe
c
if
ic
a
ll
y, wi
th
in
the Maritime and
Intellige
nce &
Communications
Str
at
egi
c B
usi
ne
ss U
ni
t
s (S
BUs)
, we ha
ve c
rea
te
d
fou
r Op
er
at
in
g B
usi
ne
ss U
ni
t
s (OB
Us) in ea
ch
SBU. 4
0% o
f lea
d
er
sh
ip ro
le
s w
it
hi
n th
es
e ne
w
SBU
s we
re f
i
ll
ed w
i
th i
nd
i
v
id
ual
s wh
o we
re n
ew.
T
his h
as s
t
ren
g
th
en
ed o
ur l
ea
der
s
hi
p an
d
created
more bench
strength for Ultra.
+
Launching our
Ul
tr
a ‘
S
T
A
R
’ l
ea
de
r
shi
p mo
de
l
,
wh
ic
h foc
us
e
s on fo
ur ke
y are
as
: Se
lf, T
h
ou
gh
t
,
Achieving through others and Delivering Result
s,
which are
underpinned by
leadership
competencies.
This framework has
been used
in de
si
gn
ing a l
ea
de
r
sh
ip de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
pro
gr
am
me b
u
t has a
ls
o be
en u
se
d in:
1
.
A
ss
e
ss
in
g our c
ur
re
nt l
ea
de
rs
2.
Comp
e
ten
c
y
-
b
as
ed i
nter
v
i
ew
s fo
r al
l le
ad
er
sh
ip
roles
3.
Inte
rn
al p
ro
mot
i
on an
d hi
r
ing i
nto l
ea
de
r
shi
p
roles
4.
A
s a b
asi
s of o
ur 3
60
-f
ee
db
ac
k pr
oce
s
s wh
ic
h
has b
ee
n de
si
gn
ed a
nd w
il
l be l
au
nc
he
d in Q2
o
f
2
0
2
1.
+
In
par
tnership with Duke
Corporate E
ducation
we have
designed an
1
8
-month leadership
development programme for four
dif
ferent
cohort
s: Leading
Stars
, Next Generation Stars,
Ri
sin
g St
a
rs
, a
nd Em
er
gin
g St
a
r
s wi
t
h 1
20
pa
r
t
ic
ip
an
t
s in to
t
al
. Mo
du
le 1 w
as d
eli
v
ere
d in
November/December with an overall
rating of
4.
3 o
ut o
f 5.0
.
ON
E S
E
T OF VA
LU
E
S
: A
S
PI
R
E
Agile
We
embrace ch
ange
, adapting
to th
e con
di
t
io
ns an
d ma
k
in
g
decisions
at the right
level.
Innovating
We
’re o
pe
n an
d qu
es
t
io
ni
ng
, we
cha
ll
en
ge e
ac
h ot
he
r to th
ink i
n
new ways.
Sharing
We wi
n as a tea
m
, s
ha
ri
ng i
de
as
an
d res
ou
rce
s to ac
hi
ev
e gre
at
things.
Rewarding
We lov
e to ce
le
br
ate s
ucce
s
s
,
se
ek
in
g o
ut a
nd r
ew
ard
in
g
positive c
ontributions
at every
level.
Performing
We are re
le
nt
le
s
s ab
ou
t qu
al
it
y
,
we
’r
e ne
ve
r sa
t
is
f
ie
d un
til w
e
v
e
done what
we said we’d do
.
Empowering
We
trus
t and empower each
other
,
ac
ti
ng s
a
fel
y, et
hic
a
ll
y an
d w
i
th
integrit
y.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
41
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
3. Compelling rewar
d and recognitio
n
Rec
og
nis
in
g an
d rew
ar
din
g co
lle
ag
ue
s in a f
ai
r
,
open and meaningful way drives engagement and
he
lps u
s to at
t
ra
c
t an
d re
t
ai
n th
e ta
le
nt w
e ne
ed
.
We con
ti
nue t
o ali
gn a
ll o
ur re
wa
rd wo
r
k ag
ain
s
t
our reward philosophy pillars
.
Sin
ce la
s
t ye
ar
, we h
ave b
e
en w
or
k
in
g cl
os
el
y w
i
th
the Remuneration
Committee to
create
a stronger
strategy, framework, process and
governance
for
pa
y ac
ros
s t
he G
ro
up.
2020 was a R
em
un
era
t
io
n Pol
ic
y ye
ar an
d we
up
dat
ed t
he re
wa
rd f
or o
ur E
xec
u
ti
v
e Di
rec
to
rs
, i
n
lin
e w
it
h e
x
te
rn
al re
qu
ire
me
nt
s a
nd to e
ns
ure t
ha
t
it w
as co
mp
et
i
ti
v
e an
d dr
i
v
in
g th
e ri
gh
t be
hav
i
or
s
an
d ac
ti
on
s. T
h
is wa
s su
cce
ss
f
u
ll
y ap
p
rov
ed a
t ou
r
2020 AGM.
In 2020, w
e com
pl
et
ed t
he d
es
ign o
f ou
r ne
w
gl
ob
al gr
ad
in
g s
t
ru
c
t
ur
e, ha
rm
on
isi
ng b
on
us a
nd
long-
term incentive framework
s, and providing
con
sis
te
nt o
pp
or
t
un
it
ie
s ac
ro
ss t
he G
ro
up. We
inc
re
as
ed t
he t
ra
nsp
ar
en
c
y a
nd q
ua
li
t
y o
f th
e
compensation c
ommunication in Q
1
. We
will be
com
mu
nic
a
ti
ng t
hi
s ne
w s
tr
u
c
t
ure to t
h
e res
t o
f
th
e org
an
is
at
io
n in H1 2021 as pa
r
t of ou
r ye
ar
l
y
reward discus
sions.
OUR
RE
WARD
PHI
LOSO
PHY
Dr
i
ve
s
high perf
ormance
behav
iour
s
and reinfor
ces
our company
values
Career orient
ated
suppor
ting
breadth and depth of
experiences
Deliver
s
consis
tent & fair
rew
ar
d, s
upp
o
r
te
d b
y rob
us
t
policies and practices
T
ransp
arent
, s
imp
l
e to
unders
tand and in complianc
e
wi
t
h all a
pp
li
c
ab
le l
aw
s an
d
regulations
Competitive to attract
, retain
and recognise
t
he t
al
en
t we n
ee
d
to dr
i
ve b
usi
ne
s
s pe
r
f
or
ma
nce
Inc
ent
i
v
is
es a
nd r
ew
ard
s
shor
t
and long-term
per
formance
that
generates
value for
our
st
akeholders
UL
TR
A STAR
LE
ADERSHIP MODEL
S
elf
Manages ambiguity
Instills trus
t
A
chieve
through
other
s
Collaborates
Develops talent
Dr
i
ve
s v
is
io
n an
d p
ur
p
os
e
Builds ef
fec
ti
ve teams
R
esult
s
Drives results
Ensures acc
ountabili
t
y
T
hought
Strategic mindset
Decision quality
Customer focus
Cultivates innovation
+
Creat
in
g a
Manager Funda
mentals
programme,
to i
nclude a c
ommunit
y on our
Group i
ntranet,
wh
ere w
e in
v
it
ed 6
0
0
+ ma
na
ger
s to t
h
e
pla
t
for
m
. T
his co
mm
un
it
y is r
eg
ula
rl
y u
pd
ate
d
wi
t
h con
ten
t foc
us
e
d on im
pr
ov
i
ng t
he w
ay w
e
manage and develop talent. T
opics have
included:
T
rans
forming Ultra, Diversit
y &
Inclusion,
Interv
iewing Skills, Manager
Role
Expec
t
ations, Communication S
kills, Change
Management, and
Conflic
t Resolution.
+
Creat
in
g a
mentor programme
w
it
h a
com
pre
he
nsi
v
e too
lk
i
t
. T
his i
s cu
rr
ent
l
y b
ein
g
tr
ia
ll
ed w
i
th o
ur St
ra
te
gie
s fo
r Su
cces
s
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t pro
gr
am
me. I
t wi
ll b
e la
unc
he
d to
th
e wi
de
r Gr
ou
p in 2021
.
+
Launching
L
inkedIn Learning
across the
org
an
is
at
io
n, e
na
bl
ing u
s to de
li
v
er m
ore
e-
learning content
to our
employees
, leaders
and development groups.
We are e
xci
te
d by t
he p
ro
gre
s
s we ha
ve m
ad
e
in t
he p
as
t y
ear w
i
t
h our n
ew l
ea
de
r
shi
p
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t jou
r
ne
y an
d be
li
ev
e th
is is t
he f
ir
s
t
s
tep to
wa
rds e
na
bl
ing o
ur l
ea
de
r
s to ac
hi
ev
e,
no
t jus
t t
h
eir o
wn p
e
rs
o
nal g
oa
ls
, b
ut U
l
tr
a
’s
vi
si
on of ‘
i
nn
ov
at
in
g tod
ay f
or a s
af
er to
mo
rr
ow
’.
T
o hel
p em
be
d ou
r ne
w A
S
PIR
E va
lu
es w
e
lau
nc
he
d Ul
t
ra Re
wa
rd H
ub in J
ul
y 2020
. Ul
tr
a
Rew
ar
d Hu
b is a pe
er-to
-
p
e
er re
co
gni
t
io
n
pla
t
for
m an
d is a
n im
po
r
t
a
nt p
ar
t of b
ui
ld
in
g our
ONE U
l
tr
a cu
lt
ur
e. We un
de
rs
t
an
d th
e imp
o
r
t
a
nce
of ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s fe
eli
ng v
al
ue
d an
d b
eli
e
ve t
hat
,
by re
co
gni
sin
g ou
r col
le
ag
ue
s
, we c
an f
or
m
stronger social c
onnec
tions at work
and build
gre
at tea
ms
. In t
ur
n
, it m
ake
s us h
eal
t
hi
er
, bo
os
t
s
se
lf
-
es
tee
m an
d red
uc
es s
t
re
ss l
e
vel
s
. In th
e si
x
months that
the values r
ecognition programme
was l
i
ve i
n 2020 we ha
d 45
6 re
cog
ni
ti
on m
om
en
t
s
we
ll di
s
tr
ib
u
ted b
e
t
w
ee
n ou
r six v
a
lu
es a
nd o
ur
transfor
mation programme.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
42
Fu
nd
am
ent
a
ll
y, we be
li
ev
e th
at d
i
ver
s
it
y is a
ll o
f
our human
dif
ferences. It means
unders
t
anding
tha
t ea
ch i
nd
i
v
id
ual i
s uni
qu
e an
d re
cog
nis
in
g
our d
i
f
f
ere
nce
s as a
n as
se
t fo
r ou
r bu
sin
es
s
.
Imp
ro
v
ing d
i
ve
r
si
t
y, eq
ui
t
y an
d inc
lu
si
on is a
pr
io
r
it
y fo
r us a
nd
, du
ri
ng t
he y
ear, we ref
re
she
d
our s
tr
ate
g
y an
d lo
oke
d to a
ccel
er
ate i
t
s
imp
l
eme
nt
a
ti
on
. Re
po
r
t
in
g to t
he G
lo
ba
l HR
Di
rec
tor, we app
oi
nte
d a f
ul
l
-t
im
e se
ni
or l
ea
de
r
accoun
table for the
implementation o
f this
s
tr
ate
g
y. Our a
pp
ro
ac
h foc
us
e
s on t
hre
e key
pillars: inclu
sive workplace; diverse people;
and social responsibility.
We s
tr
i
ve to b
ui
ld a
nd n
ur
tu
re a
n inc
lu
si
ve
wo
rk
p
la
ce in w
hi
ch a
ll o
ur em
pl
oy
ee
s gi
v
e th
eir
be
s
t fo
r ou
r cus
tom
er
s a
nd a
re re
cog
nis
e
d an
d
rew
ar
de
d for t
h
eir co
nt
r
ib
ut
io
n. We a
re
developing a comprehens
ive employee educat
ion
sy
llabus that will underpin our cult
ural
competenc
e. Unc
onscious bi
as in
the workplace
impac
t
s our r
ecrui
tment decisions and
employee
development
, impairing diversit
y and retention
ra
tes
, as w
el
l as p
rom
ot
in
g a di
sco
nn
ec
te
d cu
lt
ur
e.
In 2020, p
ar
t
ne
ri
ng w
i
th e
x
t
er
nal e
x
pe
r
t
is
e, w
e
delivered unc
onscious bia
s workshops for all
of ou
r 1
70 lea
de
r
s. T
h
es
e s
es
si
ons p
ro
v
id
ed
pragmatic understanding of the
neuroscience
be
hin
d un
con
sc
io
us b
ias a
nd c
le
ar
, re
se
arc
h
-
ba
se
d an
d pr
ac
ti
c
al a
c
t
io
ns to t
a
ck
l
e bia
s an
d
increase
inclusion acr
oss Ultra. In J
anuar
y 20
21
,
we w
il
l be i
nv
i
ti
ng a
ll li
ne m
an
ag
er
s (6
0
0+
colleagues
) to attend the workshop, en
abling us
to en
ga
ge a
ll em
pl
oy
ee
s on t
hi
s top
ic t
hro
ug
h
e
-
le
ar
nin
g an
d tea
m di
sc
us
si
on
s.
It is o
ur b
el
ie
f tha
t ou
r di
v
er
si
t
y, equi
t
y an
d
inc
lu
si
on s
t
ra
teg
y s
ho
ul
d be d
at
a l
ed to e
nsu
re
we deliver s
pecif
ic
, locally targeted solutions
ac
ros
s t
he e
nt
ire
t
y o
f ou
r bu
sin
es
s
. T
he 2020
de
sig
n an
d de
ve
lo
pm
en
t of o
ur gl
ob
al H
R s
y
s
te
m
(myH
R) w
il
l be a c
a
t
al
y
s
t fo
r th
is i
nsi
ght a
s i
t is
rol
le
d ou
t in 2
021
.
It is t
he t
a
le
nt an
d co
mm
it
me
nt o
f our d
i
ve
rs
e
pe
op
le t
ha
t en
ab
le
s us to d
eli
v
er o
ut
s
t
an
din
g
solutions t
o customers’ most complex pr
oblems.
We are t
a
ki
ng p
ur
p
os
ef
ul a
c
t
i
on to c
rea
te a mo
re
balanced and r
epresentat
ive employee
population, in
which ever
yone can be
at their
best
. In
202
0, we
launched ‘Strategies f
or Succ
ess
,
a pro
gr
am
me d
ev
el
op
e
d for o
ur c
ur
re
nt an
d
fu
t
ure f
ema
le l
ea
de
r
s. T
h
is in
i
tia
t
iv
e he
lp
s bu
il
d
a s
tr
on
ge
r pip
e
lin
e of d
iv
er
s
e t
al
en
t wi
t
h an
ob
je
c
t
i
ve to un
lo
ck t
h
e po
ten
tia
l of w
om
en i
n
Ul
tr
a. We a
re al
rea
d
y ac
hi
ev
i
ng p
os
it
i
ve r
esu
l
t
s
wi
t
h 1
3% of t
he p
ar
ti
ci
pa
nt
s p
ro
mo
ted
; 1
8%
mo
ve
d into d
i
f
f
ere
nt ro
le
s; 6
4% ha
ve t
ake
n on
s
tr
etc
h as
si
gnm
en
t
s; a
nd 9
0
% no
w ha
ve fo
r
mal
me
nto
rs
. Ph
as
e t
w
o w
ill b
e de
ve
lo
p
ed i
n ear
l
y
2021 whe
re m
ore f
ema
le l
ea
de
r
s wi
ll b
e gi
v
en
th
e op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y t
o ta
ke p
ar
t in t
his t
ra
in
in
g
pro
gr
am
me w
hi
le co
nt
in
ui
ng t
he d
ev
el
op
me
nt
of th
e 2020 co
ho
r
t m
em
be
r
s th
ro
ugh a
n
ongoing series of learning int
er
ventions
and network events
.
We ac
ti
ve
l
y en
cou
ra
ge a
nd s
up
po
r
t th
e
development o
f Emplo
yee Resour
ce Grou
ps to
fos
t
er a di
v
er
s
e an
d in
cl
usi
v
e wo
rk
fo
rce. 2020
sa
w th
e cr
ea
ti
on of t
he U
ni
qu
el
y U
lt
ra e
mp
lo
ye
e
gro
up. T
h
es
e ~
1
0
0 vo
lu
nte
er
s ha
ve b
e
en pi
v
ot
a
l in
th
e de
ve
lo
pm
en
t of ou
r s
t
rat
eg
y, wha
t we w
an
t
to ac
hi
ev
e an
d th
e pl
an of a
c
t
i
v
it
i
es fo
r 2021
. A
s
representati
ves of al
l of our
employees, the
Uni
qu
el
y U
lt
ra t
eam w
il
l be c
ent
ra
l in t
he
ex
pa
ns
io
n of ou
r di
ve
r
si
t
y, equi
t
y an
d in
cl
usi
on
pu
rs
ui
t
s t
hro
ug
ho
u
t 2021 and b
ey
on
d.
We hav
e a ra
ng
e of p
ol
ici
es i
n pl
ace t
o sup
po
r
t
employees to achieve
balance bet
ween their work
com
mi
tm
en
t
s an
d p
er
s
ona
l pr
io
r
it
ie
s
. In 2020 w
e
rev
i
se
d ou
r Equ
al
it
y a
nd D
i
ver
s
it
y, Bu
ll
y
in
g an
d
Har
as
sm
en
t
, an
d Fami
l
y po
li
ci
es to a
li
gn to o
ur
s
tr
ate
g
y an
d v
alu
e
s an
d be
hav
i
ou
r
s. We a
re
com
mi
t
te
d to t
rea
ti
ng e
ve
r
yo
ne w
i
th f
ai
rn
es
s
,
dignit
y and respec
t
.
We ne
ed to g
o f
ur
th
er
, so i
n 2021
, wor
k
in
g w
it
h
ex
ter
na
l ex
p
er
ti
se, w
e w
ill r
ev
i
ew o
ur ke
y pe
op
le
and supply chai
n policies thr
ough an i
nclusion
le
ns
. F
or e
xa
mp
le, w
e w
ill w
or
k w
i
th e
xp
e
r
t
organisations for neur
odiver
sit
y and LGBT
Q+,
to f
ur
th
er us a
lo
n
g our j
ou
rn
e
y wh
ere e
ve
r
yo
ne
ca
n th
r
i
ve an
d br
i
ng t
he
ir w
ho
le s
el
f to w
or
k
.
Ou
r ab
ili
t
y to at
t
ra
c
t a
nd re
cr
u
it t
he r
i
ght p
e
op
le
wi
t
h th
e ri
gh
t sk
il
ls i
n th
e fu
t
ure i
s de
pe
nd
en
t on
th
ere b
ei
ng a p
ip
el
in
e of av
ai
la
bl
e t
al
ent
. We a
ls
o
hav
e so
ci
al re
sp
on
si
bil
i
t
y a
s a for
ce for g
o
od fo
r
our l
o
ca
l com
mu
ni
t
ie
s. To supp
or
t t
his
, w
e foc
us
on building awareness and
engagement in
science,
technology
, engineering and
maths
(S
T
EM) w
i
th y
ou
ng p
e
op
le f
ro
m an ea
r
ly a
g
e,
as we
ll a
s th
os
e w
ho ma
y ha
ve i
nf
lu
en
ce ov
er
th
eir f
u
t
ure c
a
ree
r ch
oi
ces
. T
h
e maj
or
i
t
y o
f
our l
o
ca
l bu
sin
e
ss
es e
ng
ag
e in S
TEM o
u
tr
eac
h
pro
gr
am
me
s w
it
h ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s su
ch as i
nte
r
nsh
ips
,
en
gag
in
g in a
c
ad
em
ic b
oa
rds
, g
ue
s
t le
c
t
ur
es
,
joi
nt R
&D a
c
t
i
v
i
ti
es
, p
lan
t tou
r
s an
d sup
p
or
ti
ng
tec
hn
ic
al p
ro
je
c
t
s
. 2021 wi
ll s
ee u
s coo
rdi
na
te
an
d amp
li
f
y t
he
se a
c
t
i
v
i
ti
es f
ur
t
he
r
. We co
nt
in
ue
to fo
cus o
n ea
rl
y
-
c
a
re
er re
cr
ui
t
me
nt a
s an
op
po
r
t
un
i
t
y to b
r
in
g mo
re di
v
er
s
e ta
le
nt
into
the organi
sation.
4. Su
ccee
d throu
gh div
er
sit
y
Inclusive
Workplace
Diverse
people
Social
responsibilit
y
Build and nurture
Attrac
t, suppor
t,
progress and
retain
Amplif
y diver
sit
y,
equalit
y and
inclusion with our
stakeholder
s
Uni
qu
el
y U
lt
ra i
s th
e Gr
ou
p
’s D
i
ver
s
it
y a
nd
Inclusion employee steering group.
In
2020, we a
ske
d fo
r emp
lo
ye
e vo
lu
nte
er
s to
he
lp us s
hap
e o
ur di
v
er
si
t
y, equ
it
y an
d
inclusion
agenda. We
were
delighted
when
~
1
00 employees s
tepped forward.
Through workshops and focused
working
groups
we have
made huge strides
developing our
mission statement,
s
tr
ate
gi
c pl
an
, an
d ac
ti
on
s for 2
021 and
be
yo
nd
. T
his h
as e
nab
le
d us to b
e
gin to
de
sc
ri
be h
ow o
ur e
mp
lo
ye
es c
a
n bui
ld o
n
fostering even more diverse work
forces
and inclus
ive workplaces in 2
02
1
.
Uniquely Ultra
W
E VA
LU
E
all human
dif
ferenc
es
A Pos
it
iv
e For
ce
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
43
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Gender equalit
y in our
workpla
ce
T
hro
ug
h our D
i
ve
r
si
t
y an
d Inc
lu
sio
n in
it
ia
ti
v
es
ge
nd
er di
v
er
si
t
y is o
ne of o
ur ke
y in
it
ia
l fo
cu
s
are
as
. We
’re co
mm
it
te
d to cre
at
in
g a di
v
er
se a
nd
inc
lu
si
ve p
la
ce to w
or
k w
her
e ou
r pe
op
le c
a
n be
th
ems
e
lv
es a
nd b
e a
t th
eir b
e
s
t
.
Ul
tr
a em
pl
oy
s 1,3
05 wo
me
n di
rec
t
ly a
nd p
ro
v
id
es
employment opportunities for mor
e across
our
gl
ob
al su
pp
li
er b
as
e. We be
li
ev
e th
at a
ch
ie
v
ing
greater
gender parit
y s
trengthens our Company
sig
ni
f
ic
an
tl
y, gi
v
in
g us a b
et
ter u
nd
er
s
t
a
ndi
ng o
f
th
e ne
ed
s of t
he w
om
en
, me
n, f
am
ili
es a
nd
businesses who r
ely on our
net
work
s and
ser
v
ice
s.
Gender pa
y
Dis
a
pp
oi
nt
in
gl
y, we ha
ve s
ee
n a ma
rgi
nal i
nc
rea
se
(+0.4
%) in th
e mea
n p
ay ga
p an
d al
so i
n th
e
me
dia
n pa
y ga
p (+
1
.9%). S
om
e sma
ll m
ov
em
en
t
s
of se
ni
or w
om
en m
ov
i
ng o
ut o
f th
e da
ta s
e
t wer
e
su
f
f
i
ci
ent to c
a
us
e th
is sm
al
l wi
de
ni
ng of t
he g
ap.
On a p
os
it
i
ve n
ote, w
e ha
ve s
ee
n a go
o
d de
cre
as
e
of -
6
.9
% in t
he m
ean b
o
nus g
ap a
nd a si
gn
if
i
ca
nt
de
cre
as
e of -21
.
6% in t
he b
on
us p
ay g
ap. T
h
es
e
po
si
ti
v
e mo
ve
men
t
s c
an b
e e
xp
la
ine
d d
ue to a
gre
ate
r pre
v
al
enc
e of b
onu
s pa
y
me
nt
s a
cr
os
s th
e
Gro
up i
n 2020, a
nd a hi
gh
er n
um
be
r of wo
me
n
receiving bonus pay
ment
s.
Pro
gre
s
s on c
lo
sin
g th
e ge
nd
er p
ay g
ap w
il
l be
slow until
there a
re proportionately more senior
rol
es h
el
d by w
om
en
. We ar
e mak
i
ng p
ro
gre
s
s to
ad
dre
s
s th
is th
ro
ug
h ap
po
int
m
ent
s in 2021 an
d
the in
itiatives di
scussed elsewher
e in
this
sec
tion,
wh
ic
h we e
xp
e
c
t to m
ake a di
f
fe
ren
ce in t
he
medium term.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
GEN
DER
BALANCE
GE
N
DE
R P
AY
GA
P 20
20 DAT
A (T
O APR
IL 20
2
0)
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
GENDER
BAL
ANCE
*
*
T
ak
en f
ro
m H
am
pt
on
-
A
l
ex
a
nd
er s
u
bm
is
si
o
n Oc
t 2020
Gender repr
esentation (%
male/female
)
Result
s
Gender pa
y gap
Mean
Ge
nd
er b
on
us g
ap
Mean
Ge
nd
er b
on
us g
ap
Median
Gender pa
y gap
Median
6
male
77%
2020
77%
2
019
23%
2
019
23%
2020
32
male
1
female
11
female
2
1.7
%
2020
42.
2%
2020
2
7.
9
%
2020
2
1.
3
%
2
019
49.
3
%
2
019
49.
5%
2
019
24.
2%
2020
22.3%
2
019
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
44
WE ARE
Inc
lusi
ve
Suppor
ting the development
of women
in
lea
d
er
sh
ip ro
le
s in U
lt
ra i
s a top p
r
io
ri
t
y in
ac
hie
v
in
g ou
r em
pl
oy
ee g
oa
l of ‘c
rea
ti
ng a
dy
namic and inspiring work environment that
at
tr
ac
t
s
, de
ve
lo
ps a
nd r
et
ai
ns t
he b
es
t d
i
ve
r
se
ta
le
nt
’. At pr
es
en
t, o
nl
y 2
3% o
f ou
r wo
rk
fo
rce
are w
om
en
, w
it
h a mu
ch s
mal
le
r pe
rce
nt
a
ge
of th
e
se o
ccu
py
i
ng s
en
io
r lea
d
er
sh
ip p
osi
t
io
ns
.
T
his d
oe
sn
t r
ep
res
en
t th
e bu
sin
e
ss t
ha
t we w
an
t
to be, a
nd w
e ar
e com
mi
t
t
ed to d
ri
v
i
ng p
rog
re
ss
to im
pro
ve i
n th
is ar
ea.
T
o hel
p bu
il
d a s
tr
on
ge
r pip
e
lin
e of d
iv
er
s
e
ta
le
nt
, a
nd to u
nl
oc
k th
e po
ten
ti
al of w
om
en
in Ul
t
ra
, we h
av
e pa
r
t
n
ere
d wi
t
h an e
x
te
r
nal
org
an
is
at
io
n to cr
eat
e a pro
gr
am
me c
a
lle
d
St
ra
te
gie
s fo
r Su
cces
s
’ (S
4S
). O
ur co
re fo
cu
s is
to shi
f
t t
he di
v
er
si
t
y in o
ur s
en
io
r lea
de
r
sh
ip
an
d me
et o
ur 2024 s
t
ake
ho
ld
er g
oa
l of
hav
i
ng ‘40
% of a
ll l
ea
de
rs
hi
p rol
es f
il
le
d
wi
t
h a di
ve
r
se c
a
nd
ida
te
’.
T
he S
4
S pro
gr
am
me e
na
bl
es t
he w
om
en to:
+
Ex
pl
or
e wa
y
s to fu
r
th
er t
ake c
ont
ro
l of t
he
ir
ca
re
er t
hro
ug
h bu
il
din
g gr
eat
er b
eli
ef i
n
themselves and others
+
Ex
pl
or
e pe
r
so
nal w
or
k a
nd l
ea
de
rs
hi
p s
t
y
l
e
an
d ref
l
ec
t on t
he i
mp
ac
t th
is ha
s on t
he
ir
ca
re
er s
ucce
s
s an
d fu
t
ure p
ro
gre
s
si
on
+
Bui
ld a c
lea
r de
ve
lo
pm
en
t pl
an t
ha
t ma
xi
mis
e
s
career potential
T
o del
i
ve
r th
e pro
gr
am
me w
e cr
eate
d a
n S
4S
community for our
80 women leaders which
pro
mo
tes d
ia
lo
gu
e an
d is a l
ear
ni
ng s
pa
ce to
sha
re e
xp
er
ie
nc
es a
nd c
hal
le
ng
es
. It i
s als
o a
place t
o hear about seminars and webin
ars
relating
to women-specif
ic topics.
Feedback from our
female leaders:
At t
he e
nd of 2
020 we su
r
ve
ye
d ou
r fou
r coh
or
t
s
of 20 wo
me
n le
ad
er
s to f
ul
l
y un
de
r
s
t
an
d th
e
ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
ne
ss o
f ou
r S
4S p
ro
gra
mm
e. We ar
e
pleased to h
ave helped our employees improve
th
eir c
on
f
i
de
nce b
y ov
er 1.5 po
int
s
.
I fee
l it h
as gi
v
en m
e a rea
l bo
os
t in my
mor
al
e an
d I
’m ve
r
y po
si
ti
v
e ab
ou
t th
e s
te
ps
Ul
tr
a are t
a
k
ing t
o pr
om
ote w
om
en w
i
th
in
th
e org
an
is
at
io
n. T
h
ere i
s a ve
r
y po
si
ti
v
e shi
f
t
in t
he ne
w Ul
t
ra mi
nd
se
t
. I am v
er
y pr
ou
d
to be a p
ar
t o
f thi
s tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n.”
The m
en
to
ri
ng p
rog
ra
mme
, al
on
g wi
t
h all t
he
ac
tiv
itie
s related to the S4S programme, has
all
ow
ed m
e to a
c
t
iv
el
y f
oc
us o
n w
hat I w
an
t
to achieve with my career and professional
gro
w
t
h
. It se
r
ve
s as a co
ns
t
a
nt r
em
ind
er t
o
pu
sh my
s
el
f to l
ea
rn
, gi
v
es m
e mot
i
va
t
ion t
o
gro
w, and r
em
ind
s me o
f th
e su
cce
s
se
s I
v
e
ac
hie
ve
d. A
l
l of t
he
se i
mp
ac
t m
y da
y-
to
-
da
y
ac
t
i
v
i
ti
es an
d ai
d in b
ec
omi
ng a b
et
te
r
employee.”
Strategies
for Succ
ess women’s
leader
ship group
OVER
ALL EF
FECTI
VENESS
Cohort conf
idence
grow
th
Be
fo
re t
he S
4S co
ur
s
e
Af
ter t
h
e S
4S c
ou
r
se
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it
iv
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3
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
45
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Engaging our people
We wi
ll b
e en
ga
gin
g ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s rea
d
y fo
r th
e
lau
nc
h of ‘
my
HR
’ in H1 2021 thr
ou
gh a fo
ur-s
tep
process:
1
.
Ar
ti
cu
la
ti
ng t
he v
i
sio
n an
d th
e con
ne
c
ti
on to
ONE U
l
tr
a as w
ell a
s th
e b
ene
f
it
s tha
t ‘m
y
HR
wi
ll b
ri
ng to t
he b
us
in
es
s
.
2.
A
r
t
ic
ul
at
in
g th
e t
y
pe
s of b
en
ef
it
s th
at w
il
l imp
a
c
t
th
e di
f
fere
nt s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r gro
up
s
. Ad
dre
s
sin
g
th
e ‘
Wh
at
’s i
n i
t for m
e?
’ w
h
ile d
es
c
ri
bi
ng t
he
cha
ng
es t
ha
t w
ill b
e re
qu
ire
d f
rom i
nd
i
vi
du
al
s in
th
eir w
ay
s o
f wo
rk
i
ng
3.
A
r
ticulating detailed actions needed to
work
wi
t
hin t
h
e ne
w env
i
ron
me
nt a
nd h
el
pi
ng p
eo
pl
e
pre
pa
re fo
r th
e t
ran
si
ti
on to t
h
e ne
w ‘m
yH
R
enabled
business pr
ocesses
4.
Gi
v
in
g e
ver
y
on
e th
e op
p
or
tu
ni
t
y to re
f
l
ec
t
on t
he t
ra
nsi
t
io
n. We w
ant to e
ne
rg
ise o
ur
employees for ongoing c
ontinuous
improvement
s within HR
Launching our
Code of C
onduc
t
In Ju
l
y 2020, w
e lau
nc
he
d ou
r Cod
e of Co
nd
uc
t
,
wh
ic
h se
t
s th
e s
t
a
nda
rd
s we e
xp
ec
t al
l ou
r
employees and ever
yone who represents Ultra
to ad
he
re to. It a
ls
o se
t
s t
he s
t
a
nda
rd
s ev
er
yo
ne
dea
li
ng w
i
th U
lt
r
a ca
n ex
p
ec
t us to d
em
on
s
tr
ate.
It is a g
ui
de to d
oin
g t
he r
ig
ht t
hin
g
, he
lpi
ng u
s to
op
er
ate o
ur b
usi
ne
s
s res
po
nsi
bl
y, make e
t
hic
a
l
decisions
and maintain ou
r reputation.
Alongside the C
ode of
Conduct
, Ultra provided
mandatory training and
cer
tif
ication for
employees through our L
earning Management
Sy
s
tem
. T
he t
ra
ini
ng w
as s
pl
it i
nto t
wo m
od
ul
es
an
d lau
nc
he
d to al
l em
pl
oy
ee
s. We a
ls
o re
-
lau
nc
he
d ou
r Sp
ea
k Up pl
at
fo
rm
, w
hi
ch is o
ur
global whistleb
lower channel f
or employees to
ask q
ue
s
t
ion
s or r
ep
or
t con
ce
rn
s th
ey t
hi
nk ma
y
be a v
i
ola
ti
on o
f ou
r A
SPI
RE v
a
lu
es a
nd Co
de o
f
Con
du
c
t
. Sp
ea
k Up is a
n en
ti
rel
y i
nd
ep
en
de
nt
,
anonymous and confi
dential report
ing channel
tha
t is a
va
il
ab
le 24 ho
ur
s a d
ay, sev
en d
ay
s a w
ee
k
.
We wi
ll b
e rev
i
ew
in
g t
he Co
de o
f Con
du
c
t a
nnu
al
l
y
to ref
l
ec
t th
e ne
ed
s of o
ur b
usi
ne
ss
, re
g
ula
ti
on
s
and best practice.
5. Create a winning culture
Unders
tanding what moti
vates our employees
an
d ho
w we c
an s
up
po
r
t th
eir w
el
l
-
be
in
g he
lp
s
us to p
rov
i
de a s
up
po
r
t
i
ve w
or
k
pl
ace w
i
t
h
op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es t
ha
t enr
i
ch sk
i
ll
s an
d ex
pe
r
ien
ce.
Crea
t
ing t
h
e ri
gh
t cul
t
ure t
o sup
p
or
t ou
r s
tr
ate
g
y
an
d tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion i
s cr
i
ti
c
al
. We s
tr
i
ve to
maintain a healthy employee environment i
n
which dialogue betw
een management and
our
emp
l
oye
e
s is em
be
dd
e
d in ou
r wo
r
k pr
ac
ti
ces
.
On a re
gu
la
r ba
sis
, o
ur s
eni
or m
ana
g
eme
nt te
am
en
gag
e
s wi
t
h our e
mp
lo
ye
es t
hr
ou
gh a r
an
ge of
formal and
informal ch
annels, including
all-s
taf
f
meetings, t
ownhalls, fa
ce-to
-face
gatherings,
inte
r
v
ie
w
s an
d up
da
tes w
i
th o
ur E
xe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m,
and online
publications via our
newslet
ter
and intranet.
In 201
9 we d
ev
el
op
ed o
ur n
ew v
i
sio
n, m
is
si
on
,
strategy, values
and goals
for the
organisation,
wh
ic
h was a ke
y c
ul
tu
ra
l shi
f
t an
d on
e t
hat h
as
be
en e
mb
ra
ced b
y ou
r gl
ob
al te
ams i
n 2020.
UltraView enga
gemen
t sur
vey
We hav
e be
en t
ra
ck
i
ng G
ro
up
-
w
i
de en
ga
ge
me
nt
since
we launched
our fir
st-ever global
en
gag
em
en
t su
r
v
ey i
n 201
9. Th
e re
sul
t
s f
ro
m ou
r
bia
nn
ual a
nd p
ul
se s
ur
v
ey
s dr
i
v
e our H
R s
t
rat
eg
y
an
d emp
o
wer o
ur l
ea
de
r
s to cre
ate a
c
t
io
n pl
an
s
for local improvement. As an example, we
launched our
Global Home-Working Policy in
No
vem
be
r fo
ll
ow
in
g th
e re
sul
t
s f
ro
m ou
r pu
ls
e
sur
v
ey i
n Ju
ne 2020 w
hi
ch s
how
e
d 90
% s
up
po
r
t
for h
om
e
-
wo
r
k
ing
. T
hi
s is t
he f
ir
s
t p
ol
ic
y of i
t
s
ki
nd a
t Ul
t
ra a
nd re
pr
es
en
t
s a ma
jor s
tep i
n our
transformation as we
become ONE
Ultra.
T
he p
ur
po
se o
f th
e pu
ls
e sur
v
ey w
as to s
e
e
whether the actions we c
ommit
ted t
o taking at
th
e Gr
oup l
e
vel f
ro
m th
e ma
in s
ur
ve
y in 2019 were
hav
i
ng a p
os
it
i
ve i
mp
ac
t on e
ng
ag
em
en
t. We a
ls
o
wa
nte
d to as
se
s
s ho
w we a
re pe
r
for
m
ing a
ga
in
s
t
so
me o
f th
e emp
l
oye
e g
oa
ls we s
e
t for 2020
an
d 2
024
.
The Employee engagement surve
y was s
plit into
six different categories:
T
he p
uls
e su
r
ve
y de
li
ve
re
d a hig
h re
sp
ons
e r
ate,
wi
t
h 75% of co
lle
ag
ue
s t
ak
i
ng p
ar
t
. It wa
s sl
igh
tl
y
do
wn o
n th
e 79
% we h
ad fo
r t
he ma
in s
ur
ve
y in
201
9 bu
t
, gi
ve
n th
e ch
all
en
ge
s w
i
th l
og
is
t
ic
s
as
so
ci
ate
d w
it
h Cov
i
d
-
1
9, thi
s is a ve
r
y s
tr
on
g
res
ul
t
. Mo
re im
po
r
t
ant
l
y, it p
rov
i
de
d us w
i
th
insight int
o how three-quar
ters of
our employees
are
currently f
eeling
about Ultra.
Our overall engagement
improved by 5.5%
to 75.
5%
. We se
t our
s
el
v
es a t
a
rge
t to m
ov
e
en
gag
em
en
t to 72
% by t
he e
nd o
f 2020 an
d
th
en to o
ve
r 75% by 2024. O
ur g
oa
l no
w w
ill b
e to
mai
nt
a
in t
he En
ga
ge
me
nt In
de
x w
he
re i
t is fo
r th
e
mai
n su
r
v
ey n
e
x
t y
ear a
nd to t
he
n as
s
es
s w
he
th
er
we sh
ou
ld i
nc
rea
se o
ur 2024 go
al t
o 80
%
.
Wi
t
hi
n th
e res
ul
t
s w
e sa
w so
m
e sig
ni
f
i
c
an
t
positi
ve improvements:
+
Und
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g ou
r Comp
a
ny v
al
ue
s + 1
6.
4 po
in
t
s
+
Und
er
s
t
an
di
ng t
he s
tr
ate
g
y of Ul
t
ra + 17
.
2 p
oi
nt
s
+
Conf
id
en
ce in L
ead
er
s
hip t
eam + 16.4 p
oi
nt
s
+
Ult
ra i
s pe
r
f
or
ma
nce o
r
ie
nt
ate
d + 1
5.
4 po
int
s
O
th
er m
eas
ure
s w
he
re we co
nt
in
ue to s
co
re
hig
hl
y a
re ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s fe
eli
ng p
ro
ud to w
or
k
for U
l
tr
a an
d th
at o
ur em
pl
oy
ee
s fe
el t
ha
t th
eir
wo
rk g
i
ve
s th
em a s
ens
e of p
er
s
on
al
accomplishment. These are all
fundamental
cu
lt
ur
al i
mp
rov
em
en
t
s th
at w
e are p
ro
ud of.
6. T
ran
s
for
m our bu
sine
ss
T
o imp
rov
e da
t
a
-
dr
i
ve
n pe
o
pl
e de
ci
sio
ns a
nd to
sup
p
or
t th
e en
ab
le
me
nt of o
ur H
R s
tr
ate
g
y, we
are i
mp
le
me
nt
in
g a Gl
ob
al H
R Inf
or
ma
ti
on Sy
s
te
m
ac
ros
s U
lt
ra
. T
he H
R tea
m has b
e
en in
vo
l
ve
d fr
om
an ea
r
ly p
o
int i
n th
e tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n.
Ou
r ne
w HR In
fo
rm
at
io
n Sy
s
tem i
s de
sig
ne
d to
he
lp mo
d
er
nis
e t
he w
ay U
lt
ra w
or
k
s b
y de
li
v
er
in
g:
+
A glo
ba
l, si
mp
le a
nd f
u
t
ure
-
p
ro
ofe
d ap
pr
oa
ch to
man
ag
in
g ou
r pe
op
le a
nd te
am
s, e
na
bl
in
g HR
an
d lin
e ma
na
ge
rs t
o pe
r
f
or
m ro
ut
in
e t
ask
s
rel
ate
d to th
ei
r pe
op
l
e
+
New s
uppor
ting technology
, called ‘myHR’,
which
is in
tu
it
i
ve
, mo
bil
e an
d m
od
er
n. ‘
my
H
R
’ w
ill
sup
p
or
t ou
r ne
ed
s by i
nt
rod
uc
in
g se
l
f-
se
r
v
i
ce
across the or
ganisation
+
Standardised HR processes globall
y which will
be more
ef
fec
tive and creat
e more
ef
f
iciencies
STR
ATEGY
AND
VAL
UE
S
CAREER
MANAGEM
ENT
LEADERSHIP
AND
CHANGE
MANAGEM
ENT
PAY A
N
D
RECO
GNI
T
IO
N
LEARNING
AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESOURC
ES
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
46
Engagement is
especially impor
tant in
maintaining st
rong business deliver
y in
challenging times of
operational and
func
tional change
.
In Ju
ne 2020
, we i
nc
lu
de
d a se
c
t
io
n in o
ur
pulse employee engagement surve
y about
Covid-
1
9 and how
ef
fec
tively the organisation
man
ag
ed t
he p
a
nd
emi
c
. Fro
m th
e re
sul
t
s
, w
e
fou
nd 9
0
% su
pp
or
t a
cro
s
s th
e Gr
oup f
or
more flexible home-
working. T
o ensure
that
our e
mp
lo
ye
es k
n
ew w
e we
re li
s
ten
in
g to th
ei
r
feedback, we
assured
them
that thi
s would
b
e
a pr
io
r
it
y fo
r ou
r HR tea
m
.
In Ju
ne 2020
, ou
r HR tea
m de
ve
lo
p
ed a G
lo
ba
l
Home-Working Policy s
truc
ture, outlining
the
key b
en
ef
i
t
s to ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s an
d Ul
t
ra
.
T
his w
as t
he
n se
nt to, a
nd a
pp
ro
ve
d by t
he
Executive T
eam,
followed
by the
Board.
T
he B
oa
rd re
v
ie
w
s th
e res
ul
t
s of a
ll o
ur
employee engagement sur
veys
, which
highlight oppor
t
unitie
s for c
ontinued
improvement in
relation to
operational
ef
f
icienc
y
, employee well-being and career
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t. A
c
t
io
ns to a
dd
re
ss t
he
s
e are
as
are
discussed
and agr
eed with the
Board
prior
to implementation by senior
management
and communication to
employees.
Be
t
w
ee
n Au
gu
s
t an
d S
ept
emb
er 2
020, th
e HR
team
developed the full
Global Home-Working
Pol
ic
y, ass
oc
ia
ted r
is
k as
se
s
sm
en
t for
ms
,
application forms and
home-
working
processes. These
were th
en approv
ed
by the
Executive T
eam.
A
s a re
su
lt o
f ou
r HR tea
m pr
i
or
i
tis
in
g th
e
Global Home-Working Policy,
we were
able
to lau
nc
h i
t Gro
up
-
wi
de i
n No
ve
mb
er 2020
through our intranet, newslet
ter
, town-halls
an
d lo
c
al HR te
am
s.
The Board considers ef
fec
tive engagement
a key e
le
me
nt of i
t
s u
nd
er
s
t
an
di
ng o
f th
e
Com
pa
ny
s ab
ili
t
y to cr
eat
e va
lu
e as i
t
rec
og
nis
es t
ha
t ou
r pe
op
le a
re o
ur gr
eat
es
t
as
se
t
. Wor
k
f
orce v
i
ew
s h
el
p inf
or
m th
e B
oa
rd
on matters such as
operational effec
tivenes
s,
culture
, risk
identification and strat
egy
development and deliver
y.
WE ARE
D
y
namic
Anti
-briber
y and
corruption risks
We hav
e a zero
-to
le
ra
nce a
p
pro
ac
h to br
i
be
r
y an
d
cor
r
up
ti
on a
ny
w
he
re in t
he w
or
l
d. We w
ill w
al
k
aw
ay f
rom a
ny b
us
ine
s
s th
at w
e c
an
t w
in f
ai
rl
y
or l
eg
all
y. Ou
r su
cces
s is b
ui
l
t on t
he t
r
us
t of o
ur
customer
s, employees, inves
tors and the general
pu
bli
c
. We kn
ow t
he b
e
s
t wa
y to ga
in an
d ma
in
ta
in
th
is tr
u
s
t is to d
em
ons
tr
ate t
ha
t we a
c
t e
th
ic
al
l
y
an
d wi
t
h int
eg
ri
t
y in a
ll of o
ur b
usi
ne
s
s pr
ac
ti
ces
.
We up
date
d o
ur an
ti
-
b
ri
b
er
y an
d cor
r
up
ti
on
man
ua
l an
d po
li
c
y i
n 2020, w
hi
ch is c
ons
is
te
nt
wi
t
h th
e UK B
r
ib
er
y A
c
t
, an
d t
he US F
o
rei
gn
Cor
r
upt P
ra
c
t
ice
s A
c
t
, an
d an
y br
eac
he
s c
an
lea
d to d
ism
is
s
al or t
er
min
at
io
n of co
nt
ra
c
t
.
T
he p
ol
ic
y gu
id
es o
ur em
pl
oy
ee
s ab
o
ut w
ha
t
con
s
ti
t
ut
es a b
ri
be a
nd p
ro
hib
i
t
s gi
v
in
g or
rec
ei
v
in
g an
y exce
s
si
ve o
r im
pro
p
er gi
f
t
s
and hospitalit
y
.
Ou
r Bo
ar
d of Di
re
c
to
r
s ov
er
se
e
s ou
r ef
fo
r
t
s
to pre
ve
nt b
r
ib
er
y. Th
ey a
re su
pp
or
te
d by o
ur
Gro
up Co
mp
an
y S
ec
ret
a
r
y, who ha
s pr
i
mar
y
and day-to
-
day responsibilit
y for implementing
th
e po
li
c
y a
nd f
or m
on
ito
r
in
g it
s u
se a
nd
ef
fec
ti
veness.
In November
20
20,
we launched
updated
Group-
wide anti-
corr
uption and briber
y training.
In th
e t
rai
ni
ng w
e pr
ov
id
e se
v
era
l ch
al
len
gi
ng
sce
na
ri
os to h
el
p ou
r pe
op
le k
n
ow w
ha
t to do i
f
th
ey w
ere to c
om
e ac
ros
s is
s
ue
s su
ch as b
r
ib
er
y,
fr
au
d an
d con
f
l
ic
t of i
nte
res
t
. We s
t
r
i
ve to c
rea
te
an en
v
iro
nm
en
t in w
hi
ch o
ur p
eo
pl
e fe
el i
nc
lu
de
d
an
d con
f
i
de
nt to ‘
sp
ea
k up
’ a
nd s
o pr
ov
id
e a
num
b
er of ro
u
tes f
or t
he
m to se
ek h
el
p or r
ais
e
concerns.
The training included
a clear
st
ance
on non-retaliation against someone who
raises
a con
cer
n in g
oo
d f
ai
th
. T
o da
te, th
is t
ra
ini
ng b
e
en
completed
by 99% of
our orga
nisation. New
employees are requir
ed to
complete the training
as p
ar
t of t
he
ir in
du
c
t
io
n pr
oce
s
s.
Human rights
We reco
gn
is
e ou
r res
po
ns
ibi
li
t
y to re
sp
ec
t th
e
hum
an r
ig
ht
s o
f ev
er
y in
di
v
i
dua
l w
ho w
or
k
s fo
r
us – ei
t
he
r as an e
mp
lo
ye
e, t
hro
ug
h ou
r sup
pl
y
cha
in o
r wi
t
hi
n on
e of ou
r com
mu
ni
ti
es c
lo
se t
o
our o
p
er
at
io
ns – as s
et o
u
t in t
he In
ter
na
ti
on
al
Bi
ll of H
uma
n R
igh
t
s
, an
d th
e ei
gh
t fu
nd
am
en
ta
l
conventions
on which
the United N
ations Guiding
Pr
inc
ip
le
s on B
us
in
es
s an
d Hu
ma
n Ri
gh
t
s
are
based.
If an
y of o
ur em
pl
oy
ee
s ha
ve co
nce
r
ns ab
o
ut
hum
an r
ig
ht
s i
ss
ue
s w
it
hi
n th
e bu
sin
es
s a
nd t
he
y
fee
l th
e
y are u
nab
le t
o rai
se co
nc
er
ns t
hro
ug
h
normal reporting lines, they can rai
se conc
erns
th
rou
gh t
he S
pe
ak U
p pla
t
f
or
m
, wh
ic
h is ou
r
independent whist
leblowing hotline and por
tal.
Ou
r mo
de
rn s
la
ver
y s
ta
te
men
t c
an a
ls
o be f
oun
d
at w
w
w.ultra.group.
How we
ve use
d our en
gagem
ent
sur
vey feed
back
A Pos
it
iv
e For
ce
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
47
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
He
alt
h & s
af
et
y
T
he w
ell
-
b
ei
ng a
nd s
a
fet
y of U
l
tr
a
’s e
mp
lo
ye
es
rem
ain
s a v
it
a
l pr
io
r
it
y fo
r t
he B
oa
rd
, E
xec
u
ti
ve
T
eam a
nd a
ll b
usi
ne
ss l
ea
de
r
shi
p, n
ot ju
s
t as a
n
et
hi
ca
l pi
lla
r of s
oc
ia
l res
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y, but b
ec
a
us
e
a hea
l
th
y, val
ue
d team w
or
k
in
g in a s
a
fe
env
i
ron
me
nt i
s a fou
nd
at
io
n
-s
ton
e of hi
gh
per
formance.
We are co
mm
it
te
d to cre
at
in
g a cu
l
tu
re th
at a
ll
ow
s
our c
oll
ea
gu
es t
o rea
ch t
he
ir p
ote
nt
ial
, w
it
hi
n an
inclusive and suppor
tive environment
. In
the
par
ticularl
y challenging environment of
Covid-
1
9,
our f
oc
us o
n pr
ov
id
in
g a Cov
i
d
-
1
9
-
sa
fe w
or
k
env
i
ron
me
nt f
or o
ur p
eo
pl
e has b
e
en a v
i
t
al
pre-requisite t
o continui
ng operations thr
oughout
2020 as a cr
i
t
ic
al d
ef
enc
e an
d en
erg
y i
nd
us
t
ri
es
sup
pl
ie
r
. B
e
yo
nd t
he b
as
ic p
ri
nc
ip
le
s of fo
ll
ow
in
g
th
e ad
v
i
ce an
d re
gul
ato
r
y re
qui
rem
en
t
s in l
oc
a
l
jur
is
di
c
t
io
ns o
f our s
it
es
, we h
av
e mo
di
f
ie
d sh
op
f
l
oo
r wo
r
kp
la
ce
s, s
ha
red a
rea
s
, ca
ter
i
ng
arrangement
s and shif
t patterns to implement
ef
fe
c
t
i
ve s
oc
ia
l dis
t
a
nc
in
g at si
te
s an
d ha
ve
optimised r
emote home-work
ing for
our people
wherever appropriate. Experience from managing
Cov
id
-1
9 in h
ea
lt
h an
d s
af
et
y ter
m
s wi
ll b
e t
aken
for
w
ard to u
nd
er
pi
n th
e he
al
t
h an
d we
ll
-
be
in
g of
pe
op
le t
hr
ou
gh t
he t
ai
l en
d of t
he p
an
de
mi
c, a
nd
als
o in t
er
ms of h
ea
lt
h an
d s
af
et
y su
pp
or
t fo
r a
more flexible approach to
balance
bet
ween home
an
d si
te wo
rk
i
ng
, w
he
re th
at ha
s be
ne
f
it
s for o
ur
business
and people.
A
ll op
e
ra
tin
g b
usi
ne
ss
e
s are r
eq
uir
ed to a
dh
ere to
a wr
i
t
te
n he
al
th a
nd s
a
fe
t
y p
ol
ic
y, fu
ll
y co
mpl
ia
nt
for t
he j
ur
is
di
c
t
io
ns i
n wh
ic
h we o
pe
ra
te, w
it
h lo
c
al
management owning the day-to-
day health and
sa
fe
t
y r
is
k ma
na
gem
en
t fo
r th
e pe
op
le i
n th
ei
r
charge.
The businesses manage
a range
of safety
ri
sk
s
, f
ro
m of
f
i
ce an
d li
gh
t man
u
fa
c
t
ur
in
g
environment
s, to providing serv
ices at customer
si
tes o
r un
it
s
, i
nc
lu
din
g mi
li
t
ar
y b
as
es a
nd
plat
forms. Businesses r
epor
t safet
y-
related
inc
id
en
t
s an
d K
PI
s cov
er
in
g l
os
t t
im
e acc
id
en
t
s
and externally repor
table incidents, including
rates per 1
,00
0 employees as an
embedded par
t
of the
monthly Business Performance R
epor
t
wh
ic
h is re
v
ie
we
d by t
he E
xe
c
ut
i
ve Team. S
af
et
y
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce a
nd s
t
r
ate
g
y are r
ev
ie
w
ed b
y th
e
Bo
ar
d as a sp
e
ci
f
i
c co
nce
rn a
nn
ual
l
y, and s
af
et
y
is th
e f
ir
s
t i
tem o
n th
e a
ge
nda o
f ev
er
y B
oa
rd a
nd
E
xec
ut
i
ve Team me
et
in
g. L
os
t t
im
e ac
ci
den
t
s an
d
ra
tes (
be
in
g an a
cci
de
nt re
su
l
ti
ng in h
al
f a da
y or
mo
re of
f wo
r
k) p
er 1,0
0
0 emp
l
oye
e
s are
sum
ma
ri
se
d in
F
igure 1
and ex
ternally repor
table
incidents and rates per 1
00 employees are at
Figure 2
.
T
he s
af
et
y of t
he p
ro
du
c
t
s a
nd s
er
v
i
ces p
ro
v
id
ed
to us
er
s an
d c
us
to
me
r
s is al
so a ke
y pr
i
or
i
t
y f
or
Ultra. Each
business
ensures
the appr
opriate
legal
an
d et
hi
ca
l le
ve
ls o
f sa
fe
t
y a
re m
et a
cro
s
s a
pro
du
c
t
s li
fe
c
ycl
e, w
i
th p
ar
t
ic
ula
r em
ph
asi
s on t
he
manufacturing, in-ser
v
ice
and dis
posal phases.
F
IG
UR
E 1
LOST TIME
AC
CIDENTS
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
0
1
2
3
4
Lost time accident rate/
1,000 employees
Lost time
acc
id
ent
s
F
IG
UR
E 2
EX
TERNALL
Y
REPORT
ABLE IN
CIDENTS
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Reportable incident rate/
100 employees
Reportable
incidents
ON
E Ul
tra O
ne S
a
fe
t
y, Th
in
k Sa
fe
,
Ac
t S
a
fe
, B
e Sa
fe
In li
ne w
i
th t
he w
i
de
r tr
ans
for
ma
ti
on t
o be
com
e
ONE U
l
tr
a, t
he s
tr
ate
g
y in h
eal
t
h an
d s
afe
t
y is
mo
ve to a O
NE Ul
t
ra O
ne S
a
fet
y c
ul
t
ure, b
ui
lt o
n
common principles
and policies
while retaining
th
e f
l
e
xi
bil
i
t
y to e
ns
ure w
e me
et l
oc
a
l as we
ll a
s
Gro
up
-
wi
de co
mp
li
an
ce ne
ed
s. I
n 2020 we
es
t
a
bl
ish
ed a ce
nt
ra
l He
al
th
, S
af
et
y & Env
i
ro
nm
ent
(HS
&
E
) wo
rk
i
ng g
rou
p, to s
et t
he a
ge
nd
a an
d
go
al
s for a
li
gnm
en
t w
hic
h we w
il
l be r
ol
lin
g ou
t
fr
om 2021
. T
he
se i
nc
lu
de a
li
gnm
en
t gl
ob
al
ly t
o
a sin
gl
e ma
nag
em
en
t s
y
s
te
m as a b
as
el
ine f
or
ac
hie
v
in
g I
SO 4
50
01 a
ccre
di
t
a
ti
on a
s our
benchmark st
andard for
all operating sites
s
t
ar
ti
ng f
ro
m 2022
. In a
dd
it
io
n, w
e ar
e uni
f
y
in
g
our a
pp
ro
ac
h to t
rai
ni
ng a
nd co
mm
un
ic
at
in
g fo
r
HS
&E a
s th
e ba
sis f
or d
ev
el
op
me
nt of a s
in
gle
safet
y culture.
Me
nt
al H
ea
lt
h & Wel
l
-
be
in
g
Ac
ros
s ma
ny o
f ou
r si
tes
, w
e hav
e me
nt
a
l hea
l
th
f
i
r
s
t ai
de
rs o
r He
al
t
h, S
ec
ur
i
t
y an
d Well
ne
s
s
com
mi
t
te
e
s wh
ic
h are t
he
re to e
nco
ur
ag
e pe
op
le
to t
alk m
or
e fr
ee
l
y ab
ou
t me
nt
a
l he
al
th
. We al
so
of
fer employee assistance programmes to
emp
l
oye
e
s, w
hi
ch e
na
bl
e th
em to a
cce
ss a
d
v
ice
an
d cou
ns
ell
in
g 24
/
7
. M
ent
a
l he
al
th a
nd w
el
l
-
be
in
g are i
mp
or
t
an
t to us
. We ai
m to pr
om
ote
early inter
vention which enables quicker
recover
y
,
red
uce
s s
t
ig
ma an
d cr
ea
tes a p
os
it
i
ve c
ul
t
ure.
20
2
1 AR
E
A
S OF
FO
CU
S FOR OUR ‘
SU
PP
O
RT
I
NG
OU
R PE
OP
LE
’ P
I
LL
A
R
+
ST
EM E
nga
ge
me
nt – s
up
po
r
t
in
g o
ur HR
ini
t
iat
i
ve i
n con
ju
nc
ti
on w
i
th U
niq
ue
l
y Ul
t
ra
,
increasi
ng and developing
our academic
and ST
EM engagement
+
ONE Ul
t
ra F
o
rce
s Ch
ar
ter – s
up
po
r
t
in
g
Militar
y and other f
orces vet
erans,
reser
vist
s and
their fami
lies –
forc
es-
friendl
y employer
+
ONE Ul
t
ra a
li
gnm
en
t to I
SO 45
0
01 – H
eal
t
h
& Safety Management, for ac
creditation
fr
om
202
2
+
Heal
t
h & Well
-
b
ei
ng – We
ll
-
b
ei
ng of o
ur
personn
el and c
ommunities through
focused
local initi
atives
+
ONE Ul
t
ra a
li
gnm
en
t to I
SO 26
0
0
0 S
oc
ial
Responsibili
t
y guidance
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
48
In Ma
rch 2020
, ou
r I
T te
am en
ab
le
d 2,
4
0
0
emp
l
oye
e
s to be
com
e re
mo
te wo
rke
r
s wi
t
hi
n t
w
o
we
ek
s o
f Cov
i
d
-
1
9 g
lo
ba
l lo
ck
do
wn
s. E
igh
t mo
nt
hs
later
, we
launched our
Global Home-Working Policy
(for
roles where
this can be
done
). It
includes a
com
mo
n wa
y to con
du
c
t r
is
k as
se
s
sm
en
t
s to
ens
ure t
ha
t we s
et o
ur e
mp
lo
ye
es u
p ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
l
y
an
d sa
fe
l
y to wo
rk f
ro
m ho
me a
nd a c
omm
o
n way
to ap
pl
y fo
r a ch
an
ge to c
ur
re
nt w
or
k
in
g pr
ac
ti
ces
.
T
o und
er
pi
n th
is n
ew p
ol
ic
y, we wi
ll a
ls
o be w
or
k
in
g
on h
ow w
e ca
n su
pp
or
t em
pl
oy
ee
s f
rom a m
en
t
al
an
d ph
y
sic
a
l we
ll
-
be
in
g pe
r
sp
ec
t
iv
e i
f th
ey c
a
n
wo
rk f
ro
m ho
me, a
s we
ll a
s tr
ain
in
g fo
r emp
lo
ye
es
and managers on how
to mak
e vir
tual/remote
wo
rk
i
ng i
ndi
v
i
du
all
y a
nd i
n tea
ms w
or
k ef
fe
c
t
i
ve
l
y.
Our bus
inesses provide
tools, we
ll-b
eing
pro
gr
am
me
s an
d su
pp
or
t t
hat e
na
bl
e col
le
ag
ue
s
to balance
their work-life wit
h their commitments
,
suppor
ting career development
oppor
tunities at
eac
h li
fe s
ta
ge
.
We of
fer a r
an
ge of h
ea
l
th a
nd w
ell
-
b
ei
ng b
en
ef
i
t
s
,
including Employee Assis
tance Programmes, a
comprehensive wellness programme as
par
t of our
US be
ne
f
i
t
s p
ro
v
isi
on
, an
d v
ir
tu
al te
am dr
i
nk
s a
nd
events
. The content
available depends on where
our employees are
based. For example, Ultra
emp
l
oye
e
s ca
n ge
t di
sco
un
ted r
ate
s at g
y
m
s an
d
health clubs, health
screening, private health
ins
ur
an
ce an
d pr
i
v
ate d
ent
a
l in a n
umb
e
r of
locations globally
.
WE ARE
Fle
xible
Suppor
ting our work
force during
Covid-
1
9 – Flexible working
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
49
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Protec
ting
our pla
ne
t
(Environment)
Our enviro
nment
al st
rateg
y:
Mov
ing to on
e glob
al app
roac
h
Introducing com
mon measures across
Ultra
We are co
mm
it
te
d to con
ti
nu
ou
s imp
ro
ve
men
t in
our environmental per
formance and complianc
e
wi
t
h all e
nv
i
ron
me
nt
a
l law
s
. We as
pi
re to mi
nim
is
e
our environmental footprint by reducing
gre
en
ho
us
e gas (GH
G) e
mi
ss
io
ns
, de
cr
eas
in
g
was
te, an
d li
mi
ti
ng e
xce
ss e
ne
rg
y an
d wa
ter u
se
at o
ur si
te
s. U
nd
er t
he O
NE U
lt
r
a fr
am
ew
or
k
,
th
e Gr
oup h
as t
he o
pp
or
t
un
it
y to m
ov
e fr
om
a localised and historicall
y complianc
e-
dri
ven
ap
pro
a
ch
, to a coo
rd
ina
ted d
r
iv
e fo
r exce
ll
en
ce
as p
ar
t of o
ur w
id
er s
us
t
ai
na
bil
i
t
y p
la
n le
d by t
he
ne
w CS
R Com
mi
t
t
ee. T
h
e Gr
oup h
as i
ni
tia
te
d it
s
sus
t
a
in
abi
li
t
y s
tr
at
eg
y, to ad
dre
ss m
o
re br
oa
dl
y
the oppor
tunities and thr
eats related
to cli
mate
cha
ng
e, a
nd t
he n
ee
d fo
r th
e UK to t
ra
nsi
t
io
n to a
sus
t
a
in
ab
le, l
ow
er-c
a
rb
on e
co
no
my. Th
is is i
n lin
e
wi
t
h ou
r com
mi
tm
en
t to im
pl
em
en
t th
e T
a
sk F
o
rce
on Climat
e-
related
Financial Disclosur
es’
recommendations,
and in addition,
we have
set
a ta
rg
et f
or re
du
c
t
io
n of 10% of G
HG em
is
si
on
s
rel
at
i
ve to re
ve
nu
e (t
CO
2
e
/£m) for 2021 (agai
ns
t
th
e 201
9 GHG e
mi
ss
io
n ba
se
lin
e).
Developing ou
r environmental approach
Ultra
’s est
ablished environmental polic
y
addresses compliance with environmental
le
gis
la
ti
on
, con
fo
rm
it
y w
i
th s
t
a
nd
ard
s for w
as
te
dis
po
s
al an
d n
ois
e, t
he e
con
om
ic
a
l us
e of
materials and
the est
ablishment of appropriate
environmental per
for
mance standards. Progress
is mo
ni
to
red t
hr
ou
gh a
nnu
al re
p
or
ti
ng
. Ea
ch
si
te pl
ans a
nd m
an
ag
es co
mp
lia
nc
e wi
t
h
environmental requirements and the processes
for t
he s
tor
ag
e, ha
nd
lin
g an
d di
sp
os
al o
f
hazardous or
pollutant materials
are
reviewed on
a con
ti
nu
ous b
as
is
. Ul
tr
a la
id t
he g
ro
und
w
or
k in
20
20 to
move toward
s ISO 1
4
0
01 environmental
accredit
ation globall
y,
unif
ying our environmen
tal
man
ag
em
en
t s
y
s
te
m ac
ros
s o
ur b
usi
ne
ss
e
s
by 2
023
.
In en
ac
ti
ng o
ur e
nv
ir
onm
en
t s
t
ra
teg
y, we
are a
li
gni
ng o
ur a
pp
ro
ac
h wi
t
h th
e UN SD
G
s for
Cl
ima
te Ac
t
io
n, C
le
an En
erg
y, Li
fe b
el
ow Wa
ter
an
d Li
fe o
n L
an
d, a
nd w
e ha
ve fo
c
us
ed o
n t
w
o
core areas:
+
Cli
mate C
ha
ng
e an
d Emi
s
sio
ns
+
Pollution, Biodiversi
t
y and Habitat
Climate change and emissions
Climate-related factors are
specif
icall
y cons
idered
as p
ar
t of o
ur em
be
d
de
d ri
sk re
v
ie
w pr
oce
s
se
s
,
wh
ic
h t
ake a
ccou
nt of n
ea
r an
d lo
ng
er-ter
m r
isk
s
.
For risk management, addressing the potential
imp
a
c
t
s o
f cli
ma
te ch
an
ge p
lay
s a c
r
uc
ial r
ol
e in
our l
o
ng
-
ter
m a
pp
roa
ch t
o sus
t
a
in
abi
li
t
y, and t
his
yea
r we h
av
e id
ent
i
f
i
ed c
li
ma
te ch
an
ge as a
po
ten
tia
l ro
ot c
au
se t
o eme
rg
in
g ri
sk
s to o
ur
operating and global market
environment
s within
our 10
-
yea
r s
t
ra
teg
ic p
lan
ni
ng t
im
ef
ra
me
. Ou
r
bus
in
es
s
-
wi
de r
is
k rev
i
ew e
xer
cis
e in 2021, whic
h
is in
teg
ra
ted i
nto t
he s
tr
ate
gi
c pl
ann
in
g pr
oce
s
s,
will include
specif
ic climate
change scen
arios of
tem
pe
ra
tu
re in
cre
as
es u
p to 2 de
gre
e
s cel
siu
s,
an
d tes
t
in
g of p
ote
nt
ia
l imp
a
c
t
s i
nc
lu
din
g re
lat
ed
natural catastrophe predictions, impac
t
s on
mar
ke
t
s an
d ch
an
gin
g re
gu
lat
io
n.
2020 emissions
2020 pro
ve
d a ch
al
le
ngi
ng y
ea
r wi
t
h cha
n
ge
s
to ou
r op
er
at
io
nal m
o
de
l an
d way
s o
f wo
rk
i
ng i
n
th
e fa
ce of t
he Co
v
id
-1
9 pa
nd
em
ic
. Ou
r fa
c
to
r
ie
s
remained
fully operational throughout
the
pa
nd
em
ic
, wi
t
h up to 6
0
% of o
ur s
t
af
f m
ov
i
ng to
wo
rk f
ro
m ho
me
; we ar
e t
ak
in
g p
osi
t
i
ve l
es
so
ns
fr
om t
he c
han
ge i
n wa
y
s of w
or
k
in
g an
d are
integrating them into
our developing sust
ainabilit
y
pla
n, f
or t
he b
en
ef
i
t of a
ll ou
r s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s i
n
order t
o mak
e our
organisation more
ef
f
icient
and improve our
environmental per
formance.
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Repor
ting
(SEC
R) f
ra
me
wo
rk a
nd U
K Ene
rg
y S
av
i
ng
s
Oppor
tunit
y Schem
e (ESOS)
T
he G
rou
p
’s i
nc
rea
sin
g fo
cu
s on s
us
t
ai
na
bil
i
t
y a
nd
it
s c
a
rb
o
n foo
tp
r
in
t are re
f
le
c
te
d in u
s es
t
a
bl
ish
in
g
th
e C
SR Com
mi
t
t
ee. We w
ere r
egi
s
te
red u
nd
er t
he
UK C
ar
b
on Re
du
c
t
i
on Co
mmi
t
me
nt (CR
C
) r
un b
y
th
e UK En
v
iro
nm
en
t Ag
en
c
y. T
his s
ch
em
e c
am
e
to an e
nd la
s
t ye
ar a
nd h
as b
ee
n rep
la
ced b
y
th
e SEC
R f
ram
e
wo
rk
. We h
ave m
ad
e ou
r f
i
r
s
t
sub
mi
ss
io
n un
der t
hi
s ne
w sc
he
me i
n 2020.
In addition,
Ultra implement
ed the
viable
recommendations
from the
201
9 i
ndependent
UK E
SO
S en
erg
y r
ev
ie
w w
hi
ch w
as co
nd
uc
ted
in co
mp
lia
nce w
i
th p
ha
se 2 o
f th
e sc
he
me. E
S
OS
op
er
ate
s on f
our-ye
ar
l
y com
pl
ia
nce p
has
e
s wi
t
h
th
e ne
x
t r
ev
ie
w fo
r com
pl
ia
nce u
nd
er E
SO
S ph
as
e
3 du
e by t
he e
nd of 202
3
.
In 2020, U
lt
r
a s
t
ar
ted t
h
e pro
ce
ss o
f de
ve
lo
pi
ng
an energy management sys
tem which will
provide
th
e ba
se
lin
e fo
r f
ut
ur
e acc
re
di
t
at
io
n to I
SO 5
0
0
01
Energy Management standard, an international
st
andard recogn
ising organisa
tions that enhance
their energy per
formance by implementing an
en
erg
y m
ana
ge
me
nt s
ys
tem b
as
ed o
n a mo
d
el
of co
nt
inu
al i
mp
rov
em
ent
. T
h
is ac
t
iv
i
t
y w
ill f
u
r
t
he
r
sup
p
or
t th
e re
du
c
t
io
n of Ul
t
ra
s en
erg
y u
se a
nd
ass
oc
iate
d cos
t
.
F
IG
UR
E 3
OU
R PROG
R
E
S
S
TO
WA
R
DS TH
E T
A
S
K
FO
RC
E ON
CL
I
M
ATE
-
R
EL
ATE
D FI
N
A
NC
I
A
L DIS
C
LO
SU
R
E
S (T
CFD)
Governan
ce
Strate
gy
Risk
management
Metrics and
targe
ts
Ou
r E
xec
u
ti
ve Team, a
nd u
l
tim
ate
l
y ou
r Bo
ar
d, a
re re
sp
on
sib
le
for a
ss
e
ss
in
g an
d man
ag
in
g rel
e
va
nt c
lim
ate re
la
ted r
is
k
s
and opportunities.
Cl
ima
te re
lat
ed r
is
k
s ar
e inte
gr
ate
d in
to ou
r r
isk a
ss
e
ss
me
nt
pro
ce
ss a
nd a
re as
s
es
s
ed u
sin
g ou
r r
isk f
ra
me
wo
r
k
.
Climate-related targets have
been set f
or 20
2
1
.
We hav
e se
t a t
ar
ge
t for re
d
uc
ti
on of 10% of G
HG e
mis
s
ion
s
rel
at
i
ve to re
ve
nu
e (t
CO2
e
/£m) for 2021 (aga
ins
t t
h
e 201
9 G
HG
emission baseline).
Cl
ima
te re
lat
ed r
is
k
s ar
e rev
i
ew
ed b
y th
e b
oa
rd an
d mo
ni
to
red
reg
ul
ar
l
y th
rou
gh o
ur r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t pro
ce
ss
.
We mo
ni
tor o
ur s
cop
e 1, scop
e 2 an
d re
qui
re
d el
eme
nt
s
of sc
op
e 3 GH
G em
is
sio
ns
, a
nd t
he re
la
ted r
is
k
s
. We are
ex
pa
nd
in
g ou
r me
tr
ic
s t
o inc
lu
de f
u
r
t
he
r sc
op
e 3 em
is
sio
ns
el
em
ent
s pro
gr
es
si
v
el
y f
rom 2021.
We hav
e th
or
ou
gh p
roc
es
se
s in p
la
ce fo
r as
se
s
sin
g an
d
man
ag
in
g cl
ima
te re
lat
ed r
isk
s
, wh
ic
h are i
nte
gr
ate
d in
to
our overall risk
management framework
.
We hav
e in
teg
ra
ted c
a
rb
on e
mi
ss
io
ns in
to ou
r K
PI
s to he
lp
us ma
na
ge c
lim
ate
-r
ela
te
d ri
sk
s a
nd o
pp
o
r
t
un
it
ie
s an
d
per
formance against target
s.
p7
5
p50
p57
p25
p50
p23
p50
p29
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
50
Measuring and reducing emission
s
In li
ne w
i
th t
he G
HG Co
r
po
ra
te Acc
oun
ti
ng a
nd
Rep
or
t
in
g St
an
da
rd
, Ul
tr
a has c
on
ti
nue
d to re
du
ce
our e
ne
rg
y a
nd G
HG
s, w
hi
ch i
s a re
spo
ns
e to
inc
re
as
ed c
us
to
me
r
s
’ re
qui
rem
en
t
s as w
el
l as
inc
re
as
ed l
eg
isl
at
i
ve im
p
ac
t
s
. Th
is ha
s be
en
achieved by:
+
Monitoring
and contr
olling our
consumption
of
natural energy resources
+
Fi
ght
in
g ag
ai
ns
t g
lo
ba
l wa
rm
in
g an
d po
ll
ut
io
n by
bet
ter managing our
energy and emissions
+
Sharing sustainable develo
pment principles
wi
t
hin t
h
e org
ani
s
at
io
n, w
i
th a v
i
ew to e
x
pa
nd
in
g
wi
t
h s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s an
d as
s
oc
ia
ted p
ar
t
ie
s
Ul
tr
a ha
s a lo
ngs
t
an
din
g co
mmi
t
me
nt to t
a
ck
li
ng
cli
ma
te ch
an
ge. A
s no
ted i
n ou
r 201
9 acco
un
t
s
,
T
he G
rou
p cre
ate
d a C
SR Co
mmi
t
tee
, wh
ic
h
con
ti
nu
es to m
ee
t re
gul
ar
l
y to re
v
ie
w ou
r
sust
ainabilit
y and carbon footprint
, and where
we
ca
n co
ns
t
an
tl
y i
mp
rov
e ou
r po
si
ti
on
.
Methodology
A
s re
po
r
ted a
bo
ve, t
h
e Gro
up f
al
ls in
to t
he SE
CR
fr
am
ew
or
k
, a
s we
ll as t
he E
S
OS
.
We hav
e rep
o
r
te
d al
l em
is
sio
n s
our
ces u
nd
er t
he
Com
pa
nie
s A
c
t 20
0
6 (St
ra
te
gi
c Rep
or
t a
nd
Di
rec
tor
s
’ R
ep
or
t
s) Re
gu
lat
io
ns 2013 as requ
ire
d.
T
he G
rou
p c
an re
po
r
t f
i
gu
res b
el
ow, c
a
lc
ula
te
d
ba
se
d on t
he G
HG P
roto
col C
or
po
ra
te St
a
nda
rd
usi
ng e
mis
si
on
s fa
c
to
r
s f
rom U
K Go
ve
rn
me
nt-
produced c
onversion 2
020
fac
tor gu
idance.
Rep
or
t
in
g cor
re
sp
on
ds w
i
th o
ur f
in
an
cia
l ye
ar an
d
ref
l
ec
t
s em
is
sio
ns f
ro
m th
e le
as
ed
, ow
n
ed
, an
d
con
tro
ll
ed a
s
se
t
s fo
r wh
ic
h th
e Gr
ou
p is
responsible.
T
he G
rou
p has m
ai
nt
ai
ne
d ’s
co
pe 1’ an
d ‘
sco
pe 2
emi
ss
io
ns fo
r F
Y
2020 an
d fo
r com
pa
ra
ti
v
e pr
i
or
yea
r
s
, wh
ic
h are g
en
er
ate
d f
rom o
ur of
f
ic
es
,
manufacturing sites
and bus
iness owned or
con
tro
ll
ed v
eh
ic
le
s. F
ro
m 2020 we a
ls
o be
ga
n
rep
or
t
in
g sco
p
e 3 emi
ss
io
ns f
ro
m veh
ic
le
s
cov
ere
d un
de
r ‘gr
ey f
le
et
’ (
p
er
so
na
l c
ar
s us
ed f
or
bus
in
es
s p
ur
po
se
s), i
n lin
e w
it
h ne
w SE
CR
require
ment
s
.
We hav
e c
al
cu
late
d a
nd re
po
r
ted o
ur e
mis
si
on
s in
lin
e w
it
h t
he G
HG Pr
oto
col Co
rp
o
ra
te Acco
un
ti
ng
and R
epor
ting S
tandard (
revised edition
).
Recorded t
otal energy consumption during
th
e 2020 f
i
na
nc
ial y
ear w
as 3
9,72
3,
35
4 k
W
h
(3
9,723 M
W
h), of w
hi
ch 14,51
4
,
1
49 k
Wh w
as fo
r
th
e UK a
nd 29,
20
9,
205 k
W
h fo
r th
e re
s
t of t
he
world.
2020 emissions
T
ot
al s
cop
e 1 to 3 e
mis
si
on
s mea
su
red f
or 2020
was 13,4
0
9 to
nn
es
, w
hi
ch re
la
ti
v
e to re
ven
ue
eq
uat
es to 1
5.
6 tCO
2
e pe
r £m of r
ev
enu
e. T
he
s
e
are b
ro
ken do
w
n by s
cop
e an
d re
gi
on i
n Fi
gu
re
s
4
-5. E
missions with c
omparative prior
-year
’s data
F
IG
UR
E 4A
COM
B
IN
E
D SCOP
E 1
A
N
D
2 EMI
S
S
IO
NS FRO
M
A
LL U
LTR
A B
U
S
I
NE
S
S
E
S
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
F
IG
UR
E 4B
COM
B
IN
E
D SCOP
E 1
A
N
D
S
COP
E 2
I
N
TE
N
S
I
T
Y
ME
T
R
IC
:
t
CO
2
e
/ £
M R
E
V
E
NU
E
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
F
IG
UR
E 5A
TO
TAL E
M
I
S
S
IO
N
S BY S
CO
PE
t
CO
2
e
Scope 2
Scope 3
Scope 1
85%
14%
1%
for co
mb
in
ed s
co
pe 1 a
nd 2 e
mis
si
on
s (sco
pe 3
dat
a n
ot a
va
il
ab
le fo
r pr
i
or ye
ar
s) are s
ho
wn i
n th
e
dia
gr
am
s be
lo
w, for t
CO
2
e an
d emi
ss
io
ns re
la
ti
v
e
to rev
en
ue. D
e
cli
ne
s in 2019 and 2020 re
f
l
ec
t
ac
ti
on to r
ed
uce re
la
ti
v
e emi
s
sio
ns a
nd a
c
t
i
v
it
y
cha
ng
es r
es
ul
ti
ng f
ro
m Cov
i
d 1
9.
Ene
rg
y e
f
f
ic
ie
nc
y mea
su
re
s un
de
r
t
ake
n in 2
020
T
he G
rou
p has b
e
en a
c
t
i
ve
ly e
ng
ag
ed i
n me
as
ure
s
to red
uc
e it
s e
ne
rg
y a
nd e
mis
si
on
s th
rou
gh
ou
t
th
e rep
or
t
in
g pe
ri
o
d as fo
ll
ow
s:
1
.
Repl
ac
in
g ol
d ha
lo
ge
n, T
8 an
d in
ef
f
ic
ie
nt la
mp
s
with low
-energ
y LEDs.
2.
Rep
la
ced a
ge
in
g of
f
i
ce e
qui
pm
en
t w
it
h
energy-
ef
f
icient product
s.
3.
E
xpanded video conf
erencing and
online
meetings
(a
s opposed
to fac
e-to
-face mee
tings
).
4.
Ol
der
, inef
f
icient boiler
s have
been replaced,
along with older e
lec
tricit
y water
heaters.
We hav
e se
t a t
ar
ge
t for re
d
uc
ti
on of 10% of G
HG
emi
ss
io
ns re
la
ti
v
e to rev
en
ue (t
CO2e/£m) for 2
021
(agai
ns
t t
he 2019 GHG em
is
sio
n b
as
eli
ne). U
lt
ra
sup
p
or
t
s an
d is co
mm
it
te
d to th
e S
ci
en
ce Ba
se
d
T
arget
s Initiative framework and has summarised
our p
ro
gr
es
s tow
ar
ds th
e T
ask
fo
rce o
n Cl
ima
te
-
rel
ate
d F
ina
nc
ia
l Dis
c
lo
sur
es i
n f
i
gur
e 3, t
hro
u
gh:
+
Rev
is
in
g our r
em
ote
-
w
or
k
in
g po
li
ci
es to e
na
bl
e
employees t
o have
a mor
e flex
ible appr
oach
to th
ei
r wo
rk
i
ng da
y, whi
le m
ee
ti
ng o
ur
busines
s needs
+
Investing in improvements to
our employee
connecti
vit
y and
video conferenci
ng facilities
wh
ic
h has d
em
on
s
tr
ab
l
y im
pro
ve
d ou
r tea
ms
ef
fec
ti
veness
+
A new Co
mp
an
y ca
r p
oli
c
y to en
cou
ra
ge
lowering emissions and making electr
ic cars
more ac
cessible, i
ncluding the i
nst
allation of
cha
rg
ing p
o
int
s at s
om
e of o
ur pr
emi
se
s
+
Rev
is
ed t
r
ave
l p
oli
ci
es to r
efo
c
us ou
r tea
m on
essential travel only
Prevention of
pollution
T
he ma
r
ket
s i
n wh
ic
h we o
pe
ra
te are i
nc
rea
si
ngl
y
foc
us
e
d on su
s
t
ai
nab
il
it
y a
nd re
du
c
t
i
on of
po
ll
ut
io
n. T
h
is is p
ar
t
ic
ula
r
l
y ev
i
de
nt in o
ur En
er
g
y
bus
in
es
s w
hi
ch ma
kes c
r
it
ic
a
l se
ns
or
s a
nd
sy
s
tems
for nuclear
power generation.
We make e
ve
r
y ef
fo
r
t
, w
h
ere p
os
si
bl
e, to re
du
ce
adver
se environmental impac
t
s. Prevention of
pollution at Ultra
includes using
resources
and
materials more
ef
f
icientl
y,
material and
energy
sub
s
t
it
u
ti
on
, as w
el
l as re
usi
ng
, re
cov
er
in
g an
d
rec
y
cli
ng a
s mu
ch s
cr
ap a
nd w
as
te m
ate
ri
al a
s
we c
an
, fo
r ex
am
pl
e in o
ur si
ng
le
-
u
se p
la
s
ti
c
s
red
uc
ti
on i
ni
t
iat
i
ve. We a
re re
v
isi
ng o
ur a
pp
roa
c
h
in 2021 to mo
ni
tor
i
ng a
nd re
po
r
ti
ng of p
a
ck
ag
in
g
was
te to br
oa
de
n th
e sco
p
e of pr
ev
i
ous
l
y rep
o
r
te
d
UK o
nl
y da
t
a un
der O
NE U
l
tr
a.
F
IG
UR
E 5B
TOT
AL
t
CO
2
e
E
MI
S
S
IO
NS B
Y R
EG
IO
N %
Canada (8.69%)
UK/Europe (25.76%)
USA (65.00%)
Australia (0.5%)
A Pos
it
iv
e For
ce
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
51
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Protection of the
environment, biodiver
sit
y
and restoration of
natural
habitat
s
A
s a re
sp
on
sib
le c
or
po
ra
te c
it
ize
n, U
lt
ra
rec
og
nis
es t
he i
mp
or
t
a
nce of p
ro
tec
t
ion o
f th
e
environment, of biodiversi
t
y,
and the need for
conser
vation and r
estoration of n
atural habitats
.
Ul
tr
a s
t
ri
v
es to n
ot o
nl
y li
mi
t o
ur bu
si
ne
ss i
mp
ac
t
on the environment but also suppor
t maintaining
biodiver
sit
y.
In 2020, U
lt
r
a ac
ti
v
el
y su
pp
or
te
d ma
int
a
in
ing
biodiver
sit
y by:
+
Encou
ra
gi
ng o
ur e
mp
loy
e
es to t
ake p
a
r
t i
n an
org
an
ise
d t
ree p
la
nt
in
g pr
og
ram
me
s in a
ll o
ur
operating territories, reduci
ng deforestation and
th
ere
fo
re th
e re
lea
se o
f gre
en
ho
us
e gas
e
s
+
Cont
in
uin
g ou
r ‘re
du
ce, re
us
e, re
c
ycl
e
’ i
ni
ti
at
i
ve
ac
ros
s a
ll of o
ur si
te
s to re
du
ce th
e am
ou
nt of
was
te we co
nt
r
ib
ute to l
an
d
f
i
ll si
te
s
+
Supp
o
r
t
in
g lo
c
al a
ni
mal o
rga
ni
sa
t
io
ns to he
lp
preser
ve endangered species in our
communit
y
sp
ace
s th
ro
ugh p
ro
tec
ti
on a
nd d
e
vel
op
m
ent o
f
ne
w en
dan
ge
re
d hab
i
t
at
s – e
xa
mp
le
s of w
hi
ch
include supporting the New E
ngland Aquarium
+
Suppor
ting biodiver
sit
y par
tner
ships local to
our
businesses
, e.
g. employee volunteering at local
Wildli
fe T
rus
t
s
Ul
tr
a w
ill b
ui
ld o
n th
e pr
og
res
s m
ad
e in t
he
se
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s in 2021.
Our technolog
y
, produc
t
s
and the enviro
nment
T
echnology development and
access
We are v
er
y pr
ou
d of t
he w
or
k we d
o to p
rote
c
t
our m
il
it
a
r
y pe
r
so
nn
el w
ho r
is
k th
ei
r li
ve
s to
pro
te
c
t us
. T
hr
ou
gh o
ur te
ch
no
lo
g
y we ke
ep
our s
o
ci
et
y s
afe
, make t
h
e job
s t
hat o
ur m
ili
t
a
r
y
pe
r
so
nn
el d
o le
ss r
is
k
y an
d ens
ure w
e ar
e
protecting our nations.
T
echnolog
y is
at the
hea
r
t of Ul
t
ra
s mis
si
on t
o ‘
In
no
va
te to
day
for a
safer tomorro
w
’.
In ev
er
y m
ar
ket w
h
ere w
e op
er
ate, U
l
tr
a
’s w
or
k
is ab
o
ut u
sin
g ou
r k
no
w
-h
ow a
nd i
ng
en
ui
t
y to
pro
te
c
t an
d d
efe
nd w
ha
t ma
t
te
r
s. We k
n
ow t
ha
t
technology and h
arnessing technological
inn
ov
a
ti
on is ke
y to su
pp
or
t
in
g sus
t
ain
ab
le
development. We are
invest
ing in our
engineering
team
s ac
ro
ss t
he G
ro
up, p
ro
v
idi
ng t
a
rg
ete
d
tr
ain
in
g in s
us
t
ai
na
bil
i
t
y i
n de
si
gn, a
nd w
e ar
e
al
wa
y
s lo
ok
i
ng fo
r ne
w p
roj
ec
t
s th
at s
up
po
r
t
sust
ainable development
. From a
sus
tainabilit
y
pe
r
sp
ec
ti
v
e, of
ten
, ou
r pr
oje
c
t
s re
qui
re us to
up
gr
ad
e s
y
s
te
ms or ke
ep e
x
is
t
in
g com
pl
e
x
sy
s
tems
operational for
decades without having a
sig
ni
f
ic
an
t im
pa
c
t o
n ou
r cu
s
tom
er
s
’ o
pe
ra
ti
on
s.
T
his a
pp
ro
ac
h t
y
p
ic
a
ll
y s
av
es t
im
e, mo
ne
y, and
has a l
es
s
er e
f
f
ec
t on t
he u
se o
f th
e wo
rl
d
s ra
w
mat
er
ial
s an
d pr
od
uc
ti
on o
f was
te.
WE ARE
resp
onsibl
e
Sin
gl
e
-
us
e pl
as
t
ic
s a
re ch
ok
i
ng o
ur n
at
ur
al
environment. Al
though many plastics are
rec
y
cla
bl
e, i
t is of
te
n no
t cos
t e
f
fec
t
i
ve to re
c
ycl
e
an
d mil
li
ons o
f ton
s of p
las
t
ic w
as
t
e is du
mp
ed
into oc
eans and landfills ever
y year
, causing
harm to
our environment and ecosys
tems.
We
were ther
efore plea
sed to
launch our
ONE
Ul
tr
a Si
ngl
e
-
Us
e Pl
as
t
ic
s Po
li
c
y i
n la
te 2020, i
t
s
aim t
o ac
ti
v
el
y re
du
ce Ul
t
ra
s pla
s
t
ic us
a
ge a
nd
was
te ac
ros
s a
ll o
ur si
te
s.
Ou
r ne
w po
li
c
y a
im
s to:
+
Demon
strate our
collective co
mmitment t
o
ta
c
kl
e un
ne
ces
s
a
r
y p
la
s
ti
c us
a
ge
+
Drive continuous improvement
to signific
antly
red
uce s
in
gl
e
-
us
e pl
as
t
ic u
sa
ge a
nd w
as
t
e
+
Work w
i
th a
ll of o
ur s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r
s to dr
i
ve
aw
are
ne
ss a
nd e
nc
our
ag
e ou
r tea
ms to s
ee
k
sui
t
ab
l
e al
ter
na
ti
v
es to p
la
s
ti
c
+
Meas
ure
, an
d rep
or
t o
n, p
las
ti
c us
ag
e to
ens
ure i
t d
ec
lin
e
s ove
r ti
me
T
he C
SR Co
mm
it
te
e hav
e ar
ra
ng
ed f
or e
ve
r
y
emp
l
oye
e to b
e is
su
ed w
i
th a
n Ul
t
ra b
ran
de
d
reusable tum
bler or w
ater bottle worldwide.
T
his w
il
l ena
bl
e us to t
a
ke th
e p
osi
t
i
ve s
te
p of
eli
mi
nat
in
g al
l si
ngl
e
-
u
se c
up
s on a
ll ou
r si
te
s.
Sma
ll c
han
ge
s c
an m
ake a BI
G di
f
f
ere
nce
!
Single
-u
se plas
tic p
olic
y
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
52
WE A
R
E T
HI
NK
I
NG
dif
fer
entl
y
Ul
tr
a is n
ot a h
eav
y man
uf
a
c
t
ur
in
g or m
as
s
product
ion busi
ness
, theref
ore the
majorit
y of
our e
mi
ss
io
ns ar
e du
e to ou
r fa
ci
li
ti
es
’ e
ne
rg
y
con
sum
pt
io
n an
d ou
r bu
sin
es
s t
ra
ve
l.
In la
te 2020, w
e s
t
ar
te
d ali
gn
me
nt of o
ur
bus
in
es
s
es to I
S
O 50
0
01 En
er
g
y Man
ag
em
en
t
St
an
da
rd, u
nd
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g wh
at w
e ne
ed to d
o
to br
in
g al
l of ou
r Ul
t
ra si
te
s to on
e co
mm
on
s
t
an
dar
d. T
h
is fo
cu
s has a
ll
ow
ed u
s to
consider
many s
mall changes
which
accumulat
e to
a net
year
-
on
-year reduction
in ou
r GH
G em
is
sio
ns (
v
s. 2
01
9 b
as
e).
Covid
-
1
9, while disruptive, has encouraged
our t
eam
s to be a
gi
le a
nd to t
hi
nk d
if
fe
ren
tl
y
ab
ou
t ou
r im
pa
c
t o
n th
e wo
r
ld a
rou
nd u
s –
inc
lu
di
ng h
ow w
e c
an ha
ve a p
os
it
i
ve i
mp
ac
t
on o
ur GH
G em
is
si
ons
.
We hav
e t
ake
n th
e op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y i
n 2020 to
up
dat
e our p
o
lic
ie
s to a
c
t
i
vel
y t
a
ke s
tep
s
towards
year
-on
-year reduced emissions
including:
+
Mov
in
g ou
r fa
ci
li
t
ie
s to en
erg
y a
gre
em
en
t
s
so
urce
d f
rom c
le
an e
ne
rg
y w
he
n th
ey e
xp
ir
e
(where
applicable/possible
)
+
Improv
ed our video c
onferencing
facilities
ac
ros
s a
ll of o
ur si
te
s
, red
uc
in
g th
e nu
mb
er
of p
eo
pl
e tr
av
ell
in
g be
t
we
en t
he
m bo
th
national
ly and internat
ionall
y
+
Improv
ed f
lexible working (including
home-
working) policies
+
Impr
ov
ed w
or
k
in
g pr
ac
ti
ce
s to en
cou
ra
ge
the reduction of bus
iness and c
ommuting
travel
+
Ado
pt
io
n of hy
b
r
id a
nd e
le
c
t
ri
c ve
hi
cl
es
and associated
infrastr
uc
ture wher
e
possible/applicable
20
2
1 AR
E
A
S OF
FO
CU
S FOR OUR ‘P
RO
TE
C
T
IN
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OU
R PL
A
NE
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’ P
IL
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A
R
+
Glo
ba
l al
ig
nm
ent to I
S
O 1
4
0
01 –
Environmental Management System for
accreditation from
2022
+
ONE Ul
t
ra d
ev
el
op
me
nt of E
ne
rg
y
Man
ag
em
en
t Sy
s
tem a
s ba
sis fo
r f
u
tu
re
acc
re
di
t
at
io
n to I
SO 5
0
0
01 – th
e
international Energy M
anagement
Standard
+
ONE Ul
t
ra a
li
gnm
en
t to I
SO 26
0
0
0 S
oc
ial
Responsibili
t
y Guidance
+
We have s
et a t
a
rg
et fo
r re
du
c
t
io
n of 10% of
GHG emissions
relative to
revenue
(t
CO
2e
/£m) for 2021 (agai
ns
t t
he 2019 GHG
emission baseline)
+
ONE Ul
t
ra S
in
gle
-
Us
e Plas
ti
c Pol
ic
y – li
mi
te
d
sin
gl
e
-
us
e pl
as
t
ic a
cr
os
s si
tes
, i
nc
lu
di
ng a
specif
ic target to
reduce
our con
sumption
of si
ng
le
-
u
se p
las
ti
c
s by 20
% in 2021
Covid-
1
9 and climat
e change
Ou
r pro
du
c
t
s
Op
po
r
tu
ni
ti
es to i
mp
ro
ve p
rod
uc
t di
f
fer
en
tia
ti
on
through improved energy-ef
f
icienc
y outcomes for
cu
s
tom
er
s a
re a key p
ar
t of o
ur s
y
s
tem
s de
sig
n
pa
r
t
ne
r
in
g wi
t
h cu
s
tom
er
s a
nd e
nd
-
us
er
s
. A
s ou
r
ne
w sus
ta
in
ab
ili
t
y pl
an ro
ll
s ou
t
, Ul
t
ra w
il
l se
ek to
cr
y
s
t
al
li
se a w
id
er o
pp
o
r
t
un
it
y to d
if
fe
ren
ti
ate
our
s
el
v
es m
or
e wi
de
l
y wi
t
hi
n our s
e
c
to
r th
ro
ugh
liv
ing our values
and embedding environment and
sus
t
a
in
abi
li
t
y fa
c
to
r
s in
to ho
w we d
o bu
sin
es
s to
me
et t
he n
ee
ds o
f ou
r com
mun
i
ti
es a
s on
e of ou
r
f
i
v
e key s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r gro
up
s.
Environmental issues are c
onsidered throughout
a pro
du
c
t
s li
fe
c
ycl
e, f
ro
m con
cep
t th
ro
ugh t
o
dis
po
s
al
. A
ll Ul
t
ra b
usi
ne
s
se
s en
sur
e th
eir
practices and pr
ocesses c
onsider
the
environment
. Businesses work wit
h their suppliers
to red
uc
e th
e im
pa
c
t of t
h
eir p
ro
du
c
t
s a
nd t
o ta
ke
account
of environmental fac
tors in the mat
erials
an
d com
po
ne
nt
s u
se
d. Co
nt
ro
ls ar
e in p
lac
e at
si
tes to d
ri
v
e ef
f
ic
ie
nc
y an
d mi
nim
is
e wa
s
t
ag
e,
wh
ic
h is di
sp
os
ed o
f ap
pro
pr
ia
tel
y u
sin
g sp
e
cia
li
s
t
contractors where necessar
y.
Nuclear energy produc
ts
Ou
r Ene
rg
y b
usi
ne
ss f
oc
us
es p
re
do
min
an
tl
y o
n
producing sys
tem-
critic
al c
ontrols and
sensors for
the generation
of nuclear
power
, a z
ero-
emission
cl
ean e
ne
rg
y s
our
ce th
at p
re
ven
t
s t
he a
dd
it
io
n of
th
ou
sa
nd
s of to
ns of h
ar
mf
ul a
ir p
ol
lu
t
an
t
s ea
ch
yea
r th
at co
nt
r
ib
ute to a
ci
d ra
in
, sm
og
, lu
ng
cancer and cardiovas
cular disease.
A Pos
it
iv
e For
ce
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
53
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Gi
v
ing
bac
k
(C
ommunit
ies)
Worki
ng wi
th our l
oc
al communi
tie
s
Ul
tr
a ac
ti
v
el
y s
up
po
r
t
s th
e lo
c
al co
mm
uni
t
ie
s in
wh
ic
h we o
pe
ra
te. We be
li
ev
e th
at b
y wo
rk
i
ng w
i
th
local par
tner
s towards
shared goals, and by
empowering our teams
to engage
with loc
al
pe
op
le
, we c
an c
rea
te la
s
ti
ng p
os
i
ti
ve
contributions that
promote
social and ec
onomic
development.
Ultra suppor
t
s our employees’ involvement in
so
ci
al in
it
ia
ti
v
es to m
ake a p
os
it
i
ve i
mp
ac
t
. In 2020,
th
ey h
ave b
e
en i
nvo
l
ve
d w
it
h in
it
ia
ti
v
es s
uc
h as
collecting and
donating
clothing, f
ood and
sup
pl
ie
s to gr
oup
s in n
ee
d of e
x
t
ra s
up
po
r
t
,
vo
lun
tee
r
in
g in co
mm
uni
t
y pr
oje
c
t
s an
d
promoting STEM-
related
ac
tiv
ities in schools.
We
always welcome ideas
for s
uch initiatives at
a lo
c
al an
d G
rou
p le
ve
l to en
cou
ra
ge o
ng
oi
ng
engagement and our
CSR Commit
tee are
ac
tivel
y
sup
p
or
ti
ng t
hi
s on a co
nt
in
uo
us ba
sis
.
ON
E Ul
tra C
ov
id
-1
9 Fun
d
In line
with Ultra’s Communities goal,
we launched
our Co
v
id
-1
9 f
un
d in Ma
y 2020, w
hi
ch h
as b
ee
n
cre
ate
d sp
ec
i
f
i
c
all
y to s
up
po
r
t Cov
i
d-1
9 c
har
i
ti
es
an
d ini
t
iat
i
ve
s in o
ur l
oc
a
l com
mu
ni
ti
es
.
Due to
the urgen
t need for
donations du
ring the
pa
nd
em
ic
, we a
ske
d our e
mp
lo
ye
es to n
om
in
ate
pro
je
c
t
s tha
t t
he
y wo
ul
d like to b
e co
nsi
de
re
d for
sup
p
or
t f
rom o
ur F
un
d, i
nc
lu
di
ng l
oc
al c
ha
ri
t
ie
s
,
initiatives or other
community causes that are
dir
ec
tl
y i
mp
ac
ted d
ue to Co
v
id
-1
9. Sin
ce i
nce
pt
io
n,
we ha
ve d
on
ate
d mo
re t
han $2
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0
0 a
cro
s
s 5
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org
an
is
at
io
ns w
he
re o
ur tea
ms h
ave h
ad a
demonstrable positive impact by pr
oviding
much-
needed funding acr
oss the USA, UK
,
Canada and Australia.
He
re is a s
el
ec
ti
on o
f org
an
is
at
io
ns U
lt
ra h
as
he
lp
ed a
nd h
ow t
he
y li
nk to o
ur A
S
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lu
es
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in
g:
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sh to e
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l
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er
at
io
ns i
n th
e
wo
rk
p
la
ce. T
he c
ha
ri
t
y wa
s for
ced to c
u
t it
s
wo
rk
fo
rce in t
h
e UK du
e to Co
vi
d
-
1
9. We
sup
p
or
ted t
h
e cha
r
it
y t
hro
ug
h ri
sk as
s
es
sm
en
t
s
,
imp
l
eme
nte
d a v
ar
ie
t
y o
f s
ani
t
a
ti
on s
t
a
ti
on
s,
bot
tles of anti-ba
c
terial sprays/hand washes
/
gels,
sur
f
ace w
ip
e
s an
d fa
ce ma
sk
s
.
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20
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gh M
ea
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com
mu
ni
t
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nte
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ar
m in
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er
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r
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t
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mil
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rg
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h Me
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m So
ci
al S
er
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nd of
fe
r
s a da
y
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r
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ce p
rov
i
di
ng Co
-
Fa
rm
er
s (me
mb
er
s o
f th
e
pu
bli
c li
v
i
ng w
i
th m
en
ta
l an
d ph
y
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ca
l he
al
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h
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su
es) th
e op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y t
o wo
rk w
i
th a
ni
mal
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il
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nat
ur
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t
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rn t
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or
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h
e Uni
v
er
si
t
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us
t
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i
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o
de
lin
g Con
so
r
ti
um
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lp
bu
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de
ls to d
ete
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t
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roj
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t an
d co
mb
at
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v
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d
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3
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pe
ra
ti
on F
li
nd
er
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, a S
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th
Aus
tr
al
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as
ed c
ha
ri
t
a
bl
e org
an
is
at
io
n th
at r
un
s
a world-
leading wildernes
s adventure programme
for y
ou
ng o
f
f
en
der
s
.
In Q1 2021 we wi
ll la
un
ch o
ur O
NE U
lt
ra G
i
v
in
g
Ba
ck F
ra
me
wo
r
k
. Ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s wi
ll b
e
encouraged t
o volunt
eer for
‘commun
it
y days
’ to
suppor
t charities
, environmental projec
t
s, ST
EM
an
d ed
uc
at
i
ona
l pr
og
ra
mm
es
, as w
el
l as ot
h
er
so
ci
al in
it
ia
ti
v
es t
ha
t al
ign w
i
th o
ur U
l
tr
a A
SPI
RE
values. This acti
ve con
tribution framework will
suppor
t the engagement of
our employees
wi
t
h ini
t
ia
ti
ve
s t
hat a
re im
p
or
t
an
t to th
em
. T
he
pro
gr
am
me w
il
l en
cou
ra
ge w
or
k
in
g as a te
am
an
d make a r
eal d
i
f
f
ere
nce to t
he c
om
mun
i
ti
es
in which
we operate
.
ON
E Ul
tra F
or
ce
s Ch
ar
t
er
Ou
r F
orce
s de
fe
nd a
nd p
rot
ec
t us at h
o
me an
d
abroad, sacrif
icing many o
f their
civ
ilian fr
eedoms
wh
il
e do
in
g so, a
nd o
f
te
n fa
ci
ng h
ar
dsh
ip an
d a
ri
sk of s
er
io
us i
nju
r
y an
d de
at
h du
ri
ng t
he co
ur
s
e
of th
ei
r du
t
ie
s.
A
s p
ar
t of o
ur su
s
t
ai
na
bil
i
t
y p
la
n, w
e hav
e
com
mi
t
te
d to a
c
t
i
ve
l
y sup
po
r
ti
ng o
ur F
o
rces
com
mu
ni
t
y – b
ot
h C
i
v
il an
d Mi
li
t
ar
y. We reco
gn
is
e
the value that serv
ing personnel
, veterans, and
th
eir f
am
il
ie
s
, con
tr
ib
u
te to ou
r sa
fe
t
y, ou
r
bus
in
es
s
, an
d de
fe
nce of t
h
e reg
io
ns in w
h
ic
h we
ope
ra
te.
In De
ce
mb
er 2020
, we la
un
ch
ed o
ur O
NE U
lt
ra
F
orce
s C
har
te
r
, w
hi
ch s
e
t
s th
re
e key p
ri
nc
ip
le
s fo
r
Ul
tr
a:
1
.
T
o re
co
gni
se, r
es
pe
c
t a
nd s
ho
w gra
t
it
ud
e of
ser
vice, honouring the
commitment and
sacrif
ices m
ade by the
Forces commu
nit
y
2.
T
o t
a
ke po
si
ti
v
e me
asu
re
s to pre
ve
nt a
ny
disadvant
age of
the Forces
communit
y
3.
T
o r
eco
gn
is
e th
at sp
e
cia
l tr
ea
tm
ent m
ay b
e
appropriate,
especially for
the injur
ed or
bereaved
Ou
r cha
r
ter s
upp
o
r
t
s o
ur A
SPI
RE v
al
ue
s an
d
s
tr
ate
gi
c pr
i
or
it
i
es a
nd is b
ui
lt u
po
n ou
r
com
mi
tm
en
t to a su
s
t
ain
ab
le f
u
t
ure b
y en
ga
gin
g
wi
t
h ou
r com
mun
i
ti
es
, s
t
ri
v
i
ng to o
pe
ra
te in a
sust
ainable manner
, minimising our
environmental impac
t
, and showing that
we are
an a
c
t
i
ve p
osi
t
i
ve co
nt
ri
bu
to
r to ou
r com
mu
ni
ti
es
.
Education and
culture
S
T
EM ac
ti
v
i
t
ie
s in s
ch
oo
ls
, co
lle
g
es a
nd
uni
v
er
si
t
ie
s are s
up
po
r
ted a
cro
s
s al
l our
businesses, and
within our
supply ch
ain.
Ou
r S
T
EM ou
t
rea
ch f
or
ms t
he b
asi
s of ma
ny o
f our
lo
c
al a
c
t
i
vi
t
ie
s
. We hav
e man
y S
T
EM a
mb
as
s
ad
or
s
ac
ros
s t
he G
ro
up – a ne
t
w
or
k w
e are ke
en to
expand fur
ther to
help inspi
re the
nex
t generation
of sc
ie
nt
is
t
s a
nd e
ng
in
ee
r
s. H
er
e are s
om
e
examples of
our ach
ievements in 2
02
0:
+
Our N
or
th A
m
er
i
ca
n tea
ms p
ar
t
ici
pa
te
d in o
ver
1
7 i
n
-
pe
r
so
n an
d v
ir
tu
al S
TEM f
ai
r
s
+
We par
tn
er
ed w
i
th Texas Tech Un
i
ve
rs
it
y, T
ex
as
A&
M U
ni
ve
r
si
t
y a
nd t
he U
ni
v
er
si
t
y of T
e
xas to
pro
v
id
e in
ter
ns
hip
s to hi
re ne
w t
al
en
t. We a
re
als
o w
or
k
in
g wi
t
h th
e T
ex
as A
&
M Eng
in
ee
ri
ng
E
xp
er
im
en
t St
at
io
n to s
t
a
r
t a m
en
tor
s
hip
pro
gr
am
me a
nd p
ip
el
in
e int
o Ul
tr
a of t
he
ir A
I
talent
, utilising their Innovation Centre
for
tes
t
in
g ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s an
d tea
min
g w
it
h t
he
m to cha
se
oppor
tunitie
s
+
We cont
in
ue
d our p
a
r
t
ne
r
shi
p w
it
h B
udm
ou
t
h
Coll
e
ge
s CE
IL P
ro
gra
mm
e (Cent
re o
f E
xcel
len
ce
for I
nd
us
t
ri
al L
ia
is
on) pro
v
id
in
g wo
rk p
la
cem
en
t
s
an
d int
er
v
ie
w
s
/sof
t s
ki
ll
s for s
tu
de
nt
s
, as w
el
l
he
lpi
ng t
he
ir ‘
Bu
dS
at
’ c
ub
e s
ate
ll
ite te
am w
i
th
regular engineering suppor
t and mentoring
+
We have b
ui
lt a s
tro
ng r
ela
t
ion
sh
ip w
it
h
Lancas
ter Universit
y including
lec
turing on
courses, providing summer placements
, year
in
in
dus
t
r
y, BSc
/
MS
c pr
oje
c
t
s an
d pro
d
uc
t
development
+
W
e sponsored
t
wo women schola
rs through
Ark
w
right Engineering
Scholarships
+
In Aus
tr
ali
a, w
e aw
ar
de
d a s
tu
de
nt o
ur i
nau
gu
ra
l
scholarship in
par
tnership with the Playford
Memorial T
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addition, we also
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whom will be
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employment at Ultra in 20
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fundraising and
sponsorship effor
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
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s 2020
54
Principal
ri
sk
s an
d unce
r
t
aint
ie
s
W
e manag
e risk t
o suppor
t our ONE U
ltra s
trat
eg
y
T
he ide
nt
i
c
at
io
n and mana
ge
me
nt of
r
isk is a
core el
em
ent of the way we oper
ate in Ult
ra
s
bus
in
es
s
es
. We
c
ons
id
er ris
k when we eva
lu
ate
th
e marke
t env
iro
nm
en
t
, asse
s
s busin
e
ss
op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es and rev
i
ew del
i
ver
y of per
for
m
anc
e
against
objec
tives.
T
he Boa
rd has over
al
l resp
ons
ib
ili
t
y for ensur
i
ng
an ee
c
t
i
ve s
y
s
tem of risk mana
ge
me
nt
,
go
ver
na
nc
e
an
d inter
na
l cont
rol
s. T
he Boa
rd
rev
i
ew
s ris
k as
pa
r
t of it
s st
ra
teg
y rev
ie
w proc
es
s
an
d, as par
t of
st
a
nd
ard ca
d
enc
e in
a
ye
ar
, rev
ie
ws
th
e Grou
p
’s key and emer
gi
ng ris
k
s
, and the
con
tro
ls and in
dic
a
tor
s to
ma
na
ge the
m.
T
he ris
k
ma
na
ge
men
t fra
me
wo
rk und
er
p
ins
Ul
tr
a
’s app
ro
ac
h to
man
ag
in
g
r
isk ee
c
t
i
ve
l
y.
Th
e
fr
am
ew
or
k fac
il
it
a
tes th
e
pr
oa
c
t
i
ve rev
i
ew and
man
ag
em
en
t of
ex
is
t
in
g and emer
gin
g risk
s
th
rou
gh the id
ent
i
c
a
ti
on
, meas
ure
me
nt
, cont
rol
an
d repor
t
in
g of
ri
sk that ca
n unde
r
min
e the
bus
in
es
s mod
el
, fu
tu
re per
for
ma
nc
e, sol
ve
nc
y
or liq
uid
i
t
y of the Grou
p. A
s par
t
of thi
s, we:
+
ide
nt
if
y the ca
us
es an
d dri
ve
rs of a
ris
k and
acco
un
t
ab
ili
t
y for it
s mana
gem
en
t
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nt
if
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l cons
eq
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s of
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th
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con
se
qu
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af
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pr
io
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a
ti
on
, recog
nis
in
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of
ten th
e pace
wi
t
h whic
h a
r
is
k cr
y
s
t
a
ll
is
es tha
t impa
ir
s a
bus
in
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s
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mi
ti
ga
te and cont
rol it
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t
ic
ul
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to
man
ag
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d mi
t
iga
te a r
isk
Day
-
to
-
day ow
ne
r
shi
p of
ris
k sit
s wi
th bus
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an
d func
t
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al man
ag
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ent
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er th
e
re
gu
lar
rev
i
ew of the Exe
cu
t
iv
e T
ea
m to
w
h
om the Bo
ar
d
hav
e dele
ga
te
d prin
ci
pa
l resp
ons
ib
ili
t
y for risk
ove
r
si
ght
. A
s Ult
ra imp
le
me
nt
s it
s tra
ns
f
or
ma
ti
on
pro
gr
am
me
s in
2021
an
d beyo
n
d, ris
k
man
ag
em
en
t and eec
ti
v
e cont
rol
s are
key
dr
i
ver
s in the dev
el
op
me
nt of our new st
ru
c
t
ur
es
,
po
li
ces and pro
ce
ss
es as we tran
si
ti
on to
ON
E
Ultra.
Ri
sk a
s
sur
an
ce
Ul
tr
a
’s man
ag
em
en
t, Au
di
t Commi
t
tee and Bo
ar
d
rec
ei
ve ind
ep
en
de
nt as
sur
an
ce on
ou
r key
ri
sk
s
an
d contr
ols th
rou
gh Inte
rn
al Aud
it rev
i
ew
s whi
ch
are ou
t
so
urc
ed and con
du
c
te
d by
P
w
C. Ou
tp
u
t
s
of the ris
k proce
s
s
ar
e an
inp
u
t to
t
he Inte
r
nal
Au
di
t plan
, focu
sin
g rev
ie
w ac
t
iv
i
t
y on
re
cog
nis
e
d
pr
io
r
it
y risk
s
. T
w
ice
-
y
ear
l
y nan
ci
al cont
ro
l
re
v
ie
ws
are con
du
c
te
d acro
ss all v
e SBUs and glo
ba
l
sha
re
d
se
r
v
ice
s
, chai
red by the CF
O wit
h Inter
na
l
Au
di
t repre
se
nte
d
, to
p
ro
v
id
e
ad
di
t
io
nal
as
sur
an
ce, ove
r
sig
ht and acco
un
ta
bi
li
t
y for
th
e
man
ag
em
en
t of
ris
k and cont
rol
s
.
SWOT
ANAL
YSIS
Ri
sk a
pp
e
ti
te s
t
at
em
en
t
T
he Gro
up
’s ob
je
c
t
i
ve to
gen
er
ate lo
ng
-
ter
m
sus
t
a
in
ab
le val
ue for all st
a
keh
ol
de
r
s
is re
ec
te
d
in Ult
ra
s app
et
it
e for
r
isk
, wh
ic
h is
rev
i
ew
ed
ann
ua
ll
y.
Ul
tr
a has a
l
ow ri
sk app
et
it
e
in sit
ua
t
ion
s
wh
ere it
s
cu
l
tu
re, repu
t
at
i
on or nanc
ia
l st
an
di
ng
may be ad
ve
r
se
l
y aec
ted
. Howe
ve
r
,
th
e Grou
p
do
es cons
id
er tak
i
ng hig
he
r risk
s wh
ere th
e
op
po
r
t
un
i
t
y is see
n
to out
we
ig
h the pote
nt
ial
ri
sk
s
, pro
vi
de
d tha
t appr
op
ri
ate lev
el
s of
mi
ti
ga
ti
ng cont
ro
ls are in
pl
ace. Wh
ere sa
fe
t
y may
be comp
ro
mis
e
d, Ul
tr
a has
zero tol
era
nc
e. The
E
xec
ut
i
ve T
e
am and Bo
ar
d
as
s
es
s
ed spe
ci
c risk
ap
pe
ti
te in relat
io
n to
Ul
tr
a
’s key and pri
nc
ip
al
ri
sk
s in 2020,
as
se
s
sin
g app
et
i
te as
ri
sk tole
ran
t
(w
her
e greate
r risk ca
n be
e
ec
ti
v
el
y mana
g
ed to
de
li
ve
r high ret
ur
n wit
h es
t
ab
lis
he
d cond
en
ce),
ri
sk bala
nc
ed (wh
ere ad
di
ti
on
al inve
s
t
me
nt in
con
tro
l is
su
pp
or
te
d by
th
e busin
es
s ca
se) or
ri
sk
av
er
se (w
her
e Ult
ra inve
s
t
s to
mi
nim
is
e the risk
th
rea
t
, in
area
s such as comp
lia
nce ris
k
s).
Principal risk
s
In line wi
t
h
de
ve
lo
pi
ng gui
da
nce on risk rep
or
t
in
g,
we have foc
us
e
d
ou
r st
at
em
ent on pri
nc
ip
al ris
k
s
to thos
e that are cur
re
nt and
/or par
t
ic
ula
r to
Ul
tr
a,
ei
th
er thr
ou
gh the nat
ure of our sec
tor or
bus
in
es
s mod
el
, or
be
c
au
se fac
to
r
s
or
cir
cu
ms
t
an
ce
s have ele
va
te
d more gen
er
ic ris
k
s in
Ul
tr
a
’s cur
re
nt bus
ine
s
s env
iro
nm
en
t. In addi
t
io
n
to the pri
nc
ip
al ris
k
s ide
nt
i
ed be
lo
w,
Ul
t
ra als
o
ac
ti
v
el
y mana
ge
s risk
s ass
es
s
ed as a
l
ow
er
, but
no
t
to say ins
ign
i
c
an
t
, leve
l. Th
e
se pote
nt
ia
l risk
s
are of
t
en comm
on to
lis
ted bus
in
es
se
s and
inc
lu
de bu
sin
es
s inter
r
up
ti
on ris
k
s (wh
ere in 2020
Ul
tr
a demo
ns
t
ra
te
d ver
y eec
ti
v
e manag
em
en
t of
th
e Covi
d
-
1
9 ou
tb
rea
k)
, ta
le
nt reten
ti
on and
rec
r
ui
tm
en
t risk
s (whi
ch has also be
en red
uc
in
g
for Ul
tr
a as
our ONE Ul
tr
a HR
pro
g
ram
me
s
rol
l
-
ou
t) an
d heal
th
, saf
et
y and env
ir
onm
en
t risk
s
(w
hic
h are seen as a
pr
io
ri
t
y for excell
en
ce rat
he
r
tha
n pri
nc
ip
al ris
k)
, whi
ch have be
en rep
or
te
d
on
ex
ter
na
ll
y in prev
io
us yea
r
s.
Strengths
+
W
orld
-leading
domain
technolog
y/
c
apabilit
y
+
Spe
cia
li
s
t sub
-
s
y
s
te
m engi
ne
er
in
g and desi
gn
exper
tise
+
Es
t
ab
li
sh
ed cus
to
me
r relat
i
ons
hi
ps wi
th
op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es for sol
u
ti
on exp
an
si
on and
share gain
+
Long
-
c
y
cl
e, grow
in
g defe
nce mar
ke
t
s
+
Bu
sin
es
s mode
l
ge
ne
rat
es high
ret
ur
ns on
c
a
pi
t
al
+
A
s
se
t-l
igh
t
,
hi
gh cap
it
a
l
re
tu
rn mod
el wi
th broa
d
tec
hn
ol
og
y,
pl
at
for
m and prod
uc
t
ex
p
osu
re
+
Stro
ng ca
sh gen
era
t
ion for re
-
in
ves
tm
en
t
Wea
knesses
+
His
to
ri
c
all
y no val
ue
-
fo
cu
se
d st
ra
teg
y
+
Inco
nsi
s
ten
t exec
ut
io
n and deli
v
er
y
+
Resi
s
t
an
ce to
cha
ng
e
+
Dis
ag
gr
ega
te
d sy
s
te
ms and pro
ces
s
es
+
His
to
ri
c lack of inve
s
tm
en
t disc
ip
lin
e
+
Und
er
in
ve
s
tm
en
t in
pe
op
le, pro
ce
ss
e
s
an
d infr
as
t
r
uc
tu
re
+
Limited
c
ollaboration
+
T
echnology s
ilos
and
duplication/inecient
res
ou
rce usa
g
e
Oppor
tunities
+
Core doma
in ex
pe
r
t
is
e in
cu
s
tom
er pr
io
ri
t
y
are
as for ‘
v
e
-
e
ye
s
’ marke
t
s
+
Grea
ter s
tr
ate
gi
c enga
ge
me
nt pote
nt
ial for
improv
ed
execution
+
ONE Ult
ra an
d
pa
re
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in
g
ad
v
an
t
ag
e
e
ci
en
c
y and ee
c
ti
ve
ne
s
s
+
V
alues
dierentiation
Threat
s
+
Political
change
/
defence
spending
reduc
tion
fr
om Cov
id
-
1
9 gove
rn
me
nt
al re
na
nc
in
g
+
Incre
asing
regulation/compli
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b
urden
+
Failu
re to
del
i
ve
r neces
s
a
r
y wi
de
-
s
c
al
e
change
for transformation
+
Long
-
te
rm con
tr
ac
t bid erro
r
+
Exe
cu
t
io
n erro
r on
lar
ge, lon
g
-
ter
m
programmes
+
Complianc
e
failure
+
Unk
no
w
n
im
pa
c
t on busi
ne
s
se
s of
glo
ba
l
environment
change
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
55
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
Financial statements
In
cr
ea
se
d ri
sk (m
ed
iu
m ter
m)
De
fen
ce spe
ndi
ng by gov
er
nm
ent
s can uc
tu
ate
c
y
cl
ic
al
l
y depe
nd
in
g on
eco
no
mi
c condi
t
io
ns
,
cha
ng
e of
go
ver
n
me
nt pol
ic
y or
po
li
t
ic
al
consideration
s, budgetar
y
constraints
,
and
cha
ng
es to nati
ona
l and glo
ba
l threa
t
s
.
Risk appetit
e:
T
olerant
Potential impac
t
Low
er def
en
ce spen
di
ng by the Grou
p
’s maj
or
cu
s
tom
er
s coul
d have a
ma
ter
ia
l
im
pa
c
t on the
Gro
up
s fu
tu
re resul
t
s an
d
n
an
cia
l cond
it
io
ns
.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Th
e Group is geo
gr
ap
hic
a
ll
y spre
ad acr
os
s the
US
A
, UK and inte
rn
at
io
nal de
fen
ce marke
t
s
+
We
dev
el
op an
d
ma
int
a
in st
ro
ng rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s
wi
t
h cus
tom
er
s
, gov
er
nm
en
t
s and st
a
keho
ld
er
s
di
e
ren
tia
t
in
g
th
ro
ug
h our domai
n exp
er
t
is
e
+
Long
-
te
rm nat
ur
e of
spe
ci
al
is
t defe
nc
e
co
nt
ra
c
t
s
+
We
se
ek to
po
si
ti
on the Gro
up to
ac
ces
s the
hig
he
r
-
gr
ow
th pa
r
t
s of
t
h
e marke
t
Comment, changes
and outlook
A
s the key inhe
re
nt risk for our cho
s
en sec
tor,
th
ere is a
h
ig
he
r risk tole
ra
nce reco
gn
isi
ng tha
t we
are wel
l place
d to
man
ag
e risk
s whic
h are at
th
e
core of wha
t
we do.
Gro
w
th in glob
al tens
io
ns and ins
t
ab
il
it
y is raisi
ng
de
fen
ce pri
or
i
ti
es for nat
io
nal go
ver
n
men
t
s in our
key mar
ket
s in the sho
r
t ter
m. Th
is may be os
et
in the med
iu
m term if, foll
ow
in
g the econ
om
ic
imp
a
c
t of
Cov
i
d
-
1
9,
de
fen
ce spen
di
ng is impa
c
t
ed
for a
pe
r
io
d in
key mar
ket
s as gove
r
nme
nt
s se
ek
to redu
ce Covi
d
-
1
9
-
d
ri
v
en de
ci
t
s
. Thi
s dri
ve
s an
inc
re
asi
ng pote
nt
ia
l risk ass
e
ss
me
nt bey
on
d 2022.
Defence Sec
tor
Cyc
le R
i
sk
Wi
t
h our focu
s on
th
e defen
ce sec
to
r
, ge
op
ol
it
ic
a
l
fa
c
to
r
s could lea
d to
an unfa
vo
ur
ab
le bus
in
es
s
cli
ma
te for defe
nce spe
nd
in
g or
res
t
r
ic
t the acces
s
of over
s
ea
s
su
pp
li
er
s to
nat
io
na
l marke
t
s
.
Risk appetit
e:
Balanced
Potential impac
t
Pol
it
ic
a
l chan
ge in a
m
aj
or end
-
c
us
t
om
er coun
tr
y
suc
h as
th
e USA coul
d impa
c
t rev
en
ue ow
s fro
m
ca
nc
ell
at
io
n of
de
fen
ce prog
ra
mm
es or redu
c
t
io
n
in fu
tu
re prog
ra
mm
es for pol
i
ti
ca
l reas
ons
, or a
cha
ng
e of
sup
p
lie
r sel
ec
ti
on con
di
ti
on
s
on
defence
c
ontrac
ts
.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Th
e Group pro
ac
t
i
vel
y mon
i
tor
s the po
li
ti
c
al
env
i
ron
me
nt
s a
ec
ti
ng our key marke
t
s
+
We
dev
el
op an
d
ma
int
a
in st
ro
ng rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s
wi
t
h cus
tom
er
s
, gov
er
nm
en
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s and st
a
keho
ld
er
s
di
e
ren
tia
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in
g
th
ro
ug
h our domai
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er
t
is
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+
Di
ver
s
i
e
d oper
at
io
ns wi
th lo
ca
l manu
fa
c
tu
ri
ng
in our tar
ge
t marke
t count
r
ie
s
+
Di
ver
s
i
c
at
io
n of
en
d cus
tom
er
s in mul
ti
pl
e
coun
tr
ies
+
Long
-
te
rm nat
ur
e of
def
en
ce cont
ra
c
t
s and
do
mai
n exp
er
t
ise
Comment, changes
and outlook
Ba
la
nce
d risk app
e
ti
te, wi
th ad
di
ti
on
al cont
ro
ls
inv
es
tm
en
t
w
he
re jus
ti
ed
.
A
s wel
l as
ca
rr
y
i
ng ele
me
nt
s of risk
, cha
ng
es in the
ge
op
ol
it
ic
a
l and thre
at env
ir
on
me
nt for our
ve
-
ey
es
’ mar
ke
t
s can als
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r
y opp
or
tu
ni
t
y as
our key cus
to
me
r
s draw on areas of our doma
in
ex
pe
r
ti
se in thei
r resp
ons
e to
a chan
gin
g thre
at
environment.
Un
cer
t
ai
nt
y has
re
du
ced wi
t
h
th
e nal
is
at
io
n of
th
e US
e
le
c
ti
on
, and whil
e Bre
xi
t was not a
key ris
k
for
Ultra, agr
eement
on
arrangement
s
for
relevant
tr
ad
in
g areas pos
t Bre
x
it has imp
rov
e
d
th
e abil
i
t
y
to plan for and mana
ge fu
t
ure op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es
.
Geop
olitical
Risk
Reducing
risk
Ac
ros
s Ult
ra
s busi
ne
s
se
s
,
a majo
r prop
or
t
io
n
of reve
nu
es are gene
ra
te
d throu
gh con
tr
ac
t
s
wh
ic
h are
lo
ng ter
m in
nat
ur
e and subj
ec
t to
com
pl
ex ter
ms and con
di
ti
on
s. Cont
ra
c
t
s incl
ud
e
com
mi
tm
en
t
s rela
ti
ng to
pr
ic
in
g, qua
li
t
y and
sa
fe
t
y, techn
ic
a
l and cus
to
mer req
ui
rem
en
t
s
,
an
d prod
uc
t ser
v
ic
in
g.
Risk appetit
e:
Balanced
Potential impac
t
A fail
ure to
f
ull
y reco
gn
is
e contr
ac
t risk
s or
to
ant
ic
ip
at
e techn
ic
al cha
ll
en
ge
s and es
ti
ma
te
cos
t
s acc
ur
ate
l
y or
ot
he
r incor
re
c
t as
sum
pt
io
ns
at the ou
t
se
t of
a contr
ac
t can lea
d to
une
x
pe
c
te
d
lia
bi
li
ti
es
, inc
rea
se
d out
tu
rn cos
t
s an
d
red
uce
d pro
t
a
bil
i
t
y.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Busi
ne
s
s bid and cont
ra
c
t mana
ge
me
nt
processes
+
Lega
l rev
ie
w
s
of cont
ra
c
t ter
ms and con
di
ti
on
s
+
Cont
ra
c
t-s
pe
ci
c risk ass
e
ss
me
nt
s
+
Clear
delegation
o
f
authorit
y/
escalation
criteria
for app
ro
va
ls
+
Rev
ie
w
s of
con
tr
ac
t per
for
ma
nc
e
Comment, changes
and outlook
Ba
la
nce
d risk app
e
ti
te, wi
th ad
di
ti
on
al cont
ro
ls
inv
es
tm
en
t
w
he
re jus
ti
ed
.
Ou
r inve
s
tm
en
t in
enh
an
ci
ng our inte
rn
al
pro
fes
s
ion
al le
gal team cont
in
ue
d in
2020,
imp
ro
v
in
g our cap
ab
ili
t
y to
ta
il
or cont
ra
c
t ri
sk
rev
i
ew
s to
Ul
t
ra
s
r
isk app
et
i
te comp
are
d wi
th
mo
re gene
r
ic ex
te
rn
al leg
al rev
i
ew
s
. The
imp
l
eme
nt
a
ti
on of st
an
da
rdi
se
d bid and cont
ra
c
t
po
li
ci
es and pro
ces
s
es
, and the po
ol
in
g of
ca
pa
bi
li
t
y and the alig
nm
en
t of
sim
ila
r busin
es
s
es
un
der th
e ONE Ult
ra ban
ne
r
ar
e in
pla
ce and wil
l
be
d in d
ur
in
g 2021
.
Reducing
risk
Bid and
Contract Ri
sk
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
56
Principal risk
s and uncer
tain
ties
continued
Reducing
risk
Man
y of
th
e prog
ra
mm
es ente
red into by Ult
ra are
com
pl
ex an
d
lo
ng ter
m and are subj
ec
t to
v
ar
i
ous
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce con
di
ti
on
s whic
h mus
t be adhe
red
to
throughou
t
t
he
programme.
Poor
management
of such pro
gr
am
me
s brin
gs ri
sk
s rela
te
d to
:
+
dela
y
s in
pr
od
uc
t deve
lo
pm
en
t or
launch
sche
dules
+
fai
lur
e to
m
ee
t cus
to
me
r spec
i
c
a
ti
ons or
pre
di
c
t tec
hni
c
al pro
bl
ems
+
inab
il
it
y to
de
li
ve
r to
cont
ra
c
t ter
ms
+
inab
il
it
y to
man
ag
e prog
ra
mm
e cos
t
s or
for
ec
as
t
ac
cu
ra
tel
y
Risk appetit
e:
R
is
k aver
s
e
Potential impac
t
Ine
e
c
t
i
ve pro
gr
am
me mana
g
em
ent coul
d
res
ul
t in
da
mag
e to
cus
tom
er rela
ti
on
shi
ps or
ca
nc
ell
at
io
n of
a
con
tr
a
c
t resu
lt
in
g in
cl
aim
s for
lo
ss and rep
u
ta
t
ion
al dam
ag
e. Poor per
fo
rm
an
ce
ag
ain
s
t a
c
on
tr
ac
t could als
o unde
r
min
e the
Gro
up
s abil
it
y to
w
in fu
tu
re cont
ra
c
t
s and cou
ld
res
ul
t in
cos
t ov
er
ru
ns and sig
ni
c
a
nt
l
y
lo
we
r
ret
ur
ns tha
n exp
ec
te
d.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Strengthened
programme
capabili
t
y
and
processes
+
New
l
y impl
em
en
ted ONE Ul
tr
a prog
ra
mm
e
man
ag
em
en
t poli
c
y in 2020,
rep
la
ci
ng lo
ca
l
di
ve
r
se bus
ine
s
s poli
ci
es
+
Fo
rm
al rev
ie
w and esc
a
lat
i
on fra
me
wo
r
k
+
Rev
ie
w and app
rov
a
l of
ke
y pro
gra
mm
es by SBU
man
ag
em
en
t teams
, the Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m and the
Board
+
‘L
es
s
ons lea
r
ne
d
’ and bes
t prac
ti
ce shar
in
g
+
Insp
ec
ti
on of prog
ra
mm
es by cus
to
me
r
s
Changes and
outlook
F
oc
us on inve
s
tm
en
t in
s
tr
on
g contr
ol
s
fo
r a
ke
y
ena
bl
in
g proce
s
s; ris
k
av
er
s
e.
T
he st
a
nd
ard
is
at
io
n of
pro
gr
am
me man
ag
em
en
t
po
li
ci
es and tool
s was roll
ed ou
t in
2020
as par
t of
th
e ONE Ult
ra imp
le
men
t
at
io
n, s
t
an
dar
dis
in
g our
ap
pro
a
ch to
pro
gr
am
me man
ag
em
ent an
d it
s
con
tro
l fra
me
wo
rk
. Addi
t
io
nal
l
y,
the bus
in
es
s
reo
rg
ani
s
at
io
n eec
ti
v
e from the s
t
ar
t of
2021
br
in
gs ali
gnm
en
t of
spe
c
ial
is
t res
ou
rces an
d
simplied m
anagement and
oversight.
We
al
so hav
e a
s
ucc
es
s
f
ul pro
gr
amm
e of
sup
p
or
ti
ng our Pro
gra
mm
e Mana
ge
r
s
to beco
me
acc
re
di
ted by the Proj
ec
t Mana
ge
me
nt Ins
t
it
u
te.
Programme
Risk
T
he abil
i
t
y to
co
nt
inu
ou
sl
y imp
rov
e and tran
s
fo
rm
our bus
in
es
s in
li
ne wi
th our ONE Ul
tr
a st
ra
teg
y is
vi
t
a
l for
bu
sin
es
s succ
es
s
. Eec
t
i
ve del
i
ver
y of
maj
or or conc
ur
re
nt chan
ge pro
gr
am
me
s wit
h
min
im
al ee
c
t on busin
e
ss as usual is a
ke
y
com
po
ne
nt of Ultr
a
’s dr
i
ve to
de
li
ve
r our st
ra
teg
y
and
suppor
t operational
improvement
.
Risk appetit
e:
B
alanced
Potential impac
t
T
ran
s
fo
rm
at
io
n prog
ra
mme
s may not be
de
li
ve
re
d
on tim
e, or cos
t
s may incr
eas
e. Th
e
ex
pe
c
ted ben
e
t
s
of cha
ng
e from pro
gr
am
me
s
may not be real
is
ed
. Unde
r
-
re
so
urc
in
g may lead to
man
ag
em
en
t dis
tr
ac
ti
on fro
m busi
ne
ss as usua
l.
Str
u
c
t
ur
al cha
ng
e may impa
c
t emp
lo
ye
e mora
le.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Chan
g
e progr
am
me man
ag
em
en
t poli
c
y,
pro
ce
du
res and con
tro
ls
+
Exe
cu
t
i
ve spo
ns
or
sh
ip of
al
l majo
r
pr
og
ra
mm
es
+
Bi
-
we
ek
l
y Exe
cu
t
iv
e T
ea
m rev
ie
w of
transfor
mation
programmes
+
Inve
s
t
me
nt in
de
di
c
ate
d profe
s
sio
na
l
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion res
ou
rce and lea
de
r
shi
p
Changes and
outlook
Ba
la
nce
d risk app
e
ti
te, wi
th ad
di
ti
on
al cont
ro
ls
inv
es
tm
en
t
w
he
re jus
ti
ed; inc
re
as
ed cur
re
nt
inv
es
tm
en
t
re
e
c
t
s
sc
a
le and sco
pe of cur
ren
t
cha
ng
e ac
t
i
vi
t
y.
We
ha
ve st
re
ng
th
en
e
d
c
ap
ab
ili
t
y arou
nd cha
ng
e
man
ag
em
en
t
,
to
ge
th
er wi
th our met
h
od
ol
og
y for
mea
su
ri
ng the am
oun
t of
cha
ng
e requ
ire
d by
eac
h proj
ec
t and the cha
ng
e manag
em
en
t
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s requ
ire
d to
ee
c
t th
e chan
ge.
Deli
verin
g
Change
In
cr
ea
se
d ri
sk (s
ho
r
t te
r
m)
Increased risk
A
s a
key par
t
ne
r to
o
ur cus
t
om
er
s
, Ult
ra has
cu
s
tod
y of clas
si
e
d info
rm
at
io
n. Th
e inci
de
nc
e
an
d soph
is
t
ic
a
ti
on of
c
y
be
r crim
es con
ti
nue to
ri
se. Th
e ee
c
t
i
ve mana
ge
me
nt and pro
tec
ti
on
of info
rm
at
io
n and Ult
ra
s sec
ur
it
y and I
T sy
s
t
ems
are nec
es
s
ar
y to
pre
ve
nt th
e compr
omi
se of
se
cu
re info
rm
at
io
n, inte
ll
ec
t
ual pro
pe
r
t
y or
our pe
op
le
’s per
s
on
al dat
a.
Risk appetit
e:
R
is
k aver
s
e
Potential impac
t
Rep
u
t
at
io
nal dam
ag
e to
U
l
tr
a as
a highl
y reg
ard
ed
pa
r
t
ne
r in
th
e even
t of
com
pro
mi
se of clas
si
e
d
inf
or
ma
ti
on or intel
le
c
t
ua
l prop
er
t
y.
Th
is coul
d
lea
d to
lo
ss of busin
e
ss opp
o
r
t
un
it
ie
s wi
th
rem
ov
al of gove
rn
me
nt app
ro
va
l to
w
or
k on
cla
s
si
e
d prog
ra
mm
es
. Regu
la
tor
y ac
t
io
n or
ci
v
il
/con
tr
ac
tu
al pen
al
ti
es cou
ld resu
l
t from
lo
ss of per
so
na
l dat
a, a
pa
r
t
n
er
’s inte
ll
ec
tu
al
proper
t
y
or
classied
information.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Cons
oli
da
ti
on of C
OR
V
ID Prote
c
t as spe
cia
lis
t
inte
r
nal c
y
b
er se
cur
i
t
y reso
urce
+
A
s a
b
us
ine
s
s-
to
-
b
us
in
es
s prov
i
de
r
w
it
h mini
mal
pe
r
so
nal dat
a
, Ult
ra
s conve
nt
io
na
l cy
b
er ri
sk
pro
l
e for per
so
na
l dat
a
lo
s
s is
nat
ur
al
l
y
mitigat
ed
+
Intel
le
c
t
ua
l prop
er
t
y is
ad
dre
s
se
d in
th
e bid and
con
tr
ac
t mana
ge
men
t proc
es
s
, and prote
c
te
d
th
rou
gh info
r
ma
ti
on sec
ur
i
t
y
p
oli
ci
es
,
pro
ce
du
res and s
y
s
tem
s
+
Sec
ur
i
t
y clea
ran
ce pro
ces
s
es are in
pl
ace for all
employees
+
Es
t
ab
li
sh
ed phy
si
c
al se
cur
i
t
y proce
s
se
s are
implemented at all
sites
+
US
de
fen
ce busi
ne
s
s
go
ve
rn
an
ce fra
me
wo
rk in
pla
ce usin
g US
So
ci
al Sec
ur
i
t
y Admin
is
t
ra
ti
on
an
d Prox
y Boa
rd vehi
cl
es
+
Ind
ep
en
den
t sec
ur
i
t
y rev
i
ew
s by defen
ce
depar
tment
s
and customers
Changes and
outlook
F
oc
us on inve
s
tm
en
t in
s
tr
on
g contr
ol
s
fo
r a
ke
y
ena
bl
in
g cap
ab
ili
t
y
; ris
k
av
er
s
e.
T
he foc
us of
COR
V
I
D Protec
t as
an inte
rn
al
pro
fes
s
ion
al spe
ci
al
is
t c
y
be
r reso
urc
e was
ins
t
r
um
en
t
al in
en
ab
lin
g sec
ure
, eec
ti
v
e
rem
ote
-
w
or
k
in
g cap
ab
il
it
ie
s dur
in
g Covi
d
-
1
9,
ena
bl
in
g 60% or more of st
a to wor
k
se
c
ure
l
y
fr
om hom
e at
pe
ak loc
kdo
w
n per
io
ds
, desp
i
te an
inc
re
as
ed gen
er
al busi
ne
s
s
c
y
be
r risk
environment. Investment
in
and
implementati
on
of impr
ov
ed
, st
an
da
rdi
se
d sec
ure s
y
s
tem
s
th
rou
gh 2021
is a
ke
y enab
le
r of
th
e ONE Ultr
a
s
tr
ate
g
y.
Th
is wil
l dri
ve mi
ti
ga
ti
on of
th
e incr
eas
in
g
le
ve
ls of
ri
sk in the glob
al c
y
b
er env
i
ron
me
nt
.
Se
curit
y and
Cyber R
isk
s
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
57
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
Financial statements
In comm
on wi
th oth
er bus
in
es
s
es in our sec
t
or
,
th
e Gr
oup o
p
era
te
s in a hi
gh
l
y reg
ul
ate
d
env
i
ron
me
nt acr
os
s mul
ti
pl
e juri
sd
ic
ti
ons an
d
is subj
ec
t to
a
ra
ng
e of
reg
ula
to
r
y, gove
rn
an
ce
an
d compl
ian
ce req
uir
eme
nt
s
. Ret
ros
pe
c
ti
ve
com
pl
ian
ce chan
ge
s (for exa
mp
le, t
ax) or a
fa
ilu
re
in the fr
am
ew
or
k of
inte
r
nal con
tro
ls coul
d resu
lt
in pena
l
ti
es
, liab
il
it
ie
s or repu
t
at
io
nal dam
ag
e.
Risk appetit
e:
R
is
k aver
s
e
Potential impac
t
Key imp
ac
t
s fro
m spec
i
c rel
ev
an
t contr
ol
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ev
ent
s, all of whi
ch car
r
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ent
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l for
rep
u
ta
t
ion
al dam
ag
e are:
+
Fi
na
nc
ial rul
es and st
a
nda
rd
s
com
pl
ian
ce –
f
ail
ur
e
to
com
pl
y
in key
a
rea
s
suc
h
as
rev
en
ue recog
ni
ti
on
cou
ld resul
t
in adjus
tm
en
t
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tha
t
un
de
rm
in
e
r
es
ul
t
s
+
Brea
ch of defe
nce cont
ra
c
tor nan
ci
al
com
pl
ian
ce rul
es in a
key mar
ket suc
h as
th
e
US
A or
UK
,
co
uld lea
d to
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l/p
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nal
t
ie
s and
/or repu
t
at
io
na
l
da
ma
ge
+
T
r
ad
e compl
ia
nce –
f
ai
lur
e
to
com
pl
y wi
th exp
o
r
t
con
tro
ls or
de
fen
ce
-
sp
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i
c requ
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me
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rm
s
R
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s
c
ont
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ld resu
lt in
reg
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ato
r
y
ac
ti
on and pena
l
ti
es
+
An
ti
-
b
ri
be
r
y and corr
up
ti
on (A
B
C
) –
fai
lu
re to
com
pl
y wi
th mul
t
ip
le jur
is
dic
t
io
n rule
s in
rel
at
io
n
to publ
ic sec
to
r contr
ac
t
s dire
c
t
l
y or
th
rou
gh
inte
r
me
dia
r
ie
s could res
ul
t in
reg
ul
ato
r
y ac
ti
on
and penalties
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
Corp
o
rat
e and busin
es
s
-
le
ve
l contr
ol
s poli
ci
es
,
pro
ce
du
res and s
y
s
tem
s
+
Inter
na
l exp
er
t cor
po
ra
te teams in
key fun
c
ti
ona
l areas
+
I
T sy
s
te
m contr
ol
s
+
Cont
rol
s and comp
lia
nce rev
i
ew
s by
management
and
independent pr
ovider
s
+
Spe
cia
li
s
t adv
i
se
r
s
Changes and
outlook
A
s an inter
na
ti
on
al defe
nce sup
pl
ie
r
,
in
ve
s
tm
en
t
in st
ro
ng comp
li
an
ce contr
ol
s are
key to
ou
r
s
t
an
din
g as a r
esp
o
nsi
bl
e an
d rep
u
t
ab
le
sup
pl
ie
r to
g
ov
er
nm
en
t
s; ris
k aver
s
e.
2020 has
se
en con
ti
nue
d inve
s
t
me
nt in
pro
fes
s
ion
al rol
es and ca
pa
bi
li
ti
es for gui
da
nce
an
d over
si
ght in our key indu
s
tr
y comp
li
an
ce
areas
includ
ing
trade
complianc
e,
defence
con
tr
ac
tor com
pli
an
ce and AB
C. Whi
le reco
gn
isi
ng
th
e incre
asi
ng dem
an
ds of the comp
lia
nce
env
i
ron
me
nt
, the as
se
s
sme
nt of the net ris
k as
red
uc
in
g ree
c
t
s th
e marke
d impro
ve
me
nt
s in our
com
pl
ian
ce cont
rol
s fra
me
wo
rk
. New ONE Ult
ra
pro
ce
ss
e
s and sy
s
te
ms in nan
ce and key
com
pl
ian
ce area
s, wi
t
h
s
t
ren
g
th
en
ed and
har
d
-
wi
re
d
con
tr
ol
s, wi
ll cont
in
ue to
rol
l out in
2021
as par
t of
our tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion pro
gr
am
me
s
.
Governance
, Comp
liance
& Internal Controls
Reducing
risk
T
he Gro
up
’s UK de
ne
d bene
t pens
io
n sche
me
ne
ed
s to be m
ana
g
ed to e
nsu
re i
t do
es n
ot
be
com
e a
ser
i
ous lia
bi
li
t
y for th
e Group
. The
re are
a numb
er of
fa
c
t
or
s incl
ud
in
g inve
s
tm
en
t retu
rn
s
,
lo
ng
-
ter
m inte
res
t rate and pri
ce ina
ti
on
ex
pe
c
ta
t
io
ns
, and anti
ci
pa
te
d memb
er
s
’ lon
ge
v
i
t
y
tha
t can inc
rea
se th
e liabi
li
t
ie
s
of the sc
he
me.
Risk appetit
e:
R
is
k aver
s
e
Potential impac
t
A
ny inc
reas
e in the de
ci
t may requi
re add
it
io
na
l
ca
sh cont
r
ib
ut
io
ns and th
ere
by red
uce the
av
ai
lab
le ca
sh for the Gro
up.
Mitigation comment
ar
y/examples
+
An
nua
l accou
nt
in
g and tri
enn
ia
l
p
ens
io
n
va
lua
t
io
ns are in
pla
ce and any iss
ue
s that may
ar
is
e are h
ig
hli
gh
ted to t
h
e Bo
ar
d
+
Th
e Pensio
n T
r
us
te
es an
d the Comp
any ac
ti
ve
l
y
con
sid
er pen
si
on ris
k reduc
t
io
n
ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s such as
lia
bi
li
t
y mat
chi
ng
, low
er risk inv
es
tm
en
t
s
t
ra
teg
y
and hedgi
ng
+
Th
e Bo
ar
d und
er
t
ake
s re
gu
lar p
e
nsi
on
strategy
reviews
Changes and
outlook
Inv
es
t
m
ent in the mana
ge
me
nt of pens
io
n
r
isk
ta
kes acco
un
t of
pr
ud
en
t spec
ia
lis
t
ad
v
i
ce; ris
k
av
er
se
. Perio
di
c profe
s
sio
na
l rev
ie
w
an
d repo
r
t
s
fr
om ad
v
is
er
s as
th
e risk env
i
ron
me
nt cha
ng
es
are in place as indi
c
ato
r
s for this leg
ac
y cash ri
sk
.
T
he pen
sio
n sch
em
e
ha
s conti
nu
ed to
in
cre
as
e
th
e hedg
in
g of
it
s lia
bi
li
ti
es and th
e de-
r
is
k
ing
of it
s inve
s
t
me
nt st
ra
teg
y. The
re is
no cha
ng
e
to th
is r
isk
.
Pensions
No si
gn
i
c
a
nt c
ha
ng
e
HEAL
TH, SAF
ETY AND
ENV
IRON
MENT
R
ISKS
AND OPPORTUNIT
IE
S
ON
E Ul
tra O
NE S
a
fe
t
y
:
Th
ink S
a
fe
, Ac
t S
af
e, b
e Ul
tr
a Sa
fe
A
s the Gro
up tra
ns
f
or
ms it
s
el
f to
ONE Ul
tr
a,
our ap
pro
a
ch to
th
e mana
gem
en
t of
hea
l
th
an
d safe
t
y risk
s is mov
in
g from a loc
ali
se
d
mo
de
l to
o
ne wi
t
h ONE Ult
ra ONE Saf
et
y at
it
s hea
r
t. Pro
gr
amm
e
s, de
vel
op
e
d thro
ug
h
con
sul
t
at
i
on wi
th our bus
ine
s
se
s in
2020, wil
l
rol
l out in 202
1 to
a
li
gn our mana
ge
me
nt of
sa
fe
t
y ri
sk wi
th a
uni
ed mana
g
em
ent
s
y
s
te
m
an
d glob
al too
ls
et
. Whi
le Ult
r
a
’s
op
er
at
in
g env
iro
nm
ent is rela
ti
v
el
y beni
gn
fr
om a
hea
l
th and sa
fe
t
y per
s
pe
c
t
i
ve
,
i
t is
our
aim to seize the opp
o
r
t
un
it
y to
de
ve
lo
p a
tr
ue sa
fe
t
y cu
lt
ure
, align
e
d to
o
ur A
SPI
RE
va
lu
es
, whe
re eve
r
y
in
di
v
i
dua
l recog
ni
se
s
th
eir ow
ne
r
shi
p, and the cont
r
ib
ut
io
n the
y
ca
n make to
ach
ie
v
in
g excell
en
ce in
s
afe
t
y,
re
e
c
t
in
g Ult
ra
s
zero tol
er
an
ce to
s
a
fet
y ris
k
.
Gl
ob
al En
v
iro
nm
en
t Ri
sk
Ul
tr
a reco
gni
se
s that a
com
pl
ia
nce
-
fo
cu
se
d
ap
pro
a
ch to
env
i
ron
me
nt
a
l risk
s is nei
th
er
ap
pro
pr
ia
te nor wil
l it t wit
h our CSR
pr
io
r
it
ie
s
. In
lin
e wit
h our new
l
y laun
ch
ed
A
SPI
RE va
lu
es
, env
ir
onm
en
t
al pr
io
ri
t
ie
s are
a
key pil
lar of our sus
t
ai
nab
il
it
y plan to be
th
e
be
s
t env
iro
nm
en
t
al cus
to
di
ans we ca
n
be
, as
pa
r
t of an
op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y to die
ren
ti
ate
our
s
el
v
es for all our st
a
keh
ol
de
r
s thro
ugh
our va
lu
es as well as wid
er busi
ne
ss
ca
pa
bi
li
t
y and per
for
m
an
ce. Whil
e
env
i
ron
me
nt
a
l fac
to
r
s are not yet recog
ni
se
d
as a
cur
re
nt pr
inc
ip
al ri
sk
, the
y feat
ure on our
wi
de
r risk rad
ar
. We
s
ee he
re an
op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y
for exce
ll
en
ce and anti
ci
pa
te that th
ey wil
l
be
com
e an
em
er
gen
t key risk in comin
g
yea
r
s as
we comm
it to env
iro
nm
ent
a
l tar
ge
t
s
an
d supp
or
t glob
al ini
t
iat
i
ve
s on clima
te
change
and
environmental improvement.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
58
STA
TE
MENT OF
GOING CONCERN
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s have a
rea
so
na
bl
e exp
ec
t
at
io
n
tha
t the Gro
up has ade
qua
te res
our
ces for a
pe
ri
od of at
le
as
t 1
2 mon
th
s from the date of
ap
pro
va
l of
th
e nan
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s and have
th
ere
fo
re ass
es
s
ed tha
t the goin
g conce
rn
ba
sis of accoun
ti
ng is appr
op
ri
ate in
pre
pa
r
in
g
th
e nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s
, and
tha
t the
re are no
mat
er
ial unc
er
t
ain
ti
es
to disc
lo
se.
Ul
tr
a
’s net de
bt at 3
1 Dece
mb
er 2020
was
£85
.
8m (201
9: £
154
.8
m)
in
cl
ud
ing £
37
.7
m
(201
9: £4
1
.
2m)
of leas
e liab
ili
t
y.
Th
e Grou
p
’s
com
mi
t
te
d len
din
g fac
ili
t
ie
s amou
nt to
£4
01
.
2m in
tot
a
l
an
d comp
ri
se loa
n note
s in
is
su
e to
P
ri
coa of £50
m and $70m
, and a
rev
ol
v
i
ng cre
di
t faci
li
t
y (RCF
) of
£
30
0
m tha
t is
de
no
min
ate
d in
Ste
rl
in
g, US
Do
ll
ar
s
,
Ca
na
dia
n Doll
ar
s
, Aus
t
ra
lia
n Doll
ar
s or Euros
.
T
he RCF is
pr
ov
i
de
d by
a group of eight
inte
r
nat
io
na
l bank
s and, in cer
t
a
in acqu
isi
t
io
n
sce
na
ri
os
, per
mi
t
s an addi
t
io
nal £1
50
m
‘acco
rd
ion
’ wh
ic
h is
unco
mm
i
t
te
d and subj
ec
t
to lend
er cons
en
t
. The Gro
up als
o has
acc
es
s
to £5.0
m and $2.5
m
ne
t over
dra
f
t
s
. The
na
nc
in
g faci
li
t
ie
s are
us
ed for bal
an
ce shee
t
an
d oper
at
io
na
l need
s
, incl
udi
ng th
e fun
din
g
of day
-to
-
da
y wor
k
in
g
c
ap
it
a
l requ
ire
me
nt
s
.
T
he mat
ur
it
y pro
l
e for
th
e Grou
p
’s
com
mi
t
te
d len
din
g fac
ili
t
ie
s is
as foll
ow
s:
Facility
Expir
y
RCF £
5
0m
November
2023
RCF £
2
50
m
November
2024
Pr
ico
a £5
0
m
October 2025
Pr
ico
a $4
0m
January 2026
Pr
ico
a $30
m
January 2029
Though
global
macro-
economic
conditions
rem
ain unc
er
t
ain wi
t
h conti
nu
ed unce
r
ta
in
t
y
ar
isi
ng fro
m impa
c
t
s of
th
e Covi
d
-
1
9
pa
nd
em
ic (
de
t
ai
l on
th
e poten
ti
al ris
k
s to
th
e
Gro
up as
so
ci
ate
d wit
h this are set ou
t on
pa
ge
s 55–
57
)
, the Grou
p
’s abi
li
t
y to
co
nt
in
ue
tr
ad
in
g succes
s
f
u
ll
y in
2020 duri
ng th
e
pa
nd
em
ic
, the lon
g
-te
r
m natu
re of
Ul
tr
a
’s
bus
in
es
s and it
s pos
it
io
ni
ng in at
t
ra
c
t
i
ve
se
c
to
r
s of
it
s mar
ke
t
s
, taken tog
et
he
r wit
h
th
e Grou
p
’s for
wa
rd orde
r boo
k
, prov
i
de a
sa
t
is
f
ac
tor
y lev
el of cond
en
ce in respe
c
t of
tr
ad
in
g in
th
e
ye
ar to
com
e.
LONG-
TERM VI
ABILI
T
Y ST
A
TEMENT
Ultra’s prosp
ec
ts and viabilit
y
Wh
en rev
i
ew
in
g the lon
g
-t
er
m prosp
e
c
t
s of the
Gro
up, we cons
id
er
:
T
he ma
r
ket
+
Long
-
c
y
cl
e defe
nce mar
ket
s wit
h st
ab
l
e
through-
c
ycle growth
+
Sho
r
t- and medi
um
-
te
rm grow
t
h exp
ec
te
d in
our core mar
ke
t
s of
Mar
i
ti
me, Inte
ll
ig
en
ce &
Communications,
F
orensic
T
echnology,
Ene
rg
y,
an
d Mili
t
ar
y Aero
sp
ace
+
A
s
tro
n
g
or
de
r book
, prov
i
din
g for
w
ar
d
visibilit
y
+
Cap
ab
il
it
ie
s in
Ul
t
ra whi
ch pos
i
ti
on us
to grow
ab
ov
e the marke
t
s
Str
at
eg
y and busi
ne
s
s mode
l
+
Fo
cu
s, F
ix
, Gro
w
tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n impr
ov
in
g
ecienc
y
+
Paren
ti
ng ad
v
ant
a
ge acce
le
ra
ti
ng grow
t
h
+
Rig
or
ous res
ou
rce all
oc
a
ti
on sup
po
r
t
in
g
s
tr
on
g retur
n
s
on ca
pi
t
al
+
A
ss
e
t-li
gh
t busin
es
s mod
el del
i
ve
ri
ng s
tro
ng
ca
sh ow
+
Di
ver
s
i
e
d cus
tom
er bas
e prov
i
di
ng resi
li
en
ce
A
sses
sing Ultra’s viabilit
y
T
he Boa
rd cond
uc
te
d the via
bil
i
t
y rev
i
ew for a
pe
ri
od of thre
e year
s to
De
cem
be
r 2023, to
coi
nc
id
e wit
h it
s rev
ie
w of
the Gro
up
s annu
al
bu
dg
et and me
diu
m
-
ter
m forec
a
s
t
s fro
m the
s
tr
ate
gi
c plan
. Per
fo
r
man
ce and ris
k
s aga
ins
t
bo
th the ann
ua
l budg
et an
d
th
e st
ra
teg
ic
pla
n are rev
ie
we
d regul
ar
l
y by
th
e Boa
rd
an
d Exec
u
ti
v
e
as par
t of our norm
al
governance
c
ycle.
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s have cons
id
ere
d the pote
nt
ia
l
imp
a
c
t of
th
e pri
nc
ip
al ris
k
s set ou
t on
pa
ge
s
55
-57 an
d have mod
el
le
d scena
ri
os
, whi
ch
inc
lu
de
d the pot
ent
ia
l impa
c
t of the pri
nc
ip
al
ri
sk
s on the busi
ne
s
s. Th
e lon
g
-t
er
m viab
il
it
y
mo
de
lli
ng too
k into accou
nt
: Ult
ra
s nan
cia
l
pro
je
c
t
io
ns and pro
sp
ec
t
s; it
s rob
us
t ba
lan
ce
she
e
t
in
cl
ud
in
g avai
lab
l
e
c
ash an
d commi
t
t
ed
bo
rr
ow
in
gs
;
key na
nc
ia
l
cov
en
an
t
s and
hea
dr
oo
m; it
s abil
i
t
y to
ra
is
e new nan
ce in
di
e
ren
t nan
cia
l marke
t cond
it
io
ns
; the
pro
p
or
ti
on of sal
es to
go
ve
rn
me
nt
s and ot
her
maj
or pr
im
e contr
ac
tor
s
; the div
er
s
i
ed nat
ur
e
of the key marke
t
s and pro
gr
am
me
s on
wh
ic
h
th
e Grou
p
op
er
at
es; an
d the lon
g-
te
r
m
na
tu
re
of many of thes
e pro
gra
mm
es
. Th
e Boar
d has
con
sid
er
ed the mag
ni
t
ud
e
of pote
nt
ia
l impa
c
t
s
res
ul
ti
ng fr
om unce
r
t
a
in fu
tu
re eve
nt
s or
cha
ng
es in cond
it
io
ns
, the like
li
ho
od of thei
r
occ
ur
re
nce and th
e likel
y ee
c
t
i
ven
e
ss of
mi
ti
ga
ti
ng ac
t
io
ns tha
t the Dire
c
to
r
s woul
d
consider
under
tak
ing.
In par
ti
cu
la
r
, we have mo
de
ll
ed the
following
scenarios:
+
A
ver
y pro
lo
ng
ed and de
ep dow
nt
ur
n acro
s
s
a large pro
po
r
ti
on of
th
e ope
ra
ti
ng uni
t
s (
e.g
.
De
fen
ce Sec
to
r C
y
cl
e Risk
, Ge
op
ol
it
i
ca
l Risk
)
,
res
ul
ti
ng in a
1
5% yea
r
-
on
-
y
ear de
cli
ne in
rev
en
ue
s af
te
r 202
1
, wit
h unde
rl
y
i
ng
op
er
at
in
g cash con
ver
s
io
n
of 70%;
+
Sign
i
c
an
t exec
ut
io
n issu
es on one or more
con
tr
ac
t
s or
pr
og
ra
mm
es (e.g. Bid and
Con
tr
ac
t Risk
, Pro
gr
amm
e Risk or Del
i
ver
i
ng
Cha
ng
e risk
)
, resul
t
in
g in
no reve
nu
e grow
th
be
yo
nd 2021
and und
er
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng cas
h
con
ver
s
io
n redu
cin
g to
50
%; and
+
Real
is
t
ic wor
s
t-
c
as
e nan
ci
al imp
ac
t
s to
the
Gro
up of the Covi
d
-
1
9 pand
em
ic
, whic
h
inc
lu
de
d an assu
mp
ti
on of
fo
ur-
to eig
ht-
we
ek
lo
ng clo
su
res of all site
s, sim
ila
rl
y sig
ni
c
a
nt
dis
ru
pt
io
n to
the sup
pl
y cha
in
, and incr
eas
ed
wo
rk
fo
rce abs
en
ce thro
ug
h illne
s
s.
In add
it
io
n, we have mo
de
ll
ed the imp
ac
t of
sig
ni
c
a
nt one
-
o cas
h out
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w
s to
s
ho
w the
e
ec
t of
sim
ul
t
an
eo
us set
tl
em
en
t of
con
ti
ng
ent
lia
bi
li
ti
es
, cont
ra
c
t lia
bi
li
ti
es or out
o
w ari
sin
g
fr
om the Gro
up
s othe
r pri
nc
ip
al risk
s
.
Cons
id
er
at
io
n was also gi
ve
n
to the lev
el of
une
x
pe
c
t
ed cas
h out
o
w or
de
cl
in
e in
pro
t
abi
li
t
y that wou
ld res
ul
t in
a breac
h of
nancial
covenants.
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s have dete
r
min
e
d
th
at the
th
ree
-y
ear pe
ri
od to Dece
mb
er 2023 is
an
ap
pro
pr
ia
te per
io
d to
pro
v
id
e it
s via
bil
i
t
y
s
t
ate
me
nt
. Bas
ed on this as
se
ss
me
nt
, the
Di
rec
tor
s hav
e a
r
eas
on
ab
le ex
pe
c
t
a
ti
on
tha
t the Comp
an
y will be abl
e to
cont
in
ue in
op
er
at
io
n and mee
t
i
t
s liab
ili
t
ie
s as
th
ey fal
l
du
e
ov
er the pe
ri
od to Decem
b
er 2023.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
59
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
Financial statements
In orde
r for the Boa
rd and Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m to
mo
ni
tor th
e
ra
pi
dl
y cha
ngi
ng cr
isi
s in
2020, an
E
xec
ut
i
ve Cov
id
-1
9 Inci
de
nt Mana
g
em
ent T
e
am
was cre
ate
d. Th
is team ini
ti
all
y met on a
we
ek
l
y
ba
sis thr
ou
gho
u
t the rs
t glob
al loc
kd
ow
ns
. As
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s to
man
ag
e and coord
in
ate our resp
o
ns
e
we
re embe
dd
e
d, the
s
e
me
et
in
gs wer
e able to
dro
p
to biwe
ek
l
y thr
ou
gh
ou
t the summ
er of 2020
a
nd
are now occ
ur
r
in
g
on
l
y as
an
d when ne
ed
ed wi
th
Cov
id
-1
9 bei
ng mana
ge
d larg
el
y on a
d
ay
-
jo
b
pl
us b
asi
s.
At all poi
nt
s of our deci
sio
n
-
ma
k
in
g
we cons
id
ere
d
our 
ve key st
ake
ho
ld
er gro
ups an
d
th
e med
ium
-
an
d long
-
te
rm imp
ac
t for all our deci
si
ons
.
Eng
ag
em
en
t
w
it
h our st
a
keh
ol
der
s has be
en
cr
uc
ia
l in
und
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g thei
r vie
w
s. Fo
r exa
mp
le:
+
Ult
ra was ide
nt
i
e
d as
a cri
ti
c
al supp
li
er in
de
fen
ce and ene
rg
y in
all our jur
is
di
c
t
io
ns and
mo
ul
de
d our busin
es
s cont
in
ui
t
y resp
ons
e to
pr
io
r
it
is
e cri
ti
c
al pro
gr
amm
e
s
+
At the sam
e time
, we
wo
rke
d ac
t
i
vel
y wi
t
h our
cu
s
tom
er bas
e to
min
imi
se any se
r
v
i
ce disr
up
ti
on
wh
il
e also win
ni
ng new con
tr
ac
t
s
+
A
s a
re
su
lt of
emp
lo
ye
e feed
ba
ck foll
ow
in
g
ou
r
ac
ti
on
s
to
im
pl
em
ent Cov
id
-1
9
-
s
afe env
ir
on
me
nt
s
an
d
ho
me
-
w
or
k
in
g, Ult
ra has laun
ch
ed it
s
r
s
t-
ev
er Grou
p ex
ibl
e wor
ki
ng pol
ic
y to
sup
p
or
t
wo
r
ki
ng fro
m
ho
me whe
re appr
op
ri
ate
+
Inve
s
to
r
s
– we
pr
oa
c
t
i
ve
l
y enga
ge
d wit
h
sha
reh
ol
de
r
s wit
h nume
ro
us one
-
to
-
on
e call
s
, an
up
dat
e Regul
ato
r
y New
s Ser
v
ic
e
an
no
un
cem
en
t
an
d sal
es mee
ti
ng
s wit
h broke
r
s throu
gh
ou
t
th
e pand
em
ic
+
Supp
li
er
s –
We worke
d ac
t
i
ve
l
y
w
it
h supp
li
er
s
to addr
es
s areas of issu
e in
sup
p
ly cha
in
s and
any are
as of
sup
p
or
t the
y need
e
d
+
Th
e loc
al comm
un
it
y supp
o
r
t gi
ve
n by
Ul
tr
a
emp
l
oye
e
s
wa
s par
ti
cu
lar
l
y imp
res
si
v
e, wi
th
man
y site
s maki
ng PPE and als
o bein
g name
d
as par
t of
th
e V
en
ti
lato
r Chal
le
ng
e UK
. The Gro
up
als
o crea
ted a
$22
0,0
0
0 fu
nd to supp
or
t loc
al
com
mu
ni
ti
es imp
ac
te
d by
th
e pand
em
ic
T
hro
ug
ho
ut th
e Covi
d
-
1
9 ex
pe
r
ien
ce so far
,
Ul
t
ra
has cont
in
ue
d all ope
ra
ti
ons wi
t
h new soc
ial
l
y-
dis
t
a
nce
d wor
k
in
g arra
ng
em
en
t
s and wi
th up
to 60% of st
a wo
rk
i
ng remo
tel
y fro
m hom
e.
We
con
du
c
t
ed a
Cov
i
d-1
9 les
s
ons lea
r
ne
d exerci
se
at the end of 2020
a
nd hav
e take
n lear
ni
ng
s
for
w
ard bot
h to
man
ag
e the ong
oi
ng pan
de
mi
c,
bu
t als
o to
em
be
d pra
c
t
i
ce
s
in
to nor
m
al op
er
at
io
ns
suc
h as
im
pro
ve
d clea
ni
ng rou
ti
ne
s and more
e
xi
bl
e wor
k
in
g prac
ti
ces suc
h as
re
v
ise
d shi
f
t
pa
t
te
rn
s and hom
e
-
wo
rk
i
ng wh
ere app
ro
pr
ia
te.
WE ARE
Agil
e
Our risk
app
roac
h
to
Covid
-
1
9
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
60
Dur
ing 2020 we continue
d to grow our
order book
, revenue and prot
,
whil
e
also expa
ndin
g
margins and
inve
s
tin
g
into
R&D and
tra
ns
for
matio
n. W
e
s
treng
th
ened our
gov
ernan
ce
proces
s
around progra
mme manageme
nt,
trans
forma
tion and R&D
and are
increasin
gl
y
comfor
t
abl
e
tha
t
tho
se
proje
c
t
s will delive
r
ben
e
t
s
for our
s
ta
kehold
er
s. W
e
are optimis
ti
c
abo
ut
202
1
,
not
wi
ths
t
an
ding continue
d
Covi
d
related disrupt
ion. The pande
mic added
addi
ti
onal work t
o an
al
read
y
bus
y year
,
so I
am ver
y
gratef
ul to
e
ver
y
bo
dy in
Ult
ra who
wor
ked so
ha
rd
to
deli
ver an
excellent set of
resul
t
s for
all
our
s
takeholder
s.
Jos Sclater
Ch
ief F
ina
nc
ial O
ce
r
Financial r
evi
ew
R
E
V
E
NU
E
BY
DI
V
I
SI
ON
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YI
NG OPERATING PROFIT
BY DI
V
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S
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N
STA
TU
TORY
OPER
ATING PROFIT
BY DI
V
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S
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N
GROUP P
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ANCE
Underlying
Organic
gr
ow
th %
Statutor
y
Gr
ow
th %
2020
2
0
19
2020
2
0
19
Ord
er b
oo
k £m
1,064.2
1,022.9
+5.9
1,064.2
1,022.9
+4.0
Rev
en
ue £m
859.8
825.4
+5.2
859.8
825.4
+4.2
Op
er
at
in
g pro
t £
m
126.1
118.2
+6.2
106.3
94.2
+12.8
Op
er
at
in
g mar
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14.7
14.3
+40bps
12.4
11.4
+100bps
Pro
t b
efo
re t
ax £
m
114.5
105.3
+8.7
103.7
91.0
+14.0
Ea
rn
in
gs pe
r sha
re (p)
130.6
119.5
+9.3
118.0
105.1
+12.3
T
ot
al di
v
i
de
nd pe
r sha
re (p)
56.9
54.2
+5.0
Op
er
at
in
g ca
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116.1
86.8
+33.8
142.6
114.9
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99.4
64.7
+53.6
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1.05x
1.58x
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In the an
al
y
s
is of the Gro
up
s ope
r
at
in
g res
ul
t
s
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ni
n
gs per sh
ar
e and cas
h ow
s
, ’un
de
r
l
yi
n
g
’ info
r
ma
t
io
n is
pr
es
e
nt
ed to prov
i
d
e
re
ad
e
rs
an
d st
ak
eh
ol
d
er
s wi
t
h addi
t
i
on
al pe
r
fo
r
ma
n
ce ind
ic
a
to
r
s that ar
e prep
a
re
d on
a non
-
s
t
at
u
to
r
y ba
si
s. Th
e
se no
n
-s
ta
t
u
tor
y per
fo
r
ma
nc
e
me
as
ur
es are con
si
s
te
nt wi
t
h how bus
in
e
ss pe
r
f
or
m
an
ce is repo
r
te
d wit
hi
n the in
ter
n
al man
a
ge
me
nt re
po
r
t
i
ng
. See pa
ge
s 1
63
-1
6
4 for
fu
r
t
h
er inf
o
rm
at
i
on
. A
rec
on
c
il
ia
ti
o
n is
se
t out in not
e 2
b
e
t
w
ee
n ope
ra
t
in
g pro
t
, un
de
rl
y
i
ng op
er
a
ti
ng pr
o
t and EBI
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DA
, be
t
w
ee
n pro
t
be
fo
re ta
x and un
de
r
l
yi
n
g pro
t be
fo
re ta
x
, bet
we
en ca
sh ge
ne
ra
te
d by ope
ra
t
io
ns an
d und
er
l
y
in
g ope
ra
t
in
g cas
h ow an
d bet
w
e
en ne
t
ca
sh o
w fro
m ope
ra
t
in
g ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s and fr
ee ca
sh o
w. The fr
ee ca
sh o
w de
ni
t
io
n has be
en rev
i
se
d to
de
d
uc
t the pri
n
ci
pa
l pay
m
e
nt
s on
le
as
e
s, th
e 201
9 comp
a
ra
t
i
ve has be
en res
t
a
te
d
. The ca
lc
u
la
ti
o
n
fo
r ret
ur
n on inv
es
t
ed ca
pi
t
a
l (ROI
C
) is
al
so se
t out in not
e 2.
T
he ca
lc
u
la
ti
o
n
fo
r und
er
l
y
in
g ear
ni
ng
s per sha
re is set ou
t in note 1
2. ‘O
rg
an
ic
’ grow
t
h meas
ur
es co
mp
ar
e cur
re
nt an
d pri
or-
ye
ar res
ul
t
s at con
s
t
an
t
cu
r
ren
c
y tra
ns
la
ti
o
n, an
d
as ad
ju
s
te
d for any acq
u
isi
t
io
n
s or
di
sp
os
a
ls to re
ec
t the com
pa
r
ab
le pe
r
io
d of
ow
n
er
s
hi
p. Se
e note 2.
w
h
en in
cl
ud
in
g th
e 2019
n
al di
v
id
e
nd th
at wa
s wi
th
d
ra
wn as a pre
c
au
t
io
na
r
y me
as
u
re due to th
e Cov
id
-19
pa
nd
em
i
c, an
d pai
d on
18
Se
pt
em
b
er 2020 as an ad
di
t
io
na
l int
er
im di
v
i
de
n
d.
A
.
Maritime
£391.8m
B
.
Intelligence & Communications
£241.0m
C
.
Critical Detection & Control
£227.0m
A
B
C
A
.
Maritime
£58.6m
B
.
Intelligence & Communications
£33.5m
C
.
Critical Detection & Control
£34.0m
A
B
C
A
.
Maritime
£55.9m
B
.
Intelligence & Communications
£23.7m
C
.
Critical Detection & Control
£30.0m
A
B
C
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
61
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
Financial statements
Ultra’s 2
02
0 result
s
Order book and
revenue
Ul
tr
a
’s ord
er bo
ok grew by 4.0
% to
£1
,0
6
4
.
2m
(201
9: £
1
,02
2.9
m), wit
h orga
ni
c grow
th of
5.9
%
.
Rev
en
ue gre
w by
4.
2% to
£8
59.8
m (201
9
:
£82
5.
4m). Th
is repr
es
en
t
s organ
ic gro
w
t
h of
5.
2%
,
re
e
c
t
in
g str
on
g grow
th rate
s in Mari
ti
me an
d
Inte
ll
ig
en
ce &
Co
mm
un
ic
at
io
ns
, par
t
l
y
o
s
et by
org
an
ic dec
li
ne in
Cr
i
ti
c
al Dete
c
t
io
n &
Cont
ro
l.
RE
VENUE
£m
% i
mp
a
c
t
2
0
19
825.4
Currency translation
(4.1)
-0.5
Dispos
als
(3.9)
-0.5
2019 (fo
r or
g
a
ni
c m
ea
s
u
re)
817.4
Organic grow
th
42.4
+5.2
2020
859.8
+4.2
STA
TU
TORY
OPER
ATING PROFIT AND MARGINS
£m
2020
2
0
19
Statutor
y
operating
prot
106.3
94.2
Amor
tis
ation
of
intangible
s
arising
on acqu
isi
t
io
n
12.6
21.7
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
rel
ate
d cos
t
s
1.1
0.9
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s
an
d exp
ens
e
s
3.3
1.4
Re
str
uctu
ri
ng
c
osts
rel
ate
d to
disp
os
a
l
2.8
Underlying operating
prot
126.1
118.2
St
at
u
tor
y ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t in
cre
as
ed by 1
2.
8% to
£1
0
6
.3
m (201
9
: £94
.
2m)
an
d st
at
u
tor
y ope
ra
ti
ng
mar
gin in
cre
as
ed to
1
2
.4% (201
9: 1
1
.4%). Thi
s
re
e
c
t
s the und
er
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng per
fo
r
man
ce, as
de
sc
ri
be
d bel
ow, as well as reduc
in
g amo
r
t
is
a
ti
on
cos
t
s as ass
et
s cre
ate
d by
hi
s
tor
ic
a
l acqui
si
ti
on
s
be
c
am
e full
y amo
r
ti
se
d.
T
he res
t
ru
c
t
ur
i
ng cos
t
s of £2.
8m and so
me of
th
e
le
gal cha
rg
es and ex
pe
ns
es of £3.
3
m follo
we
d the
sa
le of our aircr
af
t pro
du
c
t
s bus
in
es
s
, des
cr
ib
ed
be
lo
w.
A
s a
re
sul
t of the sal
e, we
mo
ve
d the
rem
ain
in
g manu
fa
c
t
ur
i
ng fro
m our site in
Roc
he
s
te
r
,
Ne
w Y
o
rk to For
t Wayn
e, Indi
ana
and
Manhat
tan, Kansas.
UNDERL
YI
NG OPERATING PROFIT AND MARGINS
Un
de
rl
y
in
g op
er
at
in
g pro
t
£m
% i
mp
a
c
t
2
0
19
118.2
Currency translation
(0.6)
-0.5
Dispos
als
1.1
+0.9
2019 (fo
r or
g
a
ni
c m
ea
s
u
re)
118.7
Organic grow
th
7.4
+6.2
2020
126.1
+6.7
Un
der
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t was £
1
26.
1m
(
201
9:
£1
18.
2m), an incre
as
e of
6.7% on
th
e pri
or yea
r
.
Org
an
ic pro
t grow
t
h was 6.2
%
, dri
ve
n by
th
e
s
tr
on
g sal
es in Mari
t
im
e
an
d Intel
li
gen
ce &
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons an
d some mar
gin ex
pa
nsi
on
.
Ul
tr
a cont
inu
ed it
s
pr
og
ra
mm
e of
R&D, wi
th tot
al
sp
en
d (from cus
tom
er
s and inte
rn
al inve
s
t
me
nt)
in the yea
r
of £
1
4
4
.
2m (201
9: £
145.6
m*).
Company-funded investment incr
eased
org
an
ic
al
l
y by
£
2.
8m to
£
31
.8
m (201
9
: £29.6
m*)
wh
ic
h repre
se
nt
s 3.7% of
rev
en
ue (201
9: 3.6%),
wh
il
e cus
tom
er fu
nd
in
g decre
as
ed to £
1
12.4m
(201
9: £
1
1
6.
0m*). T
he over
al
l leve
l of
R&
D
inv
es
tm
en
t
in the yea
r was 1
6
.8
% of
rev
en
ue
(201
9: 1
7
.
5%).
T
he com
pa
ny
-f
u
nd
ed spe
nd was
mo
re mod
es
t tha
n ori
gin
al
ly env
i
s
ag
ed as
inv
es
tm
en
t
s relat
in
g to
the com
me
rci
al aero
sp
ace
se
c
to
r were red
uce
d.
Finance charge
s
Ne
t nanc
in
g char
ge
s decr
eas
ed by £
1
.3
m to
£1
1.6m (201
9
: £
12.9m)
dr
i
ven by redu
ce
d pensi
on
scheme
nancing
charges, lower
average
bo
rr
ow
in
gs and a
de
cl
in
e in
inte
re
s
t rates on
o
at
in
g rate bor
ro
wi
ng
s. Th
e inter
es
t pa
ya
bl
e on
bo
rr
ow
in
gs was cove
red 1
4.7 time
s (201
9
: 1
2.4
ti
me
s)
by und
er
l
y
in
g
op
er
at
io
na
l pro
t
.
Pro
t bef
ore ta
x
St
at
u
tor
y pro
t be
for
e
t
ax in
cre
as
ed 1
4
.0
% to
£1
03
.7
m (201
9
: £91
.0
m). Und
er
l
y
in
g pro
t befo
re
ta
x was £
1
1
4
.5m (201
9: £
1
05
.3
m), as set out bel
ow
:
£m
2020
20
19
St
atu
tor
y pr
o
t be
fo
re t
ax
103.7
91.0
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s
ar
isi
ng on acqu
isi
t
io
n
12.6
21.7
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
rel
ate
d cos
t
s
1.1
0.9
(Gai
n)/
Lo
ss on disp
os
a
ls
ne
t of
£2
.8
m res
t
ru
c
t
ur
in
g
c
osts
(se
e no
te 30)
(2.8)
0.9
(Gai
n)
on der
i
va
ti
v
es
(3.4)
(10.6)
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s
an
d exp
ens
e
s
3.3
1.4
Underlying pr
ot
be
fo
re ta
x
114.5
105.3
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on cos
t
s dec
li
ne
d from £21.
7m
t
o
£1
2.6
m as
th
e cus
tom
er rela
t
io
nsh
ip and
tec
hn
ol
og
y as
se
t
s creat
ed by his
tor
ic
a
l
acq
ui
si
ti
ons be
c
am
e full
y amo
r
ti
se
d. Acq
uis
it
io
n
an
d dispo
s
al rela
ted cos
t
s
in the yea
r were £
1
.
1m
(201
9: £0.9m). A
net £2
.
8m gain aro
se fro
m the
di
ve
s
t
me
nt of
cer
t
ai
n non
-
co
re airc
ra
f
t pro
du
c
t
lin
es fr
om the for
me
r Fli
ght
li
ne bus
in
es
s in
th
e
Mar
i
ti
me SBU, net of relat
ed clo
su
re and
rel
oc
a
ti
on cos
t
s for the rema
in
de
r of
th
e busin
es
s
an
d prod
uc
ti
on lin
es (see note 30)
.
T
he net gain on for
wa
rd forei
gn exch
an
ge
con
tr
ac
t
s was £3.
4
m (201
9
: £
10.6m gai
n).
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s of
£
3.
3m (201
9: £
1
.4
m)
pr
im
ar
il
y rela
te to
con
du
c
t
of busi
ne
ss
-
re
lat
ed cos
t
s
;
as pre
v
io
usl
y
announc
ed,
investigation
s
associat
ed
with
con
du
c
t of busin
es
s iss
ue
s in
A
lg
er
ia and th
e
Phi
lip
pi
ne
s are ongo
in
g, and Ul
tr
a cont
inu
es to
coo
pe
ra
te wi
th the rel
ev
an
t aut
ho
ri
t
ie
s. Se
e
con
ti
ng
ent lia
bi
li
ti
es not
e
33
.
A
s in 201
9, tran
s
for
m
at
io
n cost
s are
in
cl
ud
ed in
underlying
prot.
T
a
x
, EPS and di
vi
de
nd
s
T
he Gro
up
’s un
der
l
y
in
g ta
x rate in
th
e year
de
cre
as
ed sli
ght
l
y to
1
9.
0% (201
9: 1
9.4%).
T
he st
a
tu
to
r
y tax rate on pro
t be
for
e
t
ax is 1
9.0
%
(
2
0
19
:
19.
0
%
)
.
Un
der
l
y
in
g EPS incr
eas
e
d 9
.
3% to
1
3
0.
6p (201
9:
1
1
9.5p)
, ree
c
t
in
g the inc
reas
e in unde
rl
y
i
ng pro
t
an
d sligh
tl
y red
uce
d unde
r
l
yi
ng ta
x rate. Th
e
wei
gh
ted ave
ra
ge num
be
r of
sha
re
s in
is
sue was
71
.
0
m (201
9: 70.9m). Bas
ic EPS inc
rea
se
d to
1
1
8.0
p
(201
9: 1
05.
1
p).
At 31
De
cem
be
r 2020
t
he num
be
r
of share
s in
is
su
e was 7
1
.
1m.
Ul
tr
a
’s di
v
id
en
d poli
c
y has a
th
ro
ugh
-
c
y
cl
e tar
ge
t
of circ
a t
wo tim
es nor
ma
li
se
d cash an
d earn
in
gs
cov
er
. The 2020
pro
p
os
ed na
l div
id
en
d of
41
.
5p
(201
9: 39.2
p
po
s
t
po
ne
d nal di
v
id
en
d paid in
Se
pte
mb
er 2020)
pe
r share is prop
os
ed to be
pa
id
on 1
4 May 2021
to
sh
are
ho
ld
er
s on the regi
s
ter at
9 Apr
il 2021
sub
je
c
t to
ap
pr
ov
al at the Ann
ua
l
Ge
ne
ral Me
et
in
g. Th
is wil
l resul
t in
a nal fu
ll year
di
v
id
en
d of
56
.9p (201
9: 54
.
2p
), wh
ich wi
ll be
cov
ere
d 2.3 tim
es by unde
r
l
y
ing EPS
.
Re
tur
n on i
nve
s
te
d c
ap
it
al (
RO
IC
)
ROIC inc
rea
se
d to
20.0
% (201
9
: 1
7
.8
%). The
ca
lc
ul
at
io
n is
se
t out in
no
te 2.
ROIC und
er th
e
pre
v
io
us mea
sur
e, as
s
ti
ll use
d in
th
e Long
-T
e
rm
Inc
ent
i
ve Plan (LTI
P) tar
ge
t
s for the 201
7–
201
9
is
sua
nce
s
, was 22.9
% (201
9: 22
.0
%).
*
The 2019 R&D sp
en
d has be
en re
s
t
at
ed fo
ll
ow
i
ng re
-
an
a
ly
s
is of
th
e dev
e
lo
pm
e
nt sp
en
d
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
62
Financial review
continued
Op
er
at
ing ca
sh ow and wor
k
in
g capi
t
al
St
at
u
tor
y cas
h gene
ra
ted by ope
ra
ti
on
s was
£1
42.6
m (201
9: £
1
1
4.9
m).
Un
de
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng
ca
sh ow was £
1
16.
1
m (201
9: £8
6.
8
m)
res
ul
ti
ng
in und
er
l
y
ing op
er
at
in
g cash con
ver
s
io
n of
92
%
(201
9: 73%). Our foc
us on impr
ov
in
g wor
k
in
g
ca
pi
t
al tu
rn has cont
in
ue
d to
be succe
s
s
f
ul wi
th
th
e aver
ag
e wor
ki
ng ca
pi
t
al tur
n for the Gro
up
imp
ro
v
in
g to
10.
1x
(
De
ce
mb
er 201
9: 7
.3
x)
. W
or
k
in
g
ca
pi
t
al de
cre
as
ed by £4.
2m, pr
in
cip
a
ll
y due to
s
tr
on
g recei
v
ab
le
s colle
c
t
i
ons and in
cre
as
es in
ad
v
an
ced pa
y
me
nt
s
, par
ti
al
ly o
s
et by high
er
inv
en
tor
y lev
el
s. Ca
pi
t
al ex
pe
nd
i
tu
re was at and
lo
wer th
an ori
gi
nal
l
y anti
ci
pa
ted due to prev
io
us
l
y
ann
ou
nc
ed chan
g
es in enter
pr
is
e reso
ur
ce
pla
nn
in
g (ERP) st
ra
te
gy, at
£
21
.9m (201
9
: £21
.8
m).
No
n
-
o
pe
rat
in
g cas
h ow
T
he main non
-
op
er
at
in
g and non
-
u
nd
er
l
y
in
g
c
ash
ite
ms as set out in note 2
and in the st
a
t
uto
r
y cash
o
w st
ate
me
nt were
:
+
net cas
h ino
w of
£5
.
3m rela
ti
ng to dispo
s
al
s
(se
e note 30)
+
Di
v
id
end pa
y
me
nt
s of £38
.7m
(
201
9: £3
6.7m
)
+
T
a
x paid of £5.4
m (201
9: £9.5m)
+
A
£
1.5m (201
9: £
1.9m)
ou
t
ow on sign
i
c
a
nt leg
al
cha
rg
es and ex
pe
ns
es
, pre
do
min
an
tl
y rela
ti
ng
to lega
c
y con
du
c
t of busin
es
s mat
ter
s
Var
io
us emer
ge
nc
y Covi
d
-
1
9
t
ax rel
ie
f
s
we
re
int
ro
du
ce
d
ar
oun
d the wor
l
d, res
ul
ti
ng in Ult
ra
hav
i
ng to
de
fe
r
£6.
1
m
of cor
po
ra
ti
on ta
x and
in
dir
ec
t tax pa
y
men
t
s and soc
ia
l sec
ur
it
y
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
s. £5
.6m of the
se def
er
ra
ls had bee
n
pa
id at the bala
nc
e shee
t date. In
ad
di
ti
on th
e US
Coro
na
v
ir
us Ai
d, Rel
ie
f,
an
d Econo
mi
c Sec
ur
i
t
y Ac
t
ma
de temp
or
ar
y cha
ng
es to
th
e US
Inte
rn
al
Rev
en
ue Cod
e whic
h allo
we
d the Grou
p to
ded
uc
t
pre
v
io
us
l
y
de
fe
rre
d US
int
ere
s
t exp
en
se res
ul
ti
ng
in a
pr
io
r
-y
ea
r tax cre
di
t of
£
3.7m.
Funding and liquidit
y
T
he Gro
up
’s com
mi
t
te
d ban
k
ing fa
ci
li
ti
es amo
un
t
to £401.2m (201
9
: £402.
8m) in
tot
a
l. Th
es
e
com
pr
is
e the £3
0
0
m revo
l
vi
ng cre
di
t fac
ili
t
y (RCF
)
an
d £50
m and $70m of
Pr
ico
a loa
n notes
. £2
50
m
of the RCF has a
mat
ur
i
t
y to Nove
mb
er 2024
a
nd
£5
0
m has a
m
at
ur
i
t
y to
No
ve
mb
er 2023. T
he
fa
ci
li
t
y is deno
mi
na
ted in Sterl
in
g, US Doll
ar
s
,
Ca
na
dia
n Doll
ar
s
, Aus
t
ra
lia
n Doll
ar
s or Euros
. The
fa
ci
li
t
y pe
rm
it
s an
ad
di
ti
on
al £
1
5
0
m ‘accor
dio
n
wh
ic
h is
unco
mm
i
t
te
d and subj
ec
t to
len
de
r
con
se
nt and ca
n be
us
ed in cer
t
ai
n acqu
isi
t
ion
sce
na
ri
os
. The £5
0
m of
Pr
ico
a notes hav
e an
ex
pi
r
y date of
Oc
tob
er 2025. Th
e $70m note
s
ex
pi
re in
Ja
nua
r
y 2026
a
nd Jan
ua
r
y 2029.
T
he liqu
id
it
y of the Grou
p is
s
tro
n
g; as
at
31
De
cem
b
er 2020,
th
e tota
l bor
ro
wi
ng
s draw
n
fr
om the RCF wer
e £20.0
m (201
9: £85.
5m), gi
v
in
g
com
mi
t
te
d fac
il
it
y hea
dro
om of £28
0.0
m (201
9:
£
21
4
.
5m)
in add
i
ti
on to
£5
.0
m and $2.5m of
unc
om
mi
t
te
d over
dr
af
t
s
. The Gro
up als
o held
£8
4
.
1m
(201
9: £82.
2m) of
net ca
sh for wor
k
in
g
ca
pi
t
al pu
rp
os
e
s. Th
e fac
ili
t
ie
s are
us
ed for
ba
lan
ce she
et and op
era
ti
on
al nee
ds
, inc
lu
di
ng
th
e fun
din
g of
day
-
to
-
da
y
wo
r
ki
ng ca
pi
t
al
require
ment
s
.
T
he Gro
up
’s mai
n nan
cia
l coven
an
t
s are that the
ra
ti
o of
net cons
o
lid
ate
d tot
al bor
ro
wi
ng
s
/EB
I
T
DA
is les
s than thr
ee, an
d that the net inte
re
s
t pay
ab
le
on bor
ro
wi
ng
s is
cov
ere
d at
le
as
t thr
ee tim
es by
EBI
T
A
. In cer
t
a
in acqu
isi
t
io
n scena
ri
os
, the rat
i
o
of net cons
ol
ida
te
d tota
l bor
row
in
gs
/
EBI
T
DA is
pe
rm
i
t
te
d to
b
e up to
3
.5x for t
wo cons
e
cu
ti
v
e
si
x-m
on
th pe
ri
od
s. T
he cove
nan
t
s are unde
r a
fr
ozen Gene
ra
ll
y Acce
pte
d Accou
nt
ing Pra
c
t
ic
e
(GA
A
P) basis i.e. excl
ud
in
g the impa
c
t of IFR
S 1
6
lea
se lia
bi
li
ti
es
.
Ul
tr
a
’s net de
bt at the end of
th
e year red
uce
d to
£85
.
8m (201
9: £
154
.8
m)
in
cl
ud
ing £
37
.7
m (201
9
:
£41
.
2m)
of leas
e liab
il
it
y.
Ne
t debt
/
EBI
T
DA when
inc
lu
di
ng pe
nsi
on liab
il
it
ie
s and leas
e liab
il
it
ie
s was
1
.05x (201
9: 1
.
58
x). On a
cov
ena
nt bas
is
, whi
ch
exc
lu
de
s pens
ion lia
bi
li
ti
es and lea
se lia
bi
li
ti
es
, the
g
ure is 0.3
4x (201
9: 0.8
6x). Net inte
re
s
t pay
ab
le
on bor
ro
wi
ng
s was cover
ed 1
4
.7x (201
9: 1
2
.4x
)
by und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
in
g pro
t
.
T
he US
Do
lla
r bor
ro
wi
ng
s repre
se
nt nat
ur
al
he
dg
es aga
ins
t ass
et
s den
om
ina
te
d
in tha
t
cu
rre
nc
y.
De
t
ai
ls of
ho
w Ult
ra mana
ge
s it
s
liq
ui
di
t
y risk ca
n be
fou
nd in note 22 –
Fi
nan
ci
al
ins
t
r
um
en
t
s and nan
ci
al risk man
ag
em
en
t.
Interest rate management
T
o
re
duc
e the risk
s ass
oc
iate
d wi
th inte
res
t rate
u
c
t
ua
ti
ons an
d the ass
oc
ia
ted vol
at
ili
t
y in
rep
or
te
d earn
in
gs
, Ult
ra hol
ds a
mi
x of
xe
d rate
an
d oat
in
g rate deb
t.
Fo
re
ign exc
han
ge
Ul
tr
a
’s res
ul
t
s are aec
te
d by
bo
th the tr
ans
la
ti
on
an
d tran
sa
c
t
i
on ee
c
t
s of forei
gn cur
re
nc
y
mo
vem
en
t
s
. The ave
ra
ge US Dolla
r tra
nsl
at
io
n
ra
te in
2020 was
$1
.
28 (201
9: $
1.28)
. By the
ir
nat
ur
e, cur
ren
c
y tr
ans
la
ti
on ris
k
s can
no
t be
mi
ti
ga
ted
, but th
e
tr
an
s
ac
ti
on pos
it
io
n is
acti
vely
managed.
T
he majo
r
it
y of
s
al
es mad
e by
Ul
t
ra
s
bu
sin
e
ss
es
are mad
e in
lo
c
al cur
re
nc
y,
thu
s avoi
di
ng
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
n risk
. Ho
we
ver,
t
hi
s risk doe
s aris
e
wh
en bus
ine
s
se
s make sal
es an
d
pu
rch
as
es wh
ic
h
are den
om
ina
te
d in
fore
ig
n cur
ren
ci
es
, mos
t of
t
en
wh
en UK busi
ne
ss
e
s
tr
an
s
ac
t in
US Doll
ar
s
. T
o
red
uce th
e poten
ti
al vol
at
ili
t
y,
Ul
tr
a at
te
mpt
s to
so
urce in US
Do
lla
r
s a
h
ig
h prop
or
ti
on of the
pro
du
c
t
s sold in US
Do
lla
r
s. F
or the rema
in
in
g net
ex
pe
ns
e, the Gro
up
s poli
c
y is to
he
dg
e for
w
ard
th
e forei
gn cur
ren
c
y trad
in
g exp
os
ure in orde
r to
inc
re
as
e
cer
t
a
int
y.
T
he ex
pe
c
te
d ow
s are
rev
i
ew
ed on a
reg
ula
r basi
s and addi
t
io
nal lay
er
s
of cover are ta
ken ou
t
so tha
t
, for 202
1
, 1
0
0
% of
th
e exp
ec
ted ex
p
osu
re is
cov
ere
d
, reduc
in
g to
70% of the exp
os
ure for 2022 and arou
nd 20%
of the exp
o
sur
e for
202
3. Ex
po
su
re to
oth
er
cu
rre
nc
ie
s is
he
dg
ed as it aris
e
s
on spe
c
i
c
cont
ra
c
t
s
.
A net inve
s
tm
en
t hed
ge is
in pla
ce to
red
uce
income
statement
volatilit
y
from
revaluation
of US
Do
lla
r ass
et
s and lia
bi
li
ti
es hel
d on the
UK bal
an
ce shee
t
.
Post-employment obligations
Ul
tr
a oer
s Comp
an
y-
f
un
de
d reti
rem
en
t bene
t
s
to all empl
oy
ee
s in
it
s maj
or coun
tr
i
es of
op
er
at
io
n. In the UK
, the Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ro
nic
s Li
mi
ted
de
n
ed ben
e
t sc
hem
e was clo
se
d to
n
e
w
ent
ra
nt
s in 2003 an
d clos
ed to fut
ur
e
b
ene
t
acc
r
ual in 201
6
. All s
ta
 who joi
ne
d Ult
ra in the
UK sinc
e
th
e de
ne
d bene
t sch
eme was cl
os
ed
to new entr
an
t
s have be
en inv
i
ted to
be
co
me
me
mb
er
s of
th
e Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ron
ic
s Gro
up
Per
so
na
l
Pens
io
n Plan and
, since Ap
ri
l 201
1
, th
e Ult
ra
Ele
c
t
ro
ni
c
s
Gr
ou
p Fle
xi
bl
e Reti
rem
en
t Plan. Un
der
th
e terms of this de
ne
d cont
ri
bu
t
io
n sche
me
,
Com
pa
ny pay
m
en
t
s are
su
pp
le
me
nte
d by
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
s
f
rom emp
lo
ye
es
.
T
he Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ro
nic
s Li
mi
ted de
n
ed ben
e
t
sc
he
me was a
con
tr
ib
u
tor
y sch
em
e in
wh
ic
h the
Com
pa
ny mad
e the larg
es
t ele
me
nt of the
pa
y
me
nt
s
, whi
ch were top
pe
d up
by emp
lo
ye
e
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
s
up unt
il the 201
6
cl
os
ure of the
sc
he
me to
f
ut
ur
e
ac
cr
ua
l. Th
e sche
me was
ac
tu
ar
ial
l
y ass
es
s
ed usin
g the proj
ec
te
d unit
me
th
od at 31
D
e
cem
be
r 2020
w
h
en the net
sc
he
me de
ci
t
, cal
c
ula
ted in accor
da
nce wi
th I
A
S
1
9,
was £5
6
.6m (201
9: £59.
1m
). The pre
se
nt val
ue
of the liab
il
it
ie
s incr
eas
e
d by
£
36
.8
m to
£423
.
2m in
2020 prim
ar
il
y due to
th
e 50
bp
s
de
cr
eas
e in
th
e
dis
co
unt rat
e. The
re was a
£
38
.
1m
i
nc
rea
se in
sc
he
me ass
e
t
s
,
ma
inl
y dr
i
ven by inc
reas
e
s in
inv
es
tm
en
t
v
alu
es in fun
ds and eq
ui
ti
es
.
A full ac
t
ua
r
ial as
se
ss
me
nt was ca
rr
ie
d out as of
A
pr
il 201
9, the res
ul
t of
wh
ic
h was a
f
un
di
ng de
c
it
of £77
.2m rep
res
e
nt
ing a decr
eas
e of
£
37
.
2m
fr
om the pre
v
io
us fun
di
ng de
ci
t of £
1
14.4
m in
A
pr
il 201
6. Fo
llo
w
in
g the comp
le
ti
on of
th
e
as
se
s
sm
ent
, Ul
tr
a reach
ed an agre
em
en
t wit
h the
pe
nsi
on sch
em
e tru
s
te
e boar
d to
m
ai
nt
ai
n the
£1
1.0m per ann
um pay
m
en
t to
e
li
min
ate th
e
de
c
it ove
r the per
io
d to
Mar
ch 2025. Th
e nex
t
va
lua
t
io
n
w
ill ta
ke plac
e
as of Apr
il 2022
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
63
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statements
T
he sch
em
e has
a st
a
tem
ent of inve
s
t
me
nt
principles
which
includes
a
speci
c
declaration
on
so
ci
all
y res
po
nsi
bl
e inve
s
tm
en
t
. This is dele
ga
te
d
to the inve
s
t
men
t mana
ge
r
s. Pens
io
n
man
ag
em
en
t and gove
rn
an
ce is
un
der
t
a
ken by
th
e pens
ion tr
us
t
ee
s on
be
ha
lf of the memb
er
s
.
The
trus
tees
include
both C
ompany-nominated
and
employee
-el
ec
ted
representati
ves.
The
sc
he
me inv
es
t
me
nt st
r
ate
g
y and the det
ai
ls of the
ri
sk
s to
w
hic
h the sch
em
e is
ex
p
os
ed are set ou
t
in note 29.
Cer
t
ai
n
em
pl
oy
ee
s wit
hi
n our Commu
ni
ca
ti
on
s
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t in
Mo
nt
rea
l, Ca
nad
a par
ti
ci
pa
te in
a
de
n
ed ben
e
t sc
hem
e. Th
is sch
em
e
is clo
se
d to
ne
w empl
oy
ee
s and had an
I
A
S 1
9 net de
ci
t of
£0.6
m at
th
e end of
th
e year (201
9: £0.3
m).
Reg
ul
ar pay
m
en
t
s cont
inu
e to
be mad
e, wit
h bot
h
Com
pa
ny and emp
lo
ye
es mak
in
g cont
ri
bu
t
io
ns
,
so as to
m
ai
nt
ai
n a
s
a
ti
s
fa
c
to
r
y fun
di
ng pos
it
io
n.
T
he Gro
up
’s rem
ain
in
g Cana
di
an emp
lo
ye
es
pa
r
t
ic
ip
ate in a
num
be
r of
de
n
ed cont
r
ib
ut
io
n
pe
nsi
on pla
ns
. Cer
t
ai
n empl
oy
ee
s at
th
e Swis
s
sub
si
dia
r
y of
Fo
re
nsi
c T
ec
hn
ol
og
y, Proje
c
t
in
a, als
o
pa
r
t
ic
ip
ate in a
de
n
ed ben
e
t pen
sio
n sch
em
e.
T
he sch
em
e had an
I
A
S 1
9 net de
ci
t of
£1
.9
m
at
th
e end of
th
e year (201
9
: £
1.4
m).
In the USA
, Ult
ra oe
r
s a
d
e
ne
d cont
ri
bu
t
io
n
4
01(k) reti
rem
en
t bene
t plan to
al
l full
-
t
im
e
emp
l
oye
e
s. Und
er thi
s plan
, Ult
ra prov
i
de
s
pa
r
t
ic
ip
at
in
g and cont
ri
bu
t
in
g empl
oy
ee
s wit
h
mat
chi
ng con
tr
ib
u
ti
ons
, sub
je
c
t to
pl
an and US
Inte
r
nal Rev
en
ue Ser
v
i
ce limi
t
at
io
ns
.
Jo
s Scla
ter
Ch
ief F
ina
nc
ial O
ce
r
9 March 2021
20
2
1 FI
N
A
NC
I
A
L GUI
DA
N
C
E
Ba
se
d on our str
on
g orde
r book
, and whil
e
we cont
in
ue to
mo
ni
tor an
d adap
t
to the
cha
ng
in
g sit
uat
io
n in
al
l our marke
t
s
, we
are
pla
nn
in
g for conti
nu
ed rev
enu
e grow
th in
2021
, al
th
ou
gh we do
no
t exp
ec
t to
se
e any
improvement
in
commercial
aerospace
rev
en
ue unt
il at leas
t 2023.
We
e
xp
ec
t ope
rat
in
g marg
ins to reduc
e
so
me
wh
at in 202
1 for the reas
ons de
sc
ri
be
d:
+
We
pla
n to
a
cce
le
ra
te our tran
s
fo
rm
at
io
n
inv
es
tm
en
t
s to
£1
1–
1
3m
, wit
h incr
eas
e
d
inv
es
tm
en
t
in pro
ces
s ec
ie
nc
y,
pro
c
ure
me
nt cat
eg
or
y mana
ge
me
nt and
t
w
o major si
te conso
li
da
ti
on
s. Wi
t
h the
go
od pro
gre
s
s made in 2020
a
nd
acce
le
ra
ti
on of cer
t
a
in proj
ec
t
s into 2021
,
we now ex
pe
c
t to
be
gi
n to
real
is
e year-o
n
-
yea
r bene
t
s in 20
2
2, a
yea
r ahea
d of
pla
n.
We
con
ti
nu
e to
ex
pe
c
t th
e Foc
us
; Fix
; Gro
w
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion to be
br
oa
dl
y comp
le
te by
th
e end of
2023
+
We
inte
nd to
f
ur
th
er inc
rea
se inte
r
nal R&D
to bet
w
e
en 3.8
% and 4%
of reven
ue in
2021
, as we
co
nt
inu
e to
inv
es
t in cap
ab
il
it
ie
s
to supp
or
t cus
to
me
r nee
ds in
pu
r
sui
t of
con
ti
nu
ed fu
tu
re grow
t
h, foll
ow
i
ng a
pe
ri
od
of lowe
r exp
en
se
s due to
Cov
id
-1
9
restric
t
ions
+
Indi
re
c
t cos
t
s suc
h as
tr
ave
l and mar
ket
in
g
are ex
pe
c
te
d to
be
gi
n norm
al
isi
ng ove
r the
cou
r
se of
2021
+
Cap
i
ta
l exp
en
di
t
ure wi
ll incr
eas
e to
aro
un
d
£
35m in 202
1
. This is to
sup
po
r
t faci
li
t
y
ex
pa
ns
io
n
in our So
nar OB
U ahea
d of
Ca
na
dia
n Sur
f
a
ce Comba
t
an
t prod
uc
ti
on
an
d our Commu
nic
a
ti
on
s OBU to
sup
po
r
t
pro
du
c
t
i
on of
OR
ION rad
io s
y
s
tem
s. A
s a
res
ul
t
, cash con
ve
rs
io
n is
ex
pe
c
t
ed to
be
75
85%
+
Und
er
l
y
in
g tax rate is exp
e
c
te
d to
r
ema
in
s
t
ab
le at a
l
i
t
t
le bel
ow 20% (wi
t
h the cas
h
ta
x rate ex
pe
c
t
ed to
be le
ss tha
n 1
0
%)
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
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unt
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continued
INVES
TMENT
REV
IE
W
How w
e al
lo
ca
te c
ap
it
a
l: A p
ru
de
nt
and disciplined approach
Ee
c
t
i
ve cap
i
t
al all
oc
at
io
n is
cr
i
ti
c
al to
de
li
ve
ri
ng
lo
ng
-
ter
m val
ue to
sh
are
ho
ld
er
s and grow
i
ng
our ret
ur
n on inve
s
ted ca
pi
t
al
. We
h
av
e a
c
le
ar
an
d disc
ipl
in
ed app
ro
ac
h to
ca
pi
t
al all
oc
a
ti
on
wi
t
h a
p
ol
ic
y tha
t
pr
ov
i
de
s the nan
cia
l ex
ib
il
it
y
req
ui
red to succes
s
f
u
ll
y exec
u
te our long
-
te
rm
gro
w
t
h st
ra
teg
y, whil
e ensu
ri
ng tha
t cap
it
a
l
is depl
oy
ed in the mos
t e
ec
ti
v
e manne
r
.
Ou
r prio
r
it
ie
s for cap
i
ta
l disc
ip
li
ne are lis
te
d
in orde
r bel
ow.
1
. Organ
ic inv
es
t
me
nt for ope
ra
ti
on
al
imp
ro
ve
me
nt and to
de
li
ve
r valu
e
-
cre
at
i
ve grow
t
h
2. Inor
gan
ic mer
ge
r
s
an
d acqu
isi
t
io
ns (M&
A
)
inv
es
tm
en
t
to accel
er
ate s
tr
ate
g
y deli
v
er
y,
if it is valu
e creat
i
ve on a
ri
sk-a
dj
us
te
d basi
s
3. Sus
t
ai
na
bl
e thro
ugh
-
c
y
cl
e div
i
de
nd grow
t
h.
A
s ann
ou
nce
d in
201
9,
ou
r
po
li
c
y remai
ns
aro
un
d 2x thro
ug
h
-
c
yc
le cas
h
/ear
nin
gs
cover ratio
4. An
y exces
s
, thro
ug
h
-
c
ycl
e cap
i
t
al to
be
ret
ur
n
ed to
sha
reh
ol
d
er
s
, if it
c
an
t be dep
lo
ye
d
wi
t
hin Ul
tr
a in
th
e medi
um term to gene
ra
te
s
tr
on
g retur
n
s
We
ai
m to
s
up
po
r
t thes
e pri
or
i
ti
es by
mai
nt
a
ini
ng gea
ri
ng be
t
w
ee
n 1
.5 – 2.5x
ne
t
de
bt (in
cl
ud
ing pe
nsi
on and lea
se lia
bil
i
ti
es) to
EBI
TD
A
. We
be
lie
ve th
is app
rop
r
iate
l
y ree
c
t
s
th
e Grou
p
’s ope
ra
ti
on
al ris
k prol
e, alt
h
ou
gh
fr
om tim
e to
t
im
e it may be
hi
gh
er as
inv
es
tm
en
t
op
p
or
tu
ni
ti
es ar
is
e.
F
or more de
ta
il on our risk
s plea
se se
e
pa
ge
s 54
-57
.
T
ransf
ormation
investment
A
s pla
nne
d
, we
in
cre
as
ed tra
ns
f
or
ma
ti
on
inv
es
tm
en
t
s by
ov
er £5m to
£8
.
2m (201
9
:
£
3.0
m). See pa
ge
s 1
9
-20 for more det
ai
ls
on our tra
ns
fo
r
ma
ti
on wor
k
s
t
re
ams
.
Capit
al
expe
nditure
Ca
pi
t
al ex
pe
nd
i
tu
re in
th
e year was £21
.9m
(201
9: £21
.
8m), inc
lu
di
ng spe
nd on majo
r
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion ini
t
iat
i
ve
s such as a
new HR
inf
or
ma
ti
on s
y
s
tem and a new nan
cia
l
con
so
li
dat
io
n plat
fo
rm
, whi
ch wil
l go
li
v
e
in 2021
.
Inv
es
t
in
g to
cre
ate val
ue for all our
Stakeh
olders
Ou
r ONE Ult
ra st
ra
teg
y is to
crea
te val
ue for all
our s
t
ake
ho
ld
er grou
ps
. We
s
e
t annua
l goal
s
for our KPI
s to make
su
re we
ac
hi
ev
e our 202
4
ta
rg
et
s for eac
h group; th
is help
s focu
s the
org
an
is
at
io
n on
dr
i
v
in
g per
for
ma
nce wh
ic
h
wi
ll ben
e
t all of
ou
r st
ake
ho
ld
er
s
.
Hedging policy
Ul
tr
a hed
ge
s tran
sa
c
ti
ona
l forei
gn exch
an
ge,
lar
ge
l
y wher
e we
se
ll fro
m the UK
in
to USA
,
mo
s
tl
y for our PC
S busin
es
s
. Ult
ra is 1
0
0
%
he
dg
ed in 202
1 at
1
.
29 $
, the pro
po
r
ti
on
he
dg
ed s
tep
s down unt
il 2023
.
Divide
nd policy
T
her
e is
no chan
ge to Ult
ra
s
di
v
i
de
nd pol
ic
y
wh
ic
h was orig
in
all
y ann
ou
nce
d in
201
9.
T
he Boa
rd has impl
em
en
ted a div
id
en
d pol
ic
y
wi
t
h a
t
hr
ou
gh
-
c
yc
le ta
rg
et of circ
a tw
o time
s
no
rm
al
ise
d cas
h and earn
in
gs cove
r
,
sig
na
lli
ng
con
d
en
ce in
th
e Grou
p
’s fu
t
ure pro
sp
ec
t
s
.
NON-
FI
NANC
I
AL INFORMATION ST
A
TEMENT
In comp
lia
nce wi
t
h sec
t
io
ns 4
1
4
C
A
an
d 4
14C
B of
the Com
pa
nie
s Ac
t 200
6
,
a
non-nancial
information
s
tatement
sum
ma
ri
sin
g the nat
ure and lo
ca
t
io
n
of
non
-nancial
disclosure
is
included
wi
t
hin th
e Direc
to
r
s
’ repo
r
t on pag
e 1
03
.
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r
t
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d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statements
Ul
tr
a has alwa
y
s bee
n good at inn
ov
at
io
n.
Cus
to
me
r
s kno
w that wh
en the
y have a
pro
bl
em
th
ey ca
n rely on us
to sol
ve it for the
m. He
lpi
ng
th
eir s
y
s
te
ms per
fo
rm be
t
te
r and keepi
ng th
eir
pe
op
le sa
fe.
Bu
t how can we sol
v
e thos
e prob
le
ms mor
e
e
ci
ent
l
y and ee
c
t
i
ve
l
y and how can we help
th
em sol
v
e the prob
le
ms the
y don
t eve
n kno
w
th
ey hav
e yet? Tha
t
’s whe
re Ult
ra
L
ab
s come
s in.
Ul
tr
aL
a
bs has v
e main obje
c
ti
v
es:
+
T
o dev
el
op spe
ci
al
is
t cap
ab
il
it
i
es to
sup
p
or
t
cro
s
s-
G
ro
up tec
hno
lo
g
y nee
d, pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar
l
y
mac
hi
ne lea
rn
in
g and ar
t
i
c
ial inte
ll
ig
enc
e
+
T
o mon
ito
r emer
gi
ng tech
no
lo
g
y tren
ds and
,
in conj
unc
t
ion wi
t
h the SBUs
, acces
s res
ear
ch
fu
nd
in
g and loo
k
at ap
pli
c
at
io
ns to
ad
dre
s
s
ex
is
t
in
g and fu
tu
re cus
to
me
r chall
en
ge
s
+
T
o dev
el
op and wi
ll ac
t as the own
er of
th
e Ult
ra inno
v
at
io
n proce
s
s
+
T
o eng
ag
e wit
h cus
to
me
rs
’ mos
t st
ra
teg
ic and
fu
t
ure thi
nke
r
s to
e
ns
ure Ult
ra
’s tech
no
lo
g
y
an
d cap
ab
ili
t
y suit
e is
ali
gn
ed wi
th cus
tom
er
s
fu
t
ure ne
ed
s
+
T
o dev
el
op cro
ss
-
G
ro
up conce
pt
s an
d
so
lu
t
io
ns
dr
i
ven by cus
to
me
r
-
in
for
m
ed opp
or
t
un
it
y
On
e rs
t ex
am
pl
e of
Ul
tr
aL
a
bs in ac
ti
on is Ult
ra
joi
ni
ng force
s wi
th L
Écol
e de techn
ol
og
ie
sup
ér
i
eur
e (É
TS
) in Mont
rea
l, Ca
na
da to
cre
ate the
r
s
t ins
t
it
u
te of
dis
tr
ib
u
ted ar
ti
c
ia
l intel
lig
en
ce in
Mo
nt
rea
l. Th
is par
tn
er
s
hip is deve
lo
pi
ng spe
c
ial
is
t
ar
ti
cia
l intel
li
ge
nce and mac
hi
ne lea
rn
in
g
tec
hn
ol
og
ie
s in
res
ili
en
t
, inter-se
r
v
ice, mis
si
on
-
cr
i
ti
ca
l comm
uni
c
at
io
n, and th
e
c
ap
ab
il
it
ie
s it is
de
ve
lo
pin
g are alrea
d
y help
in
g us
de
ve
lo
p new
so
lu
ti
on
s and more opp
o
r
t
un
it
ie
s for us
to
inn
ov
a
te and grow.
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
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unt
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al
wa
y
s wi
t
h th
e he
al
th a
nd s
a
fe
t
y o
f ou
r wo
rk
fo
rce,
an
d th
eir f
am
il
ie
s
, our p
r
ima
r
y con
ce
rn
.
Min
d
f
ul of t
he n
ee
d to b
ala
nce t
h
e inte
re
s
t
s of a
ll of
th
e Gr
oup
s s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
, a
s pa
r
t o
f th
e sce
na
ri
o
planning ex
ercise,
we c
onsidered the
implications
an
d
op
ti
ons for the 201
9
n
al div
i
de
nd
.
Du
e
to the
unp
re
ced
en
ted n
at
ur
e of th
e p
an
dem
ic a
nd
resulting unc
er
taint
y,
we made the
decision t
o
wi
t
hd
ra
w
th
at div
i
den
d and consid
er whe
t
her to
make a
f
u
r
t
he
r inter
im div
i
de
nd pay
m
ent for 201
9
lat
er in
t
he yea
r
on
ce
th
e impa
c
t of
Cov
id
-1
9 had
become clear
er
. We
therefore
withdrew the
res
ol
u
ti
on to
a
pp
ro
ve the 201
9
n
al div
i
den
d from
our 2
020 A
nnu
al G
en
er
al M
ee
ti
ng (
“AGM
)
. On
ce
th
e lim
i
ted i
mp
ac
t of t
he p
an
de
mi
c on U
lt
ra a
nd t
he
res
po
ns
e of t
he o
rga
nis
a
ti
on to i
t b
ec
a
me m
ore
clear
, and we
were
comfort
able that the
Company
had a
strong liquidit
y position, we
concluded that
it
was a
pp
ro
pr
ia
te to de
c
lar
e an a
ddi
t
io
na
l 2020
inte
r
im div
i
den
d of
3
9.
2p
pe
r
sh
are (
eq
ui
v
al
ent to
th
e
in
it
ia
ll
y prop
os
ed nal 201
9 div
i
de
nd
)
in Jul
y
2020. T
hi
s was i
n ad
di
t
io
n to de
cl
ar
in
g an i
nter
i
m
di
v
id
en
d
fo
r
2020
of 1
5.
4p per share
.
T
he Boa
rd
we
re
con
d
en
t
to make
th
is deci
sio
n base
d on
t
h
e
s
tr
en
gt
h of U
lt
ra
s bu
si
ne
ss m
o
del
, s
t
ro
ng c
as
h
con
ver
s
io
n
an
d
li
qui
di
t
y posi
ti
on
.
A
ll our fac
ili
t
ie
s cont
inu
ed to oper
ate ee
c
ti
v
el
y
tha
nk
s to th
e pr
a
gma
ti
sm
, har
d wo
rk a
nd
res
ili
en
ce of o
ur e
mp
lo
ye
es
, an
d I wo
ul
d li
ke to
pe
r
so
nal
l
y th
an
k all o
f Ul
tr
a
’s w
or
ke
r
s for t
he
ir
res
ili
en
ce an
d de
di
c
at
io
n to th
e Com
p
any a
nd
foc
us on deli
v
er
in
g our vi
t
al pro
du
c
t
s to
ou
r
cu
s
tom
er
s
. The Bo
ar
d
co
nt
inu
es to moni
tor th
e
imp
a
c
t tha
t Covi
d
-
1
9 has on all our st
ake
ho
ld
er
s
at eac
h Boar
d meet
in
g. Fu
r
t
he
r info
rm
at
io
n of
how our
st
akeholders wer
e cons
idered during
the
Cov
id
-1
9 pan
de
mi
c
c
an be foun
d on
pa
ge 24.
We als
o ne
e
de
d to rea
c
t s
w
i
f
tl
y i
n rel
at
io
n to ou
r
AGM and Boa
rd meet
in
g plann
in
g. Our Boa
rd has
con
ti
nu
ed to
o
pe
ra
te eec
ti
v
el
y thro
ug
ho
ut 2020
ut
il
isi
ng vi
de
o
con
fer
en
ce
fa
ci
li
ti
es
, and
,
wh
en it was
le
gal
l
y pe
r
mi
t
te
d
, so
me a
t
te
nd
ee
s pr
es
en
t at
me
et
in
gs in p
e
rs
o
n, s
oc
ia
ll
y di
s
t
an
ced i
n ou
r lar
ge
bo
ar
dro
om
.
T
o
ad
he
re to
G
ov
er
nm
ent gui
de
lin
es
an
d pro
te
c
t o
ur p
eo
pl
e, we m
ad
e th
e de
ci
si
on to
ho
ld o
ur AG
M wi
t
h mi
nim
um a
t
te
nd
ee
s in p
er
s
on
to
li
mi
t
th
e
r
isk of
spr
ead
in
g
Cov
i
d
-
1
9,
y
et inv
i
ted
sha
reh
ol
de
r
s
to ask
any que
s
ti
on
s
in ad
va
nce of
th
e
me
et
in
g. T
h
is ye
ar
, ou
r AGM w
il
l fo
llo
w a si
mil
ar
for
ma
t to
ke
ep ever
y
on
e
s
afe
.
Wh
il
e
th
e
Bo
ar
d
ha
s
su
e
red fro
m
no
t
be
in
g
ab
le to
m
e
et ful
ly in
pe
r
so
n
an
d
we have all ver
y muc
h
re
gre
t
te
d not
be
in
g
ab
le
to
v
isi
t our
fa
ci
li
ti
es as
pl
ann
e
d, we
hav
e
wo
r
ked
har
d to en
sur
e tha
t we r
ema
in
ed c
onn
e
c
te
d an
d
wo
rk ee
c
t
i
ve
ly tog
et
he
r
as a
B
oa
rd
.
Strategy execution
It wa
s a ye
ar of s
t
ra
te
g
y exe
cu
t
io
n for t
he
Com
pa
ny as
we con
ti
nue
d to
de
li
ve
r on
ou
r
s
tr
ate
g
y an
d tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n pr
og
ra
mm
es a
t pa
ce.
Ou
r key
foc
us as a
Bo
ard was to ensure tha
t the
s
tr
ate
gi
c pr
i
or
it
i
es of t
he O
NE U
l
tr
a s
tr
ate
g
y we
re
imp
l
eme
nte
d ee
c
t
i
ve
ly wh
il
e ensur
in
g the
Chai
rman’s governance repor
t
day
-
to
-
day op
er
at
io
ns cont
in
ue
d to
d
el
i
ve
r to
ex
pe
c
ta
t
io
ns
. That sa
id
, we have bee
n mind
f
ul of
th
e ongo
in
g pres
su
re on our peop
le to deli
v
er to
ex
pe
c
ta
t
io
ns whil
e hav
in
g the add
it
io
na
l dema
nds
of ou
r tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n ag
en
da
. A
s a re
su
lt o
f
ad
dre
s
sin
g th
is
, wo
r
k
s
t
rea
ms w
ere r
ep
ri
or
i
ti
se
d to
rel
ie
ve pre
ss
ure on tho
se mos
t
a
ec
te
d, and thi
s
wi
ll b
e an a
rea of c
on
tin
ui
ng f
oc
us
.
We
re
cei
v
ed quar
te
rl
y up
dat
es fro
m the Exe
cu
ti
v
e
T
eam regarding strategy implementatio
n,
organisational
design and
other transformation
pro
gr
am
me
s
, and cons
t
ru
c
t
i
ve
l
y chal
le
ng
ed
assumptions, tested the senior management and
E
xec
ut
i
ve team
s
’ dec
isi
on
-
ma
k
in
g and prov
i
de
d
guidance accordingly.
Ca
re
fu
l moni
to
ri
ng was esp
ec
ia
ll
y imp
or
t
an
t give
n
th
e addi
t
io
nal cha
ll
en
ge
s Covi
d
-
1
9 pre
s
ente
d to
us
an
d our st
ake
ho
ld
er
s but
, as a
Bo
ard
, we feel the
Com
pa
ny has bee
n ex
tr
em
el
y resi
lie
nt and hav
e
be
en ver
y ple
as
ed by the way the new s
tr
ate
g
y
an
d the Foc
us
; Fi
x
;
Gr
ow pro
gr
amm
e has
con
ti
nu
ed to b
e im
pl
em
en
ted
. We are i
nc
rea
sin
gl
y
con
d
en
t of
the be
ne
t
s of
th
e ongo
in
g
tr
ans
for
ma
t
ion a
nd l
o
ok fo
r
wa
rd to s
ee
ing t
h
es
e
com
in
g to fr
u
it
io
n. We w
il
l con
ti
nu
e to sc
r
u
tin
is
e
the strategy
execution
and tran
sformation
pro
gr
am
me
s cl
os
el
y t
hi
s yea
r an
d mo
ni
to
r
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce a
ga
ins
t th
e 2021 st
ra
te
gic p
r
io
ri
t
ie
s
,
wh
ic
h are
ou
t
lin
e
d
on pa
ge 1
3
.
Purpose, values &
culture
T
o sup
po
r
t our O
NE U
l
tr
a go
al
s, o
ur n
ew p
ur
p
os
e,
vi
si
on
, miss
io
n, A
SPIR
E val
ue
s and bran
d were
lau
nc
he
d at
ou
r Seni
or Lea
de
r
shi
p confer
en
ce in
Jan
ua
r
y 2020.
I
con
ti
nu
e to
b
e imp
res
s
ed wi
t
h
th
e
emp
l
oye
e
s
an
d mana
ge
me
nt teams I
ha
ve met
,
alb
ei
t vi
r
t
ua
ll
y,
in 2020
an
d can feel th
e
ent
hu
sia
sm and exci
te
me
nt arou
nd th
e posi
ti
v
e
cha
ng
es U
l
tr
a is g
oin
g th
ro
ug
h. We w
ere m
in
df
u
l
of th
e en
ha
nce
d wo
r
kl
o
ad f
ro
m bu
sin
es
s as u
sua
l
together with transformation pr
ojec
ts and the
ad
de
d comp
le
xi
t
ie
s of
Cov
id
-1
9. We
a
re sens
it
i
ve
to th
e ne
ed t
o mo
ni
tor w
or
k
lo
a
ds an
d en
sur
e th
ey
remain within acceptable limits
.
T
o as
sis
t t
hi
s cu
lt
ur
al a
nd m
in
ds
et sh
i
f
t
, t
he
rol
l
-
ou
t of our AS
PIR
E valu
es was a
si
gni
ca
nt s
tep
in shap
in
g and alig
nin
g our beha
v
io
ur
s acr
os
s our
Gro
up as we
mo
ve towa
rds ONE Ul
tr
a. Th
e Boa
rd
rec
ei
ve
d per
io
di
c repo
r
t
s on how our val
ue
s have
be
en e
mb
ed
de
d t
hro
ug
ho
ut t
he b
us
in
es
s f
rom
th
e Chie
f HR
O
ce
r in
ad
di
ti
on to othe
r empl
oy
ee
fee
db
a
ck
. We
wou
ld no
rm
all
y hav
e met wi
th
emp
l
oye
e
s
r
s
t-
ha
nd at our Boa
rd site vis
i
t
s at
lea
s
t t
hre
e ti
me
s pe
r ye
ar
. A
las
, d
ue to t
he
pa
nd
em
ic this has not be
en pos
si
bl
e as
a Boar
d,
al
th
ou
gh so
me of
ou
r Dire
c
to
r
s have bee
n able to
vi
s
t site
s as
no
ted on pag
e 80. I
h
op
e tha
t we
ca
n
rec
omm
en
ce our Boa
rd site v
isi
t
s to
me
et man
y
mo
re of o
ur tea
ms i
n th
e ne
ar f
u
tu
re, b
ut w
e ar
e
gra
te
fu
l for the comp
reh
en
si
ve rep
or
t
s we recei
ve
as de
s
cr
ib
ed i
n ou
r ap
pr
oa
ch to w
or
k
for
ce
en
gag
em
en
t on
pa
ge 80
.
It has cer
tai
nl
y bee
n a bus
y yea
r and
one where we
ha
ve made
signi
c
ant
s
tra
tegic and
nancia
l
prog
ress
, despite
the challen
ging environ
ment caus
ed
by the
impa
c
t of
Cov
id
-
1
9.
T
ony Ri
ce
Chair
Dear Shar
eholder
,
I am p
lea
se
d to p
res
en
t my C
ha
ir
ma
n
’s
Go
ve
rn
an
ce Stat
em
ent
. Th
is shou
ld be read in
conjunction with the com
pliance r
epor
t on page
67 w
hic
h sh
ow
s h
ow t
he Co
mp
any h
as co
mp
li
ed
wi
t
h the UK
Cor
p
or
ate Gov
er
na
nce Cod
e 201
8
.
It ha
s cer
t
ai
nl
y b
ee
n a bu
s
y ye
ar an
d o
ne w
he
re
we have ma
de sign
i
c
an
t st
ra
teg
ic and na
nc
ial
pro
gr
es
s
, desp
i
te the chal
le
ng
ing env
i
ro
nme
nt
ca
us
ed by the imp
ac
t of
Cov
i
d
-
1
9.
A
s s
oo
n as t
he e
x
te
nt o
f th
e pa
nd
em
ic a
nd t
he
potential implications became apparent, we called a
sp
ec
ial Boa
rd
me
et
in
g
to
dis
cu
ss Ult
ra
s
res
po
ns
e,
wi
t
h
th
e
s
a
fe
t
y,
hea
lt
h
an
d
wel
l
-
be
in
g
of
ou
r
emp
l
oye
e
s an
d th
eir f
am
il
ie
s at t
he fo
re
fr
on
t of ou
r
dis
cu
s
sio
ns
. A
s a c
r
it
ic
a
l su
pp
lie
r
, all o
f ou
r
manufacturing facilities r
emained
open. Our
bus
in
es
s
es each
c
ar
r
ie
d
o
u
t
sp
ec
i
c
wo
rk
p
la
ce
ri
sk
as
se
s
sm
ent
s an
d ada
pte
d t
he
ir wo
r
k
ing p
ra
c
ti
ces to
ena
bl
e th
em to c
on
tin
ue t
o me
et t
he
ir c
us
to
me
r
s
req
ui
rem
en
t
s
, wh
il
e kee
pi
ng o
ur p
eo
pl
e s
afe
.
We
als
o rev
ie
we
d
de
t
ail
e
d
sce
na
ri
o
mo
de
ll
in
g
pre
pa
re
d
by the Exe
cu
ti
v
e
an
d
s
eni
or mana
ge
me
nt
team
s whic
h
lo
oke
d at
the pote
nt
ia
l
na
nc
ia
l
implications of the pandemic, alongside potenti
al
ac
ti
on
s tha
t mi
gh
t be t
a
ken
. A
s a re
su
lt o
f th
e
fa
nt
as
t
ic coll
ab
or
at
i
ve eor
t
s of
our emp
lo
ye
es
gl
ob
all
y, we d
id n
ot n
ee
d to im
pl
em
en
t th
os
e
mi
ti
ga
ti
on
s an
d wer
e ab
le to m
ana
ge t
h
e imp
a
c
t of
th
e
pa
nd
em
ic eec
t
i
vel
y.
We
we
re ver
y plea
se
d to
se
e that
, in resp
ons
e to
a spec
i
c que
s
ti
on in the emp
lo
ye
e enga
ge
me
nt
sur
v
ey ca
rr
i
ed ou
t
in May 2020, our empl
oy
ee
s
scored
management
’s response
to the
pandemic
wi
t
h a
7
3
.2
% favo
ur
ab
le sco
re. Dur
in
g the year,
man
ag
em
en
t con
ti
nu
ed to a
da
pt to t
he c
ha
ngi
ng
circumstances in
the locations where
we operate,
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
67
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statement
s
Env
ir
on
me
nt
al
, S
oc
ial a
nd G
ov
er
nan
ce (
ES
G
)
I am e
x
t
rem
el
y p
le
as
ed to s
e
e th
e pro
gr
es
s t
he
Com
pa
ny has made reg
ard
in
g our ESG mat
ter
s
,
an
d our r
ep
or
t
in
g of th
es
e a
reas w
i
t
h th
e lau
nc
h
of our sus
t
ai
nab
il
it
y pla
n ‘
A
Pos
i
ti
ve F
orce
’ in
De
cem
be
r 2020.
Ou
r new
l
y
fo
rm
ed CS
R
Com
mi
t
te
e ac
te
d qu
ick
l
y to c
oo
rdi
nat
e th
e
Com
pa
ny
s respo
ns
e to
Cov
id
-1
9 to
sup
po
r
t the
communities i
n which we
operate thr
ough the
es
t
a
bl
ish
me
nt of
ou
r ONE Ult
ra Cov
id
-1
9 fund
,
with donations t
o wort
hy causes that
were
a
ec
ted by the pan
de
mi
c, tot
al
li
ng ove
r $
2
20,0
0
0.
Fu
r
t
he
r info
rm
at
io
n on
A Posit
i
ve Fo
rce and th
e
ac
ti
v
i
ti
es an
d
in
it
ia
ti
v
es of our CSR Commi
t
tee ca
n
be foun
d on page
s 38 to
5
3 and in
ou
r
Sus
ta
in
ab
ili
t
y Repo
r
t
w
hic
h is
pu
bl
ish
ed alo
n
gsi
de
th
is Ann
ua
l Repo
r
t
. ES
G has
al
wa
y
s bee
n a
ke
y
pa
r
t o
f ou
r ONE U
l
tr
a s
tr
ate
g
y, whi
ch a
im
s to
de
li
ve
r tar
ge
ted goa
ls for all our st
a
keh
ol
de
r
s. It is
als
o a
key area of focu
s
fo
r us
as a
B
o
ard an
d we
wi
ll cont
in
ue to
mo
ni
tor de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
s clos
el
y as
we w
or
k tow
ar
ds ou
r 2021 Gro
up g
oa
ls
.
Cor
po
ra
te Gov
er
na
nce is at
th
e hear
t of
ev
er
y
th
in
g we
do as a
B
o
ard
. We
w
el
co
me
ad
v
an
cem
en
t
s in
th
is area and are awa
re of
th
e
inc
re
asi
ng imp
or
t
an
ce of
go
ve
rn
an
ce, and our
ob
lig
at
io
ns as a
B
o
ard
. We
r
ece
i
ve regu
la
r
cor
p
or
ate gov
er
na
nce upd
ate
s from our Com
pa
ny
Se
cr
et
ar
ia
l team to
ens
ure we remai
n abrea
s
t of
ne
w regul
at
io
ns and dev
el
op
me
nt
s in this area
an
d ac
ti
v
el
y pro
mot
e adhe
ren
ce to
all asp
ec
t
s
of th
e Co
de, a
s de
mo
ns
t
ra
ted i
n th
e ad
ja
cen
t
ta
bl
e, i
n ad
di
ti
on to b
e
s
t pr
ac
ti
ce g
uid
el
in
es
.
Ou
r Bo
ar
d
Sir Rob
er
t Walms
le
y,
w
h
o had ser
ve
d on
ou
r
Bo
ar
d since 200
9, ste
pp
e
d
do
w
n
as Se
nio
r
Ind
ep
en
de
nt Dir
ec
tor at the conc
lu
sio
n of
ou
r
AGM on 1
3 May 2020.
I woul
d like to
r
ei
ter
ate my
tha
nk
s to
S
ir Rob
er
t for his out
s
t
a
nd
in
g
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on to
ou
r Boar
d thro
ug
ho
ut his tenu
re.
I am
del
ig
hte
d that Li
eu
ten
an
t
Ge
ne
ra
l (
ret
ir
ed
)
Ken Hun
zeker joi
ne
d our Boa
rd on
1 Jul
y 2020.
Ken
is a
US nati
on
al
, wi
th a
s
t
ro
ng mil
it
a
r
y,
de
fe
nce an
d
US Gove
r
nme
nt ba
ckg
rou
nd and has sign
i
c
an
t
kn
ow
l
ed
ge o
f our ke
y te
ch
no
lo
gi
es a
nd o
ur
cu
s
tom
er
s
. Due to
th
e Covi
d
-
1
9
pa
nd
em
ic
, Ken
has
n
t bee
n able to
at
ten
d a
Bo
ard me
et
in
g in
pe
r
so
n yet
, but wi
th the be
ne
t
of vi
de
o
con
fer
enc
e fa
ci
li
ti
es
, Ke
n has s
e
t
t
le
d in
to his r
ol
e
ver
y qui
ck
l
y and alre
ad
y ex
hib
i
t
s the qual
it
i
es
so
ug
ht fro
m a
N
on
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
tor
, wit
h
con
s
tr
u
c
t
i
ve chal
le
ng
e and val
uab
l
e
in
sig
ht
s
,
gi
ve
n his exemp
lar
y mil
it
a
r
y exp
er
ie
nce
.
A
s I e
xp
la
in in m
o
re de
t
ail i
n th
e No
mi
na
ti
on
Com
mi
t
te
e repo
r
t on
pa
ge 83, we
are cur
re
nt
ly
se
arc
hin
g for
at leas
t one fur
t
her Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve
Di
rec
tor to
joi
n
ou
r
Bo
ar
d
as Mar
t
in Bro
ad
hu
rs
t
wi
ll
s
tep dow
n
on 1
J
ul
y 202
1 follo
w
ing a
nin
e
-y
ea
r
ten
ure on
th
e
Bo
ar
d. Mar
ti
n
has mad
e
a
sig
ni
ca
nt
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on to
o
ur Boa
rd and, in
la
ter year
s
, as
Cha
ir
ma
n
of our Remun
er
at
io
n
Com
mi
t
tee. I
w
ou
ld
like to t
ha
nk M
ar
ti
n fo
r his i
nsi
gh
t
s an
d sup
p
or
t
COM
PL
I
A
N
CE W
I
TH TH
E 20
18 UK COR
PO
R
ATE GOV
E
R
N
A
NC
E CODE (
T
HE ‘
COD
E
)
In resp
ec
t of
th
e year end
ed 31
De
cem
be
r
2020, Ult
ra was sub
je
c
t to
th
e Code (
av
ai
la
bl
e
fr
om w
w
w.frc
.o
rg
.uk
). In
sof
ar a
s is p
ra
c
t
ic
a
l, t
he
Com
pa
ny s
ee
k
s to up
h
ol
d th
e pr
in
ci
pl
es o
f th
e
Cod
e in
me
et
in
g it
s obje
c
t
i
ve
s to
pro
mo
te the
lo
ng
-
ter
m sus
t
a
ina
bl
e succe
ss of the busi
ne
s
s
an
d to
g
en
er
ate val
ue for all it
s s
ta
keh
ol
de
r
s
,
contributing to
wider society.
A
s rep
or
ted in las
t year
s
A
nn
ua
l
Re
po
r
t
an
d
Acco
un
t
s
, Sir Robe
r
t Walms
le
y agre
ed to
con
ti
nu
e
in his rol
e
as Non
-
E
xe
c
ut
i
ve Dire
c
tor
unt
il M
ay 2020
, be
yo
nd t
he r
eco
mm
en
de
d
nin
e
-
yea
r tenur
e set out in the Code, wh
il
e
th
e
Company
completed
the recruitment process
for a
su
it
a
bl
e repla
ce
men
t
. The Bo
ard
no
ne
th
el
es
s consi
de
r
s that Sir Rob
er
t Walmsl
ey
demonst
rated independence o
f charac
ter and
ju
dg
em
ent and con
s
tr
u
c
t
i
ve
ly cha
ll
en
ge
d the
Bo
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cu
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n
ma
t
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we
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fo
re
considers that he
remained an I
ndependent
No
n
-
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xec
u
ti
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ec
tor for Cod
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hro
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e nanc
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l year end
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31
De
cem
b
er 2020,
th
e Boa
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s that it
,
an
d th
e Com
pa
ny, has co
mp
li
ed w
i
th t
he
pro
v
isi
on
s of
th
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de. Fur
t
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ail
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in
ci
pl
es and rel
ev
an
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pro
v
isi
on
s of
th
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de have be
en app
li
ed ca
n
be fo
un
d as f
oll
ow
s
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ar
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ad
er
sh
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nd Co
mp
any p
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po
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g
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ter
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t
a
in
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li
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y
66
-
6
7
, 84
-
87
Cul
tu
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40
-
4
8
, 66
, 80
Shareholder
engagement
23, 8
1
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lo
ye
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me
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22
, 45
-
4
6
, 80
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th
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a
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ol
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me
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76
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i
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s of intere
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t
77
,
102
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air
72
Di
v
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of resp
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7
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75
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n
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ti
ve Dir
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tor
s
6
8
-
69, 71
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6
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s
76
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ession and evaluation
A
pp
oi
nt
me
nt
s and succ
es
si
on pla
nni
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82-
83
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nnu
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-
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c
t
io
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1
02
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il
ls
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an
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dg
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68
-
69, 70
Len
g
th of ser
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68
-
69
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78-
79
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ve
r
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72
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sk an
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rna
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rol
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di
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8
4
Inte
gr
i
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ta
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men
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s
8
4
-
87
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a
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ab
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87
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ag
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87
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8
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-
8
5
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inc
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d
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s
5
4
-
59,
85
-
8
7
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Pol
ic
ie
s and prac
t
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s
8
8
-1
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lig
nm
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po
se, va
lu
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29, 88
-
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tr
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Ind
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ge
me
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cre
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r his
tenu
re and wish him
al
l
th
e
ve
r
y
be
s
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th
e
f
ut
ur
e.
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et
a Gop
al
an
,
wh
o has
ex
ten
si
ve
na
nc
ia
l
ex
p
er
ie
nce, wil
l
Ch
air the Remu
ne
ra
ti
on
Com
mi
t
te
e wit
h
e
ec
t from 1
J
ul
y 202
1
.
Sus
tainable grow
th
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pl
eas
ed to repo
r
t tha
t the Boa
rd wil
l be
pro
p
osi
ng a
n
al div
i
de
nd of 4
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re, in
lin
e wit
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vi
de
nd po
li
c
y and as a
s
ig
nal of our
inc
re
asi
ng con
de
nc
e
in Ul
tr
a
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t
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r
ei
ter
ate my than
k
s to
ev
er
y
on
e
throughout Ultr
a for
their continued commitment
to the Comp
any. The Bo
ard rem
ain
s exci
ted ab
ou
t
th
e signi
ca
nt va
lu
e
cr
eat
io
n opp
or
t
uni
t
ie
s for all
our stakeholders, not only from
the Company’s
s
tr
on
g tec
hn
ol
og
y b
as
e w
hic
h is w
el
l ali
gn
ed to
fu
t
ure gro
w
t
h areas
, bu
t also fro
m our Fo
cus
;
F
ix
; Gro
w tran
s
for
m
at
io
n deli
ve
r
ing in
cre
as
ed
e
ci
en
c
y and op
er
at
in
g leve
ra
ge pot
ent
ia
l. 2020
was a y
ea
r of gr
eat p
ro
gre
s
s for t
h
e bus
in
es
s an
d
I lo
ok fo
r
wa
rd to t
he e
xci
ti
ng t
im
es t
ha
t la
y ah
ea
d
for U
l
tr
a as we
ll a
s th
e eas
in
g of p
res
s
ure
s ar
isi
ng
fr
om the Cov
id
-1
9 pan
dem
ic in all of
our
personal lives.
T
ony Ri
ce
Chairman
9 Mar
ch 2021
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
68
T
ony Rice
Chairman
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
1
8 De
cem
be
r 201
8
T
ony Ri
ce was CEO of
Ca
bl
e &
W
i
rel
es
s
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons p
l
c, C
EO of Tuns
t
al
l pl
c an
d he
ld
a numb
er of
se
ni
or rol
es in BAE Sy
s
tem
s plc. T
ony
has a
B
A in
Bus
in
es
s Stu
die
s from Ci
t
y of
Lon
do
n
Coll
e
ge and an MBA fro
m Cran
e
ld Sch
o
ol of
Management.
Commit
tees
Nomination (
C
hair)
Other key appointments
+
Chai
r of
De
ch
ra Phar
ma
ce
ut
ic
a
ls plc
+
Sen
io
r Inde
pe
nd
ent Di
rec
tor of Halm
a
pl
c
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
th
e Whi
t
t
in
g
ton
Hospit
al T
r
us
t
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
Se
ni
or busi
ne
s
s manag
em
en
t in
th
e aero
nau
t
ic
al
an
d elec
tr
on
ic
s engi
ne
er
in
g sec
tor
s
. Sen
io
r
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve rol
es in UK
li
s
ted com
pa
ni
es
.
Simon Pr
yce
Chief E
xecuti
ve
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
1
8 Jun
e 201
8
Pr
io
r
to his app
oin
tm
en
t
, Simo
n was
Gr
ou
p Chie
f
E
xec
ut
i
ve of BBA Av
ia
ti
on plc for 1
0
ye
ar
s
. Simo
n
qua
li
ed as a
C
ha
r
te
re
d Accou
nt
an
t befo
re
wo
rk
i
ng at the glo
ba
l
in
ve
s
tm
en
t bank
i
ng rm
s
of La
za
rds and JP Morg
an
, and the
n at
GK
N plc
.
Sim
on is a
F
e
ll
ow of the Roya
l Aero
nau
t
ic
a
l Soci
et
y
an
d a me
mb
er of t
he C
ha
r
tere
d In
s
ti
t
ute f
or
Se
cu
r
it
ie
s and Inve
s
t
me
nt
. He
is als
o a
m
em
be
r
of the Coun
cil of the Uni
ve
r
si
t
y
of Rea
din
g.
Other key appointments
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r and Cha
ir of
the
Remuneration
C
ommit
tee
at
Electrocomponent
s plc
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
E
x
te
nsi
v
e exp
er
ie
nce in inter
na
ti
on
al aut
om
ot
i
ve,
engineering, defence and aer
ospace sec
tors.
Senior
leadership and
general
management
experience in
large multinationa
l listed
companies.
Jos S
clater
Chie
f
Finan
cial Ocer
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
9
De
cem
be
r 201
9
Jo
s has
20 year
s
’ ex
pe
ri
en
ce in
mu
lt
in
at
io
na
l
engineering, chemicals and consumer goods
bus
in
es
s
es
. He
ha
s held sen
io
r nan
cia
l, cor
po
ra
te
na
nce
, str
at
eg
ic
, oper
at
io
na
l and lega
l role
s in
IC
I
, Ak
zo
No
be
l, GK
N and BP
,
bo
th in the UK
an
d As
ia Paci
c
.
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
E
x
te
nsi
v
e exp
er
ie
nce in nan
ce, st
ra
te
gic
pla
nn
in
g, tra
ns
f
or
ma
ti
on
, M&
A and dr
i
v
ing
operational and commercial
per
formance.
Our governa
nce s
truc
ture
Our
Boar
d
Simon Pr
yce
Mar
tin Broadhur
st
Daniel Shook
Ken
Hunzek
er
Jos Sclater
Vic
to
ria Hull
To
n
y
R
i
c
e
Geet
a Gopalan
Remuneration Committee
Audit Committe
e
Nomination C
ommittee
Chair
N
A
A
A
A
R
R
R
R
R
N
N
N
N
N
A
A
R
N
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
69
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statement
s
Geeta
Gopa
lan
Independent Non-
Executi
ve Director
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
28
A
pr
il 201
7
Ge
et
a h
as wo
r
ked i
n com
me
rci
al an
d re
t
ail
ba
nk
in
g as
we
ll as soci
al inve
s
t
me
nt and
com
mu
ni
t
y de
vel
op
m
ent in the thi
rd sec
tor
. Her
exe
cu
t
i
ve role
s incl
ud
e
d
Ch
ai
r Europ
e
fo
r Moni
ti
se
pl
c, an
d
Di
re
c
to
r of
Pay
me
nt
s Se
r
v
ice
s at
HB
OS
.
Ge
et
a a
ls
o wo
rke
d at C
i
ti
gr
oup f
or 16 year
s
,
dur
i
ng whi
ch tim
e she was a
M
an
ag
in
g
Di
re
c
to
r
for it
s UK ret
ai
l
ba
nk and Bu
sin
es
s Dev
el
op
me
nt
Hea
d of
EME
A
. She has ex
pe
ri
en
ce coac
hin
g and
me
nto
ri
ng as well as in-
d
ep
th kn
ow
l
ed
ge of the
dig
i
ta
l ec
on
om
y, mobi
le a
nd i
nte
rn
et s
pa
ce
s.
Commit
tees
Audit, Nomi
nation
and
Remuneration
Other key appointments
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
V
ir
gin Mon
e
y
UK pl
c
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
Fu
nd
in
g Circ
le
Holdings plc
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
W
izi
nk Ban
k S.
A
.
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
Se
ni
or mana
ge
me
nt in the nan
ci
al ser
v
ic
es
sec
tor dig
ital economy and
the social sector
.
Mar
tin B
roadhur
s
t
Independent Non-
Executi
ve Director
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
2
Ju
ly 201
2
Mar
t
in j
oin
ed M
ar
s
hal
l Ae
ros
pa
ce as a
man
ag
em
en
t trai
ne
e in
1
975
an
d, foll
ow
in
g a
num
b
er of ro
le
s w
i
th t
he Co
mp
an
y, incl
ud
in
g
Pro
du
c
t
io
n Dire
c
to
r and Dire
c
to
r of
Pro
gr
amm
e
s,
se
r
ve
d as
Chi
ef E
xec
ut
i
ve be
t
w
ee
n Feb
ru
ar
y 1
9
9
6
an
d Decem
b
er 201
0
. Dur
in
g
hi
s time as Chie
f
E
xec
ut
i
ve
, he
se
r
v
e
d
on th
e Group Ho
ldi
ng
s
Bo
ar
d and was Chai
r
of a
num
b
er of
subsidiar
y companies
.
Commit
tees
Au
di
t
, Nomi
nat
i
on and Remu
ne
ra
ti
on (Cha
ir)
Other key appointments
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r A
J
Wal
ter Ltd
+
Chai
r of
T
ru
s
tee
s of
th
e Roya
l
Aeronautical
Societ
y
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
E
x
te
nsi
v
e exp
er
ie
nce in the defe
nce an
d
ae
ros
pa
ce ma
rke
t
s
. In
ter
na
ti
ona
l bu
si
ne
ss
lea
d
er
sh
ip and grow
t
h. La
rg
e engi
ne
er
in
g
organisation management experience.
Vi
c
toria Hull
Senior Independent Di
rec
tor
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
28
A
pr
il 201
7
V
ic
tor
ia is a
f
or
me
r Exec
u
ti
v
e Dire
c
to
r and
Ge
ne
ral Cou
nse
l of
Inv
en
s
y
s plc and T
e
le
we
s
t
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons pl
c. She has cons
id
era
bl
e
international and domestic experience of legal,
com
me
rci
al and gov
er
na
nce mat
ter
s hav
in
g
wo
rke
d in g
lo
ba
l an
d do
me
s
t
ic co
mp
an
ie
s
op
er
at
in
g at
an Exe
cu
t
i
ve Comm
it
te
e
or
Bo
ar
d leve
l.
Commit
tees
Audit, Nomi
nation
and
Remuneration
Other key appointments
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
RB
G Hol
din
gs plc
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r and Cha
ir of
th
e
Remuneration
C
ommit
tee
at
Net
work
International
Holdings plc
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
E
xp
er
ie
nc
e acros
s a
di
ve
r
se ran
ge of sec
tor
s
.
Leg
al and Bo
ar
d-
l
e
vel ex
pe
r
ien
ce.
Ken
Hunzek
er
Independent
Non-E
xecutive D
irector
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
1
Ju
ly 2020
Ken is a
U
S
na
ti
on
al
, wi
th a
s
tr
on
g mili
t
ar
y, defe
nce
an
d US
G
ov
er
nm
en
t bac
kgro
un
d. He reti
re
d
f
rom
th
e US
A
r
m
y in
201
0, af
t
er 35
yea
r
s
’ ac
t
i
ve ser
v
ic
e.
Du
ri
ng his mili
t
ar
y se
r
v
i
ce, Ken was awar
de
d the
De
fen
ce Dis
t
in
gu
ish
ed Se
r
v
i
ce Med
al. Af
te
r
ret
ir
in
g f
rom t
h
e mil
it
a
r
y, Ken he
ld t
he p
os
it
io
n
of CEO of
V
EC
T
RUS a
US Gove
r
nme
nt Se
r
v
i
ce
s
Contractor who special
ise in I
nformation
T
echnolog
y and
Net
work Communication
ser
v
ice
s.
Commit
tees
Audit, Nomi
nation
and
Remuneration
Other key appointments
+
Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve Dire
c
to
r of
T
R
A
X Inter
na
ti
on
al
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
E
x
te
nsi
v
e mili
t
ar
y and defe
nc
e
e
xp
er
ie
nce
inc
lu
di
ng se
ver
al rol
es wi
t
hin th
e
Pen
t
ag
on
foc
us
e
d
on de
vel
o
pin
g and res
our
ci
ng the US
De
fe
nc
e
S
er
v
i
ce
s.
He al
so se
r
ve
d on
mu
l
ti
pl
e tour
s
in Iraq wo
rk
i
ng wi
th Coal
i
ti
on Fo
rce
s.
Daniel Shook
Independent Non-
Executi
ve Director
A
pp
oin
te
d to t
he B
oa
rd
1
Se
pte
mb
er 201
9
Dan
ie
l is
cur
re
nt
l
y Fina
nc
e Direc
to
r of
I
MI plc
, the
specialist engineering company,
which he joined
in 201
5. Pri
or to IMI, Dani
el was Chi
ef Fi
na
nc
ial
O
ce
r and a
mem
be
r of
th
e Exec
u
ti
v
e Boar
d
at Bor
eal
is AG, th
e
in
ter
na
ti
on
al che
mic
a
l and
pla
s
t
ic
s pro
du
cer
. Prio
r to
j
oi
nin
g Bor
eal
is in 2007
,
he spe
nt 1
2 year
s at The BO
C Group pl
c, th
e
for
m
er F
T
SE 1
0
0 indus
tr
ia
l gase
s compa
ny, wher
e
he ser
v
ed in a
n
um
be
r of
sen
io
r nan
ce and
man
ag
em
en
t role
s incl
udi
ng Fi
na
nce Dir
ec
tor
of the Ind
us
t
ri
al Spe
ci
al Prod
uc
t
s div
i
sio
n and
Group T
reasurer
.
Commit
tees
Au
di
t (Chair
), Nom
in
at
io
n and Remun
er
at
io
n
Other key appointments
+
Fin
an
ce Dire
c
to
r of
IMI pl
c
Sk
ill
s an
d e
xp
er
ie
nc
e
Ex
tensive nanci
al
management
exper
ience
an
d ex
ten
si
ve kn
ow
l
ed
ge of compl
e
x
pr
oce
s
s
man
u
fa
c
t
ur
in
g ac
ro
ss a r
an
ge o
f in
dus
tr
ia
l
se
c
tor
s
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
70
BO
AR
D SK
I
LL
S
, EX
P
ER
I
E
NC
E &
D
I
V
E
R
S
I
T
Y
Re
le
v
an
t Se
c
t
or
s
Geograp
hies
Exper
ience
Ten
u
r
e
De
fe
nc
e &
Aerospace
Se
c
ur
i
t
y &
Cy
b
e
r
Energ
y
Mar
ket
s
UK &
Europ
e
Nor
t
h
Americ
a
Re
s
t of
Wor
ld
F
in
an
ce &
Legal
Capital
Ma
rk
et
s &
Publi
c
Companies
Public
Se
c
t
or &
Procurement
Leadership
in L
ar
ge
Organisat
ions
Militar
y
Le
ng
t
h of
Ser
v
ice
Executive Direc
tors:
Sim
on Pr
yce
2.5
years
Jo
s Scla
ter
1 year
Non-
E
xecutive Directors:
T
ony Ri
ce
2 years
Geeta Gopal
an
3.5
years
Martin Br
oadhurst
8.5
years
V
ic
tor
ia Hul
l
3.5
years
Dan
ie
l Shoo
k
1.25
years
Ken Hunz
eker
0.5
years
Board com
position
Our Go
ver
nan
ce Str
uc
tu
re
continued
BO
AR
D BA
M
E
DI
V
E
R
S
I
T
Y
BO
AR
D GE
ND
E
R DI
V
ER
S
I
T
Y
BO
AR
D TE
NU
R
E DI
V
E
R
S
I
T
Y
AGES
A
.
White Caucasian
7
B
.
BAME
1
A
B
A
.
Male
6
B
.
Female
2
A
B
A
.
0-2 years
3
B
.
2-4 years
4
C
.
4+ years
1
A
B
C
A
.
45-54
2
B
.
55-64
3
C
.
65+
3
A
B
C
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
71
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statement
s
Board diver
sit
y polic
y
A Boar
d comp
os
ed of the righ
t bala
nce of ski
lls
,
ex
pe
r
ien
ce and di
ve
rs
i
t
y of vie
w
s is
be
s
t place
d to
sup
p
or
t a
c
om
pa
ny in
i
t
s st
ra
teg
ic obj
ec
ti
v
es
,
th
ere
fo
re the Boa
rd reco
gn
is
es the ben
e
t
s of
di
ve
r
si
t
y. Div
er
si
t
y of
sk
il
ls
, bac
kgro
un
d,
knowle
dge, int
ernational and industr
y experience,
an
d ge
nd
er
, am
on
g man
y ot
he
r fa
c
t
or
s
, w
ill b
e
ta
ken i
nto co
ns
id
era
t
ion w
h
en s
ee
k
in
g to ap
po
in
t
a new Dire
c
to
r to
t
h
e
B
oa
rd and all Boa
rd
ap
po
int
m
ent
s wi
ll a
lw
ay
s b
e ma
de o
n me
ri
t
.
Inf
or
ma
ti
on rega
rd
in
g
ou
r div
er
si
t
y poli
c
y and
ini
t
iat
i
ve
s for the wid
er wor
k
fo
rce can be foun
d
on pag
es 42-
4
4.
Our Board composition and diver
sit
y
Ou
r Boa
rd of Dire
c
to
r
s cons
is
t
s of an
In
de
p
en
de
nt
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Cha
ir
ma
n, fou
r fur
th
er
Ind
ep
en
de
nt Non
-
E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor
s and t
w
o
E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor
s
. Th
e Boar
d recog
nis
e
s the
va
lu
e of
di
ve
rs
i
t
y in it
s broa
de
s
t sen
se and is
com
mi
t
te
d to
sup
p
or
ti
ng di
ve
r
si
t
y and inc
lu
si
on in
th
e bo
ar
dro
om
, an
d t
hro
ug
ho
ut t
he C
omp
a
ny as
a whol
e. Al
l our Direc
to
rs hav
e rele
va
nt qua
li
ti
es
an
d compe
ten
ce
s that lev
er
ag
e thei
r di
ere
nt
ex
pe
r
ien
ce and at
t
r
ib
ut
es and coll
ec
t
iv
el
y
con
tr
ib
u
te to
e
e
c
t
i
ve dia
lo
gu
e draw
in
g on
Di
rec
tor
s
’ bre
ad
t
h of
sk
ill
s
, kno
wl
ed
ge an
d
ex
pe
r
ien
ce, as depi
c
te
d abo
ve.
T
he Boa
rd is aware of the reco
mme
nd
at
io
n of
th
e
Par
ker Rev
i
ew Rep
or
t to
hav
e at
le
as
t one Dir
ec
tor
fr
om a
no
n
-
wh
ite et
hni
c mino
r
it
y by 202
1 and is
sa
t
is
ed tha
t the Boa
rd mee
t
s this
rec
omm
en
da
ti
on
. Al
th
ou
gh th
e
cu
r
ren
t Boar
d
s
tr
u
c
t
ure do
es not mee
t the Hamp
ton
-
A
le
xa
nd
er
ta
rg
et of a
m
ini
mu
m 33% femal
e repre
se
nt
a
ti
on
on the Bo
ard
, we will wor
k towa
rds ach
ie
v
in
g this
ta
rg
et as we
con
ti
nu
e to
r
ef
re
sh the Bo
ard
com
po
si
ti
on
, in p
ar
t
ic
ula
r
, as we s
ea
rch f
or a
t le
as
t
on
e new Non
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e Dire
c
to
r this year bu
t
wh
il
e rec
og
nis
in
g th
e ne
ed to i
nc
rea
se t
he
di
ve
r
si
t
y on the Bo
ard in it
s broa
de
s
t sen
se,
inc
lu
di
ng
, bu
t n
ot l
imi
te
d to, g
en
der, sex
ual
or
ie
nt
at
i
on
, ag
e an
d cu
lt
ur
al b
ac
kgr
ou
nd a
nd
be
li
ef
s and ensu
r
ing tha
t we have a
Bo
ard tha
t
col
le
c
t
i
ve
l
y
ha
s the appr
op
r
iate mi
x
of sk
ill
s and
ex
pe
r
ien
ce to
sup
p
or
t the Comp
an
y in
ac
hie
v
in
g
it
s strategic priorities.
Fu
r
t
he
r info
rm
at
io
n on
ou
r
di
v
er
si
t
y init
ia
ti
v
es to
bu
ild a s
tro
n
g pip
e
lin
e of s
en
io
r lea
de
r
s c
an b
e
fou
nd on pag
es 42-
4
4
.
Board independence
T
he Boa
rd mon
it
or
s it
s own ind
ep
en
de
nce an
d
ob
je
c
t
i
vi
t
y on an
on
go
ing ba
sis and is con
den
t
tha
t all Dire
c
to
r
s ac
t wi
th ind
ep
en
de
nt jud
ge
me
nt
,
an
d that hal
f the Boa
rd
, exclu
di
ng the E
xec
ut
i
ve
Di
rec
tor
s and th
e Chai
r
, are Ind
ep
en
de
nt
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Dir
ec
tor
s
. Th
e Chair
m
an of
th
e
Bo
ar
d was
in
de
pe
nd
en
t upon app
o
int
me
nt and
ho
ld
s
re
gu
lar dis
cu
ss
io
ns wi
th the ot
her No
n
-
Executive
Directors
w
ithout
Executive
Directors
pre
s
ent to ensure tha
t the
ir vie
w
s are impa
r
t
ia
l
an
d free fro
m bias
. All our Non
-
E
xec
ut
i
ve
Di
rec
tor
s are for the wi
de
r
wo
r
k
f
orce cons
id
ere
d
to be i
nd
ep
en
de
nt p
ur
su
an
t to th
e UK Co
rp
o
ra
te
Go
ve
rn
an
ce Code 201
8 (“
Co
de
). A
s such
, all
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Dir
ec
tor
s sha
ll oer th
ems
el
v
es
for re
-
e
le
c
t
io
n at
th
e Compa
ny
s AGM on
1
2 M
ay 2021
.
In Jul
y 202
1
, Mar
tin Br
oa
dh
ur
s
t wil
l have ser
ve
d
on the Bo
ard for nin
e year
s
, af
te
r whic
h he
wo
ul
d
not meet
the Code’s criteria f
or independence
.
A
lt
ho
ug
h Mar
tin wi
ll oer him
se
l
f
fo
r re-
e
le
c
t
i
on
at t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s AG
M on 12 May 2021
, h
e w
ill
s
tep dow
n as
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e Dire
c
to
r on
1 Jul
y
2021
wh
en he will hav
e comp
le
ted a
ni
ne
-
ye
ar
ten
ure on the Boa
rd
.
Du
ri
ng the yea
r
,
Si
r
Ro
be
r
t Walm
sl
ey ser
v
ed on
th
e Boar
d unti
l the conc
lus
io
n of
th
e AGM
on 1
3
May 2020. A
s
re
po
r
te
d in our las
t Ann
ual Rep
or
t
,
Sir Rob
er
t agre
e
d
to st
a
y on
th
e Boar
d bey
on
d a
nin
e
-
yea
r tenur
e, as
ex
pl
ai
ne
d fur
th
er on pag
e 67
.
T
he Boa
rd was sa
tis
e
d that Sir Rob
er
t ac
te
d free
of ju
dg
em
en
t an
d bia
s an
d wa
s th
ere
fo
re
con
sid
er
ed to
be an Inde
pe
nd
en
t Non
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e
Di
rec
tor th
rou
gh
ou
t his who
le tenu
re.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
72
Leadership
Led by the Cha
ir
, the Boa
rd is respo
ns
ib
le for
lea
di
ng Ul
tr
a and has over
all res
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y for
th
e
man
ag
em
en
t an
d con
du
c
t o
f th
e bu
sin
es
s in
ord
er to
ge
ne
ra
te lon
g-
te
r
m
va
lu
e for our
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
. The Bo
ard is also res
po
nsi
bl
e for
ap
pro
v
in
g st
ra
teg
ic pla
ns
, nan
cia
l st
at
em
ent
s,
acquisitions and
disposals, major contract
s,
projec
ts and capit
al expendit
ure,
and considers
hea
l
th and sa
fe
t
y, env
iro
nm
ent
a
l, le
gis
la
ti
ve an
d
go
ver
na
nc
e
is
su
es
. Th
e sche
du
le of mat
te
r
s
res
er
v
ed for the Bo
ar
d
di
c
t
a
tes mat
ter
s whi
ch are
ex
pr
es
sl
y res
er
v
ed for the coll
ec
t
iv
e dec
isi
on of
th
e Boar
d and can be dow
nl
oa
de
d fro
m the
Company
’s website.
T
her
e is
a
w
ri
t
ten st
a
tem
en
t of
th
e
di
v
is
io
n of
responsibilities bet
ween Chairman and Group
Ch
ief E
xec
u
ti
ve
, as
wel
l as
a summa
r
y of
th
e role of
Se
ni
or Ind
ep
en
de
nt Dire
c
to
r
,
w
hic
h is
al
so
av
ai
lab
le to down
lo
ad on the Comp
an
y
’s we
bsi
te.
T
he app
oi
nt
me
nt and remo
v
al of
th
e Comp
any
Se
cr
et
ar
y is a
m
at
ter res
er
v
ed for the wh
ol
e
Board.
ultra.group
DI
V
I
S
I
ON OF RE
S
PO
N
S
I
BI
L
I
T
I
E
S
Chair
Th
e Chai
r is
pr
ima
r
il
y resp
on
sib
le for the lea
d
er
sh
ip and ove
ral
l ee
c
t
i
ven
es
s
of the Boa
rd
, whil
e tak
i
ng acco
unt of the inte
res
t
s of
th
e
Gr
ou
p
’s
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
, and prom
ot
in
g high st
a
nd
ard
s of
cor
p
ora
te gov
er
na
nce.
T
he C
hai
r pr
om
ote
s a cu
lt
ur
e of op
en
ne
s
s
, de
ba
te an
d ch
all
en
ge a
mo
ng
th
e Boar
d and ensu
res ee
c
t
i
ve com
mun
ic
a
ti
on bet
w
ee
n
ou
r Exec
u
ti
v
e and
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Dir
ec
tor
s and wi
t
h our share
ho
ld
er
s
. In
conj
un
c
t
io
n wit
h
th
e Compa
ny Se
cre
t
ar
y,
th
e Chai
r ensur
es tha
t the Boa
rd rece
iv
es cl
ear,
accurate
and timely inf
ormation.
Chief E
xecuti
ve
T
he Chi
ef Exe
cu
t
i
ve is
re
sp
ons
ib
le for the ove
ra
ll lea
de
rs
hi
p
of the Gro
up, th
e
e
ec
ti
v
e manag
em
en
t of
th
e Group
s busi
ne
s
se
s and day
-to
-
da
y ope
rat
i
ons
,
an
d the impl
em
en
t
at
io
n of
Bo
ard s
tr
ate
g
y and pol
ici
es ag
ree
d by the Boa
rd.
He is
al
so res
po
nsi
bl
e for the mana
ge
me
nt
, dev
el
op
me
nt and succe
s
si
on
pla
nn
in
g for the seni
or Exe
c
ut
i
ve T
e
am and lea
di
ng the comm
un
ic
a
ti
on
programme with shareholders.
Chief Financia
l
O
cer
Sup
p
or
t
s the Gro
up Chi
ef Exe
cu
t
i
ve in
im
pl
em
en
ti
ng the Gro
up
s st
ra
teg
y
an
d in
th
e nanc
ia
l per
for
ma
nce of the busi
ne
s
s. Th
e Chie
f Fin
an
cia
l O
cer
is resp
on
sib
le for na
nc
ial rep
or
t
in
g
an
d set
ti
ng
, and repo
r
ti
ng on, na
nc
ial
go
al
s, obj
ec
t
iv
es an
d budg
et
s an
d for
ov
er
s
ee
in
g risk
, inte
r
nal cont
ro
ls and
Internal Audi
t.
Senior I
ndependent
Director
T
he Sen
io
r Inde
pe
nd
ent Di
rec
tor pro
v
id
es a
so
un
di
ng boa
rd for the Cha
ir
an
d ser
ve
s as
an inter
m
ed
iar
y for the Non
-
E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor
s
, whe
re
ne
ces
s
ar
y. The Sen
io
r Inde
pe
nd
en
t Dire
c
to
r lead
s the Non
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e
Di
rec
tor
s
’ pe
r
f
or
ma
nce app
ra
is
a
l
of the Cha
ir and is avai
la
bl
e to
m
e
et wi
th
sha
reh
ol
de
r
s
, if
an
d whe
n nece
ss
a
r
y,
i
f the
y have any con
cer
ns abo
u
t the
bus
in
es
s whi
ch hav
e not been res
ol
v
ed thr
ou
gh nor
ma
l chan
ne
ls
.
Non-
E
xecutive
Director
s
Non-
Execu
tive Dir
ec
tors ex
ercise
independent
judgement
and
constr
uc
tivel
y
cha
ll
en
ge the E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor
s and th
e seni
or mana
ge
me
nt team
,
sc
ru
t
in
isi
ng per
fo
r
man
ce agai
ns
t obj
ec
t
i
ves
. Th
ey pro
v
id
e st
rat
eg
ic guid
an
ce
to th
e Com
pa
ny, ut
il
isi
ng t
he
ir w
eal
t
h of k
no
w
le
dg
e, in
sig
ht a
nd e
xp
e
ri
en
ce
in the
ir spe
cia
li
s
t areas and hav
e a
p
i
vo
t
al role in the app
oi
nt
me
nt and
rem
ov
al of Exec
u
ti
v
e Dire
c
to
r
s
an
d the Comp
an
y
’s cor
po
ra
te gove
r
nan
ce
framework as a
whole.
Group General
Counsel
and
Company Secret
ar
y
T
he Gro
up Gen
era
l Couns
el and Com
pa
ny Sec
re
t
ar
y ac
t
s as sec
ret
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t
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Bo
ar
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ag
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conj
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wi
t
h the Chai
r
,
ens
ur
in
g Boa
rd pro
ced
ure
s are compl
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h and the Bo
ard
has t
he i
nfo
r
ma
ti
on
, ti
me a
nd re
s
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ces i
t n
ee
ds in o
rd
er to f
un
c
ti
on
e
ec
ti
v
el
y and ec
ie
nt
l
y.
T
h
e Comp
any Se
cr
et
ar
y ad
v
is
es th
e Boar
d on
all go
ver
na
nce mat
te
rs an
d assis
t
s the Chai
r wit
h ind
uc
ti
on pro
gr
amm
e
s
for ne
w
Di
re
c
to
r
s and annu
al Boa
rd eva
lu
at
io
ns
. She also pro
v
id
es reg
ula
r
le
gal
, gov
er
nan
ce and comp
li
an
ce upda
tes to the Boa
rd and fac
il
it
a
tes
Bo
ar
d trai
nin
g.
Our Go
ver
nan
ce Str
uc
tu
re
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
73
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statement
s
Comm
ittees of the Board
T
o
fa
ci
li
t
ate th
e
e
ec
t
iv
e disc
ha
rge of it
s dut
ie
s
,
th
e Boar
d has thre
e Commi
t
te
e
s to
w
hi
ch cer
t
ai
n
key re
sp
on
sib
il
it
ie
s ar
e de
le
ga
ted
. T
he te
rm
s of
ref
ere
nce for eac
h Commi
t
t
ee were rev
i
ew
ed and
up
dat
ed in May 2020
a
nd are ava
ila
bl
e to
download on the
Company
’s website
.
On
l
y Com
mi
t
te
e me
mb
er
s a
re en
ti
t
le
d to at
te
nd
each
Committee meeti
ng, although
the Ch
air m
ay
inv
i
te add
i
ti
ona
l at
te
nd
ee
s to
j
oi
n for all or
pa
r
t of
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in
g to
pro
v
id
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t
io
nal info
r
ma
ti
on or to
br
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c ex
pe
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th
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in
g to
as
sis
t
th
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t
t
ee in deci
sio
n
-
ma
k
in
g
an
d the
dis
ch
arg
e of i
t
s d
ut
ie
s
.
Com
mi
t
te
e Chai
r
s repo
r
t to
th
e Boa
rd on the
mat
ters di
scussed and decisions
made at
the nex
t
Bo
ar
d meet
in
g foll
ow
in
g any Commi
t
tee mee
t
in
g.
Wh
ere a
pp
ro
pr
ia
te, Co
mmi
t
tee C
ha
ir
s ma
ke
rec
omm
en
da
ti
on
s to
t
h
e
B
oa
rd for cer
t
a
in
mat
te
rs wh
ic
h requi
re Boa
rd app
ro
va
ls suc
h
as
th
e appr
ov
al of annua
l and hal
f-y
ea
r nan
cia
l
s
t
ate
me
nt
s and Dir
ec
tor app
o
int
me
nt
s
.
Rea
d more abo
u
t our Boar
d on
pa
ge
s 68
-
69.
OU
R BOA
R
D
A
ND I
T
S COMM
I
T
TE
E
S
BOAR
D
REMUNER
ATION
COMMIT
TEE
NOMINATION
COMMIT
TEE
AUDI
T
COMMIT
TEE
Daniel Shook
Martin Br
oadhurst
Geeta Gopalan
V
ic
tor
i
a Hul
l
Ken Hunz
eker
Martin Broa
dhurst
Geeta Gopalan
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ic
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Daniel
Shook
T
ony Rice
Martin Br
oadhurst
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ic
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i
a Hul
l
Ken Hunz
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Daniel
Shook
Th
e ro
le o
f th
e Bo
ar
d
T
he role of the Boa
rd is to
p
ro
v
id
e
entrepreneurial leadership and d
irec
tion to
Ul
tr
a in
pr
om
ot
in
g
i
t
s long
-
te
rm sus
t
a
in
ab
le
suc
ces
s
, t
ak
i
ng i
nto a
ccou
nt t
he i
nte
res
t
s of al
l
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er grou
ps
. The Bo
ar
d is
resp
o
nsi
bl
e
for th
e appro
v
al of
th
e Grou
p
’s s
tr
ate
g
y and
po
li
ci
es
, the ove
rs
ig
ht of
ri
sk
, con
tro
ls and
cor
p
or
ate gov
er
na
nce, and for se
t
t
in
g and
monitoring a
culture that
encourages the
Gro
up
s busi
ne
ss
e
s to
b
eh
av
e ethi
c
all
y and in
lin
e wit
h our val
ue
s
.
T
he Bo
ard se
t
s the Gro
up
’s
ri
sk app
et
i
te and sat
is
es it
s
e
lf tha
t nan
cia
l
controls and
risk management sys
tems are
rob
us
t
, w
hi
le e
ns
ur
in
g th
e Gr
oup i
s ad
eq
ua
tel
y
res
ou
rce
d, and ac
ti
v
el
y enga
ge
s wi
th
, and
con
sid
er
s the ne
ed
s of,
a
ll rel
ev
an
t
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s in
Bo
ar
d deci
si
ons
.
Audit
Committee
O
ve
rs
e
es the Gro
up
s inter
na
l nan
cia
l
controls and
risk management sys
tems,
mo
ni
tor
s t
he i
nte
gr
i
t
y o
f al
l for
ma
l rep
o
r
t
s
and announcements relating t
o the
Company
’s n
ancial
per
formance and
maintains appr
opriate re
lationships with the
inte
r
nal a
nd e
x
ter
na
l au
di
tor
s of t
h
e Gro
up
.
Remuneration
Committee
F
or
mu
lat
es and reco
mm
en
ds to
th
e Boa
rd
th
e remun
er
at
io
n poli
c
y for
th
e Exe
cu
ti
v
e
T
eam and the Chair
, ensuring
alignment
wi
t
h the Comp
any
s lon
g
-t
er
m st
ra
teg
ic goa
ls
an
d havi
ng reg
ard to pay and empl
oy
m
en
t
conditions acr
oss the C
ompany
.
Nomination C
ommittee
Rev
i
ew
s the s
tr
u
c
t
ure
,
si
ze
an
d comp
osi
t
io
n
of the Boa
rd and ove
r
se
es suc
ces
si
on
pla
nn
in
g, inc
lu
di
ng the de
vel
op
m
ent of a
di
ve
r
se pip
el
in
e of
ca
nd
id
ate
s for Direc
to
rs
and senior management
positions
. Cons
iders
nominations, and
the process, for
appointing
ne
w Boar
d memb
er
s
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
74
Our Go
ver
nan
ce Str
uc
tu
re
continued
Our
E
x
ecu
tive
T
eam
Simon Pr
yce
Chief E
xecuti
ve
Se
e bio on
pa
g
e 68.
Jos S
clater
Chie
f
Finan
cial Ocer
Se
e bio on
pa
g
e 68.
Ri
chard Cashin
Preside
nt
, Stra
teg
y &
Corporate Development
Ri
ch
ard Ca
shi
n is
a
Ch
ar
ter
ed Man
ag
em
ent
Acco
un
t
an
t
an
d has over 20
yea
r
s
’ exp
er
i
en
ce in
na
nc
ia
l
le
ad
er
s
hip, M&
A
, corp
or
ate de
vel
o
pm
ent
an
d str
at
eg
y dep
lo
y
men
t
. Prio
r to
j
oi
ni
ng Ult
ra in
Jun
e 201
9, Ric
ha
rd was Seni
or V
ice Pres
id
en
t of
F
ina
nce for the Pol
y
m
er
s and Comp
os
ite
s div
i
sio
n
of Meg
gi
t
t plc
, a
F
T
SE 1
50 glo
b
al aero
sp
ace an
d
de
fen
ce comp
an
y.
R
i
cha
rd has als
o held sen
io
r
rol
es wi
t
hin UBS Gl
ob
al A
s
se
t Mana
gem
en
t and
Rol
ls
-
Ro
yce plc
.
Steve Izquie
rdo
Chie
f
Human Resource
s
O
cer
Ste
ve is
a comme
rc
ial
l
y exp
er
ie
nce
d HR
le
ad
er
wi
t
h over 20
yea
r
s
’ cros
s
-i
nd
us
t
r
y HR
ex
p
er
ie
nce
wo
rk
i
ng w
i
th
in t
hre
e top t
ie
r gl
ob
al o
rga
ni
sa
t
ion
s
be
for
e join
ing Ul
tr
a as
Ch
ie
f HR
O
ce
r
. He has
op
er
ate
d as
an ac
t
i
ve mem
be
r of
man
y Exec
u
ti
v
e
Bo
ar
ds for the las
t sev
en yea
rs an
d has
le
d
th
rou
gh sig
ni
c
a
nt chan
ge an
d
tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n
pro
gr
am
me
s acro
ss th
e busin
es
s
es
. Pri
or to
joi
ni
ng Ul
tr
a, Stev
e held a
nu
mb
er of role
s wit
hi
n
Pep
si
Co incl
udi
ng Hea
d of
HR for the UK busi
ne
ss
as par
t of
th
e Exec
u
ti
v
e T
ea
m.
Louis
e Ruppel
Group General C
ounsel and C
ompany
Secre
t
ar
y
Lou
is
e Rupp
el joi
ne
d Ult
ra in Janua
r
y 201
9. She
tr
ain
e
d as
a
so
li
ci
to
r
at UK Ci
t
y r
m Slaug
hte
r
an
d May
w
he
re she qual
i
ed into th
e corp
or
ate
de
pa
r
t
me
nt
. She subs
e
qu
ent
l
y wor
ked as an
in
-
ho
us
e law
ye
r at
Me
rr
il
l L
yn
ch &
Co., Ltd in
Lon
do
n af
te
r whi
ch she was Comp
an
y
S
ec
ret
a
r
y
an
d Group Leg
al Dir
ec
tor at Fir
s
t Gro
up plc
, a
global transpor
t company
, and General
Counsel
an
d Compa
ny Se
cre
t
ar
y at Manc
he
s
ter
A
ir
po
r
t
s Gr
oup
.
Mike
Bapti
st OBE
Preside
nt
, Inte
lligen
ce &
Communications
Mike Ba
pt
is
t has bee
n at
Ul
t
ra for over 30 year
s
hav
i
ng joi
ne
d as
a deve
lo
pm
en
t engi
ne
er in 1
98
9.
His l
ea
de
r
shi
p has c
ont
r
ib
ut
ed to m
any o
f Ul
t
ra
s
mil
es
ton
e achi
ev
em
en
t
s
,
dr
i
ve
n by
his pa
ss
io
n
fo
r
tec
hn
ol
og
y and inn
ov
at
io
n
.
Mi
ke is
res
po
nsi
bl
e for
the strategic gr
ow
th and operational
per
formance
of the Intel
li
ge
nce &
Com
mu
nic
a
ti
on
s Stra
teg
ic
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t
. He
has be
en a
mem
b
er of
th
e Ult
ra
E
xec
ut
i
ve T
e
am sin
ce 201
4
.
Thoma
s
Link
Preside
nt
, Mar
itim
e
T
ho
mas Lin
k has wor
ked for Ult
ra for ove
r 26
yea
r
s
, focus
in
g his
c
are
er on ant
i
-s
ub
mar
in
e
war
fare sy
stems and maritime domain missions.
He lea
ds a
di
ve
r
se por
t
fol
io of oper
at
in
g
bus
in
es
s
es loc
a
ted in the USA
, Can
ad
a, the UK
an
d Aus
tr
al
ia
, whic
h deli
v
er inn
ov
at
i
ve sol
ut
io
ns
for customers ar
ound the world. Thomas
holds
a BS
in Elec
tr
i
ca
l Engin
e
er
in
g from Purd
ue
Uni
v
er
si
t
y and an MS
i
n Elec
tr
ic
a
l Engin
ee
r
in
g
fr
om the Uni
v
er
si
t
y of
Washi
ng
to
n.
Dr
. A
ndrew Pur
year
Chie
f
T
echno
log
y Ocer
A
nd
rew h
as a b
ac
kgro
un
d in e
le
c
t
r
ic
al a
nd
com
pu
te
r
en
gi
ne
er
in
g as
we
ll as
ex
ten
si
ve
technology leader
ship experience in
aerospace
an
d de
fen
ce. H
e or
ig
ina
ll
y j
oin
ed U
l
tr
a in 201
9 as
th
e Chie
f T
ec
hn
ol
og
y O
ce
r for the Intel
lig
en
ce &
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons Str
at
egi
c Busi
ne
s
s Unit
.
A
nd
rew is the Chai
r
man of the new
l
y form
ed US
De
pa
r
t
m
ent of Comme
rce Emer
gin
g T
e
ch
no
lo
g
y
T
ech
ni
c
al Ad
v
iso
r
y Commi
t
tee (E
T
T
AC
). He has
se
r
ve
d in
th
e
US Nav
y Res
er
ve
s since 201
2 as a
wa
r
f
are qua
li
ed Engi
ne
er
in
g Dut
y O
cer an
d a
fou
nd
in
g me
mb
er of a s
pe
ci
al
is
ed d
et
a
chm
en
t
wi
t
hin th
e Nav
y C
y
b
er War
f
ar
e Group
.
A
nd
rew gra
du
ate
d rs
t in his clas
s from MI
T
w
it
h
a PhD
in ele
c
t
r
ic
al eng
in
ee
ri
ng wi
t
h spec
ia
lt
ie
s in
information theory, a
naly
tics, and cr
yptography
.
He als
o hold
s an
MS in
el
ec
tr
i
ca
l engi
ne
er
in
g from
St
an
for
d and a
B
S in
el
ec
tr
i
ca
l engi
ne
er
in
g
,
sum
ma cum lau
de, fro
m T
e
xa
s A&M
. He
is
als
o a
mem
b
er of
T
a
u Bet
a Pi
an
d IEEE.
Jos Sclater
Mike B
ap
ti
s
t OB
E
Louise Ruppel
Thomas Link
Richard Cashin
Simon Pr
yce
Steve Izquierdo
Andre
w Pur
year
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Strategic
report
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vernance
F
inancial statement
s
Executive T
eam
T
he Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m is
res
po
ns
ibl
e for deli
v
er
in
g
our s
tr
ate
g
y,
dr
i
vi
ng our op
er
at
io
nal an
d nanc
ia
l
per
formance and ensuring the
Company
mai
nt
a
ins a
su
pp
or
t
iv
e cul
tu
re whe
re our
pe
op
le ca
n thr
i
ve.
T
he Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m over
s
ee
s the exec
u
ti
on
of the Gro
up
s
s
t
ra
teg
y and de
ne
s and dri
v
es
the transformation and
operating model t
o
sup
p
or
t that del
i
ve
r
y. The team als
o makes po
li
c
y,
prioritis
ation and
scarce resour
ce allocation
de
cis
io
ns
, t
ak
i
ng i
nto a
ccou
nt t
he n
ee
ds o
f all
st
akeholders in
addition to
shareholders, so that
ag
ree
d s
t
ake
ho
ld
er t
a
rg
et
s a
re me
t an
d th
e
Com
pa
ny can pro
gr
es
s towar
ds our lon
g
-
ter
m
strategic
ob
jec
tives.
T
he Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m mee
t
s form
al
ly at leas
t eight
ti
me
s a yea
r
, an
d aim
s to ho
ld a
t le
as
t t
hr
ee
meetings each
year at
one of
our operational
si
tes in Nor
th Am
er
ic
a and at leas
t one visi
t at an
op
er
at
io
nal si
te in
th
e UK
. The Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m
us
es the opp
o
r
t
un
it
y to
ha
ve a
tour of the hos
t
in
g
bus
in
es
s as
we
ll as an
all
-
em
pl
oy
ee pre
se
nt
at
io
n
,
Q&
A ses
si
on and me
et
in
gs wi
th th
e
se
ni
or
man
ag
em
en
t and high
-
p
ote
nt
ial team
s. T
his
ena
bl
es th
e Exec
u
ti
v
e T
eam to see the pro
du
c
t
io
n
o
or
s and me
et wi
th emp
lo
ye
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he
ar the
ir
vi
ew
s
, r
s
t-h
an
d, as par
t of
t
h
e Compa
ny
s
work
force
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iscussed
on pag
e 80.
Du
e to
t
h
e
Cov
i
d
-
1
9
pa
nd
em
ic
, the Exe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m
was onl
y ab
le to
make on
e site visi
t as a
G
ro
up in
Q1
2020 to
o
ur fac
il
it
y at Her
le
y,
La
nc
a
s
ter,
al
th
ou
gh th
e
Ch
ie
f Exec
u
ti
v
e Oc
er and Chi
ef
F
ina
nc
ial O
ce
r made se
ver
al si
te visi
t
s and hel
d
num
er
ous tow
nh
all me
et
in
gs inc
lu
din
g Q&
A
se
ss
io
ns w
i
th e
mp
lo
ye
es w
he
n i
t was s
a
fe to d
o
so. Exe
c
ut
i
ve T
e
am site vi
si
t
s wil
l
re
sum
e as
so
on
as it is
sa
fe to
tr
av
el
.
Ethics Commit
tee
An entirely independ
ent Committee currentl
y
ma
de up
of t
wo ind
ep
en
de
nt ind
i
v
id
ual
s
, Major
Ge
ne
ral (Re
ti
re
d) Ti
m Cros
s CBE and Simo
n Lowe,
wh
o have vas
t com
bi
ne
d exp
er
ie
nce wi
t
hin the
e
lds of ethi
c
s
, cul
tu
re and gove
r
nan
ce. Dav
id
Sha
t
to
ck
, who had ser
v
ed on the Comm
it
te
e
for 12 year
s
, s
to
od d
ow
n th
is y
ear f
or p
er
s
ona
l
rea
so
ns
. We are l
oo
k
in
g for a t
hi
rd m
em
be
r of
th
e Com
mi
t
te
e, to b
e ba
se
d in N
or
t
h A
me
ri
c
a,
to jo
in t
he Co
mmi
t
tee i
n 2021
.
T
he Comm
it
te
e
ai
ms to
v
isi
t Ult
ra sit
es on a
rot
a
ti
ng s
ch
ed
ul
e at l
eas
t fou
r ti
me
s a ye
ar a
nd
has a f
or
ma
l rem
it to:
+
Get an inde
pe
nd
en
t vie
w of
ho
w
et
hi
c
all
y
we are beha
v
in
g acro
ss our bus
in
es
s
es;
+
Mon
ito
r al
ig
nm
ent w
i
th b
e
s
t pr
ac
ti
ce in o
ur
bus
in
es
s eth
ic
s and comp
li
an
ce proce
du
res
;
+
A
ss
e
ss how our cul
t
ure an
d valu
es are
emb
e
dd
ed thr
ou
gh
ou
t Ult
ra; an
d
+
Rev
ie
w Spea
k Up
rep
o
r
t
s an
d
ch
al
le
ng
e the
inte
gr
i
t
y and inde
pe
nd
en
ce of
ou
r Spea
k
up platform.
TH
E ROLE OF OUR EX
E
CU
T
I
V
E TE
A
M
T
he Ethi
cs Com
mi
t
te
e mee
t
s wit
h a
di
ve
r
se
gro
up of
em
pl
oy
ee
s at
ea
ch site vi
si
t
, wit
ho
u
t
management present, and meets with
man
ag
em
en
t sepa
ra
tel
y. Fol
lo
wi
ng the vi
si
t
s
,
an independent, unbiased and unedited
repor
t
on the per
cei
v
ed eth
ic
s and cul
t
ure wi
t
hin th
e
bus
in
es
s is
pr
ov
id
e
d to
m
ana
g
eme
nt
. Th
e
Commit
tee challenges man
agement where
ne
ces
s
ar
y and
, whe
re app
li
ca
bl
e, pro
vi
de
s
imp
ar
t
ia
l
ad
v
i
ce on
ho
w ethi
c
al and cul
t
ur
al
mat
te
rs cou
ld be impr
ov
ed
.
T
he Comm
it
te
e
th
en pro
v
id
es hon
es
t
,
ob
je
c
t
i
ve,
fee
db
a
ck to
th
e full E
xec
ut
i
ve T
e
am t
w
ice a
yea
r
,
an
d annua
ll
y to
th
e Boa
rd.
Fu
r
t
he
r info
rm
at
io
n on
th
e wor
k car
ri
ed ou
t
by our Ethi
c
s Commi
t
te
e can be foun
d on page 80
.
Ethics Commit
te
e biographies
Ti
m Cro
ss C
B
E
Maj
or Gen
er
al (Re
ti
re
d) Ti
m Cros
s
co
mma
nd
ed
ev
er
y
th
in
g from a
sm
all Bo
mb Dis
po
sa
l T
ea
m in
N Irelan
d to
a 30,0
0
0 s
tro
ng di
v
isi
on of the UK
F
iel
d Ar
my. His
op
er
at
io
na
l depl
oy
m
en
t
s incl
ud
ed
Ku
wa
it
/
I
ra
q (
1
99
0/
91
)
, Bagh
da
d (20
03) and the
Ba
lk
an
s thre
e time
s in
th
e 1
9
9
0
’s
. A
L
ay Min
is
te
r
in t
he C
hur
ch of E
ng
lan
d, h
e no
w r
uns a b
ro
ad
po
r
t
fo
li
o in b
usi
ne
ss
, a
c
ad
em
ia an
d th
e
humanitarian
/ch
arit
y world.
Simon Lowe FCA
Sim
on is a
f
el
low of the Roy
al Ins
t
it
u
te of
Cha
r
tere
d A
ccou
nt
a
nt
s
. He w
as a p
ar
t
ner i
n a
lea
di
ng r
m of
acco
un
ta
nt
s for 29 year
s whe
re
he led so
me of
th
e rm
s large
s
t lis
te
d audi
t
s
.
He was a
mem
b
er of
Gr
an
t Tho
rn
ton
s Ov
er
si
ght
Bo
ar
d and foun
de
d and led the Gra
nt Th
or
nt
on
Go
ve
rn
an
ce Ins
ti
t
ute pro
v
id
in
g
ma
rke
t-l
ea
di
ng
ins
igh
t in
to em
erg
in
g tr
en
ds an
d p
ra
c
t
ice
s am
on
g
th
e F
T
SE 350. He is
a freq
ue
nt pres
e
nter an
d
commentator
on all
mat
ters relat
ed to
corporate
go
ver
na
nc
e, incl
ud
in
g compa
ny cul
t
ure.
CSR Commit
tee
T
he CSR Comm
it
te
e is
Cha
ir
ed by Rik
k
i Doug
la
s
an
d compr
is
e
s
re
pre
se
nt
a
ti
v
es fro
m acro
ss th
e
bus
in
es
s
. Our CSR Comm
it
te
e deve
lo
ps s
tr
ate
g
y
recommendations
on sustainabilit
y for
the
E
xec
ut
i
ve team to revi
ew an
d incor
p
or
ate into
Gro
up s
tr
ate
g
y.
Our E
xec
ut
i
ve team is resp
on
sib
le
for as
se
s
sin
g our env
iro
nm
en
t
al and soc
ia
l risk
s
and oppor
tunities, including those
relating t
o
cli
ma
te chan
ge, pr
io
r to
sen
di
ng it to
th
e Boa
rd for
rev
i
ew and mo
ni
tor
in
g prog
re
ss th
rou
gh our ris
k
man
ag
em
en
t proce
s
s, ove
r
se
en by our Chi
ef Ris
k
O
ce
r
. Se
e pag
es 38
-5
3 for fur
th
er info
r
ma
ti
on
.
CSR Commit
tee Chair
’s Biograp
hy
Rikk
i Douglas
Ri
k
ki Do
ug
las was app
o
inte
d Chai
r
pe
r
so
n for
Ul
tr
a Grou
p
’s CSR Com
mi
t
te
e in
la
te 201
9 and
has w
or
ke
d wi
t
h Ul
tr
a fo
r alm
os
t a de
c
ad
e.
She is cur
ren
tl
y the V
ice Pres
id
en
t of
Bus
in
es
s
De
ve
lo
pm
en
t in
our So
nar Sy
s
tem
s Oper
at
in
g
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t
. Prio
r to
t
hi
s, Ri
k
ki sp
ec
ial
is
ed in
Nuclear in
st
rumentation and con
trol, leading
Sa
le
s and Mar
ket
in
g for our Energ
y Str
ate
gi
c
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t
, whic
h supp
or
t
s Nuc
le
ar pow
er
ge
ner
at
io
n wor
ld
w
id
e. She hol
ds an MPhy
s in
Phy
s
ic
s fro
m the Uni
ver
s
it
y of Lan
c
as
te
r
, an MSc in
Ra
di
at
io
n and Envi
ron
me
nt
a
l Protec
ti
on fr
om the
Uni
v
er
si
t
y of
Sur
re
y,
an
d an
MB
A from Th
e Ope
n
Uni
v
er
si
t
y.
In earl
y 2020, as
pa
r
t
of her new rol
e,
Ri
k
ki s
tu
di
ed Bus
in
es
s Sus
t
ai
na
bil
i
t
y Man
ag
em
ent
at the Uni
v
er
si
t
y of
Ca
mb
ri
dg
e. She is
a st
ron
g
ad
v
oc
at
e for
Ul
t
ra busi
ne
s
se
s hav
in
g
a posi
t
i
ve
imp
a
c
t in t
h
e com
mu
ni
ti
es i
n wh
ic
h we o
pe
ra
te.
BOAR
D
CHIEF EXECUT
I
VE
EXECUTIVE TEAM
ETHICS
COMM
IT
TEE
CSR COMMIT
TEE
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
76
How the Board o
perates
Board meetings
In 2020
the
re were eig
ht sch
e
dul
ed Bo
ar
d
me
et
in
gs
, plus an add
it
io
na
l sche
du
le
d Boa
rd
meeting dedicated t
o the
Company
’s response
to
Cov
id
-1
9 (see pag
e 24
f
or fur
t
he
r infor
ma
ti
on).
T
hro
ug
ho
ut th
e year
, the Boa
rd and Comm
it
te
e
me
et
in
g had full at
ten
da
nce of Direc
to
rs
, as
de
pic
te
d in t
he a
dja
ce
nt t
ab
le
.
T
he Boa
rd usua
ll
y mee
t
s at the Comp
any
s hea
d
o
ce in
Lon
do
n but aim
s to
h
ol
d t
wo Boa
rd
me
et
in
gs p
er a
nnu
m at t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s b
us
in
es
se
s
in Nor
th A
mer
i
c
a
an
d one Boa
rd mee
ti
ng pe
r
ann
um i
n a UK b
usi
ne
s
s. To coinc
id
e w
it
h th
e
Bo
ar
d meet
in
g, eac
h busi
ne
ss pro
v
id
es a
tou
r of
their facility together with a
presentation, and the
Bo
ar
d take
s time to
me
et wi
t
h empl
oy
ee
s acros
s a
ra
ng
e of th
e b
usi
ne
ss i
n ad
di
t
io
n to th
e se
ni
or
man
ag
em
en
t tea
ms
. T
his f
or
ms p
ar
t of t
he
Company
’s approach
to workforce eng
agement
as exp
la
in
ed on pag
e 80.
Du
e to
Co
v
id
-1
9, the Boa
rd was unab
le to visi
t any
Ul
tr
a site
s in
2020
co
lle
c
ti
ve
l
y,
bu
t hop
es to
rei
ns
t
a
te visi
t
s as soon as pra
c
t
ic
al wh
en it is safe
to do
so. V
id
eo
-
con
fer
en
ce faci
li
t
ie
s have bee
n
ut
il
is
ed i
n 2020 to ens
ure t
h
e sa
fe
t
y o
f al
l our
Bo
ar
d memb
er
s and not
in
g that our ne
w
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Dir
ec
tor,
K
en Hunze
ker
, resid
es in
th
e Unite
d Sta
tes
.
A for
w
ard
-
l
oo
k
in
g agen
da is prep
are
d to
ens
ure
th
e Boar
d disc
har
ge
s it
s dut
ie
s on
a time
l
y basis
th
rou
gh
ou
t t
he y
ear t
a
k
in
g into a
cco
un
t s
tr
ate
g
y,
for
ec
as
t an
d bu
dg
et p
lan
ni
ng a
nd t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s
na
nc
ia
l
re
po
r
t
in
g c
yc
le. Th
e Chai
r meet
s wit
h the
Ch
ief E
xec
u
ti
ve an
d the Compa
ny Se
cre
t
ar
y in
ad
v
an
ce of
eac
h Boa
rd mee
ti
ng as par
t of
th
e
pla
nn
in
g pro
ce
ss t
o ens
ure t
he a
g
end
a an
d
pa
pe
r
s are
ap
pr
op
ri
ate for the me
et
in
g. High
-
qu
al
i
t
y
B
oa
rd pa
ck
s are dis
t
r
ib
u
te
d well
in ad
v
a
nce
of each Bo
ard me
et
in
g to
e
ns
ure eac
h Dire
c
to
r
has th
e
re
qui
si
te tim
e to
r
ev
i
ew the man
ag
em
ent
information.
Cer
t
ai
n
E
xec
u
ti
v
e T
ea
m
me
mb
er
s and Se
ni
or
Man
ag
er
s are inv
i
ted to
pr
es
en
t
at Bo
ar
d
me
et
in
gs per
io
di
c
al
l
y
to prov
i
de the Bo
ar
d wit
h
more detailed insights into their business or
bus
in
es
s area
. This gi
ve
s mana
ge
me
nt the
op
po
r
t
un
i
t
y to draw on the Boa
rd
s exp
er
ie
nc
e
an
d ex
pe
r
ti
se, w
hi
ch s
ha
pe
s s
tr
at
eg
y
development and
implementation.
Min
u
tes of m
e
et
in
gs ar
e ci
rcu
la
ted a
s so
on a
s
pr
ac
ti
c
ab
le af
ter th
e Boa
rd mee
ti
ng for rev
i
ew and
are app
ro
ve
d at
th
e nex
t me
et
in
g. An
y conce
rn
s
tha
t a
Dir
ec
tor may hav
e whic
h have not be
en
res
ol
v
ed wo
uld be reco
rd
ed in the Boa
rd minu
te
s
,
tog
et
he
r wit
h nece
s
s
ar
y ac
t
io
ns to
res
ol
v
e the
situation.
Up
on resi
gn
at
io
n, if any Dire
c
to
r has any conce
rn
s
ab
ou
t the busi
ne
s
s
,
th
e Chai
r woul
d ensu
re ac
t
iv
e
en
gag
em
en
t wit
h the resi
gn
in
g
Di
re
c
to
r and
wo
ul
d
en
sur
e that the Bo
ar
d
as a
wh
ol
e wou
ld
rec
ei
ve fee
db
ac
k of
th
os
e conce
rn
s in
th
e form of
a le
t
te
r ad
dre
s
se
d to t
he C
hai
r
.
Director
s’ induc
tion and
development
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s
’ ind
uc
ti
on pla
n was str
en
gt
he
ne
d
ove
r the cour
s
e of
th
e year foll
ow
in
g the 201
9
Bo
ar
d eval
ua
ti
on
. A
m
or
e st
ru
c
t
ur
ed ful
l and
for
ma
l, ta
il
or
ed
, indu
c
t
io
n is
gi
ve
n to
e
ac
h
inc
om
ing Di
rec
tor le
d by
th
e Chai
r in
conj
un
c
t
io
n
wi
t
h the Comp
any Se
cr
et
ar
y. The core ind
uc
ti
on
programme includes
a man
agement pack of
inf
or
ma
ti
on o
n th
e Gr
ou
p an
d it
s bus
in
es
s
es
,
me
et
in
gs wi
th the ot
he
r
B
oa
rd memb
er
s
,
me
mb
er
s of
th
e Exe
cu
ti
v
e T
ea
m and cer
t
ai
n
Se
ni
or Mana
ge
r
s and vis
it
s to Ult
ra site
s to
fa
ci
li
t
ate a b
et
ter u
nd
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g of th
e
businesses.
T
he Boa
rd und
er
t
ake
s trai
ni
ng in accord
an
ce wit
h
an an
nu
al t
ra
ini
ng p
ro
gr
am
me s
et o
ut a
t t
he s
t
a
r
t
of th
e ye
ar
, w
he
n tr
ain
in
g ne
ed
s are a
s
se
ss
e
d as
pa
r
t of the Boa
rd eva
lu
at
io
n proce
s
s. Th
e
pro
gr
am
me com
pr
is
es pre
se
nt
a
ti
ons fr
om Sen
io
r
Man
ag
em
en
t
,
si
te vis
it
s and upda
tes on spe
ci
c
are
as of i
nte
res
t suc
h as te
ch
no
lo
g
y, eng
in
ee
ri
ng
,
cu
s
tom
er foc
us and HR mat
te
r
s as
we
ll as
rel
e
va
nt
de
fen
ce mar
ket
s and th
e poli
t
ic
al env
i
ron
me
nt to
fu
r
th
er enha
nce th
e Boar
d
s unde
r
s
t
an
din
g of
th
e
bus
in
es
s an
d o
ur s
ec
tor
.
Leg
al
, gove
rn
an
ce, ris
k and compl
ia
nce tra
in
in
g is
also under
taken throughout the year
through a
combination of online
training and presentat
ions
fr
om the Gro
up Coun
se
l and Compa
ny Se
cre
t
ar
y
an
d ex
ter
na
l adv
i
se
r
s.
Time commitment
The Nomination C
ommit
tee h
as primar
y
responsibilit
y for monitoring time commitment
s of
Di
rec
tor
s and ens
ur
in
g that eac
h Non
-
E
xe
cu
ti
v
e
Di
rec
tor has the req
ui
si
te time to disch
ar
ge the
ir
du
ti
es as Dire
c
to
r
s eec
ti
v
el
y.
In add
i
ti
on
, the
No
min
at
io
n Commi
t
tee rev
i
ew
s requ
es
t
s by
Di
rec
tor
s wi
shi
ng to
un
de
r
t
a
ke new
responsibil
ities or directorships and
considers
bo
th the ti
me comm
it
m
ent
s invol
v
ed an
d
an
y
po
ten
tia
l con
ic
t
s
.
T
im
e commi
t
me
nt
s are
rev
i
ew
ed on an annua
l basis an
d the Boa
rd is
sa
t
is
ed tha
t the numb
er of app
oin
tm
en
t
s hel
d by
eac
h Dire
c
to
r out
s
id
e Ult
ra is appro
p
ri
ate and tha
t
all Dir
ec
tor
s
, bot
h Exe
cu
ti
v
e and Non
-
E
xe
cu
t
i
ve,
hav
e the requ
isi
te tim
e to
fu
l
l the
ir obl
iga
ti
on
s to
the Company
.
Pr
io
r
to Ken Hunzeke
r
s app
oi
nt
me
nt to
th
e Boar
d
as an
In
de
pe
nd
en
t Non
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e Direc
to
r
, his
ex
ter
na
l commi
t
me
nt
s were rev
i
ew
ed
. The
No
min
at
io
n Commi
t
tee and th
e Boar
d were
sa
t
is
ed tha
t he
ha
d suc
ie
nt tim
e to
de
vote
to th
e rol
e.
BO
AR
D AN
D BOA
R
D
CO
MM
I
T
T
EE ME
E
T
I
N
G
AT
TE
N
DA
N
CE 20
20
Boa
rd
Audi
t
Commi
t
tee
Remuneration
Commi
t
tee
Nomination
Commi
t
tee
AGM
Boa
rd
St
ra
te
g
y Da
y
T
ot
al n
o. of m
ee
ti
ng
s in 2020
1
9
3
5
2
1
1
Executive Direc
tors:
Sim
on Pr
yce
9/9
n/a
n/a
n/a
1/1
1/1
Jo
s Scla
ter
9/9
n/a
n/a
n/a
1/1
1/1
Non-
E
xecutive Directors:
T
ony Ri
ce
9/9
3/3
5/5
2/2
1/1
1/1
Sir Rob
er
t Walms
le
y
2
3/3
1/1
2/2
1/1
1/1
n/a
Geeta Gopal
an
9/9
3/3
5/5
2/2
1/1
1/1
Martin Br
oadhurst
9/9
3/3
5/5
2/2
1/1
1/1
V
ic
tor
ia Hul
l
9/9
3/3
5/5
2/2
1/1
1/1
Dan
ie
l Shoo
k
9/9
3/3
5/5
2/2
1/1
1/1
Ken Hunz
eker
3
6/6
2/2
3/3
1/1
n/a
1/1
1
Th
e to
ta
l n
um
be
r of s
c
he
d
ul
ed m
e
et
in
g
s he
ld d
u
ri
ng t
h
e ye
ar
2
Si
r Rob
er
t Walm
sl
e
y ste
p
pe
d dow
n fr
om th
e Bo
ar
d on 1
3 May 2020
3
Ken Hu
nz
eke
r was ap
p
oi
nt
ed to th
e Boa
rd on 1 Jul
y 2020
Our Go
ver
nan
ce Str
uc
tu
re
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
77
Strategic
report
Go
vernance
F
inancial statement
s
TH
E BOA
R
D FROM A NON
-
E
X
E
CU
T
I
V
E DIR
E
C
T
OR
S
’ PER
SP
EC
T
I
V
E
Con
i
c
t
s of inter
es
t
Di
rec
tor
s hav
e a
d
u
t
y to
di
sc
lo
se any pot
ent
ia
l or
ac
tu
al con
ic
t of
inte
re
s
t in
acc
ord
an
ce wit
h the
Com
pa
nie
s A
c
t 20
0
6
. T
he Co
mp
an
y has
appropriat
e proc
edures
in plac
e t
o manag
e
con
i
c
t
s of intere
s
t to
ens
ure th
e inu
en
ce of
any
th
ird par
t
y doe
s not impa
ir jud
ge
me
nt
s
. All Bo
ar
d
members are required
to report any potential or
ac
tu
al con
ic
t of
inte
re
s
t that may inte
r
f
ere wi
t
h
th
eir a
bi
li
t
y to ac
t in t
he b
es
t int
ere
s
t of t
he
Com
pa
ny.
No Bo
ard mem
be
r woul
d be incl
ud
ed
in a
dis
cu
ss
io
n surr
oun
di
ng a
con
i
c
t inv
ol
v
i
ng
th
ems
e
lv
es
. An
y deci
si
on to
ap
pro
ve a
po
ten
ti
al
or ac
t
ua
l coni
c
t of intere
s
t wou
ld be minu
te
d,
together with the
rationale behind
the decision
an
d a rec
ord w
ou
ld b
e kep
t
. A
ny a
ut
ho
r
ise
d
con
i
c
t wou
ld be main
t
ain
e
d
in a
re
gis
t
er and
reviewed periodically.
Ri
sk m
ana
ge
me
nt a
nd i
nte
r
nal c
ont
ro
l
s
Ee
c
t
i
ve ris
k
ma
na
ge
men
t is
cr
uc
ia
l to
m
e
et
in
g
our s
tr
ate
gi
c obje
c
t
i
ve
s
. The Bo
ard has ove
ra
ll
res
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y for e
ns
ur
in
g th
e Com
pa
ny ha
s a
fr
am
ew
or
k of
pr
u
de
nt and ee
c
t
i
ve cont
ro
ls
,
wh
ic
h ena
bl
e r
isk to b
e as
s
es
s
ed a
nd
managed
eec
tively.
Du
ri
ng the yea
r the Boa
rd mon
it
ore
d and
as
se
s
se
d th
e G
rou
p
’s r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t an
d
inte
r
nal c
ont
ro
ls s
y
s
tem
s an
d ca
r
ri
ed o
u
t a rob
us
t
as
se
s
sm
ent o
f th
e Gr
oup
’s e
mer
gi
ng a
nd p
ri
nc
ip
al
risks, including
procedur
es for
managi
ng and
mi
ti
ga
ti
ng ris
k
s
. Risk app
e
ti
te was also con
sid
er
ed
in co
nju
nc
ti
on w
i
th a
s
se
ss
in
g th
e s
t
rat
eg
ic r
isk
s
as par
t of
th
e proce
s
s. Fu
r
t
he
r det
ai
ls of
th
e
Company
’s emerging and principal risks can
be foun
d on page
s 54
-57
.
F
oll
ow
i
ng the app
o
int
me
nt of a
C
hi
ef Ris
k O
cer
in 201
9, ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt an
d in
ter
na
l con
tr
ol
s
we
re key
fo
cu
s areas dur
in
g the year
. See pag
e
s
86
-
87 of
th
e Audi
t Comm
it
te
e repo
r
t for fur
t
he
r
information.
Successio
n planning
Su
cces
si
on pla
nn
in
g has
be
en key foc
us area
th
rou
gh
ou
t 2020 a
nd co
nt
in
ue
s to be a p
r
ior
i
t
y
in 2021
. T
he N
omi
na
ti
on Co
mm
it
te
e has p
r
ima
r
y
res
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y for
B
oa
rd and Sen
io
r lead
er
succession
pl
anning.
Fur
ther
information
ca
n be found on pag
es 82-
83
.
Investigations
A
s pre
vi
ou
sl
y ann
ou
nce
d, inv
es
t
ig
at
io
ns
as
so
ci
ate
d w
it
h co
nd
uc
t of bu
sin
e
ss i
ss
ue
s in
A
lg
er
ia and the Phi
lip
pi
ne
s are ongo
in
g, and Ul
tr
a
con
ti
nu
es to
coo
pe
ra
te wi
th the rel
ev
an
t
authorities
.
Ken H
unzek
er
Q: W
hy di
d yo
u jo
in Ul
tr
a
’s B
oa
rd
?
It wa
s an o
pp
or
t
uni
t
y t
hat a
ll
ow
ed m
e to
con
ti
nu
e
to supp
o
r
t the mil
i
ta
r
y and prov
i
de the
eq
uip
me
nt w
e ne
ed
. Ul
t
ra h
as an i
nc
re
dib
le
rep
u
ta
t
ion in the US
Do
D, and I
t
h
ou
ght tha
t
,
ba
se
d up
on m
y ba
ckg
ro
un
d an
d ex
pe
r
ien
ce, I
cou
ld make a
po
si
ti
v
e contr
i
bu
ti
on to the
Company
.
Q: Wha
t are your thou
gh
t
s on
you
r rs
t six
months with Ultra
?
T
he Mana
ge
me
nt and Bo
ard are ex
ac
tl
y the
inc
re
di
bl
e tea
ms I th
o
ugh
t I wa
s jo
ini
ng
. T
he
y
really are
a phenomenal management t
eam, and
a ver
y ta
le
nte
d Boa
rd tha
t is
ver
y ded
ic
a
ted and
dil
ig
en
t in t
he e
xec
u
ti
on of t
he
ir d
ut
ie
s
. I fe
el
ver
y pr
i
v
ile
g
ed to
be pa
r
t of the team.
Q: Ho
w hav
e yo
u go
t to k
now U
lt
ra?
F
ir
s
t
, the
re was a
v
er
y det
a
il
ed and tho
ro
ug
h
induc
tion programme with Ultra employees and
th
e Boar
d giv
i
ng me a
g
oo
d und
er
s
t
an
di
ng of
th
e bu
sin
es
s a
nd t
he O
NE U
lt
ra s
t
r
ate
g
y. I
par
ticularly e
njoyed
meeting with
leaders from
ac
ros
s t
he b
usi
ne
s
s an
d hea
r
in
g wh
at s
upp
o
r
t
th
ey w
ou
ld l
ike f
rom m
e as a
n in
com
in
g
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve Dir
ec
tor.
I hav
e par
ti
cip
a
ted in
ev
er
y Boa
rd and comm
i
t
te
e mee
tin
g sinc
e
joi
ni
ng the Bo
ar
d. Th
e pres
ent
a
ti
on
s are alwa
y
s
se
nt in time to
re
vi
ew, th
ey are ver
y det
ai
le
d, an
d
th
e Boar
d and Mana
ge
me
nt inte
ra
c
t
io
n allow
s
for d
is
cu
ss
io
n an
d res
ol
u
ti
on o
f all ke
y is
su
es
.
Ad
di
ti
on
al
l
y,
I was abl
e to
vi
si
t one of
th
e key
man
u
fa
c
t
ur
in
g busi
ne
ss
e
s
in th
e
US
A and have
a tow
n ha
ll w
it
h a
ll th
e l
ead
er
s
hip t
he
re, I
m
lo
ok
in
g fo
r
war
d to com
pl
et
in
g ma
ny m
or
e si
te
vi
si
t
s once Cov
id
-1
9 res
tr
i
c
t
io
ns beg
in to
eas
e,
an
d hope to visi
t site
s in
th
e UK
, Cana
da and
Aus
tr
al
ia as
we
ll as
th
e USA
. Fin
all
y, I
h
av
e had
mul
t
ip
le vi
de
o cal
ls wi
th the Cha
ir
ma
n and oth
er
Bo
ar
d memb
er
s to
ex
pl
ai
n topic
s we are
cov
er
in
g in
th
e meet
in
gs in more det
a
il
.
Q: What do
you thin
k of the
culture
within Ult
ra?
Ou
r cult
ur
e is
ev
ol
v
in
g, an
d
th
e conce
pt of
ONE Ultra is
grabbing exc
ellent traction.
Man
ag
em
en
t and the Boa
rd are tota
ll
y
imm
er
s
ed in crea
ti
ng a
va
lu
es
-
ba
se
d
env
i
ron
me
nt tha
t will con
ti
nu
e
to set the
s
t
an
dar
d in
ou
r
e
ld
.
Q: How do
yo
u nd the Boa
rd dy
nam
ic
s?
T
he Boa
rd dy
na
mi
c
s are excell
en
t. Th
e
dis
cu
s
sio
n and cros
s
t
a
lk is
we
lco
me
d and ver
y
foc
us
e
d. Eve
r
y
on
e is
pu
lli
ng tog
et
he
r in
a
man
ne
r th
at w
as re
fr
es
hin
g to s
ee, a
nd a
n
ho
no
ur to b
e pa
r
t o
f.
Q: W
ha
t do yo
u th
ink w
il
l be t
he f
oc
u
s fo
r
the y
ea
r ahe
ad
?
T
ran
s
fo
rm
at
io
n is s
t
ill j
ob o
ne
, an
d it i
s cr
i
ti
c
al as
we co
nt
in
ue to g
row t
he Co
mp
an
y an
d bu
sin
es
s
lin
es
. T
h
ere a
re s
om
e br
il
lia
nt o
pp
or
t
uni
t
ie
s to
gro
w Ul
tr
a. I
’m pa
r
t
i
cul
ar
l
y e
xci
ted t
o se
e ne
w
technology coll
aboration across the
businesses
an
d th
e ne
w Gr
oup t
ec
hn
ol
og
y ro
a
dma
p as t
his
wi
ll p
osi
t
io
n us fo
r gro
w
th i
n our d
ef
en
ce ma
rke
t
s
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
78
BOARD EVALUA
T
ION
How the Board s
pent its time
The principal matters consider
ed by the
Board
during the year
are summarised below:
Strategy
+
Reg
ula
rl
y r
ev
ie
w
ed p
ro
gre
ss o
n t
he
imp
l
eme
nt
a
ti
on o
f th
e s
tr
ate
gi
c pl
an
+
Monitor
ed progress on
the implementation
of the
new organi
sational design
+
Rev
ie
we
d p
rog
re
ss o
n th
e ro
ll
-
o
u
t of th
e
Company
’s renewed
mission, vision
and values
+
Rec
eived upda
tes a
nd provided
strategic
dir
ec
ti
on re
la
ti
ng to t
he F
o
c
us; F
i
x
; G
row
trans
format
ion plan.
+
C
onsidered strategic
mat
ters at
a designat
ed
strateg
y day
+
Rece
i
ve
d up
dat
es o
n po
ten
tia
l M&
A a
c
t
i
v
i
t
y
+
Reviewed and approved Sustainabilit
y plan and
Social Responsibilit
y Polic
y
+










market environment
+










market environment
Financial
and operational
per
formance
+
Received detailed and transparent
operational
up
dat
es f
ro
m th
e Ch
ie
f E
xec
u
ti
ve a
t ea
ch
scheduled
Board mee
ting
+
















against budget including
exce
ptional items
and any
deviations from expect
ations
+
Rev
ie
we
d an
d ap
p
rov
ed G
ro
up b
ud
ge
t
s
+








+
Reviewed and approved the C
ompany
’s
tax strategy
+
Discussed and approved capital and resource
allocation
+
Reviewed and approved:
t
he A
nn
ua
l Rep
o
r
t a
nd A
cco
unt
s an
d
preliminar
y result
s announcement
the in
ter
im r
es
ul
t
s an
d p
res
s re
le
as
e
the
div
idend policy
+












th
e yea
r en
de
d 31 De
cem
b
er 201
9 gi
ve
n th
e
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




was withdrawn
+
Rece
ived presentations from S
trategic Busi
ness





+
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

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



pension scheme and r
elated governance
Board changes
+
Res
ol
ve
d to e
x
te
nd t
he a
pp
oi
nt
me
nt o
f Sir
Rober
t W
almsley unti
l the c
onclusion of
the
Com
pa
ny
s 2020 AGM
+




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



Di
rec
tor w
h
en Si
r Ro
be
r
t Wa
lms
le
y s
te
pp
ed
do
wn f
oll
ow
in
g t
he 2020 AG
M
+
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

Non-E
xecutive Di
rector
Market analysis and major bids
+
Rece
i
ve
d rep
or
t
s o
n ma
rke
t de
ve
lo
pm
en
t an
d
indus
tr
y trends
+
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

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

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
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
+
Rec
eived custome
r feedbac
k
Govern
ance
and ris
k
+
Hel
d a sp
ec
ial m
e
et
in
g to dis
c
us
s th
e Cov
i
d
-
1
9
pandemic including
enhanced
safet
y measures

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




+
Monitored
health and safety per
formance acro
ss
th
e Gr
oup (at e
ac
h sc
he
du
le
d Bo
a
rd me
et
in
g)
+
Rev
ie
we
d t
he G
rou
p
’s i
nte
rn
al co
nt
ro
l an
d ri
sk
management framework and Group risk
register
+
Ap
pr
ove
d t
he G
rou
p
’s p
r
in
cip
al r
i
sk
s a
nd
uncer
taintie
s
+
Dis
cu
ss
ed t
h
e ri
sk ap
p
et
it
e of th
e B
oa
rd
+
Rece
i
ve
d rep
or
t
s f
ro
m th
e Ch
ai
rs o
f th
e Au
di
t
,
Remuneration
and Nomination
Committees
+
Rece
i
ve
d rep
or
t
s f
ro
m th
e Ch
ai
rs o
f th
e
Eth
ic
s Com
mi
t
tee a
nd C
SR Co
mm
i
t
te
e
+
Rec
eived reg
ular
updates
on litig
ation
mat
ters, regulat
or
y complianc
e and c
orporate
governance developments from the Company
Secretar
y
+
Reviewed the Company
’s anti-br
iber
y and
corruption policy compliance/training
programme and approved a
new anti-br
iber
y
and corruption manual
+
Cons
idered the Company
’s whistleblow
ing
procedu
re pr
ocesses and
approved
a new
Code




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




+
Discu
ssed the Boar
d evalu
ation and
agreed
ac
ti
on
s as a re
sul
t o
f th
e fee
db
a
ck
+
Ap
pr
ove
d re
v
is
ed te
rm
s of re
fe
ren
ce fo
r th
e
Audit, Remuneration and
Nomination
Comm
i
t
te
es
+
Approved the Group’s modern slaver
y s
tatement
+
Ap
pr
ove
d t
he G
rou
p
’s g
en
de
r pa
y ga
p dis
cl
os
ure
People and reward
+
Ap
pr
ove
d t
he g
en
der p
a
y gap r
ep
or
t an
d
reviewed the C
ompany
’s initiatives to pr
omote
female leadership
+
Rece
i
ve
d an up
da
te on d
i
ve
r
si
t
y a
nd i
nc
lu
sio
n
initiatives
+
Rev
ie
we
d p
rog
re
ss r
ela
ti
ng t
o wo
rk
fo
rce re
wa
rd
and recognition
+
Monito
red cultur
e and
rec
eived feedbac
k
reg
ard
in
g cu
l
tu
re f
rom t
he Et
hi
c
s Com
mi
t
te
e
+
C
onsidered the
Company
’s workforce
engagement
proced
ures
+
Rec
eived feed
back from
the g
lobal em
ployee
engagement sur
vey and resulting action plans
+
Rev
ie
we
d p
rog
re
ss r
eg
ard
in
g th
e ne
w Hu
man


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


implemented in 20
2
1
Other
+
Rece
i
ve
d a tec
hn
ol
og
y a
nd e
ng
ine
er
i
ng u
pd
ate
+
Ap
po
in
ted N
um
is as j
oi
nt br
oke
r
, r
ep
lac
in
g

Our Boa
rd in actio
n
2
019 Board
evaluation
actions and p
rogress


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


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





a res
ul
t of t
he 2019 inter
na
l Bo
ar
d ev
al
ua
ti
on
pro
ce
ss
, to
ge
t
her w
i
t
h th
e pro
gr
es
s in 2020
.
Rev
i
ew o
f ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt
Li
nk
ag
e of r
is
k rep
or
t
in
g to th
e ne
w s
t
ra
teg
ic
ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s, l
oo
k
in
g at i
nte
rcon
ne
c
ti
v
i
t
y o
f ri
sk
s
.
Pro
gr
es
s:
Th
e Au
di
t Co
mmi
t
tee a
nd B
o
ard h
ad
an in
cr
eas
e
d foc
us o
n r
isk m
ana
ge
me
nt d
ur
in
g
2020, w
it
h an a
d
di
ti
on
al A
ud
it Co
mm
it
te
e
meeting
scheduled d
edicated
to ri
sk
man
ag
em
en
t. S
e
e pa
ge
s 85
-
87
for
fur
ther
information.
Culture
Rec
ei
ve f
ee
db
ac
k on t
he r
ol
l
-
ou
t of t
he n
ew











Pro
gr
es
s:
Th
e Bo
a
rd re
cei
v
ed re
po
r
t
s on h
ow





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





rolled
out and embedded
throughout the
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

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
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



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


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




th
is ar
ea wa
s pr
ov
id
ed b
y t
he Et
hic
s Co
mm
i
t
te
e
which included
more broader
feedback on
cu
lt
ur
e an
d et
hic
s t
hr
ou
gh
ou
t th
e G
rou
p. S
ee
page 80 for
fur
ther information.
T
raining
Develop
a broade
r Dir
ec
tors’ traini
ng agenda
for 2020.
Pro
gr
es
s:
A ta
il
ore
d B
oa
rd t
rai
ni
ng a
ge
nd
a was
de
ve
lo
pe
d an
d ad
he
re
d to in 2020. T
h
e
Di
rec
tor
s
’ i
nd
uc
t
ion p
ro
ce
ss w
as a
ls
o fu
r
th
er
enhanced.
Cus
tom
er
s
Gre
ate
r in
sig
ht in
to ho
w c
us
to
me
rs
’ ne
ed
s
an
d ex
pe
c
ta
t
io
ns ar
e cha
ng
in
g an
d con
si
der
ho
w cha
ng
es i
n ma
rke
t d
y
nam
ic
s co
ul
d im
pa
c
t
our strat
egy.
Pro
gr
es
s:


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
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
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










year
.
T
he B
oa
rd s
t
ra
teg
y s
es
s
io
n cons
id
ere
d al
l
st
akeholder
groups, including
our customers
and the
ir needs
and
expec
tations.
A technology r
oadmap was
developed which












or b
u
y tec
hn
ol
og
y a
nd
/or e
xp
er
t
is
e, to de
li
v
er
th
e be
s
t s
ol
ut
io
ns to o
ur c
us
to
me
r
s.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
79
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
BOARD EVALUA
T
ION
2
02
0 B
oard Evaluation
T
he B
oa
rd re
co
gni
se
s th
at fo
r
ma
l Bo
ard
evaluation is
an import
ant tool
in the
development
of Di
re
c
to
r
s
’ in
di
v
id
ua
l an
d col
le
c
t
i
ve p
er
fo
r
man
ce



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





ba
sis
. T
he B
o
ard c
a
rr
ie
s o
ut a f
or
ma
l rev
i
ew o
f
it
s p
e
r
f
or
ma
nce a
nd t
ha
t of i
t
s Com
mi
t
t
ee
s an
d
Direc
tors ever
y year
, with an external evaluation
on a three-year cyc
le and an
internal evaluation,
le
d by t
he C
ha
ir in c
onj
un
c
t
io
n w
it
h th
e Com
p
any
Secretar
y,
in the two inter
vening years.




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






Cha
lm
er
s of C
la
re C
hal
me
r
s Li
mi
te
d to fa
ci
li
t
ate a
n
ex
ternal Board evaluation process. Clare
Chalmers
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

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
wi
t
h a num
b
er of F
T
SE o
rg
ani
s
at
io
ns to as
s
es
s
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

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
Li
mi
ted i
s f
ull
y i
nd
ep
en
de
nt a
nd h
as no o
th
er
con
ne
c
t
io
n w
it
h th
e Com
p
any o
r an
y in
di
v
id
ua
l
Di
rec
tor. Belo
w is a
n ove
r
v
ie
w of h
ow t
he B
oa
rd
evaluation was
conducted.
Scoping
Cla
re C
ha
lme
r
s me
t w
it
h th
e C
hai
r an
d th
e
Com
pa
ny S
ec
re
ta
r
y to di
sc
us
s t
he o
bje
c
ti
ve
s
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


A sco
pi
ng a
ge
nd
a wa
s agr
ee
d an
d se
nt to e
ac
h
Director ahead o
f scheduled one-to-
one meetings
wi
t
h Cl
are to a
ll
ow t
im
e for d
el
ib
er
at
io
n on ce
r
ta
in
mat
te
rs i
n ad
v
an
ce of t
he i
nte
r
v
ie
w
s.
Document review
T
he Co
mp
any p
ro
v
id
ed re
le
v
an
t do
cu
me
nt
s fo
r
for
ma
l re
v
ie
w, inc
lu
di
ng a s
el
ec
t
io
n of Bo
ar
d an
d
Commit
tee minutes, agendas
and papers and
other c
orporate governance
documentation
including the
Company
’s Matters Reser
ved for
th
e Bo
ar
d an
d Com
mi
t
te
e
s
’ T
er
ms of R
efe
ren
ce
s.
Board and c
ommit
tee obser
vation
Clare Chalmers Limited obser
ved one Board
me
et
in
g an
d t
w
o Com
mi
t
t
ee m
ee
ti
ng
s to for
m a
pi
c
t
ure o
f ho
w th
e pr
ac
ti
c
al ar
r
an
ge
me
nt
s of t
h
e
me
et
in
gs co
me to
ge
t
her a
nd t
o as
se
s
s th
e Bo
ar
d
and Committee dy
namics.
Inter
view
s
Clare he
ld one-to
-
one int
er
view
s via video
con
fer
enc
e wi
t
h ea
ch of t
he B
o
ard m
em
be
r
s
,
the Company Secretar
y and cert
ain members
of th
e s
eni
or m
ana
g
em
ent te
am w
h
o reg
ula
r
l
y
pa
r
t
ic
ip
ate i
n p
ar
t
s of t
he B
oa
rd a
nd Co
mm
it
te
e
me
et
in
gs
. A
l
th
ou
gh a
n ag
en
da wa
s fo
llo
we
d al
l
inte
r
v
ie
we
es c
oul
d ra
is
e th
ei
r ow
n ad
di
t
io
nal
points, which was enc
ouraged.
Fo
cu
s ar
ea
s fo
r 20
21








experienced Board but the potential
recruitment
of n
ew Non-Executive
Di
rec
tor
s p
re
se
nte
d an o
pp
or
t
un
it
y to
broaden
that
experience
with individuals








+
A
s th
e Com
pa
ny m
ov
es f
ro
m th
e
F
oc
us
’ t
o th
e ‘
F
ix
’ of i
t
s F
oc
us
; F
ix
; G
ro
w
transformation journey
, the f
ocus of
th
e Bo
ar
d wi
ll m
ov
e fr
om p
lan
ni
ng a
nd
s
tr
ate
g
y to m
oni
to
ri
ng d
el
i
ve
r
y o
f th
os
e
plans and both
management and the
Bo
ar
d wo
ul
d lo
ok a
t wa
y
s to ens
ure













agenda planning, papers and meeting
preparation.
+
Board members and management
wo
ul
d foc
us o
n en
sur
in
g t
hat t
h
ey f
ul
l
y
leverage the knowled
ge and experience










Dire
c
to
r
s.
+
Al
th
o
ugh w
or
k ha
s be
en u
nd
er
w
ay fo
r
suc
ces
si
on p
la
nni
ng f
or t
he E
xe
cu
t
i
ve
T
eam and Senior Management T
eam,
suc
ces
si
on p
la
ns fo
r th
e CE
O an
d CF
O
should now
be formalised.
T
he a
c
t
io
n pla
n
, pre
pa
re
d by t
he Co
mp
an
y
Secretar
y and
agreed
by the
Board,
ad
dre
s
se
s al
l of th
e ab
o
ve fo
cu
s are
as fo
r
2021
. P
ro
gre
ss a
ga
in
s
t th
es
e ar
eas w
il
l be
repor
ted on in
nex
t year
’s annual r
epor
t
.
T
he a
c
t
io
n pla
n
, pre
pa
re
d by t
he Co
mp
an
y
Secretar
y and
agreed
by the
Board,
ad
dre
s
se
s al
l of th
e ab
o
ve fo
cu
s are
as fo
r
2021
. P
ro
gre
ss a
ga
in
s
t th
es
e ar
eas w
il
l be
repor
ted on in
nex
t year
’s annual r
epor
t
.
Feedback and actions
Cla
re p
ro
du
ced a w
r
it
te
n rep
or
t a
nd in
i
tia
ll
y
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




feedback
session
was schedu
led with the
full
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



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



recommendations
which were
discussed, together
wi
t
h key a
c
t
io
ns
. T
he C
ha
ir h
el
d on
e
-
to
-
o
ne
se
ss
io
ns w
i
th e
ac
h of th
e Di
re
c
to
r
s to dis
c
us
s







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





an
d Cha
ir a
ls
o ha
d a on
e to on
e dis
c
us
si
on
.
The Company
Secretar
y then
produced an
ac
tion













an
d ap
pro
va
l by t
h
e Bo
ar
d.












below:
Board strengths
+
Th
e Bo
ar
d
’s s
tre
ng
t
hs a
re ar
oun
d c
ul
tu
re, to
ne,
openness and transparenc
y under the Chair’s
lea
der
ship.
+
Th
ere i
s a grea
t ap
p
rec
ia
ti
on fo
r th
e C
hai
r
s s
t
y
le
an
d ap
pro
a
ch
, wh
ic
h has f
ac
il
it
a
te
d po
si
ti
v
e
bo
ar
dro
om d
y
na
mi
c
s en
sur
in
g t
hat a
ll B
oa
rd
me
mb
er
s ha
ve t
he o
pp
o
r
t
un
it
y to s
pe
ak
.
+
Th
e Cha
ir a
nd t
he C
EO h
av
e a go
od w
or
k
in
g
rel
at
io
nsh
ip, d
es
cr
i
be
d as b
ei
ng “
tr
us
t
in
g an
d
mature with good
communication”
.
+
Th
e Bo
ar
d has g
oo
d en
ga
ge
me
nt w
i
th t
he
Executi
ve T
eam and cert
ain members of the
senior management t
eam, and is
ver
y
suppor
ti
ve of m
anagement.
+
The Dir
ec
tor
on-
boarding
process
and induction
plans have
improved with ver
y positi
ve feedback
rece
ived from
the most r
ecently a
ppointed








+
Th
e Com
mi
t
te
es a
re w
or
k
in
g we
ll
, wi
t
h go
od
progress made
around r
emuneration policy
within the Remu
neration Committee.
+
Dani
el S
ho
ok ha
s se
t
t
l
ed i
nto t
he ro
le o
f Au
di
t
Comm
it
tee Ch
air wel
l, leadi
ng an
action
-oriented
Au
di
t Com
mi
t
t
ee w
hi
le s
et
ti
ng t
he r
i
ght t
on
e an
d
encouraging open discussio
ns.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
80
Workforce engagement
Ou
r t
al
ent i
s cr
i
ti
ca
l to o
ur su
cce
ss a
nd w
e ar
e
aw
are o
f th
e imp
o
r
t
a
nce o
f lis
t
eni
ng to
, an
d
un
der
s
t
a
nd
in
g, t
he v
i
ew
s of o
ur w
or
k
for
ce.
A
s w
e mo
ve fo
r
war
d on o
ur F
o
cu
s; F
i
x
; Gro
w
transformation journey and
during these
challengi
ng times
of C
ovid-
1
9,
underst
anding
th
e v
ie
ws o
f ou
r wo
rk
fo
rce ha
s ne
ve
r be
en
so i
mp
or
t
an
t. F
o
r t
he p
ur
po
se o
f em
pl
oy
ee











employees with formal contrac
ts of employment.
Du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r th
e Bo
ar
d rev
i
ew
ed i
t
s m
ea
ns
of en
ga
gi
ng w
i
th t
he w
or
k
for
ce, no
ti
ng t
he t
hr
ee












We hav
e a t
al
ent
ed a
nd ha
rd
wo
r
k
in
g wo
rk
fo
rce





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


va
lu
e th
e v
ie
w
s an
d ins
igh
t
s of o
ur e
mp
lo
ye
es













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


spr
ea
d an
d num
er
ou
s bus
in
es
s
es
, we u
se
d a
combination
of methods
to understand the
vi
ew
s o
f th
e wo
rk
fo
rce a
s fol
lo
w
s.





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







independent Ethics Committee (the “Commit
tee”
)
wh
ic
h aim
s to v
isi
t a
t le
as
t fo
ur s
ite
s e
ver
y y
ea
r
on a
rotational basis.
Fur
ther information on
the
for
ma
l re
mi
t of ou
r Eth
ic
s Co
mm
it
te
e an
d th
e
bio
g
rap
hi
es o
f th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee m
em
be
rs c
a
n be











Com
mi
t
te
e me
mb
er
s a
re p
rov
i
de
d w
it
h a cop
y of
th
e en
ga
gem
en
t su
r
ve
y res
ul
t
s to
ge
th
er w
i
th a
ny
his
t
or
ic Co
mm
it
te
e rep
or
t
s f
or t
he b
usi
ne
s
s, a
nd


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




be
en m
ad
e by e
mp
lo
ye
es t
he
re. A
t eac
h si
te v
is
it




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





Se
ni
or Ma
na
ge
me
nt to g
et a b
et
ter
un
der
s
t
a
nd
in
g of t
he f
ac
ili
t
y i
t is v
is
it
in
g. T
h
e
Com
mi
t
te
e t
hen m
e
et
s w
i
th a d
i
ver
s
e s
el
ec
ti
on o
f
emp
l
oye
e
s fr
om ar
ou
nd t
he b
usi
ne
s
s
, wi
t
ho
ut
man
ag
em
en
t pre
s
ent
, to h
ea
r th
ei
r vi
e
ws a
nd
ins
igh
t
s
. T
he s
es
si
on
s are a
n op
en d
ia
lo
gu
e wi
t
h
our independent Committee members who
rec
ei
ve f
ee
db
ac
k re
gar
din
g ma
t
te
r
s su
ch a
s
bus
in
es
s et
hi
c
s
, cu
lt
ur
e an
d th
e wa
y
s of w
or
k
in
g.







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






ho
we
ver, the Com
mi
t
tee C
ha
ir
, T
im Cr
os
s
, ma
de a
ph
y
sic
a
l si
te v
isi
t to o
ur O
cea
n Sys
tem
s si
te in t
he

























utilising video c
onferencing
facilities. Simon L
owe,
wh
o jo
in
ed t
he Co
mm
it
te
e in S
ep
tem
be
r 2020
fol
lo
wi
ng t
he d
ep
ar
t
ure o
f lo
ng
-
s
t
an
di
ng
Com
mi
t
te
e me
mb
er D
av
i
d Sha
t
to
c
k
, wa
s ab
le













Mar
i
ti
me i
n Ru
ge
le
y in O
c
to
b
er
, wh
ic
h T
im Cr
os
s
joi
ne
d v
ir
t
ual
l
y. The C
omm
i
t
te
e re
cog
nis
e
s th
e
imp
o
r
t
a
nce o
f fa
ce
-
to
-
fa
ce me
et
in
gs
, y
et a
s thi
s
is no
t po
s
sib
le g
i
ve
n th
e pa
nd
em
ic
, pl
an
s are i
n
pla
ce to h
ol
d f
ur
th
er v
i
r
t
ua
l v
isi
t
s un
ti
l i
t is s
af
e
to tr
av
el a
gai
n.
F
oll
ow
i
ng v
is
it
s, t
he C
omm
i
t
te
e th
en co
mp
il
es a
n
honest
, objecti
ve report that is
for
warded t
o the
Executi
ve T
eam. Where recommendations ar
e
ma
de b
y th
e Com
mi
t
te
e, t
he
se a
re re
v
ie
we
d an
d
ac
ted o
n w
he
re ap
pr
op
ri
ate. A
n
y c
aus
e fo
r
con
cer
n wo
ul
d b
e fol
lo
we
d up a
s so
on a
s
prac
ticable.
F
or
ma
l Com
mi
t
te
e me
e
ti
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n ac
t
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continued
Sim
on P
r
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nd J
os S
cl
ate
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so m
ad
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ve
ra
l si
te
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si
t
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ll
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d
delivered townhall meetings with question and
ans
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e
ss
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ns at c
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t
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tes
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nc
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d in 2019, prov
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lo
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th
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ar
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er w
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t
io
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lan
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of
par
ticipat
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and resulting
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an
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lt
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ate
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oa
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Following the launch
of the
Code of
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associat
ed train
ing, t
eam le
aders thr
oughout the
Gro
up h
el
d di
sc
us
si
on s
es
si
on
s wi
t
h th
ei
r team
s to
ta
lk a
bo
u
t
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d ge
t fee
db
a
ck o
n, t
he Co
de o
f
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p
any S
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cre
t
ar
ia
t an
d pr
es
en
ted to t
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ar
d wh
ic
h was a g
rea
t me
c
han
ism to h
ea
r th
e
‘employee voice’
. Appropriate act
ions were
made
locally based
on the
feedback
rece
ived.
Sim
on P
r
yce ha
s an ‘A
s
k th
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O
’ em
ail a
d
dre
ss
wh
ic
h he re
sp
on
ds to d
ire
c
tl
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s a re
sul
t of t
hi
s
dir
ec
t in
ter
ac
ti
on w
i
th t
he C
EO, on
e of o
ur
Regional Managers for
Environmental, Health &
Sa
fe
t
y w
h
o rea
ch
ed o
u
t to Sim
on h
el
pe
d to d
ri
v
e
a Gro
up
-
wi
de s
in
gle u
se p
la
s
ti
c
s su
s
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it
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rk
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ng c
lo
se
l
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t
h ou
r CS
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mi
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te
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re in
for
ma
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is in
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tia
t
iv
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an b
e fo
un
d in
th
e c
ase s
tu
d
y on p
ag
e 5
1
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
81
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
th
is pr
og
ra
mm
e by w
ay of r
eg
ula
r me
et
in
gs w
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th
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Relations
programme includes
presentations of
full year and
interim results, inves
tor roadshows,
qua
r
ter
l
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da
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ee
ti
ng
s w
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inv
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t
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t
h th
es
e.
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ake t
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v
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umb
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c
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in
gs a
nd c
al
ls t
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ki
ng p
la
ce th
ro
ug
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ut t
he
year
. Throughout the year investor roadshows
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at
io
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am
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le
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t
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ve
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t w
it
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er
50
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he Co
mp
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y
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har
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gis
te
r
. Our B
o
ard
members also make
themsel
ves available to
engage with shar
eholders as r
equired.
T
he B
oa
rd is a
ls
o pr
es
en
ted w
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th u
nce
ns
ore
d
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st and investor feedback tw
ice a
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ter
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ull y
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ar
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mm
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c
at
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g
with the Company’s shareholders ar
e the
Company
’s Annual Repor
t and Financial
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available on
the Company’s website and
the
Annual Repor
t is sent t
o all
shareholders who
el
ec
t to re
cei
ve i
t i
n har
d cop
y. Copi
es a
re
av
ai
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le u
po
n re
qu
es
t a
nd c
a
n be
downloaded from the
website.
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r
t
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r
mo
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cco
rda
nce w
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t
h Pro
vi
si
on 3 of t
he
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e, al
l of o
ur Com
mi
t
tee C
ha
ir
s ar
e en
cou
ra
ge
d
to seek
engagement with our major shar
eholder
s.
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y s
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ld
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ommit
tee activel
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communicated
with our top
holders conc
erning
our 2
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un
era
ti
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lic
y re
v
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ch o
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e
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i
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th ma
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r
shareholders and
would do
so if requested.
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he B
oa
rd is ke
pt u
p to da
te wi
t
h cha
ng
e
s in
shareholdings, analys
t research r
epor
t
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nt s
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r
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cen
t
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at eve
r
y Board
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w Gro
up w
eb
si
te wa
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he
d in J
an
ua
r
y
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on
g wi
t
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r ne
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din
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t
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teg
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meetings, top
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ana
l
y
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t co
nse
ns
us on t
hi
s ne
w we
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ite a
s we
ll as
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r lat
es
t C
ap
i
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al Ma
r
ket
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ay wa
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so h
el
d in
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y 20
20. There was
an impressive attendance
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es
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r
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d an
al
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events are planned biannually or
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uni
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it
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us of t
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ard t
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r ha
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ow
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es
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-
making and information capture.
Construc
tive use of the
Annual General
Meeting (AGM)
T
he A
nn
ua
l Ge
ne
ra
l Me
et
in
g is t
he fo
r
mal f
or
um
to me
et w
i
th a
ll s
har
eho
l
der
s w
h
o wi
sh to a
t
te
nd
to he
ar t
hei
r v
ie
w
s an
d ans
wer t
h
eir q
ue
s
t
io
ns
ab
ou
t t
he G
rou
p.
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re
t
t
a
bl
y, as a con
se
qu
en
ce of t
he Co
v
id
-1
9
pa
nd
em
ic
, it w
as n
ot b
e p
os
sib
l
e for s
har
eh
ol
de
rs
to at
ten
d ou
r 2020 AGM i
n pe
r
so
n. T
h
e he
al
th a
n
d
well-
being of our
employees, shareholders and
the wider c
ommunit
y which we
operate within i
s
of pa
ra
mo
un
t im
po
r
t
a
nce to u
s
, th
ere
fo
re we h
el
d
our A
GM w
i
th t
he m
ini
ma
l nu
mb
er a
t at
ten
de
es to
for
m a q
uor
u
m. We ha
d h
op
ed to w
el
co
me o
ur
sha
reh
ol
de
r
s to ou
r 2021 AGM
. Ho
we
ver, in lig
ht
of re
cen
t Go
ve
rn
me
nt g
uid
el
in
es
, o
nce a
ga
in w
e
must strongly recommend that
shareholders do
no
t at
ten
d th
is ye
ar
’s A
GM in p
e
rs
o
n to ens
ure t
h
e
safet
y of eve
r
yone. We
ver
y much hope
that we
wi
ll b
e ab
le to w
el
com
e sh
are
ho
ld
er
s to o
ur
202
2 AG
M.
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has b
e
en re
com
me
nd
ed b
y th
e B
oa
rd fo
r ap
pr
ov
al
at a
ny G
en
era
l Me
et
in
g
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e Com
pa
ny w
il
l com
pl
y
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with shareholders and
communication o
f
sha
reh
ol
de
r v
ie
w
s an
d ac
ti
on
s as a re
su
lt
.
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wi
t
h ou
r sha
reh
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r
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il
din
g lo
n
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te
r
m
rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s wi
t
h al
l our s
ta
keh
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r
s to en
sur
e
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t i
t
s s
t
ra
teg
y a
nd p
er
fo
rm
an
ce ar
e cl
ear
l
y
unders
tood.
T
he B
oa
rd p
lac
es c
lea
r im
po
r
t
an
ce on
communications
with shareholders, both
insti
tutional inves
tors and individual shareholders.
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Rel
at
io
ns
, w
ho p
rov
i
de
s da
y
-to
-
da
y con
t
ac
t w
it
h
our i
nv
es
t
or
s
. T
he C
EO, an
d th
e CF
O s
up
pl
em
en
t
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
82
Nominati
on Committe
e repor
t
Dear Shar
eholder
,
I am p
lea
se
d to p
res
en
t th
e No
mi
na
ti
on
Com
mi
t
te
e (
Com
mi
t
te
e
) rep
o
r
t f
or t
he y
ear
en
de
d 31 De
cem
be
r 2020. T
hi
s rep
or
t s
ho
uld b
e
read i
n conju
nc
tion with the compl
iance r
epor
t
on p
ag
e 67 w
hi
ch sh
ow
s h
ow t
he Co
mp
an
y has
complied
with the UK C
orporate Governance
C
o
d
e
2
0
18
.
T
her
e hav
e b
ee
n man
y ch
an
ge
s to th
e Bo
a
rd, a
nd
in
de
ed t
he E
xe
cu
t
i
ve T
ea
m, i
n rec
ent y
ea
r
s an
d
our L
ea
de
r
shi
p T
eam h
as co
nt
inu
ed t
o ev
ol
ve
,
as i
t al
wa
y
s w
ill
. A
s a N
om
in
at
io
n Com
mi
t
te
e,
our p
r
io
ri
t
ie
s for t
h
e yea
r we
re:
+
A
ss
e
ss
in
g th
e ba
la
nce of e
x
pe
ri
en
ce, s
ki
ll
s,
kn
ow
l
ed
ge a
nd d
i
ver
s
it
y of o
ur B
o
ard
, an
d
developing role
descriptions for
new Non-
Executive Dir
ec
tors.
+
Ongoing s
uccession pl
anning c
onsiderations
for t
he B
o
ard a
nd S
e
nio
r Le
ad
er
sh
ip T
ea
m.
+
Rece
i
vi
ng f
ee
db
ac
k on t
he a
nn
ual p
e
r
f
or
ma
nce
ev
al
ua
ti
on p
roc
es
s of t
he B
o
ard
, an
d u
ti
lis
in
g th
e
information t
o mak
e informed
decisions
regarding skills, knowledge, experience and
diversi
t
y criteria.
+
Screening
candidates f
or the Non-E
xecutive
Di
rec
tor v
a
ca
nc
y a
nd ma
k
in
g a re
com
me
nd
at
io
n
to th
e Bo
ar
d re
gar
din
g t
he a
pp
oi
nt
me
nt of a
new Non-E
xecutive Director
.
+
Rev
ie
w
in
g th
e me
mb
er
sh
ip o
f th
e Bo
ar
d
s
Commit
tees and making r
ecommendations to
the Board regarding
Commit
tee appointments.
+
Reviewing
the Non-Executive Dir
ec
tors’ time
com
mi
tm
en
t
s to en
su
re th
ey c
a
n at
tr
i
bu
te th
e
ne
ces
s
ar
y t
im
e to t
hei
r ro
le
s.
How the
Nomination C
ommit
tee operates
The Nomination C
ommit
tee operat
es with a
for
ward-look
ing agenda, pr
epared in
conjunction
wi
t
h th
e Com
pa
ny S
ec
re
t
ar
ia
t, t
o ens
ure t
he
Com
mi
t
te
e
s duti
es are fu
l
ll
ed on a
ti
me
ly
ba
sis in accord
an
ce wit
h the Gro
up na
nci
al
repor
ting c
ycle.
Sir R
ob
er
t Wal
msl
ey s
tep
pe
d do
w
n fr
om t
he
Board as Senior I
ndependent Direc
tor following
the conclu
sion of
the Company’s Annual General
Meeting on 1
3
May 20
20.
The Nomination
Com
mi
t
te
e el
e
c
te
d to re
com
me
nd to t
he B
o
ard
tha
t Vi
c
to
r
ia Hull ful
l the role of Seni
or
Ind
ep
en
de
nt D
ire
c
tor of t
h
e Com
pa
ny, due to
he
r ex
pe
r
ien
ce o
ut
s
id
e of U
lt
ra a
nd te
nu
re on t
h
e
Bo
ar
d sin
ce 201
7
. V
ic
tor
ia s
ub
se
qu
en
tl
y b
ec
a
me
Senior Independent Director following Sir Robert
’s
de
pa
r
t
ur
e fro
m t
he B
oa
rd o
n 1
3 M
ay 2020
.
L
as
t y
ear I r
ep
or
te
d th
at a s
ear
ch w
as un
de
r
way
for a
Non-
Executi
ve Dir
ec
tor with defenc
e and/
or
mil
i
ta
r
y ex
p
er
ie
nce to j
oi
n ou
r Bo
ar
d. D
ue to o
ur
sig
ni
c
a
nt pre
se
nce in Nor
th Am
er
ic
a
, the
Nomination C
ommit
tee,
and indeed the
Board,
agreed
that a
Non-E
xecutive
Director based
in
No
r
t
h A
me
r
ic
a wo
ul
d be a
d
v
ant
a
ge
o
us to us a
s
a Bo
ar
d, a
nd to t
he Co
mp
an
y on t
he w
h
ol
e.
F
oll
ow
i
ng a
n ex
ten
si
ve s
ea
rch w
i
th t
he a
s
sis
t
a
nce
of e
xec
ut
i
ve s
ea
rch a
ge
nc
y R
us
se
ll Re
y
no
ld
s
A
s
so
c
iate
s
, ba
se
d in Was
hi
ng
ton D
C
, US
A
, a
ri
go
ro
us an
d th
or
ou
gh i
nter
v
i
ew p
ro
ces
s w
as
un
der
t
a
ken re
v
ie
wi
ng a l
is
t o
f s
tro
n
g ca
nd
id
ate
s
fr
om a w
id
e ra
ng
e of b
ac
kgro
un
ds
. T
he e
x
ter
na
l
se
arc
h rm en
ga
ge
d has no
ot
he
r conn
e
c
t
io
n wi
th
th
e Com
pa
ny o
r in
di
v
id
ua
l Dir
ec
tor
s
. C
an
di
da
tes
we
re as
se
s
se
d us
in
g ob
je
c
t
i
ve cr
i
ter
ia w
i
t
h due
reg
ard to the ben
e
t of
di
ve
r
si
t
y on
th
e Boar
d,
wh
il
e ens
ur
in
g c
an
di
date
s ha
d t
he re
qu
isi
te t
im
e
av
ai
lab
le to devo
te to
the po
si
ti
on and no con
ic
t
s
of in
tere
s
t
. F
ol
lo
w
ing o
ur i
nte
r
v
ie
w pro
ce
ss I a
m
ver
y pleased to r
epor
t that Lieutenant General
(reti
re
d) Ke
n Hu
nzeke
r jo
in
ed o
ur B
oa
rd o
n 1 Jul
y
2020, an
d wa
s ap
po
in
ted to o
ur N
om
in
at
io
n, A
ud
it
and Remune
ration Committees.
T
his y
ear, our Bo
ar
d wi
ll co
nt
in
ue to e
vo
l
ve a
s
Mar
t
in B
ro
ad
hur
s
t i
s ap
pr
oa
ch
ing h
is n
ine
-y
ea
r
ten
ure o
n th
e Bo
ar
d an
d wo
ul
d no
t be v
i
ew
ed a
s
independent ther
eaf
ter in
accord
ance with the
Cod
e. Ma
r
t
in h
as b
ee
n a va
lu
ed B
o
ard m
em
be
r
th
rou
gh
ou
t hi
s ten
ure, a
nd w
e ha
ve b
ee
n
ex
tr
eme
l
y gr
ate
f
ul fo
r his k
n
ow
l
ed
ge a
nd
ex
pe
r
ti
se, i
n ad
di
t
ion t
o his h
is
to
ri
c k
no
wl
e
dg
e of
Ul
tr
a. I
t is un
fo
r
t
un
ate t
ha
t we w
il
l lo
se h
im as a
No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
ve D
ir
ec
tor b
u
t we w
il
l ad
her
e to th
e
Code and
bring on
at least one new
Non-
Executi
ve
Di
rec
tor l
ate
r th
is y
ear
.
In Dec
ember
20
20,
the C
ommittee again
reviewed
th
e com
po
si
ti
on o
f th
e Bo
a
rd, g
i
v
in
g du
e reg
ard to
th
e s
tr
u
c
t
ure
, size a
nd d
iv
er
s
it
y of o
ur B
oa
rd a
nd
the experience ou
r Non-E
xecutive Direc
tors have
.
We hav
e en
ga
ge
d ex
ter
na
l se
arc
h ad
v
i
se
r
s to
pro
v
id
e us w
i
th a d
iv
er
s
e po
o
l of c
an
di
dat
es fo
r
th
e No
n
-
E
xec
u
ti
v
e Dir
ec
tor v
a
ca
nc
y to j
oin o
ur
Bo
ar
d wh
en M
ar
ti
n Br
oa
dh
ur
s
t s
te
ps d
ow
n.
F
oll
ow
i
ng o
ur re
v
ie
w, Ge
et
a G
op
al
an w
il
l t
ake o
ver
as C
hai
r of t
he Re
mu
ne
ra
ti
on Co
mm
it
te
e wi
t
h
e
ec
t from 1
Ju
l
y 20
21
, when Mar
t
in ste
ps dow
n
.
Ge
et
a has ex
te
nsi
v
e nan
cia
l exp
er
ie
nc
e and
experience of
Remuneration C
ommit
tees and
we
are p
le
as
ed t
ha
t Ge
et
a c
a
n ta
ke on t
he r
ol
e, an
d
are sa
ti
s
e
d that she ca
n dedi
c
ate th
e time
ne
ces
s
ar
y to d
i
v
ul
ge h
er re
sp
on
sib
il
it
ie
s as
Remuneration
Commit
tee Cha
ir
.
A
s n
ote
d ab
ov
e, ov
er t
he m
id to l
on
g ter
m w
e wi
ll
consider
bringing on
an additional I
ndependent
Non-
Executi
ve Dir
ec
tor
, which would
bring our
Bo
ar
d to nin
e Di
re
c
to
r
s. We w
il
l kee
p th
is un
d
er
rev
i
ew w
hi
le w
e con
du
c
t o
ur s
ea
rch f
or M
ar
ti
n
’s
replacement.
MEMBER
S
To
n
y
R
i
c
e
Martin Broadhurst
Geeta Gopal
an
Vic
toria Hull
Ken H
unze
ker (ap
po
int
ed 1 J
ul
y 2020)
Daniel Shook
At
ten
da
nce a
t me
et
in
gs i
s de
ta
il
ed i
n th
e
ta
bl
e o
n pa
ge 76. T
h
e Com
mi
t
t
ee
s ter
ms
of re
fer
enc
e are a
va
il
ab
le a
t ul
tr
a.
gro
up
MA
IN RESPONSIBILIT
IES
+
Reg
ula
rl
y r
ev
ie
w t
he s
t
r
uc
tu
re, si
ze
an
d com
po
si
ti
on o
f th
e Bo
ar
d.
+
Succ
ession planning for Board
and Senior
Management positions, ensuring the
lea
d
er
sh
ip n
ee
ds of t
he Co
mp
an
y ar
e me
t
to comp
ete ee
c
t
i
ve
l
y in
th
e marke
tp
la
ce
+
Be re
sp
ons
ib
le fo
r id
en
ti
f
y
in
g an
d
no
min
at
in
g fo
r th
e ap
pro
v
al of t
he B
o
ard
,
ca
nd
id
ate
s to
ll Bo
ard va
ca
nc
ie
s as
an
d
wh
en t
he
y ar
is
e, t
a
ki
ng i
nto a
cco
unt t
he
balance of
skills, know
ledge, experience
an
d di
ve
r
si
t
y o
f th
e Bo
a
rd
+
Review
the time
comm
itment r
equired
from
Non-
Execu
tive Direc
tors annually,
takin
g
into
acc
ount
Board evalu
ation f
eedback
+
Review the
independence o
f Non-E
xecutive
Di
rec
tor
s and any po
ten
tia
l con
ic
t of
interest for Board
member
s
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
83
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Board evaluation
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee r
ev
i
ew
ed t
he r
esu
l
t
s of t
he B
oa
rd
ex
ter
na
l ev
al
ua
ti
on p
ro
ces
s
, no
t
ab
l
y th
e are
as t
ha
t
rel
ate
d to th
e co
mp
osi
t
io
n of t
he B
oa
rd a
nd
suc
ces
si
on p
la
nni
ng
, an
d t
he fe
e
dba
c
k was u
se
d
wh
en re
v
ie
w
in
g th
e ba
la
nce o
f sk
il
ls
, k
no
wl
ed
ge
,
ex
pe
r
ien
ce a
nd d
iv
er
s
it
y o
n th
e Bo
ar
d in
succession
planning d
iscussions described above
.
Leadership succession
T
her
e has b
e
en a gr
eat d
ea
l of w
or
k on
organisational
design and
succession
planning
th
rou
gh
ou
t t
he U
lt
ra G
ro
up to e
nsu
re t
hat
, a
s pa
r
t
of ou
r tr
an
s
fo
rm
at
io
n ag
en
da
, we h
ave t
h
e ri
gh
t
Se
ni
or Le
ad
er
s w
i
th
in t
he o
rga
nis
a
ti
on to l
ea
d
Ul
tr
a th
ro
ug
h our c
ha
ng
e pr
og
ram
me
, as
described in detail on
pages 40
-
4
1
.
T
her
e hav
e b
ee
n man
y ch
an
ge
s to th
e E
xec
u
ti
v
e
T
eam in recen
t year
s
. Now thes
e are rm
ly se
t
t
le
d
,
E
xec
ut
i
ve Team an
d Se
ni
or L
ead
er s
ucc
es
si
on
pla
nn
in
g wi
ll b
e a fo
cu
s for t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e in 2021
.
Diver
sit
y
Ul
tr
a is co
mm
it
te
d to tr
eat
in
g ev
er
y
on
e wi
t
h
fa
ir
ne
ss
, d
ig
ni
t
y a
nd r
es
pe
c
t
. We re
co
gni
se t
ha
t
hig
h
-
pe
r
for
mi
ng team
s bene
t from di
ve
r
si
t
y.
Selec
tion
, development, promotion and reward
wi
ll b
e ba
se
d on m
er
i
t w
it
ho
u
t reg
ar
d to pe
r
so
nal
cha
ra
c
te
r
is
t
ic
s i
ncl
u
din
g, b
u
t no
t lim
i
ted to
,
ge
nd
er
, ra
ce, co
lo
ur
, rel
ig
io
n, s
ex
, s
e
xua
l
orientation, citizen
s
tatus, national origin,
age, di
sabilit
y or genetic in
formation.
T
he N
omi
na
ti
on Co
mm
it
te
e, an
d th
e Bo
a
rd as a
wh
ol
e, re
cei
v
es f
ee
db
ac
k an
d up
da
tes re
ga
rd
ing
diversi
t
y and inclusion i
nitiati
ves, and oversees
pro
gr
es
s a
gai
ns
t t
he
se i
ni
t
iat
i
ve
s to en
sur
e Ul
tr
a
maintains a diverse and inclusive workplace.
We wer
e dis
a
pp
oi
nte
d to se
e a ma
rg
ina
l in
cre
as
e
in ou
r ge
nd
er p
ay g
ap, y
et a
s th
e nu
mb
er of
fem
al
es re
ma
ins r
ela
ti
v
el
y l
ow, w
e rea
lis
e t
hat i
t
on
ly ta
kes a small cha
ng
e to
a
e
c
t th
e st
at
is
t
ic
s
.
We env
i
sa
g
e tha
t th
is t
ren
d w
ill b
e re
ve
r
se
d in t
he
mid term
through our comprehen
sive people
stra
tegy and diversit
y initiati
ves.
A
s a Co
mmi
t
tee w
e ar
e ve
r
y p
l
eas
ed w
i
th t
h
e
po
si
ti
v
e s
tep
s th
e Com
p
any h
as t
ake
n to a
ddr
es
s
diversit
y and inclusion
in the workplace
, together
wi
t
h th
e ge
nd
er p
ay g
ap, a
nd a
re com
fo
r
t
a
bl
e th
at
th
e ap
pro
a
ch
es t
ake
n ar
e ap
pro
pr
ia
te. F
ur
t
her
information on
the C
ompany
’s initiatives and
res
ul
t
s c
an b
e fo
un
d on p
ag
es 42-
4
4
.
We wi
ll co
nt
inu
e to m
oni
to
r pr
og
res
s i
n thi
s are
a
an
d ho
pe to s
e
e dem
on
s
t
rab
l
e res
ul
t
s w
it
h
increased gender and
diver
sit
y balance among
th
e Se
ni
or Le
ad
er
s
hip Team in t
he f
u
tu
re, to
ge
th
er
wi
t
h a fa
ll in t
h
e gen
de
r p
ay ga
p.
Th
ere has be
en a great dea
l of
work on organi
sational design
and succes
sion p
lannin
g
throughout the U
ltra Group
to ensure that
, as p
ar
t of our
transformation agenda, we have
the r
ight S
enior Le
ader
s w
it
hin
the org
anis
atio
n to lead Ul
tra
through ou
r change
programme.
We pro
mo
te eq
ua
li
t
y of op
p
or
tu
ni
t
y an
d
de
mo
ns
t
ra
te th
is in o
ur a
pp
ro
ac
h to re
cr
ui
t
in
g
new Board members, ac
ti
vely seeking can
didates
fr
om a di
v
er
s
e ra
ng
e of b
ac
kgro
un
ds i
nc
lu
din
g
gender
, tenure,
skills, exper
ience and
ba
ckg
rou
nd
s in a
dd
it
io
n to s
of
ter t
ra
it
s su
ch as
pe
r
so
nal
i
t
y. T
his w
il
l rem
ai
n a key fo
c
us ar
ea fo
r
us an
d w
he
n con
sid
er
in
g B
oa
rd an
d su
cce
ss
io
n
planning, notw
iths
tanding that all appointments
wi
ll b
e ba
se
d on m
er
i
t an
d c
an
di
date
s
’ e
xp
er
i
en
ce
and bus
iness acumen.
Se
e pa
g
es 70
-
71 for mo
re i
nfo
rm
at
io
n on o
ur
exis
ting Board diversit
y.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
84
Audit
Commit
te
e r
ep
or
t
Dear Shar
eholder
,
I am p
lea
se
d to p
res
en
t th
e A
udi
t Co
mm
it
te
e
rep
or
t fo
r th
e ye
ar e
nd
ed 31 D
ece
mb
er 2020
.
T
his re
p
or
t sh
oul
d b
e rea
d in co
nj
un
c
t
io
n wi
t
h th
e
complianc
e report on page 6
7 which shows
how
th
e Com
pa
ny ha
s com
pl
ie
d w
it
h t
he U
K Cor
po
ra
te
Governance Code
201
8.
2020
wa
s
my rs
t ful
l
ye
ar as
Cha
ir of
t
h
e
Au
di
t
Com
mi
t
te
e an
d du
ri
ng t
h
e yea
r I con
ti
nu
ed to b
ui
ld
my k
no
w
le
dg
e of Ul
t
ra
s bu
sin
es
s
es a
nd b
us
in
es
s
lea
d
er
s
, al
be
it v
i
r
t
ua
ll
y i
n mos
t c
ase
s
. I wa
s
for
t
una
te to b
e ab
le to v
i
si
t in A
ug
us
t 2020 t
he
He
rl
ey s
ite i
n L
an
c
as
te
r
, P
A w
it
h ou
r ne
w
Audit Commit
tee member
, Ken
Hunzek
er
, who
I we
lco
me to t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e. T
he m
ai
n
res
po
nsi
bi
li
ti
es a
nd a
c
ti
v
i
ti
es o
f th
e Au
di
t
Com
mi
t
te
e ar
e se
t ou
t in t
hi
s rep
or
t
.
Reg
ar
din
g t
he Co
mmi
t
tee
’s m
emb
e
rs
hi
p, th
e Bo
a
rd
con
sid
er
s a
ll Co
mmi
t
tee m
em
be
r
s to b
e
Independent Non-
Execut
ive Direc
tors. I am
cu
rre
nt
l
y F
in
anc
e Di
rec
tor f
or a
no
th
er F
T
SE p
lc a
nd
hav
e
pre
v
io
us
l
y
h
el
d
di
v
er
se nan
ce
rol
es in
s
e
ver
al
large mu
ltinational companies,
therefore
the
Com
mi
t
te
e,
an
d
th
e
Bo
ar
d,
is sat
is
ed that I
ha
ve
th
e
req
ui
si
te
rece
nt and
rel
ev
an
t
na
nc
ia
l
ex
pe
ri
en
ce
to
Cha
ir t
he A
ud
i
t Com
mi
t
te
e. A
dd
it
io
na
ll
y, all A
ud
it
Commit
tee members have c
ompetence relevant t
o
the sector in which
the Company
operates. The
bio
g
rap
hi
es o
f th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee m
em
be
r
s ca
n be
fou
nd o
n pa
ge
s 6
8
-
6
9.
During the year
, Committee members have ac
tivel
y
suppor
ted and challenged management
in several
areas
including the
development of
the interna
l
con
tro
l f
ra
me
wo
rk
, con
tr
ac
t ac
cou
nt
ing a
nd r
i
sk
res
er
v
es
, ma
na
ge
me
nt of ke
y co
nt
rol
s in a
remote-wor
king environment
, and the
ongoing
transformation programme.
The Committee
remains pleased
wit
h management
’s visible
commitment t
o advancing the or
ganisation’s
overall control
environment.
How the
Audit Committee operates
T
he A
udi
t Co
mm
it
te
e op
er
ate
s w
it
h a fo
r
w
ar
d
-
lo
ok
in
g a
ge
nda
, p
rep
ar
ed i
n con
jun
c
t
io
n w
it
h
the Group Financial C
ontroller and C
ompany
Se
cr
et
ar
ia
t tea
m, t
o ens
ure t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e
’s d
u
ti
es
are ful
ll
ed on
a
ti
me
ly bas
is in
a
cco
rda
nce wi
th the
Gro
up nan
ci
al repo
r
t
in
g cy
cl
e. The age
nd
a
is
rev
i
ew
ed a
nd u
pd
ate
d as n
ec
es
s
ar
y d
ur
in
g th
e
yea
r to de
al w
i
th m
at
ter
s as t
h
ey a
ri
se w
hi
ch a
re
ou
t
si
de o
f th
e an
nua
l ag
en
da
.
The Committee held fou
r scheduled meetings
th
rou
gh
ou
t t
he y
ear
. T
he C
ha
ir of t
he B
o
ard
, C
hie
f
E
xec
ut
i
ve O
cer,
C
hie
f Fina
nc
ia
l
O
ce
r
,
Gro
up
F
ina
nc
ial Cont
ro
lle
r
,
Ch
ief Ris
k
O
c
er
,
th
e
ex
ter
na
l
Au
di
tor (
De
lo
i
t
te) an
d in
ter
na
l Au
di
tor (
P
w
C
)
at
tended part
s of
these meetings by
invit
ation.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee h
el
d s
ep
ar
ate m
ee
ti
ng
s wi
t
h th
e
ex
ter
na
l au
di
tor a
nd i
nte
rn
al a
ud
it
or w
it
h
ou
t
management present, and the Audit C
ommit
tee
Cha
ir a
ls
o me
t w
it
h th
e e
x
te
rn
al a
udi
to
r
, inte
rn
al
au
di
tor and the Chie
f
F
in
anc
ia
l
O
c
er and
hi
s
team
outside the formal C
ommit
tee sessions.
MEMBER
S
Daniel Shook (Chair)
Martin Broadhurst
Geeta Gopal
an
Vic
toria Hull
Ken H
unze
ker (ap
po
int
ed 1 J
ul
y 2020)
At
ten
da
nce a
t me
et
in
gs i
s de
ta
il
ed i
n th
e
ta
bl
e o
n pa
ge 76. T
h
e Com
mi
t
t
ee
s ter
ms
of re
fer
enc
e are a
va
il
ab
le a
t ul
tr
a.
gro
up
MA
IN RESPONSIBILIT
IES
A
s a Co
mmi
t
tee w
e ar
e com
mi
t
t
ed to
sup
p
or
ti
ng t
he B
o
ard i
n th
e fo
ll
ow
in
g are
as:
+
Overse
e the Group’s risk m
anagement
sy
s
tems,
including 
nancial
controls
+
Agre
e t
he in
ter
na
l an
d e
x
ter
n
al au
di
t p
lan
s
+
Rev
ie
w all sign
i
c
an
t accoun
ti
ng
judgements
+
Mon
ito
r th
e in
teg
r
it
y of a
ll fo
r
mal r
ep
or
t
s
and announcements relating t
o the
Company
’s n
ancial
per
formance,
and
con
sid
er any sig
ni
c
a
nt jud
gem
en
t
s by
management
+
Reco
mm
en
d the hal
f
an
d ful
l year nan
ci
al
res
ul
t
s to t
he B
oa
rd
+
Appoint the internal
auditors
, oversee
th
e ap
po
in
tm
en
t of th
e e
x
te
rn
al a
udi
to
r
s
and maintain an
appropriate relationship
wi
t
h th
e in
ter
na
l an
d ex
ter
na
l au
di
tor
s
of th
e G
rou
p
+
Rep
or
t the ndi
ng
s and recom
me
nd
at
io
ns
of th
e in
ter
na
l an
d ex
ter
na
l au
di
to
r
s to th
e
Board, and
+
Review
the
independence
and
e
ec
tivenes
s
of th
e in
ter
na
l an
d ex
ter
na
l au
di
to
r
s
Ex
ter
nal auditor
De
lo
it
te L
LP (
D
el
oi
t
te
) was r
e
-a
pp
oi
nte
d as t
he
Com
pa
ny
s ex
ter
na
l au
di
tor i
n 2020. I
n acco
rd
anc
e
with professional practice guidelines, Alex
Bu
t
ter
wo
r
th
, wh
o ha
s ac
ted a
s Lea
d Pa
r
t
ne
r sin
ce
201
6, wil
l
rot
a
te
o the audi
t team follo
w
in
g
completion o
f the 2
02
0 audit and
Jonathan
T
ho
mso
n w
ill t
a
ke ov
er a
s Lea
d Par
t
ne
r
. To ensur
e a
smooth handover
, Jonathan Thomson has been
hea
v
il
y i
nvo
l
ve
d in t
he a
ud
it p
ro
ce
ss f
or t
his p
er
i
od
an
d at
ten
de
d al
l Com
mi
t
te
e m
ee
ti
ng
s rel
at
in
g to
th
e 2020 au
di
t
.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee h
as p
ri
ma
r
y r
es
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y for
recommending the r
e-
appointment of the external
au
di
tor to t
he B
o
ard b
e
for
e th
e res
o
lu
ti
on i
s pu
t to
shareholders at the C
ompany
s Annual General
Meeting and recommends
the re-app
ointment of
De
lo
it
te fo
r th
e 2021 rep
or
t
in
g pe
ri
od
. T
he
Com
mi
t
te
e b
eli
ev
es t
ha
t i
t is in t
he b
e
s
t in
tere
s
t of
it
s m
em
b
er
s fo
r De
lo
it
te to re
ma
in as e
x
ter
na
l
au
di
tor o
ve
r th
e sh
or
t ter
m to l
ev
er
ag
e th
ei
r
kn
ow
l
ed
ge a
nd e
x
pe
ri
en
ce of t
he Co
mp
an
y wh
il
s
t
we a
re go
in
g th
rou
gh a p
er
i
od of c
ha
ng
e. O
nce w
e
are su
ci
en
tl
y adv
a
nce
d
th
ro
ug
h
our ONE Ult
ra
transformation programme,
the Comm
it
tee will
lea
d an a
ud
i
t ten
de
r pro
ce
ss b
y no l
ate
r th
an 202
3,
wh
ic
h wi
ll b
e th
e ma
x
imu
m ter
m t
hat D
el
oi
t
te c
an
rem
ain a
s au
di
to
rs
, a
nd w
il
l en
sur
e th
ere i
s a
su
c
ie
nt poo
l
of high cal
ibr
e
r
ms to
t
end
er gi
ven
the recent
independence requirements.
Ex
ternal auditor
independence and objectiv
it
y
In i
t
s as
s
es
sm
en
t of th
e in
de
pe
nd
en
ce of t
he
ex
ter
na
l au
di
tor, the Com
mi
t
tee r
ev
ie
w
s th
e
independence and objecti
vi
t
y of the C
ompany
’s
auditor thr
ough a c
ombination o
f:
+ Op
en d
ial
o
gue w
i
t
h th
e au
di
tor
+
A
nal
y
s
is of
j
ud
ge
me
nt
s and ndi
ng
s
+ Rev
i
ew o
f no
n
-a
ud
it s
er
v
i
ces
It is t
he p
ol
ic
y of t
he G
ro
up t
ha
t no
n
-a
ud
it s
er
v
i
ces
pro
v
id
ed b
y De
lo
i
t
te a
re re
s
tr
i
c
te
d to re
po
r
t
in
g
req
ui
red b
y la
w or re
g
ula
ti
on
, re
v
ie
w of in
ter
im
nancial
information,
repor
ting on
regulat
or
y
returns, repor
ting on government grants,
rep
or
t
in
g
on inter
na
l nanc
ia
l
con
tr
ols wh
en
req
ui
red b
y la
w or re
g
ula
ti
on
, an
d e
x
ten
d
ed a
ud
it
or assuranc
e work that
is authorised by
those
cha
rg
ed wi
th gove
rn
an
ce per
for
m
ed on
na
nc
ial
or performance information
or contr
ols where
this
wo
rk i
s cl
os
el
y li
nke
d w
it
h t
he a
udi
t w
or
k
. T
he p
o
lic
y
prohibits due diligence assessments of potential
acquisitions, c
onsultanc
y ser
vices associated with
nancial
restr
uc
turing,
remuneration
consultanc
y
,
tax planning, Internal Audit and
ac
tuarial ser
v
ices.
The Audit Comm
it
tee has
decided that non-audit
fee
s in e
xce
ss o
f £5
0,
0
0
0, i
n ag
gre
ga
te, i
n any
na
nc
ia
l
yea
r
w
ill be refer
re
d
in adv
an
ce to
t
he
Cha
ir o
f th
e Au
di
t Com
mi
t
tee f
or a
pp
rov
al
.
In 2020 D
el
oi
t
te p
ro
v
id
ed n
on
-
au
di
t se
r
v
ice
s fe
es o
f
£
3k (
201
9
: £1
1
k
) rep
re
se
nt
in
g 0.
2% (
201
9
: 1
%) of th
e
tot
al a
ud
i
t fee
s
. T
he Co
mm
it
te
e cons
id
er
s t
ha
t
cer
t
ai
n no
n
-a
ud
it s
er
v
i
ces
, i
n acco
rd
an
ce wi
t
h th
e
po
li
c
y a
bo
ve, s
ho
ul
d be p
ro
v
id
ed b
y th
e ex
ter
na
l
au
di
tor, bec
au
se i
t
s e
xi
s
ti
ng k
n
ow
le
d
ge of t
he
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
85
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
AC
T
I
V
I
T
Y DUR
I
NG 202
0
Financial st
ateme
nts and accounting policie
s
+
Rev
ie
w mana
ge
me
nt
’s sig
ni
c
a
nt
issues and judgement
s
+
Rev
ie
w the Gro
up
s nanc
ia
l
st
atements and the formal
announcement
on the
Group’s
nancial
per
formance
+
Review the
Group’s going c
oncern
and long-term viabilit
y sta
tement
assumptio
ns
+
Consi
de
re
d and recom
me
nd
ed to
th
e Boa
rd for app
rov
al th
e annua
l and inter
i
m
n
an
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s and relate
d
results announcement
s
+
Dis
cu
ss
ed ke
y a
ccou
nt
in
g po
li
ci
es a
nd p
ra
c
t
ice
s a
do
pte
d by t
he G
ro
up
+
Rev
ie
we
d key accou
nt
in
g
ju
dg
em
en
t
s and mat
t
er
s that req
ui
red th
e exerci
se of signi
c
ant man
ag
em
en
t
ju
dg
em
ent (see se
c
t
io
n on
Si
gni
c
ant Ju
dg
em
ent
s consid
er
ed on pag
e 86)
+
Rev
ie
we
d un
de
r
l
yi
ng a
s
sum
pt
io
ns a
nd t
he r
ig
ou
r of t
he te
s
t
ing u
nd
er
p
inn
in
g th
e go
in
g con
cer
n s
t
a
tem
en
t an
d
lo
ng
-
ter
m v
ia
bi
li
t
y s
t
ate
me
nt (as se
t ou
t o
n pa
ge 5
8) p
ri
or to a
pp
ro
vi
ng t
he
m
Ri
sk m
ana
ge
me
nt a
nd i
nte
r
nal c
ont
ro
l
s fra
me
wo
rk
+
Rev
ie
w an
d p
rov
i
de o
ver
s
ig
ht of
th
e Gr
oup
s r
isk m
an
ag
em
ent a
nd
internal controls
processe
s
+
A
ss
e
ss th
e eec
ti
v
en
es
s of
th
e
Gro
up
s s
y
s
te
m of i
nter
n
al co
nt
rol
and risk management
+
Consi
de
re
d repor
t
s on the ris
k mana
gem
en
t and inter
na
l cont
rol
s env
iro
nm
en
t and it
s eec
t
iv
en
es
s
+
Dis
cu
ss
ed hal
f-
ye
ar
l
y inter
na
l cont
rol
s repo
r
t
s
f
rom bus
in
es
s rev
ie
w
s, tog
et
he
r wit
h ac
t
io
ns ari
sin
g from n
din
gs
+
Rev
ie
we
d t
he p
ri
nc
ip
al r
is
k
s
, th
e Gr
ou
p
’s r
is
k ap
pe
ti
te a
nd r
is
k me
tr
ic
s a
nd co
ns
id
ere
d th
ei
r al
ign
me
nt to t
he
achieveme
nt of
Ultra’s strategi
c objectives
+
A
ss
e
ss
e
d th
e key co
nt
ro
ls in p
la
ce an
d ag
re
ed f
u
tu
re ma
na
ge
me
nt a
c
t
io
ns to m
it
ig
ate r
is
k
s
+
C
onsidered r
epor
t
s on known or
suspected fraud
+
Ov
er
s
aw in
-
d
ept
h rev
ie
w
s of
sp
ec
i
c cont
rol
s areas inc
lu
di
ng na
nc
ial cont
ro
ls
/
f
ra
ud
, anti
-
b
ri
be
r
y and corr
u
pt
io
n
and programme management
+
Mon
ito
re
d the deve
lo
p
men
t of
th
e nan
ce fun
c
t
io
n unde
r the new CF
O and met wi
th key nan
ce lead
s as
pa
r
t of
bus
in
es
s re
v
ie
w
s to f
ur
th
er a
ss
es
s t
he co
nt
ro
ls en
v
iro
nm
en
t
+
Fur
t
her d
et
a
il
s of th
e ap
pr
oa
ch to r
is
k ma
na
gem
en
t c
an b
e fo
und o
n p
ag
es 5
4
-57
.
E
x
te
rn
al au
di
t
, en
ga
ge
me
nt a
nd p
oli
c
y
+
Rev
ie
w the sco
pe and ee
c
t
i
ve
ne
s
s
of th
e e
x
te
rn
al a
udi
t p
ro
ces
s
+
Neg
ot
ia
te th
e ter
ms o
f th
e ex
ter
na
l
auditor
’s appointment, the
scope,
fees and independence
+
Ensur
e an
e
ec
ti
v
e audi
t par
tn
er
rotation pr
ocess
+
Consi
de
re
d De
lo
it
te
s ex
ter
na
l au
di
t pl
an
nin
g re
po
r
t pr
io
r to th
e co
mm
enc
em
ent o
f th
e 2020 au
di
t
+
Rece
i
ve
d rep
or
t
s f
ro
m th
e ex
ter
na
l au
di
to
r on t
he o
ut
com
es o
f th
ei
r au
di
t pro
ce
ss a
nd t
h
e ex
ter
na
l au
di
t pl
an
for th
e year and disc
us
s
ed nd
in
gs and imp
ro
vem
en
t areas
+
Dis
cu
ss
ed D
e
lo
it
te
s le
t
te
r to ma
na
gem
en
t an
d ma
na
gem
en
t re
sp
ons
e
s to th
at l
et
ter
+
Rev
ie
we
d the ind
ep
en
de
nce an
d eec
ti
v
en
es
s of
th
e Audi
to
r
, in conj
unc
t
ion wi
t
h audi
t and non
-
au
di
t fees
, and
rec
omm
en
de
d t
he re
-
a
pp
oi
nt
me
nt of D
el
oi
t
te as a
udi
to
r
+
Rev
ie
we
d l
ead p
a
r
t
ne
r c
an
di
date o
pt
io
ns a
nd s
el
ec
te
d ne
w De
lo
i
t
te l
ea
d pa
r
t
ne
r
+
Ap
pr
ove
d a re
v
is
ed e
x
te
r
nal a
ud
it
or
’s e
ng
ag
em
ent p
o
lic
y t
a
ki
ng i
nto a
cco
unt n
ew F
R
C s
t
an
dar
ds
Internal Audit
+
Rev
ie
w the ee
c
t
i
ve
ne
ss of the
Inte
r
nal A
ud
i
t fu
nc
ti
on
+
Dis
cu
ss cont
ro
l issu
es id
ent
i
e
d
by In
ter
na
l Au
di
t
+
Agre
e
d
th
e Inter
na
l Audi
t pla
n for
th
e year,
m
on
ito
re
d eec
t
iv
en
es
s of
th
e Inter
na
l Audi
t aga
ins
t the plan and
rev
i
ew
ed th
e eec
ti
v
en
es
s of
Int
er
nal Au
di
t thro
ug
h over
si
ght of a
que
s
t
io
nna
ire
-
b
as
e
d eec
ti
v
en
es
s rev
ie
w wit
h
st
akeholders
+
Con
sid
er
ed s
umm
ar
y re
po
r
t
s f
rom t
he r
is
k-
ba
se
d an
d rot
a
ti
on
al re
v
ie
w
s an
d pro
g
res
s re
po
r
t
s on t
he i
mp
le
me
nt
at
io
n
of re
me
dia
l ac
ti
on
s
, not
in
g t
he p
ro
gre
ss m
ad
e in t
he c
ont
ro
l en
v
iro
nm
ent w
i
t
hin t
he G
ro
up
s bu
sin
es
s
es
Other
+
Review
tax strategy
+
A
p
pr
ov
ed t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s t
a
x p
oli
c
y
bus
in
es
s makes it
th
e mos
t eci
en
t
an
d
e
ec
ti
v
e
wa
y for n
on
-
au
di
t s
er
v
ic
es to b
e c
ar
ri
e
d ou
t
. Be
for
e
commissioning
non-audit ser
v
ices, the Ch
ief
F
ina
nc
ial O
cer or
th
e Chair of
th
e
Com
mi
t
tee, as
ap
pro
pr
ia
te, m
us
t e
nsu
re t
her
e is n
o is
sue a
s
regards t
o independence and
objec
ti
vi
t
y and other
potential providers are adequately c
onsidered.
Au
dit e
ec
ti
ve
ne
s
s
T
he a
udi
t s
cop
e, a
pp
ro
ac
h an
d are
as of f
oc
us a
re
ag
ree
d we
ll i
n ad
v
an
ce of t
he a
ud
it t
o ens
ure a
mu
tu
al u
nd
er
s
t
an
di
ng o
f ex
p
ec
t
at
io
ns an
d
ti
me
fr
am
es
. F
o
llo
w
in
g th
e 201
9 aud
i
t, ke
y l
ear
ni
ng
s
we
re
id
en
ti
ed and fed
in
to
th
e
2020
au
di
t plan
nin
g
process
to e
nsure
ongoing
continuous
improvement.
In order to
rev
i
ew the audi
t eec
ti
v
en
es
s
throughout the
year
, the C
ommit
tee con
sidered:
+
Th
e qu
al
it
y of t
he a
ud
i
t rep
or
t
s a
nd a
nc
ill
ar
y
do
cu
me
nt
s p
rov
i
de
d by t
h
e ex
ter
na
l Au
di
tor
;
+
Fe
e
db
ac
k
fr
om the Chie
f
F
in
anc
ia
l
O
c
er and
hi
s
se
nio
r nan
ce
tea
ms thro
ug
ho
ut the Grou
p;
an
d
+
The Committee’s collec
tive views from meetings
he
ld w
i
th t
he e
x
te
r
nal A
ud
i
tor
.
Based on
these c
ollecti
ve r
eviews, the C
ommit
tee
concluded that
Deloit
te had
applied appropriat
e
robust and
objec
tive challenge
throughout the
au
di
t
pr
oce
s
s
an
d
we
re sat
is
ed wi
th the
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce o
f th
e ex
ter
na
l Au
di
to
r
.
Emp
lo
ym
en
t of f
or
m
er e
x
te
rn
al au
di
to
r
s
Any employment of former employees of
ex
ternal
auditors would be
consider
ed on a
case-
by-
case
ba
sis a
nd w
ou
ld t
ake i
nto a
cco
un
t th
e Au
di
ti
ng
Pra
c
t
ic
es B
oa
rd
s Et
hic
a
l St
an
da
rds o
n su
ch
appointment
s. Such appointment
s require
approval by
a combi
nation of
the Chief Financi
al
O
ce
r
,
Au
di
t
Com
mi
t
t
ee and Boar
d, dep
en
din
g
on t
he s
en
io
ri
t
y of t
he a
pp
oi
nt
me
nt
.
Ri
sk m
ana
ge
me
nt a
nd i
nte
r
nal c
ont
ro
ls
Ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt an
d in
ter
na
l con
tr
ol
s was a ke
y
foc
us a
rea f
or t
he Co
mm
it
te
e in 2020 fo
ll
ow
in
g on
fr
om w
or
k c
ar
ri
e
d ou
t in 2019 by the n
ew
l
y
ap
po
int
ed Chie
f Risk O
cer
.
In addi
t
io
n
to
th
e usual
risk management and
controls agenda item
s
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
86
SIGNIFICANT JUDGEM
ENTS C
ONSIDERED
Audit Committee repor
t
continued
cover
ed in
Com
mit
tee mee
tings th
roughout
the
yea
r
, a fou
r
t
h Com
mi
t
tee m
ee
ti
ng w
as h
el
d du
ri
ng
th
e yea
r
, de
dic
a
ted s
o
le
ly t
o ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt an
d
inte
r
nal c
ont
ro
ls
, w
hi
ch e
nab
le
d t
he Co
mmi
t
tee to
do a d
ee
p di
ve i
nto t
he r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t an
d
intern
al con
trols pr
ocesses, analyse res
ults and
id
ent
i
f
y are
as fo
r con
ti
nu
ou
s im
pro
ve
me
nt
. At t
he
me
et
in
g, the Commi
t
tee als
o
re
cei
ve
d bri
e
ng and
tr
ain
in
g f
rom t
he G
ro
up
s ins
ur
an
ce br
oker
s o
n
pe
er g
rou
p ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt b
es
t p
r
ac
ti
ce. T
his
additional risk management and
internal controls
me
et
in
g is n
ow a s
ch
ed
ul
ed m
ee
ti
ng o
n th
e Au
di
t
Commit
tee’s annual agenda.
Du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r a ne
w ri
sk ma
na
ge
me
nt f
ra
me
wo
rk
was r
ol
le
d ou
t t
hro
ug
ho
ut t
he G
ro
up, l
ed b
y t
he
Com
pa
ny
s
Ch
ie
f
Ri
sk Oc
er
,
to
en
sur
e
a
con
sis
ten
t
ap
pro
a
ch to r
isk m
an
ag
em
ent a
c
ros
s al
l Ul
t
ra
bus
in
es
s
es
. St
ra
teg
ic r
is
k as
se
s
sm
ent
s wer
e c
ar
ri
ed
ou
t w
it
h th
e b
usi
ne
ss
e
s ba
se
d on t
he 2020 s
t
r
ate
g
y
rev
i
ew
s
. T
he r
is
k fr
am
ew
or
k a
nd G
ro
up r
isk re
gi
s
ter
we
re re
vi
ew
e
d by t
he Co
mm
it
te
e an
d th
e Bo
ar
d.
T
he fo
cu
s on r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t wi
ll b
e ma
int
a
in
ed
i
n
2
0
2
1.
The Group’s interna
l controls
framework includes
appropriate
nancial,
operational
and
compliance
con
tro
ls
, a
nd r
is
k man
ag
em
en
t pro
ce
ss
e
s, w
h
ich
together en
sure the
appropriate
oversight of
na
nc
ia
l
rep
or
t
in
g
pr
oce
s
se
s
,
inc
lu
di
ng the
preparation o
f consolidat
ed Group
accounts.
The control environment within Ultra comprises
the following
:
+
Group policies
+
Group de
legation of
authori
ties
+
Monthly
nancial
control
checklis
ts
+
Six
-monthly contr
ol r
eview meetings
+
Ris
k re
gis
t
er
s at B
us
in
es
s Un
it a
nd G
ro
up l
ev
el
+
St
a tra
ini
ng
+
Inte
rn
al A
ud
it (
pr
ov
i
de
d by P
w
C
)
+
Spe
ak U
p pl
at
for
m fo
r ex
ter
na
l su
pp
or
t of
whist
leblowing repor
ting
+
SBU re
v
ie
w of m
on
th
l
y OB
U pe
r
for
ma
nce
+
SBU l
ev
el p
er
fo
r
man
ce re
v
ie
w
s
+
Executi
ve T
eam oversight and challenge
+
Group Board and
Commit
tee oversight
and challenge
+
Other regulat
or
y assurance activ
ities
The arrangements include proc
edures t
o ensur
e
th
e mai
nte
na
nce o
f reco
rd
s wh
ic
h acc
ur
ate
l
y an
d
fa
ir
l
y
re
e
c
t tran
s
ac
ti
on
s
to
en
ab
le the prep
ar
at
io
n
of nanc
ia
l
s
t
ate
me
nt
s in
acco
rd
an
ce
wi
t
h
International Financial Reporting Standards (IF
RS
).
T
he
y als
o re
qu
ire r
ep
or
te
d dat
a to b
e re
v
ie
we
d an
d
reconciled,
with appropriate monit
oring internally
an
d by t
he A
ud
it Co
mm
i
t
te
e to en
sur
e th
e in
teg
ri
t
y
of the
n
an
cia
l
s
t
at
eme
nt
s
.
T
he Ma
na
gi
ng D
ire
c
to
r
s an
d Pre
si
de
nt
s
, t
he
F
ina
nce D
ir
ec
tor
s a
nd t
he V
i
ce Pre
si
de
nt
s F
i
nan
ce
of ea
ch b
usi
ne
s
s are r
eq
uir
ed to g
i
ve a fo
rm
al
wr
i
t
te
n rep
re
se
nt
a
ti
on to t
he B
o
ard e
ac
h ye
ar to
con
r
m that the
y
acc
ept resp
on
si
bil
i
t
y for
mai
nt
a
ini
ng ee
c
t
i
ve inter
na
l
con
tr
ol
s
an
d
th
at the
y
T
he Aud
it Comm
i
t
te
e consi
de
red th
e areas of mos
t sign
i
c
an
t accoun
ti
ng jud
ge
me
nt and dis
cl
os
ure bot
h pri
or to and duri
ng th
e
co
ur
se of the
20
20 year
-
end external audit
.
Judgement area
Commi
ttee assessmen
t
Long-
term contract
accounting
A signi
ca
nt pro
po
r
ti
on of
Gr
ou
p reven
ue ar
is
es fro
m long
-
te
rm con
tr
ac
t
s
, wher
e reven
ue an
d
pr
o
t reco
gni
t
io
n is
bas
e
d on
es
t
im
ate
s
. Th
e Com
mi
t
tee w
as u
pd
ate
d on p
ro
gre
s
s on ke
y pro
gr
am
me
s
. T
he Co
mmi
t
tee c
ons
id
ere
d t
he ke
y so
urce
s of
es
t
im
at
io
n un
cer
t
ai
nt
y wi
t
h re
sp
ec
t to fo
rec
a
s
t cos
t t
o com
pl
ete e
s
t
ima
tes
. T
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e co
nsi
de
re
d th
e dis
cl
os
ure
s ma
de i
n
th
e A
nn
ual R
ep
or
t w
it
h re
sp
ec
t to re
ve
nu
e rec
og
ni
ti
on i
nc
lu
din
g t
he re
la
ted a
cco
unt
in
g p
oli
ci
es a
nd ke
y s
our
ces o
f es
t
im
at
io
n
unc
er
t
ain
t
y. The Co
mm
i
t
te
e dis
c
us
se
d an
d en
ga
ge
d w
it
h t
he e
x
te
rn
al a
ud
ito
r w
he
n con
sid
er
in
g al
l th
es
e ma
t
t
er
s
. Se
e di
sc
lo
su
re
in no
te 3
, an
d in t
he s
t
a
tem
en
t of ac
cou
nt
ing p
o
lic
ie
s on p
a
ge
s 1
5
6
-
1
6
4.
Valu
ation and
impairmen
t testing
of g
oo
dw
il
l an
d
intangib
le asset
s
Rec
og
nis
in
g the sca
le of the Grou
p
’s go
od
w
ill an
d inta
ng
ib
le xe
d asse
t bala
nc
es
, the Comm
it
te
e disc
us
se
d a
rep
or
t and anal
y
s
is
fr
om ma
na
ge
me
nt a
nd co
nsi
de
re
d wh
et
he
r
, gi
ve
n th
e f
ut
ur
e pro
sp
ec
t
s of t
he a
cq
ui
red b
us
ine
s
se
s
, th
e va
lu
e of g
oo
d
wi
ll h
el
d on
the balanc
e sheet r
emains appr
opriate.
The Committee reviewed the methodology and assump
tions used t
o support the
ba
lan
ce sh
ee
t c
ar
r
y
in
g va
lu
es o
f th
es
e as
s
et
s
, i
nc
lu
din
g t
he di
sco
un
t ra
tes a
pp
li
ed
, t
he re
du
c
t
io
n in f
u
tu
re gr
ow
th r
at
e an
d th
e
cha
ng
e in t
he m
o
de
l to ru
n in
to pe
rp
e
tu
it
y a
f
te
r th
e en
d of t
he s
t
r
ate
gi
c pla
n p
er
io
d, r
at
he
r th
an fo
r 10 year
s as h
ad b
e
en t
he
ca
se pre
v
io
us
ly. The Comm
i
t
te
e note
d
th
at th
e
c
ash o
ws us
ed were der
i
ve
d fro
m the 202
1 bud
ge
t and st
ra
teg
ic plan (w
hic
h in
th
eir r
ol
e as m
em
be
r
s of th
e B
oa
rd, Co
mm
i
t
te
e me
mb
er
s h
ad p
re
vi
ou
sl
y re
v
ie
we
d)
. T
he Co
mm
it
te
e con
sid
ere
d t
he s
en
si
ti
v
i
t
y o
f
th
e as
se
t v
alu
at
io
ns to c
ha
ng
es i
n as
sum
pt
io
ns
. T
he m
et
h
od
ol
og
y f
or im
pa
ir
m
ent te
s
t
in
g us
ed b
y th
e Gr
ou
p is s
et o
ut i
n no
te 1
3
to the Grou
p accou
nt
s
. No
im
pa
ir
me
nt
s wer
e iden
ti
ed as a
re
su
l
t of
the rev
i
ew. Th
e Commi
t
t
ee had pre
v
io
usl
y cons
id
ere
d the
imp
a
c
t to t
he c
ur
re
nt c
as
h
-
ge
ne
ra
ti
ng u
ni
t (CGU) gr
oup
in
gs a
ri
sin
g f
rom t
h
e 1 Jan
ua
r
y 2020 cha
ng
e in o
pe
ra
ti
ng s
e
gme
nt
s
. T
h
e
Com
mi
t
te
e di
sc
us
s
ed a
nd e
nga
g
ed w
i
th t
he e
x
te
r
nal a
ud
i
tor w
he
n con
si
de
ri
ng a
ll t
he
se m
at
ter
s
.
T
axation
The Committee conside
red a
repor
t from man
agement on
recent deve
lopment
s rel
ating to
the Eu
ropean C
ommission decisi
on
tha
t t
he U
K Cont
ro
ll
ed F
o
rei
gn Co
mp
an
ie
s r
ule
s ar
e pa
r
t
ia
l St
ate A
id an
d ot
h
er un
cer
t
a
in t
a
x po
si
ti
on
s rel
ate
d to in
tr
a
-
G
rou
p
na
nc
in
g. Th
e Commi
t
tee cons
id
ere
d the Gro
up
s key
t
ax acco
un
tin
g jud
ge
me
nt
s wi
th res
pe
c
t to
th
e ass
es
sm
en
t
, measu
re
men
t
an
d rec
og
ni
ti
on of u
nc
er
t
ain t
a
x p
osi
t
io
ns an
d t
he a
ss
oc
ia
ted d
is
cl
os
ure
s in re
sp
ec
t of t
he
s
e mat
ter
s
. T
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e di
sc
us
s
ed
an
d en
gag
e
d wi
t
h th
e ex
ter
na
l au
di
to
r wh
en co
ns
id
er
in
g all t
h
es
e ma
t
te
r
s. S
e
e dis
cl
os
ure i
n no
te 10.
Conduct of business
mat
te
rs a
nd O
ma
n
Airpor
t I
T contract
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee w
as u
pd
ate
d on t
he i
nv
es
t
ig
at
io
ns a
ss
oc
ia
ted w
i
th c
on
du
c
t of b
us
in
es
s ma
t
te
r
s an
d th
e s
t
at
us o
f mat
te
rs a
r
isi
ng
rel
at
in
g to th
e Om
an A
i
rp
or
t I
T con
tr
ac
t (se
e no
te 33 o
n pa
g
e 1
52). T
h
e Com
mi
t
tee co
nsi
d
ere
d th
e ju
dg
em
en
t
s rel
at
in
g to th
e
se
mat
te
rs a
nd d
is
cl
os
ure i
n th
e A
nn
ual R
ep
or
t w
it
h re
sp
ec
t to t
he co
nt
in
ge
nt li
ab
ili
t
ie
s
. Th
e Com
mi
t
tee d
is
cu
ss
e
d an
d en
gag
e
d
with the external auditor
when considering
these matters.
De
n
ed be
ne
t
pension scheme
The Committee conside
red the actuarial assumptions
used for
the scheme valuation,
the sensitivit
y of the valuation
to
changes
in tho
se as
sum
pt
io
ns
, cur
ren
t fun
din
g lev
el of
th
e pen
sio
n sche
me an
d the liab
ili
t
ie
s of
th
e
de
n
ed be
ne
t pensi
on sc
he
me.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee d
is
cu
ss
e
d an
d en
ga
ge
d wi
t
h th
e ex
ter
na
l au
di
to
r wh
en co
ns
id
er
in
g all t
h
es
e ma
t
te
r
s. S
e
e dis
cl
os
ure i
n no
te 29.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
87
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
hav
e di
sc
lo
se
d f
ull d
et
a
il
s of an
y fr
au
d or s
us
pe
c
te
d
fraud wit
hin their business.
Ev
er
y si
x mo
nt
hs
, ea
ch D
i
v
isi
on
al F
in
an
ce Di
re
c
to
r
me
et
s the Chi
ef Fin
anc
ia
l
O
c
er and
di
sc
us
se
s the
inte
r
nal c
ont
ro
ls p
ro
ces
s
es a
nd is
s
ue
s for e
ac
h
business in
their division. This
includes:
+
Se
lf
-as
s
es
s
men
t again
s
t the nanc
e
man
ua
l
+
Balance
sheet and c
ontrols r
eview
s, including
reviews of rec
onciliations
+
Out
st
anding internal and
ex
ternal audit points
+
Segregati
on of
duties
Sum
ma
r
y res
ul
t
s f
ro
m th
es
e re
vi
ew
s a
re
discussed in the Int
ernal Controls I
mprovement
St
at
us R
ep
or
t
, w
hic
h is p
res
e
nte
d to th
e Au
di
t
Com
mi
t
te
e t
w
i
ce a ye
ar
.
The internal controls environment was
strengthened i
n 20
20 with further standardisation
of pol
icies and
processes
and additiona
l measu
res
aimed at enhanc
ed commercial
capabili
t
y and
ove
r
si
ght w
i
th
in t
he b
us
ine
s
se
s
. In p
ar
ti
cu
la
r
,
ad
di
ti
on
al e
mp
has
is ha
s be
en p
la
ced o
n th
e
deliver
y of
improvement act
ions arising from
formal c
ontrol reviews, including
Internal
Audit
repor
t
s. A Financial P
olic
y and Compliance
Con
tro
ll
er a
ls
o jo
ine
d Ul
t
ra i
n Q3 2020.
T
he p
ri
nc
ip
al r
isk
s re
po
r
te
d in t
hi
s A
nn
ual R
ep
or
t
are a p
r
ior
i
t
ise
d di
s
ti
ll
at
io
n fr
om a co
rp
o
ra
te le
ve
l
reg
is
te
r of ke
y ri
sk
s
. T
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e as
s
es
s
ed
th
es
e em
er
gin
g an
d key r
is
k
s f
ac
in
g th
e Com
pa
ny
in D
ece
mb
er 2020 a
nd r
ev
ie
we
d t
he r
is
k con
tro
l
an
d moni
tor
i
ng fra
me
wo
r
k
s in
pl
ace to eec
ti
v
el
y
man
ag
e th
os
e r
isk
s.
F
oll
ow
i
ng a d
et
ai
le
d re
v
ie
w of t
he r
isk a
c
t
i
v
i
ti
es
an
d ri
sk re
po
r
t
in
g p
roc
es
se
s du
r
ing t
h
e yea
r
, no
sig
ni
c
a
nt fai
lin
gs or weak
n
es
s
es were id
ent
i
e
d
in t
he re
v
ie
w pr
oce
s
s, h
ow
ev
er t
hi
s wi
ll a
lw
ay
s b
e
an ar
ea of co
nt
in
uo
us i
mp
rov
em
en
t. A
s su
ch
, th
e
foc
us f
or 2021 wi
ll b
e on a
ss
e
ss
in
g th
e sp
ee
d of
imp
a
c
t of ke
y r
isk
s in a
dd
it
io
n to t
he s
c
ale o
f
imp
a
c
t
, te
s
ti
ng o
f con
tr
ols a
s we
ll a
s imp
ro
v
ing
Gro
up
-
wi
de u
nd
er
s
t
a
nd
ing o
f th
e th
re
e lin
e
s of
de
fen
ce r
isk m
od
el a
nd m
ap
pi
ng o
f as
sur
an
ce
aro
un
d ri
sk co
nt
rol
s an
d mo
ni
to
r
s.
Internal Audit
P
w
C ac
t
s as U
lt
r
a
’s in
ter
na
l au
di
to
r
. T
h
e us
e of an
ex
pe
r
ien
ce
d
ex
ter
na
l rm prov
id
es ind
ep
en
de
nt
as
sur
an
ce on
th
e
e
ec
ti
v
en
es
s
of the sy
s
te
m of
inte
r
nal c
ont
ro
l. A r
is
k-b
as
e
d ap
pro
a
ch is t
a
ken
by t
he Co
mp
an
y in d
ete
rm
ini
ng i
t
s I
nte
rn
al A
udi
t
pla
n, e
ns
ur
in
g th
at t
he p
la
n is cl
ea
rl
y l
in
ked to
th
e
Com
pa
ny
s
s
t
ra
teg
y and is
e
xi
bl
e
en
ou
gh to
highlight and address emerging risk
s as well as
tes
t
in
g co
nt
rol
s on re
co
gni
se
d r
isk
s. T
h
e In
ter
na
l
Au
di
t pl
an a
nd re
so
ur
ces a
re co
nsi
de
red a
nd
monitored
by the C
ommit
tee, t
ogether with all
inte
r
nal cont
ro
l
n
din
gs and reme
dia
l ac
ti
on
s.
A
ny n
ew
l
y ac
qui
re
d op
er
at
in
g bu
sin
es
s is a
ud
it
ed
wi
t
hin a y
ea
r of i
t
s ac
qui
si
ti
on d
ate. W
h
ere r
eq
uir
ed
,
ad
di
ti
on
al audi
t
s are
id
en
ti
ed dur
ing the year in
response
to
changing
priorities and r
equireme
nts.
T
he Le
ad Pa
r
t
n
er f
rom P
w
C rep
or
t
s d
ire
c
t
l
y to t
he
Cha
ir of
th
e
Com
mi
t
te
e and pres
ent
s
th
e
n
di
ng
s
to th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee b
ian
nu
all
y. Pro
gre
s
s rep
or
t
s o
n
fol
lo
w
-
up re
me
di
al ac
t
io
ns ar
e rep
or
te
d re
gul
ar
l
y to
th
e
Com
mi
t
t
ee. Pw
C con
rm
s
wh
et
h
er appr
op
ri
ate
ac
ti
on h
as b
ee
n ta
ken to a
d
dre
ss t
h
e ri
sk
s w
he
n i
t
nex
t visits the business
concerned.
T
he eec
ti
v
en
es
s of
I
nte
rn
al Audi
t is
as
se
ss
e
d
by
th
e rev
i
ew o
f Int
er
nal A
u
di
t rep
or
t
s
, m
ee
ti
ng
s wi
t
h
th
e Ch
air o
f th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee w
i
th
ou
t ma
na
ge
me
nt
be
in
g
pre
s
ent
, an
Inte
r
nal Aud
it ee
c
t
i
ve
ne
ss
rev
i
ew q
ue
s
t
ion
na
ire p
ro
ces
s w
i
th s
t
a
keh
ol
de
rs
,
an
d vi
ew
s f
ro
m se
ni
or m
ana
ge
me
nt a
nd t
he
Ch
ief Fi
nan
ci
al O
cer
.
Fraud
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee i
s res
po
ns
ib
le fo
r th
e ov
er
si
gh
t
of th
e r
isk
s of f
ra
ud a
nd t
he d
es
ign a
n
d
implementa
tion of int
ernal controls to
prevent
and detect fraud. The C
ommit
tee monitors the
pro
ce
du
res i
n pl
ace to d
ete
c
t fr
au
du
le
nt ac
t
i
vi
t
ie
s
through the risk
management and internal
controls
framework and biannual controls
reviews
.
T
her
e is a f
ra
ud re
po
r
ti
ng p
ro
ces
s in p
la
ce t
hat
for
ms p
ar
t o
f th
e mo
nt
hl
y b
usi
ne
ss p
er
fo
r
man
ce
rep
or
t
in
g c
y
cl
e. A
ny f
r
au
dul
en
t ac
ti
v
i
t
y de
tec
te
d
or a
lle
g
ed w
ou
ld b
e pr
omp
tl
y r
ep
or
te
d to th
e
Bo
ar
d an
d au
di
tor
s w
ou
ld b
e in
for
m
ed
acco
rd
in
gl
y. It is be
li
ev
ed t
ha
t th
e in
ter
na
l con
tr
ol
fr
am
ew
or
k in p
la
ce, re
in
for
ced b
y re
gul
ar a
ud
it
s
an
d pro
mo
ti
on b
y e
xec
ut
i
ve l
ea
de
r
shi
p as p
ar
t of
the new C
ode of
Conduct
, provides r
easonable
assurance against subs
tantial frauds being car
ried
ou
t
. T
he Co
mmi
t
tee b
e
lie
ve
s t
her
e to be a l
ow r
is
k
of sign
i
c
an
t miss
t
a
tem
en
t of
Ul
tr
a
’s na
nc
ial
s
t
ate
me
nt
s a
s a res
ul
t of f
ra
ud
.
Whistleblowing
The Company has
an independent, anonymous
an
d
con
d
en
ti
al
,
wh
is
t
le
bl
ow
in
g hotl
in
e,
ex
ter
na
ll
y
-
ho
s
ted b
y N
AVE
X Gl
ob
al
. T
o pr
om
ote a
wa
ren
es
s of
the platform, the former ‘EthicsPoi
nt
’ plat
form was
re
-
br
an
de
d as ‘
Sp
ea
k Up
’ an
d re
la
unc
he
d in J
ul
y
2020 in co
nju
nc
ti
on w
i
th a n
ew Co
d
e of Con
du
c
t f
or
the Company
. Ever
y Board member
, employee and
con
sul
t
an
t is re
qu
ire
d to un
d
er
t
ake t
ra
ini
ng o
n th
e
Cod
e of Co
nd
uc
t wi
t
h cl
ear m
e
ss
a
gi
ng to s
pea
k up
if a
ny w
ro
ng
do
in
g is su
sp
ec
te
d. Im
po
r
t
ant
l
y, the
re
is a cl
ea
r me
s
sa
ge t
ha
t th
e Co
mp
any w
i
ll no
t e
xcept
any retaliation
in any
form again
st someone who
repor
ts any conc
ern or violation
in good faith.
Sub
je
c
t to
an
y
cla
s
si
e
d
an
d/or sec
ur
it
y res
tr
ic
t
ion
s
,
all “
Sp
ea
k Up
” fe
e
db
ac
k is se
nt to U
l
tr
a
’s S
en
io
r
Ind
ep
en
de
nt D
ire
c
tor a
nd
, ul
ti
ma
tel
y, to th
e Bo
ar
d.
T
he Et
hic
s O
v
er
s
igh
t Com
mi
t
t
ee a
ls
o rec
ei
ve
s an
y
rep
or
t
s m
ad
e v
ia “
S
pe
ak U
p
. A
ll r
ep
or
t
s ar
e
th
oro
ug
hl
y i
nve
s
t
ig
ate
d an
d cor
re
c
t
i
ve a
c
t
io
n is t
a
ken
if n
ec
es
s
ar
y. Fur
t
he
r pro
m
ot
io
n of th
e “
S
pe
ak U
p
pla
t
for
m is p
la
nn
ed i
n 2021 to ensu
re al
l em
pl
oy
ee
are a
wa
re of t
his c
ha
nn
el to r
ais
e co
nce
rn
s
. Th
e
Com
mi
t
te
e wa
s pl
ea
se
d w
it
h th
e re
-
l
aun
ch a
nd i
s
sa
t
is
ed that
th
e
wh
is
t
le
bl
ow
in
g
pr
oce
du
re
s
a
nd
follow-
up investigati
ve processes within the Company
are p
ra
c
t
ic
a
l an
d ap
pro
p
ri
ate fo
r th
e Com
p
any.
Anti
-briber
y & c
orruption
T
he Co
mp
any h
as a zer
o
-
tol
er
an
ce ap
pr
oa
ch to
briber
y and corruption a
ny
where in the
world. This
me
ss
a
ge i
s em
pha
sis
e
d in t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s n
ew
Code o
f Conduct, which also incl
udes prac
tical
ex
am
pl
es o
f cor
r
up
t be
hav
i
ou
r th
at is n
ot to
le
ra
te
d,
and
p
oints
employees
to
specic policies
containing
mo
re in
for
ma
t
io
n on as
pe
c
t
s of an
ti
-
b
ri
be
r
y an
d
cor
r
up
ti
on (
A
BC
). A
s p
ar
t of i
nte
r
nal co
nt
ro
ls
enhancements during the year
, t
o ensure
the
Company
’s ABC policies
aligned with the
Company
’s new
Code and
Values, the
previous
ant
i
-
br
i
be
r
y c
or
r
upt
io
n p
oli
c
y, gif
t
s an
d h
osp
i
t
ali
t
y
po
li
c
y a
nd s
el
ec
t
io
n an
d man
ag
em
en
t of
intermediaries polic
y were consolidated into
a
sin
gl
e A
BC M
anu
al
, w
hic
h wa
s ap
pr
ove
d b
y th
e
Bo
ar
d an
d re
-
la
un
ch
ed i
n Q3 2020. T
he Co
mp
an
y
has implemented
an annual r
evie
w cycle in respec
t
of th
e A
BC M
an
ual
.
T
he Comp
an
y
’s Bo
ard mem
be
r
s
, ocer
s and
ot
he
r wo
rke
r
s wer
e re
qui
re
d to com
pl
ete
interac
tive, tailored, online ABC training prov
ided
by N
AV
E
X G
lo
ba
l. Co
re t
rai
ni
ng w
as ma
nd
ate
d fo
r
all
, w
it
h m
ore a
d
va
nc
ed m
od
ul
es fo
r t
ho
se w
i
th
in
th
e Com
pa
ny o
pe
ra
ti
ng i
n a hig
he
r
-
ri
sk
env
i
ron
me
nt
. A
l
l of ou
r Di
rec
to
rs c
om
pl
ete
d th
e
ad
v
an
ced A
B
C tr
ai
ni
ng m
od
ul
es
. T
hi
rd
-
pa
r
t
y R
is
k
s
tr
ain
in
g wa
s man
da
te
d for w
or
ker
s r
esp
o
nsi
bl
e for
managing intermediaries and
associated perso
ns.
In ad
di
t
io
n to th
is en
ha
nce
d tr
ai
ni
ng
, be
sp
oke
in
-
p
er
so
n an
d v
ir
t
ual A
B
C tr
ai
ni
ng w
as de
li
v
ere
d
by the C
ompany
’s law
yers to senior
management
team m
em
b
er
s re
sp
ons
ib
le f
or A
BC o
ve
r
sig
ht
across their businesses
.
T
he In
ter
na
l Au
di
t f
un
c
t
io
n con
du
c
t
ed a re
v
ie
w of
th
e Com
pa
ny
s A
BC p
ol
ic
ie
s an
d pro
ce
du
res i
n
2020 an
d A
BC co
nt
rol
s ha
ve fo
r
me
d pa
r
t o
f th
e
controls environment r
eview
ed by Int
ernal Audit
in B
usi
ne
ss U
ni
t re
v
ie
w
s. A
B
C com
pl
ia
nce w
i
th
th
e
ma
nua
l
w
ill be
a spec
i
c cont
rol
s
fo
cus area
f
r
o
m
2
0
2
1.
Statement of com
pliance
T
he Compa
ny con
rm
s
th
at it compl
ie
d
th
ro
ugh
ou
t
th
e yea
r w
it
h t
he p
rov
i
sio
ns of t
h
e Com
pe
ti
t
io
n an
d
Markets Authorit
y
’s Statutor
y Audit Ser
vices for
Large Companies Market
Invest
igation (Mandatory
Use o
f Com
pe
ti
t
i
ve T
en
de
r Pro
ce
ss
es a
nd A
u
di
t
Com
mi
t
te
e Re
sp
on
sib
il
it
ie
s) Ord
er 2014 and t
he U
K
Corporate
Governance C
ode 20
1
8.
Fair
, balanced and unders
tandable s
tateme
nt
T
he A
udi
t Co
mm
it
te
e, ha
v
ing r
ev
i
ew
ed t
he
documents and
having
been addition
ally advised
by the ex
ter
na
l audi
tor
s
, is
sa
ti
s
e
d that the
dis
cl
os
ure
s
, as w
ell a
s th
e pr
oce
s
se
s an
d co
nt
rol
s
underlying its production, were
appropriat
e and
rec
omm
en
de
d to t
he B
oa
rd t
ha
t th
e A
nn
ual R
ep
or
t
and Financial Statements 20
20 are
fair
, balanced
and understandable. Fur
thermore, they
provide
the information
necessar
y for shar
eholders
an
d ot
he
r s
t
akeh
ol
d
er
s to v
ali
dl
y a
ss
e
ss t
he
Company
’s position and per
formance,
bus
in
es
s m
od
el a
nd s
t
ra
te
gy.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
88
PRINCIPAL A
CT
I
VI
T
IES OF
THE CO
MMIT
TEE
+
Agreed
the proposed Remu
neration
Policy in acc
ordance
with legislation,
UK C
orporate Governance
Code a
nd
emerging
best practice
+
Consu
l
ted w
i
th ke
y sh
are
ho
ld
er
s o
n th
e
proposed Remuneration
Policy prior to
th
e AGM
+
Evaluat
ed the performance conditions
in
all e
xe
cu
ti
v
e in
cen
ti
v
e pl
ans i
n li
ght o
f th
e
imp
a
c
t of Co
v
id
-1
9 in 2020 a
nd b
ey
on
d
an
d th
e pro
gr
es
s ma
de a
ga
in
s
t Ul
tr
a
’s
transformation strategy
+
Rev
ie
we
d t
he a
nnu
al g
en
de
r pa
y ga
p dat
a
and employee terms
and conditions in the
organisation as
a whole
+
C
onduc
ted annual
governance
check
s
including review
ing dilution limit
s,
sha
reh
ol
di
ng l
ev
el
s ag
ain
s
t t
he Po
li
c
y
+
T
o
ok i
np
ut f
ro
m th
e B
oa
rd on E
S
G
consideration
s
+
C
onduc
ted
a competitive
tendering
process
and appointed a
new independent
Remuneration
Commit
tee adviser
+
Rev
ie
we
d t
he o
ut
com
e of t
he C
EO p
ay ra
t
io
calculation and considered ye
ar
-on
- year
changes
+
Decided the
annual pay
increase
for
th
e CE
O an
d CF
O as w
el
l as t
he
Executive t
eam
+
Rev
ie
we
d t
he o
ut
com
e of s
al
ar
y, bon
us
an
d lo
ng
-
ter
m i
nce
nt
i
ve
s for t
he s
en
io
r
management group
Direc
tor
s
remunerati
on rep
or
t
Dear Shar
eholder
,
On b
eh
al
f of t
he B
oa
rd
, I am p
le
as
ed to p
re
se
nt
our Dir
ec
tors
’ remu
neration report for the
f
inancial year
ended 31
December 20
20. This
rep
or
t sh
ou
ld b
e re
ad i
n con
jun
c
t
io
n w
it
h t
he
complianc
e report on page 6
7 which shows
how
th
e Com
pa
ny ha
s com
pl
ie
d w
it
h t
he U
K Cor
po
ra
te
Governance Code
201
8.
O
ver
v
ie
w of t
he y
ear
At t
he s
t
a
r
t o
f th
e ye
ar
, th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee f
in
ali
se
d
the proposed Dir
ec
tors’ Remuneration P
olic
y (the
Pol
ic
y
) wh
ic
h wa
s pre
se
nte
d to in
ve
s
to
r
s for a
bin
di
ng v
ote a
t th
e 2020 A
nn
ua
l Ge
ne
ral M
e
et
in
g.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee c
ons
ul
te
d th
e Gr
oup
s ke
y
investor
s and sh
areholder bodies regarding the
pro
p
os
ed Po
li
c
y a
nd I w
ou
ld l
ike to t
ha
nk
sha
reh
ol
de
r
s fo
r th
eir i
np
u
t to, an
d su
pp
or
t of,
our P
ol
ic
y wh
ic
h, a
lo
ng w
i
th t
h
e ad
v
is
or
y v
ote
on the R
emuneration Report
, was
approved by
shareholders. The C
ommit
tee believes
the Policy
aligns
incentives and cr
eates r
etention
for
man
ag
em
en
t in t
he d
eli
v
er
y of o
ur l
on
g
-
ter
m
bus
in
es
s s
t
ra
teg
y a
nd s
t
a
keh
ol
de
r ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s
,
an
d has o
pe
ra
te
d as in
ten
de
d du
ri
ng 2020
.
De
sp
ite a y
ea
r of gr
eat u
nce
r
ta
in
t
y i
n th
e wo
r
ld
,
I am d
eli
gh
ted t
ha
t we h
av
e con
ti
nue
d to ma
ke
po
si
ti
v
e pro
gr
es
s a
gai
ns
t o
ur g
oa
ls un
d
er t
he
F
oc
us; F
i
x
; G
row s
tr
ate
g
y an
d in ma
ny c
a
se
s ou
r
expec
tations h
ave been
exc
eeded. W
e r
ecogni
se
th
e har
d wo
rk a
nd r
es
ili
en
ce ov
er t
he y
ea
r of th
e
Executi
ve T
eam and all
of our employees t
o
pro
du
ce a s
t
ro
ng s
et o
f ou
tco
me
s for a
ll
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
s
. A
mo
ng o
ur ke
y f
i
na
nc
ial m
ea
sur
es
,
we saw ver
y positive improvement from
management act
ions: Organic
revenue growth
exce
ed
e
d ta
rg
et a
t 5.
2% a
nd o
rga
ni
c pro
f
i
t g
row
t
h
was 6
.
2%
. T
he a
ve
ra
ge w
or
k
in
g c
ap
it
a
l tu
rn
(AWC
T
)
, wh
ic
h is a key m
ea
sur
e of c
ap
i
ta
l
ef
f
ici
en
c
y an
d a key m
et
ri
c of t
he b
on
us p
la
n,
showed strong improvement and ex
ceeded the
stretch target. Management also delivered strong
org
an
ic gr
ow
th i
n ou
r or
der b
o
ok of 5
.9%
. I
n th
e
vi
ew o
f th
e Com
mi
t
tee t
he
se a
re a
n exce
ll
en
t se
t
of re
sul
t
s
, w
hi
ch d
el
i
ver n
ea
r ma
xi
mu
m pa
y
me
nt
against per
formance target
s in the
annual bonus.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee a
ls
o con
si
de
red t
he i
mp
ac
t of
the Co
vid
-
1
9 pandemic, which
created
disruption
an
d tu
rm
oi
l th
at im
p
ac
ted e
ve
r
y asp
e
c
t of o
ur
business, including
customers
, operations a
nd
th
e s
afe
t
y of ou
r em
pl
oy
ee
s. T
h
e Com
mi
t
tee i
s
sa
t
is
f
ie
d th
at t
he i
ss
ue
s ha
ve b
ee
n man
ag
ed w
el
l.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee a
ls
o con
si
de
red i
t
s a
pp
ro
ac
h to
ta
rg
et s
et
ti
ng a
nd a
wa
rd o
pp
or
t
uni
t
y fo
r 2021 at
le
ng
th a
nd r
ev
i
ew
ed m
ul
ti
pl
e in
pu
t
s
, in
cl
ud
in
g key
ri
sk
s a
nd o
pp
o
r
t
un
it
ie
s
, ma
na
gem
en
t pr
oj
ec
ti
on
s,
investor guidelines
and expec
tations, and
ana
l
y
s
t
s
’ co
ns
en
sus
. Ul
t
ra h
as n
ot ne
e
de
d to
benef
it from any
material
local or national
Cov
id
-1
9 s
t
im
ulu
s (suc
h as f
u
rl
ou
gh o
r t
ax
de
fer
ra
l)
, re
du
ce s
al
ar
ie
s
, or m
ake an
y Cov
i
d
-
1
9
-
rel
ate
d la
yof
f
s
. We pa
id a
n ad
di
t
io
nal 2020 i
nte
ri
m
di
v
id
en
d eq
ui
v
al
en
t to th
e pl
an
ne
d 201
9 f
in
al
Desp
ite a year of grea
t uncer
t
aint
y in
the wo
rl
d, I am de
lighted t
hat we ha
ve
continu
ed to make posi
ti
ve p
rogres
s
agains
t o
ur goa
ls unde
r the F
o
cus; F
ix
;
Grow s
t
rateg
y and
, in many c
as
es
, our
expec
tations have
been ex
ceeded.
Mar
tin Broadhur
st
Chair o
f the Remu
neration Comm
it
tee
MEMBER
S
Mar
tin Broadhur
st (Chair)
Geeta Gopal
an
Vic
toria Hull
Daniel Shook
Sir R
ob
er
t Wal
msl
ey (un
ti
l 1
3 May 2020)
Ken Hunz
eker
(from 1 September
202
0)
At
ten
da
nce a
t me
et
in
gs i
s de
ta
il
ed i
n th
e
ta
bl
e o
n pa
ge 76. T
h
e Com
mi
t
t
ee
s ter
ms
of re
fer
enc
e are a
va
il
ab
le a
t ul
tr
a.
gro
up
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
89
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Remuneratio
n out
come
s
for 202
0
Annual bonus
T
he an
nu
al b
on
us fo
cu
se
s on t
h
e de
li
ve
r
y of
s
tr
etc
hin
g un
de
r
ly
i
ng p
rof
i
t gr
ow
th a
nd AWC
T
ta
rg
et
s
. Re
f
le
c
t
in
g th
e si
gni
f
ic
a
nt p
rog
re
ss a
ga
ins
t
our s
tr
ate
gi
c go
al
s, t
h
es
e me
asu
re
s hav
e
exce
ed
e
d ta
rg
et a
nd
, in t
he c
as
e of AWC
T,
exc
eeded the
maximum.
A num
ber of
strategic
objec
tives were set, which
were met
or ex
ceeded.
In co
mbi
na
ti
on
, th
is ha
s re
sul
te
d in a
nnu
al b
on
us
pa
y
me
nt
s a
t 99.
43
% of ma
xi
mu
m. T
h
e Com
mi
t
t
ee
spent time
considering
whether the formulaic
ou
tco
me w
as ap
p
rop
r
iate i
n th
e co
nte
x
t of
overall Group performance and Ultra’s broader
s
t
ake
ho
ld
er e
xp
er
ie
nc
e. In t
he l
igh
t of s
t
ro
ng
per
formance in challenging
circumst
ances and
th
e le
ve
l of l
ead
er
s
hip s
ho
wn b
y th
e E
xe
cu
ti
v
e
Di
rec
tor
s
, i
t ha
s de
ter
mi
ne
d th
e ou
tco
me
s ar
e
ap
pro
pr
ia
te. A f
ul
l re
vi
ew c
a
n be f
ou
nd o
n
pa
ge 93
.
LT
I
P
T
he Lo
ng
-T
e
r
m Inc
ent
i
ve P
lan (
L
T
I
P) gr
an
ted
in Ma
rch 2
01
8 was s
ubj
e
c
t to a
ch
ie
vem
en
t of
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce co
nd
i
ti
on
s. T
h
is aw
ar
d had f
ou
r
per
formance conditions – r
elative total
shareholder
return (T
SR), return
on invested
capit
al (ROIC), organic r
evenue grow
th and
org
an
ic un
de
r
l
yi
ng o
p
era
t
ing p
ro
f
i
t gr
ow
th –
wi
t
h ea
ch m
eas
ure h
av
in
g e
qua
l we
igh
ti
ng
.
At t
he t
im
e th
at t
he 2018 awar
ds w
ere g
ran
te
d,
T
ransformation cost
s were
classif
ied as non-
un
der
l
y
in
g an
d di
d no
t im
pa
c
t t
he Co
mp
an
y
’s
repor
ted underly
ing profi
t. However
, ref
lec
ting
the ongoing
Foc
us; Fix; Grow
transformation
ag
en
da
, Ul
tr
a ha
s cha
ng
e
d th
e acco
un
ti
ng
convention
such that
transformation cost
s are
ta
ken ‘a
bo
ve t
he l
in
e
’ an
d th
er
efo
re im
p
ac
t
un
der
l
y
in
g p
rof
it
. T
h
e Com
mi
t
t
ee sp
e
nt t
ime
con
sid
er
in
g t
he im
p
ac
t of th
is c
han
ge
, no
ti
ng t
ha
t
th
e t
arg
et
s a
t t
he p
oi
nt t
he a
war
ds w
ere m
ad
e
we
re se
t w
it
ho
u
t k
now
i
ng t
he a
mo
un
t of th
os
e
cos
t
s o
r t
hat t
he a
cco
un
ti
ng a
pp
ro
ac
h wo
ul
d
cha
ng
e. A
n ov
er
al
l ve
s
ti
ng o
f 85% of t
he m
ax
im
um
aw
ard w
as a
ch
ie
ve
d wh
en a
dj
us
t
me
nt w
as ma
de
for the
transformation costs (detail s
hown on
pa
ge 9
4). I
f th
is a
dju
s
t
me
nt ha
d no
t be
en m
ad
e,
th
e ve
s
ti
ng l
ev
el w
ou
ld h
av
e be
en 67
.7%
.
Ag
ain
s
t a ba
ck
gro
un
d of go
o
d s
t
ake
ho
ld
er
ou
tco
me
s ac
ros
s t
he m
ea
sur
eme
nt p
er
i
od
, an
d a
strong management per
formance, the C
ommit
tee
concluded that
it would be
equitable, cons
istent
an
d ap
pro
pr
ia
te to a
dj
us
t fo
r th
e ch
an
ge i
n
accounting treatment.
Implementation of policy for 2021
The Committee conside
red salar
y incre
ases for
th
e CE
O an
d CF
O a
nd to
ok i
nto a
ccou
nt s
ev
er
al
fac
tors, including gene
ral work
force
increases
and
th
e exce
ll
en
t pe
r
f
or
ma
nce o
f th
e in
cu
mb
en
t
s
, an
d
de
ci
de
d on i
nc
rea
se
s of 2.
5% fo
r ea
ch
. Ul
tr
a ha
s
di
v
id
en
d an
d ou
r sha
re p
ri
ce ha
s ge
ner
al
l
y be
en
maintained at, or above, pre-pandemic levels.
Gi
ve
n th
e im
pa
c
t o
f Cov
i
d
-
1
9 h
as b
ee
n ma
nag
e
d
an
d our s
tr
ate
gi
c t
arg
et
s rem
ain v
al
id
, we d
o no
t
be
li
ev
e it i
s ne
ces
s
ar
y o
r ap
pr
op
ri
ate to a
dj
us
t
op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es
, m
eas
ure
s or t
a
rge
t
s a
s a res
ul
t
o
f
C
o
v
i
d
-19
.
In ad
di
t
io
n, t
he Co
mm
it
te
e con
ti
nu
es to b
e
ac
ti
v
el
y in
fo
rm
ed o
n pr
og
res
s w
i
th H
R ini
t
ia
ti
ve
s
benef
iting the work
forc
e as a
whole. These can
be re
v
ie
we
d in m
or
e de
t
ail i
n th
e ‘
S
up
po
r
ti
ng
our p
e
op
le
’ s
e
c
t
io
n on p
ag
es 4
0
-
4
6.
We hav
e th
e s
am
e rew
ar
d ph
il
os
op
hy a
cro
s
s th
e
wh
ol
e of U
lt
ra a
nd t
hi
s un
de
rp
ins a
ll o
ur re
wa
rd
program
mes, align
ing the
Executive Dir
ec
tors
with the wider workforce.
We
communicate
the
ap
pl
ic
at
io
n of o
ur re
wa
rd p
hil
os
op
hy t
o all
emp
l
oye
e
s th
rou
gh a c
as
c
ad
e ap
p
roa
ch
. We ho
ld
up
dat
es o
n rew
ar
d wi
t
h aro
un
d 1
70 of th
e gl
ob
al
se
nio
r ma
na
ge
me
nt tea
m t
w
o or t
hr
ee t
im
es a
yea
r
, and m
or
e re
gul
ar
l
y w
it
h th
e HR Co
mm
un
it
y,
to ens
ure t
ha
t th
e
y hav
e th
e in
for
ma
t
io
n to
present to
employees and answer their questions
on t
he s
ho
p f
l
oo
r at r
eg
ula
r ‘
T
ow
n Hal
l
’ s
es
s
ion
s
within individual
businesses.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee h
as a
ls
o rec
ei
ve
d in
for
ma
t
io
n on
ge
nd
er p
ay ga
p an
d CE
O pa
y ra
ti
o da
t
a, w
hi
ch h
as
be
en a f
ac
tor i
n i
t
s de
ci
sio
n
-
ma
k
ing
.
Ou
r app
ro
ac
h to re
wa
rd
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee s
e
ek
s to e
ns
ure t
ha
t th
e
remuneration
we offer at
trac
ts and retains
the
be
s
t t
al
en
t an
d is s
t
r
uc
tu
red to p
ro
v
id
e th
e
ap
pro
pr
ia
te fo
cu
s on b
ot
h sh
or
t-te
r
m an
d
long-
term goals.
In ac
cor
dan
ce w
it
h o
ur Po
lic
y, f
i
xed p
ay i
s aim
e
d
at a c
ompetit
ive level against similar c
ompanies.
Variable
remuneration
is a
combination o
f both
sho
r
t- and l
on
g
-t
er
m in
cen
ti
v
es w
hi
ch a
re li
nke
d
to de
li
ve
r
y of o
ur s
t
ra
teg
y.
We se
t s
tr
etc
hin
g t
ar
ge
t
s to in
cen
ti
v
i
se a
nd
reward
sustainable profit
able gr
ow
th, disciplined
working cap
ital management and long-term value
creation f
or our
st
akeholders. Our Remu
neration
at a gl
an
ce s
ec
ti
on o
n th
e fo
llo
w
in
g t
w
o pa
ge
s
demonstrates how ou
r key
strategic per
formance
indicators align with our incentive arrangements
.
Ou
r E
xec
u
ti
ve D
ir
ec
tor
s h
ave s
er
v
i
ce co
nt
ra
c
t
s
wi
t
h a no
ti
ce pe
r
io
d of on
e ye
ar w
hi
ch t
he
Committee considers
appropriately reflec
t
s
cu
rre
nt m
ar
ket p
ra
c
t
ic
e an
d th
e in
tere
s
t
s of
th
e Gr
oup
.
mai
nt
a
ine
d a h
eal
t
hy m
er
it i
nc
rea
se b
ud
g
et of
3% fo
r th
e wo
rk
fo
rce a
s a wh
ol
e (h
ig
he
r in s
om
e
jur
is
di
c
t
io
ns w
he
re sp
e
ci
f
ic ma
r
ket co
nd
it
io
ns m
ay
req
ui
re i
t) an
d re
cog
nis
e
s th
e har
d wo
rk o
f al
l
emp
l
oye
e
s in de
li
v
er
in
g so s
t
ro
ng
l
y in a di
f
f
ic
ul
t
yea
r
, for w
hi
ch w
e are g
ra
tef
u
l.
The Commit
tee reviewed internal and
ex
ternal
metrics in determini
ng the targets for
the L
T
IP
me
tr
ic
s a
nd h
as in
cr
eas
e
d bo
th t
he t
hr
esh
ol
d
an
d s
tr
etc
h for t
h
e org
ani
c op
e
rat
in
g p
rof
i
t an
d
org
an
ic re
ve
nu
e gro
w
t
h m
eas
ure
s f
rom t
ho
se s
e
t
for t
he 2
020 awa
rd
s. T
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e b
el
ie
ve
s th
e
ta
rg
et
s f
or a
ll of t
he m
ea
sur
es to b
e ch
al
le
ngi
ng
against the data r
eviewed.
Af
ter con
sideration of
the CFO’s per
formance, a
nd
th
e gro
w
t
h in t
h
e rol
e, p
ar
ti
cu
la
rl
y co
nsi
d
er
in
g th
e
str
ides made
against the transformation agenda,
the Com
mit
tee decided t
o reflec
t this by
ap
pro
v
in
g a ma
rke
t com
pe
t
it
i
ve l
ev
el o
f bo
th
ann
ua
l bo
nu
s op
po
r
tu
ni
t
y o
f 1
5
0
% (1
2
5% in 2020)
an
d a L
T
IP o
f 1
50
% (1
25% i
n 2020).
The CEO’s pension opportunit
y will be reduc
ed by
a fu
r
th
er 2% to 14% in 2021
. T
h
e Po
lic
y, app
ro
ve
d
in 2020, s
ta
te
d th
e Com
mi
t
te
e
s in
tent
i
on to
red
uce t
h
e pe
rcen
t
ag
e ra
te to t
he p
rev
ai
li
ng r
ate
for U
K em
pl
oy
ee
s by t
he e
nd o
f th
is p
oli
c
y pe
ri
od
.
We not
e inv
es
t
or g
uid
an
ce th
at t
hi
s sho
ul
d b
e
acco
mp
li
she
d b
y th
e en
d of 202
2, a
nd w
il
l con
sid
er
th
is f
ur
th
er d
ur
in
g th
e ye
ar
. We hav
e no
t s
t
ate
d a
f
i
xed p
la
n to ef
fe
c
t t
he r
ed
uc
ti
on a
s wo
rk o
n th
e
employee value
proposition may
change the
work
force pension
entitl
ement.
Board changes
Sir R
ob
er
t Wal
msl
ey r
et
ire
d f
rom t
he B
o
ard a
t
th
e AGM o
n 1
3 May 2020 a
nd w
e t
han
k him f
or
his v
al
ue
d co
nt
ri
bu
t
ion
s to t
he Co
mmi
t
tee
. Ken
Hunzek
er joined the C
ommit
tee on 1
September
2020 an
d we l
oo
k for
w
ard t
o be
ne
f
i
t
in
g fr
om hi
s
experience and perspec
t
ive in future.
Closing remark
s
T
his i
s my la
s
t Re
mun
er
at
io
n Re
po
r
t as Ch
ai
r of
th
e Com
mi
t
te
e as I w
i
ll b
e s
tep
pi
ng d
ow
n f
rom
th
e Bo
ar
d on 1 J
ul
y 2021
. It ha
s be
en a
n ho
no
ur to
ser
ve as Chair over
the last seven years and I
am
gra
te
fu
l fo
r th
e exce
ll
en
t inp
u
t an
d ad
v
i
ce fr
om
Com
mi
t
te
e me
mb
er
s a
nd a
ll w
ho s
up
po
r
t th
e
work of
the Committee.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee w
i
ll co
nt
inu
e to op
e
rat
e in
acco
rd
an
ce wi
t
h ou
r Pol
ic
y un
de
r th
e ne
w
Commit
tee Chair
.
Mar
tin Broadhur
st
Chair o
f the Remu
neration Comm
it
tee
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
90
Directors
’ remuneration report
continued
Remuneratio
n at a
glance
Per
fo
r
man
ce ou
tc
om
es f
or y
ea
r en
din
g 31 De
ce
mb
er 2
02
0
Name
Me
tric
Metric achieved
Si
mo
n Pr
y
ce
Jos Sclater
2020 bon
us
1
PBT
3
(4
0
%)
39.43%
% of ma
x
99.43%
99.43%
AWC
T (4
5%)
45.0
%
4
% of ba
se s
a
la
r
y
149.1%
124.3%
Strat
egic ob
jec
tives (
1
5%
)
15
.
0
%
4
£
£1,016,606
£528,233
2
0
18
LT
I
P
TS
R (
2
5
%)
25.0%
4
% of ma
x
. aw
ard v
es
ti
ng
85.0%
n/a
ROIC (25%)
19
.
5
%
No. of v
es
ted s
har
es
61,181
n/a
Org
an
ic un
d
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
in
g pro
f
i
t gr
ow
th (
25%)
17.
4
%
Estimated
£
2
£1,280,525
n/a
Organic revenue
grow
th (25%
)
2
3
.1%
1 On
e
-
th
ir
d of b
o
nu
s de
fe
r
re
d in s
ha
re
s fo
r t
hr
ee y
ea
r
s
2 Es
t
i
ma
te
d va
l
ue o
n ve
s
t
in
g ha
s b
ee
n c
al
c
ul
at
ed u
si
ng a s
ha
re p
r
ic
e of £
20
.93 b
ei
n
g th
e a
ve
ra
ge c
l
os
in
g sh
ar
e p
ri
ce o
ve
r t
he t
hr
ee m
o
nt
hs t
o 31 D
ec
em
be
r 202
0
3 Un
de
r
l
y
in
g pr
of
it b
e
fo
re t
a
x
4 Me
tr
i
c ac
h
ie
ve
d i
n fu
ll
Summary of Remuneration
Policy and implementation for 202
1
T
he t
ab
le b
e
low p
ro
v
id
es a
n ov
er
v
ie
w of t
he R
emu
ne
ra
ti
on Po
li
c
y (
Pol
ic
y
) a
nd i
t
s a
pp
li
c
at
io
n for 2
021
. T
h
e Pol
ic
y wa
s ap
pr
ove
d b
y sha
reh
ol
de
r
s at t
he M
ay 2020
AGM
. T
he f
u
ll Po
lic
y is s
e
t ou
t in o
ur 201
9 Re
po
r
t a
nd A
cco
un
t
s wh
ic
h c
an b
e fo
und o
n ou
r we
bs
ite (ul
t
ra
.gr
oup)
Name
Pur
po
s
e an
d how i
t s
up
po
r
ts s
t
ra
te
g
y
Si
mo
n Pr
y
ce
Jos Sclater
Base salar
y
(ef
f
ec
ti
v
e 1 A
pr
il 2021
)
Rec
og
nis
e t
he ma
r
ket v
al
ue of t
he r
ol
e an
d in
di
v
id
ua
l
s
sk
il
ls
, e
xp
er
ie
nce a
nd p
er
fo
r
man
ce to e
nsu
re w
e ca
n
at
trac
t and retain talent
£698,640
£435,625
Benef
it
s and pension
To prov
id
e b
en
ef
it
s con
sis
t
ent w
i
th r
ol
e an
d com
pe
ti
t
i
ve
pos
t
-retirement benef
it
s or cash allowance
equiv
alent
to ens
ure o
ve
ra
ll p
ac
k
ag
e is ma
rke
t co
mp
et
it
i
ve
14%
7.5%
Annual bonus
Drive
s and r
ewards annual performance on both financial
and non-f
inancial metrics
Ma
xi
mum o
p
po
r
t
un
i
t
y (
% of s
al
ar
y)
T
a
rg
et is 5
0
% of ma
x
im
um
150%
150%
Performance metrics
85% financial/15% non-financial
Deferral
One-third deferred into
shares for thr
ee years
LT
I
P
Dr
i
ve a
nd re
wa
rd t
he m
ai
n s
tr
ate
gi
c ob
je
c
t
i
ve of d
el
i
ve
ri
ng
long-term value creation.
Aligns Executive Directors
inte
re
s
t
s w
it
h t
ho
se o
f sha
reh
ol
de
r
s
Gr
an
t le
ve
l (% of s
al
ar
y
)
200%
150%
Performance metrics
Four performance metrics,
equally weighted
Share ownership
require
ment
s
T
o pro
v
id
e ali
gn
me
nt of i
nte
res
t
s be
t
w
e
en
Executi
ve Direc
tors and shar
eholders
% of s
al
ar
y
200%
200%
Time horizon
of package
2021
2022
202
3
2024
202
5
Base salar
y
Benef
it
s and pension
Annual bonus
LT
I
P
Deferral/Holding period
Deferral
In ac
cor
dan
ce w
it
h t
he Po
li
c
y, 33% o
f bo
nu
s aw
ard
ed i
s de
fer
re
d in U
l
tr
a sha
re
s for t
hr
ee y
ear
s d
ur
in
g wh
ic
h c
ash d
i
v
id
en
ds ar
e pa
ya
bl
e. E
xe
cu
ti
v
e Di
re
c
to
r
s are
req
ui
red t
o ret
a
in 100
% of p
os
t-t
a
x sh
are
s re
cei
v
ed o
n ve
s
ti
ng o
f th
e de
fer
re
d b
on
us an
d f
rom t
he LT
IP u
nt
il sh
are
ho
ld
in
g req
ui
rem
en
t
s are m
e
t. M
al
us an
d
cla
w
ba
ck p
ro
vi
sio
ns a
pp
l
y to b
ot
h th
e bo
nu
s an
d L
T
IP
.
Holding per
iods
A t
w
o
-
yea
r po
s
t-v
es
t
in
g h
ol
din
g p
er
io
d ap
pl
ie
s to al
l aw
ard
s wh
ic
h is e
nfo
rce
d th
rou
gh s
a
le re
s
t
ri
c
t
io
n in o
ur sh
are p
la
ns p
or
t
al
. T
hi
s me
th
od o
f enf
orc
eme
nt
ap
pl
ie
s fr
om 2021 on
war
ds to a
ll a
pp
lic
a
bl
e ve
s
t
in
gs in
cl
ud
in
g pr
io
r ye
ar
s
. A po
s
t-
em
pl
oy
m
ent h
ol
di
ng p
er
i
od is a
pp
li
c
ab
le to s
har
es v
es
t
in
g un
de
r th
e L
T
I
P an
d
de
fer
re
d bo
nu
s pl
an gr
an
ted i
n 2020 an
d be
y
on
d, e
qu
iv
a
le
nt to 100
% of s
al
ar
y fo
r on
e ye
ar
. T
he Co
mp
any h
as o
bt
ai
ne
d w
ri
t
ten a
gre
em
en
t f
rom t
he E
xe
c
ut
i
ve
Di
rec
tor
s t
ha
t th
ey a
gr
ee, a
nd co
mm
i
t to, th
e p
os
t-
em
pl
oy
m
en
t ho
ld
in
g req
ui
rem
en
t
s w
hic
h ar
e als
o a s
t
a
ted re
q
uire
me
nt i
n gr
ant d
oc
um
en
t
at
io
n.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
91
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Linking pay wit
h strateg
y
We aim to d
el
i
ve
r lo
ng
-
ter
m
, sus
t
ain
ab
le v
al
ue
cre
at
io
n for a
ll o
ur s
t
a
keh
ol
de
rs t
hr
ou
gh o
ur
F
oc
us; F
i
x
; G
row s
tr
ate
g
y
The Co
mmit
tee
believes
that ex
ecutives’ reward
sho
ul
d ba
la
nce t
he n
e
ed to b
e ag
il
e an
d ha
vi
ng a
lo
ng
er-ter
m fo
cu
s
, wi
t
h s
tr
on
g al
ign
me
nt to t
he
K
PIs a
nd s
tr
ate
gi
c pr
io
r
it
ie
s of t
he G
ro
up. T
h
e
Com
mi
t
te
e b
eli
ev
es t
ha
t th
e me
as
ure
s in t
he
inc
ent
i
ve p
la
ns p
rov
i
de t
he r
i
ght b
al
an
ce be
t
w
e
en
th
es
e ai
ms
.
The Remuneration
Policy and implementation
in th
e co
nte
x
t o
f th
e pr
in
cip
le
s of t
he U
K
Corporate Governanc
e Code 20
1
8 (“Code
)
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee b
el
ie
ve
s th
e c
ur
ren
t Pol
ic
y an
d
imp
l
eme
nt
a
ti
on a
re co
nsi
s
ten
t wi
t
h th
e si
x fa
c
to
r
s
ou
tl
in
ed i
n th
e Cod
e.
+
Clarit
y
– remuneration arrangements are
transparent and the
Commit
tee engages
regularly with shareholders
+
Simplicit
y
– th
e pu
r
po
se, s
tr
uc
t
ure a
nd s
t
ra
te
gic
ali
gn
me
nt of e
ac
h el
em
en
t of pa
y is
uncomplicated,
and operationally easy t
o
unders
tand
+
Risk
– the
re is a
n ap
pr
op
ri
ate m
ix of f
i
xed a
nd
variable pay,
and financial and non-f
inancial
objec
tives. The Committee has the
discretion
to ov
er
ri
de f
or
mu
la
ic ou
tco
m
es
, an
d ma
lu
s
an
d cla
w
ba
ck p
ro
vi
si
ons a
re in p
la
ce
+
Predict
abili
t
y
– th
e ra
ng
e of p
os
sib
l
e pa
y
ou
tco
me
s is s
et o
ut i
n th
e pe
r
for
ma
nc
e sce
na
ri
o
cha
r
t
s on t
he r
i
ght
+
Proportionalit
y
executives ar
e inc
entivised
to ac
hi
ev
e s
tr
etc
hin
g t
ar
ge
t
s ov
er a o
ne
- a
nd
three-
year period with clear links to the
deliver
y
of th
e G
rou
p
’s s
t
ra
te
g
y
+
Alignment wi
th culture
– th
e Po
li
c
y h
as b
ee
n
de
sig
ne
d to su
pp
or
t t
he d
el
i
ver
y o
f th
e Gr
oup
s
lo
ng
-
ter
m s
t
ra
te
gy, an
d th
e in
tere
s
t
s o
f it
s
shareholders and employees. A
s set out above,
the performance metrics used to
determine
va
ri
ab
le p
ay o
u
tcom
es d
ire
c
t
l
y al
ig
n wi
t
h ou
r
strategy with indiv
idual performance con
sidered
in t
he co
nte
x
t o
f th
e Gr
oup
’s A
SPIR
E v
alu
e
s.
Mal
us a
nd C
la
wb
ac
k al
lo
w fo
r ad
jus
t
m
ent o
f
ou
tco
me
s for f
ai
lu
re to a
c
t in a
cco
rda
nc
e wi
t
h
com
pa
ny p
ur
po
s
e, va
lu
es a
nd s
t
ra
te
g
y. Fur
th
er
informa
tion reg
arding
how
our ex
ecutive
rem
un
era
t
io
n is li
nke
d to ou
r s
tr
ate
g
y c
an b
e
fou
nd o
n pa
ge
s 2
2 an
d 23
.
Remuneration
scenarios for Executive Directors
T
he c
har
t
s o
n th
e ri
gh
t sh
ow t
he v
al
ue of t
h
e
package eac
h of
the Executive
Directors would
rec
ei
ve b
as
ed o
n 2021 ba
se s
al
ar
y, be
ne
f
i
t
s a
nd
2021 ann
ual b
on
us a
nd LT
IP aw
ar
ds
, as
su
min
g
the following scenarios.
LTIP
Annual Bonus
AWCT
45%
TSR
25%
ROIC
25%
Organic
revenue
growth
25%
Strategic
15%
Organic
profit
growth
40%
Average Working Capital Turn
focuses on cash returns and
business efficiency.
TSR directly measures shareholder
returns relative to the FTSE 250. It
provides alignment between
executives and shareholders.
ROIC demonstrates how well the
Company is performing and being
managed over the medium to
long term.
Organic revenue growth targets
provides an indication of the rate
at which the Group’s business
activity is expanding.
Organic profit growth
demonstrates that the additional
revenue is being gained without
profit margins being compromised.
Organic profit growth is a key
internal performance measure
which demonstrates that the
additional revenue is being
gained without profit margins
being compromised.
Individual strategic objectives
focus on key enablers to drive
forward the strategy such as
engagement, succession
planning and transformation.
Organic
profit
growth
25%
0%
100%
Maximum + 50%
share growth
Maximum
Target
Minimum
C
hief
E
xec
ut
iv
e
£
’0
00
Long-term
variable pay
Fixed pay
100%
39%
25%
36%
25%
32%
43%
21%
26%
53%
3,961
3,262
2,109
817
Annual
variable pay
C
hief
Financial Officer
£
’0
0
0
Long-term
variable pay
Fixed pay
Annual
variable pay
Maximum + 50%
share growth
Maximum
Target
Minimum
100%
41%
28%
31%
27%
36%
36%
23%
31%
46%
2,119
1,792
1,171
485
Notes
:
F
ixe
d p
ay i
nc
l
ud
e
s 2021 a
nn
ua
l s
al
ar
y, an
d a
c
t
ua
l be
ne
f
it
s a
n
d pe
ns
io
n
. F
or t
h
e Ch
ie
f E
xe
cu
t
i
ve t
h
e pe
ns
io
n h
as b
ee
n c
al
c
ul
at
ed
at 14% of b
a
se s
a
la
r
y.
Minimum: Fixed
pay only
T
ar
g
et
: F
i
xed p
a
y, ta
rg
e
t bo
nu
s a
nd e
x
pe
c
t
ed v
a
lu
e of LT
IP
Ma
x
im
um: F
i
xe
d p
ay, ma
x
im
u
m bo
nu
s an
d m
ax
i
mu
m ve
s
t
in
g un
d
er LT
IP
Ma
x
im
um + 5
0
% sh
ar
e pr
i
ce: M
ax
i
mu
m pl
u
s 50
% s
ha
re p
ri
ce g
ro
w
t
h o
n LTI
P
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
92
A
nnual
Rep
or
t o
n Re
mune
ration
The Remuneration
Commit
tee pr
esents it
s
Annual Report on Directors
’ Remuneration
which
is s
et o
ut i
n th
is s
ec
ti
on
. De
ci
sio
ns t
a
ken o
n
rem
un
era
t
io
n dur
in
g t
he y
ear a
re in l
in
e wi
t
h
our Dir
ec
tors
’ Remune
ration Policy,
which was
ap
pro
ve
d at o
ur AG
M in M
ay 2020.
The role and c
ompositi
on of
the Re
muneration
Commit
te
e
Role
The Remuneration
Commit
tee i
s respons
ible
for r
eco
mm
en
di
ng to t
he B
oa
rd t
he P
oli
c
y
for E
xe
cu
t
i
ve D
ire
c
t
or
s an
d fo
r se
t
t
in
g th
e
remuneration
package for each
Executi
ve
Di
rec
tor. The Co
mm
it
te
e als
o ha
s in
pu
t in
to th
e
remuneration arrangements of the Executi
ve
T
eam i
n con
jun
c
t
io
n w
it
h t
he C
hie
f E
xe
cu
ti
v
e an
d
has o
ve
r
sig
ht of t
he P
ol
ic
y an
d rem
un
er
at
io
n
pa
ck
a
ge
s for o
th
er s
en
io
r le
ad
er
s
, in p
ar
t
ic
ula
r
th
e va
ri
ab
le e
le
me
nt
s
. T
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e en
sur
es
that re
muneration conditions
for the
senior
team a
nd t
h
e org
an
is
at
io
n as a w
ho
le a
re
clear and c
onsistent.
T
he Co
mmi
t
tee a
im
s to al
ign t
he P
ol
ic
y wi
t
h th
e
ove
ra
ll s
t
ra
te
g
y of th
e G
rou
p, en
sur
in
g t
hat
remuneration
ref
lec
ts the inter
es
ts of our
shareholders and other stakeholders governed
by t
he Po
li
c
y a
nd o
ur p
hi
lo
so
ph
y an
d va
lu
es
.
Du
ri
ng t
he y
ea
r
, t
he C
omm
i
t
te
e ha
d fo
ur
sc
he
du
le
d me
et
in
gs
. A re
v
ie
w is un
de
r
ta
ken o
f
ac
ti
v
i
ti
es a
nn
ua
ll
y to en
sur
e th
at t
he Co
mm
it
te
e
con
ti
nu
es to m
ee
t i
t
s ter
ms o
f ref
ere
nce (av
ai
lab
l
e
on o
ur we
bs
it
e) and f
ul
f
il i
t
s du
t
ie
s.
Composition
Mar
t
in B
ro
ad
hur
s
t w
as C
ha
ir of t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e
an
d Ge
et
a G
op
al
an
, Dan S
ho
ok a
nd V
ic
tor
ia H
ull
were members throughout the year
. Si
r Rober
t
Walm
sle
y s
te
pp
e
d dow
n f
ro
m th
e Com
mi
t
t
ee
as at 13 May 2020 an
d Ken H
un
zeker j
oi
ne
d
th
e Com
mi
t
te
e o
n 1 Jul
y 2020
. T
he
General Counsel
and Company Secretar
y is the
Se
cr
et
ar
y to t
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e. T
he C
ha
ir a
nd C
hi
ef
Executive attend mee
tings by
invitation ex
cept
wh
ere m
at
ter
s d
ire
c
t
l
y re
lat
in
g to t
he
ir ow
n
remuneration
are discussed. Additionally
,
th
e Com
mi
t
te
e ma
y re
cei
v
e pre
s
ent
a
ti
on
s on
sp
ec
if
i
c top
ic
s f
ro
m th
e Ch
ie
f Hum
an R
es
ou
rces
O
f
f
i
cer
, th
e Ch
ie
f F
ina
nc
ia
l O
f
f
ic
er a
nd t
he
Independent Adv
iser
.
Advic
e
Unt
il 31 Ma
y 2020, t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e re
cei
ve
d
independent advice on
executive remuneration
an
d sha
re s
ch
em
es f
ro
m th
e exe
cu
t
i
ve
compensation practice at Aon
plc. Following Aon’s
wi
t
hd
ra
wal f
ro
m t
his l
in
e of bu
sin
es
s o
n 31 May
20
20, the
Committee undertook a competitive
re
-
ten
de
r pr
oce
s
s af
ter w
hi
ch i
t a
pp
oi
nte
d A
&M a
s
it
s i
nd
ep
en
de
nt a
d
v
is
er
. Bo
th A
on a
nd A
&
M ar
e
members of the
Remuneration
Consultants Group
an
d are s
ign
ato
r
ie
s to it
s Cod
e of Co
nd
uc
t. A
on
rec
ei
ve
d fe
es f
or a
d
vi
ce gi
v
en to t
he Co
mm
i
t
te
e in
2020 of £
31
,
4
81 (excl
ud
in
g VA
T
) a
nd A
&
M re
cei
ve
d
fee
s of £
52,
6
62 (excl
ud
in
g VA
T
) c
ha
rge
d o
n a ti
me
and materials
basis.
Du
ri
ng 2020
, ins
ur
an
ce bro
k
in
g se
r
v
ice
s we
re al
so
pro
v
id
ed to t
h
e Gro
up b
y ot
he
r su
bsi
dia
r
ie
s of Ao
n
plc and the
Committee cons
iders these completely
se
pa
ra
te fr
om t
he a
d
v
ice g
i
ve
n to it
.
In add
ition, the
Comm
it
tee c
onsults the
Chief
Executive with r
egard
to
the re
muneration
and
be
ne
f
i
t
s o
f
f
ere
d to th
e E
xec
u
ti
v
e T
eam (ot
he
r th
an
in re
lat
i
on to h
is ow
n re
mun
er
at
io
n) and a
ls
o
rec
ei
ve
s sp
ec
ia
lis
t inp
u
t fr
om t
he C
hi
ef H
uma
n
Res
o
urce
s O
f
f
i
cer a
nd h
is tea
m.
Single f
igure of total remuneration (audited)
Basic salar
y/fees
£’000
Benefits
£’000
Pension
£’000
To
t
a
l
f
i
x
e
d
remuneration
£’000
Annual
performance
bonus
4
£’000
LT
I
P
£’000
T
otal variable
remuneration
£’000
To
t
a
l
£’000
2020
2
0
19
2020
20
19
2020
2
0
19
2020
2
0
19
2020
2
0
19
20
20
5
2
0
19
6
2020
2
0
19
2020
20
19
S Pr
yce
2,3,5
677
665
20
20
114
120
811
805
1,017
787
1,281
2,297
787
3,109
1,592
J Sclater
1,
2
,
3
425
28
17
1
32
2
474
31
528
125
528
125
1,002
156
T Ri
ce
202
194
202
194
202
194
M Broadhurs
t
64
63
64
62
64
58
G Gopalan
56
55
56
55
56
53
V Hull
61
55
61
55
61
53
K Hunz
eker
7
28
28
28
D Shook
64
21
64
21
64
Sir R Wa
lms
le
y
8
23
63
23
62
23
62
Notes
1
J
os S
c
la
te
r wa
s ap
p
oi
nt
ed t
o th
e B
oa
r
d on 9 D
ec
em
b
er 20
19.
2
B
e
ne
f
i
t
s
: ca
r b
en
ef
i
t
, li
fe a
s
su
ra
n
ce an
d p
ri
v
a
te m
ed
ic
a
l in
su
r
an
ce. N
o o
th
er b
e
ne
f
i
t
s a
re p
ay
a
bl
e.
3
P
en
si
on
s: S
im
o
n Pr
yc
e re
cei
v
e
d a ca
s
h su
pp
le
m
en
t of 16% of b
a
se s
a
la
r
y f
r
om J
un
e 202
0 (re
du
ce
d f
ro
m 18%). J
os S
c
la
te
r re
ce
i
ve
d a c
as
h su
pp
l
em
en
t of 7.5% of b
as
e s
a
la
r
y.
4
O
n
e
-t
h
ir
d of b
on
us i
s d
ef
er
re
d in
to s
ha
re
s fo
r t
hr
ee y
ea
r
s
.
5
T
h
e LTI
P v
al
ue s
h
ow
s s
ha
re
s th
at w
i
ll v
es
t t
o Si
mo
n Pr
y
ce i
n Ju
l
y 2021. Th
e v
al
ue o
n v
es
t
i
ng h
as b
e
en c
a
lc
ul
at
ed u
si
n
g a sh
ar
e pr
i
ce of £
2
0.93 b
e
in
g t
he a
ve
ra
g
e cl
o
si
ng s
ha
re p
r
ic
e ov
er t
he t
h
re
e mo
n
th
s
to 31 D
ec
em
be
r 20
20. T
h
e pr
o
po
r
t
i
on o
f th
e v
al
ue o
f t
he LT
IP t
h
at i
s at
tr
i
bu
t
ab
l
e to s
ha
re p
ri
ce a
p
pr
ec
ia
t
io
n is 27.8%
.
6
J
os S
c
la
te
r
s 2019 LTI
P an
d 20
19 tota
l re
m
un
er
at
i
on h
av
e b
ee
n re
s
t
a
ted t
o in
c
lu
de h
is R
e
cr
ui
t
m
en
t Aw
ar
d ma
d
e on 10 De
ce
m
be
r 2019 wh
ic
h w
as o
mi
t
t
ed l
as
t y
ea
r. Th
is a
wa
rd v
es
t
s su
bj
ec
t to co
n
ti
nu
e
d
em
pl
o
ym
e
nt
. D
et
a
il
s of t
h
e aw
ar
d c
an b
e fo
un
d i
n t
ab
le 3
.
7
K
en H
un
ze
ker w
as a
p
po
in
te
d to t
h
e Bo
a
rd o
n 1 Ju
l
y 2020
.
8
S
ir R
ob
e
r
t Wa
lm
sl
e
y s
to
od d
o
wn f
r
om t
he B
o
ar
d on 13 Ma
y 2020
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
93
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
A
nnu
al b
onu
s f
or t
he ye
ar un
de
r re
v
ie
w (audi
te
d)
T
he ma
x
im
um b
on
us op
p
or
tu
ni
t
y for t
h
e Chi
ef E
xe
c
ut
i
ve a
nd C
hi
ef F
i
nan
ci
al O
f
f
i
ce
r for 2020 w
as 1
50
% of s
a
la
r
y a
nd 125% of sa
la
r
y res
pe
c
t
i
ve
l
y. A
s ou
tl
in
ed
els
e
wh
ere i
n th
is re
po
r
t
, th
e Gr
oup h
as p
er
fo
rm
e
d ex
tre
me
l
y we
ll o
ver t
h
e yea
r an
d th
is ha
s re
sul
te
d in n
ear m
a
xi
mum o
u
tcom
es o
n t
he f
ina
nc
ia
l me
asu
res
.
T
he f
ina
nc
ia
l mea
su
res c
omp
r
is
e 85% of t
he o
ve
ra
ll b
on
us op
p
or
tu
ni
t
y. The Co
mm
i
t
te
e do
es n
ot co
ns
id
er t
hat t
h
ere a
re an
y fa
c
to
r
s w
hic
h wo
ul
d le
ad i
t to
con
sid
er a
n ad
ju
s
tm
en
t to th
e fo
rm
ula
ic o
u
tcom
e of t
he f
in
an
cia
l me
as
ure
s. T
h
e ov
er
all o
u
tcom
e is s
ho
wn i
n T
a
bl
e 1.
Ea
ch E
xe
cu
t
i
ve D
ire
c
to
r wa
s al
so gi
v
en c
ha
lle
ng
in
g ro
le
-
sp
ec
i
f
i
c ob
je
c
t
i
ve
s
, wh
ic
h make u
p th
e re
mai
ni
ng 1
5% of t
he b
on
us o
pp
or
t
uni
t
y. A ser
ie
s of o
bj
ec
ti
v
es
we
re se
t un
de
r th
e fo
ur he
ad
in
gs fo
r ea
ch E
xe
cu
t
i
ve D
ire
c
to
r sh
ow
n be
lo
w in T
ab
le 2
. T
he Co
mm
it
te
e rev
i
ew
ed p
er
fo
r
man
ce a
gai
ns
t e
ac
h of t
he sp
e
ci
f
ic a
c
t
io
ns
to de
ter
mi
ne l
ev
el o
f at
ta
in
me
nt b
y ca
te
go
r
y. The d
et
a
il
ed a
c
t
io
ns ha
ve n
ot b
ee
n di
sc
lo
se
d as t
he
y co
nt
inu
e to b
e com
me
rci
all
y s
en
si
ti
v
e.
T
able 1
Annu
al b
on
us f
or t
he ye
ar u
nd
er re
v
ie
w (audi
te
d)
Measure
Weighting
Threshold
4
Maximum
4
Performance
achieved
4
Percentage of
maximum
outcome
Overall
bonus
Simon Pr
yce
PBT
1
40%
£98.7 m
£111.9 m
£111.7 m
98.57 %
AWC
T
2
45%
7.30
7.85
10.1
100 %
99.43%
Strategic
3
15%
n/a
n/a
Exceeds
100 %
Jos Sclater
PBT
1
40%
£98.7 m
£111.9 m
£ 111.7 m
98.57%
AWC
T
2
45%
7.30
7.85
10.1
100 %
99.43%
Strategic
3
15%
n/a
n/a
Exceeds
100 %
1
U
nd
e
rl
y
i
ng p
ro
f
i
t b
ef
or
e t
a
x
2
A
ve
ra
g
e wo
r
k
in
g c
ap
i
ta
l t
ur
n
3
Role-specif
ic strateg
ic objectives
4
T
arget
s were
set at
budgeted c
onstant foreign
exchange
rates. No
bonus is
payable for
t
hreshold
per
formance
T
able 2
Strategic
objec
tives and performance
Simon Pr
yce
St
ra
te
gi
c SM
A
R
T o
bj
ec
ti
v
e
s we
re s
et a
g
ai
ns
t e
ac
h of t
h
e fo
ll
ow
i
ng k
ey h
ea
d
in
gs
Outcome
Delive
ring Busine
ss Result
s
+
Stra
te
g
y & St
ake
ho
ld
er K
PI
s an
d or
de
r bo
ok g
row
t
h
Meets
De
li
ve
r Eci
en
c
y &
Pro
du
c
t
i
vi
t
y
+
Execution
of
key tr
ansformation
initiatives &
enhan
ced r
epor
ting
Exceeds
Drive s
trategic grow
th
+
Customer engagement
and technology inves
tment
Exceeds
Improve org
anisational health
+
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t
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h ra
te
s an
d av
e
ra
ge
d o
ve
r th
e t
hr
ee
-
y
ea
r p
er
io
d
. Aw
ar
ds v
e
s
t on s
t
r
ai
gh
t-
li
ne b
as
is b
e
t
w
ee
n t
hr
es
ho
l
d an
d t
ar
ge
t
. S
ee p
a
ge 172 fo
r d
ef
in
it
i
on o
f or
ga
ni
c
measures.
Pay
me
nt
s to p
a
s
t Dir
ec
to
rs (au
di
te
d)
A
mi
t
ab
h Sha
rm
a s
te
pp
ed d
ow
n f
rom t
h
e Bo
ar
d in D
ece
mb
er 2019
, in a
cco
rda
nce w
i
th h
is d
ep
ar
tu
re a
gre
em
en
t dis
cl
os
e
d las
t y
ea
r
, h
e re
cei
v
ed p
ay
-
in
-
l
ie
u of
no
ti
ce in 2020 to
t
all
in
g £
35
6,70
0. No o
t
her p
a
ym
en
t
s w
ere m
ad
e to pa
s
t Di
re
c
to
r
s in 2020.
Ex
ternal appointments
Sim
on P
r
yce is a N
on
-
E
xec
ut
i
ve D
ire
c
tor of E
le
c
t
ro
com
po
ne
nt
s p
lc
. D
ur
in
g 2020 he e
ar
ne
d fe
es o
f £70,
0
0
0 in r
es
pe
c
t o
f th
is ap
po
in
tm
en
t
. No ot
h
er E
xe
cu
ti
v
e
Di
rec
tor
s h
el
d e
x
te
rn
al ap
p
oin
tm
en
t
s in 2020
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
96
Annual Repo
rt on Remune
ration
continued
St
at
em
en
t of Di
re
c
to
r
s
’ an
d fo
r
me
r Dir
ec
to
rs
’ sha
re
ho
ldi
ng
s (aud
ite
d
)
De
t
ail
s of D
ire
c
to
r
s
’ in
ter
es
t
s i
n sha
re
-
b
as
ed i
nce
nt
i
ve
s are s
ho
wn i
n t
ab
le
s 3 to 6 b
el
ow.
T
able 3
Di
rec
tors
’ interests under the
Ultra Electronics discretionar
y share
plans
Director
Da
te of g
r
an
t
Ac
tual share
pr
i
ce a
t gr
an
t
at 3
1/1
2
/1
9
Grante
d
Ve
s
te
d
Lapsed
a
t
3
1/
12
/
2
0
Earliest vesting of
outs
tan
ding
awards
Simon Pr
yce
LT
I
P
04/06/2020
1
16.37
10,410
10,410
17/03/2023
17/03/2020
16.37
72,867
72,867
17/03/2023
16/04/2019
15.26
65,366
65,336
16/04/2022
02/07/2018
2
16.17
71,978
71,978
02/07/2021
Deferred bonus
17/03/2020
16.37
9,616
9,616
17/03/2023
16/04/2019
15.26
4,151
4,151
16/04/2022
Jos Sclater
3
LT
I
P
17/03/2020
16.37
32,453
32,453
17/03/2023
10/12/2019
20.66
25,714
25,714
16/04/2022
Recru
itme
nt award
10/12/2019
20.66
2,016
2,016
2,016
10/12/2020
10/12/2019
20.66
2,016
2,016
10/12/2021
10/12/2019
20.66
2,018
2,018
10/12/2022
1
A
s di
sc
l
os
ed i
n la
s
t y
ea
r
s re
po
r
t an
d as o
u
tl
in
e
d on p
a
ge 9
5 of t
hi
s re
p
or
t
, Si
mo
n Pr
yc
e wa
s gr
a
nte
d a
n ad
d
it
i
on
al a
wa
rd a
f
ter t
h
e AG
M on t
h
e sa
m
e ve
s
t
in
g te
rm
s as t
h
e aw
ar
d gr
a
nte
d o
n 17 Marc
h 202
0,
fo
ll
ow
i
ng s
ha
re
ho
l
de
r ap
p
ro
va
l of t
h
e ne
w Re
m
un
er
at
i
on P
ol
ic
y an
d r
el
at
ed a
me
n
dm
en
t
s to t
h
e LTI
P
. T
h
e nu
mb
e
r of s
ha
re
s wa
s b
as
ed o
n t
he s
a
me s
ha
re p
r
ic
e as t
he 17 Ma
rc
h 2020 g
r
an
t.
2
A
s ou
t
li
ne
d o
n pa
g
e 9
4 th
e pe
r
fo
rm
an
ce p
e
ri
o
d of t
hi
s aw
a
rd e
nd
ed o
n 31/12/
2
020 w
i
th 8
5% of t
h
is a
wa
rd d
ue t
o ve
s
t o
n 02
/
07/2021.
3
A
s di
sc
l
os
ed o
n a
pp
o
in
tm
en
t
, J
os S
c
la
te
r
s re
cr
u
it
m
en
t aw
a
rd v
es
t
s i
n e
qu
al t
r
an
ch
e
s ov
er t
hr
e
e ye
ar
s s
ub
je
c
t t
o co
nt
in
ue
d e
mp
lo
y
m
en
t at t
h
e ve
s
t
in
g da
te. T
h
e f
i
r
s
t t
ra
nc
h
e ve
s
te
d on 9 D
e
ce
mb
e
r 2020 b
u
t
ha
s no
t be
e
n ex
er
ci
se
d
.
T
able 4
Dire
c
to
r
s
’ be
ne
f
i
cia
l sh
are
ho
ld
in
gs a
t 31 De
ce
mb
er 2
02
0
Director
Sh
ar
eh
ol
d
in
g (nu
mb
e
r of
sh
ar
es b
en
e
f
i
ci
al
l
y he
l
d) a
s at
31 De
ce
mb
e
r 202
0
3
Sim
on P
r
yce
22,023
Jos Sclater
80
To
n
y
R
i
c
e
20,000
Martin Broadhurst
2,100
Geeta Gopal
an
0
Vic
toria Hull
1,684
Ken Hunz
eker
1
2,000
Daniel Shook
2,500
Sir R
ob
er
t Wal
msl
ey
2
3,000
1
K
en H
un
ze
ker j
oi
n
ed t
h
e Bo
a
rd o
n 1 Ju
l
y 2020
.
2
S
ir R
ob
e
r
t Wa
lm
sl
e
y s
to
od d
o
wn o
n 13 May 20
20 an
d s
ha
re
ho
l
di
ng s
ho
w
n is t
ha
t a
t hi
s de
pa
r
t
u
re d
ate
.
3
T
h
er
e we
re n
o c
ha
ng
es t
o th
e D
ir
ec
to
rs
’ in
te
re
s
t
s be
t
w
e
en 1 J
an
ua
r
y 2021 a
nd 4 M
ar
ch 2
021.
Statemen
t on shareholding requirements
Un
der t
h
e Pol
ic
y, Exe
cu
t
i
ve Di
re
c
to
r
s are r
eq
uir
ed to b
ui
ld u
p an
d mai
nt
ai
n a sh
are
ho
ld
in
g eq
ui
v
al
ent to 2
0
0% o
f th
eir b
as
e s
al
ar
y. A
s at 31 D
ece
mb
er n
ei
t
he
r of
th
e E
xec
u
ti
ve D
ir
ec
tor
s h
ad a
ch
ie
ve
d th
e re
qui
rem
en
t
. A
s t
he C
hi
ef E
xe
cu
t
i
ve an
d C
hie
f F
in
an
cia
l O
f
f
i
cer h
ad n
eg
lig
ib
le v
es
t
ed sh
are i
nc
ent
i
ve
s at 31 D
ece
mb
er
2020, t
he Co
mmi
t
tee c
ons
id
er
s t
his a
cce
pt
ab
le a
nd w
i
ll co
nt
inu
e to m
oni
to
r pr
og
res
s to
wa
rds a
ch
ie
v
in
g th
e sha
reh
ol
di
ng r
eq
uir
em
ent
. T
h
e Ch
ie
f E
xec
ut
i
ve
s
po
si
ti
on w
il
l be s
tre
ng
t
he
ne
d wi
t
h th
e ve
s
t
in
g of hi
s 201
8 L
T
IP i
n Ju
l
y 2021
.
Director
Shareholding requirement
% of b
as
e s
al
ar
y
Current holding
% of b
as
e s
al
ar
y
1
Requirement met
Cur
r
en
t ho
l
di
ng % o
f ba
s
e
salar
y (including
awards
un
ve
s
te
d an
d s
ub
je
c
t t
o
continued employment)
2
Sim
on P
r
yce
200%
67.6%
No
90.9%
Jos Sclater
200%
0.4%
No
16.8%
1
C
ur
re
nt h
o
ld
in
g ha
s b
ee
n c
al
c
ul
at
ed u
si
ng a s
ha
re p
r
ic
e of £
20
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ei
n
g th
e a
ve
ra
ge c
l
os
in
g p
ri
ce o
ve
r t
he t
hr
e
e mo
nt
hs t
o 31 D
ec
em
be
r 202
0.
2
I
nc
l
ud
es d
e
fe
rr
ed b
o
nu
s aw
a
rd
s an
d, i
n t
he c
a
se o
f Jo
s S
cl
at
er, his R
e
cr
ui
t
m
en
t Aw
ar
d on a n
e
t of t
a
x ba
si
s
. T
he
s
e aw
ar
ds v
es
t su
bj
ec
t to co
n
ti
nu
e
d em
pl
o
y
me
nt
. D
et
a
il
s of t
h
es
e a
wa
rd
s c
an b
e fo
un
d
in t
a
bl
e 3.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
97
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
T
able 5
Directors
’ interes
ts under the all-
e
mployee share plan
Director
In
ter
e
s
t
s as a
t
1 January
2020
1
Share
s
acqui
red
duri
ng
the year
In
ter
e
s
t
s as a
t
31
December
2020
Share
s
acquired from
1 January
2020 to
8 Ma
rc
h 2021
Interests
as a
t 8 Ma
rc
h
2021
Sim
on P
r
yce
131
92
223
23
246
Jos Sclater
80
80
23
103
1
L
a
s
t ye
ar
s f
i
gu
re o
f 138 er
ro
ne
o
us
l
y in
cl
u
de
d s
ev
en s
ha
re
s p
urc
h
as
e in J
an
ua
r
y
; th
is h
as n
o
w be
e
n cor
r
ec
te
d.
T
a
bl
e 6
Di
re
c
to
r
s
’ in
te
re
s
ts u
nd
er t
he S
av
e A
s You Ear
n s
har
e pla
n
Director
In
ter
e
s
t
s as a
t
1 January
2020
Share
s
acqui
red
duri
ng
the year
In
ter
e
s
t
s as a
t
31
December
2020
Share
s
acquired from
1 January
2020 to
8 Ma
rc
h 2020
Interests
as a
t 8 Ma
rc
h
2021
Sim
on P
r
yce
830
830
830
Jos Sclater
Change in
remuneration of
Director
s and
employees
T
he fo
ll
ow
in
g t
ab
le i
llu
s
t
ra
tes t
he c
ha
ng
e (as a per
cen
t
ag
e) in ele
me
nt
s o
f th
e Di
re
c
to
r
s
’ rem
un
er
at
io
n fr
om 201
9 to 2020 an
d co
mp
are
s th
at to a c
om
pa
ra
tor
gro
up of e
mp
lo
ye
es o
f th
e Gr
oup i
n th
e UK
, exc
lu
di
ng t
he D
ire
c
tor
s
. T
his G
ro
up h
as b
ee
n se
le
c
te
d as i
t b
es
t r
ef
le
c
t
s th
e rem
un
er
at
io
n env
i
ron
me
nt o
f
the Directors.
Base salar
y/
fe
e ch
an
g
e
T
a
xable
benefi
ts
change
Bonus
change
Executive Direc
tors
Sim
on P
r
yce
2%
-4%
29%
Jos Sclater
1
0%
0%
n/a
Non-
E
xecutive Directors
To
n
y
R
i
c
e
2
4%
n/a
n/a
Martin Broadhurst
1%
n/a
n/a
Geeta Gopal
an
2%
n/a
n/a
Vic
toria Hull
3
10%
n/a
n/a
Ken Hunz
eker
4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Daniel Shook
5
0%
n/a
n/a
Sir R
ob
er
t Wal
msl
ey
6
-63%
n/a
n/a
Comparator
Group
Parent
company employees
7
n/a
n/a
n/a
UK employees
8
4%
6%
42%
1
J
os S
c
la
te
r jo
i
ne
d th
e B
oa
rd o
n 9 D
ec
em
b
er 20
19. His b
as
e s
al
ar
y a
nd b
en
e
f
i
t
s e
nt
i
tl
em
e
nt d
id n
ot c
h
an
ge b
e
t
w
ee
n 2019 an
d 202
0 an
d th
us 0
% i
s sh
ow
n r
at
h
er t
ha
n a fo
r
mu
la
ic c
a
l
cu
la
ti
o
n.
2
Ton
y Ri
ce b
e
c
am
e Ch
ai
r of t
h
e Bo
a
rd o
n 28 J
an
ua
r
y 2019.
3
V
i
c
t
or
ia H
ul
l b
ec
a
me S
e
ni
or I
n
de
pe
n
de
nt D
ir
e
c
to
r on 13 Ma
y 2020
.
4
K
en H
un
ze
ker j
oi
n
ed t
h
e Bo
a
rd o
n 1 Ju
l
y 2020
.
5
D
an
ie
l Sh
o
ok j
oi
n
ed t
h
e Bo
a
rd o
n 1 Se
p
tem
b
er 2
019. Th
er
e wa
s no c
ha
n
ge i
n th
e f
ul
l ye
a
r eq
ui
v
al
e
nt f
ee a
n
d th
us 0
% is s
h
ow
n r
at
he
r t
ha
n th
e fo
r
mu
la
i
c ca
l
cu
la
t
io
n.
6
S
ir R
ob
e
r
t Wa
lm
sl
e
y s
to
od d
o
wn o
n 13 May 20
20.
7
T
h
e re
gu
la
t
io
ns r
eq
u
ir
e di
sc
lo
s
ure o
f t
he c
ha
n
ge i
n re
mu
ne
ra
t
io
n of t
h
e em
pl
o
ye
es o
f t
he p
ar
en
t co
m
pa
ny. A
s t
h
e pa
re
nt c
om
p
an
y ha
s on
l
y 9 s
en
io
r le
v
el e
mp
l
oy
ee
s o
th
er t
h
an t
he D
i
re
c
to
r
s ab
o
ve
, it w
o
ul
d
no
t be r
ep
re
s
en
t
at
i
v
e to pr
ov
i
d
e a pe
rc
en
t
ag
e ch
a
ng
e in t
h
ei
r pa
y.
8
A
s th
e p
ar
en
t co
mp
an
y ha
s fe
w e
mp
lo
y
ee
s
, th
e R
em
un
er
a
ti
on C
om
mi
t
te
e ha
s de
ci
d
ed t
o vo
lu
nt
a
r
il
y d
is
cl
o
se t
h
e pe
rc
en
t
ag
e ch
an
g
e in r
em
un
er
a
ti
o
n of a
ll U
K em
pl
o
ye
e
s of t
he G
ro
up
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
98
Relative import
ance of
spend on pay
T
he fo
ll
ow
in
g t
ab
le s
ho
ws t
he G
ro
up
s ac
t
ual s
pe
nd o
n pa
y (fo
r al
l emp
l
oye
e
s) rela
ti
v
e to ot
he
r f
i
nan
ci
al i
ndi
c
ato
r
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Change
%
St
aff
co
sts
1
288.0
267.9
7.5
Dividends
2
40.4
38.4
5.2
Revenue
3
859.8
825.4
4.2
Statutor
y profi
t before
tax
3
103.7
91.0
14.0
1
£1.3
m (2
019: £1
.
3m) o
f th
e s
t
af
f co
s
t
s f
i
g
ur
es r
el
at
e to p
ay f
or t
he E
xec
u
ti
v
e D
ir
ec
tor
s
.
2
T
h
e di
v
i
de
n
ds f
i
g
ur
es r
el
at
e to am
o
un
t
s p
ay
ab
l
e in r
es
p
ec
t of t
he r
el
e
va
nt f
in
an
c
ia
l ye
ar.
3
R
ev
e
nu
e an
d s
t
at
u
to
r
y p
r
of
i
t b
e
fo
re t
a
x ar
e in
cl
u
de
d to a
d
d fu
r
t
h
er c
on
te
x
t to a
nn
u
al s
pe
nd
.
Pay
comparisons
Be
lo
w we p
res
e
nt t
he ra
t
io of t
he C
EO
s re
mun
er
at
io
n co
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t
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l
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s for t
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el
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ti
ve e
mp
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es h
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r 2020. T
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id
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he co
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ar
ab
le f
ig
ure f
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us w
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th
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p
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l
th
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d at t
he t
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ti
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Data set
25th
percentile
pay ratio
Me
di
an p
a
y
ratio
75th
percentile
pay ratio
2020
Option A
UK
92:1
74:1
41:1
2020
Option A
Global
76:1
63:1
41:1
2
0
19
Option A
UK
54:1
37:1
27:1
2
0
19
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li
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s
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50
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percentile
75th
percentile
T
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benef
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30,915
44,146
60,963
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y
28,616
39,106
55,052
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rt on Remune
ration
continued
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nual Repor
t
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co
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s 2020
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Strategic
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Governance
Financial sta
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£100
£150
£200
£250
£300
£350
FTSE 250
31/12/2010
31/12/2012
31/12/2014
31/12/2016
31/12/2018
31/12/2020
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ow
s t
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Annual bonus %
of m
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ay
o
ut
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P % of
max. payout
S Pr
yce
31 December 2020
3,109
99%
85%
S Pr
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31 December 2019
1,592
95%
S Pr
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1
31 December 2018
750
71%
D Ca
s
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2
31 December 2018
284
D Ca
s
ter
3
31 December 2017
81
R Sharma
4
31 December 2017
765
R Sharma
31 December 2016
1,194
82%
R Sharma
31 December 2015
1,197
88%
R Sharma
31 December 2014
680
R Sharma
31 December 2013
612
R Sharma
31 December 2012
597
R Sharma
5
31 December 2011
722
76%
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s
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6
31 December 2011
141
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an
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100
Statement of sha
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At t
he 2020 AG
M
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de
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s we
re as
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re
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to
r
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mun
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at
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ic
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d t
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re
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to
r
s
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mun
er
at
io
n Re
po
r
t w
h
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ece
i
ve
d th
e
following votes:
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T
otal number
of v
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s
% of vo
te
s ca
s
t
Vot
e
s f
o
r
50,910,945
81.51%
Votes
agains
t
11,545,822
18.49%
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al v
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s c
as
t (fo
r an
d a
gai
ns
t)
62,456,767
100%
Vot
es withheld
1,160,704
T
ot
al votes
cas
t
63,617,471
Director
’s Remuneration Report
T
otal number
of v
ote
s
% of vo
te
s ca
s
t
Vot
e
s f
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52,498,868
86.22%
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t
8,390,183
13.78%
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al v
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s c
as
t (fo
r an
d a
gai
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t)
60,889,051
100%
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es withheld
2,728,420
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al votes
cas
t
63,617,471
Implemen
tation of the Di
rectors
’ Remu
nera
tion Pol
ic
y in 2021
A sum
ma
r
y of ho
w th
e pr
op
os
ed P
ol
ic
y wi
ll b
e ap
pl
ie
d fo
r th
e yea
r en
di
ng 31 D
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et o
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s
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la
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as
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re ef
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t
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pr
il 2
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r b
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n th
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e fo
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rk
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rce as a w
h
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e wh
ic
h wa
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xec
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ti
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la
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f
fe
c
t
i
ve 1 A
p
ri
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ow.
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al
a
r
y
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2020 salar
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£’000
Increase
awarded from
1 A
pr
il 2
021
S Pr
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699
682
2.5%
J Sclater
436
425
2.5%
An
nua
l bo
nu
s fo
r 2
02
1
T
he ma
x
im
um b
on
us fo
r th
e E
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u
ti
v
e Dir
ec
tor
s i
n 2021 wil
l be 150% of b
as
e s
al
ar
y. One
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rd of a
ny b
on
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ay
ab
le w
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ll b
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to sha
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ee y
ear
s
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d sub
je
c
t to m
al
us a
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law
b
ac
k
.
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he s
t
r
uc
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re of t
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nu
s is un
ch
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ge
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il
l in
cl
ud
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0
% of t
h
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bl
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ate
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c
t
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ve
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ve
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ge
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nd 2
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.
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mmi
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tee h
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ie
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ai
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ure t
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ic
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me
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x
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de
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v
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am
en
dme
nt i
s ap
pro
pr
ia
te fo
r 2022
.
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e
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tu
al t
ar
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e con
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il
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sc
lo
se t
he
m ret
ro
sp
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ti
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el
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n th
e 2021 rep
or
t
.
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ai
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r
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r
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ma
nce to b
e un
s
at
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ac
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ent w
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it
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ld re
qu
ire t
he Co
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i
t
te
e to ad
ju
s
t th
e fo
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s’ pension entitlements
Sim
on P
r
yce a
nd J
os S
cl
ate
r re
cei
ve a
n an
nu
al c
as
h all
ow
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ce in l
ie
u of a Com
p
any p
en
si
on co
nt
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t
io
n. In 2
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on P
r
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s pe
nsi
on co
nt
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ut
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duc
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ro
m 1
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e re
duc
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ur
t
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r in 2021 to 1
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y. Jos S
cl
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en
si
on co
nt
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t
io
n ra
te of 7
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ali
gn
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i
th t
ha
t cu
r
ren
tl
y a
va
ila
bl
e fo
r th
e ma
jor
i
t
y of t
he U
K wo
rk
fo
rce. T
h
e Com
mi
t
te
e is co
mm
it
te
d to re
du
cin
g Si
mo
n Pr
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en
sio
n to t
he w
or
k
f
orce l
e
vel
by t
he s
t
a
r
t o
f 2023
.
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ng
-
te
rm a
wa
rd
s to b
e gra
nte
d in 2
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T
he Co
mmi
t
tee i
nte
nd
s to gr
ant a
n an
nu
al LTI
P aw
ard i
n sha
re
s to th
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lu
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as
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ar
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at w
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l ap
pl
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he a
wa
rds a
re sh
ow
n in t
h
e ta
bl
e b
el
ow. T
he Co
mm
it
te
e re
vi
ew
e
d inte
r
nal a
nd e
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t
er
nal m
e
tr
ic
s i
n
de
ter
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nin
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he t
ar
ge
t
s fo
r th
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ho
ld a
nd s
t
re
tch
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ig
ht of t
his r
ev
i
ew, t
he Co
mm
it
te
e has i
nc
rea
se
d bo
th t
h
e th
res
ho
ld a
nd s
t
re
tch o
f th
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t a
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ons
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d t
hat i
t w
as no
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in t
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li
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all
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ed
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Annual Repo
rt on Remune
ration
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
101
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Lo
ng
-
te
rm a
wa
rd
s to b
e gra
nte
d in 2
021
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d
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1
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et
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3
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e t
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s 163, 16
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ai
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threshold
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fe
c
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s:
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tm
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t at t
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mp
an
y
’s A
n
nu
al G
en
era
l
Meeting:
Letter of appointment end
date
To
n
y
R
i
c
e
AGM 2022
Martin Broadhurst
02/07/2021
Vic
toria Hull
27/04/2023
Geeta Gopal
an
27/04/2023
Daniel Shook
01/09/2022
Ken Hunz
eker
01/07/2023
202
1 An
nu
al G
en
era
l Me
et
in
g
The Committee encourages
shareholders t
o vote
in favour
of the
Directors
’ remuneration
repor
t at the
20
21
AGM. The Dir
ec
tors’ remuneration r
epor
t was
ap
pro
ve
d by t
he B
o
ard o
n 9 Ma
rch 2021 an
d si
gn
ed o
n i
t
s be
hal
f b
y
:
Mar
tin Broadhur
st
Chair o
f the Remu
neration Comm
it
tee
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
102
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tor
s
repor
t
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r th
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tin Broadhurs
t, Geeta
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M 2021
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tor
s and their interest
s
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Annual Report on Remuneration
(see
page 96).
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103
Strategic
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An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
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s 2020
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Director
s
’ responsibilit
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Company
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ti
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d dis
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information included
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e UK g
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jurisdic
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or l
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d th
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pa
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under
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ta
ken a
s a wh
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re fa
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la
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d
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ovide the information
necessar
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eholders to
assess the
Company
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siness
mo
de
l an
d s
tr
at
eg
y
B
y or
der o
f th
e B
oa
rd
Louise
Ruppel
General Counsel
and Company Secretar
y
Directors
’ repor
t
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
105
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Indepen
dent auditor
’s re
por
t
T
o th
e members o
f Ultra E
lec
troni
c
s Hold
ing
s plc
1
. Opini
on
In ou
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in
io
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+
the na
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ta
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p
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tr
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31
De
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ce wit
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s in
con
for
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it
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rem
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s of
th
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Com
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s Ac
t 200
6 and Inte
r
nat
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l Fina
nc
ia
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r
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S
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the par
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pa
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lu
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F
ina
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ial Rep
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01
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+
the na
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rem
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s of
th
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ni
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t 20
0
6.
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r
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+
the
consolidated
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the cons
ol
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ate
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si
ve inco
me
;
+
the cons
ol
id
ate
d and pare
nt comp
an
y bala
nce she
e
t
s;
+
the cons
ol
id
ate
d and pare
nt comp
an
y st
a
tem
ent
s of
cha
ng
es in equi
t
y
;
+
the cons
ol
id
ate
d cas
h
o
w st
a
tem
ent
;
+
the s
ta
tem
en
t of
acco
un
ti
ng pol
ic
ie
s; and
+
the rela
te
d notes 1
to 48
.
T
he nan
ci
al rep
or
ti
ng fr
am
ew
or
k that has be
en app
lie
d in the prep
ar
at
io
n of
th
e
gr
oup na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s is appl
ic
a
bl
e law,
in
ter
na
ti
on
al accou
nt
in
g
s
t
an
dar
ds in confo
rm
it
y wi
th th
e
re
qu
ire
me
nt
s of
th
e Comp
an
ie
s
Ac
t 200
6
, and IFR
S
s as
ad
op
ted by the Europ
ea
n Unio
n. Th
e nan
ci
al repo
r
ti
ng fra
me
w
or
k
tha
t has bee
n appl
ie
d in
th
e prep
ar
at
io
n
of the pa
ren
t compa
ny na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s is appl
ic
ab
le law an
d
Un
it
ed Ki
ng
do
m
Accou
nt
in
g Stan
da
rds
, inc
lu
din
g
FR
S
101
R
ed
uce
d Dis
cl
os
ure Fra
me
wo
r
k
” (Un
i
ted Ki
ng
do
m Gen
era
ll
y Acce
pte
d Accou
nt
in
g Prac
ti
ce).
2
.
Basis f
or opinion
We
con
du
c
t
ed our aud
it in accor
da
nce wi
th Inte
rn
at
io
na
l Stan
da
rds on Aud
it
in
g (UK
) (I
S
A
s (U
K
)) and ap
pl
ic
ab
le law. Our res
po
nsi
bi
li
ti
es und
er tho
s
e
s
t
an
da
rds
are fu
r
t
he
r des
cr
ib
ed in the aud
ito
r
’s resp
o
nsi
bil
i
ti
es for the aud
i
t of
the na
nc
ia
l
s
t
at
eme
nt
s se
c
t
io
n of
our rep
or
t
.
We
ar
e
in
de
pe
nd
en
t of
th
e group and th
e
pa
re
nt comp
an
y in
acco
rd
an
ce wit
h the eth
ic
al req
ui
rem
en
t
s that are rele
v
ant to our audi
t of
th
e nan
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s
in the UK
, inc
lu
din
g the Fi
nan
ci
al Rep
or
t
ing Coun
ci
l
s (the ‘
FR
C
’s
) Ethic
a
l Stan
da
rd as appl
ie
d to
l
is
te
d pub
lic inte
re
s
t enti
t
ie
s
,
an
d we
ha
ve ful
ll
ed our oth
er
et
hi
ca
l resp
on
sib
ili
t
ie
s in
acc
ord
an
ce wit
h the
se req
uir
em
ent
s. Th
e non
-
au
di
t ser
v
ice
s prov
i
de
d to
the gro
up and par
en
t
com
p
any for th
e
ye
ar are disc
lo
se
d
in note 6
to the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s. We
con
r
m tha
t the non
-
au
di
t ser
v
ice
s proh
ib
ite
d by the FRC
s E
th
ic
a
l Stan
da
rd were not pro
v
id
ed to
th
e group or the
parent
company
.
We
be
li
ev
e that th
e
au
di
t ev
id
en
ce we
ha
ve obt
ai
ne
d is
su
c
ie
nt and app
ro
pr
ia
te to
pro
v
id
e a
b
asi
s for our opin
io
n.
3
. Summar
y o
f our au
dit app
roac
h
Key a
udi
t ma
t
te
r
s
T
he key audi
t mat
t
er
s that we ide
nt
i
e
d in
th
e
cu
r
ren
t year were:
+
Reve
nu
e and pro
t reco
gn
it
io
n;
+
Valua
ti
on of good
w
il
l and int
an
gib
l
e
as
s
et
s
; and
+
De
ne
d ben
e
t pens
io
ns liab
il
it
ie
s val
uat
io
n
.
Wi
t
hi
n
th
is rep
or
t
, key
au
di
t mat
t
er
s are iden
ti
ed as follo
w
s:
I
nc
rea
se
d lev
el of
ri
sk
Sim
ila
r lev
el of
ri
sk
D
e
cre
as
ed lev
el of risk
Materialit
y
T
he mate
ri
ali
t
y that we use
d for the group na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s was £5
.7
m whic
h was deter
mi
ne
d on the
ba
sis of unde
rl
y
i
ng pro
t bef
ore ta
x
.
Scoping
We
foc
us
ed our gro
up aud
it sco
pe pr
ima
r
il
y on
th
e audi
t wor
k at 1
6 loc
a
ti
ons
, 1
2 of thes
e were sub
je
c
t to
a
fu
ll aud
it
, wh
ils
t the remai
ni
ng 4
wer
e subje
c
t to
s
pe
ci
ed aud
i
t
pr
oce
du
re
s wher
e the ex
te
nt of
ou
r tes
ti
ng
was ba
se
d on
ou
r asse
s
sm
ent of the ris
k
s of
ma
ter
ia
l
mi
ss
ta
tem
en
t
. The
se 1
6
lo
c
at
io
ns acco
unt
ed for 91
% of
gro
up reve
nu
e and 91
% of
un
de
rl
y
i
ng pro
t bef
ore t
ax
.
Sig
ni
c
a
nt chan
ge
s in
our app
ro
ac
h
Our aud
it has be
en resp
on
si
ve to the impa
c
t
of Cov
id
-1
9, for
e
xam
pl
e in
re
lat
io
n to
th
e key
au
di
t mat
te
r
s as
de
sc
ri
be
d fur
t
he
r belo
w and in
ho
w we
ha
ve cond
uc
ted our au
di
t remot
el
y,
bu
t oth
er
wi
se th
ere hav
e been
no sign
i
c
an
t chan
ge
s to
our aud
it ap
pro
a
ch in
co
mp
ar
is
on to
th
e pri
or per
io
d
. All comp
on
en
t
s that we
re
sub
je
c
t to full sco
pe pro
ced
ur
es in F
Y1
9 remai
ne
d so
in F
Y
20
, but we made so
me cha
ng
es to
ou
r spec
i
e
d
sco
pe au
di
t
s for rota
t
ion
al pur
p
os
es
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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Independent auditor
’s report
T
o the m
em
b
er
s of U
lt
ra E
le
c
t
ro
nic
s H
ol
di
ng
s pl
c
continued
4. Conclusions rel
ating t
o going c
oncern
In au
di
ti
ng t
he n
an
cia
l s
ta
te
men
t
s
, we ha
ve con
cl
ud
ed t
ha
t the di
re
c
to
r
s
’ us
e of the g
oin
g con
cer
n ba
sis of a
ccou
nt
in
g in th
e prep
a
ra
ti
on of th
e na
nc
ia
l
s
t
ate
me
nt
s is ap
pr
op
ri
ate.
Ou
r ev
alu
at
io
n of th
e dire
c
t
or
s
’ as
s
es
sm
en
t of the gr
ou
p
’s an
d pa
ren
t comp
a
ny
s abi
li
t
y to co
nt
inu
e to ado
pt t
he go
in
g con
cer
n ba
sis of ac
cou
nt
in
g
inc
lu
de
d th
e fol
lo
wi
ng ma
in p
roce
d
ure
s:
+
Consi
de
ra
ti
on of the Grou
p
’s late
s
t nan
ci
al per
fo
r
man
ce and pos
it
io
n and year on year tre
nd;
+
Chal
le
ng
e of
key ass
um
pt
io
ns in manag
em
en
t
’s fore
c
as
t mod
el inc
lu
di
ng as
se
ss
me
nt of the his
tor
ic
a
l accu
ra
c
y of forec
a
s
t
s prep
ar
ed by mana
gem
en
t
,
rea
so
nab
il
it
y wi
th res
pe
c
t to
th
e wid
er mac
ro
eco
no
mi
c and indu
s
tr
y con
di
ti
on
s, an
d obt
ain
in
g evi
de
nce of orde
r back
l
og an
d contr
ac
t wins
;
+
A
ss
e
ss
me
nt of
cr
ed
it fac
il
it
y hea
dro
om an
d coven
ant com
pl
ian
ce thro
ug
h rev
ie
w
of the or
ig
ina
l agre
em
ent
s and eva
lua
ti
on aga
in
s
t the year-e
nd an
d
fo
rec
a
s
t
po
si
ti
on
s; and
+
Chal
le
ng
e of
man
ag
em
en
t
’s sen
si
ti
v
i
t
y
an
al
y
si
s both me
cha
ni
c
all
y an
d
in the sui
t
ab
il
it
y of thei
r sensi
t
is
ed as
sum
pt
io
ns as bein
g ree
c
t
i
ve of reaso
na
bl
e
wo
rs
t cas
e.
Ba
se
d on th
e wo
rk w
e hav
e per
fo
rm
e
d, we ha
ve n
ot id
en
ti
e
d an
y mate
ri
al un
cer
t
ai
nt
ie
s rela
t
in
g to even
t
s or co
nd
it
io
ns th
at
, in
di
v
i
dua
ll
y or co
ll
ec
ti
v
el
y,
may c
as
t s
ign
i
c
an
t dou
bt o
n the gr
ou
p
’s an
d pa
ren
t comp
a
ny
’s a
bil
i
t
y to co
nt
inu
e as a goi
ng co
nce
rn fo
r a per
io
d of at l
eas
t t
we
l
ve mo
nt
hs f
rom w
he
n
th
e na
nc
ial s
t
a
tem
en
t
s are au
t
ho
ri
se
d for is
su
e.
In rel
at
io
n to the re
po
r
t
in
g on ho
w th
e gro
up has ap
p
lie
d th
e UK Cor
p
ora
te Go
ve
rn
an
ce Cod
e, we ha
ve no
th
in
g mate
ri
al to ad
d or dr
aw at
ten
ti
on to in
rel
at
io
n to the di
re
c
to
r
s
’ s
ta
tem
en
t in th
e na
nc
ial s
t
a
tem
en
t
s ab
ou
t wh
et
he
r th
e dire
c
to
r
s con
sid
ere
d i
t app
ro
pr
ia
te to ado
pt th
e go
in
g conc
er
n bas
is
of acco
un
ti
ng
.
Ou
r resp
o
nsi
bil
i
ti
es an
d th
e res
po
nsi
bi
li
ti
es of t
he di
rec
to
rs w
i
th re
sp
ec
t to goi
ng con
ce
rn ar
e des
c
ri
be
d in th
e rel
ev
an
t se
c
t
io
ns of th
is rep
o
r
t
.
5. Key a
udit m
atters
Key au
di
t ma
t
te
r
s are th
os
e ma
t
te
r
s tha
t
, in our p
rofe
s
sio
na
l jud
ge
me
nt
, we
re of mo
s
t sig
ni
c
a
nce in o
ur au
di
t of th
e na
nc
ial s
t
a
tem
ent
s of the c
ur
ren
t
pe
ri
od a
nd in
cl
ud
e th
e mos
t si
gn
i
c
an
t as
se
ss
e
d ris
k
s of ma
ter
ia
l mis
s
t
ate
me
nt (w
he
th
er o
r not du
e to fr
au
d) th
at w
e ide
nt
i
e
d. T
he
se ma
t
ter
s in
cl
ud
ed
th
os
e whi
ch ha
d the grea
te
s
t ee
c
t on: th
e over
al
l audi
t s
tr
ate
g
y,
th
e all
oc
a
ti
on of res
ou
rces in th
e aud
it
; an
d dire
c
t
in
g the e
or
t
s of the en
ga
gem
en
t team
.
T
he
se ma
t
te
r
s wer
e add
re
ss
e
d in the co
nte
x
t of o
ur au
di
t of th
e na
nc
ial s
t
a
tem
ent
s as a who
le
, and in fo
r
min
g our o
pi
nio
n th
ere
on
, an
d we do no
t
pro
v
id
e a sep
ar
ate o
pin
io
n on th
es
e ma
t
te
r
s.
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
107
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
5.
1.
R
eve
nu
e and pro
t rec
ogn
it
io
n
Key a
udit matter description
Th
e group reco
gn
is
ed rev
en
ue of
£8
59.8
m in
2020
(2019:
£82
5.
4m)
, wit
h sal
es reco
gn
is
ed on bot
h an
ove
r-tim
e (£5
03.7m)
a
nd on a
poi
nt-
in
-
ti
me (£
356
.
1
m) basi
s in
acco
rda
nc
e
w
it
h ‘
IF
R
S 1
5:
Re
ve
nu
e from
con
tr
ac
t
s wi
th cus
to
me
r
.
We
id
en
ti
ed a
key aud
it mat
te
r relate
d to
th
e
r
isk tha
t
, from ei
th
er err
or or fra
ud
, that rev
enu
e and pro
t is
rec
og
nis
ed inc
or
re
c
t
l
y base
d on
ju
dg
em
en
t
s wit
hi
n the cos
t to
comp
l
ete es
t
ima
te of
sig
ni
ca
nt cont
ra
c
t
s, or
du
e
to inco
rr
ec
t treat
m
ent of cont
ra
c
t
s
, whi
ch inc
lu
de unu
sua
l or
on
ero
us ter
ms
.
We
con
si
de
r that tho
se con
tr
ac
t
s wit
h a
des
ig
n phas
e have a
hei
gh
ten
ed ris
k of
cos
t es
ca
la
ti
on due to
ex
ten
de
d or
un
for
es
ee
n eor
t nece
s
s
ar
y to
ac
hie
ve con
tr
ac
t mile
s
ton
es
.
Fu
r
t
he
r
,
gi
v
en the be
sp
oke nat
ure and th
e
le
ng
t
h of
tim
e to
de
ve
lo
p and manu
fa
c
t
ur
e many of
Ul
t
ra
s
pro
du
c
t
s and solu
t
io
ns
, the cont
ra
c
t
s bet
w
ee
n Ult
ra and it
s cus
tom
er
s can con
t
ain com
pl
ex ter
ms or
con
tr
ac
t var
iat
io
ns and th
ere
fo
re ther
e is
als
o a
ris
k that rev
en
ue is
no
t recog
ni
se
d in
acco
rd
an
ce wit
h
suc
h term
s.
Ref
er to
pa
ge 1
5
6 (key sou
rce
s
of es
t
ima
ti
on unc
er
t
ain
t
y –
co
nt
ra
c
t rev
en
ue and pro
t reco
gn
i
ti
on); pag
e
1
5
7
(acco
unt
in
g pol
ic
ie
s –
re
ve
nu
e recog
ni
t
io
n); page 86 (Au
di
t Comm
it
te
e repor
t –
sig
ni
ca
nt jud
ge
me
nt
s
con
sid
er
ed; and pa
ge 1
24 (
no
te 3
o
f the Fin
an
cia
l Sta
tem
en
t
s).
How the sco
p
e
of our aud
it res
po
nd
ed
to the key
au
di
t mat
te
r
We
ob
t
ai
ne
d an
und
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g of
th
e
re
le
va
nt cont
ro
ls ove
r
lo
ng
-
te
rm con
tr
ac
t accou
nt
in
g
pr
oce
s
s.
T
o
as
se
s
s whe
th
er rev
enu
e reco
gni
se
d to
date is base
d on the cur
ren
t bes
t es
t
ima
te of
th
e degr
ee of work
pe
r
f
or
me
d unde
r the cont
ra
c
t
, for a
s
amp
l
e
of cont
ra
c
t
s we
rev
i
ew
ed th
e evi
de
nce for the pro
gr
es
s made
ag
ain
s
t the cont
ra
c
t
, the key dete
rm
in
ant be
in
g the cos
t
s to
comp
l
ete ver
su
s tota
l cos
t
s incu
rr
ed to
da
te for
eac
h cont
ra
c
t
.
T
o
ve
ri
f
y reve
nu
e for contr
ac
t
s reco
gni
se
d over ti
me, we sou
ght to conr
m the cos
t
s to
com
pl
et
e, by
ag
ree
in
g to
e
v
id
en
ce of
com
mi
t
ted spe
nd
, bud
ge
ted rat
es or ac
t
ual cos
t
s inc
ur
re
d to
date wh
en comp
ar
ed
to the remai
ni
ng wor
k to
be per
fo
r
me
d unde
r the cont
ra
c
t
. We
r
ev
i
ew
ed the con
tr
ac
t risk reg
is
te
rs to
pro
v
id
e evi
de
nce ove
r the jud
ge
me
nt take
n whe
n prov
id
in
g for the cos
t of
mi
ti
ga
ti
ng tech
ni
c
al risk
s and
me
et
in
g fut
ur
e mile
s
ton
es
.
We
un
de
r
s
too
d and cha
lle
ng
e
d
ma
na
ge
men
t
’s jud
ge
me
nt
s by refer
r
in
g to
ev
id
en
ce incl
u
din
g sign
ed
con
tr
ac
t terms an
d lates
t pro
je
c
t s
ta
t
us repo
r
t
s
,
an
d disc
us
s
ed cont
ra
c
t pro
gr
es
s and fu
tu
re risk
s wit
h
con
tr
ac
t engi
ne
er
s
. We
a
ls
o ass
es
s
ed the rel
iab
il
it
y of
ma
na
gem
en
t es
ti
mat
es thr
ou
gh consi
de
ra
ti
on of
th
e his
tor
ic
a
l accur
ac
y of prio
r per
io
d mana
ge
me
nt es
ti
ma
tes
.
F
or our sa
mpl
e of
con
tr
ac
t
s
, we made enq
uir
i
es wi
th pro
je
c
t man
ag
er
s as
to any unus
ual cont
r
ac
t terms or
sid
e agre
em
en
t
s sep
ara
te to
th
e orig
in
al cont
ra
c
t and ver
i
e
d tot
al cont
ra
c
t val
ue to contr
ac
t
, in
ad
di
t
io
n
to tes
ti
ng a
sa
mp
le of bill
in
gs and cos
t
s inc
ur
re
d
to date.
Key observations
We consi
de
re
d the cos
t
s to
comp
l
ete on lon
g-
te
rm con
tr
ac
t
s and the
ref
ore th
e reven
ue and mar
gin
rec
og
nis
ed to be
ap
pr
op
ri
ate, bas
e
d on
th
e ass
es
sm
en
t of
t
h
e risk
s rem
ain
in
g in
th
e contr
ac
t
s and wor
k
pe
r
f
or
me
d to
date
.
5.
2
. Valua
ti
on of good
w
ill
Key a
udit matter description
Th
e group hel
d £3
63
.0
m (201
9
: £36
5.9
m)
of goo
dw
il
l aris
in
g on
it
s acq
ui
si
ti
on
s
ma
de as at
31
De
ce
mb
er
2020. The
re is a
r
is
k that inap
p
rop
r
iate jud
g
eme
nt
s rel
at
in
g to
f
u
t
ure ca
sh ow fore
c
as
t
s and dis
cou
nt rate
s
are use
d, lea
di
ng to the over
s
t
a
tem
en
t of
the va
lu
e in
use of the
se ass
e
t
s. If the
ir recov
er
ab
le amo
un
t is
le
ss
tha
n the
ir reco
rde
d val
ue, an impa
ir
me
nt is requ
ire
d. Th
is is
pa
r
ti
cu
lar
l
y rele
v
ant gi
ve
n the vola
ti
li
t
y and
unc
er
t
ain
t
y in
de
fen
ce spen
di
ng in bot
h new and tra
di
ti
on
al mar
ket
s
.
We
ha
ve foc
us
ed thi
s key
au
di
t mat
te
r arou
nd the key ass
ump
ti
on
s (pe
r
fo
r
ma
nce fore
c
as
t
s an
d
di
sco
un
t
ra
tes) that hav
e been use
d to
de
ter
mi
ne the va
lu
e
in use of the Ener
gy ca
sh gen
er
at
in
g unit (‘
CGU
). Th
is was
du
e
to the hig
h
gr
ow
th rate for
ec
as
t in
th
e
s
t
ra
teg
ic pla
n desp
ite th
e curr
ent yea
r nega
ti
v
e per
fo
rm
an
ce
ag
ain
s
t bud
ge
t.
Ref
er to
pa
ge 1
57 (accou
nt
in
g poli
ci
es –
go
od
w
il
l)
; pag
e
86 (A
ud
it Com
mi
t
te
e repo
r
t –
s
ign
i
c
an
t judg
em
en
t
s
con
sid
er
ed
); and pa
ge 1
29 (note 1
3 of
th
e Fin
an
cia
l Sta
tem
en
t
s).
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
108
How the sco
p
e
of our aud
it res
po
nd
ed
to the key
au
di
t mat
te
r
We
ob
t
ai
ne
d an
und
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g of
th
e
re
le
va
nt cont
ro
ls ove
r
th
e moni
to
r
ing of the ca
rr
y
in
g val
ue of good
w
il
l.
Substanti
ve procedur
es performe
d included
:
+
Chal
le
ng
in
g the 5
yea
r grow
th rate as
sum
pt
io
ns in the st
ra
teg
ic pla
n per
io
d. Agr
ee
ing op
po
r
t
un
i
ti
es to
ev
i
de
nce and as
se
ss
in
g accu
ra
c
y of manag
em
en
t
’s his
to
ri
c
al fore
c
as
t
in
g accu
ra
c
y
;
+
T
e
s
ti
ng th
e
lo
ng ter
m grow
th rat
e
as
su
mp
ti
on aga
ins
t the lon
g term econ
om
ic out
l
oo
k and benc
hm
ar
k
in
g
it aga
in
s
t the rate use
d by
Ul
t
ra
s
pe
e
rs
;
+
Wi
th the inv
ol
v
em
en
t of
o
ur va
lua
ti
on sp
ec
ial
is
t
s
, ben
ch
ma
rk
i
ng the dis
cou
nt rate aga
in
s
t inde
pe
nd
en
tl
y
av
ai
lab
le dat
a
, toge
th
er wi
th pe
r
f
or
mi
ng pe
er grou
p anal
y
sis
;
+
Hav
in
g chal
le
ng
ed the as
sum
pt
io
ns
, we ass
es
se
d whe
th
er th
e impa
ir
me
nt mod
el had be
en prep
a
red on
th
e basis of mana
ge
me
nt
’s as
sum
pt
io
ns and was ari
t
hm
et
ic
a
ll
y accu
ra
te. We
c
ha
ll
en
ge
d the
ap
pro
pr
ia
ten
e
ss of mana
gem
en
t
’s sen
si
ti
v
i
t
ie
s
(b
ot
h per
fo
rm
an
ce and WAC
C
) bas
ed on our wor
k
pe
r
f
or
me
d on the key
as
su
mp
ti
on
s;
+
Cal
cu
la
ted rev
is
e
d sensi
t
is
ed sce
nar
i
os bas
ed on our own inte
rp
re
t
at
io
n of
reas
on
ab
le wor
s
t ca
se
sce
na
ri
os (in
cl
ud
in
g a
s
e
ver
e down
si
de sen
si
ti
v
i
t
y
of no grow
th fro
m F
Y
20 ac
t
ua
ls);
+
A
ss
e
ss
e
d
ma
na
ge
men
t
’s Gro
up NP
V
ag
ai
ns
t Enter
p
ri
se Valu
e.
Wi
t
h regar
ds to
th
e disc
lo
sur
es wi
th
in the na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s
, we ass
es
se
d whe
th
er th
ey app
ro
pr
ia
tel
y
re
e
c
t the fac
t
s and circ
um
s
t
an
ce
s
w
it
hi
n mana
gem
en
t
’s as
se
ss
me
nt of impa
ir
me
nt over go
od
w
il
l
an
d
acquired
intangibles
.
Key observations
We are sat
is
ed th
at hea
dro
om ex
is
t
s ove
r the car
r
y
in
g val
ue of
th
e Energ
y di
v
isi
on and th
ere
fo
re no
imp
ai
r
me
nt has bee
n
re
cog
ni
se
d. We
rai
se
d a
nd
in
g to
man
ag
em
ent in rela
ti
on to
th
e disco
un
t rates
ap
pl
ie
d in
th
e
im
pa
ir
me
nt mo
del wh
ic
h was subs
eq
ue
nt
l
y
co
rre
c
ted by mana
ge
me
nt
.
5.
3
. De
ne
d ben
e
t pen
si
on liab
il
it
ie
s valua
ti
on
Key a
udit matter description
Th
e group op
era
te
s den
ed be
ne
t pe
nsi
on sch
em
es in the UK
, Swi
t
ze
rl
an
d and Cana
da
. At
31 Decem
b
er
2020 the den
e
d bene
t pensi
on sc
he
me obl
iga
t
io
n
wa
s £4
41
.
1
m (201
9: £40
3.0
m) whic
h resul
te
d in
a net
I
A
S 1
9: ‘E
mp
lo
y
men
t Ben
e
t
s
’ de
c
it of £71
.9
m (201
9
: £73
.4
m). The UK sch
em
e accou
nte
d for
9
6% of
th
is net
decit.
T
her
e is
a
r
isk tha
t the ass
ump
ti
on
s used in dete
rm
ini
ng th
e den
ed be
ne
t ob
lig
at
io
n for the UK
sc
he
me
are not app
ro
pr
ia
te, resu
lt
in
g in
an ina
pp
rop
r
ia
te pensi
on va
lua
t
ion wh
ic
h woul
d have a
mat
er
ial imp
a
c
t on
th
e nan
cia
l st
at
eme
nt
s
. Th
e mos
t sen
si
ti
v
e assu
mpt
i
on is
th
e disco
un
t rate, and so this is whe
re our eor
t
s
we
re mos
t heav
i
l
y focu
ss
e
d. Add
it
io
na
l focu
s areas inc
lu
de
d wor
k aroun
d the Ina
ti
on Ri
sk Premi
um
, giv
en
RPI refo
r
m, and IF
R
IC 1
4 cons
id
er
at
io
ns
.
Ref
er to
pa
ge 1
5
6 (key sou
rce
s
of es
t
ima
ti
on unc
er
t
ain
t
y –
re
t
ire
me
nt ben
e
t plan
s); pag
e 1
6
1 (
acco
un
ti
ng
po
li
ci
es –
pe
nsi
on
s); and pag
e 86
(A
ud
i
t
Com
mi
t
tee rep
or
t –
sig
ni
c
a
nt iss
ue
s consid
er
ed
), an
d page
s 1
4
8
to 1
52 (
not
e
29 of
th
e Fin
an
cia
l Sta
tem
en
t
s).
How the sco
p
e
of our aud
it res
po
nd
ed
to the key
au
di
t mat
te
r
We
ob
t
ai
ne
d un
und
er
s
t
a
nd
in
g of
the rel
ev
an
t cont
rol
s over the acco
un
ti
ng for de
ne
d ben
e
t
pension
scheme.
Wi
t
h the invo
l
ve
me
nt of
ou
r pensi
on sp
ec
ial
is
t
s we ass
es
s
ed th
e appr
op
ri
ate
ne
ss of the ass
ump
t
ion
s
th
rou
gh ben
ch
ma
rk
i
ng to
in
du
s
tr
y dat
a and comp
ar
is
o
n wit
h the pee
r group
.
Di
sco
un
t rate, in
at
io
n risk
pre
mi
um and IFR
IC 1
4 cons
id
era
ti
on
s were tes
te
d by
un
de
rs
ta
nd
in
g Ult
ra ass
um
pt
io
ns and met
ho
do
l
og
y
ag
ain
s
t I
A
S 1
9 and comp
a
ri
ng aga
ins
t a
re
as
on
ab
le ran
ge. Th
is ran
ge was dete
rm
in
ed by comp
ar
is
on
ag
ain
s
t 6
l
ea
di
ng ac
t
ua
r
ial r
m meth
od
ol
o
gie
s
, or
w
her
e avai
la
bl
e, thir
d par
t
y eco
no
mic dat
a
.
We
re
v
ie
we
d the suit
a
bi
li
t
y of
the me
th
od
ol
og
y use
d to
va
lu
e the de
ne
d bene
t pens
ion
scheme
obligation.
Key observations
O
ur ass
e
ss
me
nt conc
lu
de
d that Ul
tr
a
’s pen
si
on ass
um
pt
io
ns over
al
l lie wit
hi
n our accept
a
bl
e rang
e.
Independent auditor
’s report
T
o the m
em
b
er
s of U
lt
ra E
le
c
t
ro
nic
s H
ol
di
ng
s pl
c
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
109
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
6. Our applica
tion of ma
teria
lity
6.
1.
Materiali
t
y
We
de
n
e mater
ia
li
t
y as
th
e magni
t
ud
e of
mis
s
t
a
tem
en
t in
th
e nanc
ia
l st
ate
me
nt
s tha
t makes it pro
ba
bl
e that th
e econo
mi
c deci
si
ons of a
r
eas
on
ab
l
y
kn
ow
l
ed
ge
ab
le per
s
on wou
ld be cha
ng
ed or inu
en
ce
d. We
use mate
r
ial
it
y bot
h in
pl
an
nin
g the scop
e of
ou
r audi
t wor
k and in
ev
a
lua
ti
ng th
e resul
t
s
of our wor
k
.
Ba
se
d on our profe
ss
io
nal jud
ge
me
nt
, we deter
m
ine
d mate
ri
ali
t
y for the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s as
a who
le as
fo
ll
ow
s:
Gr
ou
p na
nc
ia
l st
at
e
me
nt
s
Pare
nt co
mp
an
y na
nc
ia
l st
at
em
e
nt
s
Materialit
y
£5
.7
m (201
9
: £5.
1m
)
£
2.
3m (201
9: £
1
.4
m)
Ba
si
s for det
er
min
in
g mater
ia
li
t
y
5% (201
9: 5%)
of unde
rl
y
i
ng pro
t be
for
e tax
Un
der
l
y
in
g pro
t bef
ore ta
x is recon
cil
e
d to
s
t
at
u
tor
y pro
t bef
ore ta
x in note 2
o
f the
nancial
st
atements.
Pare
nt comp
an
y mater
ia
li
t
y was deter
mi
ne
d bas
ed
on 1
% of compa
ny onl
y net as
se
t
s and cap
p
ed at
4
0
% of
t
h
e group mate
ri
al
it
y.
Ra
ti
ona
le for the be
nc
hma
rk app
li
ed
Un
de
rl
y
i
ng pro
t be
for
e tax is a
ke
y per
fo
rm
an
ce
mea
su
re fo
r th
e gro
up a
nd t
he u
se
r
s of th
e
na
nc
ia
l
s
t
at
em
ent
s; the
ref
ore is an
ap
pro
p
ria
te
ba
sis on whic
h to
de
ter
mi
ne mate
ri
ali
t
y.
T
he pare
nt comp
a
ny is
no
n
-
tr
ad
in
g, and we
therefore
consider
that net
asset
s is
the most
ap
pro
pr
ia
te met
ri
c to
det
er
mi
ne mate
ri
ali
t
y.
Underlying PBT
Und
er
l
y
in
g PBT
114
.
5
m
Gro
up ma
ter
ia
li
t
y
Group materiality £5.7m
Component materiality
range £1.6m to £2.2m
Audit Committee reporting
threshold £0.285m
6.
2
. Per
fo
rm
an
ce mate
ri
ali
t
y
We
se
t per
fo
rm
an
ce mater
ia
li
t
y at
a leve
l lowe
r than mate
ri
al
it
y to
red
uc
e the prob
ab
ili
t
y tha
t, in agg
reg
ate, unc
or
re
c
te
d and unde
te
c
te
d miss
t
ate
me
nt
s exce
ed
th
e mater
ia
li
t
y
fo
r the nan
cia
l st
a
tem
en
t
s as
a
w
ho
le.
Gr
ou
p na
nc
ia
l st
at
e
me
nt
s
Pare
nt co
mp
an
y na
nc
ia
l st
at
em
e
nt
s
Per
for
mance
material
it
y
70
% (201
9
: 70%)
of group mate
r
ial
i
t
y
70% (201
9
: 70%)
o
f pare
nt comp
an
y mater
ia
li
t
y
Ba
si
s and rati
ona
le for de
te
rm
ini
ng
per
fo
rmance materialit
y
Factors
we
consider
ed
include:
+
our pas
t ex
pe
ri
en
ce of
th
e audi
t and our ris
k ass
es
sm
en
t
,
in
cl
ud
in
g our asse
s
sm
en
t
of the gro
up
s
overall
control
env
ironment;
+
the
re were no signi
c
ant cha
ng
es to the busi
ne
ss in the per
io
d
, ther
e was
li
mi
te
d
n
an
cia
l impa
c
t on
th
e busin
es
s as a
r
es
ul
t of
cha
ng
es in the mac
roe
co
no
mic env
i
ron
me
nt
, and th
ere was a
sui
t
ab
l
e leve
l
of st
a
bil
it
y wi
th
in the Com
pa
ny
s manag
em
en
t team;
+
the rela
ti
v
el
y low num
be
r of
sig
ni
c
a
nt aud
it ris
k
s and fr
au
d risk
s
in the bus
in
es
s ide
nt
i
ed th
rou
gh
our de
ta
il
ed ri
sk ass
es
sm
en
t
;
+
the rela
ti
v
el
y low num
be
r of
unc
or
re
c
te
d and corr
ec
ted mis
s
t
at
em
ent
s in
pr
io
r per
io
ds
, and
man
ag
em
en
t
s pas
t wil
li
ng
ne
ss to inve
s
ti
ga
te and corre
c
t such mis
s
t
ate
me
nt
s ide
nt
i
e
d;
6.
3. Err
or rep
or
tin
g thre
sh
ol
d
We
ag
re
ed wi
th th
e Audi
t Commi
t
tee tha
t we woul
d repo
r
t to
th
e Commi
t
tee all au
di
t die
ren
ce
s in
exce
ss of £285
k (201
9
: £255
k)
, as
we
ll as die
ren
ce
s belo
w
tha
t thre
sh
ol
d that
, in our vie
w, war
ran
te
d repor
t
in
g on
qua
li
t
at
i
ve gro
un
ds
. We
a
ls
o repo
r
t to
th
e Aud
it Comm
i
t
te
e on
dis
c
lo
sur
e mat
te
r
s
th
at we iden
ti
ed
wh
en as
se
ss
in
g the over
al
l pres
en
ta
ti
on of the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
110
7
. A
n ov
er
v
iew of the sc
ope of our au
dit
7
.
1
. Iden
ti
c
a
ti
on and scop
in
g of
co
mpo
ne
nt
s
Ou
r Group sco
pi
ng was per
fo
r
me
d tak
i
ng acco
unt of the foll
ow
in
g consi
de
ra
ti
on
s:
T
he Gro
up is
di
v
id
ed int
o
25 op
era
t
in
g
co
mp
on
ent
s (201
9: 28) sprea
d pred
om
ina
nt
l
y acro
ss fou
r key
ter
r
it
or
ie
s –
t
h
e
UK
, US, Can
ada an
d
Au
s
t
ral
ia
. Each
com
po
ne
nt sit
s wi
t
hin on
e of
thr
ee ope
ra
ti
ng se
gm
ent
s, wi
t
h centr
al ove
r
sig
ht prov
i
de
d fro
m manag
em
en
t loc
ate
d in
th
e UK
an
d all resu
lt
s are cons
ol
id
ate
d
th
e Grou
p
le
ve
l.
Sco
pi
ng has rema
in
ed bro
ad
l
y consis
tent wi
t
h the pri
or yea
r
. Th
rou
gh our au
di
t we
hav
e per
fo
rm
ed 1
2 (201
9: 1
2) full sco
pe aud
i
t
s
, 4
s
pe
ci
ed pro
ced
ure au
di
t
s
(201
9: 4), alo
ng wi
th 9
(2019:
1
2) comp
on
en
t
s bein
g rev
ie
we
d cent
ral
l
y at
th
e Grou
p leve
l. Th
is is
co
nsis
ten
t wit
h our pri
or year sco
pi
ng wh
en acco
unt
in
g for the
red
uce
d tot
al comp
on
en
t
s
.
In add
it
io
n, th
e Group dis
po
se
d of
on
e comp
on
ent dur
in
g 2020
(wi
t
h the 2
dis
po
sa
ls in the pre
vi
ou
s year mak
in
g up
th
e tota
l redu
c
t
io
n in
uni
t
s fro
m year on
yea
r) –
Fl
ig
ht
lin
e. Thi
s was audi
te
d centr
al
l
y at
th
e Group le
ve
l, cons
is
te
nt wi
th our aud
it ap
pro
ac
h fro
m the pri
or year.
Com
po
ne
nt
s were se
le
c
te
d bas
ed on thei
r cont
ri
bu
t
io
n to
t
he cons
o
lid
ate
d reve
nu
e and unde
r
ly
i
ng pro
t
be
fo
re ta
x for the Grou
p. Of the 1
2 ful
l scop
e audi
t
s
id
ent
i
e
d
,
3 were cons
id
ere
d to
be sign
i
c
an
t compo
ne
nt
s to the Grou
p base
d on thei
r reven
ue an
d
un
de
rl
y
i
ng pro
t be
for
e tax con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
.
Revenue
Fu
ll a
udi
t s
cop
e
8
1%
Spe
ci
ed au
di
t pr
oce
du
re
s
10%
Rev
i
ew at G
rou
p le
vel
9%
Pro
t bef
ore ta
x
Fu
ll a
udi
t s
cop
e
82%
Spe
ci
ed au
di
t pr
oce
du
re
s
9%
Rev
i
ew at G
rou
p le
vel
9%
7
.
2
. Work
in
g wit
h othe
r audi
tor
s
Ea
ch comp
on
en
t in
sco
p
e was subje
c
t to an
au
di
t mater
ia
li
t
y
le
ve
l bet
we
en £
1
.6 mill
io
n and £2.
2 mill
io
n (201
9
: £
1.4m and £2
.
1m
). Thi
s audi
t wor
k on
al
l
com
po
ne
nt
s was per
fo
r
me
d by
De
lo
i
t
te mem
be
r rms und
er th
e direc
ti
on an
d
su
pe
r
v
isi
on of
th
e Grou
p audi
t team
. At
gro
up lev
el we als
o
te
s
ted th
e
con
so
li
dat
io
n proc
es
s and per
fo
rm
e
d
an
al
y
t
ic
al pro
ce
dur
es to
as
se
s
s whe
th
er the
re were any sig
ni
c
a
nt risk
s of
mat
er
ial mis
s
t
a
tem
ent wi
t
hin th
e
ag
gre
ga
ted na
nc
ial inf
or
ma
ti
on of the remai
ni
ng comp
o
nen
t
s
, not subj
ec
t to
fu
ll scop
e aud
it or audi
t of spec
i
e
d accoun
t bala
nc
es
.
We
com
mu
ni
ca
te
d the resu
lt
s of our risk as
se
ss
me
nt exer
cis
e to
th
e compo
ne
nt aud
i
tor
s and ins
t
r
uc
ted the
m on
th
e areas of sign
i
c
an
t risk
, th
e proce
du
res
to be
pe
r
for
m
ed and tim
in
g of
th
eir rep
or
t
in
g to
u
s. We
al
so pro
vi
de
d dire
c
t
io
n on
en
qu
ir
ie
s made by the comp
on
en
t audi
to
r
s throu
gh onl
in
e and telep
h
on
e
con
ver
s
a
ti
on
s. Fo
r over
s
ea
s enti
t
ie
s, a
l
e rev
ie
w was per
for
m
ed to
ve
ri
f
y the wor
k per
fo
rm
e
d
by th
e teams was in
li
ne wi
th bot
h the sco
pe and s
t
an
dar
d
req
ui
red by the Gro
up aud
it team
. All th
e ndi
ng
s
id
en
ti
ed were dis
c
us
se
d wit
h the comp
o
nen
t audi
to
r in
de
ta
il and fu
r
t
h
er proc
ed
ure
s to
be per
fo
rm
ed
we
re issu
ed wh
ere rel
ev
an
t
.
In prev
i
ou
s year
s the Gro
up audi
t team foll
ow
e
d
a prog
ra
mm
e of
pla
nn
ed vi
si
t
s that has be
en desi
gn
ed so tha
t on
a rota
ti
on
al bas
is the Sen
io
r Stat
u
tor
y
Au
di
tor,
o
r a
s
e
nio
r memb
er of the Gro
up audi
t team vi
si
ted eac
h of
th
e prim
ar
y ope
ra
ti
ng com
po
ne
nt
, incl
ud
in
g each of the sign
i
c
an
t compo
ne
nt
s on an
ann
ua
l basis
. How
ev
er
, in
th
e cur
ren
t glob
al cli
mat
e
an
d due to
tr
ave
l res
t
ri
c
t
io
ns imp
os
ed as a
res
ul
t of
Cov
id
-1
9 this was not pos
s
ibl
e. Th
is didn
t imp
a
c
t the
ou
tco
me of
ou
r wor
k
, as
we st
il
l were abl
e to
p
e
r
f
or
m su
ci
ent gro
up over
s
ig
ht via reg
ula
r vir
t
ual com
mun
ic
a
ti
on and rev
i
ew of
com
p
on
ent l
es
.
Independent auditor
’s report
T
o the m
em
b
er
s of U
lt
ra E
le
c
t
ro
nic
s H
ol
di
ng
s pl
c
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
111
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
8
. O
ther inf
ormation
T
he oth
er info
rm
at
io
n comp
ri
se
s the info
rm
at
io
n incl
ud
ed in the ann
ual rep
or
t
, oth
er tha
n
th
e nan
ci
al
s
t
ate
me
nt
s and our aud
i
tor
’s rep
or
t the
reo
n
.
T
he dire
c
tor
s are resp
on
sib
le for the ot
he
r
in
for
m
at
io
n
con
t
ain
ed wi
t
hin th
e annua
l repo
r
t
. Our op
ini
on on the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s doe
s not cover the ot
he
r
inf
or
ma
ti
on and
, excep
t to
t
h
e
e
x
ten
t oth
er
wi
se ex
pl
ic
it
l
y st
a
ted in our repo
r
t
, we do not exp
res
s any
form
of
assurance
conclusion
thereon.
Ou
r respo
ns
ib
ili
t
y is
to read the oth
er info
r
mat
i
on and
, in
do
ing so, con
sid
er wh
et
he
r the oth
er
inf
or
ma
ti
on is mater
ia
ll
y inco
nsi
s
ten
t wit
h the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s or
ou
r kno
wl
e
dg
e obt
ain
ed in the
cou
r
se of
th
e audi
t
, or othe
r
wi
se app
ea
r
s to
b
e mate
ri
all
y mis
s
t
at
ed
.
If we
id
en
ti
f
y such mat
er
ial inc
ons
is
te
nc
ie
s or
ap
pa
ren
t mater
ia
l miss
ta
tem
en
t
s
, we
ar
e
re
qu
ire
d to
de
ter
mi
ne whe
t
he
r
th
is gi
ve
s
r
is
e
to a
mate
r
ial mis
s
t
at
eme
nt in the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s them
se
l
ve
s
. If,
ba
se
d on
th
e wor
k we
hav
e per
fo
rm
ed
, we
co
nc
lu
de tha
t there is a
mate
ri
al mis
s
t
ate
me
nt of this oth
er
inf
or
ma
ti
on
, we
are req
ui
red to repo
r
t tha
t fac
t.
We have nothi
ng to repo
r
t in this reg
ar
d.
9. Res
pon
sibiliti
es
of dire
c
tor
s
A
s exp
la
in
ed mor
e full
y in the dire
c
to
r
s
’ resp
on
sib
il
it
ie
s st
a
tem
en
t, th
e direc
tor
s are resp
o
nsi
bl
e for the prep
ar
at
io
n of
th
e
n
an
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s and for bein
g
sa
t
is
ed tha
t they gi
ve a
tr
u
e and fair vi
ew, and for suc
h inter
na
l contr
ol as the dire
c
to
r
s deter
mi
ne is nece
ss
a
r
y to
e
na
bl
e the prep
ar
at
io
n of
na
nc
ial
s
t
ate
me
nt
s tha
t are
f
ree fr
om mate
ri
al mis
s
t
ate
me
nt
, whe
th
er due to frau
d or erro
r
.
In prep
ar
in
g the na
nci
al s
ta
tem
en
t
s
, the dire
c
to
r
s are
re
sp
ons
ib
le for ass
e
ss
in
g the group
s and the pa
ren
t compa
ny
s abil
it
y to
con
ti
nu
e as
a
go
in
g conce
rn
,
dis
cl
os
in
g as
app
li
c
ab
le, mat
ter
s rel
ate
d to
g
oi
ng con
cer
n and usin
g the goin
g conce
rn ba
sis of accoun
ti
ng unl
es
s the dire
c
tor
s eit
he
r inten
d to
liq
ui
dat
e the
gro
up or the pare
nt comp
an
y or
to ceas
e
op
er
at
io
ns
, or have no reali
s
ti
c alte
rn
at
i
ve bu
t
to do so.
10.
Audi
tor
’s responsib
iliti
es for
the
audi
t of
the na
ncia
l statements
Ou
r obje
c
t
i
ve
s are
to obt
ai
n reaso
na
bl
e assu
ra
nce ab
ou
t whe
th
er the na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s as a
w
h
ol
e are
f
ree fro
m mater
ia
l miss
t
ate
me
nt
, whe
th
er due
to frau
d or erro
r
, an
d to
i
ss
ue an audi
to
r
s repo
r
t
th
at inc
lu
de
s our opin
io
n. Reas
o
nab
le as
sur
an
ce is
a high lev
el of assu
ra
nce, bu
t is
no
t a
g
uar
an
te
e
th
at an
au
di
t condu
c
t
ed in accord
an
ce wit
h IS
A
s (UK
) wi
ll alw
ay
s det
ec
t a
m
ate
ri
al mis
s
t
ate
me
nt wh
en it exi
s
t
s
. Miss
t
a
tem
en
t
s can ari
se fr
om fra
ud or erro
r and are
con
sid
er
ed mate
ri
al if, indi
v
i
dua
ll
y or in
th
e aggr
eg
ate, th
ey coul
d reaso
na
bl
y be exp
e
c
te
d to
i
n
ue
nce th
e econ
omi
c dec
isi
on
s
of use
r
s taken on the bas
is
of the
se na
nc
ial s
ta
te
men
t
s
.
A fur
th
er des
cr
i
pt
io
n
of our resp
o
nsi
bil
i
ti
es for the aud
i
t
of the na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s is loc
ate
d on
th
e FRC
s webs
ite at
: w
w
w.f
rc
.o
rg.
uk
/au
di
tor
s
res
po
ns
ibi
li
ti
es
.
T
his des
cr
i
pt
io
n form
s
pa
r
t of
our aud
i
tor
’s rep
or
t
.
1
1. Extent to which th
e audit w
as considered ca
pable of detecting irr
egular
ities, inclu
ding fr
aud
Ir
reg
ul
ar
it
i
es
, incl
ud
in
g fra
ud
, are
in
s
t
an
ces of non
-
co
mp
lia
nc
e
w
it
h law
s and regu
lat
i
ons
. We
de
sig
n proce
du
res in line wi
t
h our respo
ns
ib
ili
t
ie
s, ou
tl
in
ed ab
ove
,
to detec
t mate
ria
l mis
s
t
ate
me
nt
s in resp
ec
t of
ir
reg
ul
ar
it
ie
s
, incl
ud
in
g fra
ud
.
T
he ex
ten
t
to whi
ch our pro
ced
ure
s are cap
ab
le of dete
c
t
in
g irre
gul
ar
i
ti
es
,
inc
lu
di
ng fr
au
d is
det
a
il
ed bel
ow.
1
1.
1.
Ide
nt
i
f
y
i
ng and ass
e
ss
ing po
te
nti
al ris
k
s rela
te
d to
ir
re
gul
ar
it
ie
s
In iden
ti
f
y
in
g and ass
e
ss
in
g risk
s of mater
ia
l miss
ta
tem
en
t in
re
spe
c
t of
irr
eg
ula
r
it
ie
s
, incl
ud
in
g frau
d and non
-
com
pl
ian
ce wi
th law
s and regu
la
ti
on
s, we
con
sid
er
ed the fol
lo
wi
ng:
+
the nat
ure of the ind
us
t
r
y and sec
tor
, cont
rol env
i
ron
me
nt and bus
ine
s
s per
for
ma
nc
e incl
udi
ng th
e desi
gn of
th
e group
’s remu
ne
ra
ti
on pol
ic
ie
s
, key
dr
i
ver
s
for dire
c
tor
s
’ remu
ne
ra
ti
on
, bon
us lev
els an
d per
f
or
ma
nce ta
rg
et
s
;
+
resu
lt
s of
our enq
ui
ri
es of mana
gem
en
t and the aud
it com
mi
t
te
e abo
u
t
th
ei
r own ide
nt
i
c
at
io
n and ass
es
sm
en
t of
th
e risk
s of
i
r
reg
ul
ar
it
i
es;
+
any mat
ter
s we iden
ti
e
d hav
in
g obt
ai
ne
d and rev
ie
we
d the grou
p
’s doc
um
en
t
at
io
n of
th
eir po
lic
ie
s and pro
ced
ure
s rela
ti
ng to:
– iden
ti
f
y
in
g
, eval
ua
ti
ng and com
pl
y
in
g wit
h law
s and regu
la
ti
ons an
d whet
h
er the
y were awa
re of
any ins
t
a
nce
s of
no
n
-
co
mp
lia
nce
;
– dete
c
t
in
g and resp
on
di
ng to
th
e risk
s of
fr
au
d and whe
th
er the
y have kn
ow
le
d
ge of
an
y ac
t
ual
, susp
ec
te
d
or all
eg
e
d
f
ra
ud;
– the inte
rn
al cont
rol
s es
t
ab
lis
he
d to
m
i
ti
ga
te risk
s of fra
ud or non
-
co
mp
li
an
ce wit
h law
s and regu
lat
io
ns
;
+
the mat
ter
s dis
cu
ss
e
d
am
on
g the aud
it eng
ag
em
en
t team, inc
lu
di
ng sign
i
c
an
t comp
on
en
t audi
t teams and inv
ol
v
in
g rele
v
ant inte
r
nal spe
c
ial
is
t
s
, inc
lu
din
g
ta
x
, pen
sio
ns
, val
ua
ti
on
s, ind
us
t
r
y spe
cia
li
s
t
s and I
T spec
ia
lis
t
s regar
din
g how and wh
ere fra
ud mig
ht occ
ur in the nan
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s and any pote
nti
al
in
dic
a
tor
s of frau
d.
A
s a
res
ul
t of
th
es
e proc
ed
ure
s
, we
con
sid
ere
d the opp
o
r
t
un
it
ie
s and ince
nt
i
ve
s that may exi
s
t wi
th
in the orga
ni
sa
ti
on for fr
au
d and iden
ti
ed the gre
ate
s
t
po
ten
tia
l for fra
ud in the foll
ow
in
g area: reve
nu
e and pro
t reco
gni
t
io
n. In commo
n wit
h all aud
it
s und
er IS
A
s (UK
), we are also req
ui
red to per
for
m spe
ci
c
pro
ce
du
res to
re
sp
on
d to
t
he ri
sk of
ma
nag
em
en
t over
r
id
e.
We
al
so obt
a
in
ed an unde
r
s
t
an
din
g of
th
e lega
l and regu
la
tor
y fra
me
wo
r
k
s tha
t the group op
er
ate
s in, focu
sin
g on prov
is
ion
s of
th
os
e law
s
an
d regu
la
ti
ons
tha
t had a
dir
ec
t eec
t on
th
e deter
m
ina
ti
on of mater
ia
l amou
nt
s and dis
cl
os
ure
s in
th
e nan
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s. Th
e key laws an
d regul
at
io
ns we consi
de
red in this
con
tex
t incl
ud
ed th
e UK
Com
pa
nie
s Ac
t
, Lis
t
in
g Rule
s
, pens
io
n legi
sla
ti
on
, and ta
x legi
sla
ti
on
.
In add
it
io
n, we consi
de
re
d prov
is
io
ns of
ot
he
r laws an
d
re
gu
lat
io
ns tha
t do
no
t have a
dir
ec
t eec
t on
th
e nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s but comp
li
anc
e wit
h whi
ch may
be fu
nda
me
nt
a
l to
t
he gro
up
s abili
t
y to
op
er
ate or to
avo
id a
ma
ter
ia
l pena
lt
y.
T
his inc
lu
de
d comp
lia
nce wi
t
h Inter
na
ti
ona
l T
ra
de L
aw and Inte
rn
at
io
nal T
ra
c in
A
rm
s Regu
lat
io
ns (
I
TAR)
.
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nual Repor
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unt
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1
1.
2
. Audi
t resp
on
se to ris
k
s iden
ti
e
d
A
s a
res
ul
t of
pe
r
f
or
mi
ng the ab
ove
, we
id
ent
i
e
d reve
nu
e and pro
t reco
gni
t
io
n as
a
key aud
i
t
ma
t
te
r relat
ed to
th
e poten
ti
al ris
k of
fr
au
d. Th
e key
au
di
t mat
te
r
s
se
c
t
io
n of
our rep
or
t ex
pla
in
s the mat
te
r in
mo
re det
ai
l and also de
sc
ri
be
s the spe
ci
c proce
du
re
s we
pe
r
f
or
me
d in
re
sp
ons
e to
tha
t key audi
t mat
t
er
.
In add
it
io
n to
the ab
ov
e, our proce
du
re
s to
r
esp
o
nd to
ri
sk
s id
ent
i
e
d incl
ud
ed th
e follo
w
in
g:
+
rev
ie
w
in
g
th
e nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t disc
lo
sur
es and tes
t
in
g to
s
up
po
r
ti
ng doc
um
en
t
at
io
n to
a
ss
e
ss com
pl
ian
ce wi
th prov
i
sio
ns of rele
va
nt law
s and
reg
ul
at
io
ns des
cr
ib
e
d
as hav
i
ng a
dir
ec
t eec
t on
th
e nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s;
+
enq
uir
in
g of
ma
nag
em
en
t
, the audi
t comm
i
t
te
e and ex
te
rn
al leg
al coun
se
l conce
rn
in
g ac
tu
al and pot
ent
ia
l lit
iga
ti
on an
d claim
s;
+
per
fo
rm
in
g anal
y
t
ic
al pro
ce
dur
es to
id
en
ti
f
y any unus
ual or une
xp
ec
te
d relat
io
ns
hip
s that may ind
ic
a
te risk
s of mater
ia
l miss
t
ate
me
nt due to
fr
au
d;
+
read
in
g minu
tes of mee
tin
gs of thos
e char
ge
d wit
h gov
er
nan
ce, rev
i
ew
in
g inter
na
l audi
t repo
r
t
s and rev
ie
wi
ng cor
re
sp
on
de
nce wi
th HMR
C; an
d
+
in
ad
dr
es
si
ng the ri
sk of
fr
au
d thro
ug
h manag
em
en
t over
r
id
e of
cont
ro
ls
, tes
t
ing th
e appr
op
ri
ate
ne
ss of jour
na
l entr
i
es and oth
er adj
us
t
me
nt
s
; ass
es
si
ng
wh
et
he
r the jud
ge
me
nt
s mad
e in
mak
i
ng acco
unt
in
g es
ti
ma
tes are ind
ic
at
i
ve of a
p
ote
nt
ia
l bias; and ev
al
uat
in
g the bus
ine
s
s rati
on
al
e of
any sig
ni
c
a
nt
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
ns tha
t are unusu
al or out
si
de th
e nor
mal cour
s
e of
bu
sin
es
s
.
We
al
so comm
un
ic
a
ted rel
ev
an
t iden
ti
ed law
s and regu
la
ti
on
s
an
d pote
nt
ial fr
au
d risk
s to all enga
ge
me
nt team mem
be
r
s
in
cl
ud
in
g inter
na
l
sp
ec
ia
lis
t
s
an
d all compo
ne
nt aud
it tea
ms
, and remai
ne
d aler
t to
an
y indi
ca
ti
on
s of
fr
au
d or
no
n
-
co
mp
lia
nce wi
t
h laws an
d
re
gu
lat
io
ns thr
ou
gh
ou
t the aud
it
.
Repor
t on other le
gal and regulatory
requirements
1
2
. Opinio
ns on other ma
tter
s prescribed by the C
ompan
ies Act 2
0
0
6
In our opin
io
n the par
t of
th
e direc
to
rs
’ remun
er
at
io
n repo
r
t to be
au
di
ted has be
en prop
e
rl
y pre
pa
red in accor
dan
ce wi
th the Com
pa
nie
s Ac
t 200
6
.
In our opin
io
n, bas
e
d on
th
e wor
k
un
de
r
t
a
ken in the cour
s
e of
the au
di
t:
+
the info
r
mat
i
on giv
en in the st
ra
te
gic rep
or
t and the dire
c
tor
s
’ rep
or
t for the nan
ci
al year for wh
ich th
e nan
cia
l st
at
em
ent
s
ar
e prepa
re
d is
con
sis
te
nt
wi
t
h the nan
cia
l st
a
tem
en
t
s; and
+
the s
tr
ate
gi
c repor
t and th
e direc
tor
s
’ rep
or
t have be
en pre
pa
red in accor
dan
ce wi
th app
li
c
ab
le leg
al req
uir
em
ent
s.
In the ligh
t of
th
e kno
wl
e
dg
e and unde
r
s
t
an
din
g of
th
e group an
d the pare
nt comp
an
y and thei
r env
iro
nm
en
t obt
ai
ne
d in
th
e cour
se of the audi
t
, we have
no
t
id
en
ti
ed any mate
ri
al mis
s
t
ate
me
nt
s in the st
ra
te
gic rep
or
t or the dire
c
to
r
s
’ repo
r
t
.
1
3.
Corporate Governanc
e Statement
T
he Lis
t
in
g Rule
s requ
ire us to
r
ev
i
ew the dire
c
tor
s
’ st
a
tem
en
t in
rel
at
io
n to
g
oi
ng con
cer
n, lo
ng
er-ter
m via
bi
li
t
y an
d that par
t of
th
e Corp
or
ate Go
ver
n
anc
e
St
ate
me
nt rela
ti
ng to
th
e grou
p
’s comp
li
an
ce wit
h the prov
i
sio
ns of the UK Corp
or
ate Gov
er
na
nce Cod
e spec
i
e
d for our revi
ew.
Ba
se
d on the wor
k unde
r
t
a
ken as
pa
r
t of
our aud
i
t
,
we hav
e concl
u
de
d that eac
h of
the fol
lo
wi
ng ele
me
nt
s of the Corp
o
ra
te Gove
rn
an
ce Sta
tem
ent is mater
ia
ll
y
con
sis
te
nt wi
th th
e nan
cia
l st
at
eme
nt
s an
d our kno
wl
ed
ge ob
ta
in
ed dur
in
g the aud
it
:
+
the dire
c
t
or
s
’ st
a
tem
en
t wit
h rega
rds to
th
e app
rop
r
iate
ne
s
s of
ad
opt
in
g the goi
ng conc
er
n basis of accou
nt
in
g and any mater
ia
l uncer
t
ai
nt
ie
s iden
ti
ed (set
ou
t on
pa
ge 58)
;
+
th
e
dir
ec
tor
s
’ exp
la
na
ti
on as
to
it
s ass
e
ss
me
nt of
t
he grou
p
’s pros
pe
c
t
s
,
th
e
pe
r
io
d
th
is ass
es
sm
en
t
cov
er
s and
w
hy the per
io
d
is appr
op
ri
ate (set out on
pa
ge 58);
+
the dire
c
t
or
s
’ st
a
tem
en
t on
fa
ir
, bala
nce
d and und
er
s
t
an
da
bl
e (set out on pag
e 87);
+
the bo
ard
’s con
r
ma
ti
on tha
t it
ha
s
c
ar
r
ie
d out a
rob
us
t as
se
ss
me
nt of the emer
gin
g and pri
nc
ip
al ris
k
s (set ou
t on
pa
ge
s 54
-
57
)
;
+
the se
c
t
io
n of
the ann
ua
l repo
r
t tha
t des
cr
ib
es th
e revi
ew of eec
t
i
ven
es
s of risk mana
ge
me
nt and inte
r
nal cont
ro
l sy
s
te
ms (set ou
t on
pa
ge
s 54
-59); and
+
the se
c
t
io
n desc
r
ibi
ng th
e work of the aud
it comm
i
t
te
e (set out on pag
es 8
4
-
87
)
.
Independent auditor
’s report
T
o the m
em
b
er
s of U
lt
ra E
le
c
t
ro
nic
s H
ol
di
ng
s pl
c
continued
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unt
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1
4. Mat
ters on which w
e are requi
red to report by except
ion
14.
1.
Ad
eq
ua
c
y of exp
lan
at
io
ns rec
ei
ve
d and acco
unt
in
g reco
rd
s
Un
der th
e Compa
ni
es Ac
t 20
0
6
we are req
uir
ed to
rep
or
t to
yo
u if,
in our opi
ni
on:
+
we have not rece
iv
ed all th
e infor
ma
ti
on an
d expl
an
at
io
ns we requi
re for our audi
t
; or
+
ade
qu
ate acco
unt
in
g reco
rds hav
e not been kept by the par
ent com
pa
ny,
or ret
ur
ns ade
qu
ate
for our aud
i
t have not bee
n recei
v
ed fro
m bran
ch
es not vi
si
te
d by
us; or
+
the par
ent com
pa
ny na
nc
ial s
ta
tem
en
t
s are not in
ag
ree
me
nt wi
th th
e accou
nt
ing rec
ord
s
an
d retur
ns
.
We have nothi
ng to repo
r
t in resp
e
c
t
of the
se mat
t
er
s
.
1
4.
2. Director
s’ remuneration
Un
der th
e Compa
ni
es Ac
t 20
0
6
we are als
o requ
ire
d to
r
ep
or
t if in
ou
r opini
on cer
t
ai
n disc
lo
sur
es of
dir
ec
tor
s
’ rem
une
ra
ti
on hav
e not bee
n made or the par
t of
th
e direc
to
rs
’ remun
er
at
io
n repo
r
t to be
au
di
ted is not in
ag
re
em
ent wi
t
h
th
e accou
nt
in
g recor
ds and ret
ur
ns
.
We have nothi
ng to repo
r
t in resp
e
c
t
of the
se mat
t
er
s
.
1
5. Other matters which we ar
e required to add
ress
1
5.
1.
Auditor tenure
F
oll
ow
i
ng the reco
mm
en
da
ti
on of the audi
t comm
it
te
e, we
we
re app
oi
nte
d by
th
e boa
rd of
dir
ec
tor
s on 1
7 Apr
i
l
20
03 to
au
di
t the na
nc
ial s
ta
tem
en
t
s for the
yea
r endi
ng 31
De
cem
be
r 2003 and sub
se
qu
en
t nan
cia
l per
io
ds
. The pe
ri
od of tota
l unint
er
r
upte
d enga
g
eme
nt inc
lu
di
ng pre
v
io
us rene
wa
ls and
rea
pp
oi
nt
me
nt
s of the rm is
1
8 year
s
, cove
ri
ng the yea
r
s endi
ng 31
D
e
cem
be
r 2003 to
31
De
ce
mb
er 2020.
15.2
. Con
si
s
ten
c
y of the audi
t rep
or
t wi
th the ad
dit
io
na
l
re
po
r
t to the audi
t commi
t
t
ee
Ou
r audi
t opin
io
n is
con
sis
te
nt wi
th th
e addi
t
io
nal rep
or
t to
th
e audi
t commi
t
tee we are requ
ire
d to
pro
v
id
e in
acco
rda
nc
e wit
h IS
A
s (UK
).
16. Use of our r
epor
t
T
his rep
or
t is
ma
de sol
el
y to
th
e comp
an
y
’s mem
be
r
s, as a
bo
d
y,
i
n accor
dan
ce wi
th Cha
pte
r 3
o
f Par
t 1
6 of the Comp
ani
es Ac
t 200
6. Ou
r
au
di
t wor
k has been
un
der
t
a
ken so that we migh
t st
ate to the comp
any
’s memb
e
rs th
os
e mat
te
r
s we
are req
ui
red to
s
t
at
e
to the
m in
an audi
to
r
s repo
r
t and for no
ot
he
r purp
os
e.
T
o
th
e ful
le
s
t ex
te
nt per
mi
t
ted by law, we
do not acce
pt or assu
me res
po
nsi
bi
li
t
y to anyo
ne oth
er tha
n the comp
an
y and the comp
an
y
’s mem
be
r
s as
a
bo
d
y,
for
our au
di
t wor
k
, for this rep
or
t
, or
for th
e opin
ion
s we
ha
ve for
me
d.
Alexander Butter
wor
th ACA (Senior statutory auditor)
F
or and on beha
l
f
of Del
oi
t
te LLP
Statutor
y Audit
or
Rea
di
ng
, Unite
d Ki
ng
do
m
9 March 2021
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nual Repor
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unt
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Note
2020
£m
2019
£m
Revenue
3
859.8
825.4
Cost of sales
(609.0)
(586.3)
Gross prot
250.8
239.1
Other operating income
4
0.9
1.0
Administrative expenses
(140.6)
(138.5)
Other operating expenses
5
(1.5)
(6.0)
Signicant legal charges and expenses
2
(3.3)
(1.4)
Operating prot
6
106.3
94.2
Gain/(loss) on disposals
30
5.6
(0.9)
Investment income
8
3.7
11.3
Finance costs
9
(11.9)
(13.6)
Prot before tax
103.7
91.0
Tax
10
(19.9)
(16.4)
Prot for the year
83.8
74.6
Attributable to:
Owners of the Company
83.8
74.5
Non-controlling interests
0.1
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)
Basic
12
118.0
105.1
Diluted
12
117.7
104.9
T
he accom
p
any
i
ng note
s are an
in
teg
ra
l
pa
r
t of
thi
s conso
li
da
ted inco
m
e
s
t
at
eme
nt
. Al
l resul
t
s are der
i
ve
d from cont
in
ui
ng ope
ra
ti
on
s
.
Cons
olidate
d incom
e s
t
atem
ent
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
115
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Note
2020
£m
2019
£m
Prot for the year
83.8
74.6
Items that will not be reclassied to prot or loss:
Actuarial loss on dened benet pension schemes
29
(9.3)
(9.3)
Tax relating to items that will not be reclassied
10
2.9
1.6
Total items that will not be reclassied to prot or loss
(6.4)
(7.7)
Items that are or may be reclassied to prot or loss:
Exchange dierences on translation of foreign operations
(11.2)
(17.5)
Transfer from prot and loss on cash ow hedge
(0.3)
Gains on loans used in net investment hedges
1.5
3.1
Tax relating to items that are or may be reclassied
10
0.1
Total items that are or may be reclassied to prot or loss
(9.7)
(14.6)
Other comprehensive expense for the year
(16.1)
(22.3)
Total comprehensive income for the year
67.7
52.3
Attributable to:
Owners of the Company
67.7
52.2
Non-controlling interests
0.1
T
he accom
p
any
i
ng note
s are an
in
teg
ra
l
pa
r
t of
thi
s conso
li
da
ted s
ta
te
men
t of
com
pr
ehe
ns
iv
e inco
me.
Conso
lid
ated stateme
nt of co
mpr
ehensive i
nc
ome
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
116
Note
2020
£m
2019
(restated)
£m
2018
(restated)
£m
Non-current assets
Goodwill
13
363.0
365.9
377.8
Other intangible assets
14
82.2
92.7
113.9
Property, plant and equipment
15
66.6
64.2
62.6
Leased assets
16
33.6
36.1
Deferred tax assets*
24
13.6
23.0
18.7
Derivative nancial instruments
22
2.1
1.7
0.1
Trade and other receivables
19
12.9
13.7
22.6
574.0
597.3
595.7
Current assets
Inventories
17
103.6
90.7
88.6
Trade and other receivables
19
188.5
205.4
205.2
Current tax assets*
24
8.8
6.5
8.1
Cash and cash equivalents*
114.4
110.5
135.1
Derivative nancial instruments
22
5.8
3.2
0.3
Assets classied as held for sale
30
11.5
30.6
421.1
427.8
467.9
Total assets
995.1
1,025.1
1,063.6
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
20
(199.3)
(192.3)
(212.2)
Current tax liabilities*
24
(5.9)
(1.5)
(5.0)
Derivative nancial instruments
22
(0.2)
(0.5)
(5.5)
Borrowings*
21
(38.3)
(36.5)
(214.6)
Liabilities classied as held for sale
30
(5.3)
(8.6)
Short-term provisions
25
(19.6)
(16.6)
(13.3)
(263.3)
(252.7)
(459.2)
Non-current liabilities
Retirement benet obligations
29
(73.1)
(73.3)
(73.0)
Other payables
20
(12.0)
(11.8)
(14.9)
Deferred tax liabilities*
24
(15.0)
(19.5)
(10.5)
Derivative nancial instruments
22
(0.1)
(0.2)
(1.0)
Borrowings
21
(161.9)
(228.8)
(78.0)
Long-term provisions
25
(5.0)
(8.2)
(6.2)
(267.1)
(341.8)
(183.6)
Total liabilities
(530.4)
(594.5)
(642.8)
Net assets
464.7
430.6
420.8
Equity
Share capital
26
3.6
3.5
3.6
Share premium account
205.5
203.2
201.0
Capital redemption reserve
0.4
0.4
0.3
Reserve for own shares
(1.4)
(1.4)
(2.6)
Translation reserve*
32.5
42.2
56.8
Retained earnings
224.1
182.6
161.7
Equity attributable to owners of the Company
464.7
430.5
420.8
Non-controlling interests
0.1
Total equity
464.7
430.6
420.8
T
he nan
ci
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tem
en
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s of
Ul
tr
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be
r 02830
397
, were app
ro
ve
d by
th
e Boa
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Di
rec
tor
s and au
th
or
is
e
d for
is
su
e on
9 March 2021
. Th
e accom
pa
ny
in
g note
s are
an inte
gr
al par
t of
th
is cons
ol
id
ate
d bala
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et
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On beh
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f of
th
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S
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20
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ba
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i
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en
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s and bo
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ro
w
in
gs ha
ve be
en re
s
t
at
ed to me
et th
e pre
s
en
t
at
io
n
al re
qu
ir
em
en
t
s of I
A
S 32 wit
h res
p
ec
t to
t
he Gr
ou
p
’s c
as
h
-p
o
ol
in
g ar
ra
n
ge
me
n
t
s. T
he
ne
t deb
t and ne
t as
se
t
s po
si
t
io
n is unc
ha
ng
e
d. Cer
t
ai
n 2019
de
fe
rr
ed t
ax ba
l
an
ce
s hav
e bee
n rec
la
s
si
ed fr
o
m cur
re
nt to no
n-
cu
r
re
nt to mee
t th
e req
ui
re
me
nt
s of I
A
S 1.
T
he pr
ev
i
ou
sl
y di
sc
l
os
ed s
ep
ar
a
te
he
d
gi
ng re
se
r
v
e an
d tra
ns
la
t
io
n res
er
v
e hav
e bee
n com
bi
ne
d an
d pri
o
r per
io
d
s res
t
a
te
d on a
con
si
s
te
nt ba
si
s
. See no
te 35.
Cons
olidate
d b
alance sh
ee
t
A
s
at
3
1
Dece
mber
2
0
20
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
117
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Note
2020
£m
2019
£m
Net cash ow from operating activities
27
130.0
94.6
Investing activities
Interest received
0.3
0.7
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(13.4)
(14.9)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
0.2
0.1
Expenditure on product development and other intangibles
(8.7)
(8.0)
Disposal of subsidiary undertakings
30
5.3
22.4
Net cash (used in)/from investing activities
(16.3)
0.3
Financing activities
Issue of share capital
2.3
3.3
Share buy-back (including transaction costs)
(8.6)
Dividends paid
(38.7)
(36.7)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
(0.1)
Loan syndication costs
(0.3)
Repayments of borrowings
(76.2)
(315.2)
Proceeds from borrowings
11.1
259.9
Principal payment on leases
(9.0)
(7.8)
Net cash used in nancing activities
(110.6)
(105.4)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
27
3.1
(10.5)
Net cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of year
27
82.2
96.3
Eect of foreign exchange rate changes
(1.2)
(3.6)
Net cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of year
27
84.1
82.2
Ba
nk ove
rdr
af
t
s are net
ted wi
t
h cash and ca
sh equ
i
va
le
nt
s be
ca
us
e the
y form an integ
ra
l par
t of
the Gro
up
s cas
h manag
em
en
t wit
hi
n the cas
h pool
in
g
ar
ra
ng
em
en
t
s. Th
e accom
pa
ny
i
ng note
s are an
int
eg
ral pa
r
t of this cons
ol
id
ate
d cash o
w st
ate
me
nt
.
Conso
lid
ated
cash
ow
st
atem
ent
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
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embe
r
20
2
0
 
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
118
Equ
it
y at
tr
ib
ut
a
bl
e to
equ
it
y hold
er
s of the pare
nt
Share
capital
£m
Share
premium
account
£m
Capital
redemption
reserve
£m
Reserve for
own shares
£m
Translation
reserve*
£m
Retained
earnings
£m
Non-
controlling
interest
£m
Total
equity
£m
Balance at 1 January 2019
3.6
201.0
0.3
(2.6)
56.8
161.7
420.8
Adoption of IFRS 16
(2.0)
(2.0)
Restated total equity at 1 January 2019
3.6
201.0
0.3
(2.6)
56.8
159.7
418.8
Prot for the year
74.5
0.1
74.6
Other comprehensive income for the year
(14.6)
(7.7)
(22.3)
Total comprehensive income for the year
(14.6)
66.8
0.1
52.3
Equity-settled employee share schemes
2.2
1.9
4.1
Transfer from own shares
1.2
(1.2)
Tax on share-based payment transactions
0.7
0.7
Shares purchased in buyback
(0.1)
0.1
(8.6)
(8.6)
Dividend to shareholders
(36.7)
(36.7)
Balance at 31 December 2019
3.5
203.2
0.4
(1.4)
42.2
182.6
0.1
430.6
Prot for the year
83.8
83.8
Other comprehensive income for the year
(9.7)
(6.4)
(16.1)
Total comprehensive income for the year
(9.7)
77.4
67.7
Equity-settled employee share schemes
0.1
2.3
2.6
5.0
Tax on share-based payment transactions
0.2
0.2
Non-controlling interest distribution
(0.1)
(0.1)
Dividend to shareholders
(38.7)
(38.7)
Balance at 31 December 2020
3.6
205.5
0.4
(1.4)
32.5
224.1
464.7
*
T
he p
re
v
io
us
l
y di
sc
lo
s
ed s
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a
ra
te h
ed
gi
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g res
e
r
v
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d tr
an
sl
a
ti
on r
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e ha
ve b
ee
n co
mb
in
ed a
nd p
r
io
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r
io
ds r
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t
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te
d on a co
ns
is
t
en
t ba
si
s.
Conso
lid
ated stateme
nt of ch
ang
es in equ
it
y
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
 
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
119
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1 Se
gment inf
ormation
F
or mana
ge
me
nt pur
p
os
es
, the Gro
up is organ
is
ed into thr
ee ope
ra
ti
ng se
gm
ent
s: Mar
it
im
e, Intel
li
ge
nce &
Com
mu
nic
a
ti
on
s and Cri
ti
ca
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Cont
ro
l.
T
he
se seg
me
nt
s wer
e chan
ge
d from 1
Ja
nua
r
y 2020,
con
se
qu
en
tl
y the pr
io
r year seg
me
nt
al inf
or
ma
ti
on has bee
n res
t
ate
d in
ac
cord
an
ce wi
th IFR
S
8
. The
op
er
at
in
g segm
en
t
s are consis
ten
t
w
it
h the inte
rn
al repo
r
ti
ng as rev
ie
we
d by
th
e CEO who is
de
em
ed to be
th
e Chie
f Ope
ra
ti
ng Dec
is
io
n
-
Make
r
.
Se
e the
Bu
sin
es
s Uni
t rev
ie
ws on pag
es 32–37
f
or fu
r
t
he
r infor
ma
t
io
n.
2020
2
0
19
Ex
ter
nal
revenue
£m
Inter-
segm
ent
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Ex
ter
nal
revenue
£m
Inter
-
segment
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Revenue
Marit
ime
391.8
18.9
410.7
353.0
14.9
367.9
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
241.0
3.5
244.5
224.8
3.5
228.3
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
227.0
9.0
236.0
247.6
8.2
255.8
Eliminations
(31.4)
(31.4)
(26.6)
(26.6)
Consolidat
ed revenue
859.8
859.8
825.4
825.4
A
ll inter-s
eg
men
t tra
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g is
at ar
m
’s len
gt
h
.
2020
Maritime
£m
Intelligence &
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£m
Critical
Detection &
Control
£m
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£m
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t
a
l
£m
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
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t
58.6
33.5
34.0
126.1
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s aris
in
g on
acq
ui
si
ti
on
(0.5)
(8.9)
(3.2)
(12.6)
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s
(se
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te 2)
(3.3)
(3.3)
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d cos
t
s
(se
e no
te 2)
(0.2)
(0.9)
(1.1)
Res
tr
u
c
t
ur
in
g cos
t
s relate
d to
dis
po
s
al
(se
e no
te 2)
(2.0)
(0.8)
(2.8)
Operating
prot
/(loss)
55.9
23.7
30.0
(3.3)
106.3
Ga
in on d
isp
o
sa
ls
5.6
Investm
ent income
3.7
Fi
na
nc
e c
osts
(11.9)
Pro
t be
for
e tax
103.7
Ta
x
(19.9)
Pro
t af
te
r tax
83.8
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ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s are the char
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s aris
in
g from inv
es
t
ig
at
io
ns and set
t
le
men
t
s of
li
t
iga
ti
on tha
t are not in
th
e nor
mal cou
rs
e of
bu
sin
es
s
;
una
ll
oc
a
ted ite
ms are spe
ci
c cor
po
ra
te lev
el cos
t
s tha
t can
not be all
oc
a
ted to
a spe
ci
c Str
ate
gi
c Busi
ne
ss Uni
t
.
Note
s to
accounts
– Group
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
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embe
r
20
2
0
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
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No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
1 Se
gment inf
ormation
continu
ed
2
0
19
Mari
tim
e
£m
Intelligence
&
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£m
Critical Detection
& Con
tr
ol
£m
Unall
oc
ated
£m
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t
a
l
£m
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing pro
t
52.5
30.2
35.5
118.2
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s aris
in
g on
acq
ui
si
ti
on
(8.2)
(10.0)
(3.5)
(21.7)
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s
(se
e no
te 2)
(0.2)
(1.2)
(1.4)
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ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d cos
t
s
(se
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te 2)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.3)
(0.9)
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prot
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43.9
20.0
31.5
(1.2)
94.2
Los
s on disp
os
al
s and held for sa
le
(0.9)
Investm
ent income
11.3
Fi
na
nc
e c
osts
(13.6)
Pro
t be
for
e tax
91.0
Ta
x
(16.4)
Pro
t af
te
r tax
74.6
Ca
pi
t
al exp
e
ndi
tu
re
, addi
ti
on
s to
int
a
ng
ibl
e
s and leas
ed as
se
t
s
, depr
ec
ia
tio
n and amor
ti
s
at
ion
Capital expen
diture and
ad
di
ti
on
s to l
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s
ed a
s
se
t
s an
d
intangible
s (
excluding goodw
ill
and acquired intangibles)
Depreciation and
amortisation
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Marit
ime
15.0
13.9
10.6
17.9
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
8.4
14.9
17.8
19.8
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
5.0
7.0
9.1
9.9
To
t
a
l
28.4
35.8
37.5
47.6
T
he 2020
dep
re
ci
at
io
n and amor
t
is
at
io
n exp
en
se inc
lu
de
s £
18.6
m of
amo
r
ti
sa
t
ion cha
rg
es (201
9: £28
.6
m), £
1
0.4
m of
pr
op
er
t
y,
pla
nt and equ
ip
me
nt
de
pre
ci
at
io
n charg
es (201
9: £9.7
m)
and £8
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m
of lea
se
d ass
et dep
rec
ia
ti
on cha
rge
s (201
9: £9.3m).
T
o
t
al a
ss
e
t
s by s
eg
me
nt
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Marit
ime
260.2
262.0
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
336.2
357.6
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
254.0
260.6
850.4
880.2
Unal
lo
ca
ted*
144.7
144.9
Consolid
ated total
assets*
995.1
1,025.1
Una
ll
oc
a
ted as
se
t
s repre
s
ent cur
re
nt and def
er
re
d tax as
se
t
s
, deri
v
a
ti
ve
s at fair val
ue and ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s
.
*
20
19
b
a
la
nc
es fo
r cas
h an
d cas
h equ
i
va
l
en
t
s and bo
r
ro
w
in
gs ha
ve be
en re
s
t
at
ed to me
et th
e pre
s
en
t
at
io
n
al re
qu
ir
em
en
t
s of I
A
S 32 wit
h res
p
ec
t to
t
he Gr
ou
p
’s c
as
h
-
po
ol
i
ng ar
ra
n
ge
me
n
t
s. S
ep
ar
a
tel
y,
cer
t
ai
n 2019
de
fe
r
re
d ta
x bal
an
ce
s hav
e be
en rec
l
as
si
ed f
ro
m cur
re
nt to no
n
-
cu
r
re
nt to me
et th
e req
ui
re
me
nt
s of IA
S 1.
S
ee no
te 35.
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
121
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1 Se
gment inf
ormation
continu
ed
T
ot
al liabilities by segment
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Marit
ime
126.8
122.8
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
92.3
93.6
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
66.9
68.5
286.0
284.9
Unal
lo
ca
ted*
244.4
309.6
Consolidated total liabilitie
s*
530.4
594.5
Una
ll
oc
a
ted lia
bil
i
ti
es repr
es
en
t deri
v
at
i
ve
s at fair val
ue, cu
rre
nt and de
fer
re
d tax lia
bi
li
ti
es
, ret
ire
me
nt ben
e
t obl
iga
t
ion
s
, overd
ra
f
t
s
,
ba
nk lo
ans and lo
an note
s
.
Revenue by
destination
T
he foll
ow
in
g tab
le pro
v
id
es an anal
y
si
s of
th
e Grou
p
’s sa
le
s by
ge
og
ra
ph
ic
al mar
ket
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
No
r
t
h Am
er
ic
a
546.5
502.5
Uni
te
d Kin
gd
om
158.4
171.1
Res
t of
Worl
d
89.9
95.9
Mai
nl
an
d
Eur
op
e
65.0
55.9
859.8
825.4
Du
ri
ng the yea
r
,
th
er
e was
on
e dire
c
t cus
to
me
r (201
9
: one)
th
at ind
iv
i
du
al
ly acco
un
ted for grea
ter tha
n 1
0
% of
th
e Grou
p
’s tot
al tur
n
ov
er
.
S
al
es to
th
is cus
to
me
r
in 2020
wer
e £203.
2m (201
9: £
1
82.
4m) acro
s
s all segm
en
t
s
.
Other i
nformation
(by
geographic
lo
cation)
Non-
current
assets
T
otal assets
Capital expen
diture and
ad
di
ti
on
s to l
ea
s
ed a
s
se
t
s an
d
intangible
s (
excluding goodw
ill
and acquired intangibles)
2020
£m
2
0
19
*
£m
2020
£m
2
0
19
*
£m
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Uni
te
d Kin
gd
om
159.2
157.8
298.7
315.6
10.5
11.8
USA
309.1
320.9
412.0
425.5
14.5
16.6
Canada
84.3
88.5
131.8
129.9
3.1
7.1
Res
t of
Worl
d
5.7
5.5
7.9
9.2
0.3
0.3
558.3
572.7
850.4
880.2
28.4
35.8
Unal
lo
ca
ted*
15.7
24.6
144.7
144.9
574.0
597.3
995.1
1,025.1
28.4
35.8
Ultra
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
122
2 Additional non-
s
tatutor
y per
formance measures
T
o
pre
s
ent th
e unde
rl
y
i
ng per
fo
r
man
ce of
th
e Grou
p on
a consis
ten
t basis yea
r on
yea
r
,
ad
di
t
io
nal no
n
-s
t
a
tu
to
r
y per
for
ma
nc
e
in
di
c
ato
rs are use
d. Th
is ana
ly
s
is
of the Gro
up
s
op
er
at
in
g resu
lt
s
is pre
se
nte
d to
pro
v
id
e
rea
d
er
s wit
h add
it
io
na
l per
for
ma
nc
e indic
a
tor
s tha
t are prep
are
d on
a non
-
s
t
at
u
tor
y basi
s
.
It inc
lu
de
s
th
e key
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce in
dic
a
tor
s (K
PI
s)
for ret
ur
n on
in
ve
s
ted ca
pi
t
al (RO
IC
) and orga
ni
c grow
th in orde
r book
, reven
ue an
d
un
de
rl
y
i
ng op
era
ti
ng pro
t. Th
is
pre
s
ent
a
ti
on is regul
ar
l
y rev
ie
we
d by
ma
na
gem
en
t to
ide
nt
i
f
y
i
tem
s that are unus
ual and ot
he
r
i
tem
s
re
le
va
nt to
an und
er
s
t
a
nd
ing of the Gro
up
s
p
er
for
m
anc
e
an
d long
-
te
rm tre
nd
s
w
it
h refer
en
ce to
the
ir mate
ri
al
it
y and nat
ure
.
T
his ad
di
ti
on
al info
r
mat
io
n is
no
t unif
or
ml
y de
ne
d by all
com
p
ani
es an
d
ma
y not be
com
pa
ra
bl
e wit
h simi
lar
l
y tit
l
ed meas
ure
s and dis
cl
osu
re
s by
ot
he
r
or
gan
is
a
ti
ons
. Th
e free ca
sh ow de
ni
t
io
n
ha
s been rev
is
e
d to
d
ed
uc
t the pr
inc
ip
al
pa
y
me
nt
s on leas
es
, the 201
9 com
pa
ra
ti
v
e
ha
s been res
t
a
ted
. Th
e
no
n
-
s
t
at
u
tor
y disc
lo
su
res sho
ul
d not be vie
we
d in
is
ola
t
io
n
or as an
al
te
rn
at
i
ve to
th
e
eq
ui
v
al
ent s
t
at
ut
or
y meas
ure. Se
e pag
es 1
6
3 –
1
6
4 for fur
th
er det
a
il
s
an
d de
ni
ti
on
s. Th
e non
-
s
t
at
u
tor
y per
fo
r
man
ce meas
ure
s are cal
cu
lat
ed as follo
w
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Operating
prot
106.3
94.2
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s aris
in
g on
acq
ui
si
ti
on
(se
e no
te 1
4)
12.6
21.7
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s
*
3.3
1.4
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d cos
t
s
1.1
0.9
Res
tr
u
c
t
ur
in
g cos
t
s relate
d to
dis
po
s
al
(se
e no
te 30)
2.8
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing pro
t
126.1
118.2
De
pre
ci
at
io
n of
pro
pe
r
t
y, plan
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
(see no
te 1
5)
10.4
9.7
De
pre
ci
at
io
n of
lea
se
d ass
et
s (
se
e not
e 1
6)
8.5
9.3
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inter
nal
l
y gene
ra
ted int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s
(se
e no
te 1
4)
1.4
2.9
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of sof
t
wa
re, pat
ent
s
an
d tra
de
mar
k
s
(se
e no
te 1
4)
4.6
4.0
EBI
TDA
151.0
144.1
Pro
t bef
ore ta
x
103.7
91.0
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s aris
in
g on
acq
ui
si
ti
on
(se
e no
te 1
4)
12.6
21.7
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l relat
ed cos
t
s
1.1
0.9
Gain on fair
value movements of derivat
ives
(se
e no
te 22)
(3.4)
(10.6)
(Gai
n)/
lo
s
s on
dis
po
s
al
s
ne
t of
£
2.
8m res
t
r
uc
tu
ri
ng cos
t
s
(se
e no
te 30)
(2.8)
0.9
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s
*
3.3
1.4
Und
er
l
y
in
g pro
t bef
or
e tax
114.5
105.3
Ca
sh gen
er
ate
d by oper
at
ion
s
(se
e not
e 27
)
142.6
114.9
Pr
inc
ip
al pa
y
men
t
s on nan
ce leas
es
(9.0)
(7.8)
Pur
cha
se of prop
er
t
y,
pla
nt and equ
ip
me
nt
(13.4)
(14.9)
Pro
cee
ds on disp
os
a
l
of pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
0.2
0.1
E
xp
en
di
t
ure on prod
uc
t dev
elo
p
me
nt and oth
er int
an
gi
bl
es
(8.7)
(8.0)
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s
*
1.5
1.9
Dis
po
s
al
-
re
la
ted res
t
r
uc
tu
ri
ng cos
t
s
(se
e no
te 30)
1.6
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d pay
m
ent
s
1.3
0.6
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing ca
sh ow
116.1
86.8
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing ca
sh conv
er
s
io
n
(K
P
I
)
92%
73%
*
S
ig
ni
ca
n
t leg
al ch
ar
ge
s an
d exp
e
ns
es ar
e the ch
ar
ge
s ar
is
in
g fro
m inv
e
s
ti
ga
t
io
ns an
d se
t
t
le
me
nt of li
t
ig
at
i
on th
at ar
e not in th
e nor
ma
l cou
r
se of bu
si
ne
s
s.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
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ce
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0
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unt
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repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
2 Additional non-
s
tatutor
y per
formance measures
conti
nued
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Ne
t cas
h ow from op
era
ti
ng ac
t
iv
i
ti
es
130.0
94.6
Interes
t recei
ve
d
0.3
0.7
Pur
cha
se of prop
er
t
y,
pla
nt and equ
ip
me
nt
(13.4)
(14.9)
Pro
cee
ds on disp
os
a
l
of pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
0.2
0.1
E
xp
en
di
t
ure on prod
uc
t dev
elo
p
me
nt and oth
er int
an
gi
bl
es
(8.7)
(8.0)
Pr
inc
ip
al pa
y
men
t
s on nan
ce leas
es
(9.0)
(7.8)
Fre
e cas
h ow
99.4
64.7
Net
assets
464.7
430.6
Ne
t debt
(se
e no
te 27)
85.8
154.8
Ret
ir
em
ent be
ne
t ob
li
gat
io
ns
(se
e no
te 29)
73.1
73.3
Ne
t deri
v
at
i
ve na
nc
ial ins
t
r
um
en
t
s
(se
e no
te 22)
(7.6)
(4.2)
Ne
t tax as
se
t
s
(1.5)
(8.5)
T
ot
al invested capital
614.5
646.0
Average inves
ted capi
tal
630.3
665.0
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing pro
t
126.1
118.2
ROIC (K
PI
)
20.0%
17.8%
T
h
e fre
e ca
sh o
w de
ni
t
io
n has be
e
n rev
is
e
d to ded
uc
t the pr
in
c
ip
al pa
y
m
en
t
s on lea
se
s
, th
e 201
9 com
pa
ra
t
i
ve ha
s bee
n res
t
a
te
d.
Ea
rn
ing
s per shar
e
T
he reco
nc
ili
at
io
n from s
ta
t
uto
r
y earn
in
gs to
un
de
rl
y
i
ng ear
nin
gs
, as used for the und
er
l
y
in
g ear
nin
gs per sha
re met
ri
c
,
is set ou
t in
no
te 1
2.
Organic measures
Org
an
ic grow
t
h for
or
de
r book
, reven
ue an
d unde
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t is cal
cu
la
ted as foll
ow
s:
Order book
Revenue
U
n
de
rl
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng p
ro
t
£m
% i
mp
ac
t
£m
% i
mp
ac
t
£m
% i
mp
ac
t
2
0
19
1,022.9
825.4
118.2
Currency tran
slation
(16.9)
-1.7
(4.1)
-0.5
(0.6)
-0.5
Dispos
als
(0.7)
-0.1
(3.9)
-0.5
1.1
+0.9
201
9
(fo
r organ
ic mea
sur
e)
1,005.3
817.4
118.7
Or
gan
ic grow
th (K
PI
)
58.9
+5.9
42.4
+5.2
7.4
+6.2
2020
1,064.2
+4.0
859.8
+4.2
126.1
+6.7
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unt
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3 Reve
nue
A
n anal
y
sis of the Gro
up
s reven
ue is as
fol
lo
w
s:
2020
2
0
19
Maritime
£m
Intelligence &
Communications
£m
Critical
Detection &
Control
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Maritime
£m
Intelligence
&
Communications
£m
Critical
De
te
c
t
io
n &
Cont
rol
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Poi
nt in
ti
me
100.4
119.0
136.7
356.1
85.6
96.3
155.0
336.9
O
ve
r
ti
me
291.4
122.0
90.3
503.7
267.4
128.5
92.6
488.5
391.8
241.0
227.0
859.8
353.0
224.8
247.6
825.4
T
he es
ti
ma
te of
fu
t
ure cos
t
s on over-t
im
e contr
ac
t
s is
a cri
ti
c
al acco
unt
in
g es
ti
ma
te as
se
t out on page
s 1
5
6
– 1
57
. Acro
s
s the aggr
eg
ate
d por
t
f
oli
o of
ov
er
ti
me cont
ra
c
t
s
op
en at 31
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cem
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r 2020,
a 1
% incre
as
e in
es
t
im
ate
d cos
t
s to
comp
l
ete the po
r
t
fo
li
o
eq
ua
tes to £5.
3m (201
9: £5.
1
m).
T
he imp
ac
t on
re
ven
ue
wo
ul
d
de
pe
nd on the mar
gin and pe
rcen
t
ag
e of
com
pl
et
io
n of
any gi
ve
n contr
ac
t wi
thi
n the por
t
fol
io; how
ev
er
, whe
n take
n
in ag
gre
ga
te, it is
not like
l
y to
exc
eed
£5.3m.
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l reven
ue (201
9: £
1
.0
m)
was reco
gn
is
ed dur
in
g the year en
de
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ue ex
pe
c
t
ed to
be reco
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ed in the fu
tu
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for
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£m
To
t
a
l
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Poi
nt in
ti
me rev
en
ue
212.7
62.4
35.0
310.1
Over
-time revenue
409.2
196.1
148.8
754.1
4 Other
operating inc
ome
A
mo
unt
s incl
ud
ed in othe
r oper
at
in
g inco
me were as foll
ow
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e gains
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e gains an
d loss
e
s are
im
pa
c
te
d by gains or los
se
s on
fo
rei
gn exch
an
ge tra
ns
ac
t
ion
s and rev
alu
at
io
n of
cu
rre
nc
y ass
et
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s.
5 Other operating expenses
A
mo
unt
s incl
ud
ed in othe
r oper
at
in
g exp
en
se
s were as follo
w
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e los
se
s
1.5
6.0
1.5
6.0
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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t
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tements
6 Oper
ati
ng pr
ot
Op
er
at
in
g pro
t is
s
t
ate
d af
te
r char
gin
g
/(cre
di
ti
ng)
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Ra
w mater
ia
ls and oth
er bo
ugh
t-i
n inven
tor
i
es ex
pe
ns
ed in the year
303.6
260.3
St
a cos
t
s
(se
e no
te 7)
288.0
267.9
De
pre
ci
at
io
n of
pro
pe
r
t
y, plan
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
(se
e no
te 1
5)
10.4
9.7
De
pre
ci
at
io
n of
lea
se
d ass
et
s
(se
e no
te 1
6)
8.5
9.3
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inter
nal
l
y gene
ra
ted int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s
(se
e no
te 1
4)
1.4
2.9
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mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of sof
t
wa
re, pat
ent
s
an
d tra
de
mar
k
s
(se
e no
te 1
4)
4.6
4.0
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of acqui
red int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s
(se
e no
te 1
4)
12.6
21.7
Government grant income
(se
e no
te 23)
(0.2)
(0.3)
Ne
t forei
gn excha
ng
e gain
(2.1)
(5.9)
Los
s on disp
os
al of prop
er
t
y,
pla
nt and equ
ip
me
nt
0.1
0.1
Sho
r
t-ter
m lea
se rent
a
ls
0.1
0.3
Low
-
v
al
ue ass
e
t
le
as
e rent
al
s
0.2
0.1
Inc
om
e from pro
pe
r
t
y sub
le
t
t
in
g
(0.7)
(0.7)
Res
ea
rc
h
an
d dev
elo
p
me
nt cos
t
s*
31.5
28.6
Auditor
’s
remuneration
f
or
st
atutor
y aud
it work
(includi
ng
expenses)
1.4
1.3
A
nal
y
si
s of
au
di
tor
’s re
mun
er
ati
on
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
F
ee
s pay
ab
le for the aud
it of the ann
ual acco
un
t
s
0.5
0.4
F
ee
s pay
ab
le for the aud
it of subs
idi
ar
ie
s
0.9
0.9
T
o
t
al for s
ta
tu
to
r
y Gr
oup aud
it se
r
v
i
ce
s
1.4
1.3
T
ot
al non
-
au
di
t ser
v
ic
es in 2020
w
ere £
3,
0
0
0 (201
9
: £
1
1,0
0
0). Th
e Compa
ny
-
o
nl
y aud
i
t
fe
e incl
ud
ed in the Gro
up audi
t fee sho
wn abo
ve was £20
,0
0
0
(201
9: £20
,0
0
0)
.
*
T
h
e 201
9 Res
ea
rc
h an
d dev
el
o
pm
en
t cos
t ha
s bee
n res
t
a
te
d to os
e
t ass
o
ci
at
ed t
ax cr
ed
i
t
s.
7 S
ta costs
Par
ti
cu
la
r
s of
e
mp
lo
ye
es (i
nc
lu
din
g Exe
cu
t
iv
e Dire
c
to
r
s)
are sho
wn be
lo
w.
Emp
l
oye
e cos
t
s dur
in
g the year amo
un
ted to:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Wages and
salaries
250.8
233.6
So
ci
al sec
ur
i
t
y cost
s
24.6
22.6
Pens
io
n cos
t
s
12.6
11.7
288.0
267.9
T
he aver
a
ge mon
th
l
y numb
er of
pe
r
so
ns emp
lo
ye
d by
th
e Grou
p duri
ng the yea
r was as
fol
lo
w
s:
2020
Numbe
r
2
0
19
Numb
er
Produc
tion
1,813
1,690
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1,463
1,376
Selling
209
214
Suppor
t ser
v
ices
768
809
4,253
4,089
Inf
or
ma
ti
on on Dire
c
to
r
s
’ remun
er
at
io
n is
gi
ve
n in
th
e sec
ti
on of the remun
er
at
io
n repo
r
t
de
s
cr
ib
ed as hav
in
g been au
di
ted and th
os
e elem
en
t
s requ
ire
d by
th
e Compa
ni
es Ac
t 20
0
6
an
d the Fi
nan
ci
al Cond
uc
t Aut
ho
ri
t
y for
m
pa
r
t of
th
es
e accou
nt
s
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nual Repor
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unt
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8 Investment income
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Bank
interest
0.3
0.7
Fair
value movement on derivati
ves
(se
e no
te 22)
3.4
10.6
3.7
11.3
9 Fin
ance c
osts
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of nanc
e cost
s of
deb
t
0.6
0.7
Inte
re
s
t on
ba
nk loa
ns
, ove
rdr
af
t
s and oth
er lo
ans
8.3
9.5
Finan
ce charge on leases
1.7
1.5
T
ot
al bor
ro
w
ing cos
t
s
10.6
11.7
Ret
ir
em
ent be
ne
t sc
he
me na
nce cos
t
1.3
1.9
11.9
13.6
1
0
Ta
x
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
UK ta
xes
Corporation
t
ax
5.2
3.2
Ad
jus
tm
en
t
in resp
e
c
t of prio
r year
s
(0.5)
(2.4)
4.7
0.8
O
ver
s
ea
s ta
xes
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ren
t ta
xa
ti
on
11.9
10.1
Ad
jus
tm
en
t
in resp
e
c
t of prio
r year
s
(5.2)
(1.7)
6.7
8.4
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o
t
al cur
re
nt ta
x
11.4
9.2
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fe
rr
ed t
ax
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ig
ina
t
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l of
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er
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7.0
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0.2
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og
ni
ti
on of defe
rre
d ta
x liabi
li
t
y on
ov
er
s
eas ret
ai
ne
d ear
nin
gs
0.8
UK ta
x rate chan
ge
0.2
T
o
t
al def
e
rr
ed ta
x char
ge
8.5
7.2
T
o
t
al ta
x char
ge
19.9
16.4
Cor
po
ra
t
ion ta
x in the UK
is ca
lc
ula
te
d at
1
9.0% (201
9: 1
9.0
%)
of the es
t
ima
ted as
se
s
sa
bl
e pro
t for the yea
r
. UK defe
rr
ed ta
x at the bala
nce she
et date has be
en
ca
lc
ul
ate
d at
1
9.0% (201
9: 1
7
.0
%), how
ev
er th
e UK
Go
ver
n
me
nt has ver
y recen
tl
y ann
oun
ce
d that the ra
te of
UK corp
or
at
i
on ta
x will ris
e fro
m 1
9.0
% to
2
5.
0%
wi
t
h eec
t from 1
A
pr
i
l
202
3; we
w
ill pro
v
id
e fur
th
er det
a
ils of the exp
e
c
te
d impa
c
t
s in
fu
t
ure ann
ou
nce
me
nt
s
. In
ot
he
r terr
i
tor
ie
s cur
ren
t tax is cal
cu
la
ted at the
ra
tes pre
va
il
ing in the resp
e
c
t
i
ve jur
is
di
c
t
io
ns and defe
r
red ta
x has bee
n cal
cu
lat
ed at enac
ted ta
x rate
s that are exp
e
c
te
d to
app
l
y to
th
e peri
o
d when as
se
t
s are
rea
lis
e
d
or lia
bil
i
ti
es are set
tl
ed
. US
de
fer
re
d ta
x
ba
la
nce
s at
31 Dece
mb
er 2020
hav
e bee
n
c
al
cu
la
ted at 24.0% (201
9: 24.0%).
In add
it
io
n to
the am
oun
t char
ge
d to
t
he inc
om
e st
ate
me
nt
, the fol
lo
wi
ng amo
un
t
s relat
in
g to
ta
x hav
e been reco
gn
is
ed dire
c
t
l
y in
ot
he
r comp
reh
en
si
ve
income:
De
fe
rr
ed t
ax
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
A
ri
sin
g on
in
com
e and exp
en
se
s reco
gni
se
d in
ot
he
r comp
reh
ens
i
ve inco
me:
Ac
tu
ar
ia
l
ga
in on den
ed be
ne
t pe
nsi
on sc
hem
e
s
(1.8)
(1.6)
T
a
x rate cha
ng
es
(1.1)
Rev
a
lua
ti
on of inter
es
t rate he
dg
e
0.1
T
o
t
al inco
me ta
x cre
di
t reco
gni
se
d dire
c
t
l
y
in oth
er com
pre
he
ns
i
ve inco
me
(2.9)
(1.5)
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
10 T
ax
con
tinued
In add
it
io
n to
the am
oun
t char
ge
d to
t
he inc
om
e st
ate
me
nt and oth
er com
pre
he
nsi
v
e incom
e, the fol
lo
wi
ng amo
un
t
s relat
in
g to
ta
x hav
e
b
ee
n
re
cog
ni
se
d
dir
ec
tl
y in equi
t
y
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
De
fe
rr
ed t
ax
IF
R
S 1
6 adj
us
t
me
nt
(0.6)
Cha
ng
e in
es
ti
mat
ed exces
s ta
x ded
uc
ti
on
s
re
lat
ed to
sha
re
-
b
as
ed pay
m
en
t
s
0.2
(0.7)
T
o
t
al inco
me ta
x rec
og
nis
e
d direc
tl
y in equi
t
y
0.2
(1.3)
T
he di
ere
nce be
t
w
ee
n the tota
l cur
ren
t ta
x
sh
ow
n abo
ve and the amo
un
t cal
cu
lat
ed by appl
y
i
ng the s
t
an
dar
d rate of
UK cor
po
ra
ti
on ta
x to
th
e pro
t befo
re
ta
x is as
fol
lo
ws
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Gro
up pro
t be
for
e tax
103.7
91.0
T
a
x on Grou
p
pr
o
t at
s
t
an
da
rd UK corp
or
at
io
n tax ra
te of
1
9.0
0
% (201
9: 1
9.0
0
%)
19.7
17.3
T
a
x ee
c
t
s of
:
Inc
om
e
/exp
en
se
s that are not ta
xa
bl
e
/all
ow
ab
le in deter
m
ini
ng ta
x
ab
le pro
t
s
1.6
2.2
Ee
c
t of
ch
an
ge in tax rat
es
0.3
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rec
og
ni
ti
on of defer
re
d ta
x ass
et
s
0.2
E
xp
en
se
s for whic
h no
de
fe
rre
d ta
x ass
et reco
gn
is
ed
(0.5)
0.4
Di
e
ren
t ta
x
ra
tes of subs
idi
ar
ie
s ope
ra
ti
ng in othe
r juri
sd
ic
ti
ons
3.8
3.0
CFC ex
emption
(1.8)
(2.6)
Cur
ren
t and defe
r
red ta
x on intr
a
-
gr
oup di
v
id
en
ds
1.2
De
fer
re
d ta
x die
ren
ce
s
on temp
o
ra
r
y di
e
ren
ces
0.4
(0.1)
Pate
nt Box
(0.8)
(0.5)
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jus
tm
en
t
s in
res
pe
c
t of pri
or year
s
(4.0)
(3.5)
T
a
x exp
e
ns
e for the year
19.9
16.4
Inc
lu
de
d wi
th
in the ta
x recon
ci
lia
t
io
n
ar
e a
n
umb
e
r
of non
-
re
c
ur
ri
ng ite
ms
, pri
nc
ip
al
l
y
no
n
-
t
ax de
duc
t
ib
le one
-
o cos
t
s whi
ch uc
t
uate fr
om year to year
.
T
he pri
or yea
r adju
s
tm
en
t in
2020 relate
s pri
nc
ip
all
y to the use of
de
fer
re
d inter
es
t ded
uc
t
ion
s in
th
e 201
9 US
fed
er
al inco
me ta
x ret
ur
n as
a
re
sul
t of
th
e
Coro
na
v
ir
us Ai
d, Rel
ie
f,
an
d Econo
mi
c Sec
ur
i
t
y (C
A
RE
S
) Ac
t
. A
def
er
re
d tax lia
bil
i
t
y has bee
n reco
gni
se
d for the wi
th
ho
ldi
ng ta
x tha
t will be inc
ur
re
d
on fu
t
ure
di
v
id
en
ds fro
m our Cana
di
an subs
id
iar
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es
. The di
e
ren
ces at
tr
ib
u
ta
bl
e to
th
e UK
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C exem
pt
io
n, Paten
t Box and high
er over
s
ea
s tax ra
tes are exp
e
c
te
d to
rec
ur in the fu
tu
re (the le
ve
l
of pro
t
s in over
s
ea
s juri
sd
ic
ti
ons an
d chan
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s to
t
he UK and ove
rs
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s tax ra
tes wil
l aec
t the size of
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es
e di
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nce
s).
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he Gro
up is
sub
je
c
t to enqu
ir
ie
s and audi
t
s by ta
x auth
or
i
t
ie
s
in wh
ich it op
era
te
s. Th
e Grou
p consi
de
r
s
ma
ter
ia
l tax unc
er
t
ain
ti
es on the
ir ind
iv
i
du
al mer
i
t
s in
acco
rd
an
ce wit
h IFR
I
C
2
3 and, wh
ere ap
pro
pr
ia
te, make
s prov
is
ion
s in
res
pe
c
t of
t
h
e poten
ti
al ta
x liabi
li
t
ie
s or
res
t
r
ic
ti
on of tax be
ne
t
s that may ari
se. A
s at 3
1
De
cem
be
r 2020,
th
e Grou
p hold
s prov
is
io
ns for such pot
ent
ia
l issu
es of £3.
4
m (201
9: £
2.
2m). The
se pro
v
isi
on
s relate to mult
ip
le is
su
es
, acro
s
s
th
e jur
is
dic
ti
on
s
in whi
ch the Gro
up ope
ra
te
s. A
s the ou
tcom
e relat
in
g to
ta
x mat
ter
s ca
n
b
e
un
cer
t
ai
n unti
l a
co
nc
lu
sio
n is
rea
ch
ed wi
t
h the rele
va
nt ta
x aut
ho
r
it
y or thro
ug
h
a
le
gal pro
ce
ss
, the am
oun
t ult
ima
te
ly pa
id may di
er mate
ri
al
ly fr
om the amo
un
t accr
ue
d.
T
he comp
an
y has
b
ene
te
d
in the cu
rre
nt yea
r
,
an
d prev
i
ous yea
r
s, fr
om a
cer
t
ai
n exemp
ti
on in the UK
Con
tr
oll
e
d Fore
ig
n Compa
ny (CF
C
) rul
es
. We
hav
e
pre
v
io
us
l
y
re
po
r
te
d tha
t Ultr
a was pote
nt
ial
l
y aec
te
d
by th
e Europe
an Comm
is
si
on dec
isi
on tha
t the grou
p nan
ci
ng par
t
ial exem
pt
io
n (FC
PE
)
, in
th
e UK
con
tro
ll
ed for
eig
n comp
any (CF
C
) rul
e
s
as the
y app
li
ed up to
31 Dec
emb
e
r
201
8
, could cons
ti
t
ute ill
eg
al Sta
te Ai
d. On 26
F
e
br
ua
r
y 202
1
, HMRC not
i
e
d Ult
ra
of thei
r vie
w that Ul
tr
a is
no
t a
b
en
e
ci
ar
y of
St
at
e
A
id
, as
de
n
ed in the EC deci
sio
n and we beli
ev
e this conc
lu
de
s the mat
ter
.
Var
io
us emer
ge
nc
y Covi
d ta
x relie
f
s were int
rod
uce
d arou
nd th
e
wo
r
ld tha
t enti
t
le
d Ult
ra to
de
fer cor
po
ra
ti
on ta
x and ind
ire
c
t ta
x pay
m
en
t
s and soc
ial se
cu
ri
t
y
con
tr
ib
u
ti
on
s. Pay
me
nt
s of £6.
1
m were ini
ti
all
y def
er
re
d of
wh
ich £5
.6
m had been rep
ai
d at
th
e bala
nce she
et date
. In
ad
di
ti
on the US Corona
v
ir
us Ai
d
, Relie
f,
an
d Econo
mic Se
c
ur
it
y Ac
t mad
e temp
or
ar
y chan
ge
s to
th
e US
I
nte
rn
al Rev
enu
e Code whi
ch all
ow
ed th
e Group to dedu
c
t pre
v
io
usl
y def
er
re
d US
i
nte
re
s
t
ex
pe
ns
e resu
lt
in
g in
a pri
or year ta
x cred
i
t of
£3
.7m.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
128
1
1 Div
idends
A
mo
unt
s recog
nis
e
d as
dis
t
r
ib
ut
io
ns to
eq
ui
t
y hold
er
s in the year
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Ad
di
ti
on
al inte
ri
m div
i
de
nd of
39.
2p per sha
re (
eq
ui
v
al
ent to the pos
t
po
ne
d nal di
v
id
en
d)
, and nal di
v
id
en
d for the year end
ed 31
De
cem
be
r 201
8 of
37
.0
p per shar
e
27.8
26.1
Inte
r
im div
i
de
nd for the yea
r ende
d 31
D
ec
em
be
r 20
20 of
1
5
.4
p (201
9: 1
5.
0p) per shar
e
10.9
10.6
38.7
36.7
Pro
po
se
d nal di
vi
de
nd fo
r the year ende
d 31
De
ce
mb
er 202
0 of
41
.
5p (2019: 39.
2p) per shar
e
29.5
27.8
T
he 2020
pro
po
s
ed nal di
v
id
en
d of
41
.5
p per shar
e
is pro
po
se
d to
be pai
d on
1
4 May 202
1 to
s
ha
reh
ol
de
r
s on
th
e regis
t
er at 9
A
p
ri
l 202
1
. It
was ap
pro
ve
d by
th
e Boar
d af
te
r 3
1 Dece
mb
er 2020
an
d has
no
t bee
n incl
ud
ed as a
l
iab
il
it
y as at
31
De
ce
mb
er 2020.
1
2 Earnin
gs p
er s
hare
2020
pence
2
0
19
pence
Ba
si
c
un
de
rl
y
i
ng (see be
lo
w)
130.6
119.5
Di
lu
ted und
er
l
y
in
g (see bel
ow)
130.3
119.4
Basic
118.0
105.1
Dil
ute
d
117.7
104.9
T
he cal
c
ula
ti
on of the basi
c
,
un
de
rl
y
i
ng and dil
ut
ed ear
ni
ngs pe
r share is
ba
se
d on the foll
ow
in
g dat
a:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Earning
s
Ea
rn
in
gs for the pur
po
s
es of
ba
si
c earn
in
gs per shar
e
b
ein
g pro
t for the year
83.8
74.5
Underl
ying earnin
gs
Pro
t for the pe
ri
od
83.8
74.5
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le
s aris
in
g on
acq
ui
si
ti
on (net of
ta
x)
9.8
16.9
Acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d cos
t
s (
ne
t of
t
ax)
0.7
0.1
Pro
t on fair va
lu
e move
me
nt
s of deri
v
at
i
ve
s (
ne
t of
ta
x)
(2.8)
(8.8)
(Gai
n)/
lo
s
s on
dis
po
s
al
s
ne
t of
£
2.
8m res
t
r
uc
tu
ri
ng cos
t
s
, per not
e
3
0
(net of ta
x)
(1.7)
0.9
Sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al cha
rge
s and exp
e
nse
s (
ne
t of
t
ax)
3.0
1.1
Ea
rn
ing
s for the pur
po
se
s of unde
rl
y
in
g earn
ing
s per sha
re
92.8
84.7
T
he adj
us
t
me
nt
s to
pr
o
t are expl
ai
ne
d in
no
te 2.
T
he wei
ghte
d aver
a
ge numb
er of share
s is
gi
ve
n bel
ow
:
2020
Numbe
r
of shares
2
0
19
Numb
er
of s
ha
re
s
Num
b
er of
sha
re
s used for bas
ic ear
nin
gs per sha
re
71,026,681
70,893,867
Ee
c
t of
di
lu
ti
v
e poten
ti
al ord
ina
r
y share
s –
s
har
e opti
on
s
179,001
93,523
Num
be
r of
sh
are
s use
d for ful
ly dil
ut
ed ear
ni
ng
s per share
71,205,682
70,987,390
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Un
der
l
y
in
g pro
t bef
ore ta
x
(se
e not
e 2)
114.5
105.3
T
a
x rate app
li
ed for the pur
p
os
es of unde
r
ly
i
ng ear
ni
ng
s per share
19.0%
19.4%
Du
ri
ng 2020, the Comp
an
y purch
as
ed and ca
nce
ll
ed nil (201
9: 63
4,9
9
6) sha
res
. See no
te 2
6.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
129
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1
3 Goodwil
l
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Cos
t
At 1
Jan
ua
r
y
424.3
438.5
Exchange
dierences
(7.9)
(10.6)
Dispos
als
(8.9)
(0.3)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from
/(
to)
hel
d for sal
e
(se
e no
te 30)
3.3
(3.3)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r
410.8
424.3
Accumulated impairm
ent losse
s
At 1
Jan
ua
r
y
(58.4)
(60.7)
Dispos
als
8.9
Exchange
dierences
1.7
2.3
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r
(47.8)
(58.4)
Ca
rr
y
in
g am
oun
t at 31 D
e
cem
be
r
363.0
365.9
Fro
m 1
Jan
uar
y 2020, the cas
h
-
g
en
era
t
ing uni
t (C
GU
) group
in
gs were rev
is
e
d to
r
e
ec
t the new Str
ate
gi
c Busi
ne
ss Uni
t (SBU
) st
ru
c
t
ur
e of
the Gro
up.
+
Th
e Aeros
pa
ce and Ener
g
y C
GUs are unch
an
ge
d.
+
Fo
ren
sic T
e
c
hno
lo
g
y,
wh
ic
h was wit
hi
n the C2
IS
R C
GU grou
pin
g
, is
a
ne
w st
an
da
lo
ne CGU
to ree
c
t th
e
bu
sin
e
ss be
com
in
g an
SBU fro
m 1
Jan
ua
r
y 2020.
C$
45
.0
m of
go
od
w
il
l was assi
gne
d to
th
is C
GU bas
ed on the pro
po
r
t
io
n of
ne
t pres
en
t valu
e of
fu
t
ure ca
sh ow
s fro
m For
ens
ic T
e
ch
no
lo
g
y relat
i
ve to
th
e
res
t
of C2
I
SR
.
+
Th
e remai
nd
er of
C
2I
SR (i
.e. excl
ud
ing F
ore
nsi
c T
ec
hn
ol
o
gy
) and the Comm
un
ic
at
io
ns CGU
gro
up
in
g were combi
ne
d into one Inte
lli
ge
nce &
Com
mu
ni
ca
ti
on
s
CGU
gro
up
in
g to
r
e
ec
t tha
t
go
o
dw
il
l in
th
e Intel
lig
en
ce &
Comm
un
ic
at
i
ons SBU is now moni
to
re
d
at thi
s leve
l.
+
Mar
it
im
e and Und
er
wa
ter War
f
ar
e were combi
ne
d into one Mar
it
im
e C
GU grou
pi
ng to
re
e
c
t tha
t goo
dw
i
ll in
th
e Mar
it
im
e SBU is
now mo
ni
tor
ed at this lev
el
.
Cons
e
qu
ent
l
y,
th
e Grou
p
’s SBUs
, whi
ch rep
res
en
t C
GU grou
pi
ng
s, are: Aer
osp
a
ce, Energ
y, Fore
ns
ic T
e
ch
no
lo
g
y,
I
nte
ll
ig
enc
e &
Co
mm
uni
c
at
io
ns and
Mar
i
ti
me. T
he
se repr
es
en
t the low
es
t lev
el at whi
ch the go
od
w
ill is moni
to
re
d
fo
r inter
na
l manag
em
en
t purp
o
se
s. Go
od
w
il
l is
all
oc
a
ted to C
GU group
in
gs
as set ou
t belo
w
:
2020
Pre
-t
ax
discount rate
%
2
0
19
Pre-
t
ax
discount
rate
%
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Aero
spa
ce
10.2 – 11.2
10.9
12.1
32.5
32.6
Energ
y
10.2 – 11.2
10.9
12.1
17.9
18.3
F
ore
nsi
c T
ec
hn
lo
g
y
10.7
12.4
25.6
25.9
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
10.2 – 11.2
10.9
12.4
178.2
178.3
Marit
ime
10.2 – 11.2
10.9
12.9
108.8
110.8
T
o
t
al – U
lt
ra El
e
c
tr
on
ic
s
363.0
365.9
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
130
1
3 Goodwill
c
ontin
ued
Go
od
w
il
l is
ini
t
ial
l
y allo
ca
te
d, in the year a
bu
sin
es
s is acqui
re
d, to
th
e C
GU grou
p exp
ec
ted to bene
t from th
e acqui
si
ti
on
. Subs
eq
ue
nt adj
us
t
me
nt
s are mad
e to
th
is allo
c
at
io
n to
the ex
ten
t that ope
ra
ti
on
s
, to
w
hi
ch go
od
w
ill rel
ate
s
,
ar
e tran
s
fer
re
d bet
we
en CGU
gro
up
s. Th
e size
of a
CGU
gro
up va
ri
es bu
t is
ne
ver lar
ge
r
tha
n a
rep
or
t
ab
le op
er
at
in
g segm
en
t.
T
he reco
ver
ab
le am
oun
t
s of
CGUs are
de
ter
m
ine
d fro
m valu
e
-
in
-
u
se ca
lc
ula
t
ion
s
. In
dete
r
min
in
g the val
ue
-
in
-
use for eac
h C
GU, the Gro
up prep
ar
es ca
sh ow
s
de
ri
v
ed fro
m the mos
t rece
nt na
nci
al bud
ge
t
s and s
tr
ate
gi
c plans
, rep
res
en
ti
ng th
e
b
es
t es
t
ima
te of
f
ut
ur
e
p
er
for
m
anc
e. The
se pla
ns
, whi
ch hav
e been
ap
pro
ve
d by
th
e Boa
rd
, incl
ud
e det
ail
e
d nanc
ia
l forec
a
s
t
s and mar
ket ana
ly
s
is cove
ri
ng the ex
p
ec
ted dev
el
op
m
ent of each CGU
ove
r the nex
t ve yea
r
s. Th
e
ca
sh ow
s into per
p
et
ui
t
y are
al
so inc
lu
de
d and ass
um
e a
g
row
t
h rate of
2.0
% per ann
um (201
9
: 2.5% for the foll
ow
in
g 1
0 yea
r
s onl
y).
T
he key assu
mp
ti
on
s
us
ed in the val
ue
-
i
n
-
us
e cal
cu
lat
io
ns are tho
se reg
ard
in
g the disc
oun
t rate, fu
t
ure reve
nu
es
, grow
t
h rates
, fore
c
as
t gro
ss mar
gin
s
,
un
der
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t
*
and unde
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng ca
sh conv
er
si
on
*
. Manag
em
en
t es
ti
mate
s the dis
cou
nt rate usin
g pre
-
t
ax ra
tes tha
t ree
c
t cur
re
nt
mar
ke
t asse
s
sm
ent
s of
th
e
ti
me va
lu
e of
mon
ey an
d risk
s sp
ec
i
c to
th
e Group
, bein
g the Weigh
ted Ave
ra
ge Cos
t of
Ca
pi
t
al (
WACC
). Th
e W
ACC
is the
n risk-
ad
jus
t
ed to
re
e
c
t ris
k
s spe
ci
c to
e
ac
h busin
es
s
. Th
e
pr
e
-
ta
x dis
cou
nt rate use
d dur
ing 2020 was 1
0.
2
%
fo
r UK
(201
9: 1
0.9%)
, 1
0.7% for Can
ad
a (201
9: 1
2
.4%)
,
1
1
.
2% for USA (201
9: 1
2.
1
%) and 1
1
.2% for Aus
tr
ali
a (201
9
: 1
2.9%). Fu
tu
re reve
nu
es are bas
ed on orde
r
s alrea
d
y recei
v
ed
, opp
or
tu
ni
t
ie
s
th
at are kn
ow
n and
ex
pe
c
ted at the tim
e of
se
t
t
in
g the bud
ge
t and st
ra
teg
ic pla
ns and fu
tu
re grow
t
h
ra
tes
. Bu
dg
et and st
r
ate
gi
c
pl
an grow
t
h rates are bas
e
d
on a
com
bi
na
ti
on of
his
t
or
ic
al ex
pe
r
ie
nce, av
ail
ab
le Gov
er
nm
en
t spen
di
ng dat
a
, and mana
ge
me
nt and ind
us
t
r
y exp
ec
t
at
io
ns of
th
e grow
th ra
tes tha
t are exp
ec
ted to appl
y in the
maj
or mar
ket
s in
wh
ic
h each C
GU ope
ra
te
s, and in
clu
d
ed consi
de
ra
ti
on of Covi
d
-
1
9
im
pa
c
t
s dur
i
ng the bud
g
et rev
ie
w c
yc
le. Fo
re
ca
s
t gros
s marg
ins re
ec
t pas
t
ex
pe
r
ien
ce, fa
c
to
r in
ex
pe
c
t
ed ec
ie
nc
ie
s to
c
ou
nter in
at
io
na
r
y pres
su
res
, and als
o ree
c
t likel
y marg
ins ach
ie
va
bl
e in
th
e per
io
d. Lon
ge
r
-
ter
m grow
th ra
tes
,
ap
pl
ie
d into perp
e
tu
it
y at the end of
th
e st
ra
teg
ic pla
nn
ing pe
ri
od
, are set at 2.0% (201
9: 2.5% for the foll
ow
in
g 1
0 yea
r
s
on
l
y). Ul
tr
a consi
de
r
s the lon
g-
te
r
m
gro
w
t
h rate to
be app
ro
pr
ia
te for the sec
tor
s in whi
ch it ope
ra
tes
, ta
ki
ng into cons
id
er
at
io
n greate
r defe
nce spe
nd
in
g uncer
t
ai
nt
y and the pos
si
bl
e imp
ac
t
s of
climate
ch
ange.
Wi
t
hi
n
ea
ch of the st
ra
teg
ic pla
ns
, a
n
um
be
r of
as
sum
pt
io
ns are mad
e abou
t busi
ne
s
s grow
th opp
or
t
un
it
ie
s
, cont
ra
c
t win
s, pro
du
c
t de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
an
d ava
ila
bl
e
mar
ke
t
s. A key
as
su
mpt
i
on is
th
at the
re wil
l be
con
ti
nu
ed dem
an
d for Ult
ra
s
pr
od
uc
t
s and exp
e
r
t
is
e from a
nu
mb
er of US
G
ov
er
nm
en
t agen
ci
es an
d prim
e
con
tr
ac
tor
s dur
in
g the st
ra
te
gic pla
n per
io
d, an
d
he
nce con
ti
nu
ed pro
t and ca
sh gen
er
at
io
n.
Se
nsi
t
i
v
it
y anal
y
s
is
, whic
h incl
ud
e
d consid
er
at
io
n of
th
e poten
ti
al imp
ac
t
s of
Br
ex
i
t
, has
be
en pe
r
f
or
me
d on
th
e val
ue
-
i
n
-
us
e
c
al
cu
lat
i
ons to:
(i
) redu
ce the pos
t-
2025 grow
t
h assu
mp
ti
on fro
m 2.0% to
ni
l;
(i
i) inc
rea
se th
e disco
unt ra
tes by 3.0%
(i
ii
) app
l
y a
20
% red
uc
ti
on to
for
ec
as
t oper
at
in
g pro
t
s in each year of the mod
el
le
d cash in
o
ws
; and
(i
v
)
con
sid
er sp
e
ci
c m
ar
ket fa
c
t
or
s as no
ted a
bo
ve.
T
he val
ue
-
i
n
-
us
e cal
cul
at
io
ns exce
ed the CGU
c
ar
r
y
in
g
v
alu
es af
ter ap
pl
y
in
g sens
it
i
v
i
t
y ana
l
y
sis
.
*
S
ee no
te 2.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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nual Repor
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d Ac
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unt
s 2020
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1
4 O
the
r int
angibl
e as
se
ts
Acquired intangibl
es
Internally
generated
capitalise
d
development
cost
s
£m
Soft
ware,
patents and
trademarks
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Cust
omer
relationships
£m
Intellectual
prop
er
ty
£m
Pr
o
t in
order book
£m
Oth
er
acquired
£m
Cos
t
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
215.1
103.5
33.2
7.7
29.7
36.4
425.6
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(4.6)
(2.3)
(0.6)
(0.1)
(0.6)
(0.9)
(9.1)
Addit
ions
1.1
6.9
8.0
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d as
hel
d for sal
e
(0.3)
(0.3)
Rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n fro
m tan
gib
le xe
d ass
et
s
(se
e n
ot
e 1
5)
1.4
1.4
Dispos
als
(8.1)
(3.2)
(0.2)
(11.5)
At 1 January 2020
202.4
101.2
29.4
7.6
29.9
43.6
414.1
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(3.4)
(1.8)
(0.4)
(0.1)
(0.4)
(0.7)
(6.8)
Addit
ions
0.2
8.5
8.7
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
0.3
0.3
Rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n fro
m tan
gib
le xe
d ass
et
s
(se
e n
ot
e 1
5)
0.4
0.4
Dispos
als
(0.4)
(2.1)
(2.5)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
199.0
99.4
29.0
7.5
29.6
49.7
414.2
Accumulated a
mor
tisation
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
(155.3)
(73.0)
(33.2)
(4.8)
(20.1)
(25.3)
(311.7)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
3.6
1.9
0.6
0.1
0.5
0.7
7.4
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d as
hel
d for sal
e
0.2
0.2
Dispos
als
8.1
3.2
0.2
11.5
Rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n fro
m tan
gib
le xe
d ass
et
s
(se
e n
ot
e 1
5)
(0.2)
(0.2)
Charge
(12.2)
(8.6)
(0.9)
(2.9)
(4.0)
(28.6)
At 1 January 2020
(155.8)
(79.7)
(29.4)
(5.6)
(22.3)
(28.6)
(321.4)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
2.8
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.5
5.8
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
(0.2)
(0.2)
Dispos
als
0.4
2.0
2.4
Charge
(7.3)
(4.7)
(0.6)
(1.4)
(4.6)
(18.6)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(160.3)
(82.8)
(29.0)
(6.1)
(23.1)
(30.7)
(332.0)
Carr
ying amount
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
38.7
16.6
1.4
6.5
19.0
82.2
At 31
De
cem
be
r 201
9
46.6
21.5
2.0
7.6
15.0
92.7
O
f the £3
8.7m
net bo
ok val
ue wi
t
hin cus
tom
er rela
ti
on
shi
ps
, £21
.
3m rela
te
d to
H
er
le
y and £9.4
m relate
d to
F
ore
nsi
c T
e
chn
ol
o
g
y,
w
i
th es
t
im
ate
d weig
hte
d
av
era
ge rem
ain
in
g liv
es of 1
0.
1 year
s and 7
.5 year
s resp
e
c
t
i
vel
y. Of the £
1
6.6
m net boo
k val
ue wi
th
in intel
le
c
tua
l prop
er
t
y,
£8
.4
m rela
ted to
He
rl
e
y and £4.0
m
rel
ate
d to
Fo
ren
si
c T
ec
hn
ol
og
y, wit
h es
ti
mat
ed wei
ghte
d ave
ra
ge rema
ini
ng li
ve
s of
5.0 yea
r
s
an
d 6.0 resp
ec
ti
v
el
y.
O
f the £
1
9.
0m (201
9: £
1
5
.0
m)
ne
t boo
k
v
alu
e
wi
t
hin th
e sof
t
wa
re, pat
ent
s and trad
em
ar
k
s ca
teg
or
y, £0.
1
m
(2019:
£0.
2m)
rel
ate
d to
pa
ten
t
s and tra
de
mar
k
s
. Th
e amor
t
is
at
io
n of
int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s charg
e is
inc
lu
de
d wi
th
in adm
ini
s
tr
at
i
ve ex
pe
ns
es
. Int
an
gib
l
e
as
s
et
s
, oth
er tha
n good
w
il
l, are amo
r
t
is
e
d
ov
er the
ir es
t
ima
te
d
us
ef
u
l live
s
, t
y
pi
ca
ll
y as follo
w
s:
Customer relatio
nships
5 to 21 years
Inte
ll
ec
t
ual pro
pe
r
t
y
5 to 10 years
Pro
t in acqu
ire
d orde
r book
1 to 3 years
O
th
er acq
uire
d
1 to 5 years
Development cost
s
2 to 10 years
Other intangibles:
Sof
t
ware
3 to 5 years
Pate
nt
s and tr
ad
ema
r
k
s
10 to 20 years
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
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unt
s 2020
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15 Proper
t
y
, plant
and e
quipm
ent
Land and buildings
Plant and
machiner
y
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Freehold
£m
Shor
t
leasehold
£m
Cos
t
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
43.2
22.5
93.3
159.0
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(0.5)
(0.4)
(2.2)
(3.1)
Addit
ions
0.7
2.1
12.1
14.9
Dispos
als
(0.1)
(2.3)
(2.4)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
s
of
t
wa
re
(se
e n
ot
e 14)
(1.4)
(1.4)
Reclassication
(0.7)
0.6
0.1
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
(0.2)
(2.7)
(2.9)
At 1 January 2020
42.7
24.5
96.9
164.1
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(0.6)
(0.4)
(1.4)
(2.4)
Addit
ions
0.6
1.3
11.5
13.4
Dispos
als
(0.1)
(13.2)
(13.3)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
s
of
t
wa
re
(se
e n
ot
e 14)
(0.4)
(0.4)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
0.1
1.5
1.6
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
42.6
25.5
94.9
163.0
Accumulated depreci
ation
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
(9.5)
(16.5)
(70.4)
(96.4)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
0.1
0.2
1.5
1.8
Charge
(1.1)
(1.8)
(6.8)
(9.7)
Dispos
als
0.1
2.3
2.4
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
s
of
t
wa
re
(se
e n
ot
e 14)
0.2
0.2
Reclassication
0.7
(0.6)
(0.1)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
0.2
1.6
1.8
At 1 January 2020
(9.8)
(18.4)
(71.7)
(99.9)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.4
Charge
(1.1)
(1.9)
(7.4)
(10.4)
Dispos
als
0.1
12.9
13.0
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
(0.5)
(0.5)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(10.6)
(19.9)
(65.9)
(96.4)
Carr
ying amount
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
32.0
5.6
29.0
66.6
At 31
De
cem
be
r 201
9
32.9
6.1
25.2
64.2
Fre
eh
ol
d land am
oun
ti
ng to £7
.4
m (201
9: £7
.
6m) has
no
t bee
n
de
pr
ec
iat
ed
. Incl
ud
ed wi
th
in La
nd and Bu
il
din
gs is £nil (201
9
: £nil
) of
ass
e
t
s in
th
e cour
se
of
cons
truc
tion.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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nual Repor
t
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unt
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repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
1
6 Leased assets
T
he Gro
up
’s lea
se
s rela
te to
r
eal es
t
a
te, vehi
cl
es
, pr
inte
r
s &
c
op
ier
s
, and oth
er eq
uip
me
nt
. Th
e Group th
ere
fo
re spli
t
s the lea
se
s bet
we
en the fol
lo
wi
ng
ca
te
go
ri
es
: land and bui
ld
in
gs
, and plan
t and mach
in
er
y.
Land and
buildings
£m
Plant and
machiner
y
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Cos
t
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
Ad
op
ti
on of IFR
S 1
6
34.4
1.4
35.8
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(0.9)
(0.9)
Addit
ions
12.9
12.9
Dispos
als
(1.8)
(1.8)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
(1.4)
(1.4)
At 1 January 2020
43.2
1.4
44.6
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(1.0)
(1.0)
Addit
ions
6.1
0.2
6.3
Dispos
als
(1.3)
(1.3)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
1.4
1.4
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
48.4
1.6
50.0
Accumulated depreci
ation
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
0.1
0.1
Charge
(8.7)
(0.6)
(9.3)
Dispos
als
0.4
0.4
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
0.3
0.3
At 1 January 2020
(7.9)
(0.6)
(8.5)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
0.3
0.3
Charge
(8.0)
(0.5)
(8.5)
Dispos
als
0.5
0.1
0.6
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
(0.3)
(0.3)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(15.4)
(1.0)
(16.4)
Carr
ying amount
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
33.0
0.6
33.6
At 31
De
cem
be
r 201
9
35.3
0.8
36.1
A
s per
mi
t
ted und
er IF
R
S 1
6 par
ag
ra
ph 6, the Gro
up has ele
c
te
d not to
reco
gn
is
e leas
es tha
t are
le
s
s than one yea
r in
len
g
th or are for a
l
ow
-
v
al
ue ass
et (<£3.
5k
)
on the bal
an
ce shee
t
. The
se lea
se
s are exp
en
se
d on
a st
ra
igh
t-l
ine ba
sis as shor
t-te
rm lea
se
s or
le
as
es of low
-
va
lu
e asse
t
s
. Thi
s exp
ens
e is
in
cl
ud
ed in note 6.
T
he nan
ce char
ge on leas
es is incl
ud
ed in note 9.
Ca
sh out
ow in
rel
at
io
n to
lea
se
s is
in
clu
d
ed in note 27
. Som
e of
ou
r prop
er
t
y that we leas
e is
sub
le
t to
ex
ter
na
l par
ti
es
; subl
et inco
me rece
i
ve
d on
an
y
of the ab
ove lea
se
s is
al
so inc
lu
de
d in
no
te 6.
1
7 Inventories
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Ra
w mater
ia
ls and cons
uma
bl
e
s
58.3
51.9
Wor
k in
pro
gr
es
s
35.0
31.4
F
ini
she
d goo
ds and go
od
s
fo
r resa
le
10.3
7.4
103.6
90.7
T
he amo
unt of any wri
te
-
do
wn of inve
nto
r
y rec
og
nis
ed as an
ex
p
ens
e in the year was £3
.
1m
(
201
9: £2.
1
m).
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nual Repor
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an
d Ac
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unt
s 2020
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18 Over-
time
contrac
t b
alances
A
mo
unt
s recei
v
ab
le fro
m over-ti
me con
tr
ac
t cus
tom
er
s rela
te
s to
w
or
k per
fo
rm
e
d
an
d reve
nu
e recog
nis
e
d on
agr
ee
d cont
ra
c
t
s pr
io
r to
t
he cu
s
tom
er
being
invoiced.
T
he mov
em
ent in the year of amou
nt
s rec
ei
va
bl
e fro
m over-ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s was as follo
w
s:
To
t
a
l
£m
A
s a
t 1 Jan
ua
r
y 201
9
103.6
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(1.1)
Rev
en
ue ear
ne
d net of
bi
ll
ing
s
(11.2)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
(0.6)
A
s at 1 J
an
uar
y 2
020
90.7
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(1.5)
Rev
en
ue ear
ne
d net of
bi
ll
ing
s
(6.5)
Other
(3.3)
A
s at 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
020
79.4
O
th
er m
ov
em
ent
s rel
ate to a
dj
us
t
me
nt
s to r
ev
enu
e re
co
gni
se
d in a p
ri
or p
er
i
od
.
A
mo
unt
s paya
bl
e to
ove
r-tim
e cont
ra
c
t cus
t
om
er
s rela
te to
p
ay
m
en
t
s recei
v
ed fro
m cus
to
me
r
s in
rel
at
io
n to
t
he con
tr
ac
t pri
or to
th
e work be
in
g compl
ete
d
and the
reven
ue rec
ognised.
T
he mov
em
ent in the year of amou
nt
s pa
ya
bl
e to
ove
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s was as
fo
llo
w
s:
To
t
a
l
£m
A
s a
t 1 Jan
ua
r
y 201
9
(63.5)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
1.0
Ca
sh ad
va
nce
s net of
re
ve
nue rec
og
nis
ed
(14.1)
Other
1.0
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
d
ef
er
re
d incom
e
2.4
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
h
el
d for sal
e
5.9
A
s at 1 J
an
uar
y 2
020
(67.3)
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
0.5
Ca
sh ad
va
nce
s net of
re
ve
nue rec
og
nis
ed
(12.4)
Other
0.5
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
d
ef
er
re
d incom
e
2.3
A
s at 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
020
(76.4)
Wi
t
hi
n
th
e ope
nin
g 2020
bal
an
ce of
£67
.
3m
, £59.7
m
wa
s util
is
ed dur
in
g the per
i
od
.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
19 T
rade and other receivables
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Non-
current
A
mo
unt
s recei
v
ab
le fro
m over-ti
me con
tr
ac
t cus
tom
er
s
(se
e n
ot
e 18)
12.9
13.7
12.9
13.7
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Curre
nt
T
rad
e recei
v
ab
le
s
101.5
108.4
Los
s all
owa
nc
e again
s
t recei
v
ab
l
es
(1.4)
(1.8)
Ne
t trad
e recei
v
ab
le
s
100.1
106.6
A
mo
unt
s recei
v
ab
le fro
m over-ti
me con
tr
ac
t cus
tom
er
s
(se
e n
ot
e 18)
66.5
77.0
O
th
er rece
i
va
bl
es
6.2
7.7
Prepayment
s
10.6
10.1
Accrued income
5.1
4.0
188.5
205.4
T
rad
e recei
v
ab
le
s do not car
r
y intere
s
t
. The av
era
ge cre
di
t per
io
d on sal
e of
goo
ds is 27
d
ay
s (201
9: 30
da
y
s).
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s consi
de
r that the ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t of
tr
ad
e and othe
r recei
v
ab
le
s app
rox
ima
tes to thei
r fair val
ue.
T
he age
in
g prol
e of
tr
ad
e recei
v
ab
le
s was as
fo
llo
w
s:
2020
£m
Related
loss allowance
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
2
0
19
£m
Relate
d
loss allowance
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Curre
nt
78.3
78.3
89.4
89.4
1 to 3 mo
nt
hs
20.2
20.2
13.4
13.4
4 to 6 mo
nt
hs
1.1
1.1
2.8
2.8
7 to 9 mo
nt
hs
0.4
(0.1)
0.3
0.6
(0.1)
0.5
O
ve
r 9 mo
nt
hs
1.5
(1.3)
0.2
2.2
(1.7)
0.5
To
t
a
l
101.5
(1.4)
100.1
108.4
(1.8)
106.6
T
he Gro
up makes los
s all
ow
an
ces aga
in
s
t it
s trad
e recei
v
ab
le
s and amo
un
t
s recei
v
ab
le fro
m over-t
ime con
tr
ac
t cus
to
me
rs ba
se
d on
ex
p
ec
ted cre
di
t los
se
s at
an amo
unt eq
ual to life
ti
me ex
pe
c
te
d cred
it lo
ss
e
s
ba
se
d on prio
r exp
er
i
en
ce and rele
va
nt for
wa
rd
-
lo
o
ki
ng fa
c
to
r
s.
T
he Gro
up reco
gni
se
s a
l
os
s all
ow
an
ce of
1
0
0% aga
in
s
t all recei
v
ab
le
s over a
ye
ar pas
t due. F
or amo
unt
s recei
v
ab
le fro
m over-ti
me con
tr
ac
t cus
tom
er
s and
ot
he
r
re
cei
v
ab
le
s the exp
e
c
te
d cred
it lo
ss all
ow
an
ce is
imm
ate
r
ial
.
Mo
vem
en
t in
th
e los
s allo
wan
ce for tra
de rece
i
va
bl
es was as foll
ow
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Curre
nt
Ba
la
nce at beg
inn
in
g of
yea
r
1.8
3.9
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
Inc
rea
se in los
s allo
wa
nce for tra
de rec
ei
v
abl
e
s regar
de
d as
po
ten
tia
ll
y unco
ll
ec
t
ab
le
0.4
0.5
De
cre
as
e in
lo
ss all
ow
an
ce for tra
de rece
iv
a
bl
es reco
ve
red dur
in
g the yea
r
or pro
v
isi
on ut
ili
se
d
(0.8)
(2.6)
Ba
lan
ce a
t en
d of y
ear
1.4
1.8
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d Ac
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unt
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1
9 T
ra
de and other rec
eivables
co
ntinued
Cre
di
t ri
sk
Cre
di
t risk is den
e
d
as the ri
sk that a counte
rp
ar
t
y wil
l
de
fa
ul
t on it
s contr
ac
t
ual ob
lig
at
io
ns resu
l
ti
ng in nanc
ia
l los
s to
t
he Gro
up. Th
e Grou
p mit
ig
ate
s this
ri
sk of
n
anc
ia
l los
s by
onl
y dea
li
ng wi
th cre
di
t
w
or
t
hy coun
ter
p
ar
ti
es
.
Wh
il
e the Grou
p has
el
em
en
t
s of
con
cen
tr
at
io
n of
cre
di
t risk
, wit
h exp
os
ure to a
n
um
be
r of
larg
e count
er
pa
r
ti
es and cus
t
om
er
s
, the cus
to
me
r
s are
ma
inl
y
Go
ve
rn
me
nt age
nc
ie
s or
mul
t
in
at
io
nal org
ani
s
at
io
ns wi
th wh
om the Gro
up has lon
g
-t
er
m busin
es
s rela
ti
on
shi
ps
. Th
e Grou
p
’s ass
es
s
me
nt is
th
at cre
di
t risk in
rel
at
io
n to
ve
-
ey
es
’ Gov
er
nm
en
t cus
to
me
r
s
an
d lead
in
g defe
nce pr
im
es or subco
nt
ra
c
to
r
s to
Go
ver
nm
en
t
s is
ex
t
rem
el
y low as the prob
ab
il
it
y of
de
fa
ul
t is
no
t
sig
ni
c
a
nt
; the pro
v
isi
on for exp
e
c
te
d cred
it lo
ss
es is imma
ter
ia
l in
res
pe
c
t of recei
v
ab
le
s fro
m thes
e cus
to
me
r
s.
On
go
in
g credi
t ev
alu
at
io
n is
pe
r
f
or
me
d on the nan
cia
l cond
it
io
n of
acco
un
t
s recei
v
ab
le an
d, wh
en app
rop
r
iat
e, ac
ti
on is take
n to
m
in
imi
se th
e Group
’s cred
i
t
risk
.
T
he car
r
y
in
g amo
unt of nan
cia
l ass
et
s reco
rd
ed in the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s (see note 22), ne
t
of any all
ow
an
ces for los
s
es
, repre
s
ent
s the Grou
p
’s ma
xim
um
ex
po
su
re to
cre
di
t risk
.
20 T
rade an
d other pay
ables
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Amounts included in current
liabilities:
T
rade payables
44.4
49.9
A
mo
unt
s due to
o
ve
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s
(se
e n
ot
e 18)
68.2
57.5
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
19.9
22.2
Accr
ual
s
46.2
37.8
Deferred
income
20.6
24.9
199.3
192.3
Amounts included in non-current liabilities:
A
mo
unt
s due to
o
ve
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s
(se
e n
ot
e 18)
8.2
9.8
Deferred
income
3.8
2.0
12.0
11.8
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s consi
de
r that the ca
r
r
yi
ng am
oun
t of
tr
ad
e and othe
r pay
ab
le
s appr
oxi
ma
tes to
th
ei
r fair val
ue
.
21 Borrowings
2020
£m
2
0
19
(r
estated)
£m
A
mou
nt
s d
ue in l
e
ss t
han o
ne y
ear
:
Ba
nk loa
ns and ove
rd
ra
f
t
s*
30.3
28.3
Lea
se liab
il
it
y
8.0
8.2
38.3
36.5
A
mou
nt
s d
ue a
f
t
er m
ore t
ha
n one y
ea
r
:
Bank
loans
19.0
83.8
Unsecur
ed loan
notes
101.0
102.5
Government loans
(se
e n
ot
e 23)
12.2
9.5
Lea
se liab
il
it
y
29.7
33.0
161.9
228.8
T
ot
al borrowings
:
A
mo
unt du
e
fo
r set
t
l
eme
nt wi
t
hin 1
2 mon
th
s*
38.3
36.5
A
mo
unt du
e
fo
r set
t
l
eme
nt af
ter 1
2 mon
th
s
161.9
228.8
200.2
265.3
Inc
lu
de
d in
tot
a
l bor
row
in
gs are s
y
ndi
c
at
io
n cos
t
s of
£1
.4
m (201
9: £2.0
m)
,
w
hic
h are amor
t
is
ed ove
r the dura
ti
on of the loa
n. Th
e Grou
p
’s main na
nc
ia
l
cov
ena
nt
s are tha
t the rat
io of
ne
t cons
oli
da
ted tot
al bo
rr
ow
in
gs
/
EBI
T
DA is
le
ss tha
n thre
e, and tha
t the net inter
es
t pa
ya
bl
e on
bo
r
row
in
gs is covere
d at leas
t
th
ree tim
e
s by
EBI
TA
.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
*
20
19
b
a
la
nc
es fo
r cas
h an
d cas
h equ
i
va
l
en
t
s and bo
r
ro
w
in
gs ha
ve be
en re
s
t
at
ed to me
et th
e pre
s
en
t
at
io
n
al re
qu
ir
em
en
t
s of I
A
S 32 wit
h res
p
ec
t to
t
he Gr
ou
p
’s c
as
h
-
po
ol
i
ng ar
ra
n
ge
me
n
t
s. S
ee no
te 35.
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nual Repor
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d Ac
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unt
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
2
2
Fina
ncia
l i
nstruments
and
nanc
ial
risk
man
agement
Derivati
ve
nancial
instrument
s
E
xp
os
ure to curr
en
c
y and inte
re
s
t rate risk
s aris
e
s
in the no
rm
al cour
s
e of
th
e Group
’s busi
ne
s
s. Der
i
v
at
i
ve na
nc
ial ins
t
r
um
ent
s are
us
ed to
he
dg
e exp
os
ure to
all sig
ni
c
a
nt uc
tu
at
io
ns in forei
gn exch
an
ge rate
s and inter
es
t rate
s
.
Fair v
al
ue m
ea
sur
em
en
t
s re
co
gni
se
d in t
he b
al
anc
e sh
ee
t
T
he foll
ow
in
g tab
le pro
v
id
es an anal
y
si
s of
na
nc
ia
l
in
s
tr
u
men
t
s tha
t are
me
asu
re
d subs
eq
ue
nt to
ini
t
ial reco
gn
i
ti
on at fair val
ue
,
gr
oup
e
d into Leve
ls 1
to
3
ba
se
d on
th
e degr
ee to
wh
ic
h the fai
r
v
alu
e is
ob
se
r
va
bl
e:
+
Leve
l 1
fai
r valu
e meas
ure
me
nt
s are tho
se der
i
ve
d fro
m quote
d (
una
dj
us
te
d
) ac
ti
v
e marke
t
s for iden
ti
c
al ass
e
t
s or
lia
bi
li
ti
es
.
+
Leve
l 2
fai
r valu
e meas
ure
me
nt
s are tho
se der
i
ve
d fro
m inpu
t
s oth
er tha
n quote
d pri
ces inc
lu
de
d wit
hi
n Leve
l 1
t
ha
t are obse
r
va
bl
e for the ass
et or liab
ili
t
y,
ei
th
er dire
c
t
l
y (i.e. as pri
ces) or indir
ec
tl
y (i
.e. der
iv
ed fr
om pri
ce
s).
+
Leve
l 3
fai
r valu
e meas
ure
me
nt
s are tho
se der
i
ve
d fro
m valu
at
io
n techn
iq
ue
s that inc
lu
de inp
u
t
s for the ass
et or liabi
li
t
y that are not bas
ed on obs
er
v
ab
le
mar
ke
t data (uno
bs
er
v
ab
le inp
ut
s).
A
ll of
Ul
t
ra
s
n
an
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s hav
e
b
ee
n
as
s
es
s
ed as Leve
l
2 or
Le
ve
l 3.
Fu
r
t
he
r det
ai
ls on the Can
adi
an Gov
er
nm
en
t Stra
teg
ic Aer
osp
a
ce and Defe
nce
Ini
t
iat
i
ve (SA
D
I
) loan
, whi
ch is clas
si
e
d as
Le
vel 3, are set ou
t
in note 23
.
Le
ve
l 3
£m
Le
ve
l 2
£m
2020
To
t
a
l
£m
Fi
nan
cia
l as
s
et
s a
t fai
r va
lu
e
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e der
iv
a
ti
v
e
n
an
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s (thr
ou
gh pro
t and lo
ss)
7.9
7.9
To
t
a
l
7.9
7.9
Financial liabilities at fair value
Government loan
(se
e n
ot
e 23)
12.2
12.2
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e der
iv
a
ti
v
e
n
an
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s (thr
ou
gh pro
t and lo
ss)
0.3
0.3
To
t
a
l
12.2
0.3
12.5
Le
ve
l 3
£m
Le
ve
l 2
£m
2
0
19
To
t
a
l
£m
Fi
nan
cia
l as
s
et
s a
t fai
r va
lu
e
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e der
iv
a
ti
v
e
n
an
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s (thr
ou
gh pro
t and lo
ss)
4.9
4.9
To
t
a
l
4.9
4.9
Financial liabilities at fair value
Government loan
(se
e n
ot
e 23)
9.5
9.5
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e der
iv
a
ti
v
e
n
an
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s (thr
ou
gh pro
t and lo
ss)
0.7
0.7
To
t
a
l
9.5
0.7
10.2
Current assets
/(liabilities)
Non-
current asse
ts/(liabili
ties)
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Fi
nan
cia
l ass
et
s
/(
li
abi
li
ti
es) car
ri
ed at fair val
ue thr
ou
gh pro
t or los
s
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e cur
ren
c
y lia
bi
li
ti
es
(0.2)
(0.5)
(0.1)
(0.2)
Foreign ex
change currency asset
s
5.8
3.2
2.1
1.7
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unt
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2
2
Fina
ncia
l i
nstruments
and
nanc
ial
risk
man
agement
c
ontinued
Financial asset
s
T
he nan
ci
al ass
et
s of
th
e
Gr
ou
p were as
fol
lo
w
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(r
estated)
£m
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s*
114.4
110.5
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g and inter
es
t rat
e
s
wa
p
7.9
4.9
T
rad
e recei
v
ab
le
s
100.1
106.6
Accrued income
5.1
4.0
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s consi
de
r that the ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t for all nan
cia
l ass
et
s app
rox
im
ate
s to
t
h
eir fai
r val
ue.
Financial liabilities
T
he nan
ci
al liab
il
it
ie
s of
th
e Grou
p were as
fo
llo
w
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g
0.3
0.7
Ba
nk loa
ns and ove
rd
ra
f
t
s*
49.3
112.1
Unsecur
ed loan
notes
101.0
102.5
Government loans
12.2
9.5
Lea
se liab
il
it
i
es
37.7
41.2
T
rade payables
44.4
49.9
Deferred
consideration
2.3
2.3
Accr
ual
s
46.2
37.8
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
19.9
22.2
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s consi
de
r that the ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t for all nan
cia
l liabi
li
t
ie
s, exce
pt for the uns
ec
ure
d loa
n notes
, app
rox
im
ate
s to
t
h
eir fai
r val
ue. Fo
r the
uns
ec
ur
ed loa
n note
s
,
th
e der
i
ve
d fair val
ue has bee
n dete
rm
in
ed as £
1
10.6
m
(2019:
£1
0
8.
0
m)
wh
ich com
pa
res to the car
r
y
in
g amou
nt of £
101
.
0m (201
9:
£1
02.
5m). Th
e fair val
ue of the unse
c
ure
d loan not
es has bee
n deri
v
ed fro
m indi
c
at
i
ve quo
tes for bor
ro
w
ing
s of
sim
ila
r amo
unt
s
, ter
ms and mat
ur
i
t
y pe
ri
od
s
an
d is
cla
ss
i
e
d as
le
vel 2
w
it
hi
n the fair va
lu
e hiera
rc
hy.
Liquidit
y risk
T
he Gro
up main
t
ain
s commi
t
ted ban
k
in
g faci
li
t
ie
s
w
it
h core bank
s to
pro
v
id
e pru
de
nt lev
els of bor
ro
wi
ng hea
dro
om
.
T
he Gro
up
’s ba
nk
in
g fac
ili
t
ie
s are
pr
ov
i
de
d by
a small gro
up of
ba
nk
s
, le
d by
Th
e Roya
l Ban
k of
Sco
tl
an
d. On 7
Nov
em
be
r 201
7
, the Gro
up obt
ai
ne
d a
£
30
0
m rev
ol
v
in
g cred
it fa
cil
i
t
y, £50
m has an
ex
pi
r
y date of
No
vem
b
er 2023 and £25
0
m has an
ex
pi
r
y date of
No
vem
be
r 2024.
T
he fac
il
it
y inco
r
po
ra
tes an
unc
om
mi
t
te
d £
1
5
0
m accord
io
n. Th
e fac
ili
t
y is
de
no
min
ate
d in
Ste
rl
in
g, US
Do
ll
ar
s
, Cana
di
an Dol
la
rs
, Aus
t
r
ali
an Dol
la
rs an
d
Eur
os and is used for bal
an
ce
she
e
t
an
d ope
ra
ti
ona
l nee
ds
. The Gro
up rep
ai
d
a US$1
65
m term loa
n in
th
e pri
or year
.
A
ll ban
k loan
s are
uns
e
cu
red
. Inter
es
t was pre
do
min
an
tl
y cha
rge
d at 0.65% (201
9: 0.9
0%) over bas
e or contr
ac
te
d rate. At 3
1 Dece
mb
er 2020, the Grou
p had
av
ai
lab
le £2
80
m (201
9: £21
4m) of
un
dra
w
n, comm
i
t
te
d revo
l
v
ing cre
di
t fac
il
it
ie
s
.
At 31
De
cem
be
r 2020,
th
e Group als
o has unse
cu
re
d loan note
s in
is
su
e to
Pru
d
ent
ia
l Inve
s
tm
en
t Manag
em
en
t Inc (Pri
coa) of
£5
0
m wi
th an exp
ir
y date of
Oc
tob
er 2025 (201
9
: £50
m), and US$
70m wi
th an exp
ir
y date of Janua
r
y 2026
a
nd Jan
ua
r
y 2029 (201
9
: US$70m).
T
he Gro
up is
s
tr
on
gl
y cas
h
-
g
ene
ra
ti
v
e and the fun
ds gen
er
ate
d by oper
at
in
g comp
ani
es are man
ag
ed regi
on
al
l
y
to fun
d shor
t-te
r
m loc
al wor
k
in
g cap
it
a
l
req
ui
rem
en
t
s
.
W
he
re addi
t
io
nal fu
nd
in
g is
req
uir
ed
, this is prov
i
de
d centr
al
l
y
th
ro
ug
h the Grou
p
’s comm
i
t
te
d bank
i
ng fac
il
it
ie
s
.
T
he Gro
up, thro
ug
h it
s Can
adi
an sub
sid
ia
r
y Ul
tr
a Elec
tr
oni
c
s T
ac
ti
c
al Comm
uni
c
at
io
n Sys
te
ms (
TCS
)
, par
ti
ci
pa
te
s
in t
wo Ca
na
dia
n prog
ra
mm
es tha
t prov
i
de
Go
ve
rn
me
nt supp
o
r
t in relat
i
on to
th
e deve
lo
pm
en
t of
cer
t
ai
n
of it
s pro
du
c
t
s
. Fur
t
he
r
di
sc
lo
sur
e is
pro
v
id
ed in note 23.
T
he Gro
up has a
n
et £5
m overd
ra
f
t (gr
os
s £75m) acros
s it
s UK GBP ban
k accou
nt
s
, as
we
ll as a
s
ep
ar
ate US$2
.5
m overd
ra
f
t
. Th
es
e are avai
la
bl
e for shor
t-te
rm
wo
rk
i
ng ca
pi
t
al req
uir
eme
nt
s
.
Cre
di
t ri
sk
T
he cred
i
t risk on liqui
d fun
ds and der
i
v
at
i
ve nan
ci
al ins
t
r
um
ent
s
is cons
id
ere
d to
be limi
te
d bec
au
se th
e counte
rp
ar
t
ie
s are bank
s
w
it
h inve
s
t
me
nt-
gr
ad
e
ra
ti
ngs as
sig
ne
d by inter
na
ti
ona
l cred
it rat
in
g age
nc
ie
s. Ca
sh is
de
po
si
te
d
ac
ro
ss a
nu
mb
er of die
ren
t bank
s in
th
e main terr
i
tor
i
es in whic
h the Grou
p is
ba
se
d.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
*
20
19
b
a
la
nc
es fo
r cas
h an
d cas
h equ
i
va
l
en
t
s and bo
r
ro
w
in
gs ha
ve be
en re
s
t
at
ed to me
et th
e pre
s
en
t
at
io
n
al re
qu
ir
em
en
t
s of I
A
S 32 wit
h res
p
ec
t to
t
he Gr
ou
p
’s c
as
h
-
po
ol
i
ng ar
ra
n
ge
me
n
t
s. S
ee no
te 35.
T
he con
t
ra
c
t
ua
l mat
u
ri
t
y of cur
re
nc
y der
i
v
at
i
ve
s has be
e
n res
t
a
te
d to
re
ec
t the gr
os
s ca
sh ou
t
o
w in acco
rd
an
ce wi
t
h IFR
S 7
pa
ra
gr
a
ph B1
1D.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
139
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
2
2
Fina
ncia
l i
nstruments
and
nanc
ial
risk
man
agement
c
ontinued
T
he foll
ow
in
g tab
le de
ta
il
s the Grou
p
’s rema
in
in
g undis
co
unt
ed cont
ra
c
t
ua
l matu
ri
t
y for it
s nan
ci
al liab
ili
t
ie
s:
W
it
hin 1 y
ea
r
£m
1 to 2 ye
ar
s
£m
2 to 5 ye
ar
s
£m
Ov
er 5 y
ea
r
s
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
2020
Ba
nk loa
ns and ove
rd
ra
f
t
s
30.4
0.1
19.0
49.5
Unsecur
ed loan
notes
3.8
3.8
60.9
54.4
122.9
Government loans
3.4
0.1
5.0
3.7
12.2
T
rade payables
44.4
44.4
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g –
c
a
sh out
ow
11.1
3.8
0.5
15.4
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g –
c
a
sh (in
o
w)
(10.9)
(3.7)
(0.5)
(15.1)
Deferred
consideration
2.3
2.3
Accr
ual
s
46.2
46.2
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
19.9
19.9
(restated
)
W
it
hin 1 y
ea
r
£m
1 to 2 ye
ar
s
£m
2 to 5 ye
ar
s
£m
Ov
er 5 y
ea
r
s
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
2
0
19
Ba
nk loa
ns and ove
rd
ra
f
t
s*
29.8
1.5
87.3
118.6
Unsecur
ed loan
notes
3.8
3.8
11.5
109.3
128.4
Government loans
2.2
3.9
3.4
9.5
T
rade payables
49.9
49.9
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g –
c
a
sh out
ow
*
24.2
12.1
2.9
39.2
Cur
ren
c
y deri
v
at
i
ve
s use
d for
he
dg
in
g –
c
a
sh (in
o
w)
(23.7)
(12.0)
(2.8)
(38.5)
Deferred
consideration
2.3
2.3
Accr
ual
s
37.8
37.8
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
22.2
22.2
T
he cont
ra
c
t
ua
l matu
ri
t
y of
cu
rr
enc
y der
i
va
t
iv
es s
t
ate
d abov
e is
th
e gros
s out
o
w relat
in
g to
th
e deri
v
at
i
ve lia
bil
i
ti
es
, per the req
ui
rem
en
t
s of
IF
R
S 7
par
ag
ra
ph
B1
1
D.
T
o
en
ab
le read
er
s to
un
de
rs
t
an
d
th
e over
al
l posi
t
io
n, the gro
ss ca
sh in
ow ass
oc
ia
ted wi
t
h thes
e liab
ili
t
ie
s is
als
o pres
en
te
d.
T
he foll
ow
in
g tab
le de
ta
il
s the Grou
p
’s con
tr
ac
tu
al undi
sc
oun
te
d
c
ash in
ow
s
/(ou
t
o
w
s)
for it
s lea
se lia
bil
i
ti
es and lea
se sub
le
t
t
in
g:
W
it
hin 1 y
ea
r
£m
1 to 2 ye
ar
s
£m
2 to 5 ye
ar
s
£m
Ov
er 5 y
ea
r
s
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
2020
Lea
se liab
il
it
i
es
(9.6)
(8.0)
(17.6)
(7.2)
(42.4)
Sublet
ting
income
0.5
0.2
0.7
2
0
19
Lea
se liab
il
it
i
es
(10.0)
(9.1)
(19.0)
(9.8)
(47.9)
Sublet
ting
income
0.7
0.6
0.2
1.5
Capit
al risk management
T
he Gro
up mana
ge
s it
s cap
it
a
l to
ens
ure tha
t enti
t
ie
s in
th
e
Gr
ou
p will be abl
e to
co
nt
in
ue as goin
g conce
rn
s whil
e max
imi
sin
g the ret
ur
n to
s
ta
keh
ol
de
r
s
th
rou
gh the op
ti
mis
a
ti
on of the debt and eq
ui
t
y ba
lan
ce. Th
e cap
it
a
l st
ru
c
t
ur
e of
the Gro
up cons
is
t
s of debt
, whi
ch inc
lu
de
s the bor
ro
wi
ng
s disc
lo
se
d in
no
te 2
1
,
ca
sh and ca
sh equ
iv
a
len
t
s and equ
it
y at
t
r
ib
ut
a
bl
e to
equ
i
t
y hol
de
r
s of
th
e paren
t
, comp
ri
sin
g issu
ed ca
pi
t
a
l, res
er
ve
s and ret
ai
ne
d earn
in
gs as
di
sc
lo
se
d in
th
e
con
so
li
date
d st
a
tem
en
t of
cha
ng
es in equi
t
y.
T
he Gro
up is
no
t subje
c
t to ex
ter
na
ll
y imp
os
e
d
c
ap
it
a
l requ
ire
me
nt
s
.
Curr
ency risk
T
he Gro
up uses cu
rr
enc
y der
i
va
t
iv
es in the for
m of
for
wa
rd cur
re
nc
y cont
ra
c
t
s to
he
d
ge it
s fore
ign cur
re
nc
y tra
ns
ac
t
ion ri
sk
. Th
e curr
en
ci
es giv
i
ng ri
se to
th
is
ri
sk are pri
mar
il
y US Doll
ar
s
, Euros and Can
ad
ian Do
lla
r
s
.
At 31
De
cem
be
r 2020,
th
e net fair val
ue of the Grou
p
’s cu
rre
nc
y der
i
va
ti
v
es is es
ti
mat
ed to
be an ass
et of appr
oxi
ma
tel
y £7
.6
m (201
9: as
se
t £4.
2m), comp
ri
sin
g
£7
.9
m ass
et
s (201
9: £4.9m) and £0.3
m liabi
li
t
ie
s (201
9: £0.7m
). The gai
n on
de
ri
v
at
i
ve na
nc
ial ins
t
r
um
ent
s incl
ud
ed in the Grou
p
’s cons
o
lid
ate
d inco
me
s
t
ate
me
nt for the per
io
d was £3
.4
m (201
9
: gain £
1
0.6
m).
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
140
2
2
Fina
ncia
l i
nstruments
and
nanc
ial
risk
man
agement
c
ontinued
T
he net not
io
na
l
or ne
t
con
tr
a
c
te
d amou
nt
s of forei
gn cur
ren
c
y-
r
ela
te
d for
w
ard sa
le
s cont
ra
c
t
s
, cla
ss
i
e
d
by yea
r of
mat
ur
i
t
y are
sh
ow
n belo
w.
Weighte
d
average
hedge
rate
Not
exceeding
1 ye
ar
£m
Bet
wee
n
1 ye
ar an
d
5 ye
ar
s
£m
Over
5 ye
ar
s
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
2020
Se
ll US
Do
ll
ar
s
, purc
has
e GBP
1.29
92.8
36.4
129.2
Other currencies
n/a
(1.2)
(1.4)
(2.6)
To
t
a
l
91.6
35.0
126.6
2
0
19
Se
ll US
Do
ll
ar
s
, purc
has
e GBP
1.29
104.0
53.9
157.9
Other currencies
n/a
(0.1)
(6.9)
(7.0)
To
t
a
l
103.9
47.0
150.9
T
he not
io
nal am
oun
t is
th
e ste
rl
in
g equi
v
al
ent of the net cur
re
nc
y amo
unt pur
cha
se
d or sold by Ult
ra
. Ult
ra is net sell
er of USD.
Net investment hedges
O
f the Grou
p
’s US deno
min
ate
d bor
ro
wi
ng
s of
$70m
, $29m (201
9
: $23m)
wa
s desi
gna
te
d
as a
ne
t inve
s
tm
en
t hed
ge at the year-e
nd
. The net va
lu
e of
th
e
ex
ter
na
l US
bor
ro
w
in
gs doe
s not excee
d the net inve
s
t
me
nt
s in the US
com
pa
ni
es and mee
t
s the con
di
ti
on
s requi
re
d to
q
ua
li
f
y as
an ee
c
t
i
ve hed
ge.
T
he hed
gi
ng gain ta
ken to
ot
he
r comp
reh
ens
i
ve inco
me in the year was £
1
.5
m (201
9
: £3.
1
m).
T
he tot
al cum
ula
ti
v
e amou
nt reco
rd
ed wi
th
in the tra
ns
lat
i
on
res
er
v
e at
31
De
ce
mb
er 2020
in resp
ec
t of
on
go
in
g net inve
s
tm
en
t hed
ge
s is
£(5
5.0)
m (201
9: (£5
6.
5m)). No hedg
e ine
ec
t
iv
en
es
s was reco
gn
is
ed in the
income statement.
Interest rate risk
T
he Gro
up has US$70
m of
xe
d rate debt wi
t
h
Pr
ico
a at an
inte
re
s
t rate of
4.
5
4%
, whi
ch is due for repa
y
me
nt in
Ja
nua
r
y 2026
a
nd Jan
ua
r
y 2029, and £50
m of
xe
d rate debt wi
t
h Prico
a at
an inte
re
s
t rate of
2.
87%
, whi
ch is due for repa
y
me
nt in
Oc
to
be
r 20
25
. The rev
ol
v
i
ng cred
i
t faci
li
t
y is
at oa
ti
ng rate
s of
in
tere
s
t
.
T
he ee
c
t
i
ve inte
res
t ra
tes and rep
ri
ci
ng date
s of
th
e Grou
p
’s na
nc
ial as
se
t
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s were as
fo
ll
ow
s:
E
ec
tive
interest rate
To
t
a
l
£m
W
it
hin 1 y
ea
r
£m
1 to 2 ye
ar
s
£m
2 to 5 ye
ar
s
£m
5+ y
ea
r
s
£m
2020
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s net of
ba
nk ove
rdr
af
t
s
0.27%
84.1
84.1
Loa
n note
s
3.71%
101.0
50.0
51.0
Unsecur
ed
bank
loans
0.67%
19.0
19.0
Government loans
4.43%
12.2
3.4
0.1
5.0
3.7
2
0
19
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s net of
ba
nk ove
rdr
af
t
s
0.70%
82.2
82.2
Loa
n note
s
3.73%
102.5
102.5
Unsecur
ed
bank
loans
1.74%
83.8
83.8
Government loans
4.43%
9.5
2.2
3.9
3.4
Ba
n
k ove
rd
ra
f
t
s ar
e net
te
d wit
h ca
sh an
d ca
sh eq
ui
v
al
e
nt
s be
c
au
s
e the
y for
m an int
eg
ra
l pa
r
t of the G
ro
up
s cas
h man
a
ge
me
nt w
it
hi
n th
e cas
h po
ol
in
g ar
ra
ng
em
e
nt
s
, th
e int
ere
s
t ex
p
os
ur
e is on the
net
balance.
Market risk sensitiv
it
y analy
sis
Interest rate risk
Du
ri
ng 2020, the Grou
p
’s ne
t
b
or
row
i
ngs wer
e pred
om
ina
nt
l
y at
xe
d inter
es
t rate
s
. The Gro
up has es
ti
ma
ted th
e
im
pa
c
t on the inco
me s
t
ate
me
nt of
a 1
%
inc
re
as
e
in mar
ket inte
re
s
t rate
s, fro
m the ave
ra
ge rate
s app
lic
a
bl
e duri
ng 2020. The
re is no
sig
ni
c
a
nt di
ere
nc
e
b
et
we
en the amo
un
t recha
rg
ed to
th
e inco
me
s
t
ate
me
nt and equ
it
y in the year
.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
2
2
Fina
ncia
l i
nstruments
and
nanc
ial
risk
man
agement
c
ontinued
Pr
o
t be
f
or
e ta
x
£m
2020
1%
change
Inte
re
s
t rate sens
i
ti
v
i
t
y
(0.7)
2
0
19
Inte
re
s
t rate sens
i
ti
v
i
t
y
(1.4)
Curr
ency risks
T
he Gro
up has es
ti
mate
d the imp
ac
t on
th
e inco
me st
a
tem
en
t and equi
t
y of
a 1
0
% and 25% str
en
gt
he
ni
ng or weake
nin
g of
av
er
ag
e ac
tu
al and tr
ans
a
c
t
io
na
l
cu
rre
nc
y rate
s app
lic
a
bl
e duri
ng th
e year and a
1
0% an
d
25% cha
ng
e in
th
e forei
gn exch
an
ge rate
s app
lic
a
bl
e for valu
in
g forei
gn exch
an
ge der
i
va
ti
v
e
instr
ument
s.
10
% we
ak
en
in
g of G
BP
10% strengthening of
GBP
2
5% w
ea
ken
in
g of G
B
P
25% strengthening of
GBP
Prot
before
tax
£m
Equit
y
£m
Prot
before
tax
£m
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y
£m
Prot
before
tax
£m
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£m
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before
tax
£m
Equit
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£m
2020
T
ransac
t
ion
11.8
11.8
(11.8)
(11.8)
35.3
35.3
(35.3)
(35.3)
P&L tra
nsl
at
io
n
9.2
7.6
(9.2)
(7.6)
23.0
22.8
(23.0)
(22.8)
Foreign ex
change derivatives
(3.3)
(3.3)
16.6
16.6
(25.1)
(25.1)
27.4
27.4
T
ot
al foreign exchange
17.7
16.1
(4.4)
(2.8)
33.2
33.0
(30.9)
(30.7)
2
0
19
T
ransac
t
ion
7.6
7.6
(7.6)
(7.6)
22.9
22.9
(22.9)
(22.9)
P&L tra
nsl
at
io
n
7.8
7.3
(7.8)
(7.3)
19.5
21.9
(19.5)
(21.9)
Foreign ex
change derivatives
(6.3)
(6.3)
12.8
12.8
(27.2)
(27.2)
23.2
23.2
T
ot
al foreign exchange
9.1
8.6
(2.6)
(2.1)
15.2
17.6
(19.2)
(21.6)
2
3 G
overnment
grants
and lo
ans
T
he Gro
up, thro
ug
h it
s Can
adi
an sub
sid
ia
ri
es Ul
tr
a Elec
tro
ni
c
s T
ac
ti
ca
l Comm
uni
c
at
io
n Sys
tem
s (
TCS
) and Ult
r
a
El
ec
tr
oni
c
s Mari
t
im
e Sys
tem
s (UEMS
)
,
pa
r
t
ic
ip
ate
s in three Ca
na
dia
n prog
ra
mm
es tha
t prov
i
de gov
er
nm
ent sup
p
or
t in
rel
at
io
n to
t
h
e deve
lo
pm
en
t of
cer
t
ain of it
s prod
uc
t
s
.
Un
der th
e Stra
teg
ic Aer
osp
ac
e and Defe
nce Ini
ti
at
i
ve (SA
DI
)
, the Ca
na
dia
n Fed
er
al Gov
er
nm
en
t prov
i
de
s a
l
on
g
-
ter
m fun
di
ng arr
an
ge
me
nt in resp
ec
t of
cer
t
ain
eli
gi
bl
e rese
arc
h and deve
lo
p
men
t proj
ec
t cos
t
s
. Unde
r this arr
an
ge
me
nt
, C$31
.8
m was prov
i
de
d to
TCS and wil
l be reimb
ur
s
ed ove
r the per
io
d to
2032. Up to
C$
8m wi
ll be prov
id
e
d to
U
EMS and reim
bu
r
se
d over the pe
ri
od 2021
to 2033. The be
ne
t
of the be
lo
w
-m
ar
ket ra
te of
inte
re
s
t has
b
ee
n
c
al
cu
la
ted as the
di
e
ren
ce bet
we
en the pro
ce
ed
s
re
cei
v
ed and th
e
fa
ir val
ue of the loa
ns and has bee
n cred
ite
d to
pro
t in
th
e year
.
T
he fai
r
v
alu
e of
th
e loan
s has been ca
lc
ul
ate
d usin
g a
m
ar
ket inte
res
t rate for a
s
imi
la
r ins
tr
um
en
t
. The val
ua
ti
on use
d the dis
cou
nte
d cash ow me
th
od and
con
sid
er
ed the va
lue of exp
e
c
te
d pay
me
nt
s usi
ng a
ri
sk-a
dj
us
te
d disc
oun
t rate; the dis
co
unt rat
e
us
ed was 1
8% for TCS and 1
5% for
UEM
S. Fo
r TCS
, the amou
nt
rep
ay
ab
le de
pe
nd
s
on fu
t
ure rev
en
ue grow
t
h
of the TCS busi
ne
s
s to
2
032 and wil
l
b
e
b
et
we
en zero and x1
.
5 of
th
e amou
nt
s rece
i
ve
d up
to a
m
ax
im
um of
C$
47
.7m.
F
or UEMS
, the amo
un
t repay
a
bl
e depe
nd
s on
fu
t
ure rev
en
ue grow
t
h of
th
e
UEM
S busin
es
s fro
m 202
1 to
20
33 and wi
ll be bet
w
e
en x1
.
0 and x1
.
5 of
th
e
am
oun
t
s rece
iv
ed up unti
l the end of
th
e fun
di
ng per
i
od
. As at 31
D
e
cem
be
r 20
20, C$
4
.0
m (201
9
: C$3.
5m)
ha
d bee
n
re
cei
v
ed by UEMS. UEMS is requ
es
t
in
g a
fou
r
-
yea
r ex
ten
si
on to
th
e prog
ra
mm
e, whic
h has bee
n
ag
re
ed in pri
nc
ipl
e and is
p
en
din
g exec
ut
io
n of
th
e ex
te
nsi
on
.
T
he sign
i
c
an
t unob
se
r
va
bl
e inpu
t
s for thi
s
Le
ve
l 3
na
nc
ial ins
t
r
um
ent are: (i
) whe
th
er
, and by
ho
w much
, TCS
/U
EMS rev
enu
es wi
ll grow dur
in
g the per
io
ds to
2032
/
203
3, an
d (ii) th
e spec
i
c year
s in whi
ch reve
nu
e will gro
w.
T
he
re are signi
c
ant inh
ere
nt unce
r
t
ain
ti
es in mana
ge
me
nt
’s abi
li
t
y to
f
ore
c
as
t rev
en
ue ove
r
th
e follo
w
in
g 1
3 year
s
, par
ti
cu
lar
l
y in later year
s
. Fo
r T
C
S
,
i
f the comp
ou
nd ann
ual rev
en
ue grow
t
h rate over the pe
ri
od fro
m 2020
to 2032
was 3.0
% high
er tha
n
as
sum
e
d in
th
e valu
at
io
n mode
l, th
en the net pre
se
nt va
lue of the liab
il
it
y as at
31
De
cem
b
er 2020
wou
ld inc
rea
se by C$3
.7
m (£2.
1
m).
If the fore
c
as
t reve
nu
e
gro
w
t
h occu
r
s in
ear
li
er yea
r
s than env
is
a
ge
d, th
en the net pre
se
nt val
ue of the liab
il
it
y wil
l incre
as
e; if the reve
nu
e grow
th inc
rea
se
s were to
occ
ur on
e year
ear
li
er tha
n ass
ume
d in
th
e val
uat
i
on mod
el
, then th
e net pres
en
t valu
e of
th
e liabi
li
t
y as
at 31
D
e
cem
be
r 2020
w
ou
ld inc
rea
se by C$1
.
4m (£0.
8m).
TCS has als
o bene
ted fro
m an Inves
tis
s
em
en
t Queb
e
c (IQ) rese
arc
h and dev
el
op
me
nt pro
gra
mm
e, whe
re
by IQ
sha
re
d in
th
e
cos
t of
res
ea
rch and
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
of cer
ta
in spe
ci
ed ne
w prod
uc
t
s. Un
de
r
th
is arr
an
ge
me
nt
, fro
m 201
0 to
201
4 IQ
na
nce
d C$8
.8
M of
el
igi
bl
e cos
t
s ass
oc
ia
ted wi
th th
es
e spe
ci
e
d
pro
je
c
t
s. Th
e fun
din
g is
rep
a
ya
bl
e unde
r a
r
oy
al
t
y arra
ng
em
en
t over the pe
ri
od of 201
4 to
2021
, ba
se
d on
s
al
es of
sp
ec
i
e
d prod
uc
t
s
. As th
ere is no
min
im
um
rep
ay
m
en
t
, fund
in
g recei
v
ed in resp
ec
t of
th
e IQ
p
ro
gr
am
me has bee
n incl
ud
ed in the inco
me st
a
tem
en
t
.
Ro
ya
lt
i
es repa
id hav
e also be
en inc
lu
de
d as
cos
t
s in
th
e incom
e st
a
tem
ent in the per
i
od wh
ere the
y have be
en inc
ur
re
d.
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3 Gov
ernment g
ran
ts and loans
c
ontin
ued
A
mo
unt
s recog
nis
e
d in
th
e
n
an
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s in
res
pe
c
t of thes
e pro
gra
mm
es we
re as
fol
lo
w
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Fair val
ue of loa
n broug
ht for
wa
rd
9.5
10.4
Contributio
ns
(2.8)
A
mo
unt
s charg
ed to nanc
e cost
s
2.9
1.8
F
ore
ig
n
e
xcha
ng
e die
re
nce
s
(0.2)
0.1
Fair v
al
ue o
f lo
an c
ar
ri
ed f
or
wa
rd
12.2
9.5
Go
ve
rn
me
nt gran
t
s cred
i
ted to
pr
o
t in
th
e year
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Canadian Government
0.2
0.3
2
4 Deferre
d tax
T
he foll
ow
in
g are the majo
r defe
rr
ed ta
x liab
ili
t
ie
s and ass
et
s reco
gn
is
ed by the Gro
up and mov
em
ent
s there
o
n
du
ri
ng th
e curr
ent an
d prio
r repo
r
ti
ng per
io
d
.
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tax
depreciation
*
£m
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ee
share options
cost
s
£m
Deriva
tives
£m
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benet
obligations
£m
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ill
£m
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£m
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t
a
l
£m
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anu
ar
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1.0
12.6
(11.6)
10.7
8.2
Cre
di
t
/(char
ge) to
i
nco
m
e
(1.9)
0.6
(1.7)
(1.7)
(1.4)
(1.0)
(7.1)
Cre
di
t
/(char
ge) to
o
th
er com
pre
he
nsi
v
e incom
e
1.6
1.6
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di
t dire
c
t to
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ui
t
y
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0.7
1.2
1.3
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dierences
0.2
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(0.3)
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(0.2)
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(6.8)
1.3
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12.5
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10.1
3.5
Cre
di
t
/(char
ge) to
i
nco
m
e
(0.4)
0.1
(0.6)
(1.8)
(3.5)
(2.1)
(8.3)
Credit to
other comprehensive inc
ome
2.9
2.9
Cre
di
t
/(char
ge) direc
t to
eq
ui
t
y
0.2
0.2
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dierences
0.4
0.3
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0.5
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c
t of
ch
an
ge in tax rat
es
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0.1
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0.4
(0.4)
(0.2)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(7.0)
1.7
(1.4)
14.0
(16.1)
7.4
(1.4)
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Non-
current
assets
13.6
23.0
Non-
cur
rent
liabilities
(15.0)
(19.5)
(1.4)
3.5
*
R
el
ate
s to pro
p
er
t
y, pla
nt an
d eq
ui
pm
en
t an
d int
an
g
ib
le as
s
et
s
.
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s and lia
bil
it
i
es are os
e
t wher
e the Grou
p has
a lega
ll
y enfo
rce
ab
le rig
ht to
do so.
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ognised
deferred
t
ax assets
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s
, in
exc
es
s of
o
s
et
ti
ng def
er
re
d tax lia
bil
i
ti
es
, are reco
gni
se
d for los
s
c
ar
r
y for
w
ar
ds and ded
uc
ti
bl
e temp
or
ar
y di
ere
nce
s to
th
e ex
ten
t that
th
e util
is
a
ti
on aga
ins
t fu
t
ure ta
x
ab
le pro
t
s is prob
ab
le
. UK
de
fer
re
d tax as
se
t
s of
£1
.7m
(
201
9: £2.
1
m)
hav
e not been rec
og
nis
ed as the
ir recov
er
y is uncer
t
ai
n.
T
he unre
cog
ni
se
d US
def
er
re
d tax as
se
t at
31
De
ce
mb
er 201
9 (£3
.7m
)
ha
s
be
en fu
ll
y ut
ili
se
d as
a resul
t of the US
Coro
na
vi
r
us Ai
d, Rel
ief, and Eco
no
mic Se
cu
ri
t
y
(C
A
R
ES
) Ac
t
.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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t
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tements
2
4 Deferred t
ax
con
tinued
Cur
ren
t ta
x asse
t
s in the cons
oli
da
ted ba
lan
ce she
et cons
is
t of:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(r
estated)
£m
Curr
ent
tax
8.8
6.5
De
fer
re
d ta
x
8.8
6.5
Cur
ren
t ta
x liabi
li
ti
es in the cons
ol
id
ate
d bala
nce she
et con
sis
t of
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Curr
ent
tax
(5.9)
(1.5)
De
fer
re
d ta
x
(5.9)
(1.5)
In 201
9, we
se
t out to
im
pr
ove cla
r
it
y for read
er
s over our de
fer
re
d tax ba
lan
ce
s and clas
si
e
d ele
me
nt
s of
de
fe
rre
d ta
x ass
et and def
er
re
d tax lia
bil
i
ti
es to
cu
rre
nt fro
m non
-
c
ur
re
nt
. Howe
ve
r
,
we er
ron
eo
us
l
y did not take into cons
id
er
at
io
n a
re
qu
ire
me
nt of IA
S 1
.
56
, whi
ch req
uir
es def
er
red t
ax ass
e
t
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s
to not be
pr
es
en
ted as cur
ren
t. F
or pres
e
nt
at
io
na
l purp
o
se
s
,
in acco
rda
nce wi
t
h IA
S 8:
‘Accou
nt
in
g Polic
ie
s
, Chan
ge in Accou
nt
in
g
Po
lic
ie
s and Erro
r
s
’,
we have
th
ere
fo
re res
t
ate
d the pr
ior yea
r Grou
p bala
nce she
et to ree
c
t a
rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n of
£1
3.0
m def
er
re
d
t
ax as
se
t from cu
rre
nt as
se
t
s to
non
-
cu
rr
ent as
se
t
s and a
rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n of
£(
3
.2)
m def
er
red ta
x liab
il
it
y fro
m cur
ren
t liabi
li
ti
es to non
-
c
ur
ren
t liab
ili
t
ie
s. Se
e note 35.
25 Provisions
Warranties
£m
Contract-
relat
ed
provisions
£m
Oth
er
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2020
4.8
13.9
6.1
24.8
Create
d
4.4
4.4
3.9
12.7
Reversed
(0.8)
(2.4)
(0.3)
(3.5)
Utilised
(1.0)
(5.7)
(2.5)
(9.2)
Exchange
dierences
(0.3)
(0.1)
(0.4)
Rec
la
ss
i
e
d from hel
d for sal
e
(se
e n
ot
e 30
)
0.1
0.1
0.2
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
7.5
9.9
7.2
24.6
Inc
lu
de
d in
cu
r
ren
t liabi
li
ti
es
6.0
9.1
4.5
19.6
Inc
lu
de
d in
no
n
-
c
ur
ren
t liab
ili
t
ie
s
1.5
0.8
2.7
5.0
7.5
9.9
7.2
24.6
War
ran
t
y prov
is
ion
s are base
d on
an as
se
ss
me
nt of fut
ur
e
cl
ai
ms wi
th refe
ren
ce to
pas
t exp
er
ie
nce. Suc
h cos
t
s are gene
ra
ll
y inc
ur
re
d
w
it
hi
n tw
o year
s af
t
er
de
li
ve
r
y.
Co
nt
ra
c
t-re
lat
ed prov
i
sio
ns –
fo
r exam
pl
e, inc
lu
din
g prov
is
io
ns for age
nt fee
s
an
d prov
is
io
ns rela
ti
ng to
con
tr
ac
t exec
u
ti
on and del
i
ve
r
y – are
ut
il
is
ed
ove
r the per
io
d as st
ate
d in
th
e cont
ra
c
t to
wh
ic
h the spe
ci
c pro
v
isi
on rel
ate
s. O
th
er prov
i
sio
ns inc
lu
de reo
rga
ni
sa
ti
on cos
t
s
, cont
in
ge
nt cons
id
er
at
io
n and
dil
ap
id
at
io
n
cos
t
s
. Reorg
an
is
at
io
n cos
t
s will be inc
ur
re
d over the per
i
od of the reor
gan
is
at
i
on
, whic
h is
t
y
p
ic
a
ll
y up
to tw
o year
s
. Cont
in
gen
t consi
de
ra
ti
on is
pa
ya
bl
e whe
n earn
in
gs tar
ge
t
s are met
. Dilap
id
at
io
ns wil
l be paya
bl
e at the end of
th
e contr
ac
te
d life, wh
ic
h is
up to
15
y
ea
r
s.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
144
26 Share capi
tal and sha
re options
2020
2
0
19
No.
£m
No.
£m
Authorised:
5p ordinar
y shares
90,000,000
4.5
90,000,000
4.5
Allot
te
d, called
-
up and fully paid:
5p ordinar
y shares
71,122,599
3.6
70,964,527
3.5
Du
ri
ng 2020, the Comp
an
y did not purch
as
e and can
cel any sha
res
.
Du
ri
ng 201
9, the Com
pa
ny purc
has
e
d and can
cel
le
d 63
4,9
9
6 share
s. T
he shar
es were acq
uir
ed at an
av
er
ag
e pri
ce of
£
1
3.41 per share, wi
t
h pric
es ran
gin
g fro
m
£1
2.
80 to
£1
4
.02. Th
e tota
l cos
t of
£8
.6m
, incl
ud
in
g fees and s
t
am
p
du
t
y of
£0.
1m, was tran
s
fer
re
d to
ret
a
ine
d ear
nin
gs
. Th
e tota
l reduc
t
io
n in
pai
d
-
up ca
pi
t
al
was £
32,
0
0
0.
1
5
8
,07
2 ordin
ar
y shar
es hav
in
g a
nom
in
al val
ue of £7
,9
0
4 were allo
t
te
d dur
in
g the year und
er the ter
ms of
th
e Grou
p
’s va
ri
ou
s share opt
io
n sche
me
s
. The
ag
gre
ga
te consi
de
ra
ti
on rece
i
ve
d was £2.
3m
.
T
he shar
e
pr
emi
um acco
un
t
re
pre
se
nt
s th
e premi
um ari
sin
g on the issu
e of
eq
ui
t
y share
s.
T
he “ow
n
sh
are
s rese
r
ve
” rep
res
en
t
s the cos
t of
sha
re
s in
Ul
tr
a Elec
tr
oni
c
s Hol
din
gs plc pur
cha
se
d in
th
e mar
ket and hel
d by
th
e Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ro
nic
s Emp
lo
ye
e
T
ru
s
t to
s
a
ti
s
f
y opti
on
s unde
r the Grou
p
’s Lon
g
-T
er
m Ince
nt
iv
e Plan (“
LT
IP
) sha
re sche
me
s
. At
31
De
ce
mb
er 2020, the numb
er of own share
s hel
d was 1
0
8
,49
4
(201
9: 1
31,542).
Share options
T
he Gro
up
’s eq
ui
t
y
-
s
et
tl
ed sha
re
-
ba
se
d pay
m
en
t
s are
me
as
ure
d at
fa
ir val
ue at the date of
th
e gran
t
. The fai
r valu
e deter
m
in
ed at the gran
t date is
ex
p
ens
ed
on a
s
tr
ai
ght-
li
ne bas
is over th
e
ve
s
t
in
g
p
er
io
d, bas
e
d on
th
e Group
’s es
ti
ma
te of
sha
re
s
th
at wi
ll even
t
ual
l
y ves
t
. The Gro
up reco
gn
ise
d tot
al exp
en
se
s of
£
2,
596
,0
0
0 (201
9: £
1
,98
0,
0
0
0) in
rel
at
io
n to
e
qu
i
t
y
-
se
t
t
l
ed shar
e
-
ba
se
d pay
m
ent tr
ans
a
c
t
io
ns
. Ex
pe
c
t
ed vola
t
ili
t
y was deter
m
ine
d by cal
cu
lat
in
g the his
to
ri
c
al
vo
lat
il
it
y of the Grou
p
’s sha
re pri
ce.
Du
ri
ng the yea
r to
31
De
cem
be
r 2020,
th
e Grou
p oper
ate
d the foll
ow
in
g equ
it
y
-
se
t
t
le
d share opt
i
on sch
em
es
:
1. Sav
in
gs
-
Re
la
te
d Sh
are O
pt
io
n S
che
me
s
, Co
mpa
ny S
har
e Op
ti
on Pl
an a
nd E
xe
cu
ti
ve S
ha
re O
pt
ion S
c
he
me
A Sav
in
gs
-
Re
la
ted Shar
e Opti
on Sc
he
me is open to
al
l UK
, US
a
nd Ca
na
dia
n empl
oy
ee
s and prov
i
de
s for a
p
ur
cha
se pr
ice equ
al to
th
e aver
ag
e of
th
e dail
y
av
era
ge mar
ke
t pric
e befo
re the gran
t les
s 1
0
%
. The ve
s
ti
ng per
i
od is tw
o to
v
e year
s
. If
th
e opti
on
s remai
n unexe
rci
se
d af
te
r a
p
er
i
od ran
gi
ng fro
m thre
e to
s
ix
mo
nt
hs fro
m the date of
mat
ur
i
t
y,
the opt
i
ons ex
pi
re. Opt
io
ns are for
f
ei
te
d if
th
e empl
oy
ee lea
ve
s the Gro
up befo
re the opt
io
ns ves
t.
T
he Comp
an
y Share Opt
io
n Plan prov
i
de
s share opt
io
ns for nom
ina
te
d empl
oy
ee
s in
th
e UK. T
he purc
has
e pri
ce is
se
t at a
m
id
-
ma
r
ket pri
ce on the date of
th
e
gra
nt
. Th
is is
an app
rov
ed sc
he
me and ves
ti
ng is uncon
di
ti
on
al
. Opti
on
s ves
t af
te
r thre
e year
s and lap
se af
ter 1
0
ye
ar
s fro
m the date of
th
e gran
t.
T
he Exe
cu
t
i
ve Share Op
ti
on Sch
em
e prov
i
de
s share opt
io
ns for nom
ina
te
d empl
oy
ee
s in
th
e UK
, the USA and Can
ad
a. Th
e purc
has
e pri
ce is
se
t at
a mid
-
mar
ke
t
pr
ice on the date of the gran
t
. This is an
una
pp
ro
ve
d sche
me an
d
ve
s
t
in
g
is unco
nd
i
ti
ona
l. Op
ti
ons ve
s
t af
te
r three yea
r
s and laps
e af
te
r sev
en year
s fro
m the
dat
e
of the gra
nt
.
T
he numb
er an
d weigh
te
d aver
ag
e exerci
se pr
ice of share opt
io
ns for all share
-
bas
e
d pay
me
nt arr
an
ge
me
nt
s (excl
udi
ng L
T
IP) are as foll
ow
s:
Weighte
d
average
exercise price
(£)
2020
Numbe
r
of options
2020
Weighte
d
average
exe
rc
is
e p
r
ic
e
(£)
2
0
19
Numb
er
of op
t
io
ns
2
0
19
Be
gi
nni
ng of year
16.53
970,757
16.81
1,046,659
Gr
an
ted d
ur
in
g th
e ye
ar
16.08
324,784
E
xerc
is
ed dur
in
g the year
16.94
(161,655)
16.92
(258,038)
E
xp
ire
d dur
in
g the year
16.32
(91,322)
16.87
(142,648)
Ou
t
s
t
and
in
g at t
he e
nd o
f the y
ea
r
16.44
717,780
16.53
970,757
E
xerc
is
ab
le at the end of the year
19.04
190,626
17.34
198,208
2020
20
19
Ra
ng
e of
exe
rci
se pr
ice of
ou
t
s
t
a
nd
in
g opti
on
s (£)
14.45 – 21.91
14.45 – 21.91
Weig
hte
d aver
ag
e remai
ni
ng cont
ra
c
t
ed lif
e (year
s)
3.73
4.28
Weig
hte
d aver
ag
e fair va
lu
e
of opt
io
ns gra
nte
d (£)
3.22
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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nual Repor
t
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d Ac
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unt
s 2020
145
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
26 Share capi
tal and sha
re options
c
ontin
ued
2
. Lo
ng
-T
e
rm I
nc
en
ti
ve P
lan
De
t
ail
s in
rel
at
io
n to
t
h
e Ultr
a Elec
tr
on
ic
s Long
-T
er
m Incent
i
ve Pla
n 201
7
aw
ar
ds to
E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor
s are inc
lu
de
d in
th
e Direc
to
rs
’ Remun
er
at
io
n Repo
r
t
on pag
es 88
–1
01.
In Apr
il 2020, L
T
IP
s were als
o award
e
d
to nom
ina
ted emp
lo
ye
es an
d are
su
bje
c
t
to the sa
me four pe
r
f
or
ma
nce met
r
ic
s (see pa
ge 95) as
th
e
E
xec
ut
i
ve Dir
ec
tor awa
rd
s. Th
e awar
ds wil
l ves
t in
A
pr
il 2022 upo
n achi
ev
em
en
t of
tho
s
e
p
er
for
m
anc
e targ
et
s and are
con
di
t
io
nal up
on cont
in
ue
d empl
oy
m
en
t.
T
he numb
er of the L
T
IP
s are as
fol
lo
w
s:
Numbe
r
of options
2020
Numb
er
of op
t
io
ns
2
0
19
Be
gi
nni
ng of year
903,632
683,006
Gr
an
ted d
ur
in
g th
e ye
ar
426,153
403,612
E
xerc
is
ed dur
in
g the year
(32,946)
(3,692)
E
xp
ire
d dur
in
g the year
(190,417)
(179,294)
Ou
t
s
t
and
in
g at t
he e
nd o
f the y
ea
r
1,106,422
903,632
2020
2
0
19
Weig
hte
d aver
ag
e remai
ni
ng cont
ra
c
t
ed lif
e (year
s)
1.39
1.60
Weig
hte
d aver
ag
e fair va
lu
e
of opt
io
ns gra
nte
d (£)
15.09
12.60
T
he wei
ghte
d aver
a
ge cont
ra
c
te
d life in 2020
is les
s than thr
ee yea
rs du
e
to the 201
8 is
sua
nce
s upo
n appo
in
tm
en
t of
the ne
w Chie
f Exec
u
ti
v
e and exp
ir
at
io
n of
L
T
IP
s gra
nte
d in
201
7 fol
lo
wi
ng cha
ng
es to
th
e exec
ut
i
ve man
ag
em
en
t
tea
m.
27 Notes
to
the
cash ow
s
tatement
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Operating
prot
106.3
94.2
Ad
jus
tm
en
t
s for:
De
pre
ci
at
io
n of
pro
pe
r
t
y, plan
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
10.4
9.7
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of inta
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s
18.6
28.6
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of leas
ed ass
et
s
8.5
9.3
Cos
t of equi
t
y-
s
et
tl
e
d empl
oye
e shar
e sche
me
s
2.5
0.8
De
n
ed ben
e
t pe
nsi
on sch
em
e fun
di
ng
(11.0)
(10.8)
Los
s on disp
os
al of prop
er
t
y,
pla
nt and equ
ip
me
nt
0.1
0.1
(D
ec
rea
se)
/
in
cre
as
e in
pro
v
isi
on
s
0.2
5.5
Op
er
at
ing ca
sh ow be
fo
re mov
em
en
ts in wor
ki
ng cap
it
a
l
135.6
137.4
Inc
rea
se in inve
nto
ri
es
(13.8)
(5.7)
De
cre
as
e
/(
inc
re
as
e)
in recei
v
ab
le
s
19.3
(2.9)
Inc
rea
se
/
(dec
rea
se) in
pa
ya
bl
es
1.5
(13.9)
Cash generated by
operations
142.6
114.9
Inc
om
e taxe
s paid
(5.4)
(9.5)
Inte
re
s
t paid
(5.5)
(9.3)
Lea
se liab
il
it
y inte
res
t paid
(1.7)
(1.5)
Net cash from operating
acti
vities
130.0
94.6
T
he tot
al cas
h out
o
w in
2020 relat
in
g to
lea
se
s was £
10.7
m (201
9
:
£9.
2m), of whic
h £0.2m (201
9: £0.2
m)
rela
te
d to
l
ow
-
v
al
ue or shor
t-te
r
m
le
as
es not reco
gn
is
ed
on the bal
an
ce shee
t
.
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nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
146
27 Notes
to
the
cash ow
s
tatement
co
ntinued
Rec
on
cil
ia
ti
on of net move
me
nt in cash and ca
sh equ
i
va
le
nt
s to
mo
ve
me
nt
s in net debt
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Ne
t in
cre
as
e
/(de
cre
as
e) in c
as
h an
d ca
sh e
qu
i
val
e
nt
s
3.1
(10.5)
Ca
sh in
ow fro
m move
me
nt in debt and na
nce lea
sin
g
65.1
55.3
Cha
ng
e in
ne
t debt ari
si
ng fro
m cas
h ow
s
68.2
44.8
Loa
n sy
n
di
c
at
io
n
cos
t
s
0.3
Lea
se liab
il
it
y mov
em
en
t
3.5
(41.2)
O
th
er non
-
ca
sh mov
em
ent
s
(2.7)
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of nanc
e cost
s of
deb
t
(0.6)
(0.7)
T
ransla
tion dierences
0.6
(0.5)
Mov
em
en
t in n
et d
eb
t in t
he ye
ar
69.0
2.7
Ne
t de
bt a
t s
t
ar
t of ye
ar
(154.8)
(157.5)
Ne
t de
bt a
t en
d of y
ear
(85.8)
(154.8)
Ne
t cash and ca
sh equ
i
va
le
nt
s and ove
rdr
af
t
s com
pr
is
ed the fol
lo
wi
ng:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s*
114.4
110.5
Overdraf
t
s*
(30.3)
(28.3)
Ne
t cash and ca
sh equ
i
va
le
nt
s and ban
k over
dra
f
t
s
84.1
82.2
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s comp
ri
se ca
sh at bank and sho
r
t-ter
m dep
osi
t
s wi
t
h an
or
ig
ina
l matu
ri
t
y date of
th
re
e
mo
nt
hs or les
s
.
Ne
t debt comp
r
ise
d the foll
ow
i
ng:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(rest
ated
)
£m
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s*
114.4
110.5
Bo
r
ro
w
in
g
s*
(200.2)
(265.3)
(85.8)
(154.8)
Rec
on
cil
ia
ti
on of chan
ge
s in
na
nc
in
g liabi
li
t
ie
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
(r
estated)
£m
Bo
rr
ow
in
gs at st
ar
t of
ye
ar
*
(265.3)
(292.6)
Rep
ay
m
en
t
s of
bo
rr
ow
in
gs
76.2
315.3
Pro
cee
ds fro
m bor
ro
wi
ng
s
(11.1)
(259.9)
(Increase
)/decrease
in
overdraf
t
(2.0)
10.5
Loa
n sy
n
di
c
at
io
n
cos
t
s
0.3
O
th
er non
-
ca
sh mov
em
ent
s
(2.7)
A
mo
r
t
is
a
ti
on of nanc
e cost
s of
deb
t
(0.6)
(0.7)
Pr
inc
ip
al p
ay
m
en
t on l
ea
se
s
9.0
7.8
Lea
se liab
il
it
y non
-
c
ash mov
em
en
t
s
(5.5)
(49.0)
T
ransla
tion dierences
1.8
3.0
Bo
rr
ow
in
gs a
t en
d of y
ear
*
(200.2)
(265.3)
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
*
20
19
b
a
la
nc
es fo
r cas
h an
d cas
h equ
i
va
l
en
t
s and bo
r
ro
w
in
gs ha
ve be
en re
s
t
at
ed to me
et th
e pre
s
en
t
at
io
n
al re
qu
ir
em
en
t
s of I
A
S 32 wit
h res
p
ec
t to
t
he Gr
ou
p
’s c
as
h
-
po
ol
i
ng ar
ra
n
ge
me
n
t
s. S
ee no
te 35.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
147
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
2
8 Other
nancia
l c
ommi
tments
Capit
al commitment
s
At the end of the year ca
pi
t
al com
mi
tm
en
t
s were:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Con
tr
ac
ted bu
t not prov
i
de
d
2.8
1.3
29 Retir
ement
benet schemes
So
me UK empl
oy
ee
s of
th
e Grou
p are
me
mb
er
s of the Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ron
ic
s Li
mi
ted de
n
ed ben
e
t sch
em
e whi
ch was es
t
ab
lis
he
d on
1 March 1
9
9
4
. The sc
he
me
was cl
os
ed to
ne
w memb
er
s in 2003
. The sc
hem
e is
a nal sa
lar
y sc
hem
e wi
th the maj
or
i
t
y of memb
er
s acc
ru
in
g 1
/6
0
t
h of
th
eir na
l pens
io
nab
le ear
ni
ng
s for
eac
h year of pens
ion
ab
le se
r
v
i
ce; how
ev
er
, the sch
em
e was clos
ed to fut
ur
e bene
t accr
ua
l from 5
A
pr
il 201
6. A
de
n
ed cont
r
ib
ut
io
n plan was int
ro
du
ced for
ot
he
r
em
pl
oy
ee
s and new joi
ner
s in the UK
. Th
e lates
t fu
ll ac
t
ua
ri
al val
ua
ti
on of
th
e de
ne
d bene
t sch
eme was ca
r
ri
ed ou
t as
at 5
A
pr
il 201
9. Th
e Group als
o
op
er
ate
s tw
o de
ne
d contr
i
bu
ti
on sc
he
me
s for
ov
er
s
eas emp
lo
ye
es
. In addi
t
io
n
to the
se sc
hem
e
s, th
e Group
’s T
ac
t
ic
al Comm
un
ic
at
io
n Sys
te
ms busi
ne
s
s
ba
se
d in
Mo
nt
rea
l, Can
ad
a, has thr
ee de
ne
d ben
e
t sch
em
es and th
e Swis
s busin
es
s of the For
ens
ic T
e
ch
no
lo
g
y grou
p
ha
s a
d
e
ne
d ben
e
t sch
em
e.
Dened c
ontribution
schemes
T
he tot
al cos
t char
ge
d to
i
nco
me in resp
ec
t of
th
e den
e
d contr
ib
u
ti
on sch
em
es was £1
0.
8
m (201
9: £9.9m).
De
n
ed be
ne
t sche
me
s
A
ll the de
ne
d ben
e
t sch
em
es wer
e
ac
t
uar
ia
ll
y ass
e
ss
ed at 31
De
cem
be
r 20
20 usin
g the proj
ec
ted uni
t met
ho
d.
In the UK
, Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ro
ni
c
s
L
imi
te
d spon
so
r
s the Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ro
nic
s Pens
io
n Sch
eme
, a
f
un
d
ed de
ne
d ben
e
t pens
io
n sche
me
. The sch
em
e is
ad
min
is
te
re
d
wi
t
hin a
tr
u
s
t whic
h is
le
ga
ll
y sep
ar
ate fro
m the Comp
an
y.
Trus
te
e
s are
ap
po
in
ted by bot
h the Comp
any an
d the sch
eme
’s mem
be
r
shi
p and ac
t in the
inte
re
s
t
s of
th
e sch
em
e
an
d all rele
va
nt s
ta
keh
ol
de
r
s
, incl
udi
ng th
e memb
er
s and the Com
pa
ny.
T
he T
r
us
tee
s are also resp
o
nsi
bl
e for
th
e inve
s
t
me
nt
of the sch
em
e
’s as
se
t
s
.
T
his sch
em
e prov
i
de
s pens
io
ns and lump sum
s to
m
em
b
er
s on
re
ti
rem
en
t
an
d to
th
eir dep
en
da
nt
s on deat
h
.
T
he T
r
us
te
e
s are
re
qui
re
d to
u
se pr
ud
en
t assu
mp
ti
ons to valu
e the liab
il
it
ie
s and cos
t
s of
th
e sch
em
e wher
eas th
e
ac
cou
nt
in
g
as
su
mp
ti
on
s mus
t be
be
s
t
estimates.
Res
po
ns
ibi
li
t
y for maki
ng go
od any de
ci
t wi
th
in the sc
hem
e lie
s
w
it
h the Comp
an
y and this int
ro
du
ces a
nu
mb
er of
r
isk
s for
th
e Comp
an
y.
T
h
e majo
r risk
s
are: inte
re
s
t rate risk
, ina
ti
on ris
k
, inve
s
t
me
nt risk an
d long
ev
i
t
y risk
. Th
e Comp
any an
d T
ru
s
te
es are awa
re of
th
es
e risk
s and mana
ge the
m thro
ug
h
ap
pro
pr
ia
te inve
s
t
me
nt and fu
ndi
ng s
tr
ate
gi
es
. Th
e T
ru
s
te
es mana
g
e
go
ve
rn
an
ce and ope
ra
ti
on
al risk
s thro
ug
h a
n
um
be
r of
inte
rn
al cont
ro
ls pol
ic
ie
s
,
inc
lu
di
ng a
ri
sk regi
s
ter.
Investment strategy
T
he inve
s
t
me
nt st
ra
te
gy is set by the T
r
us
te
e of
th
e sch
em
e. The inv
es
t
me
nt s
tr
ate
g
y is
ta
rg
et
in
g a
l
ev
el of inve
s
tm
en
t retu
rn ab
ove th
at ass
um
ed und
er the
Rec
ov
er
y Plan and sli
ght
l
y high
er tha
n the requ
ire
d retu
rn to achi
ev
e full fu
nd
ing on a
se
lf
-s
u
ci
en
c
y basis by 31
M
arc
h 2030, wi
th an app
rop
r
iat
e leve
l of
di
ve
r
si
c
a
ti
on acr
os
s ass
et
s and inte
re
s
t rate and in
at
io
n hedg
in
g to
m
an
ag
e inve
s
tm
en
t risk
s.
T
he UK Sche
me
’s inve
s
t
me
nt st
ra
te
g
y
is to
in
ve
s
t broa
dl
y 54% in retu
r
n
-s
ee
k
in
g ass
et
s and 4
6% in
ma
tch
in
g asse
t
s
, wi
th the aim of mov
in
g to
20
% grow
t
h
an
d 80% matc
hi
ng by 2030. Th
is st
ra
teg
y re
ec
t
s the UK Sch
em
e
’s lia
bil
i
t
y pro
l
e and the T
r
us
t
ee
s and Comp
any
’s at
t
it
u
de to
ri
sk
.
T
he T
r
us
te
e
s inve
s
tm
en
t st
ra
teg
y inc
lu
de
s inve
s
ti
ng in liab
ili
t
y dri
ve
n inve
s
t
men
t (LDI
)
, the val
ue of whi
ch wil
l incre
as
e wit
h dec
rea
se
s in
inte
re
s
t rate
s, an
d
w
ill
mo
ve wi
th in
at
io
n exp
ec
t
at
io
ns
. LDI prim
ar
il
y inv
ol
v
es the use of gove
rn
me
nt bon
ds and de
ri
v
at
i
ve
s such as intere
s
t rate and in
at
io
n sw
ap
s. Th
e main ris
k is
tha
t the inv
es
t
me
nt
s hel
d mov
e die
ren
tl
y to
th
e liab
ili
t
y exp
os
ure
s; thi
s risk is mana
ge
d by
th
e T
r
us
te
e, it
s ad
vi
se
r
s and the sch
em
e
’s LDI man
ag
er
, who
reg
ul
ar
l
y as
se
s
s th
e po
si
t
ion
.
T
he ass
et
s held are als
o well div
er
s
i
ed
, acro
s
s ass
et clas
s
es and inv
es
t
m
ent man
ag
er
s
. Thi
s reduc
es the ri
sk of
dro
ps in the val
ue of indi
v
id
ua
l asse
t clas
s
es
, or
a par
t
i
cul
ar man
ag
er und
er
pe
r
f
or
mi
ng it
s inv
es
t
m
ent obj
ec
t
i
ves
, hav
i
ng a
ne
ga
ti
ve imp
a
c
t on the fun
di
ng pos
it
io
n of
th
e sch
eme
. The inv
es
t
me
nt per
fo
r
man
ce
an
d liabi
li
t
y exp
er
ie
nce are regu
la
rl
y rev
i
ew
ed by the T
r
us
t
ee, and th
e T
ru
s
te
e will cons
ul
t wit
h the Comp
an
y over any cha
ng
es to
th
e inve
s
t
me
nt st
ra
teg
y.
Ra
th
er tha
n hold
in
g the und
er
l
y
in
g
as
s
et
s dire
c
t
l
y,
th
e sche
me inv
es
t
s in
po
ol
ed inv
es
t
m
ent veh
ic
le
s mana
ge
d by
pr
ofe
ss
io
nal ex
ter
na
l inve
s
tm
en
t mana
ger
s
,
wh
om th
e
T
ru
s
te
e has
ap
po
in
ted wi
t
h the help of it
s inve
s
tm
en
t adv
i
se
r
s.
GMP Equalisation
F
oll
ow
i
ng a
Hig
h Cour
t judg
men
t on
26 Oc
to
be
r 201
8
, it
be
c
am
e app
are
nt acr
os
s the UK
p
ens
io
n indus
tr
y tha
t equa
lis
a
ti
on was req
uir
ed wi
th res
pe
c
t to
Gu
ara
nte
e
d Minim
um Pensi
on
s (
GM
Ps). Sch
em
e ben
e
t
s ear
ne
d in
th
e per
io
d 1
7 May 1
99
0 to
5 Ap
ri
l 1
997 may be ae
c
te
d by
th
e requ
ire
me
nt to
eq
ual
is
e
GMP
s
. It
wi
ll ta
ke a
co
nsi
d
era
bl
e tim
e for
tr
u
s
tee
s and emp
lo
yer
s to
de
ci
de on the app
ro
ac
h for GMP equa
lis
a
ti
on
, gath
er dat
a
, cal
cu
la
te the new ben
e
t
s and
cos
t
, and ul
ti
mat
el
y make pay
m
ent
s to
m
em
be
r
s. Th
e ini
ti
al es
ti
ma
te for the Ult
ra Ele
c
t
ron
ic
s Lim
i
ted de
ne
d ben
e
t sch
em
e was that th
e
im
pa
c
t was £
3.
2m;
th
is was recor
de
d as
a debi
t to
th
e
in
com
e st
a
tem
en
t
in 201
8
wi
t
h a
c
or
re
sp
on
din
g incr
eas
e in
sc
he
me lia
bil
i
ti
es
. Th
ere hav
e been no mater
ia
l chan
ge
s in
es
t
im
ate
s in 2019 or 2020.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
148
29 Retir
ement
benet schemes
c
ontinued
Valu
ation
T
he sch
em
e is
sub
je
c
t to
re
gul
ar ac
t
ua
r
ial val
ua
ti
on
s
,
w
hic
h are usual
l
y car
r
ie
d out ever
y th
ree yea
r
s. Th
e las
t ac
t
uar
ia
l val
uat
io
n of
th
e sch
em
e
wa
s on
5 Apr
il
201
9.
Th
e nex
t ac
t
uar
ia
l valu
at
io
n is
du
e to
b
e car
r
ie
d out wi
th an ee
c
t
i
ve date of
5 Apr
i
l 20
2
2. The
s
e ac
tu
ar
ia
l valu
at
io
ns are car
r
ie
d out in accord
an
ce wit
h the
req
ui
rem
en
t
s of
th
e Pensio
ns Ac
t 20
0
4 and so incl
ud
e deli
be
ra
te margi
ns for pru
de
nc
e. This con
tr
as
t
s wi
th th
es
e accou
nt
in
g disc
lo
sur
es
, whi
ch are dete
rm
in
ed
usi
ng bes
t est
im
ate as
sum
pt
io
ns
.
T
he resu
lt
s of
the 5 Apr
il 201
9 va
lua
ti
on hav
e bee
n proje
c
t
ed to
31
De
ce
mb
er 2020
by a
qua
li
ed
, inde
pe
nd
en
t ac
tu
ar
y.
T
he gu
re
s
in the fol
lo
wi
ng dis
cl
os
ure
we
re meas
ure
d using th
e proje
c
ted uni
t met
ho
d.
Key na
nc
ial as
sum
pt
io
ns use
d in
th
e valu
at
io
n of
th
es
e sch
em
es were as foll
ow
s:
UK
2020
Canada
2020
Switze
rland
2020
UK
2
0
19
Canada
2
0
19
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
Dis
coun
t rate
1.45%
2.25%
0.20%
1.95%
3.00%
0.00%
In
at
io
n rate –
RPI
2.95%
3.00%
0.60%
3.00%
3.00%
0.90%
In
at
io
n rate –
CPI
2.35%
2.20%
0.60%
2.20%
2.20%
0.90%
E
xp
ec
te
d rate of
sa
la
r
y incre
as
es
n/a
3.45%
1.00%
n/a
3.45%
1.00%
Fu
t
ure pen
si
on inc
reas
e
s (pre 6/4/
0
8)
2.85%
n/a
0.00%
2.85%
n/a
0.00%
Fu
t
ure pen
si
on inc
reas
e
s (pos
t 6/4/0
8)
1.95%
n/a
0.00%
1.85%
n/a
0.00%
F
or eac
h
of the
s
e assu
mpt
i
ons th
ere is a
r
an
ge of pos
sib
le va
lu
es
. Rela
ti
v
el
y smal
l chan
ge
s in
so
me of thes
e var
ia
bl
es ca
n have a
sig
ni
c
a
nt imp
ac
t on
th
e leve
l
of the tot
al obl
iga
t
ion
. Fo
r the UK
sc
he
me
,
a 0.5% incr
eas
e in
th
e ina
ti
on as
sum
pt
io
n to
3.4
5%
an
d a
1
.0% de
cre
as
e in
th
e
di
sco
un
t rate to
0.45% wo
uld inc
re
as
e
th
e sche
me
s liab
il
it
ie
s by
6.
2
% and 1
9.
2% resp
ec
ti
v
el
y.
If the lif
e exp
ec
t
an
c
y of memb
er
s was to
in
cre
as
e by
on
e year
, the sch
em
e liabi
li
t
ie
s
wo
ul
d incr
eas
e by
4.7%
. The ave
ra
ge dur
at
io
n of
th
e sche
me lia
bi
li
ti
es is 1
8 year
s (201
9: 1
7 year
s).
T
he ass
um
pt
ion
s used are pro
v
id
ed by Will
is T
o
we
r
s W
at
s
on as Comp
an
y
ad
v
i
se
r
s, an
d
al
so by refer
en
ce to
t
h
e Bank of Engla
nd gil
t cur
ve at a
dur
at
io
n
ap
pro
pr
ia
te to
th
e sche
me
s liab
il
it
ie
s of
1
8 year
s
.
T
he key demo
gr
ap
hi
c assu
mp
ti
on use
d was in
rel
at
io
n to
t
he mo
r
t
a
li
t
y rates of curr
en
t and fut
ur
e pensi
on
er
s
. Due to
th
e size of
the sc
he
me the mo
r
t
a
li
t
y ra
tes
we
re base
d on st
an
da
rd tab
le
s
, name
l
y
:
Current pensioners –
males
95%
of SAPS
S3PMA with
CMI
2019
projections
and a
1.25%
oor
from
2013 (UK
only)
Cur
ren
t pens
io
ne
r
s
– femal
e
s
101%
of
SAPS S3PF
A
with
CMI
2019
projections
and
a
1.25%
oor
from
2013
(UK
only)
Fu
t
ure p
en
sio
ne
r
s – ma
le
s
95%
of
SAPS S3PMA
with CMI
2019 pr
ojections
and a
1.25% oor
from
2013
(UK only)
Fu
t
ure pen
si
on
er
s –
fema
le
s
101%
of
SAPS S3PF
A
with
CMI
2019
projections
and
a
1.25%
oor
from
2013
(UK
only)
T
he mor
t
al
it
y ass
um
pt
io
ns use
d in
th
e valu
at
io
n of
the UK sch
em
e make appr
op
ri
ate all
ow
an
ce for fut
ur
e impro
ve
me
nt
s in long
e
vi
t
y and are set out be
lo
w
:
2020
2
0
19
Cur
ren
t p
ens
io
ner
s (at 6
5) – ma
le
s
22 years
22 years
Cur
ren
t pens
io
ne
r
s
(at 65) –
fe
ma
le
s
24 years
24 years
Fu
t
ure p
en
sio
ne
r
s (at 65) – m
al
es
24 years
24 years
Fu
t
ure pen
si
on
er
s (
at 65) –
fema
le
s
26 years
25 years
A
mo
unt
s recog
nis
e
d in
th
e
in
com
e st
a
tem
en
t
in res
pe
c
t of the Grou
p
’s de
ne
d ben
e
t sch
em
es wer
e as
fol
lo
ws
:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Cur
ren
t se
r
v
ice co
s
t
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.4
Admini
stration expenses
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Inte
re
s
t on
pe
nsi
on sc
he
me liab
il
it
ie
s
7.4
0.2
7.6
9.7
0.4
0.1
10.2
Pas
t s
er
v
i
ce cos
t
0.1
0.1
(0.2)
(0.2)
E
xp
ec
te
d retu
rn on pens
io
n
scheme assets
(6.1)
(0.2)
(6.3)
(7.8)
(0.4)
(0.1)
(8.3)
Charge
1.4
0.2
0.4
2.0
1.9
0.2
0.1
2.2
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
29 Retir
ement
benet schemes
c
ontinued
O
f the cur
ren
t ser
v
ice cos
t for the yea
r
, £0.
1m
(
201
9: £0.
1
m)
has be
en inc
lu
de
d in
cos
t of sal
es
, and £0.4
m (201
9
: £0.3
m)
has be
en incl
ud
e
d in
adm
in
is
t
ra
ti
v
e
expe
nses.
Ac
tu
ar
ia
l
ga
ins an
d
lo
s
se
s have bee
n repo
r
ted in the st
a
tem
en
t
of comp
re
he
nsi
v
e
in
com
e.
T
he amo
unt inc
lu
de
d in the bala
nce she
et ar
isi
ng fro
m the Gro
up
s
ob
li
ga
ti
on
s
in resp
e
c
t of it
s den
ed be
ne
t
re
ti
rem
en
t sche
me
s is
as foll
ow
s:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Fair val
ue of sch
em
e asse
t
s
353.3
8.1
8.1
369.5
315.2
8.0
6.5
329.7
Pre
se
nt val
ue of sche
me lia
bil
i
ti
es
(423.2)
(9.0)
(10.4)
(442.6)
(386.4)
(8.4)
(8.2)
(403.0)
Scheme
decit
(69.9)
(0.9)
(2.3)
(73.1)
(71.2)
(0.4)
(1.7)
(73.3)
Rel
ate
d defe
rr
ed ta
x ass
et
13.3
0.3
0.4
14.0
12.1
0.1
0.3
12.5
Net pension liabilit
y
(56.6)
(0.6)
(1.9)
(59.1)
(59.1)
(0.3)
(1.4)
(60.8)
Mo
vem
en
t
s in
th
e pres
en
t valu
e of
de
n
ed be
ne
t ob
lig
at
io
ns dur
in
g the year wer
e as
fol
lo
ws
:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Pre
se
nt val
ue of obli
ga
ti
on at 1
J
an
uar
y
(386.4)
(8.4)
(8.2)
(403.0)
(353.1)
(10.1)
(7.5)
(370.7)
Cur
ren
t se
r
v
ice co
s
t
(0.1)
(0.4)
(0.5)
(0.1)
(0.3)
(0.4)
Inte
re
s
t cos
t
(7.4)
(0.2)
(7.6)
(9.7)
(0.4)
(0.1)
(10.2)
Ac
tuarial gains and
losses
(43.3)
(0.8)
(0.1)
(44.2)
(38.7)
(0.6)
(1.2)
(40.5)
Exchange
dierence
0.1
(0.6)
(0.5)
0.2
0.2
Pas
t s
er
v
i
ce cos
t
(0.1)
(0.1)
0.2
0.2
Li
abi
li
t
ie
s ex
ti
ng
ui
she
d on set
t
le
me
nt
s
2.3
2.3
Be
ne
t
s paid
14.0
0.4
(1.1)
13.3
15.1
0.5
0.5
16.1
Present value
of obligation
at 31 D
ec
em
be
r
(423.2)
(9.0)
(10.4)
(442.6)
(386.4)
(8.4)
(8.2)
(403.0)
Mo
vem
en
t
s in
th
e fair va
lu
e of
sch
em
e ass
et
s dur
in
g the yea
r were as
fol
lo
w
s:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Fair v
al
ue a
t 1 Ja
nua
r
y
315.2
8.0
6.5
329.7
281.7
9.6
6.4
297.7
E
xp
ec
te
d retu
rn on sch
em
e
as
s
et
s
6.1
0.2
6.3
7.8
0.4
0.1
8.3
Ac
tuarial gains and
losses
35.1
0.1
(0.3)
34.9
30.4
0.5
0.3
31.2
Exchange
dierences
(0.1)
(0.1)
0.4
0.2
(0.1)
(0.1)
Employer
contributions
11.0
0.4
0.4
11.8
10.4
0.4
0.3
11.1
A
s
se
t
s dis
t
ri
bu
te
d on
se
t
t
l
em
ent
s
(2.3)
(2.3)
Admini
stration expenses
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(0.1)
Be
ne
t
s paid
(14.0)
(0.4)
1.1
(13.3)
(15.1)
(0.5)
(0.5)
(16.1)
Fair v
al
ue a
t 31 De
ce
mb
er
353.3
8.1
8.1
369.5
315.2
8.0
6.5
329.7
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ement
benet schemes
c
ontinued
Sc
he
me as
se
t
s were as follo
w
s:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Fair val
ue
:
Equities
82.5
2.4
2.7
87.6
73.0
2.6
2.2
77.8
Bonds
5.5
2.0
7.5
5.0
1.7
6.7
Proper
t
y
38.1
1.6
39.7
26.0
0.9
26.9
Other asset
s
9.4
0.2
1.4
11.0
15.3
0.4
1.4
17.1
O
th
er inv
es
t
me
nt fun
ds
:
Absolute
return
89.2
0.4
89.6
86.8
0.3
87.1
LDI
101.9
101.9
96.1
96.1
Multi
-ass
et
credit
31.9
31.9
18.0
18.0
353.0
8.1
8.1
369.2
315.2
8.0
6.5
329.7
T
he sch
em
e
’s inv
es
t
m
ent
s are
in poo
le
d fun
ds wh
ich are unq
uo
ted
.
T
he anal
y
s
is of
th
e ac
t
uar
ia
l los
s in
th
e conso
li
da
ted s
ta
tem
en
t of
com
pre
he
nsi
v
e incom
e was as
fo
llo
w
s:
UK
2020
£m
Canada
2020
£m
Switze
rland
2020
£m
To
t
a
l
2020
£m
UK
2
0
19
£m
Canada
2
0
19
£m
Swi
t
zer
la
nd
2
0
19
£m
To
t
a
l
2
0
19
£m
Ac
tu
al re
tu
r
n le
ss e
x
pe
c
te
d re
tu
rn
on pension
scheme assets
41.4
0.8
(0.3)
41.9
30.4
0.5
0.3
31.2
E
xp
er
ie
nc
e gains ari
sin
g on
sc
he
me liab
il
it
ie
s
1.9
0.5
2.4
(7.3)
0.1
(0.1)
(7.3)
Cha
ng
e
s in as
su
mp
ti
on
s un
der
l
y
in
g t
he
pre
s
ent va
lu
e
of the sc
he
me liab
il
it
ie
s
(35.1)
(0.1)
0.2
(35.0)
(31.4)
(0.7)
(1.1)
(33.2)
8.2
0.7
0.4
9.3
(8.3)
(0.1)
(0.9)
(9.3)
Cum
ula
ti
v
e ac
t
uar
ia
l los
se
s
, net of
de
fer
re
d tax
, reco
gn
is
ed in the cons
ol
id
ate
d st
ate
me
nt of compr
eh
ens
i
ve inco
me at 31
D
ec
emb
er 2020 were £87
.5
m (201
9:
£78
.
2m). The 
ve
-
ye
ar his
to
r
y of exp
er
i
enc
e adjus
tm
en
t
s is
as foll
ow
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
2
018
£m
2
0
17
£m
2
016
£m
Pre
se
nt val
ue of den
ed be
ne
t ob
li
gat
io
ns
(442.6)
(403.0)
(370.7)
(389.0)
(400.5)
Fair val
ue of sch
em
e asse
t
s
369.5
329.7
297.7
306.3
287.3
Scheme
decit
(73.1)
(73.3)
(73.0)
(82.7)
(113.2)
E
xp
er
ie
nc
e adjus
tm
en
t
s on
sc
he
me lia
bil
i
ti
es
2.4
(7.3)
(3.8)
(0.8)
4.0
Perce
nt
a
ge of sche
me lia
bil
i
ti
es
0.5%
(1.8%)
(1.0%)
(0.2%)
1.0%
E
xp
er
ie
nc
e adjus
tm
en
t on
sc
he
me ass
et
s
41.9
31.2
(12.1)
15.3
40.7
Perce
nt
a
ge of sche
me as
se
t
s
11.3%
9.5%
(4.1%)
5.0%
14.2%
T
he amo
unt of cont
ri
bu
t
io
ns exp
ec
te
d to
b
e pai
d to
d
e
n
ed ben
e
t sch
em
es pe
r annum is £
1
1
.0
m until Mar
ch 2025.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
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he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
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ce
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0
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unt
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repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
3
0 A
cquisit
ions
and di
spo
sal
s
Disposals
Forme
r Flightline busines
s
Ag
ree
me
nt was reac
he
d in
A
pr
il 2020 to
d
isp
os
e of
cer
t
ai
n non
-
co
re airc
ra
f
t
pr
od
uc
t line
s from th
e form
er Fli
gh
tl
in
e busin
es
s
, wi
th
in the Mar
i
ti
me SBU, to
On
ti
c
Eng
in
ee
ri
ng and Man
uf
a
c
t
ur
in
g Inc. Th
e disp
os
al com
pl
ete
d in
No
ve
mb
er 2020. Consid
er
at
io
n recei
v
ed in the year tot
al
le
d US$9.5m (£7
.
5m), th
e net ass
et
s
dis
po
se
d of
we
re £
1.
7m
an
d the dire
c
t
l
y at
tr
i
bu
t
ab
le cos
t
s of dispo
s
al were £0.
2m; cons
eq
ue
nt
l
y the gain on disp
os
al was £5
.6
m.
No
n
-
un
der
l
y
in
g res
t
ru
c
t
ur
i
ng cos
t
s of
£
2.
8m wer
e incu
rr
ed clo
si
ng
, relo
ca
ti
ng an
d
re
-
cer
ti
f
y
in
g the rema
in
de
r of
th
e
fo
rm
er Fl
igh
tl
in
e busi
ne
ss and pro
du
c
t
lin
es tha
t had not bee
n div
es
te
d
. Howe
ve
r
, th
es
e cos
t
s are
no
t ‘dire
c
t
l
y
’ at
tr
i
bu
t
ab
le to
th
e div
es
tm
en
t
as req
uir
ed by IFR
S 5
an
d conse
qu
en
tl
y ca
nn
ot for
m par
t
of the IFR
S
5 gain on disp
os
al ca
lc
ul
at
io
n. How
ev
er
, to
fu
ll
y unde
r
s
t
an
d the net inco
me s
t
ate
me
nt imp
ac
t of
the di
ve
s
t
me
nt
, res
t
ru
c
t
ur
in
g
, clos
ure, rel
oc
a
ti
on
an
d re-
ce
r
t
c
at
io
n ac
ti
v
i
t
y the tab
le be
lo
w set
s out th
e net impa
c
t
:
2020
£m
Inventories
1.5
T
rad
e and oth
er rece
iv
a
bl
es
0.2
T
ot
al
1.7
Proc
eeds r
eceived
7.5
Di
rec
tl
y at
tr
ib
u
ta
bl
e cos
t
s of
dis
po
s
al
(0.2)
Gain on disposal
5.6
Re
str
uctu
ri
ng
co
sts
(2.8)
Gain on
disposal net of
related restruc
turing costs
2.8
Fu
r
t
he
r consi
de
ra
ti
on of US$0.
5m (£0.4
m) could be rece
iv
ed de
pe
nd
ent on the num
be
r of
cer
t
ai
n aircr
af
t sol
d by
a third pa
r
t
y
; no recei
v
ab
le or pro
t has bee
n
rec
og
nis
ed in the year for thi
s defe
rre
d consi
de
ra
ti
on due to the uncer
t
a
int
y ove
r
th
is bei
ng ach
ie
ve
d.
Other
In Oc
to
be
r 201
9, agre
em
ent was rea
ch
ed to
dis
po
s
e
of the Inte
ll
ig
enc
e &
Co
mm
uni
c
at
io
ns SBU
s smal
l Ot
t
a
wa
-
b
as
ed ele
c
tro
ni
c intel
lig
en
ce busi
ne
s
s to
p
r
i
va
te
inv
es
tor
s
. A
l
os
s of £
1.5m was reco
gni
se
d in
th
e 201
9 inco
me st
a
tem
en
t when th
e ass
et
s were wr
i
t
te
n dow
n to
t
he
ir reco
ve
ra
bl
e amou
nt
. The dis
po
s
al
com
pl
ete
d in
Ja
nua
r
y 2020;
th
ere was no resi
du
al gain or los
s to
reco
gn
is
e in
2020. The ca
sh out
ow in 2020
w
as £
1
.9m
.
2020
£m
Pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
T
rad
e and oth
er rece
iv
a
bl
es
0.7
T
rad
e and oth
er pay
ab
le
s
(1.1)
Cash
1.9
To
t
a
l
1.5
Proc
eeds r
eceived
Lo
ss o
n di
sp
os
al i
n 2019
1.5
A
s dis
cl
os
ed in the pri
or yea
r
, cer
t
ai
n asse
t
s fro
m the Intel
li
ge
nce &
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
on
s
SB
U were clas
si
ed as held for sa
le at 31
D
e
cem
be
r 201
9.
Du
r
in
g
2020, the
de
cis
io
n was take
n to
ce
as
e clas
si
f
y
in
g the
se ass
et
s as
hel
d for sal
e due to
unc
er
t
ain
t
y over the like
lih
oo
d of
di
sp
os
al; th
ere was no imp
ac
t to
t
he cu
rre
nt per
i
od
or pri
or yea
r nan
cia
l resu
lt
s
. In 201
9 ther
e
wa
s also a
£0.6
m gain ari
sin
g fro
m the disp
os
al
s of
A
ir
po
r
t S
y
s
te
ms and Cor
v
id Payg
ate Lim
it
ed
.
31 Rela
ted part
y tra
nsac
tions
Remuneration
of key
management personnel
T
he remu
ne
ra
ti
on of
key man
ag
em
en
t per
so
nn
el
, whic
h incl
ud
es th
e Dire
c
to
r
s of
t
h
e Group
, is
se
t
ou
t bel
ow in aggr
eg
ate for eac
h
of the ca
te
go
ri
es
sp
ec
i
e
d in
I
A
S 2
4: Rela
ted Par
t
y Dis
cl
os
ure
s
. Fur
th
er info
rm
at
io
n abo
ut th
e
re
mun
er
at
io
n of
in
di
v
id
ua
l
Di
re
c
to
r
s is
pro
v
id
ed in the audi
te
d par
t of
th
e
Di
rec
tor
s
’ Rem
un
er
at
io
n Repo
r
t on pag
e 92.
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Shor
t-term
employe
e
benet
s
5.5
5.1
Post-employ
ment
benet
s
0.3
0.4
T
ermination
benet
s
0.4
0.2
Sha
re
-
b
as
ed pay
m
en
t
s
3.1
4.3
9.3
10.0
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
152
32
Non
-
contro
lling inte
res
t
s
T
her
e is
a
5% non
-
co
nt
ro
lli
ng inte
re
s
t in
th
e Grou
p
’s Cor
v
id Hol
di
ngs Li
mi
te
d
su
bsi
di
ar
y.
Be
fo
re any intr
a
-
G
ro
up elim
ina
t
ion
s
, the cons
oli
da
ted rev
en
ue of the
sub
si
dia
r
y in
th
e year was £2.7m
(201
9: £3
.7
m), the gai
n
wa
s £5,
0
0
0 (201
9
:
£1
.
4m gai
n)
an
d the net ass
et
s we
re £4.
1
m (201
9
: £3.
8
m).
S
al
es to
Gr
oup com
pa
ni
es
we
re £2.
1
m (201
9: £2
.4
m).
Du
ri
ng 2020, div
i
de
nds tot
al
li
ng £820,
0
0
0 were iss
ue
d. £41
,0
0
0 in div
i
de
nd
s was paid to
th
e non
-
c
ont
ro
ll
in
g
in
tere
s
t hol
de
r
.
Du
ri
ng 201
9, Cor
v
id Payg
ate Lim
i
ted was disp
o
se
d of,
wh
ich for
m
ed par
t of
th
e Cor
vi
d Hol
din
gs Li
mi
ted gro
up.
3
3 Contin
gent
liabilitie
s
Con
ti
ng
ent lia
bil
i
ti
es are pote
nt
ial fu
t
ure ca
sh out
ow
s whi
ch are eit
he
r not prob
ab
le or can
no
t be
me
as
ure
d relia
bl
y.
T
he Gro
up has entere
d into a
num
be
r of
gua
ra
nte
e and per
fo
rm
an
ce bon
d arra
ng
em
en
t
s in
th
e nor
mal cou
r
se of busin
es
s
, tota
ll
in
g £37
.
3m (201
9: £55.
1
m).
A
s pre
vi
ou
sl
y ann
ou
nce
d, inv
es
t
ig
at
io
ns ass
o
cia
te
d wit
h cond
uc
t
of bus
ine
s
s issu
es in Al
ger
ia an
d the Phili
pp
in
es are ong
oi
ng
, and Ult
ra cont
in
ue
s to
coo
pe
ra
te
wi
t
h the rele
va
nt au
th
or
i
ti
es
. It
is not yet pos
si
bl
e to
es
t
im
ate the tim
e sc
al
e
in wh
ich th
es
e inve
s
ti
ga
ti
on
s might be res
ol
v
ed
, or
to relia
bl
y pre
dic
t the
ir
ou
tco
me
s. A
s at 3
1 Dece
mb
er 2020, tak
in
g accou
nt of all avai
lab
l
e
ev
i
de
nce
, Ult
ra conc
lu
de
d that
, for the ab
ove mat
te
rs
, it is not deem
ed pro
ba
bl
e tha
t
a
pre
s
ent ob
lig
at
io
n exis
ted wh
ich wo
ul
d resul
t in
a prob
ab
le ou
t
ow of econ
om
ic res
our
ces
. Cons
eq
ue
nt
l
y,
t
he ti
min
g and amo
unt
, if any, of
na
nc
ial ee
c
t
s
(suc
h as
n
es
, pena
l
ti
es or dama
ge
s
, whic
h coul
d
be mat
er
ial
) or othe
r conse
qu
en
ce
s, inc
lu
di
ng ex
t
er
nal cos
t
s, fro
m any of
th
e inve
s
ti
ga
ti
on
s is
not po
ss
ib
le to
pre
di
c
t o
r es
t
im
ate
.
T
he Oma
n Air
po
r
t IT cont
r
ac
t bet
w
ee
n the Sul
t
ana
te of
Om
an
, Minis
tr
y of
T
ra
nsp
or
t &
Com
mun
ic
a
ti
ons an
d Ithr
a
(U
l
tr
a Elec
tro
ni
c
s in
col
lab
o
ra
ti
on wi
th Oma
n
Inv
es
t
m
ent Cor
po
ra
ti
on LLC
,
th
e leg
al ent
it
y es
t
ab
lis
he
d wit
h the sol
e pur
po
se of deli
v
er
in
g that con
tr
ac
t and whic
h was plac
ed into vol
un
ta
r
y liqu
ida
t
ion in
Mar
ch 201
5) was ter
min
ate
d in
F
eb
r
uar
y 201
5 and the
re were va
ri
ou
s proce
ed
in
gs in relat
io
n to
tha
t cont
ra
c
t and it
s ter
min
at
io
n, wh
ich hav
e now all bee
n
con
cl
ud
ed wi
th no liab
il
it
y ari
sin
g out of the
se pro
cee
di
ng
s for
Ul
t
ra
.
We
ha
ve pre
vi
ou
sl
y rep
or
ted tha
t Ult
ra was po
tent
ia
ll
y ae
c
te
d by
th
e Europ
ea
n Commis
s
io
n
de
ci
si
on tha
t the group na
nc
in
g par
tia
l exem
pt
ion (F
C
PE
), in the
UK cont
ro
lle
d fore
ign com
pa
ny (CFC
) rul
es as they ap
pli
e
d
up to
31 Decem
b
er 201
8
, coul
d cons
ti
t
u
te ille
gal St
ate A
id
.
On 26
F
eb
r
uar
y 2021
, HMRC no
ti
e
d Ult
ra
of thei
r vie
w that Ul
tr
a is
no
t a
b
en
e
ci
ar
y of
St
at
e
A
id
, as
de
n
ed in the EC deci
sio
n and we beli
ev
e this conc
lu
de
s the mat
ter
.
3
4
Additi
onal inf
ormatio
n as
requir
ed
by Lis
tin
g Rule
s Re
quirem
ent 9.
8
.
4
+
Long
-
te
rm in
cent
i
ve pla
ns –
se
e Dire
c
to
r
s
’ Remu
ne
ra
ti
on Rep
or
t
+
Al
lo
ca
t
io
n
of equ
it
y se
cur
i
t
ie
s
fo
r cash –
se
e note 26
+
Elec
t
ion of inde
p
en
den
t Dire
c
to
r
s –
s
e
e Direc
to
rs
’ Repo
r
t on pag
e 1
02
+
Cont
ra
c
t
ua
l arra
ng
em
en
t
s –
s
e
e Direc
to
r
s
’ Repo
r
t on pag
e 1
02
+
Det
a
ils of inde
pe
nd
en
t Dire
c
to
r
s –
s
ee Cha
ir
ma
n
’s gov
er
na
nce rep
or
t on page
s 68
69
+
Subs
ta
nt
ia
l share
ho
ld
er
s –
se
e Dire
c
to
r
s
’ Repo
r
t on pag
e 1
02
No pro
t fore
c
as
t
s are iss
ue
d by
th
e Grou
p and no Direc
to
rs hav
e wai
ve
d any cur
ren
t or
fu
t
ure em
olu
me
nt
s
. No share
ho
ld
er
s have wai
v
ed or agre
ed to wai
ve
di
v
id
en
ds
. Non
e
of the sha
reh
ol
de
r
s are
con
si
de
red to
b
e
a Cont
rol
lin
g Share
ho
ld
er (as
de
n
ed in Lis
t
in
g Rule
s 6.
1.2
A
).
3
5 Prior year re
s
tate
ment
Cash pooling
Du
ri
ng the yea
r it was deter
mi
ne
d that th
e Grou
p
’s cas
h and over
dra
f
t
s wi
thi
n it
s cas
h
-
po
ol
in
g arra
ng
em
en
t
s did not mee
t the requ
ire
me
nt
s for o
se
t
t
in
g in
acco
rd
an
ce wit
h I
A
S 32: ‘F
in
an
cia
l Ins
tr
um
en
t
s: Pre
se
nt
at
io
n
’.
F
o
r pres
en
t
at
io
na
l purp
os
e
s, ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s and bor
ro
w
ing
s in
th
e pri
or year hav
e
be
en res
t
a
ted in accor
dan
ce wi
th I
A
S 8: ‘
Acco
un
ti
ng Poli
ci
es
, Cha
ng
e in
Acco
un
ti
ng Pol
ici
es an
d Error
s
’ res
ul
ti
ng in an
ad
di
t
io
nal £2
8.
3
m wit
hi
n bor
row
in
gs
,
an
d cash bal
an
ces inc
rea
se
d by an
eq
ual an
d oppo
si
te amo
unt
. Th
ere is no
im
pa
c
t on net ass
et
s or
ne
t debt
.
Defer
red tax balances
In 201
9, we
se
t out to
im
pr
ove cla
r
it
y for read
er
s over our de
fer
re
d tax ba
lan
ce
s and clas
si
e
d ele
me
nt
s of
de
fe
rre
d ta
x ass
et and def
er
re
d tax lia
bil
i
ti
es to
cu
rre
nt fro
m non
-
c
ur
re
nt
. Howe
ve
r
,
we er
ron
eo
us
l
y did not take into cons
id
er
at
io
n a
re
qu
ire
me
nt of IA
S 1
.
56
, whi
ch req
uir
es def
er
red t
ax ass
e
t
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s
to not be
pr
es
en
ted as cur
ren
t. F
or pres
e
nt
at
io
na
l purp
o
se
s
,
in acco
rda
nce wi
t
h IA
S 8:
‘Accou
nt
in
g Polic
ie
s
, Chan
ge in Accou
nt
in
g
Po
lic
ie
s and Erro
r
s
’,
we have
th
ere
fo
re res
t
ate
d the pr
ior yea
r Grou
p bala
nce she
et to ree
c
t a
rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n of
£1
3.0
m def
er
re
d
t
ax as
se
t from cu
rre
nt as
se
t
s to
non
-
cu
rr
ent as
se
t
s and a
rec
la
ss
i
c
at
io
n of
£(
3
.2)
m def
er
red ta
x liab
il
it
y fro
m cur
ren
t liabi
li
ti
es to non
-
c
ur
ren
t liab
ili
t
ie
s. Se
e note 24.
Reserves
T
he pre
vi
ou
sl
y disc
l
os
ed sep
ar
ate he
dg
in
g
re
se
r
ve and tra
ns
lat
io
n rese
r
ve hav
e been com
bin
ed
. Th
e
am
ou
nt
s in the hed
gi
ng res
er
ve inc
or
re
c
t
l
y relate
d to
ne
t inve
s
tm
en
t hedg
es of forei
gn ope
ra
ti
on
s. Pr
io
r
p
er
io
ds have be
en res
t
a
ted on a
cons
is
te
nt basi
s
.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Gr
ou
p
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
153
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
35
. Pri
or year restatement
c
onti
nued
2
0
19
A
s p
re
v
io
us
l
y
repo
r
ted
£m
Reser
ves
combination
£m
De
fe
r
re
d ta
x
re- cla
ssication
adjustment
£m
Ca
sh o
se
t
t
in
g
adjustment
£m
2
0
19
A
s re
s
t
a
te
d
£m
Non-
current
assets
Good
will
365.9
365.9
O
th
er int
an
gi
bl
e ass
et
s
92.7
92.7
Pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
64.2
64.2
Lea
se
d ass
et
s
36.1
36.1
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s
10.0
13.0
23.0
Deriv
ative nancial
in
s
trument
s
1.7
1.7
T
rad
e and oth
er rece
iv
a
bl
es
13.7
13.7
584.3
13.0
597.3
Current
assets
Inventories
90.7
90.7
T
rad
e and oth
er rece
iv
a
bl
es
205.4
205.4
Cur
ren
t t
ax a
s
se
t
s
19.5
(13.0)
6.5
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s
82.2
28.3
110.5
Deriv
ative nancial
in
s
trument
s
3.2
3.2
A
s
se
t
s clas
s
i
ed as hel
d for
s
al
e
11.5
11.5
412.5
(13.0)
28.3
427.8
T
ota
l a
ssets
996.8
28.3
1,025.1
Current liabilities
T
rad
e and oth
er pay
ab
le
s
(192.3)
(192.3)
Cur
ren
t ta
x liabi
li
ti
es
(4.7)
3.2
(1.5)
Deriv
ative nancial
in
s
trument
s
(0.5)
(0.5)
Bor
rowin
gs
(8.2)
(28.3)
(36.5)
Li
abi
li
t
ie
s clas
si
e
d as
he
ld for sa
le
(5.3)
(5.3)
Shor
t
-term
provisions
(16.6)
(16.6)
(227.6)
3.2
(28.3)
(252.7)
Non-
current liabilities
Ret
ir
em
ent be
ne
t ob
li
gat
io
ns
(73.3)
(73.3)
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
(11.8)
(11.8)
De
fer
re
d ta
x liabi
li
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(28.3)
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6 Rel
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s
T
he Comp
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Financial sta
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3
6 Rel
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conti
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spec
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atements have
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8
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Fi
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A
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ss
es wh
et
he
r or
no
t it contr
ol
s
an inv
es
t
ee if fac
t
s and
cir
cu
ms
t
an
ce
s indi
ca
te tha
t there are cha
ng
es to
on
e or
mo
re of
th
e thre
e
el
em
ent
s of
c
on
tro
l lis
te
d
ab
ov
e.
Cons
o
lid
at
io
n of
a subsi
dia
r
y beg
ins wh
en the Comp
an
y obt
ai
ns cont
rol ov
er
th
e subsi
di
ar
y and ceas
es wh
en the Comp
an
y lose
s cont
rol of the subs
id
iar
y.
Sp
ec
i
c
al
l
y,
i
nco
m
e
an
d exp
en
se
s of
sub
si
dia
ri
es acq
ui
red or disp
os
e
d
of
dur
i
ng the yea
r are
in
cl
ud
ed in the cons
ol
ida
te
d st
ate
me
nt
s of pro
t or
lo
s
s
an
d othe
r compr
eh
ens
i
ve inco
me fro
m the date the Comp
an
y gains con
tro
l
unt
il th
e
da
te whe
n the Comp
any ceas
e
s
to cont
rol th
e subsi
di
ar
y.
Pro
t or los
s and each com
po
ne
nt of
ot
he
r comp
reh
en
si
ve inco
me are
at
tr
ib
u
ted to
th
e own
er
s of
th
e Comp
an
y
an
d to
th
e
no
n
-
co
nt
ro
lli
ng inte
re
s
t
s
.
T
ot
al comp
re
hen
si
ve in
com
e of
sub
si
dia
ri
es is at
t
ri
bu
te
d to
t
he ow
ne
r
s of
the
Com
pa
ny and to
th
e non
-
co
nt
ro
lli
ng inte
re
s
t
s even if thi
s resul
t
s in the
no
n
-
co
nt
rol
lin
g inter
es
t
s havi
ng a
de
c
i
t bala
nce.
Wh
en nec
es
s
ar
y,
ad
ju
s
tm
en
t
s are made to
th
e nan
cia
l st
a
tem
ent
s of
sub
si
dia
ri
es to brin
g the
ir accou
nt
in
g poli
ci
es into lin
e wit
h the Gro
up
s
accounting policies.
A
ll intr
a
-
G
ro
up ass
et
s
,
li
abi
li
t
ie
s, eq
ui
t
y, incom
e, exp
e
ns
es and ca
sh ow
s
rel
at
in
g to
t
ra
ns
a
c
t
io
ns bet
we
en mem
b
er
s of
th
e Grou
p are
el
imi
na
ted in ful
l
on con
solidation.
Cha
ng
e
s
in the Gro
up
s inter
es
t in a
s
ub
si
dia
r
y that do not resul
t in a
l
os
s of
con
tro
l are accou
nte
d for as
equ
i
t
y tra
ns
a
c
t
io
ns
. The ca
rr
y
i
ng amo
un
t
s of
th
e
Gro
up
s inter
es
t
s an
d the non
-
co
nt
ro
lli
ng inte
re
s
t
s are adju
s
ted to ree
c
t the
cha
ng
es in the
ir rela
ti
v
e intere
s
t
s in the subs
idi
ar
y.
A
ny di
ere
nc
e
b
et
we
en
th
e amou
nt by whic
h the non
-
con
tro
ll
in
g intere
s
t
s are adj
us
te
d and the fai
r
va
lu
e of
the con
sid
er
at
io
n pai
d
or rece
i
ve
d is
rec
og
nis
ed dir
ec
tl
y in equi
t
y and
at
tr
ib
u
ted to
th
e own
er
s of
th
e Comp
an
y.
Wh
en the Gro
up los
e
s contr
ol of
a subsi
di
ar
y,
th
e pro
t or loss on disp
os
a
l is
ca
lc
ul
ate
d as
th
e di
ere
nce bet
w
ee
n: (i) the agg
re
gat
e of
the fa
ir val
ue of
th
e
con
sid
er
at
io
n recei
v
ed and th
e fair val
ue of any reta
in
ed inte
re
s
t
; and (ii
) the
pre
v
io
us ca
rr
y
i
ng amo
un
t
of the as
se
t
s (in
cl
udi
ng go
od
w
ill
) and liab
il
it
ie
s of
th
e subsi
di
ar
y and any non
-
c
ont
ro
ll
in
g intere
s
t
s
. Am
oun
t
s prev
i
ou
sl
y
rec
og
nis
ed in oth
er comp
reh
en
si
ve inco
m
e
in rela
t
ion to the subs
idi
ar
y are
acco
un
ted for (i
.e. recl
as
si
e
d to
pro
t or los
s or tran
s
fer
re
d dire
c
t
l
y to
ret
a
in
ed ear
ni
ngs) in
th
e sam
e mann
er as woul
d be
re
qui
re
d if the rele
va
nt
as
se
t
s or liabi
li
ti
es wer
e disp
os
ed of.
T
he fai
r valu
e of
any inv
es
tm
en
t
re
ta
in
ed
in the for
me
r subsi
di
ar
y at the date whe
n contr
ol is los
t is
reg
ar
de
d as
th
e fair
va
lu
e on
ini
t
ial rec
og
ni
ti
on for subs
e
qu
ent acco
un
ti
ng or
,
w
hen ap
pl
ic
ab
le
,
th
e cos
t
on ini
t
ial reco
gn
i
ti
on of
an inv
es
t
me
nt in an
as
so
c
iate or join
tl
y
contr
olled e
ntit
y.
Critical accounting judgements
and
key source
s of
es
timatio
n uncer
t
aint
y
In the app
li
ca
t
io
n
of the Gro
up
s accou
nt
in
g poli
ci
es
, the Dir
ec
tor
s are
req
ui
red to make judg
em
ent
s (
oth
er tha
n tho
se inv
ol
v
in
g es
ti
mat
i
ons)
tha
t have a
si
gni
c
ant imp
a
c
t on the amou
nt
s reco
g
nis
ed an
d
to make
es
t
im
ate
s and ass
ump
ti
on
s abou
t the ca
rr
y
i
ng amo
un
t
s of
as
se
t
s and
lia
bi
li
ti
es tha
t are not readi
l
y appa
ren
t fro
m
ot
he
r sour
ces
. Th
e est
im
ate
s and
as
so
ci
ate
d assu
mp
ti
on
s are
ba
se
d on his
tor
ic
a
l exp
er
ie
nce and ot
her fa
c
to
r
s
tha
t are consi
de
red to be
rel
e
va
nt
. Ac
t
ual res
ul
t
s may di
er fro
m thes
e
es
t
im
ate
s
.
T
he es
t
ima
te
s and unde
rl
y
i
ng ass
um
pt
io
ns are rev
ie
we
d on
an
on
go
in
g
ba
sis an
d incl
ud
ed cons
id
er
at
io
n
of the po
ten
tia
l impa
c
t
s of
Bre
x
it
an
d Covi
d
-
1
9. Rev
is
io
ns to
acco
un
ti
ng es
t
ima
te
s are
re
cog
nis
e
d in
th
e peri
o
d
in whi
ch the es
t
im
ate is revi
se
d if the rev
isi
on ae
c
t
s onl
y that per
i
od
, or
in the
pe
ri
od of the rev
is
ion an
d fut
ur
e
p
er
io
ds if the rev
is
io
n aec
t
s bot
h curr
en
t
an
d fut
ur
e
p
er
io
ds
.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
157
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Critical accounting judgements
and key
source
s o
f e
stima
tion unc
er
t
aint
y
con
tinued
Cri
ti
c
al ju
dg
em
en
t
s in a
pp
ly
i
ng t
he G
rou
p
’s a
cco
un
tin
g p
oli
ci
es
T
he foll
ow
in
g are the cri
t
ic
al jud
ge
me
nt
s
, apa
r
t from tho
se inv
ol
v
i
ng
es
t
im
at
io
ns (whi
ch are dea
lt wi
t
h
s
ep
ara
te
ly be
lo
w)
, that the Dir
ec
tor
s
hav
e made in the pro
ces
s of
ap
pl
y
i
ng the Gro
up
s accou
nt
in
g poli
ci
es
an
d that have th
e mos
t sign
i
c
an
t eec
t on
th
e amo
unt
s rec
og
nis
ed
in nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s
.
In the cour
s
e of
pre
pa
ri
ng th
e nan
cia
l st
at
eme
nt
s
, no jud
gem
en
t
s have
be
en mad
e in
th
e proce
s
s of
app
l
y
in
g the Gro
up
’s acco
un
ti
ng pol
ic
ie
s
, othe
r
tha
n tho
se inv
ol
v
in
g es
ti
ma
tes
, tha
t have had a
sig
ni
c
a
nt ee
c
t on the
am
oun
t
s reco
gni
se
d in
th
e nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s
.
Critical accounting
estimates and assumptions
T
he key assu
mp
ti
on
s
co
nce
rn
in
g the fu
tu
re, and oth
er key sour
ces of
es
t
im
at
io
n uncer
t
ai
nt
y at
th
e repo
r
ti
ng per
io
d
, that may have a signi
ca
nt ris
k
of cau
sin
g a
mate
ri
al adj
us
t
me
nt to
th
e car
r
y
in
g amou
nt
s of ass
et
s and
lia
bi
li
ti
es wi
th
in the ne
x
t na
nc
ial yea
r
, are dis
cu
ss
e
d belo
w.
Con
tr
ac
t reven
ue and pro
t recog
ni
ti
on
A signi
ca
nt pro
po
r
ti
on of
th
e Grou
p
’s ac
ti
v
i
ti
es are cond
uc
te
d unde
r
lo
ng
-
ter
m cont
ra
c
t ar
ra
ng
em
ent
s and are accoun
te
d
fo
r in
acco
rda
nc
e wit
h
IF
R
S 1
5 Reve
nu
e from Cont
ra
c
t
s wit
h Cust
om
er
s
. This rev
en
ue is deri
v
ed fro
m
a large num
be
r of
ind
i
v
id
ual con
tr
ac
t
s acro
s
s
th
e Grou
p. Reve
nu
e and pro
t
rec
og
ni
ti
on on the
se cont
ra
c
t
s is
bas
e
d on
es
t
im
ate
s of
fu
t
ure cos
t
s as well as
an ass
es
s
me
nt of
con
ti
ng
en
ci
es for tech
ni
ca
l risk
s and oth
er risk
s; for
ex
am
pl
e, ass
es
sm
en
t of
th
e time and cos
t req
uir
ed to
de
si
gn
, buil
d, inte
gr
ate
an
d tes
t
a new pro
du
c
t whe
re the tec
hno
l
og
y invo
l
ve
d is
cu
rr
ent
l
y at a
l
ow
tec
hn
ol
og
y rea
din
es
s lev
el
, and oth
er risk
s such as the abil
i
t
y to obt
ain th
e
ne
ces
s
ar
y cus
tom
er spe
ci
ca
t
io
n
ap
pr
ov
al
, or
re
gul
ato
r
y appr
ov
al
s. Th
er
e
are no indi
v
i
dua
l cont
ra
c
t
s wh
ere th
e est
im
at
io
n uncer
t
ai
nt
y is
con
si
der
ed to
hav
e a
s
ig
ni
c
a
nt ris
k
of resu
l
ti
ng in a
m
ate
ri
al adj
us
t
me
nt wi
th
in the ne
x
t
na
nc
ia
l
ye
ar
; how
ev
er
, a
q
ua
nt
i
c
at
io
n of
th
e impa
c
t acr
os
s the agg
reg
ate
d
po
r
t
fo
li
o of
ove
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t
s of a
1
% inc
rea
se in es
ti
ma
ted cos
t
s to
complete
is included
in not
e 3.
Ret
ir
em
ent be
ne
t pla
ns
T
he Gro
up accou
nt
s for it
s pos
t-re
ti
rem
en
t pens
io
n
pl
an
s
in acco
rda
nce
wi
t
h IA
S 1
9 Empl
oy
ee Ben
e
t
s
.
T
he main as
sum
pt
io
ns use
d in
de
ter
mi
nin
g the de
ne
d ben
e
t pos
t-
ret
ir
eme
nt obl
ig
at
io
n incl
ud
e the disc
oun
t rate use
d in
dis
cou
nt
in
g sch
eme
lia
bi
li
ti
es
, the in
at
io
n rate, the ex
pe
c
ted rate of fu
tu
re pens
io
n incre
as
es
,
ex
pe
c
ted ret
ur
ns on sch
eme as
se
t
s and fu
tu
re mor
t
al
it
y ass
um
pt
io
ns
. For
eac
h of
th
es
e ass
ump
ti
on
s
, there is a
ran
ge of pos
sib
l
e
v
alu
es
. Rela
t
iv
el
y sma
ll
cha
ng
es in som
e of
th
es
e var
iab
le
s can hav
e a
s
ig
ni
c
a
nt imp
ac
t on
th
e leve
l
of the tot
al obl
iga
t
ion
.
T
he val
ua
ti
on of
pe
ns
io
n
sc
he
me as
se
t
s and liab
il
it
ie
s at a
s
pe
ci
c poin
t in
ti
me rat
he
r than ove
r a
p
er
i
od of
ti
me ca
n lead to signi
ca
nt ann
ua
l
mo
vem
en
t
s in
th
e pens
io
n sche
me de
c
it as cal
cu
la
ted und
er I
A
S 1
9,
bu
t it
has no impa
c
t on
sho
r
t-ter
m cas
h cont
ri
bu
t
ion
s since th
es
e are
ba
se
d upo
n
separate independent act
uarial valuations.
De
t
ail
s of
th
e pensi
on sc
he
me es
t
ima
tes
, as
sum
pt
io
ns and obl
ig
at
io
ns at 3
1
De
cem
be
r 2020
are prov
i
de
d in
no
te 29.
Pro
x
y Board
Cer
t
ai
n
Gr
ou
p compa
ni
es in the USA und
er
t
ake wor
k of
im
po
r
ta
nc
e to
US
nat
io
na
l sec
ur
it
y
; cons
e
qu
ent
l
y ac
t
i
v
it
ie
s are condu
c
t
ed und
er fore
ign
ow
ne
r
shi
p regul
at
io
ns
, whi
ch req
uir
e oper
at
io
n unde
r a
P
rox
y Agre
eme
nt
.
T
he regu
la
ti
on
s
ar
e
in
ten
de
d to
ins
ula
te the
se ac
t
i
v
i
ti
es fro
m undu
e forei
gn
in
u
enc
e as
a
re
sul
t of
fo
rei
gn own
er
s
hip
. The ent
it
y tha
t is
op
er
ate
d unde
r
th
e mana
gem
en
t of
a Prox
y Boa
rd is
Ul
t
ra Elec
t
ron
ic
s Ad
va
nc
ed T
ac
t
ic
al
Sy
s
tem
s Inc. (ATS
).
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s consi
de
r that the Gro
up has cont
ro
l over the op
era
t
ing an
d
na
nc
ia
l
p
oli
ci
es an
d
re
sul
t
s of this ent
it
y and the
re
for
e they are cons
ol
id
ate
d
in the Gro
up cons
ol
ida
te
d accou
nt
s in accord
an
ce wit
h IFR
S 1
0 Conso
li
da
ted
Financial Statements
.
Bus
ines
s co
mbination
s
Acq
ui
si
ti
ons of subs
idi
ar
ie
s and busi
ne
s
se
s are
ac
cou
nte
d for using th
e
acq
ui
si
ti
on met
ho
d. T
he consi
de
ra
ti
on tr
ans
fer
re
d in
a busin
es
s comb
in
at
io
n
is meas
ure
d at
fa
ir val
ue
,
w
hic
h is
c
al
cu
late
d as the sum of
th
e
ac
qui
si
ti
on
-
dat
e
fa
ir val
ue
s of
as
se
t
s tra
ns
f
er
red by the Gro
up, lia
bil
i
ti
es inc
ur
re
d by
th
e
Gro
up to
th
e for
me
r
ow
n
er
s of
th
e acqui
re
e and the equ
it
y inte
res
t is
su
ed by
th
e Grou
p
in exch
an
ge for cont
ro
l of
th
e
ac
qu
ire
e. Acqu
isi
t
io
n
-r
ela
te
d cos
t
s
are reco
gn
is
ed in pro
t or
lo
s
s as
inc
ur
re
d.
At the acq
uis
it
io
n date, the id
ent
i
a
bl
e ass
et
s acq
uir
ed and the lia
bi
li
ti
es
as
sum
e
d are
re
cog
nis
e
d at
th
eir fa
ir val
ue at the acqu
isi
t
io
n date, excep
t that
:
+
defe
r
red ta
x ass
et
s or
lia
bi
li
ti
es and as
se
t
s or
li
ab
ili
t
ie
s relate
d to
emp
lo
ye
e
be
ne
t
ar
r
an
gem
en
t
s are recog
ni
se
d and meas
ure
d in
acc
ord
an
ce wit
h I
A
S
1
2 Inco
me T
a
xes an
d IA
S 1
9 Empl
oy
ee Ben
e
t
s res
pe
c
t
i
ve
l
y
; and
+
ass
et
s (
or disp
os
al gro
up
s)
tha
t are clas
si
e
d as
he
ld for sa
le in accord
an
ce
wi
t
h IFR
S 5
No
n
-
cu
rr
en
t As
s
et
s Hel
d for Sal
e and Disc
on
tin
ue
d Ope
ra
ti
on
s
are mea
sur
ed in accord
an
ce wi
th tha
t st
an
da
rd.
Go
od
w
il
l is
mea
sur
ed as the exces
s of
th
e sum of
th
e consi
de
ra
ti
on
tr
ans
fer
re
d, th
e amou
nt of
an
y non
-
co
nt
rol
li
ng inte
res
t
s in
th
e acqui
re
e, and
th
e fair val
ue of the acqu
ire
r
s prev
i
ou
sl
y hel
d equi
t
y intere
s
t in the acqu
ire
e
(i
f any) ove
r the net of the acqu
isi
t
ion
-
da
te amou
nt
s of the iden
ti
ab
le ass
e
t
s
acq
ui
red an
d
th
e liab
ili
t
ie
s assu
me
d. If, af
te
r reas
se
ss
me
nt
, the net of the
acq
ui
si
ti
on
-
d
ate amo
un
t
s of
th
e iden
ti
abl
e ass
et
s acqui
re
d
an
d liab
ili
t
ie
s
as
sum
e
d excee
ds the sum of
th
e consi
de
ra
ti
on tra
ns
f
er
re
d, the amo
un
t of
any no
n
-
co
nt
rol
lin
g inter
es
t
s
in the acq
ui
ree an
d the fair val
ue of the
acq
ui
rer
’s pre
v
io
us
l
y
he
ld inte
re
s
t in
th
e acqu
ire
e (if any
), th
e exces
s is
rec
og
nis
ed imm
e
dia
tel
y in pro
t or
lo
s
s as
a
ba
rga
in pur
cha
se gai
n.
Wh
en the con
sid
er
at
io
n tran
s
fe
rr
ed by the Grou
p in
a busin
es
s comb
in
at
io
n
inc
lu
de
s an asse
t or liabi
li
t
y resul
t
in
g
f
rom a
con
ti
ng
en
t consi
de
ra
ti
on
ar
ra
ng
em
en
t, th
e conti
ng
en
t consi
de
rat
i
on is
me
asu
re
d at
it
s acqui
si
ti
on
-
dat
e
fa
ir val
ue an
d incl
ud
ed as par
t of
the con
sid
er
at
io
n tran
s
fe
rr
ed in a
bus
in
es
s comb
ina
ti
on
. Chan
g
es in fair val
ue of the cont
in
gen
t consi
de
ra
ti
on
tha
t qual
if
y as meas
ure
me
nt per
io
d adj
us
t
me
nt
s are adj
us
te
d retro
sp
ec
t
iv
el
y,
wi
t
h corre
sp
on
di
ng adj
us
t
me
nt
s aga
in
s
t goo
dw
il
l. Mea
sur
em
ent pe
ri
od
ad
jus
t
m
ent
s are
ad
ju
s
tm
en
t
s that ar
is
e
f
rom ad
di
ti
on
al info
rm
at
io
n obt
ai
ne
d
dur
i
ng the ‘me
as
ure
me
nt per
io
d
’ (wh
ic
h can
no
t
e
xcee
d one year fro
m
th
e acqui
si
ti
on date) abo
ut fa
c
t
s and cir
cum
s
t
an
ce
s that exi
s
te
d at
th
e
acq
ui
si
ti
on date.
T
he subs
e
qu
ent acco
un
ti
ng for chan
g
es in the fair val
ue of the cont
in
ge
nt
con
sid
er
at
io
n that do not qual
i
f
y as meas
ure
me
nt per
io
d adj
us
t
me
nt
s
de
pe
nds on how the con
ti
ng
ent con
sid
er
at
io
n is
cla
s
si
e
d. Cont
in
ge
nt
con
sid
er
at
io
n that is clas
si
ed as equi
t
y is
not rem
eas
ure
d at subs
eq
ue
nt
rep
or
t
in
g dates and it
s sub
se
qu
en
t set
tl
em
ent is accou
nte
d for wit
hi
n equi
t
y.
Con
ti
ng
ent cons
id
er
at
io
n that is clas
si
e
d as
an as
se
t or
a liabi
li
t
y
is reme
asu
red at subs
e
qu
ent rep
or
t
in
g dates in accor
dan
ce wi
th IFR
S 9
,
or I
A
S 37
Pro
v
isi
on
s, Cont
in
g
ent Lia
bi
li
ti
es an
d Conti
ng
en
t
A
s
s
et
s
, as
ap
pro
pr
ia
te, wi
th th
e corre
sp
on
di
ng gain or los
s bei
ng reco
gn
ise
d
in pro
t or los
s.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
158
Bus
ines
s co
mbination
s
conti
nued
Wh
en a
bu
sin
es
s comb
ina
t
io
n
is ach
ie
ve
d in
s
t
ag
es
, the Gro
up
s prev
i
ou
sl
y
he
ld inte
res
t
s in
th
e acqui
re
d enti
t
y are
rem
ea
sur
ed to
th
ei
r acqui
si
ti
on
-
dat
e
fa
ir val
ue and the res
ul
ti
ng gai
n or
lo
ss
, if any,
is reco
gn
is
ed in pro
t or
lo
ss
.
A
mo
unt
s aris
ing fr
om inte
res
t
s in
th
e acqui
re
e
pr
i
or to
th
e acqui
si
ti
on
-
da
te
tha
t have pre
v
io
usl
y be
en reco
gn
is
ed in othe
r compr
eh
ens
i
ve inco
me are
rec
la
ss
i
e
d to
p
ro
t or los
s
, wher
e such trea
t
men
t woul
d be appr
op
ri
ate if
tha
t inter
es
t wer
e dispo
s
ed of.
If the ini
ti
al acco
unt
in
g for a
b
us
ine
s
s combi
na
ti
on is incom
pl
ete by the end of
th
e repo
r
t
in
g per
io
d in
wh
ic
h the comb
ina
ti
on occ
ur
s
, the Gro
up repo
r
t
s
pro
v
isi
on
al amo
un
t
s for the item
s for
w
hic
h the acco
unt
in
g is
in
com
pl
ete.
T
hos
e prov
i
sio
na
l amou
nt
s are adj
us
te
d duri
ng th
e measu
rem
en
t per
io
d (see
ab
ov
e), or
ad
di
t
io
nal as
se
t
s or
lia
bi
li
ti
e
s
ar
e
re
cog
ni
se
d, to
re
e
c
t ne
w
inf
or
ma
ti
on obt
a
in
ed abo
u
t fac
t
s an
d circu
ms
t
a
nce
s that ex
is
te
d as
of the
acq
ui
si
ti
on date tha
t
, if
k
no
wn
, wou
ld have a
ec
ted th
e
am
ou
nt
s reco
gn
is
ed
as of
th
at date.
Goodwill
Go
od
w
il
l is
ini
t
ial
l
y recog
nis
e
d
an
d meas
ure
d as
se
t out abo
ve. Go
od
w
il
l is
no
t
am
or
t
is
ed bu
t is
rev
i
ew
ed for imp
air
m
en
t at
lea
s
t annu
al
ly. Any
imp
ai
r
me
nt is re
co
gn
is
ed im
me
di
ate
l
y in t
he i
nco
me s
t
a
tem
en
t an
d is
no
t
su
bs
eq
ue
nt
l
y rever
s
e
d.
F
or the pur
p
os
e of
imp
ai
r
men
t tes
ti
ng
, goo
dw
i
ll is
al
lo
c
ate
d to
e
ac
h of
th
e
Gro
up
s cas
h
-
ge
ne
ra
ti
ng uni
t
s exp
e
c
te
d to
ben
e
t fro
m the s
yn
er
gi
es of
th
e
com
bi
nat
io
n. Ca
sh
-
g
en
er
at
in
g unit
s or grou
ps of cash
-
ge
ner
at
in
g uni
t
s to
wh
ic
h good
w
il
l has
b
ee
n
al
lo
c
ate
d are tes
ted for imp
ai
rm
en
t annua
ll
y,
or
mo
re fre
que
nt
l
y whe
n there is an
in
di
ca
t
io
n
th
at the uni
t may be impa
ire
d
.
If
th
e recov
er
ab
le amo
unt of the cas
h
-
g
ene
ra
ti
ng uni
t is
le
s
s than the ca
rr
y
i
ng
am
oun
t of
th
e unit
, the imp
a
ir
me
nt los
s is
all
o
ca
te
d rs
t to
re
du
ce the
ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t of
any go
od
w
ill all
o
ca
te
d to
t
he uni
t and the
n to
the ot
her
as
se
t
s of
th
e unit pro rat
a on the bas
is of
th
e car
r
y
in
g amou
nt of
ea
ch ass
e
t in
th
e unit
. An imp
ai
rm
en
t los
s recog
nis
e
d
fo
r good
w
il
l is
not rev
er
s
ed in a
subsequent
period.
Go
od
w
il
l aris
ing on acqu
isi
t
io
ns bef
ore th
e date of
tra
ns
it
io
n to
IFR
Ss has
be
en ret
ai
ne
d at
th
e prev
i
ou
s UK
Ge
ne
ral
l
y Accep
ted Acco
un
ti
ng Pra
c
t
ice
(GA
A
P) amou
nt
s sub
je
c
t to
be
in
g tes
ted for imp
air
m
en
t at
tha
t date.
Go
od
w
il
l wri
t
t
en o to
r
es
er
ve
s und
er UK GA
A
P pri
or to 1
99
8 has not bee
n
rei
ns
t
a
ted and wi
ll not be incl
ud
ed in dete
rm
ini
ng any sub
se
qu
en
t pro
t or
lo
ss on disp
os
a
l.
Revenue
re
cogniti
on
T
he Gro
up reco
gni
se
s reve
nu
e
f
rom th
e sal
es of
go
o
ds and fro
m long
-
te
rm
con
tr
ac
t
s
. Reve
nue is meas
ure
d bas
ed on the consi
de
ra
ti
on spe
ci
ed in a
con
tr
ac
t
. Reven
ue is recog
ni
se
d eit
he
r when th
e per
f
or
ma
nce ob
lig
at
io
n in
th
e contr
ac
t has bee
n
p
er
for
m
ed
, i.e. ‘poi
nt in time
’ reco
gn
i
ti
on
, or
, ove
r
-t
im
e,
as cont
rol of the per
fo
rm
an
ce obli
ga
ti
on is tran
s
fe
rre
d to
th
e cus
to
mer.
Un
der a book-
an
d
-
ho
ld agr
ee
me
nt wi
th a
cu
s
tom
er,
t
he Gro
up may hav
e
ph
y
sic
a
l pos
se
ss
io
n of
an ass
et tha
t the cus
to
me
r cont
rol
s
, there
fo
re the
rev
en
ue is recog
nis
e
d when th
e cus
tom
er has cont
ro
l of
th
e
as
s
et
. The Gro
up
fol
lo
w
s the ‘
v
e step
’ mode
l as
se
t out in IFR
S 1
5 to
ens
ure tha
t reve
nu
e is
rec
og
nis
ed at the app
ro
pr
ia
te poin
t whe
th
er ove
r time or at
a poin
t in
ti
me;
th
e ve st
ep
s
ar
e:
1
.
Id
en
ti
f
y the cont
ra
c
t
(s) wit
h a
cus
t
om
er
.
2.
Ident
i
f
y the per
fo
rm
an
ce obli
ga
ti
on
s.
3.
De
ter
m
ine t
h
e tr
ans
a
c
t
io
n pr
i
ce.
4.
All
oc
a
te the tra
ns
a
c
t
io
n pric
e
to the per
fo
r
man
ce obl
iga
ti
on
s
.
5.
Reco
gni
se rev
en
ue as
p
er
for
m
anc
e obli
gat
i
ons are sa
ti
s
e
d.
F
or eac
h
p
er
for
m
anc
e obli
gat
i
on
, the Grou
p deter
mi
ne
s if reve
nue wi
ll be
rec
og
nis
ed o
ve
r ti
me o
r at a p
oi
nt i
n ti
me.
O
ver t
im
e
Per
fo
rm
an
ce obli
ga
ti
on
s are
s
at
is
ed ove
r time if one of the foll
ow
in
g cri
ter
ia
is sat
is
e
d:
+
Th
e cus
tom
er sim
ul
t
an
eo
usl
y rece
i
ve
s and consu
me
s the ben
e
t
s pro
v
id
ed
by the Gro
up
s per
for
ma
nc
e as
it per
fo
r
ms
.
+
Th
e Group
’s per
fo
rm
an
ce crea
tes or enha
nce
s an
as
se
t that th
e cus
tom
er
controls
as the
asset is cr
eated or
enhanced.
+
Th
e Group
’s per
fo
rm
an
ce doe
s not create an ass
et wi
t
h an
al
ter
na
ti
v
e use
to the Grou
p and it has an
enf
orce
ab
le ri
ght to pay
me
nt for per
fo
rm
an
ce
comp
le
ted to date.
Rev
en
ue tha
t is
rec
og
nis
ed ove
r tim
e
is dete
r
min
ed by refe
ren
ce to
th
e
s
t
ag
e of
com
pl
et
io
n of
th
e
p
er
for
m
anc
e obli
gat
i
on
. For eac
h per
for
ma
nc
e
ob
lig
at
io
n to
be reco
gni
se
d over ti
me, rev
enu
e and at
t
r
ib
ut
a
bl
e margi
n are
ca
lc
ul
ate
d by
re
fere
nc
e to
r
eli
ab
le es
t
ima
te
s
of tra
ns
a
c
t
io
n pric
e and tota
l
ex
pe
c
ted cos
t
s
, af
ter mak
in
g suit
a
bl
e allo
wa
nce
s for tech
nic
a
l and othe
r risk
s
,
exce
pt in limi
ted sce
na
ri
os wh
ere the pro
po
r
ti
on of cost
s incu
rr
ed wou
ld not
be rep
res
en
t
at
i
ve of
th
e st
a
ge of compl
et
io
n. Ow
i
ng to
th
e comp
le
xi
t
y of
so
me of the cont
ra
c
t
s und
er
t
ake
n by
th
e Grou
p, the cos
t es
ti
ma
ti
on pro
ces
s
an
d the allo
c
at
io
n of
cos
t
s an
d
re
ve
nue to each per
fo
r
man
ce obl
iga
ti
on are
ca
r
ri
ed ou
t using th
e exp
er
ie
nce of the Grou
p
’s eng
in
ee
r
s
,
pr
oj
ec
t mana
ger
s
an
d nanc
e and comme
rc
ial pro
fes
si
on
al
s. Cos
t es
ti
ma
tes are rev
ie
we
d and
up
dat
ed on a
r
eg
ula
r basi
s. So
me of the fac
tor
s imp
ac
ti
ng cos
t es
ti
ma
tes
inc
lu
de th
e avai
la
bil
i
t
y of suit
a
bl
y qual
i
e
d labo
ur,
t
he nat
ure an
d compl
e
xi
t
y
of the wor
k to
be per
fo
rm
e
d, the tec
hn
ol
og
y read
in
es
s lev
el
, the ava
ila
bi
li
t
y
of
mat
er
ial
s and the per
fo
r
man
ce of
su
b
-
co
nt
ra
c
to
r
s
.
Re
ve
nu
e and ass
oc
iate
d
mar
gin are reco
gn
is
ed pro
gre
s
si
ve
l
y as
cos
t
s are inc
ur
re
d and as
ri
sk
s
ha
ve
be
en mit
i
gate
d or retir
ed
.
F
or cont
ra
c
t
s wi
t
h mult
ip
le ac
ti
v
i
ti
es or deli
v
er
ab
le
s
, mana
gem
en
t consi
de
r
s
wh
et
he
r tho
se pro
mis
ed go
od
s and ser
v
ice
s are: (i) dis
t
in
c
t –
to be
ac
cou
nte
d
for as sep
ar
ate per
fo
r
man
ce obl
iga
ti
on
s; (ii
) not dis
t
in
c
t –
to be
com
bi
ne
d wit
h
ot
he
r
pr
om
is
ed goo
ds or ser
v
ice
s unt
il a
bun
dl
e is
id
ent
i
e
d that is dis
ti
nc
t
; or
(i
ii
) par
t of
a
se
ri
es of dis
ti
nc
t goo
ds and ser
v
i
ces tha
t are subs
t
a
nt
ial
l
y the
sa
me an
d have the sa
me pat
ter
n of
tr
an
s
fe
r to
t
he cus
tom
er
. Goo
ds and
se
r
vi
ce
s are
dis
ti
nc
t if
th
e cus
to
me
r can ben
e
t fro
m them on the
ir own or
tog
et
he
r wit
h oth
er res
our
ces tha
t are readi
l
y avai
lab
l
e
to the cus
to
m
er and
th
ey are sep
ar
ate
l
y iden
ti
a
bl
e in
th
e cont
ra
c
t
. Fo
r exam
pl
e, cer
t
a
in Ul
tr
a
con
tr
ac
t
s migh
t be
to desi
gn and bui
ld a
s
y
s
te
m as
on
e per
f
or
ma
nce
ob
lig
at
io
n whe
n the cri
ter
ia ab
ov
e
ar
e asse
s
se
d. O
th
er Ult
ra con
tr
ac
t
s migh
t
con
t
ain one pe
r
f
or
ma
nce obl
ig
at
io
n to
d
e
sig
n a
s
y
s
tem and a
se
p
ara
te
ob
lig
at
io
n to
bui
ld th
em: the
se are req
uir
ed to
be tre
ate
d as
se
pa
ra
te
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce obl
ig
at
io
n if,
fo
r exam
pl
e, the cus
t
om
er obt
ai
ns cont
ro
l of
the
de
sig
n and coul
d ask
an
ot
he
r contr
ac
to
r to
b
ui
ld the
m.
At the s
t
ar
t of
a
con
tr
ac
t
, the tot
al tra
ns
ac
t
io
n
pr
i
ce is
es
t
im
ate
d as
th
e
am
oun
t of
con
sid
er
at
io
n to
wh
ich th
e Grou
p exp
ec
t
s to
be ent
it
le
d in
exc
han
ge for tr
ans
f
er
r
in
g
th
e prom
is
ed go
ods an
d ser
v
ice
s to
t
h
e cus
tom
er,
exc
lu
din
g sal
es t
axe
s. Th
e tra
ns
ac
ti
on pr
ice is allo
c
ate
d to
eac
h per
for
m
an
ce
ob
lig
at
io
n bas
ed on relat
i
ve s
ta
n
dal
on
e sell
in
g pri
ces of all items in the
con
tr
ac
t
. This coul
d be base
d on lis
t pric
es
, ex
te
rn
al mar
ket ev
i
den
ce or
,
wh
ere in
di
v
id
ua
l
t
ai
lo
red pro
du
c
t
s are
con
cer
n
ed
, bas
ed on the es
ti
ma
ted
ex
pe
c
ted cos
t
s to
pr
od
uce th
e item or deli
ve
r the ser
v
i
ces
, plu
s
a reas
ona
bl
e
mar
gin to ree
c
t th
e
r
isk of deli
ve
r
in
g the prod
uc
t or
se
r
v
ice. Vari
ab
le
con
sid
er
at
io
n (for exa
mp
le, dis
cou
nt
s dep
en
d
ent on sal
es le
ve
ls
, retu
rn
s
,
ref
u
nds
, reb
ate
s and oth
er ince
nt
iv
es) is
in
cl
ud
ed bas
e
d
on th
e exp
ec
ted
va
lu
e, or
mo
s
t likel
y amo
un
t
, onl
y to
t
he ex
ten
t that it is
hi
ghl
y pro
ba
bl
e that
th
ere wi
ll not be a
r
ev
er
s
al in the amo
unt of cumu
la
ti
v
e
re
ve
nue rec
og
nis
ed
.
T
he tra
ns
ac
ti
on pr
ice do
es not inc
lu
de es
t
ima
te
s of
c
ons
id
er
at
io
n resul
t
in
g
fr
om cont
ra
c
t mo
di
c
a
ti
on
s, suc
h as
ch
an
ge orde
r
s
, unti
l
th
e
y have bee
n
ap
pro
ve
d by
th
e par
ti
es to the cont
ra
c
t
. A
cont
ra
c
t modi
ca
ti
on ex
is
t
s wh
en
th
e par
ti
es to
th
e cont
ra
c
t app
rov
e a
mo
di
c
a
ti
on tha
t eit
her cha
ng
es
ex
is
t
in
g or
cr
eate
s new enfo
rce
ab
le rig
ht
s and ob
lig
at
io
ns
.
Statement of accounting
policies
in res
pe
c
t of the Gro
up
’s con
s
oli
dat
ed n
anc
ial st
a
tem
en
ts
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
159
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Revenue
re
cogniti
on
contin
ued
Pay
m
ent ter
ms var
y fro
m cont
ra
c
t to
con
tr
ac
t but wi
ll t
y
pi
c
all
y be 30 day
s
fr
om the date of invo
ice. Th
e Grou
p
’s cont
r
ac
t
s are not consi
der
ed to
in
cl
ud
e
sig
ni
c
a
nt na
nc
ing com
po
ne
nt
s on the bas
is that th
ere is no
di
e
ren
ce
be
t
w
ee
n the consi
de
ra
ti
on and th
e cash se
lli
ng pr
ice.
Inc
re
me
nt
al cos
t
s of obt
ain
in
g a
c
on
tr
ac
t are
c
ap
it
a
lis
e
d to
t
he ex
ten
t that
th
ey are reco
ver
ab
le fr
om the cus
t
om
er and the ant
ic
ip
ate
d cont
ra
c
t per
i
od
wi
ll be more tha
n one year
. Incre
me
nt
a
l
cos
t
s are thos
e that wo
uld no
t
ha
ve
ar
is
en if the cont
ra
c
t had no
t
b
ee
n
ob
t
ai
ne
d. Unco
nd
it
i
ona
l bid or
pr
op
os
a
l
cos
t
s wo
ul
d not be
c
ap
it
a
lis
e
d
as cos
t
s to
ob
t
ai
n
a cont
ra
c
t bec
a
us
e the
y
ar
e
inc
ur
re
d whe
th
er th
e contr
ac
t is
ob
ta
in
ed or not
. Ult
ra has not ca
pi
t
al
is
ed any
suc
h cos
t
s to
date
. The ee
c
t of a
co
nt
ra
c
t
mo
di
c
at
io
n on
th
e tran
s
ac
ti
on
pr
ice an
d the Grou
p
’s mea
sur
e of
pro
gre
s
s towar
ds the sa
ti
s
fa
c
t
io
n of
th
e
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce obl
ig
at
io
n is
reco
gn
is
ed ei
th
er as: (i) an add
it
io
na
l sepa
ra
te
con
tr
ac
t
; (ii
) as
a
ter
mi
na
ti
on of the exi
s
ti
ng cont
ra
c
t an
d creat
io
n of
a new
con
tr
ac
t
; or
(i
ii
) as
pa
r
t of the ori
gi
nal con
tr
ac
t using a cumul
at
i
ve ca
tch
-
u
p.
Wh
ere th
e outco
me of a
l
on
g
-
ter
m cont
ra
c
t ca
nn
ot be es
ti
mat
ed reli
ab
l
y,
con
tr
ac
t reve
nue is reco
gni
se
d to
th
e
e
x
te
nt of
con
tr
ac
t cos
t
s incu
r
red tha
t it
is prob
ab
le wi
ll be recov
er
ab
le. Cont
ra
c
t cos
t
s are reco
gn
is
ed as exp
en
se
s in
th
e per
io
d in
wh
ic
h they are inc
ur
re
d.
Wh
en it is prob
a
bl
e that
tot
a
l cont
ra
c
t cos
t
s wil
l excee
d tot
al con
tr
ac
t reve
nu
e,
th
e ex
p
ec
ted l
os
s is r
eco
gn
is
ed a
s an e
xp
en
se i
mm
ed
ia
tel
y.
Point in time
If per
fo
rm
an
ce obli
ga
ti
ons do not mee
t the cri
te
ri
a to
r
eco
gn
is
e reven
ue ove
r
ti
me, the
n reve
nu
e from the sa
le of goo
ds or ser
v
ice
s is
reco
gn
is
ed at a
po
int
in tim
e. This is meas
ure
d at
th
e fair va
lu
e of
the con
sid
er
at
io
n recei
v
ed or
rec
ei
v
abl
e and repr
es
en
t
s amou
nt
s rece
i
va
bl
e for goo
ds or ser
v
ice
s prov
i
de
d
in the
no
r
ma
l cour
s
e of
bu
si
ne
s
s
, net of
di
sc
ou
nt
s
, VA
T and oth
er sa
l
es
-
re
la
te
d
ta
xe
s. Rev
en
ue is norm
al
l
y recog
nis
e
d when con
tro
l of
th
e goo
ds or
se
r
v
ice
s
hav
e tran
s
fe
rr
ed to
th
e cus
to
me
r
. Th
is may be:
+
at the poin
t of
ph
y
sic
a
l deli
ve
r
y of
go
od
s and accep
t
anc
e by
th
e cus
tom
er
;
+
whe
n the cus
to
me
r has lega
l tit
le to
th
e ass
et
;
+
whe
n the cus
to
me
r has the signi
c
ant ri
sk
s and rew
ar
ds of
ow
ne
r
shi
p of
the asset; or
+
whe
n cus
to
me
r
-s
pe
ci
c accep
ta
nc
e cri
ter
ia have be
en met e.g. wh
en
pro
du
c
t tes
t
in
g has bee
n
com
pl
e
ted
.
In the majo
r
it
y of cas
es
, reve
nu
e is
reco
gn
is
ed at the poi
nt of
ph
y
si
ca
l deli
v
er
y
an
d accept
a
nce by the cus
t
om
er
, and the Grou
p has the rig
ht to
pa
y
me
nt
.
Contrac
t asset
s and liabilities
T
he tim
ing of pay
m
ent
s recei
ve
d fro
m cus
tom
er
s
, rela
ti
v
e to
t
h
e
re
cor
din
g of
rev
en
ue, ca
n have a
sig
ni
c
a
nt imp
ac
t on
th
e cont
ra
c
t-
rel
ate
d ass
et
s and
lia
bi
li
ti
es reco
rd
ed on the Gro
up
s
ba
la
nce she
et
.
T
he majo
r
it
y of
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t prog
ra
mm
es hav
e
pa
y
me
nt ter
ms bas
ed on
con
tr
ac
tu
al mil
es
to
ne
s
, whic
h are not nece
ss
a
ri
l
y alig
ne
d to
w
h
en reve
nu
e is
rec
og
nis
ed
, par
ti
c
ula
rl
y for tho
s
e
con
tr
ac
t
s wi
th rev
en
ue reco
gn
ise
d
ov
er-ti
me by refe
ren
ce to
th
e st
a
ge of
co
mp
le
ti
on
. Thi
s can lea
d to
rec
og
ni
ti
on
of reve
nu
e in
ad
v
an
ce of
cus
tom
er bill
in
gs
; ‘
am
ou
nt
s rece
i
va
bl
e from ove
r
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s
’ rela
tes to wor
k
p
er
for
m
ed and rev
en
ue reco
gn
ise
d
on agre
e
d contr
ac
t
s pri
or to
th
e cus
to
me
r bein
g invo
ice
d. On oth
er
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
pr
og
ra
mm
es
, a
pro
po
r
ti
on of the tran
s
ac
ti
on pr
ice is recei
ve
d
in ad
va
nce and con
se
qu
en
tl
y a
con
tr
ac
t liabi
li
t
y aris
es
; ‘amou
nt
s pa
ya
bl
e
to over-ti
me cont
ra
c
t
cu
s
to
me
rs
’ relate
s to
pa
ym
en
t
s recei
v
ed fr
om
cu
s
tom
er
s in relat
io
n to
the con
tr
ac
t pri
or to
th
e wor
k bein
g compl
et
ed and
the r
evenue
recogni
sed.
F
or cont
ra
c
t
s wh
er
e
re
ve
nue is reco
gni
se
d at
a poin
t in
ti
me, ‘de
fer
re
d
inc
om
e
’ recor
de
d on
th
e bala
nce she
et rep
re
se
nt
s pay
m
en
t
s recei
v
ed fro
m
cu
s
tom
er
s pr
ior to the wor
k bein
g comp
le
ted and th
e reven
ue reco
gn
is
ed
,
an
d ‘
ac
cr
ue
d inco
me
’ reco
rd
ed on the bal
anc
e shee
t repre
se
nt
s any rev
en
ue
rec
og
nis
ed on agre
e
d
con
tr
ac
t
s pr
io
r
to the cus
to
me
r bein
g invo
ice
d
.
Wh
en a
go
od or ser
v
ic
e prov
id
ed is retu
rn
e
d or
to be
ref
u
nd
ed th
e
re
ve
nue is
rev
er
s
ed eq
ual to
th
e amo
unt or
ig
ina
ll
y reco
gni
se
d as
re
ven
ue for tha
t goo
d
or ser
v
i
ce. Consi
de
rat
i
on of
re
tu
rn
s and refu
nd
s is
mad
e whe
n cal
cu
lat
in
g the
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
n pri
ce to
be all
oc
at
ed to
th
e per
for
m
an
ce obli
ga
ti
on
.
A warr
an
t
y may rep
res
en
t a
sep
ar
at
e
p
er
for
m
anc
e obli
gat
i
on if it is
dis
t
in
c
t
fr
om the oth
er ele
me
nt
s of the cont
ra
c
t (i
.e. it can be sol
d sepa
ra
tel
y and
pro
v
id
es ad
di
ti
on
al goo
ds and ser
v
i
ces be
yo
nd the ag
ree
d
-
up
on
sp
ec
i
c
at
io
ns), ot
he
r
w
is
e it is
tre
ate
d as
a prov
is
io
n. Mos
t war
r
ant
i
es are
tre
ate
d as
pr
ov
is
io
ns
. If
it is a
s
ep
ar
ate pe
r
f
or
ma
nce obl
ig
at
io
n, the
n the
rev
en
ue is recog
nis
e
d when th
e contr
ol of
th
e add
it
io
na
l good or ser
v
ic
e
un
der th
e warr
an
t
y is pas
se
d to
th
e cus
tom
er.
Research and development
E
xp
en
di
t
ure on rese
arc
h ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s is
reco
gn
is
ed as an
ex
p
ens
e in the per
io
d
in whi
ch it is
in
cu
rr
ed
.
A
ny inter
n
all
y gen
er
ate
d int
an
gi
bl
e asse
t ari
sin
g from de
ve
lo
pm
ent ac
ti
v
i
ti
es
is reco
gni
se
d onl
y if an
as
se
t is
cre
ate
d that ca
n be iden
ti
e
d
, it
is pro
ba
bl
e
tha
t the ass
e
t create
d wil
l
ge
ne
ra
te fu
tu
re econ
omi
c ben
e
t and the
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
cos
t of
the as
se
t can be meas
ure
d relia
bl
y.
Inte
r
nal
l
y gene
ra
ted as
se
t
s are amor
t
ise
d on a
s
t
r
aig
ht-
lin
e basi
s over
th
eir us
ef
ul li
ve
s. Wh
ere no inter
n
all
y gen
er
ate
d int
an
gi
bl
e asse
t can be
rec
og
nis
ed
, dev
el
op
me
nt exp
en
di
t
ure is reco
gni
se
d as
an exp
e
nse in
th
e per
io
d in
wh
ic
h it
is inc
ur
re
d.
Ot
her in
tan
gible a
ss
et
s
Cos
t
s as
so
ci
ate
d wit
h prod
uc
in
g or
ma
int
a
in
ing com
pu
te
r
so
f
t
w
are
pro
gr
am
me
s for sal
e are
re
cog
nis
e
d as
an exp
en
se as inc
ur
red
. Cos
t
s that
are dire
c
t
l
y ass
oc
ia
ted wi
t
h
th
e dev
el
op
me
nt of
id
en
ti
a
bl
e and uniq
ue
sof
t
wa
re pro
duc
t
s cont
ro
ll
ed by the Grou
p, tha
t
w
ill gen
er
ate eco
no
mi
c
be
ne
t
s excee
din
g cos
t
s bey
on
d one year and th
at can be mea
sur
ed reli
ab
l
y,
are reco
gn
is
ed as int
an
gib
le as
se
t
s
. Capi
t
a
lis
ed sof
t
wa
re dev
el
op
me
nt
ex
pe
nd
i
tu
re is s
t
a
ted a
t cos
t le
ss a
cc
um
ula
te
d am
or
ti
sa
t
io
n an
d imp
ai
r
men
t
lo
ss
es
. Am
or
t
is
at
io
n is
pr
ov
id
ed on a
s
tr
ai
ght lin
e basi
s over the es
t
ima
te
d
us
ef
ul li
fe of
th
e relate
d ass
et (see not
e 1
4).
Acq
ui
red com
pu
ter sof
t
wa
re lice
nce
s for use wit
hi
n the Grou
p are
c
ap
it
a
lis
e
d
as int
an
gi
bl
e ass
et
s on the basi
s of
th
e cost
s incu
rr
ed to
acq
ui
re and bri
ng to
us
e
th
e spe
ci
c sof
t
wa
re.
Pate
nt
s and tr
ad
ema
r
k
s are st
at
ed ini
ti
all
y at his
to
ri
c
al cos
t
. Patent
s an
d
tr
ad
em
ar
k
s have de
ni
te use
f
ul li
ves an
d are
c
ar
ri
e
d
at cos
t les
s acc
umu
la
ted
amor
tisa
tion and impairment losses.
Int
a
ng
ib
le ass
et
s aris
ing fr
om a
bus
in
es
s comb
ina
ti
on wh
os
e fair va
lue ca
n
be reli
ab
l
y measu
re
d are
se
pa
ra
ted fr
om goo
d
wi
ll and amo
r
tis
e
d over the
ir
rem
ain
in
g es
ti
mat
ed use
f
ul liv
es
.
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Impai
rment
of
xed
asset
s
At eac
h bala
nce she
et date, th
e Grou
p revi
ew
s the ca
r
r
yi
ng am
oun
t
s of
it
s
ta
ng
ib
le and int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s to
d
ete
r
min
e whe
th
er th
ere is any indi
ca
ti
on
tha
t tho
se as
se
t
s have su
er
ed an impa
ir
me
nt los
s
. If
any suc
h indi
c
at
io
n
ex
is
t
s
, th
e
re
cov
er
ab
le amo
un
t
of the as
se
t is
es
t
im
ate
d in
ord
er to deter
mi
ne
th
e ex
ten
t of
th
e impa
ir
me
nt los
s
. Whe
re the ass
et do
es not gen
er
ate ca
sh
o
ws th
at are inde
pe
nd
en
t from oth
er as
se
t
s
, the Grou
p es
ti
ma
tes the
rec
ove
ra
bl
e amou
nt of the cas
h
-
ge
ne
ra
ti
ng uni
t to
whi
ch th
e ass
et bel
on
gs
.
A
n inta
ng
ib
le as
se
t wit
h an
in
de
n
ite us
ef
ul li
fe is
tes
te
d for imp
air
m
ent
ann
ua
ll
y and wh
ene
ve
r the
re is
an indi
c
at
io
n that th
e
as
s
et may be impa
ire
d
.
Rec
ov
era
bl
e amo
unt is the high
er of fair val
ue le
ss cos
t
s to sell and val
ue in
us
e. In
as
se
ss
in
g the val
ue in use, the es
ti
ma
ted fu
t
ure ca
sh ow
s are
dis
co
unte
d to
th
eir pre
s
ent va
lu
e. If
th
e
re
cov
er
ab
le amo
un
t
of an ass
et is
es
t
im
ate
d to
be les
s than it
s ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t
, the car
r
y
in
g amou
nt of the
as
se
t is
red
uc
ed to
it
s recov
era
bl
e amo
unt
. An imp
ai
rm
en
t los
s is
reco
gn
is
ed
as an e
x
pe
ns
e im
me
dia
tel
y.
Wh
ere an imp
air
m
en
t
lo
s
s subs
eq
ue
nt
ly rev
er
s
es
, the ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t of
th
e
as
se
t is
in
cre
as
ed to
th
e rev
is
ed es
t
ima
te of
it
s recov
era
bl
e amo
unt
, bu
t so
tha
t t
he in
cr
eas
e
d ca
r
r
yi
ng a
mo
un
t do
es n
ot e
xce
ed t
he c
a
rr
y
in
g am
o
unt
tha
t wou
ld have be
en dete
r
min
ed had no imp
ai
rm
en
t loss be
en reco
gn
is
ed
for th
e asse
t in
pr
i
or year
s
. A
rev
er
s
al of an
im
pa
ir
me
nt los
s is
re
cog
nis
e
d as
inc
om
e imme
dia
tel
y, except for goo
d
w
ill
.
Prope
r
t
y
,
plant an
d e
quipment
Pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t is
sho
w
n at
or
ig
ina
l his
tor
ic
a
l cos
t
, net
of depr
ec
ia
ti
on and any pro
vi
si
on for imp
air
m
ent
.
De
pre
ci
at
io
n is
pro
v
id
ed at rate
s cal
cu
lat
ed to
wr
i
te o
th
e cos
t
, les
s
es
t
im
ate
d resi
dua
l valu
e, of
ea
ch ass
e
t on
a str
ai
gh
t-li
ne bas
is over it
s
ex
pe
c
ted use
f
ul lif
e as
fol
lo
ws
:
Freehold
buildings
40 to 50 years
Shor
t leasehold improvements
over
remaining
period of
lease
Plant and
machiner
y
3 to 20 years
Freehold land
and assets under c
onstr
uc
tion are
not depreci
ated.
Leases
IF
R
S 1
6 req
uir
es tha
t all leas
es and the rel
ate
d righ
t
s and obl
ig
at
io
ns shou
ld
be reco
gn
is
ed on the les
s
ee
s bala
nce she
et
, unl
es
s the lea
se is les
s than one
yea
r in
le
ng
t
h
or is for a
l
ow va
lue as
se
t
. Lease
s that do not mee
t the
se cr
ite
r
ia
are ex
pe
ns
ed on a
st
r
aig
ht-
lin
e basi
s.
F
or eac
h
le
as
e, a
lia
bil
i
t
y for lea
se obl
iga
t
io
ns to
be inc
ur
re
d in
th
e
f
ut
ur
e mus
t
be reco
gn
is
ed
. Corre
sp
on
di
ng
ly, a
r
i
ght-
of
-
us
e asse
t is
c
ap
it
a
lis
e
d. Th
e asse
t
an
d liabi
li
t
y are
in
it
ia
ll
y meas
ure
d at
th
e pres
en
t valu
e of
al
l fut
ur
e
le
as
e
pa
y
me
nt
s plu
s direc
tl
y at
tr
ib
u
ta
bl
e cos
t
s
.
T
he Gro
up
’s lea
se
s rela
te to
r
eal es
t
a
te, vehi
cl
es
, pr
inte
r
s &
c
op
ier
s and ot
he
r
eq
uip
me
nt
. Leas
es are cla
ss
i
e
d
in the fol
lo
wi
ng ca
te
go
ri
es
: Prope
r
t
y and
Non-
proper
t
y
.
T
he Gro
up
’s pro
p
er
t
y lea
se
s ran
ge fro
m one year to
25 year
s in len
gt
h and
are bas
e
d
pr
i
mar
il
y in the UK
, Nor
th A
me
ri
c
a and Cana
da
. The Gro
up
s
no
n
-
pro
pe
r
t
y lea
se
s rang
e fro
m one year to
se
ve
n year
s
.
T
he Gro
up reco
gni
se
s a
r
i
ght-
of
-
us
e asse
t and a
lea
se lia
bi
li
t
y at the lea
se
com
me
nce
me
nt date. Th
e ass
et and lia
bil
i
t
y are ini
ti
all
y mea
su
red at the
pre
s
ent va
lu
e
of all fu
tu
re leas
e pay
m
en
t
s plus dire
c
t
l
y at
t
ri
bu
t
ab
l
e
cos
t
s
.
Pay
m
ent
s made bef
ore th
e comme
nce
me
nt date and inc
ent
i
ve
s (
e.g
. rent free
pe
ri
od
s)
rec
ei
ve
d fro
m the les
so
r are also inc
lu
de
d in
th
e car
r
y
in
g amou
nt of
th
e righ
t-o
f-
us
e ass
et
. Th
e ass
et is
th
en amo
r
ti
se
d over the use
f
ul lif
e of
th
e
lea
se on a
s
tr
ai
ght-
li
ne bas
is
. Fur
t
h
er det
ai
ls on the val
ua
ti
on of
th
e rig
ht-
of-
us
e
as
s
et and the lea
se lia
bi
li
t
y an
d the disco
un
t rate appl
ie
d in
c
al
cu
lat
in
g
th
e pres
en
t valu
e are
di
sc
us
s
ed bel
ow.
Inte
re
s
t on
th
e leas
e liab
ili
t
y is
ex
p
ens
ed wi
t
hin na
nc
in
g charg
es
. Th
e cash
imp
a
c
t of
th
e leas
e is
sp
li
t bet
we
en the pr
in
cip
al an
d intere
s
t
.
Sho
r
t-
te
rm l
ea
se
s an
d le
as
e
s of lo
w
-
val
ue a
s
se
t
s
A
s per
mi
t
ted und
er IF
R
S 1
6 par
ag
ra
ph 6, the Gro
up has ele
c
te
d not to
rec
og
nis
e leas
es tha
t are les
s than one yea
r in
len
g
th or are for a
l
ow
-
v
al
ue
as
se
t (
<£3
.5
k) on the bal
anc
e shee
t. T
he
se lea
se
s are
e
xp
en
se
d on
a
s
tr
ai
ght-
li
ne bas
is as
sh
or
t-te
rm lea
se
s or
le
as
es of low
-v
a
lu
e
as
s
et
s
.
Valu
ation of lease
liabilities and
right-of-use asset
s
IF
R
S 1
6 req
uir
es the Gro
up to
ma
ke judg
em
ent
s that imp
ac
t the ini
ti
al
va
lua
t
io
n
of the lea
se lia
bil
i
ti
es and th
e
r
igh
t-
of-
us
e ass
et
s. Th
es
e jud
ge
men
t
s
inc
lu
de
: deter
mi
nin
g wha
t contr
ac
t
s are in
sc
op
e of
IF
R
S 1
6
, deter
m
ini
ng the
lea
se con
tr
ac
t term and dete
r
min
in
g the inter
es
t rate us
ed for disc
oun
ti
ng
fu
t
ure ca
sh ow
s
.
T
he leas
e term is the non
-
c
a
nce
ll
ab
le per
io
d of
th
e leas
e cont
ra
c
t
. It
c
an als
o
be imp
ac
te
d
by pe
ri
od
s cover
ed by an
op
ti
on to
ex
ten
d the leas
e if the Gro
up
is reas
ona
bl
y cer
t
ain tha
t it will exe
rci
se tha
t opti
on
. For lea
se con
tr
ac
t
s wi
th
an ind
e
ni
te term
, the Gro
up es
ti
ma
tes the len
g
th of the cont
ra
c
t to
be eq
ual
to the econ
om
ic use
fu
l life of the ass
et or t
y
pi
c
al mar
ket cont
ra
c
t ter
m. Th
e
lea
se ter
m is
us
ed to
de
ter
mi
ne the dep
re
ci
at
io
n rate of
ri
gh
t-o
f-
us
e ass
et
s
.
T
he leas
e liab
il
it
y is
me
asu
re
d at
am
or
ti
se
d cos
t using th
e eec
ti
v
e intere
s
t
me
th
od
. The pre
se
nt val
ue of the leas
e pay
m
en
t is
dete
r
min
ed usi
ng the
dis
co
unt rat
e. The dis
cou
nt rate is deter
mi
ne
d bas
ed on: 1
) the ris
k-f
re
e rate
on gov
er
nm
en
t
b
on
ds in
th
e loc
at
io
n and cur
re
nc
y of
th
e leas
e over a
sim
ila
r
ter
m as
th
e leas
e; 2)
t
he Gro
up
s bor
ro
wi
ng rate
; and 3
) an
as
s
et-s
pe
ci
c
pre
mi
um
. Dis
co
unt r
at
es re
ma
in th
e s
am
e th
ro
ug
ho
ut t
he l
ea
se u
nl
es
s
th
e
l
ea
se ter
m
or ren
ew
al ass
um
pt
io
ns chan
ge an
d
ra
ng
e bet
we
en
0.5% an
d 1
0.
5%
.
T
he leas
e liab
il
it
y and rig
ht-
of-
u
se as
se
t are
re
mea
su
red wh
en the
re
is a
cha
ng
e in
th
e fut
ur
e leas
e pay
me
nt
s ar
isi
ng fro
m a
c
ha
ng
e in
th
e exp
ec
ted lea
se ter
m, or a
cha
ng
e in
th
e es
ti
mat
ed tot
al cos
t of
th
e leas
e.
Sublet
ting
T
he Gro
up subl
et
s
so
m
e
pr
op
er
t
y space to third pa
r
t
ie
s
. For the
s
e subl
et
s
,
th
e Grou
p
r
s
t de
ter
mi
ne
s if
th
e subl
et lea
se is an
op
er
at
in
g or
n
an
ce leas
e.
T
his is deter
mi
ne
d as
a nan
ce leas
e if subs
t
an
ti
al
l
y
al
l of
th
e risk
s an
d
rew
ar
ds of
th
e prop
er
t
y are tran
s
fer
re
d to
th
e
le
s
se
e thro
ug
h the leas
e,
ot
he
r
w
is
e it is
cla
s
si
e
d as
an ope
ra
ti
ng lea
se.
Wh
en the sub
le
as
e is
cons
id
ere
d as
a nan
ce leas
e, the dis
cou
nte
d valu
e of
th
e cash inc
om
e from the sub
le
t is
de
du
c
te
d from th
e righ
t-o
f-
us
e ass
et and
lia
bi
li
t
y of the Gro
up
s
le
as
e (‘
hea
d leas
e
) for that pro
pe
r
t
y unl
es
s the hea
d
lea
se is a
sho
r
t lea
se or a
low va
lu
e ass
et leas
e.
If the sub
lea
se is consi
de
red an ope
ra
ti
ng lea
se, th
en the pay
m
en
t
s recei
v
ed
fr
om the lea
se are reco
gni
se
d as
in
com
e on
a st
ra
igh
t-l
in
e basis
.
Statement of accounting
policies
in res
pe
c
t of the Gro
up
’s con
s
oli
dat
ed n
anc
ial st
a
tem
en
ts
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Inventories
Inv
en
tor
ie
s are valu
ed at the low
er of cos
t (
det
er
min
e
d on
a rs
t-
in
,
r
s
t-
o
ut
ba
sis and inc
lu
di
ng an appr
op
ri
ate pro
po
r
ti
on of
ov
er
he
ad
s incu
rr
ed in
br
in
gi
ng the inv
ent
or
ie
s to
the
ir pre
se
nt loc
a
ti
on and con
di
ti
on) and net
rea
lis
a
bl
e valu
e. Prov
is
io
n is
mad
e for any obso
le
te, slo
w
-
mo
vi
ng or
de
fec
t
iv
e item
s.
T
rade receivables
T
rad
e recei
v
ab
le
s are init
ia
ll
y meas
ure
d at tran
sa
c
ti
on pri
ce (be
in
g the sam
e
as fair va
lu
e)
th
en subs
e
que
nt
l
y remea
su
red at amo
r
t
is
ed cos
t le
ss any
imp
ai
r
me
nt
. An app
rop
r
iate pro
v
isi
on is recor
de
d for exp
ec
ted cre
di
t los
se
s
in accor
da
nce wi
th th
e simpl
i
e
d appr
oa
ch per
m
it
te
d
un
de
r IFR
S 9.
Th
e
Gro
up mea
sur
es the pro
v
isi
on at an
am
ou
nt equ
al to
li
fe
ti
me exp
e
c
te
d cred
it
lo
ss
es
, es
t
ima
te
d by
ref
ere
nce to pas
t exp
er
ie
nc
e
an
d rele
va
nt for
wa
rd
-
looking
factors.
Am
ounts
re
ceiv
able f
rom
over-
time
contract customer
s
F
or a
con
tr
ac
t recog
nis
e
d over tim
e unde
r IFR
S 1
5 the cont
ro
l of
th
e prod
uc
t
may be pas
s
ed to
th
e cus
to
me
r befo
re the cus
to
me
r is
inv
oi
ce
d. At this poi
nt
,
rev
en
ue is recog
nis
e
d and an
as
se
t is
rec
ord
ed on the bal
an
ce shee
t as
an amo
unt rec
ei
va
bl
e fro
m over-ti
me cont
ra
c
t cu
s
tom
er
s
. The am
oun
t
rec
ei
v
abl
e fro
m over-ti
me cont
ra
c
t cu
s
tom
er
s is clas
si
e
d as
a cur
ren
t asse
t
wh
en it is to
b
e invo
ice
d wi
th
in 1
2 mont
hs
, oth
er
w
is
e it
is reco
rd
ed as a
no
n
-
cu
r
ren
t asse
t
. Thi
s
as
s
et is tran
s
fer
re
d to
tr
ad
e recei
v
ab
le
s once the
cu
s
tom
er is invo
ice
d, fol
lo
wi
ng whi
ch ca
sh is
e
xp
ec
te
d
to be recei
v
ed per
th
e agre
ed cont
ra
c
t
ua
l term
s. Refe
r to
not
e
1
9 for
de
t
ai
ls on the aver
ag
e
de
bto
r
da
y
s.
Amounts due to over-time contract cus
tomers
F
or a
con
tr
ac
t recog
nis
e
d over tim
e unde
r IFR
S 1
5
, a
p
ay
m
en
t may be
rec
ei
ve
d from th
e cus
tom
er be
for
e the cont
rol of the pro
du
c
t is
pa
s
se
d to
t
h
e
cu
s
tom
er
. At
th
is poi
nt a
lia
bi
li
t
y is recor
de
d on
th
e bala
nce she
e
t
as an
am
oun
t due to
ove
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cu
s
tom
er
s
, whi
ch is recog
nis
e
d net of
any
ref
u
nds ex
pe
c
ted to
be pa
id
. This lia
bil
i
t
y is dere
cog
nis
e
d when th
e contr
ol is
pa
ss
e
d
to the cus
to
m
er and reve
nu
e can be recor
de
d. A
mo
unt
s
du
e to
ove
r
-
ti
me cont
ra
c
t cus
tom
er
s is
re
cor
de
d as
a
cu
r
ren
t liabi
li
t
y when th
e reven
ue is
ex
pe
c
ted to
be rec
og
nis
ed wi
t
hin th
e nex
t 1
2 mon
th
s
, othe
r
w
is
e it is
cla
s
si
e
d
as a
non
-
cu
rr
ent lia
bi
li
t
y.
Cash and cash equiva
lents
Ca
sh and ban
k bala
nce
s comp
ri
se ca
sh at bank and in hand and sho
r
t-ter
m
de
po
si
t
s wit
h an orig
ina
l mat
ur
it
y date of thre
e
mo
nt
hs or les
s
. In
ord
er to
ali
gn wi
th th
e requi
rem
en
t
s of
I
A
S 32, the Grou
p has
re
v
ie
we
d the cas
h
po
ol
in
g arra
ng
em
en
t and has revi
se
d the pre
se
nt
at
i
on of
th
is for bot
h the
pr
io
r year and the cu
rre
nt yea
r
. Th
is resu
l
t
s in
a Group ca
sh pos
it
io
n for the
cu
rre
nt yea
r of
£
1
14.4
m and an
ov
erd
ra
f
t of £3
0.
3m
, ple
as
e
se
e note 35
fo
r
fu
r
th
er det
ai
l. Ca
sh and ove
rdr
af
t
s are onl
y pres
en
ted ne
t when th
ere is a
ri
gh
t
an
d inten
ti
on to
se
t
tl
e on
a net basis
, oth
er
w
is
e othe
rd
ra
f
t
s are
pre
s
ente
d as
cu
r
ren
t liabi
li
ti
es
. Fo
r the pur
po
se of the cas
h ow st
a
tem
en
t,
ca
sh and ca
sh equ
iv
a
len
t
s consi
s
t of
c
ash and sho
r
t-ter
m dep
os
it
s
, les
s
ove
rd
ra
f
t
s
, wh
ich are rep
ay
ab
le on dema
nd
.
A
ssets and liabi
liti
es held for sale
A
s
se
t
s and lia
bil
i
ti
es clas
si
ed as hel
d for
s
al
e are
me
asu
re
d at
th
e lowe
r of
ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t and fair va
lu
e les
s cost
s to
s
el
l.
A
s
se
t
s and lia
bil
i
ti
es are clas
si
ed as held for sa
le if the
ir car
r
y
in
g amo
unt wi
ll
be reco
ve
red th
rou
gh a
s
al
e
tr
an
s
ac
ti
on rat
he
r than thr
ou
gh cont
in
uin
g use.
T
his con
di
ti
on is regar
de
d as
me
t onl
y when th
e sal
e
is hig
hl
y prob
ab
le an
d
th
e ass
et is
av
ai
la
bl
e for
im
me
dia
te sa
le in it
s pres
ent con
di
t
ion
. Mana
ge
me
nt
mus
t be
com
mi
t
t
ed to
th
e sal
e whic
h shou
ld be ex
pe
c
te
d to
qua
li
f
y for
rec
og
ni
ti
on as a
co
mp
le
te
d sal
e wit
hi
n one year fro
m the date of
cl
as
si
c
a
ti
on
.
Foreign currency
T
ran
sa
c
ti
ons den
om
in
ate
d in
for
ei
gn cur
ren
ci
es are reco
rd
ed in the loc
al
cu
rre
nc
y at the ac
t
ua
l
e
xcha
ng
e rate
s
at th
e date of
the tr
ans
a
c
t
io
ns
.
Mo
ne
ta
r
y ass
et
s an
d
li
abi
li
t
ie
s deno
min
ate
d in
fo
rei
gn cur
re
nc
ie
s
at th
e
ba
lan
ce she
et date are repo
r
ted at the rate
s of
exc
han
g
e
pr
ev
ai
lin
g at that
dat
e. Any gain or los
s ari
sin
g from a
ch
an
ge in excha
ng
e rates sub
se
q
uen
t to
th
e date of
th
e tran
sa
c
t
i
on is
in
cl
ud
ed as an
exc
ha
ng
e gain or
lo
s
s in
th
e
income
s
tatement.
T
he tra
di
ng resu
l
t
s and cash o
w
s
of ove
rs
ea
s unde
r
t
a
k
in
gs are tran
sl
ate
d
into Ster
l
ing
, whi
ch is the fun
c
t
io
na
l curr
en
c
y of the Comp
any, using th
e
av
era
ge ra
tes of excha
ng
e duri
ng the rel
ev
an
t nan
ci
al per
io
d. T
he bal
anc
e
she
e
t
s of
ove
r
se
as subs
id
iar
y und
er
t
ak
i
ngs are tra
ns
lat
ed into Ster
li
ng at
th
e rates ru
li
ng at the year end
. Exch
an
ge di
er
en
ces ari
si
ng fro
m the
ret
ra
ns
lat
io
n of
th
e open
in
g bala
nce she
et
s and resul
t
s are clas
s
i
ed as
eq
ui
t
y an
d tran
s
fer
re
d to
th
e Group
’s tra
nsl
at
io
n rese
r
ve. Th
e Grou
p does
no
t
he
d
ge exp
os
ure ar
isi
ng fro
m the ret
ran
sl
at
io
n of
the res
ul
t
s of
foreign
subsidiaries
.
Go
od
w
il
l and fair val
ue ad
jus
t
m
ent
s on
th
e acqui
si
ti
on of forei
gn ent
it
ie
s
are tre
ate
d as
as
se
t
s and liab
il
it
ie
s of
th
e forei
gn ent
it
y and tra
ns
la
ted at
th
e clos
in
g
ra
te. Th
e Group has ele
c
ted to
tr
eat go
od
w
ill an
d fair val
ue
ad
jus
t
m
ent
s aris
ing on acqu
isi
t
io
ns bef
ore th
e date of
tra
ns
it
io
n to
IFR
Ss
as Ster
lin
g
-
d
en
om
ina
ted as
se
t
s and liab
il
it
ie
s
.
Borrowing costs
Bo
rr
ow
in
g cos
t
s are recog
nis
e
d in
pro
t or los
s in
th
e per
io
d in
w
hic
h the
y
are inc
ur
re
d, exce
pt whe
re the
y relat
e to
q
ua
li
f
y
in
g
as
s
et
s
, in whic
h cas
e the
y
are capitalised.
Gove
rnme
nt g
rant
s
Go
ve
rn
me
nt gr
an
t
s ar
e rec
og
nis
ed i
n th
e in
com
e s
t
a
tem
ent s
o as to m
atc
h
th
em wi
th the ex
p
end
i
tu
re towar
ds whi
ch the
y are inten
de
d to
con
tr
ib
u
te, to
th
e ex
ten
t that th
e condi
t
io
ns for recei
pt have be
en met an
d
th
er
e is
rea
so
nab
le as
su
ran
ce tha
t the gran
t will be rece
iv
ed
.
Go
ve
rn
me
nt ass
is
t
an
ce prov
i
de
d in
th
e form of bel
ow
-
ma
r
ket rate of intere
s
t
lo
an
s
ar
e
tr
ea
ted as gove
rn
me
nt gra
nt
s
. The be
ne
t
of the be
lo
w
-m
ar
ket ra
te
of inter
es
t is cal
cu
lat
ed as the di
ere
nce bet
w
ee
n the proce
e
ds recei
v
ed and
th
e fair val
ue of the loa
n and is
mat
ch
ed aga
ins
t the relat
ed exp
e
ndi
t
ure
.
T
he fai
r
v
alu
e of
th
e loan is cal
cu
la
ted usi
ng pre
va
ili
ng mar
ket int
ere
s
t rate
s.
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
162
Retir
ement
benet costs
T
he Gro
up prov
i
de
s pens
io
ns to
it
s emp
lo
ye
es an
d
Di
re
c
to
r
s thro
ugh de
n
ed
be
ne
t
an
d de
ne
d contr
i
bu
ti
on pe
nsi
on sch
em
es
. Th
e sche
me
s are fun
de
d
an
d thei
r asse
t
s are hel
d inde
pe
nd
en
tl
y of
th
e Grou
p by
tr
us
tee
s
.
F
or de
ne
d ben
e
t reti
rem
en
t sche
me
s
, the cos
t of
pro
v
id
in
g bene
t
s is
de
ter
mi
ne
d using th
e proje
c
ted uni
t Credi
t met
ho
d
, wit
h ac
t
uar
ia
l val
uat
io
ns
be
in
g car
ri
ed ou
t at
ea
ch bal
an
ce shee
t date. Th
e
ac
t
uar
ia
l gains an
d loss
e
s
are reco
gn
is
ed in full in the per
i
od in whic
h the
y occur.
T
h
ey are reco
gn
ise
d
ou
t
si
de th
e
in
com
e st
a
tem
en
t
an
d pres
en
ted in the st
a
tem
en
t of
comprehensive income
.
Pas
t ser
v
i
ce cos
t is
reco
gn
is
ed imm
ed
ia
tel
y to
th
e ex
ten
t that th
e bene
t
s are
alr
ea
dy ve
s
ted
, and oth
er
w
is
e is
amo
r
tis
e
d on
a st
rai
gh
t-li
ne bas
is ove
r
th
e
av
era
ge pe
ri
od unt
il th
e
b
ene
t
s beco
me ve
s
ted
.
Cur
t
ai
lme
nt g
ain
s or l
os
s
es a
re re
cog
ni
se
d im
me
dia
tel
y i
n th
e in
com
e
st
atement.
T
he reti
rem
en
t ben
e
t obl
iga
ti
on reco
gn
is
ed in the bal
anc
e shee
t
rep
re
se
nt
s the pre
se
nt val
ue of the de
ne
d bene
t obli
ga
ti
on as adju
s
te
d
for unre
co
gn
is
ed pas
t se
r
v
i
ce cos
t
, and as
re
duc
ed by the fai
r
v
alu
e of
scheme assets.
Pay
m
ent
s to
d
e
ne
d cont
ri
bu
t
io
n reti
rem
en
t
sc
he
me
s are charg
e
d as
an
ex
pe
ns
e as
th
ey fal
l due.
T
r
ade paya
bles
T
rad
e pay
ab
le
s are init
ia
ll
y meas
ure
d at
fa
ir val
ue th
en subs
e
qu
ent
l
y
rem
eas
ure
d a
t am
or
ti
se
d cos
t.
Loans and o
verd
raft
s
Loa
ns and ove
rd
raf
t
s are reco
gn
is
ed ini
ti
al
ly at fai
r valu
e, bein
g pro
cee
ds
rec
ei
ve
d les
s dire
c
t
l
y at
tr
ib
u
t
ab
le tra
ns
a
c
t
io
n cost
s. Sub
se
qu
en
t to
i
ni
t
ial
rec
og
ni
ti
on
, loan
s and over
dr
af
t
s are st
at
ed at amor
t
is
ed cos
t wi
th any
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
n cos
t
s amo
r
t
is
ed to
th
e inco
me st
a
tem
en
t over the pe
ri
od of the
bo
rr
ow
in
gs usin
g the ee
c
t
i
ve inte
res
t
me
t
ho
d. An
y die
ren
ce bet
we
en th
e
am
oun
t in
it
ia
ll
y re
co
gni
se
d an
d th
e re
de
mp
ti
on v
al
ue i
s reco
gn
is
ed i
n th
e
inc
om
e st
ate
me
nt ove
r the per
io
d of
th
e bor
row
in
gs
.
Share-
base
d payments
T
he Gro
up issu
e
s
eq
ui
t
y
-s
et
t
le
d share
-
b
as
ed pa
ym
en
t
s to
cer
t
ai
n empl
oy
ee
s.
Equ
it
y
-
se
t
t
le
d shar
e
-
ba
se
d pay
me
nt
s are mea
sur
ed at fair val
ue at the date of
gra
nt
. Th
e fair val
ue det
er
mi
ne
d at
th
e grant dat
e is
ex
pe
ns
ed on a
s
tr
ai
ght-
lin
e basi
s over the ves
t
in
g per
io
d
, base
d on
th
e Grou
p
’s es
t
ima
te of
sh
are
s
tha
t wil
l even
tu
all
y ves
t and adju
s
ted for th
e
e
ec
t of
no
n
-
mar
ke
t-re
la
ted
conditions.
Fair val
ue is meas
ure
d by
us
e of
a
B
lac
k-Sc
ho
le
s mod
el for the sha
re opti
on
pla
ns and a
s
to
cha
s
t
ic mod
el for awa
rds mad
e unde
r the 201
7 Lon
g-T
er
m
Incentive
Plan.
T
he cred
i
t
s in
res
pe
c
t of equi
t
y
-s
et
t
le
d amou
nt
s are inc
lu
de
d in
eq
ui
t
y.
Pro
visions
Pro
vi
si
ons
, inc
lu
di
ng pro
pe
r
t
y
-
rel
ate
d and cont
ra
c
t-
rel
ate
d prov
i
sio
ns
,
are reco
gn
is
ed in the bala
nc
e
sh
ee
t whe
n the Grou
p has
a lega
l or
con
s
tr
u
c
t
i
ve obl
iga
ti
on as a
res
ul
t of
a
pa
s
t eve
nt
, and whe
re it is
pro
ba
bl
e tha
t
an ou
t
ow of econ
om
ic ben
e
t
s wil
l be requi
re
d to
s
et
t
le
the
obligation.
Pro
vi
si
on is
ma
de for the ant
ic
ip
ate
d cos
t of
rep
ai
r and rec
t
i
c
a
ti
on of
pro
du
c
t
s unde
r warr
an
t
y, base
d on kno
wn ex
po
su
res and his
t
or
ic
al
occ
ur
re
nce
s
. Prov
isi
on
s
fo
r res
tr
u
c
t
ur
in
g cos
t
s are
re
cog
ni
se
d whe
n
th
e
Gro
up has a
de
t
ail
ed for
ma
l plan for the res
t
r
uc
tu
r
in
g
th
at has bee
n
com
mu
nic
a
ted to aec
ted pa
r
t
ie
s
.
Equit
y ins
tr
ument
s
Equ
it
y ins
t
r
um
ent
s
is
su
ed by the Comp
an
y are record
e
d at
th
e proce
ed
s
rec
ei
ve
d, ne
t of
dire
c
t is
su
e
cos
t
s
.
T
a
xation
T
he ta
x exp
en
se repr
es
en
t
s the sum of
th
e cur
ren
t tax pa
ya
bl
e and
de
fer
re
d tax
.
T
he cur
ren
t ta
x paya
bl
e is
ba
se
d on
t
ax
ab
l
e
pr
o
t for the year.
T
ax
ab
l
e
pr
o
t
di
e
rs fr
om net pro
t as repo
r
t
ed in the inco
me st
a
tem
en
t bec
au
se it
exc
lu
de
s items of inco
me or exp
ens
e tha
t are
t
ax
ab
le or ded
uc
ti
bl
e in
ot
he
r
yea
r
s and it fur
th
er excl
ud
e
s
i
tem
s
th
at are nev
er ta
xa
bl
e or dedu
c
t
ib
le. Th
e
Gro
up
s liab
ili
t
y for cur
ren
t tax is cal
cu
la
ted usin
g ta
x rates tha
t have be
en
ena
c
te
d or subs
t
a
nt
iv
el
y ena
c
te
d by the bala
nce she
et date
.
De
fer
re
d tax is
th
e
t
ax exp
e
c
te
d
to be
pay
a
bl
e
or recov
er
ab
le on
di
e
ren
ce
s
be
t
w
ee
n
th
e car
r
y
in
g
am
oun
t
s of
a
s
se
t
s
an
d liabi
li
ti
es in
th
e
n
an
cia
l
s
t
ate
me
nt
s and the corre
sp
on
di
ng ta
x
ba
se
s used in
th
e
com
pu
t
at
io
n of
ta
x
ab
le pro
t
, and is
a
cco
unte
d for
usi
ng the bala
nc
e
she
e
t
lia
bi
li
t
y met
ho
d
.
De
fer
re
d tax liab
il
it
ie
s are
gen
er
al
l
y
rec
og
nis
ed for all
t
ax
ab
le temp
or
ar
y
di
e
ren
ces and defe
rr
ed ta
x
as
se
t
s are
re
cog
nis
e
d
to
th
e
e
x
te
nt that it
is
pro
ba
bl
e that ta
xa
bl
e
pr
o
t
s will be
av
ai
la
bl
e
ag
ain
s
t whic
h
de
du
c
t
ib
le
tem
po
ra
r
y
di
e
ren
ces ca
n
be uti
lis
e
d. Such ass
et
s
an
d
lia
bi
li
t
ie
s
are not
rec
og
nis
ed if the tempo
ra
r
y
di
e
ren
ce aris
es fro
m
go
o
dw
il
l
or fro
m
th
e
in
it
ia
l
rec
og
ni
ti
on (
ot
he
r
th
an in
a
bus
in
es
s
co
mbi
na
ti
on)
of othe
r
as
s
et
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s
in a
t
ra
ns
ac
ti
on tha
t
a
ec
t
s neit
he
r the
t
ax pro
t nor the accou
nt
in
g
pro
t.
De
fer
re
d ta
x liabi
li
ti
es are reco
gn
is
ed for ta
xa
bl
e temp
or
ar
y di
ere
nce
s
ar
isi
ng on inve
s
t
me
nt
s in subsi
dia
r
ie
s except wh
ere th
e Group is abl
e
to
con
tro
l the rev
er
s
al of the temp
ora
r
y di
ere
nce and it is prob
ab
le tha
t the
tem
po
ra
r
y die
ren
ce wil
l not rever
s
e in
th
e fore
se
ea
bl
e fut
ur
e.
T
he car
r
y
in
g amo
unt of defe
rr
ed ta
x ass
et
s is rev
ie
we
d at
ea
ch bala
nc
e shee
t
dat
e
an
d redu
ced to the ex
te
nt tha
t it
is no long
er pro
ba
bl
e that su
c
ie
nt
ta
x
ab
le pro
t
s will be ava
ila
bl
e to
all
ow all or par
t of
th
e asse
t to
be reco
ver
ed
.
De
fer
re
d ta
x is
ca
lc
ul
ate
d at
th
e tax ra
tes tha
t are
e
xp
ec
te
d to
a
pp
l
y in
th
e
pe
ri
od wh
en the lia
bi
li
t
y is set
tl
ed or the ass
e
t is
real
is
ed
. Defe
rr
ed ta
x is
cha
rg
ed or cred
it
ed in the incom
e st
a
tem
en
t
,
e
xcept wh
en it rela
tes to items
cha
rg
ed or cred
it
ed dire
c
t
l
y to
equ
i
t
y, in
wh
ic
h
c
as
e the defe
rr
ed ta
x is
al
so
dea
l
t wit
h in
eq
ui
t
y.
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s and lia
bil
it
i
es are os
e
t when th
ere is a
l
eg
al
l
y enforc
eab
le
ri
gh
t
to set o cur
ren
t tax as
se
t
s agai
ns
t cur
re
nt ta
x liab
ili
t
ie
s and whe
n they
rel
ate to
in
com
e ta
xes lev
i
ed by the sam
e ta
xa
ti
on au
th
or
i
t
y an
d
th
e Grou
p
inte
nd
s to
se
t
t
le it
s cur
re
nt ta
x ass
et
s and lia
bi
li
ti
es
.
Statement of accounting
policies
in res
pe
c
t of the Gro
up
’s con
s
oli
dat
ed n
anc
ial st
a
tem
en
ts
continued
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nual Repor
t
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unt
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Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Derivative
nanci
al
instruments
IF
R
S 9
Ul
tr
a uses der
i
v
at
i
ve na
nc
ial ins
t
r
um
ent
s, pr
in
ci
pa
ll
y for
wa
rd forei
gn
cu
rre
nc
y cont
ra
c
t
s and intere
s
t rate sw
ap
s
, to
r
ed
uce it
s ex
po
su
re to
exc
han
ge r
at
e an
d inte
re
s
t ra
te mo
ve
me
nt
s
. Ul
t
ra d
oe
s no
t ho
ld o
r is
su
e
de
ri
v
at
i
ve
s for spec
ul
at
i
ve or trad
in
g pur
po
se
s
.
T
he Gro
up
’s he
dg
in
g
s
t
ra
teg
y und
er IFR
S 9
i
s to
m
ini
mi
se inco
me s
t
ate
me
nt
vo
lat
il
it
y ar
isi
ng fro
m re-
v
al
uat
io
n of
US Doll
ar ass
e
t
s and liab
ili
t
ie
s held on the
UK bal
an
ce shee
t
.
T
he net inv
es
tm
ent he
dg
e os
et
s the val
ue of
th
e ex
te
rn
al
USD bor
ro
wi
ng
s wit
h the net inv
es
t
me
nt
s in US
com
pa
ni
es and net US Doll
ar
as
se
t
s hel
d on
th
e UK
ba
lan
ce she
et
.
Cla
s
si
c
a
ti
on and mea
sur
em
en
t
A
ll nan
ci
al ins
t
ru
me
nt
s are ini
ti
al
ly mea
su
red at fai
r
v
alu
e plus or minu
s
,
in the ca
se of a
nan
ci
al ass
e
t
or na
nc
ial lia
bi
li
t
y no
t
at fai
r val
ue thro
ug
h
pro
t or
lo
ss
, tra
ns
a
c
t
io
n cost
s.
IF
R
S 9
di
v
id
es all nan
ci
al ass
e
t
s that wer
e
pr
ev
i
ous
l
y in
th
e scop
e of
I
A
S 39
into t
w
o clas
si
c
a
ti
on
s –
t
ho
se mea
su
red at amo
r
t
is
ed cos
t and th
os
e
mea
su
red at fai
r
v
alu
e. Whe
re ass
et
s are
me
asu
re
d
at fa
ir val
ue, gai
ns and
lo
ss
es are ei
th
er reco
gn
ise
d ent
ire
l
y in
pro
t or los
s (fai
r valu
e thro
ug
h pro
t
or los
s
, F
V
T
PL
), or reco
gni
se
d in
ot
he
r compr
eh
ens
i
ve inco
me (fai
r val
ue
th
rou
gh oth
er com
pre
he
nsi
v
e incom
e, F
V
TO
C
I
)
.
A debt ins
t
ru
me
nt is measu
re
d at
am
or
ti
se
d cos
t if
: a
)
th
e obje
c
ti
ve is to
hol
d
th
e nan
cia
l ass
et for the coll
ec
t
io
n
of the con
tr
ac
tu
al cas
h ow
s; and b)
the
con
tr
ac
tu
al cas
h ow
s unde
r the ins
t
ru
me
nt sol
el
y rep
res
en
t pay
m
ent
s of
pr
in
ci
pa
l and intere
s
t
. A
deb
t ins
tr
u
me
nt is
me
asu
re
d at
F
V
TOC
I if: a)
th
e
ob
je
c
t
i
ve is
to hol
d the nan
cia
l ass
et bot
h for the coll
ec
ti
on of the cont
ra
c
t
ua
l
ca
sh ow
s and sel
li
ng na
nc
ial as
se
t
s
, and b
) the cont
ra
c
t
ua
l cash ow
s und
er
th
e ins
tr
um
en
t sol
el
y repr
es
en
t
pa
y
me
nt
s of pri
nc
ip
al and inte
res
t. A
ll oth
er
de
bt ins
t
ru
me
nt
s mus
t be meas
ure
d at F
V
T
PL
.
Hedge accounting
He
dg
e accou
nt
ing wi
ll not gen
er
all
y be app
li
ed to
tr
an
s
ac
ti
ona
l hed
gin
g
rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s, suc
h as
he
dg
es of fore
ca
s
t or commi
t
t
ed tra
ns
a
c
t
io
ns
.
Ho
we
ver,
h
ed
g
e
ac
cou
nt
in
g
w
ill be app
li
ed to
tr
an
sla
ti
on
al hed
gi
ng
rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s wher
e it
is per
mi
s
sib
le und
er IF
R
S 9.
W
he
n hed
ge acco
unt
in
g is
us
ed
, the rele
va
nt he
dgi
ng rel
at
io
nsh
ip
s will be clas
si
ed as fair val
ue he
dg
es
,
ca
sh ow hed
g
es or net inve
s
tm
en
t hed
ge
s. In orde
r to
q
ua
li
f
y for hedg
e
acco
un
ti
ng
, the hed
ge rela
t
ion
sh
ip mus
t mee
t the foll
ow
in
g ee
c
t
i
ven
es
s
cr
i
ter
ia at the beg
inn
in
g of
eac
h hed
ge
d per
io
d:
+
Th
ere is an
eco
no
mi
c relat
io
ns
hip be
t
w
ee
n the hed
ge
d item and the
hedging inst
rument.
+
Th
e eec
t of
cre
di
t risk do
es not dom
ina
te the val
ue cha
ng
es tha
t resu
lt
from
that
economic
relationship
.
+
Th
e hedg
e rati
o of
th
e hed
gin
g rela
ti
ons
hi
p
is the sa
me as that ac
tu
all
y
used in
the economic
hedge.
If a
hed
gi
ng rela
t
ion
sh
ip ceas
es to
me
et the he
dg
e eec
ti
v
en
es
s requ
ire
me
nt
rel
at
in
g to
t
he he
dg
e rati
o but the ri
sk mana
ge
me
nt obj
ec
ti
v
e for that
de
sig
na
ted hed
gi
ng rel
at
io
nsh
ip rema
ins th
e
s
am
e, the hed
ge rat
io of the
he
dg
in
g
re
lat
io
ns
hip is adju
s
te
d so
th
at it mee
t
s the qual
i
f
y
i
ng cr
it
er
ia
.
Wh
ere th
e hedg
in
g relat
io
ns
hip is clas
si
ed as a
f
ai
r valu
e hed
ge, the ca
r
r
y
i
ng
am
oun
t of
th
e hedg
e
d asse
t or
li
abi
li
t
y will be adj
us
te
d by
th
e incr
eas
e or
de
cre
as
e
in
th
e
fai
r
va
lu
e
at
tr
ib
u
ta
bl
e
to
th
e
hed
g
ed
r
isk and
th
e
res
ul
ti
ng gain
or
lo
ss will be
r
eco
gn
is
ed in
t
he incom
e
s
t
ate
me
nt
w
he
re
pe
rm
is
sib
l
e
u
nd
er IFR
S 9
.
Wh
ere th
e hedg
in
g relat
io
ns
hip is clas
si
ed as a
c
as
h ow hed
ge or as
a net
inv
es
tm
en
t
he
dg
e, to
th
e ex
te
nt tha
t
th
e hed
ge is eec
ti
v
e, chan
ge
s in
th
e fair
va
lu
e of
the he
dg
in
g ins
tr
um
en
t will be reco
gn
ise
d in the conso
li
da
ted
s
t
ate
me
nt of
com
pr
eh
ens
i
ve inco
me and acc
um
ula
te
d
in equ
i
t
y.
A
ny gain or los
s relat
in
g to
th
e ine
ec
ti
v
e por
ti
on is recog
nis
e
d
im
me
di
ate
l
y
in the inco
me s
t
ate
me
nt
. For ca
sh ow hed
ge
s of
fo
rec
a
s
ted fu
t
ure
tr
ans
a
c
t
io
ns
, whe
n the hed
ge
d item is recog
ni
se
d in
th
e nan
cia
l st
at
eme
nt
s
,
th
e accum
ul
ate
d gains an
d loss
e
s recog
nis
e
d in
eq
ui
t
y wi
ll be eit
he
r
re
c
y
cl
ed
to the inco
me st
a
tem
en
t or
, if the hed
ge
d item
s resul
t in a
n
on
-
nan
ci
al ass
et
,
wi
ll be reco
gni
se
d as
ad
jus
tm
en
t
s to
i
t
s ini
t
ial ca
rr
y
i
ng amo
un
t.
Income st
atement
Additional line
items ar
e disclosed in
the c
onsolidated i
ncome statement
wh
en suc
h pres
en
t
at
io
n is
rel
ev
an
t to
a
n unde
r
s
t
an
di
ng of
th
e Grou
p
’s
nancial
per
formance.
Operating
pro
t
Op
er
at
in
g pro
t is
s
t
ate
d af
te
r char
gin
g res
tr
u
c
t
ur
in
g cos
t
s but be
for
e
inv
es
tm
en
t
in
com
e and nan
ce cos
t
s
.
E
xceptional it
ems
Wh
en ite
ms of
in
com
e or
ex
p
ens
e are mater
ia
l and the
y are
re
le
va
nt to
an
un
der
s
t
a
nd
in
g of
th
e enti
t
y
’s na
nc
ial per
fo
r
man
ce, th
ey are disc
lo
se
d
se
pa
ra
tel
y wi
th
in the na
nc
ial s
t
ate
me
nt
s
. Such exce
pt
io
nal ite
ms inc
lu
de
mat
er
ial cos
t
s or reve
r
s
als ar
isi
ng fro
m a
res
t
r
uc
tu
ri
ng of the Grou
p
’s
op
er
at
io
ns
, mater
ia
l creat
io
n or rever
s
a
ls of
pr
ov
is
io
ns
, and mater
ia
l
litigation settlement
s.
Underlying and non
-
s
tatutor
y p
er
formance
measures
Man
ag
em
en
t moni
tor
s th
e unde
rl
y
i
ng nan
ci
al per
fo
r
man
ce of
th
e Grou
p
usi
ng al
ter
na
ti
v
e
pe
r
for
ma
nc
e measu
res
. Th
es
e meas
ure
s are not den
ed in
IF
R
S and are consi
de
red to be
no
n
-s
t
at
ut
or
y.
T
his add
i
ti
ona
l info
rm
at
io
n is
no
t
un
if
or
ml
y de
ne
d by all compa
ni
es and may not be comp
ar
ab
le wi
t
h
sim
ila
r
l
y
ti
t
le
d meas
ure
s and disc
lo
su
res by oth
er orga
nis
a
ti
on
s. T
he
no
n
-s
t
a
tu
to
r
y disc
lo
sur
es sho
ul
d not be
v
ie
we
d in
is
ola
ti
on or as
an
al
ter
na
ti
v
e to
the eq
ui
v
al
ent s
t
at
uto
r
y meas
ure.
T
he und
er
l
y
in
g
pr
es
en
t
at
io
n is
reg
ula
r
ly rev
i
ew
ed by mana
ge
me
nt to
id
en
ti
f
y
ite
ms tha
t are unusu
al
, due to
t
h
eir mate
r
ial
it
y and nat
ure
, and othe
r item
s
rel
ev
an
t to
an unde
r
s
t
an
di
ng of the long
-
te
rm tre
nd
s of
th
e Group
’s
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce. Th
e non
-
s
t
at
u
tor
y per
fo
r
man
ce meas
ure
s are consi
s
ten
t wit
h
ho
w
bu
sin
e
ss per
fo
r
man
ce is plann
e
d and repo
r
te
d wi
th
in the inte
rn
al
man
ag
em
en
t repo
r
t
in
g to
the di
v
isi
on
al mana
ge
me
nt team
s, E
xec
u
ti
ve
Com
mi
t
te
e and to
th
e Boa
rd. So
me of the meas
ure
s are
us
ed for se
t
t
in
g
remuneration
target
s.
T
he reco
nc
ili
at
io
ns bet
we
en und
er
l
y
in
g and st
a
tu
to
r
y mea
su
res are sho
wn in
no
te 2.
Th
e rela
ted ta
x ee
c
t
s of thes
e item
s
, ree
c
te
d whe
n deter
mi
ni
ng
un
der
l
y
in
g ear
nin
gs per sha
re, are set out in note 1
2.
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-
s
tatutor
y p
er
formance
measures
c
ontinu
ed
Un
der
l
y
in
g pro
t is used by the Boa
rd to
mo
ni
to
r
an
d meas
ure the
un
der
l
y
in
g tra
din
g per
fo
rm
an
ce of
th
e busin
e
ss usin
g a
mea
su
re that is
com
pa
ra
bl
e over tim
e. Items excl
ud
e
d
f
rom und
er
l
y
in
g pro
t are trea
ted
con
sis
te
nt
l
y wit
h cove
nan
t requ
ire
me
nt
s de
ne
d in
th
e Grou
p
’s comm
i
t
te
d
na
nc
in
g faci
li
t
ie
s. Und
er
l
y
in
g pro
t excl
ud
es
:
+
cos
t
s ass
oc
ia
ted wi
t
h merge
r
s &
a
cq
uis
it
io
ns (M&
A
)
, dispo
s
al
s or
cl
os
ure
s:
de
li
ve
r
y of
th
e
Gr
ou
p
’s st
r
ate
g
y has
in
cl
ud
ed inv
es
t
me
nt in acqu
isi
t
ion
s that
enh
an
ce Ult
ra
s por
t
f
oli
o of
c
ap
ab
ili
t
ie
s, as well as disp
os
a
l
or cl
osu
re of
no
n
-
core bus
in
es
s
es
, fac
ili
t
ie
s or
pr
od
uc
t line
s. Th
e excl
usi
on of signi
ca
nt ite
ms
ar
isi
ng fro
m this ac
t
i
v
i
t
y is to
ali
gn sho
r
t-
ter
m oper
at
io
na
l deci
sio
ns wi
t
h
th
is
lo
ng
er-ter
m st
ra
teg
y. Items excl
ud
ed are dire
c
t
l
y at
t
ri
bu
t
ab
le ex
ter
na
l lega
l
an
d adv
is
er cos
t
s
, adj
us
t
me
nt
s to the fair va
lu
e of
cont
in
ge
nt cons
id
er
at
io
n
an
d acqui
re
d
in
ve
nto
r
y, pay
me
nt of reten
ti
on bon
us
es
, res
t
r
uc
tu
ri
ng cos
t
s
rel
ate
d to
disp
os
a
ls and clo
su
res
, and gai
ns or los
se
s made upo
n the
dis
po
s
al or clos
ure
s
.
Si
mil
ar
l
y,
am
or
ti
sa
t
io
n
an
d impa
ir
m
ent of goo
dw
il
l or
int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s aris
in
g
on acq
uis
it
i
on are exclu
d
ed fro
m unde
rl
y
i
ng pro
t
be
c
aus
e the
y are not relate
d to
th
e in-
ye
ar ope
ra
ti
on
al per
fo
r
man
ce of
th
e
bus
in
es
s
, bein
g dri
v
en by the timi
ng and amo
un
t of
his
to
r
ic
al inv
es
t
m
ent in
acquir
ed
businesses.
+
sign
i
c
an
t lega
l charg
es an
d exp
ens
e
s: the
se are the cha
rge
s ari
sin
g from
inv
es
ti
gat
io
ns and se
t
t
le
me
nt of liti
ga
ti
on tha
t are not in
th
e norm
al cour
s
e
of busi
ne
ss
. Th
es
e cos
t
s are not relate
d to
th
e in-
ye
ar ope
ra
ti
on
al
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce of the busi
ne
ss an
d are
exc
lu
de
d.
+
mar
k to
m
ar
ket gai
ns or los
se
s from fore
ig
n excha
ng
e nan
cia
l ins
tr
u
me
nt
s:
th
ere is vola
ti
li
t
y
in the va
lu
at
io
n
of ou
t
s
t
an
di
ng ins
t
r
ume
nt
s as excha
ng
e
ra
tes mov
e over tim
e. Thi
s has
mi
nim
al imp
ac
t on
pr
o
t over th
e full ter
m of
th
e ins
tr
um
en
t
s
, but ca
n caus
e sign
i
c
an
t incom
e st
a
tem
en
t
vo
la
ti
li
t
y
in
pa
r
t
ic
ul
ar per
i
ods
. Th
es
e gain
s or
lo
ss
es are excl
ud
e
d
to ensu
re app
rop
r
iate
an
d time
l
y comme
rci
al dec
isi
on
s are made rega
rd
in
g
mi
t
iga
ti
ng th
e Group
’s
for
eig
n cur
ren
c
y ex
po
su
res
.
Und
er
ly
in
g ope
rat
ing cas
h ow
is
us
ed by the Bo
ard to
mo
ni
to
r and
mea
su
re the und
er
l
y
in
g
c
ash pe
r
f
or
ma
nce of the busi
ne
ss usi
ng a
me
asu
re
tha
t is
com
pa
ra
bl
e over tim
e. Th
e Grou
p
is ca
sh
-
g
en
er
at
i
ve and rein
ve
s
t
s
fu
nd
s to
m
e
et it
s st
ra
te
gic obj
e
c
t
i
ve
s. Man
ag
em
ent be
lie
ve
s tha
t
us
ing ca
sh
ge
ner
at
ed by oper
at
io
ns
, af
t
er pri
nc
ip
al pay
m
en
t
s on
le
as
es
, net ex
pe
nd
it
ur
e
on pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
ant an
d equi
pm
ent
, ou
t
ow
s for ca
pi
t
al
is
ed pro
du
c
t
de
ve
lo
pm
en
t
an
d oth
er int
an
gi
bl
es
, and add
in
g back th
e oper
at
in
g cas
h
imp
a
c
t
s ar
isi
ng fro
m M&
A
, disp
os
a
ls &
clo
su
res
, and sig
ni
c
a
nt leg
al char
ge
s
& exp
ens
e
s
is the ap
pro
pr
ia
te und
er
l
y
ing me
tr
ic of the cas
h cos
t of
s
us
t
a
ini
ng
a growi
ng bus
in
es
s
.
Underlying oper
ating cash
conversion
is
th
e
ra
ti
o of
un
de
rl
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng
ca
sh ow to
un
de
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t.
Organic grow
th
(of
rev
enu
e, pro
t or orde
r
s)
exc
lu
de
s the impa
c
t
of
cu
rre
nc
y tra
nsl
at
io
n, acq
ui
si
ti
ons
, disp
o
sa
ls and cl
osu
re
s
of bus
ine
s
se
s
. It
is cal
cu
la
ted as the annu
al rate of incr
eas
e that was ac
hie
ve
d at cons
t
an
t
cu
rre
nc
y exch
an
ge rate
s
, assu
mi
ng tha
t acqui
si
ti
on
s made dur
in
g the
pr
io
r
-
yea
r were onl
y inc
lu
de
d for
th
e sam
e prop
o
r
t
io
n of
th
e curr
ent yea
r
,
an
d adjus
ted for clo
su
res or disp
os
a
ls to
re
ec
t the comp
ar
ab
le pe
ri
od of
op
er
at
io
n or
ow
ne
r
shi
p. Th
e
con
s
t
an
t excha
ng
e comp
ar
is
on ret
ra
nsl
ate
s the
pr
io
r year rep
or
ted res
ul
t
s fro
m the pri
or yea
r
s aver
ag
e excha
ng
e rate
s
in
to
th
e curr
en
t
ye
ar
’s ave
ra
ge exc
han
ge rat
es
. See note 2 for
re
con
ci
lia
ti
on
s
be
t
w
ee
n abso
lu
te grow
t
h and orga
nic gro
w
t
h.
Ot
he
r metr
ic
s and de
nit
ion
s
EB
I
T
DA
is the unde
rl
y
i
ng op
era
t
ing pro
t for
th
e year,
b
ef
ore dep
re
ci
at
io
n
cha
rg
es and be
for
e amor
ti
s
at
io
n aris
in
g on
no
n
-a
cqu
ire
d int
an
gi
bl
e ass
et
s
.
Ne
t debt use
d in
th
e net debt
/
EBI
T
DA metr
i
c compr
is
e
s borr
ow
in
gs inc
lu
di
ng
pe
nsi
on obl
ig
at
io
ns and lea
se liab
il
it
ie
s
, les
s cash an
d cash equ
i
va
le
nt
s
. Fo
r
cov
ena
nt pur
p
os
es
, net deb
t does no
t
in
cl
ud
e pens
io
n obli
gat
io
ns and all
imp
a
c
t
s of IFR
S 1
6 are remo
ve
d fro
m EBI
TD
A and net debt
, and EBI
T
DA is
ad
jus
t
ed to
rem
ov
e the EBI
T
DA gen
era
te
d by
bu
sin
es
s
es up to
t
h
e
da
te of
their disposal.
ROIC
is cal
cu
lat
ed as unde
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t as a
per
cen
t
ag
e of
inv
es
te
d
ca
pi
t
al (aver
ag
e of
op
en
in
g and clos
in
g bala
nce she
et
s). Inv
es
te
d cap
i
ta
l is
de
n
ed as net ass
et
s of the Grou
p, excl
ud
in
g
ne
t debt an
d
le
as
e liabi
li
t
y,
pe
nsi
on obl
ig
at
io
ns
, ta
x and deri
v
a
ti
ve
s
. This all
ow
s ROIC to
be ca
lc
ula
te
d on
th
e oper
at
in
g ass
et
s of the busi
ne
s
s
w
it
hi
n the cont
rol of mana
ge
me
nt
. The
ca
lc
ul
at
io
n for ROIC
is show
n in note 2.
ROIC und
er th
e prev
io
us mea
sur
e, as
s
ti
ll use
d in
th
e L
T
IP tar
ge
t
s for the 201
7 –
2
01
9 is
sua
nce
s
, is
ca
lc
ul
ate
d as
un
der
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t ex
pre
s
se
d as
a perce
nt
a
ge of
in
ve
s
te
d
c
ap
it
a
l
(aver
ag
e of
op
en
in
g and clos
in
g
ba
la
nce she
et
s).
In
ve
s
ted ca
pi
t
al is cal
cu
la
ted
as net ass
et
s of
the Gro
up (af
te
r adju
s
ti
ng for exch
an
ge rate u
c
t
uat
i
ons and
to elimi
na
te the imp
ac
t of
the 201
7 eq
ui
t
y rai
se an
d
su
bs
eq
ue
nt bu
y-
b
a
ck
)
ad
jus
t
ed for amo
r
t
is
a
ti
on and imp
ai
rm
en
t char
ge
s
ar
is
in
g on
acq
ui
red
int
a
ng
ib
le ass
e
t
s and goo
dw
il
l, an
d the add
-
ba
ck of oth
er non
-
u
nd
er
l
y
in
g
pe
r
f
or
ma
nce ite
ms
, such as ta
x
, fair val
ue mov
em
en
t
s on
de
ri
v
at
i
ve
s
, the S3
pro
gr
am
me, acq
ui
si
ti
on and disp
o
sa
l
-
rel
ate
d cos
t
s and the Ith
ra (Oman)
con
tr
ac
t
, impa
c
t
in
g the bal
anc
e shee
t
.
Aver
age W
ork
in
g Ca
pi
ta
l T
urn
(AWC
T
) is
the ra
ti
o of
the 1
2 mo
nt
h
av
er
ag
e
mo
nt
h
-
en
d wor
k
in
g
c
ap
it
a
l (
de
n
ed as the tot
al of
in
ven
tor
y, recei
v
ab
le
s and
pa
ya
bl
es exc
lu
din
g leas
e liab
ili
t
ie
s)
to gros
s reven
ue
, cal
cul
ate
d at cons
t
an
t F
X
rate
s.
Fre
e cash ow
is net cas
h ow from op
era
t
in
g
ac
t
iv
i
t
ie
s
,
af
te
r intere
s
t
rec
ei
ve
d, pu
rch
as
e
of pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
, proce
ed
s on
di
spo
s
al of
pro
p
er
t
y, plan
t and equi
pm
en
t
,
e
xp
en
di
t
ure on prod
uc
t deve
lo
pm
en
t and
ot
he
r
in
t
an
gib
le
s
, and pri
nc
ip
al pay
m
en
t
s on
le
as
es
.
Interest cov
er
is the rat
io of unde
rl
y
i
ng ope
ra
ti
ng pro
t to
na
nce cha
rge
s
as
so
ci
ate
d wit
h bor
ro
wi
ng
s (
exc
lu
din
g leas
e nan
ce char
ge
s).
Und
er
ly
in
g t
ax
i
s the ta
x charg
e on
un
de
rl
y
i
ng pro
t be
for
e tax
. Th
e
un
der
l
y
in
g ta
x rate is
un
de
rl
y
in
g ta
x exp
res
s
ed as a
per
cen
t
ag
e of
und
er
l
y
in
g
pro
t befo
re ta
x.
Ne
t nanc
e charg
es
exc
lu
de fai
r valu
e move
me
nt
s on der
i
va
ti
v
es
.
Or
d
er i
nt
a
ke
is
th
e val
ue of
ne
w cont
ra
c
t
ua
ll
y comm
it
te
d cus
tom
er ord
er
s
(and ame
ndm
en
t
s to
ex
is
t
in
g orde
r
s)
bo
oke
d in
th
e year
.
Order book
is the val
ue of par
tia
ll
y sa
ti
s
e
d and uns
at
is
ed pe
r
f
or
ma
nce
ob
lig
at
io
ns fro
m cont
ra
c
t
ual
l
y commi
t
ted cus
tom
er ord
er
s
.
Order co
ver
is the rat
io of
th
e 31
D
e
cem
be
r 2020
c
lo
sin
g orde
r boo
k due for
exe
cu
t
io
n in
2021
, to
con
se
ns
us reve
nu
e for 20
21
.
Statement of accounting
policies
in res
pe
c
t of the Gro
up
’s con
s
oli
dat
ed n
anc
ial st
a
tem
en
ts
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
165
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Note
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Fixed
assets
Pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t
37
2.5
1.8
Investm
ents
38
751.0
749.5
Lea
se
d ass
et
s
39
2.1
2.5
755.6
753.8
Current
assets
De
bto
r
s: amo
unt
s fa
lli
ng due af
ter mor
e than one yea
r
40
1.5
De
bto
r
s: amo
unt
s fa
lli
ng due wi
t
hin one yea
r
41
1.5
7.9
Ca
sh and ca
sh equi
v
al
en
t
s
5.2
3.8
8.2
11.7
Creditors:
amo
un
t
s fall
in
g due wit
hi
n one year
43
(113.5)
(140.0)
Net current liabilities
(105.3)
(128.3)
T
ot
al asset
s less current liabilities
650.3
625.5
Creditors:
amo
un
t
s fall
in
g due af
te
r more tha
n one year
44
(122.7)
(188.8)
Net assets
527.6
436.7
Capit
al and reser
ves
Share capital
46
3.6
3.5
Share premium
account
47
205.5
203.2
Capit
al redemption reser
ve
47
0.4
0.4
Ret
a
in
ed ear
ni
ng
s
br
ou
ght for
w
ard
47
231.0
223.2
Pro
t and lo
ss acco
un
t move
me
nt for year
47
88.5
7.8
Ow
n shar
es
47
(1.4)
(1.4)
Shareholder
s
’ funds
527.6
436.7
T
he Comp
an
y onl
y pro
t for the year was £
1
2
3
.7
m (201
9
:
£
52.
3m). Th
e nan
cia
l st
at
em
ent
s
of Ul
tr
a Elec
t
ro
ni
c
s Hold
in
gs plc
, regi
s
tere
d numb
er 0283
03
97
, were
ap
pro
ve
d by
th
e Boa
rd of
Di
re
c
to
r
s and aut
ho
ri
se
d for issu
e on
9 March 2021
.
On beh
al
f of
th
e Boa
rd,
S
. P
RYC
E
, Chi
ef Exe
cu
t
i
ve O
cer
J
.
S
C
L
AT
E
R
, Chi
ef Fi
nan
ci
al O
cer
T
he accom
p
any
i
ng note
s are an
in
teg
ra
l
pa
r
t of
thi
s bala
nce she
et
.
Company b
alance
she
e
t
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
166
Share
capital
£m
Share
premium
account
£m
Capital
redemption
rese
r
ve
£m
Pr
o
t an
d
loss account
£m
Own
share
s
£m
To
t
a
l
£m
Balance at 1 January 201
9
3.6
201.0
0.3
223.3
(2.6)
425.6
Ret
a
in
ed pro
t for the yea
r
52.3
52.3
T
o
t
al c
omp
re
he
ns
i
ve in
com
e fo
r th
e ye
ar
52.3
52.3
Is
s
ue of
sh
are ca
pi
t
al
Equ
it
y
-
se
t
t
le
d emp
lo
ye
e share sch
em
es
2.2
1.9
4.1
T
ran
s
fer fr
om own sha
res
(1.2)
1.2
Sha
res pu
rch
as
ed in buy
b
ac
k
(0.1)
0.1
(8.6)
(8.6)
Dividends paid
(36.7)
(36.7)
Ba
lan
ce a
t 31 De
ce
mb
er 2
019
3.5
203.2
0.4
231.0
(1.4)
436.7
Balance at 1 January 2020
3.5
203.2
0.4
231.0
(1.4)
436.7
Ret
a
in
ed pro
t for the yea
r
123.7
123.7
T
o
t
al c
omp
re
he
ns
i
ve in
com
e fo
r th
e ye
ar
123.7
123.7
Is
s
ue of
sh
are ca
pi
t
al
Equ
it
y
-
se
t
t
le
d emp
lo
ye
e share sch
em
es
0.1
2.3
2.6
5.0
T
ran
s
fer fr
om own sha
res
De
-
re
co
gn
it
io
n of
de
fer
re
d ta
x
on sha
re bas
ed pay
m
en
t
s
0.9
0.9
Dividends paid
(38.7)
(38.7)
Ba
lan
ce a
t 31 De
ce
mb
er 2
02
0
3.6
205.5
0.4
319.5
(1.4)
527.6
Company s
t
at
eme
nt o
f chan
ge
s in
equi
t
y
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
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t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
3
7 Prop
er
t
y
, plant
and e
quipme
nt
To
t
a
l
£m
Cos
t
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
2.2
Addit
ions
1.3
Dispos
als
(0.9)
At 1 January 2020
2.6
Addit
ions
1.0
Dispos
als
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
3.6
Accumulated depreci
ation
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
(1.6)
Charge
(0.1)
Dispos
als
0.9
At 1 January 2020
(0.8)
Charge
(0.3)
Dispos
als
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(1.1)
Net book value
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
2.5
At 31
De
cem
be
r 201
9
1.8
3
8 Investments
a)
Principal subsidiar
y under
tak
ings
T
he Comp
an
y owns ei
th
er dire
c
t
l
y or
in
dir
ec
tl
y 1
0
0% of the ordi
nar
y sha
re cap
i
ta
l of
a numb
er of
su
bsi
di
ar
y und
er
t
ak
in
gs as set out in note 36.
b)
Inves
tment in subsidiar
y under
t
aking
s
To
t
a
l
£m
At 1 January 2020
749.5
Addit
ions
1.5
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
751.0
Notes to a
cco
un
ts – Comp
an
y
For
the
yea
r
ended
3
1
Dec
embe
r
20
2
0
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unt
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39 Leased asset
s
To
t
a
l
£m
Cos
t
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
Addit
ions
2.8
At 1 January 2020
2.8
Addit
ions
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
2.8
Accumulated depreci
ation
At 1 J
anu
ar
y 2019
Charge
(0.3)
At 1 January 2020
(0.3)
Charge
(0.4)
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
(0.7)
Carr
ying amount
At 31 D
ec
emb
e
r 202
0
2.1
At 31
De
cem
be
r 201
9
2.5
4
0 Debtors: amou
nts fall
ing due after more tha
n one yea
r
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s
(se
e no
te 42)
1.5
1.5
41 Debto
rs
: amount
s fallin
g due
within
one ye
ar
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
A
mo
unt
s due from sub
sid
ia
r
y un
der
t
a
ki
ng
s
0.4
5.3
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s
(se
e n
ot
e 42)
0.9
O
th
er rece
i
va
bl
es
0.4
1.3
Prepayment
s
0.7
0.4
1.5
7.9
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Co
mpa
ny
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
42 De
ferred t
ax
Mo
vem
en
t
s in
th
e defe
rr
ed ta
x ass
et wer
e as
fol
lo
ws
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Be
gi
nni
ng of year
0.1
0.8
Cre
di
t
/(char
ge) to
t
h
e
pr
o
t and los
s accou
nt
0.6
(0.7)
End o
f ye
ar
0.7
0.1
T
he defe
r
red ta
x bal
an
ces are anal
y
s
ed as foll
ow
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
O
th
er temp
or
ar
y di
er
enc
es rela
ti
ng to
cu
r
ren
t asse
t
s and lia
bil
i
ti
es
0.7
0.1
Deferred tax
0.7
0.1
T
he
se bal
an
ces are sho
wn as foll
ow
s:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
De
bto
r
s: amo
unt
s fa
lli
ng due af
ter mor
e than one yea
r
1.5
De
bto
r
s: amo
unt
s fa
lli
ng due wi
t
hin one yea
r
0.9
Cre
di
tor
s
: amou
nt
s fal
li
ng due wi
th
in one yea
r
(0.8)
Cre
di
tor
s
: amou
nt
s fal
li
ng due af
ter more th
an one year
(0.8)
Deferred tax
0.7
0.1
De
fer
re
d ta
x asse
t
s
, in
exc
es
s of
o
s
et
ti
ng ta
x liab
il
it
ie
s
, are
re
cog
ni
se
d for loss ca
r
r
y for
w
ard
s and dedu
c
t
ib
l
e
tem
p
ora
r
y di
ere
nce
s to
the ex
ten
t that the
ut
il
is
at
io
n agai
ns
t fu
t
ure ta
xa
bl
e pro
t
s is prob
ab
le. At the bal
an
ce shee
t date the Comp
an
y had defe
rr
ed ta
x ass
et
s of £
1.
7m
(201
9: £2
.
1m
)
th
at hav
e not been
rec
og
nis
ed a
s th
ei
r rec
ov
er
y is u
nce
r
t
a
in
.
4
3
Creditor
s:
amount
s fallin
g due w
ithin
one year
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Bo
rr
ow
in
gs
(se
e no
te 4
5)
10.7
4.1
A
mo
unt
s owed to
su
bsi
di
ar
y unde
r
t
ak
in
gs
82.5
122.3
De
fer
re
d ta
x liabi
li
t
y
0.8
O
th
er pay
ab
l
es
1.4
1.4
Accr
ual
s
18.9
11.4
113.5
140.0
T
he ban
k loan
s held in bor
row
i
ngs ab
ov
e are
uns
e
cu
red
. Inter
es
t was pre
do
min
an
tl
y cha
rge
d at 0.65% (201
9: 0.9
0%) over bas
e or contr
ac
te
d rate.
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4 Creditors: am
ounts fa
llin
g due af
ter more th
an one y
ear
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
Bo
rr
ow
in
gs
(se
e no
te 4
5)
121.9
188.8
De
fer
re
d ta
x liabi
li
t
y
0.8
122.7
188.8
T
he nan
ci
al ris
k manag
em
en
t obje
c
t
i
ve
s and pol
ic
ie
s of
t
h
e Compa
ny are mana
ge
d at
a Grou
p leve
l; fur
t
he
r infor
ma
ti
on is set out in note 22.
4
5 Borrowings
Bo
rr
ow
in
gs fal
l due as
ana
l
y
se
d bel
ow
:
2020
£m
2
0
19
£m
A
mo
unt
s due wit
hi
n one year
Ba
nk loa
ns and ove
rd
ra
f
t
s
10.1
3.7
Lea
se liab
il
it
y
0.6
0.4
10.7
4.1
A
mo
unt
s due af
te
r more than on
e year
Bank
loans
18.8
83.8
Unsecur
ed loan
notes
101.0
102.5
Lea
se liab
il
it
y
2.1
2.5
121.9
188.8
Inte
re
s
t was charg
e
d
at 3.71
% (201
9
: 3.
7
3%). Incl
ud
ed in the abo
ve, £51
.0
m (201
9: £
102.5m) is
rep
a
ya
bl
e af
te
r ve year
s
. Refe
r to
n
ot
e
2
2
fo
r more det
ai
ls
.
4
6
Calle
d
-
up
share
capit
al
T
he mov
em
ent
s
ar
e discl
os
e
d in
not
e 2
6.
47 Equit
y r
es
er
ve
T
he pro
t and los
s acco
unt inc
lu
de
s £65.4
m (201
9: £65.4
m)
wh
ic
h is
not dis
t
r
ib
ut
a
bl
e. A
net for
eig
n excha
ng
e los
s of
£2
.
1m
w
as ta
ken to
res
er
v
es in the year
(201
9: £4.4
m gain). Fur
t
he
r det
ai
ls in
re
sp
ec
t of
di
v
id
en
ds are pres
en
ted in note 1
1
an
d in
res
pe
c
t of share
-
b
as
e
d pay
me
nt
s in note 26.
T
he Comp
an
y hold
s 1
0
8
,49
4 ow
n share
s (201
9: 1
31,5
42).
4
8 Related parties
T
ran
sa
c
ti
ons wi
t
h Cor
v
i
d Hold
in
gs Lim
ite
d are set out in note 32.
No
te
s to ac
co
unt
s – Co
mpa
ny
For t
he y
ear e
nd
ed 3
1 De
ce
mb
er 2
0
2
0
continued
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unt
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t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
A summa
r
y of
th
e
Com
pa
ny
s pri
nc
ip
al acco
unt
in
g pol
ic
ie
s, all of whic
h have
be
en app
li
ed cons
is
te
nt
l
y thro
ugh
ou
t the yea
r and prec
ed
ing yea
r
,
un
le
ss
ot
he
r
w
is
e st
a
ted bel
ow, in the sep
ar
ate na
nc
ial inf
or
ma
ti
on pre
se
nte
d for
th
e Compa
ny, are
se
t out bel
ow
:
Basi
s of accounting
T
he Comp
an
y accoun
t
s have be
en prep
a
red und
er th
e
hi
s
tor
ic
a
l cos
t
con
ven
ti
on an
d in
acco
rda
nc
e
w
it
h FR
S 1
01 Red
uc
ed Dis
cl
os
ure Fra
me
wo
r
k
.
No pro
t and los
s acco
unt is pres
en
te
d
fo
r the Comp
any, as
pe
rm
it
te
d by
se
c
t
io
n 40
8 of
th
e Comp
ani
es Ac
t 200
6. A
s per
mi
t
t
ed by FR
S 1
01,
the
Com
pa
ny has take
n adv
an
t
ag
e of
th
e disc
lo
sur
e exemp
ti
on
s
av
ai
la
bl
e unde
r
tha
t st
a
nd
ard in relat
io
n to
sha
re
-
b
as
ed pay
m
en
t
s
, nanc
ia
l ins
tr
um
en
t
s
,
ca
pi
t
al man
ag
em
en
t
, pres
ent
a
ti
on of a
c
a
sh ow st
a
tem
en
t and cer
t
a
in
rel
ate
d
-
pa
r
t
y tra
ns
a
c
t
io
ns
. The Comp
an
y
’s ret
a
ine
d pro
t for the yea
r is
dis
cl
os
e
d in
th
e
Com
pa
ny s
t
ate
men
t of
cha
n
ge
s
in equ
i
t
y.
Fixed asset
s and depreciation
Pro
pe
r
t
y,
pl
an
t
an
d equi
pm
en
t are show
n at
or
ig
ina
l his
tor
i
ca
l cos
t
, net of
de
pre
ci
at
io
n and any prov
is
io
n for
im
pa
ir
me
nt
. Dep
re
cia
ti
on is prov
i
de
d at
ra
tes ca
lc
ula
te
d to
w
r
i
te o
th
e cos
t, le
ss es
t
im
ate
d resid
ua
l valu
e, of
ea
ch
as
se
t on
a st
ra
igh
t-l
in
e
ba
sis ove
r it
s exp
e
c
te
d usef
ul li
fe as
fo
ll
ow
s:
Shor
t leasehold improvements
over
remaining
period of
lease
Plant and
machiner
y
3 to 20 years
Leases
IF
R
S 1
6 req
uir
es tha
t all leas
es and the rel
ate
d righ
t
s and obl
ig
at
io
ns shou
ld
be reco
gn
is
ed on the les
s
ee
s bala
nce she
et
, unl
es
s the lea
se is les
s than one
yea
r in
le
ng
t
h
or is for a
l
ow
-
v
al
ue ass
e
t. Leas
e
s that do not mee
t thes
e
cr
i
ter
ia are exp
en
se
d on
a st
ra
igh
t-l
in
e
ba
sis
.
F
or eac
h
le
as
e, a
lia
bil
i
t
y for lea
se obl
iga
t
io
ns to
be inc
ur
re
d in
th
e
f
ut
ur
e mus
t
be reco
gn
is
ed
. Corre
sp
on
di
ng
ly, a
r
i
ght-
of
-
us
e asse
t is
c
ap
it
a
lis
e
d. Th
e asse
t
an
d liabi
li
t
y are
in
it
ia
ll
y meas
ure
d at
th
e pres
en
t valu
e of
al
l fut
ur
e
le
as
e
pa
y
me
nt
s plu
s direc
tl
y at
tr
ib
u
ta
bl
e cos
t
s
.
T
he Comp
an
y
’s lea
se
s relate to real es
ta
te, veh
ic
le
s, pr
in
ter
s and copi
er
s and
ot
he
r
eq
ui
pm
en
t. Th
e Comp
an
y there
fo
re chos
e to
sp
li
t the leas
es be
t
w
ee
n
th
e follo
w
in
g cate
go
ri
es
: prop
er
t
y and non
-
pr
op
er
t
y.
T
he Comp
an
y
’s pro
pe
r
t
y leas
e is
ei
gh
t
ye
ar
s in leng
t
h
an
d is
ba
se
d in
th
e UK
.
T
he Comp
an
y
’s non
-
p
ro
pe
r
t
y leas
e
s rang
e from one yea
r to
t
hr
ee yea
r
s.
T
he Comp
an
y recog
nis
e
s
a rig
ht-
of-
u
se ass
et an
d a
l
eas
e liab
il
it
y at the leas
e
com
me
nce
me
nt date. Th
e ass
et and lia
bil
i
t
y are ini
ti
all
y mea
su
red at the
pre
s
ent va
lu
e
of all fu
tu
re leas
e pay
m
en
t
s plus dire
c
t
l
y at
t
ri
bu
t
ab
l
e
cos
t
s
.
Pay
m
ent
s made bef
ore th
e comme
nce
me
nt date and inc
ent
i
ve
s recei
v
ed
fr
om the les
s
or are als
o incl
ud
ed in the car
r
y
in
g amo
unt of the rig
ht-
of-
u
se
as
se
t
. The ass
e
t is
the
n amor
t
is
ed ove
r the use
fu
l life of the leas
e on
a
s
tr
ai
ght-
li
ne bas
is
. Fur
th
er det
a
ils on the val
ua
ti
on of the righ
t-
of-
us
e ass
et
an
d the leas
e liab
ili
t
y and the dis
cou
nt rate app
li
ed in cal
cu
la
ti
ng the pre
se
nt
va
lu
e are
dis
c
us
se
d bel
ow.
Inte
re
s
t on
th
e leas
e liab
ili
t
y is
ex
p
ens
ed wi
t
hin na
nc
in
g charg
es
. Th
e cash
imp
a
c
t of
th
e leas
e is
sp
li
t bet
we
en the pr
in
cip
al an
d intere
s
t
.
Sho
r
t-
te
rm l
ea
se
s an
d le
as
e
s of lo
w
-
val
ue a
s
se
t
s
T
he Comp
an
y has
el
ec
te
d not to
r
eco
gn
is
e leas
es tha
t are
le
s
s than one
yea
r in
le
ng
t
h
or are for a
low
-
v
al
ue as
se
t (
3
.5
k) on the bal
an
ce shee
t
.
T
he
se lea
se
s are
e
xp
en
se
d on
a st
rai
gh
t-li
ne bas
is as shor
t-te
rm lea
se
s or
lea
se
s of
lo
w
-
va
lu
e asse
t
s
.
Valu
ation of lease
liabilities and
right-of-use asset
s
IF
R
S 1
6 req
uir
es the Comp
an
y to
make jud
ge
me
nt
s tha
t impa
c
t th
e init
ia
l
va
lua
t
io
n
of the lea
se lia
bil
i
ti
es and th
e
r
igh
t-
of-
us
e ass
et
s. Th
es
e jud
ge
men
t
s
inc
lu
de
: deter
mi
nin
g wha
t contr
ac
t
s are in
sc
op
e of
IF
R
S 1
6
, deter
m
ini
ng the
lea
se con
tr
ac
t term and dete
r
min
in
g the inter
es
t rate us
ed for disc
oun
ti
ng
fu
t
ure ca
sh ow
s
.
T
he leas
e term is the non
-
c
a
nce
ll
ab
le per
io
d of
th
e leas
e cont
ra
c
t
. It
c
an als
o
be imp
ac
te
d
by pe
ri
od
s cover
ed by an
op
ti
on to
ex
ten
d the leas
e if the
Com
pa
ny is
rea
so
na
bl
y cer
ta
in tha
t it will exer
cis
e tha
t
op
ti
on
. Fo
r
le
as
e
con
tr
ac
t
s wi
th an inde
n
ite ter
m the Comp
an
y est
im
ate
s the len
g
th of
th
e
con
tr
ac
t to
b
e equ
al to
th
e econ
omi
c usef
u
l life of the ass
et or t
y
pi
ca
l mar
ket
con
tr
ac
t term
. The lea
se ter
m is
use
d to
det
er
min
e the dep
re
cia
ti
on rat
e of
ri
gh
t-o
f-
us
e ass
et
s
.
T
he leas
e liab
il
it
y is
me
asu
re
d at
am
or
ti
se
d cos
t using th
e eec
ti
v
e intere
s
t
me
th
od
. The pre
se
nt val
ue of the leas
e pay
m
en
t is
dete
r
min
ed usi
ng the
dis
co
unt rat
e. The Comp
an
y has used t
wo dis
cou
nt rate
s; on
e for
pr
op
er
t
y
an
d one for non
-
pro
p
er
t
y lea
se
s
. The dis
cou
nt rate is deter
m
ine
d bas
ed on:
1
)
th
e risk fre
e rate on gove
r
nme
nt bo
nds in the loc
a
ti
on and cu
rre
nc
y of
th
e
lea
se ove
r a
simi
la
r term as
th
e leas
e; 2)
the Com
pa
ny
s bor
row
in
g rate; and
3)
an ass
e
t-sp
ec
i
c prem
iu
m. Dis
cou
nt rate
s remai
n the sa
me thro
ug
ho
u
t
th
e leas
e unle
ss th
e leas
e term or renew
al as
sum
pt
io
ns cha
ng
e and rang
e
be
t
w
ee
n 1
.9
% and 2.9%
.
T
he leas
e liab
il
it
y and rig
ht-
of-
u
se as
se
t are
re
mea
su
red wh
en the
re is
a
cha
ng
e in
th
e fu
tu
re leas
e pay
me
nt
s ar
isi
ng fro
m a
cha
ng
e in
th
e exp
ec
ted
lea
se ter
m, or a
cha
ng
e in
th
e es
ti
mat
ed tot
al cos
t of
th
e leas
e.
T
a
xation
UK cor
po
ra
ti
on ta
x is
pro
v
id
ed at amo
unt
s exp
ec
ted to be
pa
id (or
re
cov
ere
d)
usi
ng the ta
x rate
s and law
s that hav
e been ena
c
te
d or subs
t
a
nt
ial
l
y enac
ted
by the bal
an
ce shee
t date.
De
fer
re
d ta
x is
reco
gn
is
ed in resp
ec
t of
all tim
in
g die
re
nce
s that hav
e
or
ig
ina
te
d
bu
t not rev
er
s
ed at the bala
nc
e shee
t date wher
e tran
s
ac
ti
ons or
ev
ent
s that resu
l
t in
an obli
ga
ti
on to
pa
y more ta
x in
th
e fu
tu
re, or a
r
i
ght to
pa
y les
s tax in the fu
tu
re, hav
e
oc
cu
rr
ed at the bala
nc
e
sh
ee
t date. T
e
mp
or
ar
y
di
e
ren
ces are di
er
enc
es bet
we
en th
e Compa
ny
s ta
xa
bl
e pro
t
s and it
s
res
ul
t
s as
s
t
at
ed in the nan
cia
l st
a
tem
en
t
s. Th
e
se ari
se fro
m incl
ud
in
g gains
an
d loss
e
s in
ta
x ass
es
s
me
nt
s in die
ren
t per
io
ds fro
m thos
e reco
gni
se
d in
th
e nan
cia
l st
at
eme
nt
s
. A
ne
t defe
rre
d ta
x ass
et is regar
de
d as
reco
ve
ra
bl
e,
an
d there
fo
re reco
gni
se
d, on
ly wh
en
, on
th
e basi
s of
all ava
il
ab
le ev
id
en
ce,
it ca
n be
re
gar
de
d as
mo
re likel
y tha
n not that th
ere wil
l be suit
a
bl
e tax
ab
le
pro
t
s from wh
ic
h the fut
ur
e rever
s
a
l of
th
e unde
rl
y
in
g tim
ing di
e
ren
ce
ca
n be dedu
c
te
d. De
fer
re
d ta
x is
mea
sur
ed at the ave
ra
ge ta
x rate
s
tha
t are exp
ec
te
d to
a
pp
l
y in
th
e per
io
ds in whic
h the tim
ing di
e
ren
ces
are ex
pe
c
te
d to
rev
er
s
e base
d on tax rat
es and law
s tha
t have bee
n
ena
c
te
d or subs
t
a
nt
iv
el
y ena
c
te
d by the bala
nce she
et date
. Defer
re
d ta
x is
not di
sco
unte
d.
Retir
ement
benet costs
T
he Comp
an
y par
t
i
cip
a
tes in a
d
e
ne
d ben
e
t plan th
at shar
es ris
k
s bet
we
en
ent
i
ti
es und
er com
mo
n
co
nt
rol
. The det
a
il
s of
thi
s UK
sc
he
me, for whi
ch Ul
tr
a
Ele
c
t
ro
ni
c
s
L
imi
te
d is
th
e spon
so
ri
ng emp
lo
ye
r
,
are se
t out in
no
te 29.
Th
er
e is
no cont
ra
c
t
ua
l agre
em
ent or st
a
ted po
li
c
y for cha
rgi
ng the net be
ne
t cost to
Ul
tr
a Elec
tr
oni
c
s Hol
din
gs plc
.
Investments
F
ixe
d ass
et inve
s
t
me
nt
s are show
n at cos
t les
s prov
isi
on for imp
ai
rm
en
t
.
A
s
se
s
sm
en
t
of imp
ai
rm
en
t
s requ
ire
s es
ti
mate
s to
be mad
e of
th
e valu
e
-
in
-
us
e
of the und
er
l
y
in
g inve
s
t
me
nt
s
. The
s
e
v
alu
e
-
in
-
u
se ca
lc
ul
at
io
ns are
de
pe
nd
ent on es
ti
ma
tes of fut
ur
e cash o
ws an
d
lo
ng
-
te
rm gro
w
t
h rate
s.
T
he cri
te
ri
a used in this ass
e
ss
me
nt are consi
s
ten
t wit
h tho
se set ou
t in
no
te
1
3 an
d the cri
ti
c
al acco
unt
in
g es
ti
ma
tes and as
sum
pt
io
ns as set out be
lo
w.
Statement
of accounting policie
s
For the C
ompan
y ac
co
unts
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
172
Going co
ncern
T
he Dire
c
to
r
s have, at the tim
e of
ap
pro
v
in
g the nan
ci
al st
a
tem
en
t
s
, a
rea
so
nab
le ex
pe
c
ta
t
io
n
th
at th
e
Gr
ou
p has
ad
eq
ua
te reso
urc
es to
con
ti
nu
e
to adop
t the goin
g conce
r
n basis of accou
nt
ing in prep
ar
in
g the na
nc
ial
s
t
ate
me
nt
s
. F
ur
th
er d
et
a
il is co
nt
a
in
ed i
n th
e s
tr
ate
gi
c re
po
r
t o
n pa
g
e 58
.
Share-
base
d payments
T
he Comp
an
y issu
es equ
i
t
y
-
se
t
t
l
ed shar
e
-
ba
se
d pay
me
nt
s to cer
t
ai
n
emp
l
oye
e
s. Equ
it
y
-
se
t
t
le
d share
-
b
as
e
d pay
me
nt
s are meas
ure
d at fair
va
lu
e at
th
e date of
th
e grant
. Th
e fair va
lu
e
de
ter
mi
ne
d at the gran
t date
is exp
en
se
d on
a st
ra
igh
t-l
in
e basis ove
r the ves
t
in
g per
io
d, bas
e
d
on th
e
Com
pa
ny
s est
im
ate of share
s that wi
ll eve
nt
ual
l
y ves
t
. Fur
th
er dis
cl
osu
re
in rela
ti
on to
sha
re
-
b
as
ed pay
m
en
t
s is
gi
ve
n in
no
te 26.
Rela
ted parties
T
he Remu
ne
ra
ti
on of the Dire
c
to
r
s
,
w
ho are consi
de
re
d to
b
e the key
man
ag
em
en
t per
so
nn
el of the Comp
any, is
dis
cl
os
ed in the aud
it
ed par
t
of the Dire
c
t
or
s
’ Remu
ne
ra
ti
on Rep
or
t on page 92.
Loans and o
verd
raft
s
Inte
re
s
t-b
ea
ri
ng loa
ns and ove
rd
raf
t
s are reco
rd
ed as the proce
e
ds are
rec
ei
ve
d, ne
t of
dire
c
t is
su
e
cos
t
s whe
re ther
e is
a
fa
ci
li
t
y commi
t
me
nt
.
In the
se circ
um
s
t
an
ces
, is
sue cos
t
s are ded
uc
te
d from the va
lu
e of
the
lo
an and amo
r
ti
se
d over the li
fe of
th
e commi
t
me
nt
. Whe
re ther
e is
no
fa
ci
li
t
y com
mi
tm
en
t
, issu
e cos
t
s are wri
t
t
en o
as inc
ur
re
d. Fi
nan
ce cha
rge
s
inc
lu
di
ng pre
miu
ms pay
a
bl
e on
se
t
t
le
me
nt or rede
mp
ti
on are accou
nte
d for
on an accr
ua
ls basi
s in
pro
t or
lo
ss usin
g the ee
c
t
i
ve inte
re
s
t rate met
ho
d
an
d are
ad
de
d to
th
e car
r
y
in
g
am
ou
nt of the ins
tr
u
me
nt to
th
e ex
ten
t that
th
ey are not set
tl
e
d in
th
e peri
o
d
in wh
ich th
ey ar
ise
.
Critical accounting judgements
and
key source
s of
es
timatio
n unce
r
t
aint
y
In the app
li
ca
t
io
n
of the Comp
a
ny
s
ac
cou
nt
in
g
p
oli
ci
es
, the Dir
ec
tor
s are
req
ui
red to make judg
em
ent
s (
oth
er tha
n tho
se inv
ol
v
in
g es
ti
mat
es) that hav
e
a signi
ca
nt imp
ac
t on
th
e accou
nt
s reco
gn
is
ed and to make est
im
ate
s and
as
sum
pt
io
ns abo
u
t the car
r
y
in
g amo
unt
s of ass
et
s an
d
li
abi
li
t
ie
s that are not
rea
dil
y ap
pa
ren
t from oth
er so
urce
s
. The es
t
ima
tes an
d
as
s
oc
iat
ed
as
sum
pt
io
ns are bas
ed on his
to
ri
c
al exp
er
i
en
ce and othe
r fac
tor
s tha
t are
con
sid
er
ed to
be rel
ev
an
t
.
Ac
t
ual res
ul
t
s may di
er fro
m thes
e es
ti
ma
tes
.
T
he es
ti
ma
tes and und
er
l
y
in
g ass
ump
ti
on
s are revi
ew
ed on an ongo
in
g
ba
sis
. Rev
isi
on
s to
acco
unt
in
g es
ti
ma
tes are reco
gn
ise
d in the per
io
d in
wh
ic
h
th
e est
im
ate is rev
is
ed if the rev
is
io
n aec
t
s onl
y tha
t
p
er
io
d, or in
th
e per
io
d
of the rev
is
io
n
an
d fu
tu
re per
io
ds if the rev
is
io
n aec
t
s bot
h curr
en
t and
fu
t
ure pe
ri
od
s.
Critical a
ccounting
judge
ment
s in
appl
yin
g
the Co
mpany
’s a
ccounting
polic
ies
T
her
e were no cri
ti
c
al accou
nt
in
g judg
em
en
t
s that wou
ld hav
e a
sig
ni
c
a
nt ee
c
t on the amo
un
t
s recog
nis
e
d in
th
e Parent Comp
an
y
nancial
st
atements.
Critical accounting es
timation and
assumpt
ions
T
her
e are
no maj
or sou
rce
s of
es
t
ima
t
ion unc
er
t
ai
nt
y that hav
e a
s
ign
i
c
an
t
ri
sk of
res
ul
t
in
g in
a
ma
ter
ia
l adjus
tm
en
t to
t
he ca
r
r
y
i
ng amo
un
t
s of
as
se
t
s
an
d liabi
li
ti
es wi
t
hin th
e nex
t na
nc
ial yea
r
.
Footnote
A reco
n
ci
li
at
i
on is se
t out in no
te 2 bet
w
e
en op
er
a
ti
ng pr
o
t
,
un
de
r
l
y
in
g op
er
at
i
ng pr
o
t an
d EBI
T
D
A
, be
t
w
ee
n pro
t be
fo
re ta
x
an
d und
er
l
y
i
ng pr
o
t be
fo
re ta
x an
d bet
we
e
n cas
h gen
er
a
te
d by
op
er
a
ti
on
s an
d und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
i
ng ca
sh o
w an
d bet
we
en ne
t
ca
sh o
w fr
om op
er
a
ti
ng ac
ti
v
i
t
ie
s and f
re
e cas
h ow
.
T
he ca
l
cu
la
ti
o
ns fo
r orga
n
ic me
as
ur
es ar
e als
o set ou
t in not
e 2.
T
he ca
l
cu
la
ti
o
n for un
de
rl
y
i
ng ea
r
ni
ng
s per sh
ar
e is set ou
t in not
e
1
2. Fu
r
t
h
er de
t
ai
l on non
-
s
t
a
tu
to
r
y per
fo
r
ma
nc
e mea
su
re
s is set
ou
t o
n pa
g
es 163 – 16
4.
Un
de
rl
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng pr
o
t
is bef
o
re amo
r
ti
s
at
io
n of
in
t
an
gi
bl
e
s ari
si
n
g on acqu
is
i
ti
o
n, ac
qu
is
it
i
on an
d dis
po
s
al re
la
te
d
co
s
t
s and si
gn
i
c
a
nt le
ga
l cha
rg
es an
d ex
pe
n
se
s
. IFR
S op
e
ra
ti
n
g
pr
o
t was £106.
3
m (2019: £9
4
.2
m). Se
e not
e 2.
Underly
ing operating margin
is th
e und
e
rl
y
i
ng op
e
ra
ti
n
g pro
t
as a perc
en
t
ag
e of rev
en
u
e.
Ne
t na
nc
e char
g
es
exc
l
ud
e fai
r va
lu
e mov
em
e
nt
s on
derivat
ives.
Un
de
rl
y
in
g pro
t bef
or
e ta
x
is bef
or
e amo
r
t
i
sa
t
io
n of
in
t
an
gi
bl
e
s ari
si
n
g on acqu
is
i
ti
o
n, fa
ir va
lu
e mo
ve
me
nt
s on
de
ri
v
a
ti
v
es
, ac
qu
is
i
ti
on an
d dis
p
os
a
l
-r
el
a
ted co
s
t
s
, gai
n or los
s on
di
sp
os
a
l net of rel
a
te
d res
t
r
uc
t
u
ri
n
g cos
t
s an
d sig
ni
c
a
nt le
g
al
ch
ar
ge
s a
nd e
x
pe
ns
e
s. S
e
e no
te 2
.
Underlying tax
is
th
e ta
x cha
rg
e on un
de
rl
y
i
ng pr
o
t be
fo
re t
ax
.
T
he un
de
r
ly
i
n
g ta
x rate is un
de
r
l
yi
n
g ta
x exp
re
s
s
ed as a
pe
rc
en
t
ag
e of und
er
l
y
in
g pro
t be
fo
re ta
x
.
Un
de
rl
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng ca
sh o
w
is cas
h gen
er
a
te
d by
op
er
a
ti
on
s
, les
s pr
i
nc
ip
a
l pay
m
en
t
s on na
nc
e lea
se
s
, le
ss ne
t
ca
p
it
a
l ex
pe
n
di
t
ure an
d R&
D, and exc
l
ud
in
g th
e cas
h ou
t
ow
s
fr
om ac
qu
is
i
ti
on an
d dis
p
os
a
l
-r
el
a
te
d pay
m
en
t
s and si
gn
i
c
a
nt
le
ga
l c
ha
rg
es a
n
d ex
p
en
se
s
. S
ee n
ot
e 2.
Op
er
at
in
g ca
s
h co
nve
r
si
on
i
s und
er
l
y
i
ng op
er
a
ti
ng c
as
h ow as
a per
cen
t
a
ge of und
e
rl
y
i
ng op
e
ra
ti
n
g pro
t
. Se
e no
te 2.
Ne
t de
b
t
use
d in the ne
t deb
t
/
E
BI
T
D
A met
r
ic com
p
ri
s
es
bo
r
ro
wi
n
gs in
cl
ud
in
g pe
ns
io
n obl
i
ga
ti
on
s an
d lea
se li
ab
il
i
ti
es
, le
s
s
ca
sh an
d ca
sh eq
ui
v
a
le
nt
s
.
Interest cov
er
is th
e rat
i
o of unde
r
l
y
in
g ope
r
at
in
g
pr
o
t to na
nc
e cos
t
s as
so
c
ia
te
d wi
th bo
r
ro
wi
n
gs (exc
lu
d
in
g lea
se
nance
charges).
Organic grow
th
(of re
ve
nu
e, pr
o
t or ord
e
rs) is th
e ann
ua
l rat
e of
in
cr
ea
se th
a
t was ac
hi
ev
e
d at cons
t
a
nt cu
r
re
nc
y tra
ns
la
t
io
n wh
en
co
mp
ar
ed to th
e pri
o
r yea
r res
ul
t
s as adj
us
t
ed fo
r any ac
qu
is
it
i
on
s
or di
sp
os
a
ls to re
e
c
t th
e com
pa
ra
b
le pe
r
io
d of own
er
s
hi
p. Se
e
no
te 2
.
Order intak
e
is th
e val
ue of ne
w con
tr
ac
t
ua
ll
y com
mi
t
te
d
cu
s
to
me
r ord
e
rs (an
d ame
n
dm
en
t
s to exi
s
t
in
g ord
er
s) bo
ok
ed
in t
he y
ea
r.
Order book
is th
e val
ue of pa
r
t
ia
l
l
y sat
is
e
d and un
s
at
is
e
d
pe
r
f
or
m
an
ce ob
li
ga
t
io
ns fr
om co
nt
r
ac
tu
al
l
y com
mi
t
t
ed cu
s
to
me
r
orders.
Order co
ver
is th
e rat
io of th
e 31
D
ec
em
be
r 2020 cl
os
in
g ord
er
bo
o
k due for e
xec
u
ti
o
n in 2021,
t
o con
se
ns
us re
ve
nu
e for 2021.
Un
de
rl
y
in
g ea
rn
in
gs p
e
r sh
ar
e
is
before
amortisation
of int
a
n
gi
bl
e
s ari
si
ng on ac
qu
is
it
i
on
, fa
ir va
lu
e mov
e
me
nt
s
on de
ri
v
a
ti
v
es
, ac
qu
is
i
ti
on an
d dis
po
s
al
-
r
el
at
ed co
s
t
s net
of con
t
in
ge
nt co
ns
id
er
a
ti
on a
dj
us
t
me
n
t
s
, gain or lo
s
s on dis
po
s
al
an
d sig
ni
c
an
t leg
al ch
ar
ge
s an
d exp
e
ns
es
. Ba
si
c EPS wa
s 1
18.
0
p
(20
19: 1
05.1
p). Se
e no
te 1
2.
Average
Working Capital T
urn
is
th
e ra
ti
o of the 1
2 mon
t
h
av
er
a
ge mo
nt
h
-
e
nd wo
r
ki
n
g cap
i
t
al (de
n
e
d as the tot
a
l of
in
ve
nt
or
y, rece
i
v
ab
le
s an
d pay
a
bl
es ex
cl
ud
i
ng le
as
e lia
bi
li
t
ie
s) to
gr
os
s rev
en
u
e, ca
lc
u
la
te
d at cons
t
a
nt F
X ra
te
s
.
ROIC
is ca
lc
u
la
te
d as und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
i
ng pr
o
t ex
pr
es
s
e
d as a
pe
rc
en
t
ag
e of inv
es
t
ed c
ap
it
a
l (ave
ra
g
e of ope
ni
ng an
d cl
os
in
g
ba
la
nc
e she
e
t
s). Inv
e
s
te
d cap
i
t
al is de
n
e
d as net as
se
t
s of the
Gr
ou
p, exc
l
ud
in
g ne
t deb
t and le
as
e lia
bi
li
t
y, pen
si
on ob
li
ga
t
io
ns
,
ta
x a
nd d
e
ri
v
a
ti
v
es
. S
e
e no
te 2
.
T
otal shareholder retu
rn
is
annual shareholder
return (
capit
al
gr
ow
th pl
us di
v
i
de
nd
s pa
id
, ass
u
mi
ng di
v
i
de
nd
s rei
nv
es
t
ed
) ov
er
a roll
i
ng v
e
-
ye
a
r per
io
d
.
Statement of accounting
policies
F
or t
he Co
mp
an
y acco
un
t
s
continued
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
173
Strategic
repor
t
Governance
Financial sta
tements
Acronym
Denition
ADSI
Air Def
ens
e Sys
te
ms Inte
gr
ato
r
AGR
Act
ive Guard and R
eser
ve
AI
A
r
ticial
intelligenc
e
ASW
A
nti-
submarine warfare
ATC
S
A
mp
hib
io
us T
ac
t
ic
al Comm
un
ic
at
i
ons Sys
tems
AWC
T
A
ver
a
ge wor
k
in
g cap
it
a
l tur
n
BAME
Bl
ac
k
, A
sia
n and Mino
ri
t
y Ethni
c
C2I
Com
ma
nd
, Contr
ol and Inte
ll
ige
nc
e
C3
Comm
an
d, Comm
un
ic
at
io
n and Cont
rol
, inc
lu
din
g C
y
b
e
r
C4I
SR
/E
W
Com
man
d
,
Con
tr
ol
, Commu
nic
a
ti
on
s
, Compu
ter
s (C4)
Inte
ll
ig
en
ce, Sur
ve
ill
an
ce and Reco
nna
is
s
an
ce (I
SR
)
/El
e
c
t
ron
ic
War
fa
re (EW
)
C
AGR
Co
mp
ou
nd ann
ua
l grow
th rate
CG
I
Cr
im
e Gun Intell
ig
en
ce
CSC
C
ana
di
an Sur
fa
ce Comb
at
a
nt
CSR
Corporate
Social R
esponsibilit
y
EBI
T
DA
U
nd
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
in
g pro
t
EC
U RP
En
d Cr
y
p
to Unit Rep
la
cem
en
t Progr
am
me
EPS
Ear
ni
ng
s per share
ER-
DIFA
R
E
x
te
nd
e
d
R
an
ge Dire
c
t
io
na
l Freq
ue
nc
y Ana
l
y
sis and
Recording
ERP
Enter
p
ri
se res
ou
rce plan
ni
ng
ESG
Environmental
,
Social
and
Governance
EW
E
le
c
t
ro
nic war
f
are
F
IPS
F
e
de
ra
l Infor
ma
ti
on Pro
ces
si
ng St
an
dar
ds
F
TR
Flight
T
erminati
on
Receiver
HMS
Hu
ll mou
nte
d sona
r
H
i
P
PA
G
Hi
gh pre
ss
ure pur
e air gene
ra
tor
HSM
Ha
rd
wa
re sec
ur
i
t
y mo
dul
es
I
AMD
In
te
gra
te
d
A
ir and Mis
si
le Def
en
ce
IBIS
Inte
gr
ate
d Bal
lis
t
ic Ide
nt
i
c
at
io
n Sys
te
m
IDIQ
Indenite
-deli
ver
y/indeni
te-
quantit
y c
ontrac
t
IFR
S
International
Financial R
epor
tin
g
Standards
IP
I
nte
lle
c
tu
al prop
er
t
y
IR&D
I
nte
rn
al res
ear
ch and dev
el
op
me
nt
IS
Information sys
tems
ISR
Intelligence,
s
ur
veillance,
and
reconnaissance
ISS
Inte
gr
ate
d son
ar sy
s
tem
I
TA
R
In
ter
na
ti
ona
l T
ra
c
in Ar
ms Re
gul
at
io
ns
ITN
Integrated
t
ac
tical network
MIMO
Multiple
input
/multiple
out
put
MIS
Manag
em
en
t infor
m
at
io
n sy
s
te
ms
MDI
S
Mu
lt
i
-
d
oma
in inte
ll
ige
nc
e sy
s
te
ms
ML
Machine learnin
g
Acronym
Denition
MSC
/
ECP
Ma
in s
ta
t
ic Conv
er
ter/ele
c
t
ri
c cru
is
e prop
uls
io
n
N
AT
O
N
or
t
h Atla
nt
ic T
r
eat
y Orga
ni
za
ti
on
NCSC
National Computer Securit
y Cent
er
NGSSR
Ne
x
t Gen
er
at
io
n Sur
f
ac
e Searc
h Rad
ar
OBU
Op
er
at
in
g Busin
e
ss Uni
t
ORION
U
l
tr
a OR
ION is a
f
am
il
y of
mu
lt
i
cha
nn
el
, mult
ib
a
nd
,
point-to-p
oint
(PTP), point
-to
-mult
ipoint
(PMP)
an
d
me
sh ra
di
o s
y
s
te
ms
.
PBT
Prot be
fo
re tax
PCS
Pr
ecision C
ontrol S
ys
tems
PSSC
P
re
cis
io
n Stri
ke Sens
or Core
REA
P
R
os
et
t
a Echo Ad
va
nce
d Pay
lo
ad
s
RF
Ra
di
o freq
ue
nc
y
ROIC
Return on invested capit
al
SBU
St
ra
te
gic Bus
in
es
s Uni
t
SSA
US
Social
Securit
y Admin
istration
SSNR
Sp
ec
tr
al s
ign
al to n
ois
e r
at
io
SST
D
S
ur
fa
ce Ship T
o
rp
e
do Def
en
ce
S
Wa
P
Size, Weig
ht and Powe
r
TR
ILOS
U
S Arm
y net
wo
rk mo
de
rn
iz
at
io
n prog
ra
mm
e,
T
err
es
t
r
ial T
r
an
sm
is
sio
n Lin
e of
Sig
ht Rad
io
UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicle
UGV
Unmanned ground vehicle
UI
/U
X
User experience/user
interf
ace
μIFF
Mic
ro ide
nt
i
er fr
ie
nd or foe
USAF
U
ni
ted S
t
ate
s A
ir F
o
rce
USMC
United States M
arine Corps
US MSA
Un
i
ted Sta
te
s Miss
ile De
fen
se Ag
enc
y
USN S&T
Uni
ted St
ate
s Nav
y Sci
en
ce and T
e
chn
ol
o
g
y
VDS
Var
ia
bl
e dept
h son
ar
VMV
V
is
io
n, Mis
sio
n
, V
al
ue
s
Glo
ss
ar
y
De
nitions
Ultra
An
nual Repor
t
an
d Ac
co
unt
s 2020
174
Financial highlights
2
016
*†
£m
2
0
17
*†
£m
2
018
£m
2
0
19
£m
2020
£m
Revenue
Marit
ime
322.1
329.5
317.9
353.0
391.8
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
221.2
200.5
211.1
224.8
241.0
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
242.5
245.4
237.7
247.6
227.0
T
ot
al
revenue
785.8
775.4
766.7
825.4
859.8
Und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
ing pro
t
1
Marit
ime
59.0
59.3
52.8
52.5
58.6
Intelli
gence
& C
ommunications
30.5
18.8
21.6
30.2
33.5
Cr
it
ic
a
l Dete
c
t
io
n &
Co
nt
ro
l
41.6
42.0
38.3
35.5
34.0
T
ot
al und
er
l
y
in
g oper
at
in
g pro
t
1
131.1
120.1
112.7
118.2
126.1
Underl
ying operat
ing margin
1
16.7%
15.5%
14.7%
14.3%
14.7%
Pro
t bef
ore ta
x
67.6
60.6
42.6
91.0
103.7
Pro
t af
ter ta
x
58.3
48.9
32.4
74.6
83.8
Un
der
l
y
in
g ope
ra
ti
ng ca
sh ow
2
120.4
116.5
89.3
86.8
116.1
Fre
e cas
h ow
3
86.0
65.3
67.6
64.7
99.4
Ne
t debt at year end
4
(256.7)
(74.5)
(157.5)
(154.8)
(85.8)
Und
er
l
y
in
g ear
ni
ng
s pe
r sh
are (
p)
5
134.6
116.7
109.5
119.5
130.6
Di
v
id
en
d p
er sh
are (
p)
47.8
49.6
51.6
54.2
^
56.9
Average employee numbers
4,466
4,172
4,119
4,089
4,253
T
he op
er
a
ti
ng se
g
me
nt sp
li
t for 2016 to 201
9 has be
en re
s
t
ate
d to re
e
c
t th
e new se
gm
e
nt
s th
at be
c
am
e e
ec
ti
v
e fro
m 1
Ja
nu
ar
y 2020
.
1
Un
de
r
l
y
in
g ope
r
at
in
g pro
t is bef
or
e amo
r
t
is
a
t
io
n of int
an
g
ib
le
s ar
is
in
g on acq
ui
si
t
io
n
, acq
ui
si
ti
o
n and di
sp
os
a
l rel
ate
d cos
t
s, si
gn
i
c
a
nt le
ga
l cha
rg
e
s and ex
p
en
se
s an
d, fo
r 2018
an
d ear
li
e
r
,
th
e S3 pro
g
ra
mm
e an
d imp
ai
r
me
nt
s
. Se
e not
e 2. Und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
at
i
ng ma
rg
in is th
e und
er
l
y
in
g op
er
a
ti
ng pr
o
t as a perc
en
t
ag
e of rev
en
ue
.
2
Un
de
r
l
y
in
g ope
r
at
in
g ca
sh o
w is cas
h gen
er
a
te
d by ope
ra
t
io
ns
, le
s
s pri
nc
i
pa
l pay
m
e
nt
s on n
an
ce le
as
es
, le
s
s net ca
p
it
a
l ex
pe
n
di
t
ure an
d R&
D, and exc
l
ud
in
g ca
sh ou
t
o
ws f
ro
m acq
ui
si
t
io
n and di
sp
os
a
l
re
la
te
d pay
m
en
t
s an
d sign
i
c
a
nt le
g
al ch
ar
ge
s and ex
p
en
s
es an
d, fo
r 2018
an
d ear
li
e
r,
t
h
e S3 pro
gr
a
mm
e. Se
e not
e 2
3
Fr
ee c
as
h ow is be
fo
re di
v
id
en
d
s pai
d, ac
qu
is
i
ti
o
ns
, dis
po
s
al
s an
d na
nc
in
g
. The de
ni
t
io
n has be
en re
v
is
e
d to
de
d
uc
t the pr
in
c
ip
al pa
y
m
en
t
s on lea
se
s
, th
e 201
9 com
pa
ra
t
i
ve ha
s bee
n res
t
a
te
d. S
ee no
te 2
4
Ne
t deb
t is loa
ns
, ov
er
dr
af
t
s an
d na
nc
e lea
se li
ab
il
i
ti
es le
s
s ca
sh an
d cas
h equ
i
v
al
en
t
s
. Se
e note 27
5
Un
de
r
l
y
in
g ear
ni
n
gs pe
r sha
re is bef
or
e amo
r
ti
s
at
io
n of int
a
ng
ib
l
es ar
is
in
g on acq
u
isi
t
i
on
, fai
r val
u
e mov
em
e
nt
s on de
ri
v
a
ti
v
es
, ac
qu
is
it
i
on an
d dis
po
s
al re
la
te
d cos
t
s ne
t of cont
i
ng
en
t con
si
de
r
at
io
n
ad
ju
s
t
me
nt
s
, ga
in or lo
ss on di
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