b'Annual Report & Accounts 2022 Mercia Asset Management PLC 55The Group operates a discretionary annual bonus scheme for all its employees with bonuses being awarded basedGroup General Counsel on both their and the Groups overall performance, against defined objectives which encompass the Groups four core& Company Secretary Governancevalues. Applications for employment by disabled personsSarah-Louise Williams are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of a member of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the Group continues and that workspace and other modifications are made as appropriate. It is the policy of the Group that the training, career development and promotion of a disabled person should, as far as possible, be identical to that of a person who does not suffer froma disability.Disclosure of information to the auditorSo far as each of the persons who are Directors at the date of signing the financial statements are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Groups auditor is unaware and each Director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Director, in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and toDate of appointmentestablish that the Groups auditor is aware of that information. July 2020Auditor ExperienceThe auditor, BDO LLP, has indicated its willingness to continueSarah joined the Group as Head of Legal in October in office and a resolution concerning its reappointment will be2018 and was promoted to Group General Counsel proposed at the forthcoming AGM.& Company Secretary in July 2020. Sarah qualified as a corporate solicitor in 2007 and has extensive Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by: experience in all aspects of corporate transactional and advisory work. She is responsible for providing Sarah-Louise Williams legal advice across the Group and managing the Company Secretary Groups relationship with external legal advisers, 4 July 2022 as well as performing the role of Company Secretary. Sarah is actively involved in transactions Forward House, 17 High Street, Henley-in-Arden relating to Mercias direct investment portfolio and Warwickshire B95 5AA has overseen the exits from The Native Antigen Company, Clear Review, OXGENE and Faradion.'