COATS GROUP PLC

Annual Financial Report 2023

Coats Group plc ('Coats' or the 'Company') has today published its Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 ('Annual Report 2023') on the Company's website, www.coats.com/ara2023

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, a copy of the Annual Report 2023 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

A hard copy version of the Annual Report 2023, the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting and other ancillary shareholder documents ('AGM documents') will be sent to those shareholders who have elected to receive paper communications on or about 19 March 2024.  The AGM documents will be made available on the Company's website (www.coats.com/agm2024) to those shareholders who have not elected to receive paper communications, and will also be available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at the link above, on the same date.

In conformity with DTR 6.3.5(1A) the regulated information required under DTR 6.3.5 is available in unedited full text within the Annual Report 2023 as uploaded and available on the Company's website and as shortly available on the National Storage Mechanism as noted above.

Stuart Morgan

Company Secretary

13 March 2024

About Coats Group plc

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE250 company and a FTSE4Good Index constituent. Revenue in 2023 was $1.4 billion.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, Coats provides value-adding products including apparel, accessory and footwear threads, structural footwear components, fabrics, yarns and software applications. Customer partners include companies from the apparel, footwear, automotive, telecoms, personal protection, and outdoor goods industries.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, Coats has operations across some 50 countries with a permanent workforce of more than 15,000, serving its customers worldwide.

Coats connects talent, textiles, and technology, to make a better and more sustainable world. Worldwide, there are four dedicated Coats Innovation Hubs, where experts collaborate with partners to create the materials and products of tomorrow. It participates in the UN Global Compact and is committed to Science Based sustainability targets for 2030 and beyond, with an aspiration of achieving net-zero by 2050. Coats is also committed to achieving its goals in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, workplace health & safety, employee & community wellbeing, and supplier social performance. To find out more about Coats visit www.coats.com.