Gates Industrial (GTES) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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 Your Vote Counts!  GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC 1144 FIFTEENTH ST.  SUITE 1400  DENVER, CO 80202  GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC  2024 Annual General Meeting  Vote by June 19, 2024  11:59 PM ET  You invested in GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC and it’s time to vote!  You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual General Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on June 20, 2024.  Get informed before you vote  View the Notice, Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by  requesting prior to June 6, 2024. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.  Vote Virtually at the Meeting*  June 20, 2024  10:00 A.M. Mountain Time  Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTES2024  *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.  Smartphone users  Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number  V2.0  For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com  Control #  V41049-P05067 

 Vote at www.ProxyVote.com  THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT  This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.  Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”.  Voting Items  Board Recommends  1. Election of Directors  For  Nominees:  1a. Fredrik Eliasson  1b. James W. Ireland, III  For  1c. Ivo Jurek  For  1d. Stephanie K. Mains  For  1e. Seth A. Meisel  For  1f. Wilson S. Neely  For  1g. Neil P. Simpkins  For  1h. Alicia L. Tillman  For  1i. Molly P. Zhang  For  2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.  For  3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the Directors’ Remuneration Report in accordance with the requirements of the U.K. Companies Act 2006.  For  4. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 28, 2024.  For  5. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor under the U.K. Companies Act 2006.  For  6. To authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine the remuneration of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor.  For  7. To approve the forms of share repurchase contracts and repurchase counterparties.  For  8. To authorize the board of directors to allot equity securities in the Company.  For  9. Subject to the passing of Proposal 8, to authorize the board of directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights.  For  NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.  V41050-P05067