Who should be our Performer Directors?
Since 2022, we’ve paid £433.3m to hundreds of thousands of performers. This is a chance for our performer members to make their voices heard and influence what these elected representatives can do for them.
Voting information
It takes just five minutes to vote online, via a secure website. Please note there will not be an opportunity to vote on the day itself.
Our partner, Civica Election Services, will contact eligible performers with more voting details nearer the time (directly or via the designated representative who manages their PPL account). We will also update this page, so please check back for the latest information.
Online voting will not open until after the candidate nomination process has been completed and the confirmed list of election candidates has been published.
Two Performer Directors will be elected at this year’s APM. Candidates do not have to be a performer to stand. You must be nominated by at least 10 eligible performers (i.e. they must have received a PPL payment since 2023) and provide an election statement of up to 500 words on their suitability.
Nominating candidates
If you’re an eligible performer and would like to stand as a Performer Director or nominate a candidate to do so, you can download the candidate nomination form here. The deadline for submitting completed nominations is 1pm on Friday, 10 October 2025.
Following the nomination deadline, the election statements from the confirmed candidates will be available via our website for voting performers to read. Candidates may also decide to promote their candidacy through other media, but PPL is impartial in this process and will not endorse or be associated with any such promotion.
Eligible performers
The APM is a meeting for eligible performers. For the purposes of this year’s APM, this means performers who are registered with PPL and who have received any UK or international performer payment from us in 2023, 2024 and/or between 1 January and 30 June 2025.
APM 2025 – meeting details
This year’s APM will be held on Wednesday, 19 November at 1pm at will be held at Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JZ.
As detailed above, voting for the directors will take place in advance, and any questions can be submitted ahead of the event from any performers who are unable to attend. The APM will also be streamed (to view only, not interactive) for anyone unable to attend.
Invitations to this year’s APM have been sent directly to eligible performers (or, where applicable, via their designated representative who manages their PPL account). The key details and documentation are available below – including online voting information, important deadlines and how to RSVP.
You can also view and download the APM documentation – either as individual documents or the full pack.
RSVP
Please RSVP by emailing apm@ppluk.com, including your full name and PPL ID, by 1pm on Thursday, 13 November 2025.
If you’re unable to attend on 19 November but wish to appoint a proxy to do so on your behalf, please email us at apm@ppluk.com and we can advise you of the process.
Key dates
| Date | Deadline/event | Notes |
| Thursday 18 September-Friday, 10 October 2025 (1pm) | Candidate nomination period | Use the Candidate Nomination Form to nominate a candidate for election as a PPL Performer Director. Please read the criteria and instructions on the form carefully. Nominations close at 1pm on 10 October. |
| Thursday, 13 November 2025 (1pm) | APM questions | We will host a live Q&A session at the APM. You can email apm@ppluk.com with a question in advance (if you’re unable to attend on the day). |
| Thursday, 13 November 2025 (1pm)
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RSVP | Please remember to RSVP – see below for more information. |
| Wednesday, 19 November 2025 (1pm) | APM | The APM will start promptly at 1pm. The agenda and formal Notice of APM are available in the documentation below. |
APM documents
If you’re an eligible performer, please take the time to read the following ahead of the APM. The documents are available in a pack, or to download individually.
APM 2025 Agenda – full agenda to follow in late September
Notice of APM
APM Explanatory Note
Candidate Nomination Form
APM full document pack
Contact us
For any APM-related questions, please email our Events team at apm@ppluk.com.
For general queries about your account, please email memberservices@ppluk.com.