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Scatec ASA

Remuneration Information Mar 26, 2024

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Executive Remuneration Report 2023

1. Introduction

The remuneration awarded to the Scatec Executive Management Team (EMT) in 2023 was in line with Company guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management, as approved at the Annual General Meeting in April 2023. The total remuneration of the EMT described in this report is based on market practice and designed to support the Company's strategy, long-term interest and sustainability as well as attract and retain high calibre talent.

In a year with geopolitical uncertainty, a turbulent macroeconomic situation and hiking interest rates, Scatec executed its highest construction programme ever with a 40% capacity increase. During the year, the Company delivered all-time high proportionate revenues of NOK 12.7 billion and 8.2 billion of this came from development and construction, with a strong gross margin of 12%. As communicated during the year, several personnel changes took place at the EMT. Long standing members took on external opportunities, paving the way for internal successor appointments, and the Company took the opportunity to strengthen and re-organise the EMT. The following changes to the EMT and reorganisation of accountabilities took place in 2023:

  • Snorre Valdimarsson, Executive Vice President General Counsel, left Scatec after 13 years of service, succeeded by Siobhan Minnaar in February 2023.
  • Hans Jakob Hegge was externally appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March 2023, succeeding Mikkel Tørud, who took over responsibility for Egypt, Green H2 (Gh2) and the Middle East Africa (MENA) region.
  • Mikkel Tørud, Executive Vice President MENA and Gh2, left Scatec after close to 10 years of service, resulting in a minor re-organisation of accountabilities at the EMT and leading to the appointment of Mohamed Amer in September 2023, taking on the new title of Executive Vice President Green H2 and Egypt.
  • Kate Bragg, Executive Vice President People, Strategy and Digital, left Scatec in December 2023, with the role re-distributed and absorbed within existing members of the EMT.

As of 31 December 2023, the EMT consisted of 10 members1, in line with the regional set-up, ensuring a continuation of focus on growth and end-to-end accountability for projects. The EMT consisted of; the Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Chief Financial Officer (CFO); four Executive Vice Presidents (EVPs) responsible for regions; two responsible for services (construction and operations) and two for staff areas. The compensation, including changes to fixed base salary, for newly appointed executives was reviewed holistically in partnership with an independent consultant based on relevant market benchmarks and is detailed within this report. The remaining compensation package was consistent with previous years, and in the beginning of the year2, in line with the guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management, share options were awarded to the EMT along with key personnel with a strike price of NOK 80.25.

1Excluding Kate Bragg who left Scatec in December 2023.

2Hans Jakob Hegge was later awarded 67,516 stock options as part of joining Scatec in March 2023.

The year 2023 witnessed notable transformations and advancements for Scatec, highlighted by robust operational outcomes, particularly in the realm of Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE). Power Production revenues increased to NOK 4,113 million in 2023 and EBITDA to NOK 3,216 million. The Company had strong construction activity with D&C revenues of NOK 8,177 million driven by construction activities in South Africa, Brazil and Pakistan.

Due to the macro-economic environment, the Company did not fully achieve its growth and funding targets. This was reflected in the variable pay element of the Executive's pay.

At the Annual General Meeting in April 2023, the annual compensation for the Non-Executive Board of Directors (the Board) was proposed and approved for 2023. The Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board was to be compensated at NOK 585,000 per year, while the Non-Executive Directors of the Board were to be compensated at NOK 375,000. This reflects relevant market benchmarks. Further details on the requirements on the Board with regards to their compensation are outlined within this report.

For more information about the general performance of the Company, refer to the Scatec Annual report 2023.

2. Summary of guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management

The objectives of the guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management are (i) to motivate the Executive Management to strive to realise the Company's strategic goals including financial results, (ii) to be suitable to attract and retain skilled leaders taking into account the international market the Company participates in, and (iii) alignment with a representative average for management salaries for comparable Executive Management in similar businesses, and in the respective local market.

Scatec assesses its management remuneration on a regular basis with the support of independent consultants. The 2023 salary review for the EMT was performed in partnership with Korn Ferry with new salaries implemented in January 2023.

3. Summary of Remuneration structure

The elements of the remuneration structure are described in the guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management and summarised below.

Element Objective Remuneration level Performance measure
Fixed base salary Align with market to attract and
retain qualified executives
Competitive, but not market
leading. Comparable, where
possible, to executives in publicly
traded organisations of a similar
size and complexity, in Norway or
the respective local market
The base salary is normally
subject to annual review based
on the Executive's capabilities and
background; performance and
contribution to Company goals;
and relevant external market
benchmarks
Short-term Incentive To motivate and encourage
a performance culture and
Executive's contribution to the
Company's business strategy
The Executive is entitled to an
annual bonus ranging from
0-50%3 of their base salary, based
on a holistic evaluation against
performance indicators
Performance measured by a
combination of the achievement
of key performance indicators
based on Company overall and
financial performance, as well as
the Executive's performance
Long-Term Incentive
(LTI)
Designed to create an
ownership culture, ensuring
and strengthening alignment
of Executive Management
and shareholders' long-term
interests and sustainability of the
Company. Aims to attract and
retain high calibre employees
The number of share options
awarded to each Executive is
calculated so that the value of the
options is expected to correspond
to fifty percent of the Executive's
base salary, based on a predefined
share price increase over the tenor
of the option plan
The LTI scheme is tied to the
development of the share price of
the Company, with performance
measured through share price
appreciation across the tenor of
the 5-year share option plan
Pension and
Insurance schemes
Provide competitive post
employment and other benefits
Scatec offers a competitive
pension and insurance scheme
aligned to the local markets. See
pension and insurance section
N/A
Employee
Share Purchase
Programme4
Align and strengthen employee
interest on Scatec's long-term
development by increasing
employees' ownership in Scatec
The programme provides eligible
employees opportunity to buy
Scatec shares at a discounted rate.
Shares are purchased through an
interest free loan and paid back
through payroll deductions. Shares
are locked for a 2-year period
Employees purchase shares at a
discounted rate through an interest
free loan and benefit from any gain
through share price appreciation
following the 2-year lock in period
Other benefits in
kind
Align with market to attract and
retain qualified executives
Competitive but not market
leading. Benefits in kind that
are common for comparable
positions, e.g., free telephone
service, home PC, free broadband
service, newspapers
Sign-on bonuses are used in
certain situations
N/A

The Board of Directors and members of the Nomination committee receive annual fees.

3From 2024, based on the introduction of a new framework, the max bonus opportunity will change for the EMT and other Scatec employees, as explained in the 2024 guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management.

4The 2023 Employee Share Purchase Programme did not run due to timing conflict with the cost reduction programme taking place at the time. The programme is scheduled to run as normal in 2024.

4. Total Executive Management remuneration

4.1. Total remuneration for the Executive Management of Scatec ASA in the 2023 financial year:

Fixed remuneration One
year
variable
Multi
year
variable
Vari
able
Proportionate of fixed and
variable
remuneration
Name Title Base
salary5
Bene
fits6
Pen
sion
cost
Annual
bonus
ac
crued7
B&S fair
value of
options
granted8
Other
variable
cost
Total
remu
neration
2023
Fixed9 Vari
able10
Terje Pilskog Chief Executive
Officer
3,992 16 179 1,444 1,682 14311 7,456 56% 44%
Hans Jakob
Hegge12
Chief Financial
Officer
2,895 13 146 1,094 1,450 1,50013 7,098 43% 57%
Siobhan Minnaar14 EVP General
Counsel
2,009 16 173 750 387 3,335 66% 34%
Roar Haugland EVP Sustainability,
HSSE & Quality
2,262 16 180 802 935 12815 4,323 57% 43%
Pål Helsing EVP Solutions 2,601 16 177 922 1,075 13716 4,928 57% 43%
Ann-Mari Lillejord EVP
Latam/Europe
2,179 16 173 788 864 4,020 59% 41%
Pål Strøm EVP Operations &
Maintenance
2,102 16 176 750 864 3,908 59% 41%
Eliseo Ana17 EVP Asia 2,988 1,16618 247 961 1,006 6,368 69% 31%
Jan Fourie19 EVP Sub-Saharan
Africa
1,777 116 251 -20 815 2,959 72% 28%
Mohamed Amer21 EVP Green H2 &
Egypt
650 33 68 743 357 1,851 41% 59%
Kate Bragg EVP People,
Strategy & Digital
2,294 16 172 -22 - 2,290 100% 0%
Snorre
Valdimarsson23
EVP General
Counsel
480 0 48 - - 528 100% 0%
Mikkel Tørud24 EVP Chief Finan
cial Officer / EVP
MENA Green H2
2,145 12 149 - - 16325 2,469 93% 7%
Torstein Berntsen26 Interim EVP
MENA/Green H2
497 2 38 - 1,075 13727 1,749 31% 69%

(Data in NOK thousand)

Bonus for the earning year is paid in March the following year but is included as an accrual in this table.

5Including holiday allowance accrued in 2023.

6Includes benefits such as insurances, mobile, broadband or other allowances.

7Bonus accrued based on target value, i.e. 75% of max bonus potential (50%), pro-rated if the Executive has worked at the Company for less than the full earning year.

8Fair value of the 2023 options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model, in accordance with IFRS standards.

9Includes base salary, other benefits and pension.

10Includes bonus and share options. 11Includes stock options converted to cash payment.

12Joined Scatec and EMT 01.03.2023.

13Includes a sign-on bonus of 1,500,000 NOK.

14Joined EMT 01.02.2023.

15Stock options converted to cash payment.

16Stock options converted to cash payment.

17Employed by SN Power Philippines Inc.

18Includes allowances from a prior international assignment, including housing, schooling and other local allowances.

19Employed by Scatec Africa (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa).

20Left Scatec before bonus pay-out March 2024.

21Joined EMT 01.09.2023. Employed by Scatec Egypt. Compensation reported is pro-rated for the 4 months he was part of EMT in 2023.

22Left Scatec before bonus pay-out March 2024. 23Left Scatec 31.01.2023.

24CFO between 01.01.2023 - 31.03.2023. EVP MENA/Green H2 between 01.03.23 - 31.08.2023.

25Stock options converted to cash payment.

26Interim EVP MENA/Green H2 between 01.01.2023 - 28.02.2023. 27Stock options converted to cash payment.

4.2. Total remuneration for the Executive Management of Scatec ASA in the 2022 financial year.

Fixed remuneration One
year
variable
Multi
year
variable
Varia
ble
remuneration Proportionate
of fixed and
variable
Name Title Base
salary28
Bene
fits29
Pen
sion
cost
Annual
bonus
acrued30
B&S fair
value of
options
granted31
Other
vari
able
cost
Total
remu
neration
2022
Fixed32 Varia
ble33
Terje Pilskog34 Chief Executive
Officer
3,460 15 170 1,163 2,042 6,850 53% 47%
Raymond
Carlsen35
Chief Executive
Officer
2,418 39 80 036 0 4,63937 7,176 100% 0%
Mikkel Tørud Chief Financial
Officer
2,939 15 169 936 1,690 5,749 54% 46%
Snorre
Valdimarsson
EVP General
Counsel
2,483 15 169 038 1,430 4,097 65% 35%
Roar Haugland EVP Sustainability,
HSSE & Quality
2,244 15 172 720 1,300 4,451 55% 45%
Torstein Berntsen39 EVP MENA/Green
H2
2,575 15 174 840 1,495 5,099 54% 46%
Pål Helsing EVP Solutions 2,568 15 169 828 1,495 5,075 54% 46%
Toril Haaland EVP People &
Organisation
2,104 13 170 684 1,235 2,07340 6,279 69% 31%
Ann-Mari Lillejord41 EVP
Latam/Europe
1,266 10 112 443 519 2,350 59% 41%
Kate Bragg42 EVP People,
Strategy & Digital
1,560 15 162 522 574 2,833 61% 39%
Pål Strøm43 EVP Operations &
Maintenance
1,781 15 166 597 653 3,212 61% 39%
Eliseo Ana44 EVP Asia 2,213 91645 152 775 589 4,645 71% 29%
Jan Fourie46 EVP Sub-Saharan
Africa
1,844 106 187 645 479 3,261 66% 34%
Jarl Arve Kosberg47 EVP Hydropower
Project
Development
628 1 18 - - 647 100% 0%

(Data in NOK thousand)

29Includes benefits such as insurances, mobile, broadband or other allowances.

30Bonus accrued based on target value, i.e. 75% of max bonus potential (50%), pro-rated if the Executive member has worked at the Company for less than the full earning year.

31Fair value of the 2022 options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model, in accordance with IFRS standards.

32Includes base salary and benefits.

33Includes bonus and share options.

35Left Scatec 30.04.2022.

36Left Scatec before bonus pay-out March 2023.

37Includes severance of 3,800,000 NOK and vested stock options converted to cash payment 839,000 NOK.

38Left Scatec before bonus pay-out March 2023. 39Interim EVP Mena/Green H2 from 21.11.22.

40Includes severance. 41Joined Scatec and EMT on 01.05.2022.

  • 44Joined EMT 21.11.2022 Employment with Scatec Solar Africa Ltd.
  • 45Including allowances for international assignment.

28Including paid out holiday allowance.

34CEO from 01.05.22. EVP Project Development Solar & Wind up until 30.04.22.

42Joined EMT on 01.05.2022.

43Joined EMT on 21.11.2022. Employment with Nordic Hydropower.

46Joined EMT on 21.11.2022.

47Joined in January 2021 and retired in January 2022.

4.3. Comparative table showing changes in total remuneration paid from 2019-2023

Total remuneration change over 5 years (%) Total
Remuneration
annualised
Name of
Executive Management team
Title 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023
Terje Pilskog Chief Executive Officer48 N/A N/A N/A 15% 9% 7,456
Terje Pilskog EVP Project Development
Solar & Wind49
-4% 5% 29% N/A N/A N/A
Hans Jakob Hegge Chief Financial Officer50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,709
Siobhan Minnaar EVP General Counsel51 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,535
Roar Haugland EVP Sustainability,
HSSE & Quality
9% 16% 24% -3% -3% 4,323
Pål Helsing EVP Solutions 243%52 -57% 28% 0% -3% 4,928
Ann-Mari Lillejord EVP Latam/Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A 71% 4020
Pål Strøm EVP Operations & Maintenance N/A N/A N/A N/A 22% 3,908
Eliseo Ana EVP Asia N/A N/A N/A N/A 37% 6,368
Jan Fourie EVP Sub-Saharan Africa N/A N/A N/A N/A 60% 2,959
Mohamed Amer EVP Green H2 & Egypt53 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,353
Kate Bragg EVP People, Strategy & Digital54 N/A N/A N/A N/A -19% 2,290
Snorre Valdimarsson EVP General Counsel55 0% 3% 23% -23% -87% 6,340
Mikkel Tørud Chief Financial Officer / EVP
MENA/Green H256
-2% 3% 28% -14% -57% 3,622
Torstein Berntsen Interim EVP MENA/Green H257 -3% 2% 18% 1% -65% 4,434
Raymond Carlsen Chief Executive Officer 6% 16% 38% -22% N/A N/A
Toril Haaland EVP People & Organisation 39% 62% 31% -4% N/A N/A
Jarl Arve Kosberg58 EVP Hydropower
Project Development
N/A N/A N/A -81% N/A N/A

(Data in NOK thousand)

48CEO from 01.05.2022.

49EVP Project Development between 08.11.2017 – 01.05.2022.

50Joined Scatec as CFO on 01.03.2023.

51EVP General Counsel from 01.02.2023.

52Pål Helsing did not participate in the share option program launched in 2016 but did as a substitute earn synthetic options during the 36 months period from 01.12.2015 – 30.11.2018. The gain on these synthetic options was paid out in 2019, which is the reason this number deviates considerably from earlier years. This figure was reported as other benefits in the 2019 Annual Report and is therefore included as total remuneration for 2019.

53EVP Green H2 & Egypt from 01.09.2023. 54Termination date 31.12.2023.

55Termination date 03.02.2023.

56Termination date 31.08.2023.

57Termination date 28.02.2023.

58Joined in January 2021 and retired in January 2022

Comparison tables to assess remuneration against performance and employee remuneration:

Average fixed annual base salary on a full-time equivalent permanent employee in Scatec ASA
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Employees of Scatec ASA 2% 5% 7% 3% 4%

Scatec Group performance (Change, over 5 years)

Change 2018 to
2019
Change 2019 to
2020
Change 2020 to
2021
Change 2021 to
2022
Change 2022 to
2023
Change in profit/loss (consolidated fig
ures) from previous year in MNOK
-71 -523 824 -1,684 2,340
Change in EBITDA (consolidated figures)
from previous year in MNOK
484 683 834 -348 1,012

4.4. Any use of the right to reclaim

No variable remuneration was reclaimed in 2023. All members of the EMT accept that the Company can rectify any errors in payment of salary, holiday allowance and any other benefits, including bonus as outlined in respective employment contracts.

4.5. Deviations from the guidelines on Executive Remuneration implemented

There were no deviations from the guidelines for remuneration of Executive Management implemented in 2023.

5. Long-term incentive – Share option plan

The last award under the share option plan approved by the Annual General Meeting was made in January 2023. The EMT at the time, were allocated options over a three-year period corresponding to 350,011159 shares of the Company.

Approximately 1/3 of the options awarded vests annually, with corresponding vesting periods of 12, 24 and 36 months. Outstanding options are cancelled in the event of exit from the Company.

The strike price of each annual award is based on the volume weighted average share price of the shares on Oslo Stock Exchange the ten preceding trading days of the grant date. To exercise vested options the participant must be employed in Scatec at the time of the exercise period.

The number of options awarded to each Executive are calculated so the value of the options is expected to correspond to fifty percent of the Executive's base salary based on share price increase over the tenor of the option plan.

The option plan is designed to create an ownership culture to ensure alignment between the shareholders on the one side and the Executive and other key employees on the other. The option plan is an important tool to attract and retain high calibre employees.

It is intended that the Board of Directors may use its authorisation to increase the share capital of the Company and/or buy own shares to settle options being exercised under the Option Plan.

59Corresponding to 10 members of the EMT at the time of the award on 03.01.2023

5.1. Stock options awarded or due to the Executive Management Team for the 2023 financial year:

Below is a summary of the LTI stock options awarded in 2023, the opening and closing balance.

Name of Executive Grant date Vesting
period
Vest
dates
Expiry
date of
options
granted60
Option
strike
price61
No.
options
held as
of end
2022
No.
options
granted
in 2023
No.
options
exer
cised in
2023
No.
options
vested in
2023 not
exercised
No.
options
unvested
as of end
2023
No.
options
termi
nated in
2023
Total No.
options
held as
of end of
2023
Terje Pilskog
Chief Executive
Officer
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 83,757 56,643 42 534 86 701 - 11 165 129 235
Hans Jakob Hegge
Chief Financial
Officer
02.03.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 67,516 67 516
Siobhan Minnaar
EVP Legal
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 16 461 13,038 8 989 20 510 29 499
Roar Haugland
EVP Sustainability,
HSSE & Quality
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 61 833 31,475 32 945 50 401 - 9 962 8 3346
Pål Helsing
EVP Solutions
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 68 224 36,205 36 002 57 717 - 10 710 93 719
Ann-Mari Lillejord
EVP Latam/Europe
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 14 353 29,086 4 784 38 655 43 439
Pål Strøm
EVP Operations &
Maintenance
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 25 511 29,086 16 052 38 545 54 597
Eliseo Ana,
EVP Asia
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 21 858 33,865 9 888 45 835 55 723
Jan Fourie, EVP
Sub-Saharan Africa
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 19 775 27,433 12 016 35 192 47 208
Mohamed Amer,
EVP Green H2
& Egypt
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 22 571 12,030 13 596 21 005 34 601
Kate Bragg
EVP People,
Strategy & Digital
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 10 301 29,086 0 - 39 387 0
Snorre
Valdimarsson,
EVP
General Counsel
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 66083 0 0 -66083 0
Mikkel Tørud, Chief
Financial Officer/
EVP MENA/Green
H2
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 79 898 40,920 0 - 120 818 0
Torstein Berntsen
Interim EVP MENA/
Green H2
03.01.2023 1/3 vest
after 12,
24, and 36
months
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025,
01.01.2026
01.01.2028 80.25 67 752 36,205 35 693 57 676 - 10 588 93 369

60Expiry date of the options is 5 years after grant date. An exercise window was not opened in 2023, instead a cash settlement took place. 61In NOK

5.2. Stock options awarded or due to the Executive Management Team for the 2022 financial year

Name of Executive Grant
date
Vesting/per
formance
period
Vest dates Expiry
date of
options
granted62
Option
strike
price63
No.
options
held as
of end
2021
No.
options
granted
in 2022
No.
options
exer
cised in
2022
No.
options
vested
in 2022
not ex
ercised
No.
options
unvest
ed as
of end
2022
No.
options
termi
nated in
2022
Total
No.
options
held as
of end
of 2022
Terje Pilskog Chief
Executive Officer
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 44,579 29,178 25,903 57,854 73,757
Terje Pilskog Chief
Executive Officer
28.03.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 131.99 10,000 10,000
Mikkel Tørud Chief
Financial Officer
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 49,553 30,345 29,024 50,874 79,898
Pål Helsing
EVP Solutions
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 41,381 26,843 24,238 43,986 68,224
Torstein Berntsen EVP
Green Hydrogen & MENA
(Interim)
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 40,909 26,843 23,961 43,791 67,752
Roar Haugland EVP
Sustainability, HSSE &
Quality
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 38,491 23,342 22,545 39,288 61,833
Snorre Valdimarsson
EVP General Counsel
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 40,407 25,676 23,445 42,638 66,083
Toril Haaland EVP
People & Organisation
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 35,144 22,175 20,585 36,734 57,319
Jarl Arve Kosberg EVP
Hydropower Project
Development
01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 12,854 26,843 - 39,697 0
Ann-Mari Lillejord EVP
Latam/Europe
27.04.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 124.34 0 14,353 14,353 14,353
Kate Bragg EVP People,
Strategy & Digital
04.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 0 10,301 10,301 10,301
Pål Strøm EVP
Operations & Maintenance
04.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 18,505 11,726 -4720 6,072 19,439 25,511
Jan Fourie EVP
Sub-Saharan Africa
04.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 9,892 9,883 4,361 15,414 19,775
Eliseo Ana EVP Asia 04.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 7,809 14,049 2,603 19,255 21,858
Raymond Carlsen64 01.01.22 1/3 vest after
12, 24, and
36 months
01.01.2023,
01.01.2024,
01.01.2025
01.01.2027 148.25 67,849 43,183 - 111,032 0

62Expiry date of the options is 5 years after grant date. Exercise period in 2022 was from 03.02.2022 – 09.02.2022.

63In NOK 64Vested stock Options converted to cash payment.

6. Short term Incentive scheme

Performance measured by a combination of the achievement of key performance indicators based on Company overall and financial performance, as well as the Executive's individual performance.

6.1. Company threshold evaluation for 2023 financial year

The Company threshold determines the payment of bonus. The threshold may reduce or, in critical situations, even annul the payment of bonus. It ensures and strengthens the link between the Company's overall financial results and the Executive's individual variable pay.

Threshold assessment includes the overall Company goals and objectives and key financial performance, which are considered to contribute to long-term growth in shareholder value. Additionally, the group's objective of being a leading Company within environment and sustainability is also considered when determining bonus threshold. This includes meeting Company ESG targets. For details and key performance summary regarding ESG targets and performance for 2023 this report refers to the ESG Performance Report for 2023 which is part of the Annual Report for 2023. Since the ESG targets are an integral and important part of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the Executives' and bonus thresholds, a summary of the key findings is included as an annex to this report.

Assessing the Company threshold for 2023, Scatec took the following into consideration:

  • Operational performance including HSSE and production performance.
  • Financial performance including profitability metrics and margin achievement.
  • Growth including financial close, backlog and pipeline.
  • People and environment including diversity, compliance and ESG metrics.

6.2. Board of Director's assessment of the Chief Executive Officer's performance

The CEO's performance is measured against the Company performance as set out above as well as Scatec's leadership and group values. The KPIs used for measuring performance are included in the Company's Monthly Operating Report and reviewed by the Board of Directors on a regular basis.

Based on a holistic evaluation, the assessment of the Board is that while the Company did well in 2023 on operational performance, HSSE and ESG, it did not meet its growth or funding targets. On financial performance the targets were partly met. This performance is partly due to the macro situation and partly due to the specific opportunities the Company have been working on. The diversity ambition to achieve 35% women in leadership was also not met, with Scatec ending the year at 30% overall women and 29% in leadership positions.

Below is a summary of the CEO's targets for 2023, weighted and commented.

Category of KPIs Strategic objectives KPI metrics included Weight Commentary
from BOD
Average
percentage
achieved
across this
category
HSSE, Compliance
& ESG
Maintain HSSE statistics
with increasing activity.

Ensure highest levels of
performance on compliance
and ESG

No casualties

LTIF rate, TRIF rate, HPIF and
Sick Leave
20% KPI fully
achieved
100%
People and
Organisation
Ensure that the Company
has an engaged and
diverse workforce.

Implement new organisation,
maintaining employee
satisfaction.

Diversity improvements
particularly gender in senior
leadership

Competencies in leadership

Implement cost reduction
programme
10% Target not fully
met but still
strong results
75%
Operational
performance
Ensure that the Company
is a responsible long
term owner of assets and
projects.

Controllable revenue losses

Construction on schedule,
budget, quality and HSE
targets
15% Targets met and
overdelivered on
Operational and
Construction
performance
100%
Financial
performance
Ensure that the Company
has achieved attractive
financial results in line
with budget.

EBITDA

Power Production EBITDA

Cash yield
15% Target not fully
met, but still
strong results
75%
Growth Ensure that the Company
brings projects through
to construction and that
there is suitable pipeline
of opportunities.

Financial close targets on all
technologies

Pipeline ambitions
25% Target partly
met
50%
Funding Ensure we have sufficient
funding to support
growth.

Secure adequate funding

Improve capital structure
15% Target partly
met
50%

As a result of this assessment, the CEO received a bonus of 37.5% of his base salary for his performance in 2023. This equates to 75% of his 50% bonus potential of base salary. Bonus for performance in 2023 is paid in March 2024 and is reflected as an accrual in this report.

6.3. Performance of the Executive Management Team in the reported financial year

The EMT are evaluated on their respective department's performance in relation to the group performance as described above. Department performance measures are also focused on operational performance, financial performance, growth and people and environment metrics. Each Executive will have different measures within each category and different weighting according to role and responsibility but will also be held responsible for the overall performance of the Company. Assessment of performance is done using a holistic approach that also considers performance against Scatec's leadership values and group values. The Group values are changemakers, working together, driving results and predictable.

Final calibration for EMT performance along with the whole organisation takes place in March 2024. The maximum achieved bonus as a percentage of base salary for the Executive is 50%. Bonus for performance in 2023 is paid in March 2024 but the accruals for these are included in the remuneration tables within the report.

7. Fixed base salary

As per the guidelines for the remuneration of Executive Management, all of the EMT received an annual uplift to their fixed base salary in January 2023. Based on the benchmarks and data at the time including external benchmarking conducted by independent specialists. Salaries for newly appointed members into the EMT were set based on relevant and externally benchmarked data, in the context of background and competencies of the newly appointed Executive.

7.1. Comparative table of the average increase in fixed annual base salary65 over the last five reported financial years

Name of
Executive
Management
Team
Title Increase in
fixed annual
base salary
in 2019
Increase in
fixed annual
base salary
in 202066
Increase in
fixed annual
base salary
in 202167
Increase in
fixed annual
base salary
in 2022
Increase In
fixed annual
base salary
in 2023
Annual base
salary68 2023
Terje Pilskog Chief Executive
Officer69
N/A N/A N/A 48%70 4% 3,850
Terje Pilskog EVP Project
Development
Solar & Wind
8% 0% 18% N/A N/A N/A
Hans Jakob Hegge Chief Financial
Officer
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,500
Siobhan Minnaar EVP General
Counsel
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,000
Roar Haugland EVP
Sustainability,
HSSE & Quality
3% 0% 11% 2,8% 4% 2,138
Pål Helsing EVP Solutions 3% 0% 19% 2,8% 4% 2,459
Ann-Mari Lillejord EVP
Latam/Europe71
N/A N/A N/A N/A 16% 2,205
Pål Strøm EVP Operations
& Maintenance72
N/A N/A N/A N/A 5% 2,000
Eliseo Ana EVP Asia73 N/A N/A N/A N/A 12% 2,562
Jan Fourie EVP Sub
Saharan Africa74
N/A N/A N/A N/A 0% 1,772
Mohamed Amer EVP Green H2
& Egypt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,982
Kate Bragg EVP People,
Strategy &
Digital75
N/A N/A N/A N/A 5% 2,000

70Salary increase aligned to appointment to CEO 01.05.2022.

73SVP Hydropower Africa and Latam from 15.03.2021. EVP Asia from 21.11.2022, data only included from EVP period.

65Excluding holiday allowance.

66Salary freeze for members of the Executive Management Team due to covid. Effective annual salary review changed from 1 July to 1 January in July 2021. CEO was always 01 January and increase was decided prior to Covid outbreak in March 2021.

67Large fixed annual base salary increase is to reflect change in Company and scope of role following acquisition of SN Power. This review was conducted by Korn Ferry.

68Base salary reported as annualised.

69EVP Project development Solar & Wind up until 30.04.2022. CEO from 01.05.2022.

71VP Project Development 2017-2019. SVP Project Development from 01.12.2020. EVP Latam/Europe from 21.11.2022, data only included from EVP period. 72SVP Operations & Maintenance up until 20.11.22. EVP from 21.11.2022, data only included for EVP period.

74General Manager South Africa from 08.11.2017. EVP Sub-Saharan Africa from 21.11.2022. Data only included from EVP period.

75SVP M&A and Strategy from 01.08.2021 and EVP from 01.05.2022.

Snorre
Valdimarsson
EVP General
Counsel
9% 0% 15% 3% 0% 2,262
Mikkel Tørud76 Chief Financial
Officer/EVP
MENA Green H2
3% 0% 12% 3% 4% 2,780
Torstein
Berntsen77
Interim EVP
MENA/Green H2
3% 0% 20% 3% 0% 2,488
Raymond Carlsen Chief Executive
Officer
3% 3% 14% 3% N/A N/A
Toril Haaland EVP People &
Organisation
3% 0% 19% 2,8% N/A N/A
Jarl Arve Kosberg EVP Hydropower
Project
Development
N/A N/A N/A 0% N/A N/A

(Data in NOK thousand)

7.2. Comparison to the development of Scatec ASA's average base salary and CEO pay ratio.

As with the EMT, the fixed base salary of the CEO increased by 4% effective 1 January 2023. The CEO pay ratio compared to the average median compensation of a permanent full time equivalent employee in Scatec ASA was three78 based on fixed base salary. This remains constant from 2022.

8. Total Non-Executive Board of Directors remuneration

In 2023, one new Non-Executive Director joined the Board and one left – Morten Henriksen joined, and Jan Skogseth stepped down – resulting in a board of seven Non-Executive Directors.

The annual compensation for the Board was approved at the Annual General Meeting in 2023 until the Annual General Meeting in 2024:

  • The Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board NOK 585,000 annually
  • Non-Executive Directors of the Board NOK 375,000 annually

77Interim EVP MENA/Green H2 until 28.02.2023.

76CFO until 28.02.23 and EVP MENA Green/H2 from 01.03.23 - 30.09.2023.

78Based on fixed base salary.

The Board of Directors requirements for investments in the company.

  • The members of the boards must use 20% of the gross board remuneration (excluding remuneration for committee work) to purchase shares in the Company until they (including their personal close associates/companies under their control) own shares of a value corresponding to 1 year's gross board remuneration (excluding remuneration for committee work).
  • The purchase of shares shall take place in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations for primary insider trading. The purchase may be spread over time but must be completed not later than the turn of the year and constitute at least 20% of the gross remuneration for this calendar year.
  • The shares must be retained for as long as the Non-Executive Director holds the position. Holdings exceeding one year's board remuneration are not subject to this requirement.

The nomination committee will monitor compliance with these requirements. The nomination committee for the board is composed of Kristine Ryssdal, Mads Holm, Annie Bersagel and Kristian Rom.

8.1. Remuneration79 for Non-Executive Board of Directors
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2023 2022
Name Board
remuner
ation
Audit and
Sustain
ability
committee
Remuner
ation
committee
Total
remuner
ation 2023
Board
remuner
ation
Audit and
Sustain
ability
committee
Remuner
ation
committee
Total
remuner
ation 2022
John Andersen jr.
Non-Executive
Chairman of the Board
576 93 77 746 557 90 75 722
Jan Skogseth
Non-Executive Director
119 - 18 137 357 - 55 412
Gisele Marchand
Non-Executive Director
369 155 - 524 357 150 - 507
Maria Moræus Hanssen
Non-Executive Director
369 - 57 426 357 - 55 412
Jørgen Kildahl
Non-Executive Director
369 93 - 462 357 90 - 447
Mette Krogsrud
Non-Executive Director
369 - 57 426 357 55 412
Espen Gundersen
Non-Executive Director
369 93 - 462 357 90 447
Morten Henriksen
Non-Executive Director
250 - 38 288 - - - -

(Data in NOK thousand)

9. Information on shareholder vote

For the 2022 Remuneration report, 83.7% of shareholders voted in favour of the report.

79Board remuneration reported as accruals. Remuneration agreed at the Annual General Meeting in April 2023, will be paid after the Annual General Meeting in April 2024.

Annex 1: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets and performance 2023

Environmental

Scatec conducts environmental and social (E&S) risk and impact identification for all projects throughout the business development phase in the form of desktop screening (DG0-DG1), due diligences and impact assessments (DG1.5). Planning for managing these risks and impacts commences at DG1.5. Both E&S risk and impact identification and management is performed in close dialogue with project and financing partners. In 2023, new projects in Botswana, Brazil, India, the Philippines and South Africa were subject to E&S desktop screening, due diligences and impact assessments depending on the relevant project's decision gate. All new projects are Category B projects according to the IFC Performance Standards, with potential limited adverse E&S impact.

It is key for Scatec to contribute to emissions mitigation for the societies the Company operates in through renewable energy production, in own operations and value chain. In 2023, near term and net zero targets for emission reductions towards 2040 were approved by the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi). The Company's Net Zero roadmap details the six key initiatives required within operations and value chain to reach these targets. To measure the Company's contribution to the renewable energy transition, Scatec also calculates emissions that the Company helps avoid by producing low emission electricity compared to the existing grid mix available in the countries that the Company operates in. The GHG emissions avoided from the power plants where the Company has operational control reached 1.9 million tonnes by the end of 2023. For all projects where Scatec has an ownership stake, 4.0 mill tonnes of GHG emissions were avoided in 2023.

Social

Scatec delivered nearly 9.2 million working hours with no fatalities or serious injuries (12 months rolling). An increase in working hours during 2023 reflect continued construction activities in Brazil, Pakistan and South Africa. The lost time incident frequency rate (LTIF) was 0.9 per million working hours and all incidents were investigated, and preventive actions have been implemented and communicated. Road traffic and transportation remains among the most hazardous activities. Scatec reported six high potential incidents related to traffic accidents during 2023. In response, Scatec launched an extensive HSSE campaign focusing on how to further improve on transportation safety management and prevent incidents.

The percentage of female employees in management positions globally was 29% at the end of 2023. Amidst challenges posed by external market dynamics and a focused operational strategy, organisational growth experienced a slower pace than initially projected. As a result, the Company initiated a cost savings programme mid-year and adjusted its organisation, also limiting the opportunity to bring in a larger proportion of new female employees into the Company. Despite these hurdles, the Company's commitment to gender equality perseveres, as evidenced by notable advancements in female representation across various levels globally.

Governance

Throughout 2023, Scatec continued to collaborate with key stakeholders to address the alleged forced labour issues in the solar PV production industry in Xinjiang, China. Key initiatives included the conclusion of the Chain of Custody Audits on the module suppliers for the Mendubim project in Brazil, the Sukkur project in Pakistan and RMIPP projects in South Africa, collaboration with peers on various panel discussions and specialist consultants, updates of governing documents and exploration of alternative sourcing of polysilicon. Together with the Company's suppliers, believe that traceability will remain an ongoing topic and as such will monitor and follow up on a project specific level. With some early adopters in the industry there are some possibilities for tracing through to metal grade silicon, which is a tier deeper than polysilicon. In 2024 Scatec will continue to develop the sustainability framework to remain on top of the industry developments with regards to human rights and tracing of material requirements. The Company updated the Supplier Qualification procedure to include traceability mapping of all key suppliers (not just module suppliers) based on the supplier's bills of material. Scatec engages regularly on the matter with investors and other key stakeholders through weekly updates on progress and key initiatives.

Scatec received 29 whistleblower reports during 2023 with zero confirmed incidents of corruption. The whistleblower reports relate to alleged conflicts of interest, internal financial controls, the workplace environment, safety, data privacy and human relations concerns. All reports were investigated in line with Company procedures and subsequently closed. The Company continues to raise awareness regarding the Code of Conduct and its zero-tolerance policy for corruption through training, targeted workshops, and communication. Mandatory anti-corruption and code of conduct training is provided to all employees. As at the publication of the report, 100% of all employees within scope had completed the training.

To the General Meeting of Scatec ASA

Independent auditor's assurance report on report on salary and other remuneration to directors

Opinion

We have performed an assurance engagement to obtain reasonable assurance that Scatec ASA report on salary and other remuneration to directors (executive remuneration report) for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 has been prepared in accordance with section 6-16 b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the accompanying regulation.

In our opinion, the executive remuneration report has been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with section 6-16 b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the accompanying regulation.

Board of directors' responsibilities

The board of directors is responsible for the preparation of the executive remuneration report and that it contains the information required in section 6-16 b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the accompanying regulation and for such internal control as the board of directors determines is necessary for the preparation of an executive remuneration report that is free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

Our Independence and Quality Management

We are independent of the company as required by laws and regulations and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of International Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (IESBA Code), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We apply the International Standard on Quality Management (ISQM) 1, Quality Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance or Related Services Engagements, and accordingly, maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Auditor's responsibilities

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the executive remuneration report contains the information required in section 6-16 b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and the accompanying regulation and that the information in the executive remuneration report is free from material misstatements. We conducted our work in accordance with the International Standard for Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 – "Assurance engagements other than audits or reviews of historical financial information".

We obtained an understanding of the remuneration policy approved by the general meeting. Our procedures included obtaining an understanding of the internal control relevant to the preparation of the executive remuneration report in order to design procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control. Further we performed procedures to ensure completeness and accuracy of the information provided in the executive remuneration report, including whether it contains the information required by the law and accompanying regulation. We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Oslo, 19th of March 2024 PricewaterhouseCoopers AS

Thomas Fraurud State Authorised Public Accountant

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