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Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

Remuneration Information Mar 25, 2024

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Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

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1. Introduction 3
2. Summary of remuneration structure and guidelines 4
3. Remuneration to the Company's Group Management
of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA
6
3.1 Overview 6
3.2 Total renumeration for the Group Management of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA for 2023 6
3.3 Total renumeration for the Group Management of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA for 2022 7
3.4 Performance based bonus to Group Management 7
3.5 Equity Incentive Program for Group Management 8
4. Board of Directors' remuneration 11
4.1 Remuneration for the Board of Directors in Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA 11
4.2 Share purchase program for Board Members 12
4.3 Deviation from policy and application of claw-back 12
5. Development in remuneration and company performance 13
5.1 Board of Directors remuneration 2019-2023 13
5.2 Development in the Company's performance and the Group Management
remuneration 2019-2023
13
5.3 Development in Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA' employee remuneration from 2019-2023 15
6. Statement by the Board of Directors 16
Auditor's report 17

1. Introduction

In accordance with Section 6-16b of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act (the "Companies Act"), the Board of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA (the "Company") is required to draw up an annual report that provides a complete overview of remuneration disbursed and due to leading personnel covered by the guidelines defined in Section 6-16a of the Companies Act. This report meets the requirements set out in the regulations on guidelines for and reporting of remuneration of executive personnel (in Norwegian: "Forskrift om retningslinjer og rapport om godtgjørelse for ledende personer").

Cloudberry has grown and developed significantly in 2023. The company delivered a strong EBITDA of NOK 400m in 2023 (proportionate), compared to NOK 381m in 2022. Group consolidated EBITDA increased from NOK 151m to NOK 262m. The proportionate production increased from 268 GWh to 520 GWh in the same period. Further, the Company acquired 80% of the Odin portfolio in Denmark and became a 100% owner of Captiva which provides asset management and digital solutions to renewable companies.

The remuneration awarded to the leading personnel1 in 2023 was in line with the policy for salary and remuneration for the Company's leading personnel, which was approved by the Company's extraordinary General Meeting held 17 June 2021. The total

remuneration to the Company's leading personnel described in the report is based on market practice and designed to support the Company's strategy, long-term value creation, financial sustainability, as well as to attract new talent and retain the Company's leading personnel. Cloudberry's remuneration of leading personnel shall be competitive and according to Nordic market terms, but not industry leading.

The main purpose of this report is to ensure transparency related to Cloudberry's remuneration policy and the actual remuneration of the leading personnel of Cloudberry and to confirm that Cloudberry complies with the guidelines approved by the Company's General Meeting.

1 Leading personnel include: Members of the group management, members of the Board elected by the shareholders, and other employees that potentially are members of the Board.

2. Summary of remuneration structure and guidelines

The main purpose of the Company's remuneration guidelines is to create a culture for remuneration that promotes the Company's strategy, long-term value creation, sustainability ambitions, and the Company's financial sustainability, while at the same time ensuring the shareholders' influence. The structure and elements of the remuneration policy are described in the guidelines for remuneration of the Company's leading personnel and summarized in the table below:

Element Leading personnel
Objective
Remuneration level Performance measure
Fixed
remuneration
Group
Management
To attract, retain and
motivate leaders with
professional and personal
competences required to
manage the Company.
Competitive in the Nordic
renewables industry,
fixed annual salary
based on the individual's
responsibilities, level of
expertise, experience and
results.
The fixed remuneration
will be subject to annual
assessment and be
determined inter alia
based on the wage
developments in similar
companies and the
society as such.
Performance
based bonus
Group
Management
To drive the group
management's
performance towards
achieving the Company's
financial and strategic
goals, sustainability
ambitions and targets
in accordance with the
desired culture and
company values, and
reward good performance.
The Board of Directors
will determine the level
of bonus based on a
recommendation from the
Compensation Committee
and the CEO (except
for the CEO's own goal
achievement). The plan
is limited to 35 %of gross
annual salary for leading
personnel and 50 % gross
annual salary for the CEO.
The performance-based
bonus plan is based
on key performance
indicators ("KPIs"), both on
a Company level and on
an individual level. The KPIs
include both financial and
non-financial parameters.
The KPIs are individualized
to fit the specific role and
responsibility while also
taking the Company's
overall interests into
consideration.
Equity incentive
program
Group
Management
To align the Company's
and shareholders'
interests and give the
Company's employees
an additional incentive to
ensure to the Company's
long-term success. The
equity incentive program is
also an important tool for
retention of key employees
in the Company.
The equity incentive
program is based on
annual allocations which
is recommended by the
Compensation Committee
and the CEO (expect for
the CEO's own allocation)
and determined by
the Board of Directors
pending the approval
by the General Meeting
in the form of warrants
issued to the participants
of the program. The
equity incentive program
may cover up to 10% of
the issued shares in the
Company.
None
Element Leading personnel Objective Remuneration level Performance measure
Pension plans Group
Management
Provide competitive
pension and insurance
plans according to the
renewables industry in the
Nordics.
N/A N/A
Benefits in kind Group
Management
Align with market to
attract and retain qualified
executives.
Competitive benefits
which are common for
similar positions in the
industry, such as inter
alia, free physical training
and heath check-ups,
high quality canteen,
free phone and cell
phone plan, broadband
subscription, and car
allowance.
N/A
Fixed
remuneration
Board of Directors To attract, retain and
motivate board members
with professional and
personal competences
required to manage the
Company.
Fixed remuneration. Board
members which also are
members of the sub
committees of the Board
will in addition receive
separate remunerations
for this based on a fixed
annual amount based on
recommendation from
Nomination Committee
and approved by General
Meeting
None
Share purchase
program
Board of directors To ensure a close
alignment of interest
between the members
of the Board of Directors
and the Company's
shareholders.
The Board members shall
use 30% of the fixed gross
remuneration (prior to tax)
per year to acquire shares
in the Company, until the
value of the shares of each
individual member reaches
a threshold of two years
of board remuneration.
The shares are offered at a
discount of 15 % and have
a lock-up period of 3 years.
None

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3. Remuneration to the Company's Group Management of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

3.1 Overview

The remuneration of the members of the Group Management has been based on the guidelines determined by the Company's extraordinary General Meeting held 17 June 2021. In 2023, the members of the Group Management, which are covered by this remuneration report, consisted of:

Name Position
Anders Lenborg Chief Executive Officer
Christian Helland Chief Value Officer
Ingrid Bjørdal Chief Compliance and
Organizational Officer
Charlotte Bergqvist Chief Development Officer
Jon Gunnar Solli Chief Operating Officer
Stig J. Østebrøt Chief Technology Officer

The average base salary of the Group Management increased by 14% in 2023 (17% in 2022). The main reason for the increase is changes in tasks and responsibility of Group Management following the significant growth in the Group's business and the general price increase in the market. It is the Company's view that the current base salaries are representative for the individual's responsibilities, level of expertise, experience, and results and in line with Nordic market practice.

3.2 Total renumeration for the Group Management of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA for 2023

Salary and other benefits are presented in tNOK.

FY 2023 Fixed One
year
Variable
Multi-year variable Pension Proportionate of
fixed and variable
renumeration
Base Other Annual Number of
warrants
awarded at
grant date in
Share
based
variable
renume
Pension Total
remune
Fixed Variable
Name Title salary benefits Bonus 2023 ration1 cost ration % %
Anders Lenborg CEO 4 000 4 1 860 3 700 000 7 276 105 13 245 31% 69%
Christian Helland CVO 3 000 4 900 2 700 000 5 431 98 9 433 33% 67%
Jon Gunnar Solli COO 2 000 4 600 1 100 000 2 326 97 5 027 42% 58%
Charlotte Bergqvist CDO 1 294 4 398 1 100 000 2 052 324 4 072 40% 60%
Stig J. Østebrøt CTO 2 750 4 - - - 99 2 853 100% -
Ingrid Bjørdal CCOO 2 050 4 615 600 000 551 103 3 322 65% 35%

1 Equity incentive program is reported on expensed basis, and is non-cash. As such, the earned share-based remuneration for 2023 also includes a portion of LTI earned in previous years.

FY 2022 Fixed One
year
Variable
Multi-year variable Pension Proportionate of
fixed and variable
renumeration
Number of
warrants
awarded at
Share
based
variable
Total
Base Other Annual grant date in renume Pension remune Fixed Variable
Name Title salary benefits Bonus 2022 ration1 cost ration % %
Anders Lenborg CEO 3 300 4 1 650 700 000 6 235 100 11 289 30% 70%
Christian Helland CVO 2 600 4 867 550 000 4 812 90 8 373 32% 68%
Jon Gunnar Solli COO 1 900 4 633 250 000 2 050 90 4 677 43% 57%
Charlotte Bergqvist CDO 1 020 4 399 600 000 845 472 2 740 55% 45%
Stig J. Østebrøt CTO 2 500 4 - - - 79 2 583 100% -
Ingrid Bjørdal2 CCOO 650 4 216 - - 3 873 75% 25%

3.3 Total renumeration for the Group Management of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA for 2022

1 Equity incentive program is reported on expensed basis, and is non-cash. As such, the earned share-based remuneration for 2022 also includes a portion of LTI earned in previous years

2 Ingrid Bjørdal was hired 1 September 2022 and the salary represent 4 months

3.4 Performance based bonus to Group Management

The Group Management is part of the Company's performance-based bonus scheme. The bonus scheme is limited to four times gross monthly salary (35 % of annual salary) for leading personnel and six times gross monthly salary (50 % of annual salary) for the CEO.

The KPIs will consist of both general financial goals and individual quantifiable goals for each employee, which are weighted differently for the different employees. The KPIs will, if appropriate, also include parameters related to the Company's sustainability targets and health and safety policy. In 2023, the main KPIs used to assess and determine performance-based bonus were the following:

  • · Corporate: Expanding the Nordic portfolio, delivering projects on time and cost, creating value per share, EBITDA, organization & culture
  • · Financial: Revenue, EBITDA, value creation pr share, market capitalization and strong balance sheet
  • · ESG: Improved reporting, creating value from ESG, improving direct & indirect emissions, sustaining high score on employee engagement and perceived diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • · Production: Produced volumes (GWh) and operational availability
  • · Development: New construction permits and improved backlog of projects. Delivering projects on time and cost

Achievement of the goals is evaluated at the end of each fiscal year and a potential bonus is paid as an annual remuneration. Performance related pay for 2023 was determined and paid in 2024. Based on an evaluation of the performance of the Group Management, no team members were awarded full bonus. The range was from 3.5 to 5.5 months gross salary.

The CEO's performance is assessed against a set of KPI 's agreed with the Board. The Board's assessment is that the CEO together with group management further have developed both the production and the development portfolio. New production has been established and a scalable development agreement in Denmark. In addition the Company has developed into a full fletched independent power producer covering the full life cycle of a portfolio of renewable assets with improved ESG reporting and practices. The CEO has further developed the organization and compliance structure, including implementation of relevant guidelines and instructions according to relevant laws and regulations. Along with improved Company's communication and external positioning. The CEO has supported the management in general and especially within M&A processes throughout the year. The Board is of the opinion that the CEO has met most of the KPI's for 2023 and that the company is well positioned for further growth. As a result, the Board has awarded the CEO a bonus for the 2023 performance of 5.5 months gross salary.

3.5 Equity Incentive Program for Group Management

The General Meeting of the Company has resolved that the Company shall have an equity incentive program which include, among others, the Group Management. Pursuant to the resolution by the General Meeting the equity incentive program may cover up to 10% of the issued shares in the Company.

The purpose of the equity incentive program is to align the Company's and shareholders' interests and give the Company's employees an additional incentive to contribute to the Company's long-term value creation and success. The equity incentive program will also contribute to retaining key employees in the Company.

The equity incentive program is based on annual allocations which is determined by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Meeting in the form of warrants issued to the participants of the program.

The exercise price for the warrants is determined by the Board of Directors based on fair market value of the Shares on the date of allocation. Normally the warrants vest over a period of three years, with 1/3 each year after the allocation. The Board may however deviate from this if the Board finds it appropriate. If one shareholder acquires more than 50% of all shares all warrants are immediately vested.

Upon termination by the employee, the starting point is that the warrants will be cancelled, except for vested options which can be exercised for a limited period of time. More details are outlined in the Equity Incentive Plan & Warrant Terms, which is available on www.cloudberry.no.

Below is a summary of the total warrants granted in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023:

Award date 20.03.2020 25.09.2020 17.06.2021 15.06.2022 26.04.2023
Name Title Warrant
package 1
- WP#1
Warrant
package 2
- WP#2
Warrant
package 3
- WP#3
Warrant
package 4
- WP#4
Warrant
package 5
- WP#5
Total
Anders Lenborg CEO 250 000 545 000 1 900 000 700 000 3 700 000 7 095 000
Christian Helland CVO 150 000 350 000 1 500 000 550 000 2 700 000 5 250 000
Jon Gunnar Solli COO 100 000 200 000 600 000 250 000 1 100 000 2 250 000
Charlotte Bergqvist CDO - - - 600 000 1 100 000 1 700 000
Stig J. Østebrøt CTO - - - - - -
Ingrid Bjørdal (CCOO) CCOO - - - - 600 000 600 000
Other key employees1 275 000 330 000 1 500 000 900 000 3 500 000 6 505 000
Total warrants 775 000 1 425 000 5 500 000 3 000 000 12 700 000 23 400 000

1 Other key employees are employees with key roles, but not part of Group management

The main condition of the option plan Opening
balance
During
the year
Closing balance
Name of Director,
position
warrant package
Specification on
Award date Vesting date No. of warrants granted Exercise period of the share
Strike price
B&S Fair Value -at
award date (NOK)
Total value at award
date (tNOK)
Share options awarded
at the beginning of
the year
Share options awarded:
Awarded at grant date
Share options awarded
and unvested
Share options awarded
and vested
Total share options
outstanding
Anders
Lenborg
WP #1 20/03/2020 20/03/2021 250 000 vested date -
20/03/2025
11.10 3.60 900 250 000 - - 250 000 250 000
WP #2 25/09/2020 25/09/2021 545 000 vested date -
20/09/2025
12.20 4.50 2 453 545 000 - - 545 000 545 000
WP #3 17/06/2021 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
1 900 000 Vested date
- 17/06/2026
12.50 5.60 10 640 1 900 000 - 633 334 1 266 666 1 900 000
WP #4 15/06/2022 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
700 000 Vested date
- 28/04/2027
17.40 4.17 2 919 700 000 - 466 667 233 333 700 000
WP #5 27/04/2023 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
3 700 000 Vested date
- 27/04/2028
12.60 2.42 8 966 - 3 700 000 3 700 000 - 3 700 000
Charlotte
Bergquist
WP #4 15/06/2022 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
600 000 Vested date
- 28/04/2027
17.40 4.17 2 502 600 000 - 400 000 200 000 600 000
WP #5 27/04/2023 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
1 100 000 Vested date
- 27/04/2028
12.60 2.42 2 666 - 1 100 000 1 100 000 - 1 100 000
Christian
Helland
WP #1 20/03/2020 20/03/2021 150 000 vested date -
20/03/2025
11.10 3.60 540 150 000 - - 150 000 150 000
WP #2 25/09/2020 25/09/2021 350 000 vested date -
20/09/2025
12.20 4.50 1 575 350 000 - - 350 000 350 000
WP #3 17/06/2021 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
1 500 000 Vested date
- 17/06/2026
12.50 5.60 8 400 1 500 000 - 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000
WP #4 15/06/2022 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
550 000 Vested date
- 28/04/2027
17.40 4.17 2 294 550 000 - 366 667 183 333 550 000
WP #5 27/04/2023 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
2 700 000 Vested date
- 27/04/2028
12.60 2.42 6 543 - 2 700 000 2 700 000 - 2 700 000
Ingrid
Bjørdal
WP #5 27/04/2023 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
600 000 Vested date
- 27/04/2028
12.60 2.42 1 454 - 600 000 600 000 - 600 000
Jon
Gunnar
WP #1 20/03/2020 20/03/2021 100 000 vested date -
20/03/2025
11.10 3.60 360 100 000 - - 100 000 100 000
Solli WP #2 25/09/2020 25/09/2021 200 000 vested date -
20/09/2025
12.20 4.50 900 200 000 - - 200 000 200 000
WP #3 17/06/2021 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
600 000 Vested date
- 17/06/2026
12.50 5.60 3 360 600 000 - 200 000 400 000 600 000
WP #4 15/06/2022 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
250 000 Vested date
- 28/04/2027
17.40 4.17 1 043 250 000 - 166 667 83 333 250 000
WP #5 27/04/2023 1/3 vest after
12, 24 and 36
months
1 100 000 Vested date
- 27/04/2028
12.60 2.42 2 666 - 1 100 000 1 100 000 - 1 100 000

Below is a summary of the warrants awarded, and the opening and closing balance in 2023:

Opening and closing balance
FY2023
Opening
balance
Closing balance
Name of Group Management team No. of warrants
awarded at
begining of year
No. of warrants
granted for 2023
No. of options
exercised
Warrants
unvested
Total number
of warrants
Anders Lenborg (CEO) 3 395 000 3 700 000 - 4 800 001 7 095 000
Christian Helland (CVO) 2 550 000 2 700 000 - 3 566 667 5 250 000
Jon Gunnar Solli (COO) 1 150 000 1 100 000 - 1 466 667 2 250 000
Charlotte Bergqvist (CDO) 600 000 1 100 000 - 1 500 000 1 700 000
Stig J. Østebrøt (CTO) - - - - -
Ingrid Bjørdal (CCOO) - 600 000 - 600 000 600 000

4. Board of Directors' remuneration

Each year, the general meeting determines the remuneration of the Board of Directors based on the Nomination Committee's proposal. The Board's remuneration shall reflect the Board's responsibilities, expertise, and use of time and the complexity of the business. Remuneration is based on a fixed annual amount, hence not dependent on any results.

Board members which also are members of the Board in the sub-committees, such as the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the ESG-committee will in addition receive separate remuneration for their contributions. Remuneration for positions in these sub-committees is also based on a fixed annual amount.

4.1 Remuneration for the Board of Directors in Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

The tables below set out the remuneration to the Board of Directors, figures are presented in tNOK

NOK 1 000 Board Renume Share
Name Title renume
ration
Audit
committe
ration
committee
ESG
committee
Total
remuneration
Paid in
2023
holding
31.12.2023 1
Tove Feld Chairperson of
the Board
610 47 45 - 702 - 19 188
Petter W. Borg Board Member 305 - 34 34 373 362 2 262 547
Benedicte H. Fossum Board Member 305 - - 45 350 330 145 344
Stefanie Witte Board Member 305 - 34 - 339 320 9 044
Henrik Joelsson Board Member 305 47 - - 352 333 49 044
Nicolai Nordstrand Board Member 305 74 - - 379 333 41 019 323
Alexandra Koefoed Board Member 305 - - 34 339 - 9 594

Remuneration for period between General Meetings for 2023/2024

1 Petter W. Borg also holds Shares via Caddie Invest AS and Kewa Invest AS.

Henrik Joelsson also holds Shares via HJ Business Development AB

Nicolai Nordstrand is also closely related to, as the CEO, in Havfonn AS and Snefonn AS.

Benedicte H. Fossum also holds Shares via Mittas AS and is closely associated with Jeshol AS.

Remuneration for period between General Meetings for 2022/2023

NOK 1 000 Board
renume
Audit Renume
ration
ESG Total Paid in Share
holding
Name Title ration committe committee committee remuneration 2022 31.12.2022 1
Frank J Berg Chairperson of
the Board
575 70 - - 645 260 3 209 805
Petter W. Borg Board Member 288 - 42 32 362 258 2 253 503
Benedicte H. Fossum Board Member 288 - - 42 330 245 100 103
Liv E. Lønnum Board Member 288 - 32 - 320 205 7 765
Stefanie Witte Board Member 288 - 32 - 320 - -
Henrik Joelsson Board Member 288 45 - - 333 - -
Nicolai Nordstrand Board Member 288 45 - - 333 - 31 264
Morten S. Bergesen Board Member - - - - - 255 40 965 279

1 Frank J. Berg holds Shares via CCPartner AS.

Petter W. Borg holds Shares via Caddie Invest AS and Kewa Invest AS.

Morten S. Bergesen holds Shares via Havfonn AS. In addition, he is the CEO in Havfonn AS and Snefonn AS. Benedicte H. Fossum holds Shares via Mittas AS.

4.2 Share purchase program for Board Members

The Company has also introduced a share purchase program for the Board members. The purpose of the share purchase program is to ensure a close alignment of interest between the members of the Board of Directors and the Company's shareholders.

According to the program the Board members shall use 30% of the fixed gross board remuneration (prior to tax) per year to acquire shares in the Company, until the value of the shares of each individual member reaches a threshold of two years of board remuneration. The Board members shall after the threshold of two years board remuneration has been achieved, be offered to use up to 30% of the gross board remuneration (prior to tax) to acquire shares. The shares that are acquired pursuant to the program will be subject to a three-year lock-up and will be offered at a subscription price which is 15% below the prevailing market price. The program is personal for each member of the Board and the ownership of the shares must maintain under the control of the board member at all times.

In May 2023 the following shares were acquired under the share purchase program:

Name of Board member Number of shares Strike Total share
purchase (NOK)
Petter W. Borg 9 044 9.540 86 280
Benedicte H. Fossum 5 241 9.540 49 999
Stefanie Witte 9 044 9.540 86 280
Henrik Joelsson 9 044 9.540 86 280
Nicolai Nordstrand 9 044 9.540 86 280
Tove Feld 19 178 9.540 182 953
Alexandra Koefoed 9 044 9.540 86 280
Total 69 639 664 351

4.3 Deviation from policy and application of claw-back

In 2023, there were no clawbacks applied or any deviations from the Company's remuneration policy. Further, the Board did not make any significant changes to the performance-based bonus scheme. On April 27 2023 the General Meeting approved the issuance of up to 12.7 million new warrants as part of the Company's equity incentive scheme. The Equity Incentive Plan may cover up to 10% of the Company's issued shares from time to time.

5. Development in remuneration and company performance

5.1 Board of Directors remuneration 2019-2023

A summary of the development of the Board's remuneration for members serving in 2023, in the five-year period 2019–2023 is provided in the table below, figures are presented in TNOK:

Name Title 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024
Tove Feld Chairperson of the Board - - - - 702
Petter W. Borg Board member - 188 345 362 373
Benedicte H. Fossum Board member - 175 345 330 350
Stefanie Witte Board member - - - 320 339
Henrik Joelsson Board member - - - 333 352
Nicolai Nordstrand Board member - - - 333 379
Alexandra Koefoed Board member - - - - 339
Frank J Berg Past Chairperson - no longer BoD
member after 2023 AGM
- 200 610 645 -
Liv E. Lønnum No longer BoD member after 2023 AGM - 175 305 320 -
Morten S. Bergesen No longer BoD member after 2022 AGM - 175 355 - -

The Cloudberry Group was founded through a business combination in February 2020 and was listed on Oslo Børs Euronext Growth in April 2020. The Board of Directors was then established with five members. In June 2021 Cloudberry transferred to the main list on Oslo Stock Exchange. At the Company's General Meeting held 27 April 2022 the Board was expanded with two members, in total seven.

5.2 Development in the Company's performance and the Group Management remuneration 2019-2023 1

KPI 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (proportionate) Financial mNOK - 5 83 646 711
EBITDA (proportionate) Financial mNOK - (27) (25) 381 401
Market capitalization year-end 2 Financial mNOK 5 1 486 3 787 3 612 3 368
CO2
reduction EU-27 electricity mix
Sustainability tons CO2 eq. - 5 378 29 133 59 496 121 863
Proportionate production Production GWh - 21 117 268 520
Construction permit year-end Development MW - 151 160 128 60

1 For Group consolidated performance figures please refer to the Group annual report for 2023.

2 For the year end 2019 is total equity presentet as the Company was not listed.

The Group was formed in a business combination in February 2020, hence comparable figures are for the Company only.

The tables below present a summary of the development of the total remuneration of the Group Management in the five-year period 2019–2023:

5.2.1 Comparative table of the total renumeration reported from 2019-2023, figures are presented in TNOK:

Name of Group
Management team
Title 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Anders Lenborg Chief Executive Officer 641 3 510 5 866 11 289 13 245
Christian Helland 1 Chief Value Officer 158 2 382 4 140 8 373 9 433
Jon Gunnar Solli 2 Chief Operating Officer 594 2 318 3 119 4 677 5 027
Charlotte Bergqvist Chief Development Officer - - - 2 740 4 092
Stig J. Østebrøt Chief Technology Officer - - - 2 583 2 853
Ingrid Bjørdal 3 Chief Compliance and
Organizational Officer
- - - 873 3 322
Suna Alkan 4 Chief Sustainability Officer 211 1 999 2 486 - -
Tor Arne Pedersen 5 Chief Development Officer - 2 151 2 492 - -

The Group was formed in a business combination in February 2020, hence comparable figures are for the Company only. Please note that a large portion of the total remuneration represents the equity incentive programe (warrants) which is non-cash.

1 Christian Helland was hired October 2019 and remuneration in 2019 represent 3 months.

2 Jon Gunnar was hired in August 2018 and remuneration in 2018 represent 5 months .

3 Ingrid Bjørdal was hired 1 September 2022 and the salary represent 4 months.

4 Suna Alkan was hired in September 2019 and remuneration in 2019 represent 4 months.

5 Tor Arne Pedersen was included in Febrary 2020 and remuneration in 2020 represent 10 months.

Please note that in 2019 the Group was not formed, and management remuneration was related to being an infrastructure investment fund with AIF concession from Finanstilsynet.

5.2.2 Comparative table of the fixed annual base salary of Group Management over the last five reported financial years:

Name of Group
Management team
Title 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Anders Lenborg Chief Executive Officer - 283% 17% 22% 21%
Christian Helland Chief Value Officer - 200% 17% 24% 15%
Jon Gunnar Solli Chief Operating Officer - 209% 3% 3% 5%
Charlotte Bergqvist Chief Development Officer - - - N/A 27%
Stig J. Østebrøt Chief Technology Officer - - - N/A 10%
Ingrid Bjørdal Chief Compliance and
Organizational Officer
- - - N/A 5%
Suna Alkan Chief Sustainability Officer - 167% 3% N/A N/A
Tor Arne Pedersen Chief Development Officer - - 3% N/A N/A

N/A represent that there are no numbers to compare with.

5.3 Development in Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA' employee remuneration from 2019-2023

The table below summarize the development in Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA' key financial metrics and average total remuneration on a full-time equivalent basis of all employees in the five-year period 2019–2023.

NOK 1 000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Average base salary employees 600 1 148 1 252 1 039 1 100
Average variable remuneration employees - 579 720 443 442
Average pension cost employees 31 68 78 74 71
Average total remuneration employees 631 1 795 2 050 1 556 1 613
Average remuneration growth - 184% 14% (24%) 4%
Number of FTE 3 8 12 55 65

In 2023, the average fixed base salary pay-ratio of the CEO compared to a full-time equivalent employee of the Company was 3.8 (3.3 in 2022).

6. Statement by the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has today considered and approved the Remuneration Report of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA for the financial year 2022. The Remuneration Report has been prepared in accordance with section 6-16b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. The Remuneration Report will be presented for an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting in 2024.

Oslo, 19 March 2024

The Board of Directors of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

Tove Feld

Chair of the Board

Nicolai Nordstrand Board member

Petter W. Borg

Board member

Stefanie Witte Board member

Benedicte Fossum

Board member

Alexandra Koefoed

Board member

Henrik Joelsson Board member

Auditor's report

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S ASSURANCE REPORT ON REMUNERATION REPORT

To the General Meeting of Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA

Opinion

We have performed an assurance engagement to obtain reasonable assurance that Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA's report on salary and other remuneration to directors (the 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 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 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 a remuneration report that is free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

Our independence and quality control

We are independent of the company in accordance with the requirements of the relevant laws and regulations in Norway and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (IESBA Code), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. The firm applies International Standard on Quality Management, which requires the firm to design, implement and operate a system of quality management including policies or 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 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 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 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 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.

2 Oslo, 19 March 2024 ERNST & YOUNG AS Asbjørn Ler State Authorised Public Accountant (Norway)

Independent auditor's assurance report on remuneration report - Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA 2023

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Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA Frøyas gate 15 0273 Oslo, Norway

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