AGM Information • May 19, 2022
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(org.nr. 895 436 232)
("Selskapet")
Avholdt 19. mai 2022, kl. 17.00 CEST i Selskapets lokaler, 22275 SW 272nd Street, Homestead, Florida 33031, USA.
I henhold til styrets innkalling til ordinær generalforsamling forelå følgende agenda:
In case of discrepancy between the Norwegian language original text and the English language translation, the Norwegian text shall prevail
IN
(reg.no. 895 436 232)
(the "Company")
Held 19 May 2022 at 17.00 (CEST) at the premises of the Company, 22275 SW 272nd Street, Homestead, Florida 33031, USA.
In accordance with the Board of Directors' notice to the annual general meeting the following was on the agenda:
Generalforsamlingen ble åpnet av styreleder Johan E. Andreassen på vegne av styret.
Det ble foretatt opptak av fortegnelse over møtende aksjeeiere representert ved deltakelse eller fullmakt. Fortegnelsen er vedlagt denne protokollen som Vedlegg 1.
Johan E. Andreassen ble enstemmig valgt til møteleder. Karl Øystein Øyehaug ble enstemmig valgt til å medundertegne protokollen.
Møteleder reiste spørsmål om det var bemerkninger til innkallingen eller agendaen.
Da det ikke fremkom noen innvendinger, ble innkallingen og dagsorden ansett som enstemmig godkjent.
Møtelederen erklærte generalforsamlingen som lovlig satt.
1 OPENING OF THE MEETING AND RECORDING OF THE PARTICIPATING AND REPRESENTED SHAREHOLDERS
The general meeting was opened by Chairman Johan E. Andreassen on behalf of the board of directors.
It was taken attendance of the shareholders present in person or by proxy. The list of voting shares present is enclosed to these minutes as Appendix 1.
Johan E. Andreassen was unanimously elected to chair the general meeting. Karl Øystein Øyehaug was unanimously elected to co-sign the minutes.
The chairman of the general meeting raised the question whether there were any objections to the notice or the agenda of the general meeting.
No such objections were made, and the notice and the agenda were unanimously approved.
The chairman of the general meeting declared that the general meeting as lawfully convened.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag, og viste til Selskapets årsregnskap, årsberetning og revisors redegjørelse for regnskapsåret 2021.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende enstemmige vedtak:
Årsregnskapet og årsberetningen, herunder konsernregnskapet, for regnskapsåret 2021 godkjennes.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag og viste til at dette er i tråd kompensasjonskomiteens forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Følgende fastsettes for honorar til styret:
Honoraret til styremedlemmene skal være USD 50 000 per år. Dette gjelder frem til ordinær generalforsamling i 2023. Ordinære styremedlemmer skal i tillegg motta et honorar på USD 2 000 per styremøte. Styrets leder er ansatt i Atlantic Sapphire USA LLC og vil derfor ikke motta verken fast honorar eller honorar per styremøte.
Det faste honoraret skal deles i fire like deler og utbetales kvartalsvis i starten av hvert kvartal,
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal, and referred to the Company's annual accounts, directors' report and auditor's report for the financial year 2021.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:
The 2021 annual accounts and the annual report, including the group accounts, are approved.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal, and referred to the fact that the board's proposal is in line with the proposal of the compensation committee.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The following is determined with respect to remuneration for the Board of Directors:
The remuneration to the directors of the Board of Directors shall be USD 50,000 per year. This shall apply until the annual general meeting in 2023. In addition, the ordinary directors shall receive a fee of USD 2,000 per Board meeting. As the chairman is an employee of Atlantic Sapphire USA LLC, the fixed remuneration to the chairman and the meeting fee will be waived.
The fixed remuneration shall be divided into four equal parts and be paid quarterly at the beginning of each quarter, while the Board
mens honoraret for styremøter utbetales i slutten av hvert kvartal.
Følgende fastsettes for honorar til komitéene med effekt frem ordinær generalforsamling i 2023:
Honorar til leder av kompensasjonskomiteen skal være USD 10 000 per år i tillegg til et honorar per møte på USD 1 000. Øvrige medlemmer av kompensasjonskomiteen skal motta et honorar på USD 1 000 per møte.
Honorar til leder av nominasjonskomiteen skal være USD 7 500 per år i tillegg til et honorar per møte på USD 1 000. Øvrige medlemmer av nominasjonskomitéen som ikke er ansatt av Selskapet skal motta et honorar på USD 1 000 per møte.
Honorar til leder av revisjonskomiteen skal være USD 10 000 per år i tillegg til et honorar per møte på USD 1 000. Øvrige medlemmer av revisjonskomiteen som ikke er ansatt av Selskapet skal motta et honorar på USD 1 000 per møte.
Det faste lederhonoraret deles i fire like deler og utbetales kvartalsvis i starten av hvert kvartal, mens honoraret for komitémøter utbetales til leder og øvrige medlemmer i slutten av hvert kvartal.
I tillegg til ovennevnte skal lederen og hvert medlem av revisjonskomiteen motta en engangsutbetaling på henholdsvis USD 10 000 og 5 000 for deres arbeid i perioden fra opprettelsen av revisjonskomiteen og frem til datoen for den ordinære generalforsamlingen i 2022.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
meeting fee will be paid at the end of each quarter.
The following is determined with respect to remuneration to the committees with effect until the annual general meeting in 2023:
The remuneration to the chairperson of the compensation committee shall be USD 10,000 per year, in addition to a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting. The remaining compensation committee members shall receive a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting.
The remuneration to the chairperson of the nomination committee shall be USD 7,500 per year, in addition to a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting. The remaining nonexecutive nomination committee members shall receive a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting.
The remuneration to the chairperson of the audit committee shall be USD 10,000 per year, in addition to a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting. The remaining non-executive audit committee members shall receive a fee of USD 1,000 per committee meeting.
The fixed remuneration to the committee chairpersons will be divided into four equal parts and paid quarterly at the beginning of each quarter, while the committee meeting fee will be paid to the committee chairpersons and committee members at the end of each quarter.
In addition to the above, the chairperson and each member of the audit committee shall receive a one-time payment of USD 10,000 and USD 5,000, respectively, for their work in the period from the establishment of the audit committee and until the date of the annual general meeting in 2022.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Godtgjørelse til revisor for 2021 på USD 343 000 i revisjonshonorar godkjennes.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for valgkomiteens innstilling og styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Styrets medlemmer gjenvelges for en ny periode på ett år, frem til neste ordinære generalforsamling.
Styret består således av følgende personer:
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The remuneration to the auditor for 2021 of USD 343,000 in auditor fees is approved.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the recommendations of the nomination committee and the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The members of the Board of Directors are reelected for a period of one year, until the next annual general meeting.
The Board of Directors shall consequently consist of:
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for valgkomiteens innstilling og styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Dagens medlemmer av valgkomitéen gjenvelges for en ny periode på to år.
Valgkomiteen vil bestå av:
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the recommendations of the nomination committee and the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The current members of the Nomination Committee are re-elected for a new two-year period.
The Nomination Committee of the Company shall consist of:
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
PriceWaterhouseCoopers AS, org.nr. 987 009 713, Dronning Eufemias gate 71, 0194 Oslo, skal være Selskapets revisor.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag, og viste til styrets forslag til oppdaterte retningslinjer.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Generalforsamlingen godkjenner Selskapets oppdaterte retningslinjer for lønn og annen godtgjørelse til Selskapets ledende personer.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag, og viste til styrets rapport om godtgjørelse til ledende personer.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Generalforsamlingen gir sin tilslutning til rapporten om lønn og annen godtgjørelse til ledende personer i Atlantic Sapphire ASAkonsernet.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers AS, reg.no. 987 009 713, Dronning Eufemias gate 71, 0194 Oslo, Norway shall be the auditor of the Company.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal, and referred to the board's proposal for updated guidelines.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The general meeting approves the Company's updated guidelines on salary and other remuneration for the Company's leading persons.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal, and referred to the remuneration report for leading personnel prepared by the board.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The general meeting endorses the report on salary and other remuneration to leading personnel of the Atlantic Sapphire ASA group. Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Generalforsamlingen tiltrer styrets erklæring om eierstyring og selskapsledelse.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The general meeting endorses the statement on corporate governance.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
1 Styrefullmakten gitt 12. mai 2021 trekkes tilbake.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
1 The authorization granted on 12 May 2021 is withdrawn.
2 The Board of Directors is given the authority to increase the share capital with up to NOK 200,000 through the issuance of up to 2,000,000 new shares, with a face value of NOK 0.10. Within this limit, the authorization may be used several times.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
Møteleder redegjorde for styrets forslag.
Generalforsamlingen fattet deretter følgende vedtak:
Styret gis herved fullmakt til å ta opp konvertible lån for et beløp tilsvarende inntil USD 150 millioner, jf. allmennaksjeloven § 11-8. Innenfor denne rammen kan fullmakten benyttes flere ganger.
Tegningskurs og andre vilkår ved låneopptaket besluttes av styret.
Ved konvertering av lånet til aksjer i Selskapet kan Selskapets aksjekapital økes med inntil NOK 4 552 427. Aksjeeiernes fortrinnsrett ved tegning av lånene skal kunne fravikes.
Fullmakten skal gjelde frem til ordinær generalforsamling 2023, likevel ikke senere enn 30. juni 2023.
Beslutningen ble truffet med nødvendig flertall, jf. avstemmingsresultatet inntatt som Vedlegg 2 til denne protokollen.
* * *
Ingen andre saker foreligger til behandling.
The chairman of the meeting gave an account for the board's proposal.
Following this, the general meeting passed the following resolution:
The Board is hereby granted the authority to raise convertible loans for an amount corresponding to up to USD 150 million, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 11-8. Within this limit, the authorization may be used several times.
Subscription price and other terms related to the raise of the loan shall be determined by the Board.
Upon conversion of the loan to shares in the Company, the share capital of the Company may be increased with up to NOK 4,552,427. The existing shareholders preferential right to subscribe for the loans may be deviated from.
The authorization shall be valid until the annual general meeting in 2023, however not later than 30 June 2023.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. the result of the voting set out in Appendix 2 to the minutes.
* * *
No other matters are on the agenda.
Miami, 19 May 2022
| Atlantic Sapphire ASA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of shares | 91,048,551 | ||
| ISIN: NO0010768500 | |||
| Total shares present in person | 1,091,425 Total shares present | 33,231,650 | |
| Total shares present by proxy | 32,140,225 % of outstanding shares present | 36.5% | |
| Number of | % of outstanding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Present | Proxy | shares | shares | % of votes |
| ALSCO AS | X, to Chairman | 9,939,540 | 10.92 | 29.91 | |
| Pelham Long Sh Small Cap | X, to Chairman | 6,828,591 | 7.50 | 20.55 | |
| SKAGEN KON-TIKI | X, to Chairman | 4,931,417 | 5.42 | 14.84 | |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | X, to Chairman | 4,484,353 | 4.93 | 13.49 | |
| Pelham SPV Fund III LTD | X, to Chairman | 1,420,155 | 1.56 | 4.27 | |
| Handelsbanken AM | X, to Chairman | 1,372,847 | 1.51 | 4.13 | |
| JEA INVEST AS | X | 1,073,770 | 1.18 | 3.23 | |
| INNOVATIVE AQUACULTURE INVESTMENTS | X, to Chairman | 697,899 | 0.77 | 2.10 | |
| Polygon Euro EQ OPP | X, to Chairman | 450,020 | 0.49 | 1.35 | |
| Evermore Global Value Fund | X, to Chairman | 406,402 | 0.45 | 1.22 | |
| Karlin Holdings LP | X, to Chairman | 315,318 | 0.35 | 0.95 | |
| Blackwell Partners | X, to Chairman | 299,858 | 0.33 | 0.90 | |
| DNB AM Norske Aksjer | X, to Chairman | 232,236 | 0.26 | 0.70 | |
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd | X, to Chairman | 172,780 | 0.19 | 0.52 | |
| O. Hovde AS | X, to Chairman | 101,086 | 0.11 | 0.30 | |
| Equinor Pensjon | X, to Chairman | 88,500 | 0.10 | 0.27 | |
| Storebrand Sicav | X, to Chairman | 71,435 | 0.08 | 0.21 | |
| State Street Global Advisors Trust | X, to Chairman | 71,341 | 0.08 | 0.21 | |
| Båtstø Brug AS | X, to Chairman | 60,307 | 0.07 | 0.18 | |
| Citibank Europe PLC | X, to Chairman | 41,436 | 0.05 | 0.12 | |
| State of Wisconsin Invest Board | X, to Chairman | 20,448 | 0.02 | 0.06 | |
| State Street MSCI EAFE Small Cap | X, to Chairman | 19,413 | 0.02 | 0.06 | |
| UTGÅRD, TORGEIR MARVIN | X, to Chairman | 18,655 | 0.02 | 0.06 | |
| ØYEHAUG, KARL Ø. | X | 17,655 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| Equinor Insurance AS | X, to Chairman | 17,500 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| State Street Global Advisors Trust | X, to Chairman | 16,516 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| Mercer QIF CCF | X, to Chairman | 14,771 | 0.02 | 0.04 | |
| SDPR S AND P INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | X, to Chairman | 6,943 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| Washington State Investment Board | X, to Chairman | 5,246 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Group | X, to Chairman | 5,214 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| PER | X, to Chairman | 6,766 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| AHMETAGIC, RAMIZ | X, to Chairman | 4,027 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| City of Philadelphia Public Empl | X, to Chairman | 3,244 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| State Street Global All Cap | X, to Chairman | 2,400 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Vanguard Investment Series PLC | X, to Chairman | 1,843 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| TD Ameritrade Clearing INC AC | X, to Chairman | 1,735 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Abu Dhabi Pension Fund | X, to Chairman | 1,249 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SSGA SPDR ETFS EUROPE II PUBLIC LI | X, to Chairman | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 1,166 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| CAPPELEN, CATHRINE SIEBKE Sarah |
X, to Chairman | 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| X, to Chairman | 1,000 856 |
0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Vanguard Int Small Com Index Fund | X, to Chairman | ||||
| BREILAND, JAN PETTER | X, to Chairman | 529 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Vanguard Marketing Corp | X, to Chairman | 510 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| D A Davidson & Co | X, to Chairman | 500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| DOMAAS, LARS | X, to Chairman | 500 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| ROSENBERG, ANNA KAROLINE | X, to Chairman | 400 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| The Regents of the University of C | X, to Chairman | 392 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| VIK, LARS CHRISTIAN | X, to Chairman | 352 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Fred Fettinger III TTEE | X, to Chairman | 300 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| The State of Connecticut Act | X, to Chairman | 269 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Lawrence | X, to Chairman | 200 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| EKEBERG-SANDE, ØYSTEIN | X, to Chairman | 127 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Legal & General ICAV | X, to Chairman | 113 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SDPR PORTFOLIO EUROPE ETF | X, to Chairman | 112 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| SPDR PORT MSCI GL STOCK MARKET ETF | X, to Chairman | 107 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund | X, to Chairman | 96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| IAM National Pension Fund | X, to Chairman | 82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Stichting Pensioenfonds Voor Huisa | X, to Chairman | 60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| TROTT, STUART | X, to Chairman | 50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Andrew | X, to Chairman | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Mr Edward C Craddock | X, to Chairman | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Voting Overview - Atlantic Sapphire ASA - AGM 19 May 2022
| Item 1 | For Against Abstained |
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|---|---|---|
| 33,222,649 9,001 - |
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| Item 2 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,222,649 9,001 - |
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| Item 3 | For Against Abstained 33,222,649 9,001 - |
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| Item 4 | For Against Abstained 33,222,649 9,001 - |
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| Item 5 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,161,232 60,907 9,511 |
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| Item 6 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,162,342 69,308 - |
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| Item 7 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,122,605 99,534 9,511 |
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| Item 8 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,161,832 60,307 9,511 |
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| Item 9 | For Against Abstained 33,222,139 9,511 - |
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| Item 10 | For Against Abstained 33,013,454 208,685 9,511 |
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| Item 11 | For Against Abstained 33,013,454 208,685 9,511 |
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| Item 12 | For Against Abstained 33,161,532 60,607 9,511 |
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| Item 13 | For Against Abstained |
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| 30,888,647 2,272,935 70,068 |
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| Item 14 | For Against Abstained |
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| 33,075,227 146,862 9,561 |
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| Item 15 | For Against Abstained 30,760,268 2,401,514 69,868 |
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