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The annual general meeting of Kongsberg Automotive ASA, business reg. no. 942 593 821 (the "Company") was held on 10 June 2021 at 10:00 hrs (Norwegian time) by way of electronic meeting in accordance with section 2-3 of the Temporary act concerning exemptions from the requirements to hold physical meetings in the company legislation to mitigate consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The following matters were discussed:
The annual general meeting was opened by the chairman of the board, Firass Abi-Nassif.
The chairman of the board registered the attending shareholders, either attending in person, by advance vote or represented by proxy. 273,792,973 shares were represented at the annual general meeting, equal to 26.04% of the total number of shares with voting rights in the Company. The Company owns 3,556,445 treasury shares, which cannot be voted for. A record over represented shareholders is attached to the minutes as Appendix 1. No objections were made to the record.
In addition, the following participated in the meeting: the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Jörg Buchheim, the Chief Financial Officer, Norbert Loers, EVP HR & Communication, Marcus von Pock, General Counsel, Jon Munthe, the Company's auditor, Espen Johansen, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Tor Himberg-Larsen as well as the members of the Board of Directors.
Attorney at law Simen Mejlænder was elected as chairperson of the meeting and Tor Himberg-Larsen was elected to co-sign the minutes.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The notice and agenda of the annual general meeting were approved.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairperson referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors in the notice. In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The Annual General Meeting approved the consolidated and parent company financial statements for 2020 in accordance with the Board's proposal. The annual report was approved. The Annual General Meeting decided that no dividend should be paid for 2020.
The Annual General Meeting allocated Kongsberg Automotive ASA's annual result as follows: Transferred to retained earnings EUR (10.7) million.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairperson referred to the Company's statement on corporate governance. No objections were made against the statement.
The chairman of the Nomination Committee presented the Nomination Committee's proposal.
The Annual General Meeting elected directors to the Board of Directors in accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee.
The election was made with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (2) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
Following the election, the Board of Directors comprises the following shareholder elected members:
| Ellen M. Hanetho, | Board member - | re-elected for the period until the next | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| annual general meeting | |||||
| Firass Abi-Nassif, | Board member - | re-elected for the period until the next | |||
| annual general meeting | |||||
| Emese Weissenbacher | Board member - | re-elected for the period until the next | |||
| general meeting | |||||
| Gerard Cordonnier | Board member - | re-elected for the period until the next | |||
| general meeting | |||||
| Peter Schmitt | Board member - | re-elected for the period until the next | |||
| general meeting |
The chairman of the Nomination Committee presented the Nomination Committee's proposal.
The Annual General Meeting approved the remuneration to the Board of Directors for the period 2021/2022 in accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee as set out below:
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | NOK 510,000 |
|---|---|
| Other shareholder elected board members | NOK 455,000 |
| Employee elected representatives | NOK 135,000 |
| Employee elected deputy members | NOK 8,000 per meeting attended |
The Annual General Meeting further approved an additional compensation for the board for the period from 2020/2021 in accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee as set out below:
| Shareholder elected board members, other | NOK 100,000 |
|---|---|
| than the chair | |
| Employee elected representatives | NOK 50,000 |
The Annual General Meeting approved the remuneration to the members of the board committees for the period 2021/2022 in accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee as set out below:
| Chair of the Audit Committee | NOK 90,000 |
|---|---|
| Member of the Audit Committee | NOK 70,000 |
| Chair of the Compensation Committee | NOK 60,000 |
| Member of the Compensation Committee | NOK 45,000 |
The resolutions were passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairman of the Nomination Committee presented the Nomination Committee's proposal.
The Annual General Meeting elected members to the Nomination Committee in accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee.
The election was made with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (2) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
Following the election, the Nomination Committee comprises the following members:
| Tor Himberg-Larsen, chair | Re-elected for the period until the next general meeting |
|---|---|
| Synnøve Gjønnes | Re-elected for the period until the next general meeting |
| Lasse Johan Olsen |
Re-elected for the period until the next general meeting |
The Annual General Meeting approved the remuneration to the members of the Nomination Committee for the period 2021/2022 in accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee as set out below:
Chair of the Nomination Committee NOK 65,000 yearly (in addition to the compensation per meeting as approved for the members of the Nomination Committee).
Member of the Nomination Committee NOK 6,000 per meeting.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors in the notice.
In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The Annual General Meeting approved the auditing fees for Kongsberg Automotive ASA for 2020 at EUR 165.9 thousand.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors in the notice.
In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The Annual General Meeting approved the Guidelines for Salary and Other Remuneration to Senior Executives.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors in the notice.
In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The Annual General Meeting approved the proposed Long-Term Incentive plan for 2021.
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors and further reasoning in the notice.
In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The Board is authorized to acquire up to 105,486,064 treasury shares on behalf of the Company, cf. §§ 9-2 ff. of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act, on the following conditions:
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-18 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the Board of Directors and further reasoning in the notice.
In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting made the following resolution:
The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-18 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.
* * *
There were no further matters to be resolved. The annual general meeting was accordingly adjourned.
Oslo, 10 June 2021
[not to be signed]
[not to be signed] _______________________
_______________________ Simen Mejlænder Chairperson
Tor Himberg-Larsen Elected to co-sign
Appendices:
| ISIN: | N00003033102 KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA |
|---|---|
| General meeting date: 10/06/2021 10.00 | |
| Today: | 10.06.2021 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 1,054,860,644 | |
| - own shares of the company | 3,556,445 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 1,051,304,199 | |
| Represented by own shares | 280,715 | 0.03 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 13,780,486 | 1.31 % |
| Sum own shares | 14,061,201 | 1.34 % |
| Represented by proxy | 2,125,962 | 0.20 % |
| Represented by voting instruction | 257,605,810 | 24.50 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 259,731,772 | 24.71 % |
| Total represented with voting rights | 273,792,973 | 26.04 % |
| Total represented by share capital | 273,792,973 | 25.96 % |
Registrar for the company:
NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
Signature company : KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA
ISIN: NO0003033102 KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA General meeting date: 10/06/2021 10.00 Today: 10.06.2021
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda item 3 Election of a chairperson of the meeting and a co-signer for the minutes | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,279,490 | 445,265 | 68,218 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.81 % | 0.16 % | 0.03 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.81 % | 0.16 % | 0.03 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.91 % | 0.04 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,279,490 | 445,265 | 68,218 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 4 Approval of the notice and agenda | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,733,562 | 600 | 58,811 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.95 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,733,562 | 600 | 58,811 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 5 Adoption of the consolidated and parent company financial statements for 2020, including allocation | ||||||
| of profit for the year and approval of t Ordinær |
0 | |||||
| votes cast in % | 273,288,872 99.82 % |
445,265 0.16 % |
58,836 0.02 % |
273,792,973 | 273,792,973 | |
| 99.82 % | 0.16 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| representation of sc in % total sc in % |
0.04 % | |||||
| Total | 25.91 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | ||
| 273,288,872 | 445,265 | 58,836 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 6.1 Election of directors to the Board of Directors | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,111,127 99.75 % |
500,561 | 181,285 0.07 % |
273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.75 % | 0.18 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 25.89 % | 0.05 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,111,127 | 500,561 | 181,285 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 6.1a Firass Abi-Nassif | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,115,927 | 495,761 | 181,285 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.75 % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | |||
| representation of sc in % total sc in % |
99.75 % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 25.89 % | 0.05 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| 273,115,927 | 495,761 | 181,285 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 6.1b Ellen M. Hanetho | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,600,446 | 10,242 | 182,285 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.93 % | 0.00 % | 0.07 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.93 % | 0.00 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,600,446 | 10,242 182,285 273,792,973 | O | 273,792,973 | ||
| Agenda item 6.1c Emese Weissenbacher Ordinær |
494,557 | 0 | ||||
| votes cast in % | 273,116,131 99.75 % |
0.18 % | 182,285 0.07 % |
273,792,973 | 273,792,973 | |
| 99.75 % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| representation of sc in % total sc in % |
0.05 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 25.89 % | 0.02 % | 0 | |||
| 273,116,131 | 494,557 | 182,285 | 273,792,973 | 273,792,973 | ||
| Agenda item 6.1d Gerard Cordonnier Ordinær |
273,116,131 | 494,557 | 182,285 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.75 % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | |||
| 99.75 % | 0.18 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| representation of sc in % total sc in % |
25.89 % | 0.05 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 0 | |||||
| Agenda item 6.1e Peter Schmitt | 273,116,131 | 494,557 | 182,285 | 273,792,973 | 273,792,973 | |
| Ordinær | 0 | |||||
| votes cast in % | 273,151,131 99.77 % |
459,557 0.17 % |
182,285 0.07 % |
273,792,973 | 273,792,973 | |
| representation of sc in % | 99.77 % | 0.17 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.90 % | 0.04 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,151,131 | 459,557 | 182,285 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 6.2 Approval of remuneration to the Board of Directors and the Board committees. |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 273,007,715 | 648,204 | 137,054 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.71 % | 0.24 % | 0.05 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.71 % | 0.24 % | 0.05 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.88 % | 0.06 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,007,715 | 648,204 | 137,054 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 7.1 Valg av medlemmer til valgkomiteen, herunder leder | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,613,991 | 19.692 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,613,991 | 19,692 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 7.1a Tor Himberg-Larsen, chairperson | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,618,791 | 14,892 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,618,791 | 14,892 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 7.1b Synnøve Gjønnes | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,623,441 | 10,242 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.06 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.06 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,623,441 | 10,242 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 7.1c Lasse Johan Olsen | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,618,791 | 14,892 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.94 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,618,791 | 14,892 | 159,290 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 7.2 Approval of remuneration to the Nomination Committee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,607,380 | 33,114 | 152,479 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.93 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.93 % | 0.01 % | 0.06 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,607,380 | 33,114 | 152,479 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 8 Approval of the Auditor's fee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,342,557 | 338,939 | 111,477 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.84 % | 0.12 % | 0.04 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.84 % | 0.12 % | 0.04 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.91 % | 0.03 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,342,557 | 338,939 | 111,477 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 9 Approval of the Guidelines for Salary and Other Remuneration to Senior Executives | ||||||
| Ordinær | 240,466,388 | 33,218,026 | 108,559 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 87.83 % | 12.13 % | 0.04 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 87.83 % | 12.13 % | 0.04 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 22.80 % | 3.15 % | 0.01 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 240,466,388 | 33,218,026 | 108,559 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 10 Approval of Long Term Incentive Program (LTI) 2021 | ||||||
| Ordinær | 240,541,293 | 33,216,305 | 35,375 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 87.86 % | 12.13 % | 0.01 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 87.86 % | 12.13 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 22.80 % | 3.15 % | 0.00 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 240,541,293 | 33,216,305 | 35,375 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 | |
| Agenda item 11 Authorisation to the Board to purchase of treasury shares | ||||||
| Ordinær | 273,280,195 | 478,104 | 34,674 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 99.81 % | 0.18 % | 0.01 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.81 % | 0.18 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 25.91 % | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 273,280,195 | 478,104 | 34,674 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Agenda item 12 Authorisation to the Board to increase the share capital | ||||||
| Ordinær | 270,800,041 | 2,800,030 | 192,902 | 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| votes cast in % | 98.91 % | 1.02 % | 0.07 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 98.91 % | 1.02 % | 0.07 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total sc in % | 25.67 % 0.27 % 0.02 % | 25.96 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 270,800,041 2,800,030 192,902 273,792,973 | 0 | 273,792,973 |
| Registrar for the company : | Signature company : | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE | KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA |
| Name Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital | Voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 1,054,860,644 | 1.00 1,054,860,644.00 Yes | |
| Sum: |
requires majority of the given votes
§ 5-18 Amendment to resolution
Requires two-thirds majority of the given votes
like the issued share capital represented/attended on the general meeting
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