Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 27, 2020
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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The Board of Directors proposes that Lars Knem Christie, attorney at the law firm BAHR is elected as chairman of the meeting, and that Snorre Valdimarsson, Executive Vice President & General Counsel in the Company is elected to co‐sign the minutes.
The Board of Directors proposes that the notice and the agenda are approved.
The Company's annual accounts and annual report for the financial year 2019 is made available on the Company's website www.scatecsolar.com.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
"The General Meeting approves the annual accounts and annual report for the financial year 2019 including the Board of Directors' report on corporate governance pursuant to the Norwegian Accounting Act section 3‐3b."
In relation to the approval of the annual accounts the Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors with an authorisation to approve and execute distribution of dividends.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
In accordance with section 6‐16a of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, the Board of Directors has prepared a statement on the determination of salary and other remuneration to the executive employees of the Company. The statement is available at the Company's website www.scatecsolar.com.
The General Meeting's approval of the guidelines is of an advisory nature to the Board of Directors. However, the approval of the guidelines regarding remuneration in the form of shares, subscription rights, options, and other forms of remuneration linked to shares or the development of the share price in the Company or in other companies within the group, are binding for the Board of Directors, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6‐16a (2).
The advisory and binding guidelines are subject to separate votes.
a) Advisory guidelines
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution with regards to the advisory guidelines:
"The General Meeting endorses the advisory guidelines in the declaration from the Board of Directors pursuant to the Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6‐16a."
b) Binding guidelines
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution with respect to the binding guidelines:
"The General Meeting approves the binding guidelines in the declaration from the Board of Directors pursuant to the Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6‐16a."
The Nomination Committee proposes the remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee's recommendation is available on the Company's website, www.scatecsolar.com.
The Nomination Committee has proposed the following resolution:
"The annual compensation from the Annual General Meeting in 2020 until the Annual General Meeting in 2021 shall be:
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
The Chairman of the Board of Directors: NOK 480,000 per year Members of the Board of Directors: NOK 300,000 per year Members of the Audit Committee: NOK 59,000 per year Members of the Remuneration Committee: NOK 32,000 per year"
The Nomination Committee proposes candidates for election and re‐election of the members of the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee's recommendation is available on the Company's website, www.scatecsolar.com.
The Nomination Committee has proposed the following resolution:
"The Company's Board of Directors consist of:
John Andersen jr., Chairman – until 2022 Jan Skogseth – until 2022 Maria Moræus Hanssen – until 2022 Gisele Marchand – until 2021 John Giverholt – until 2021"
The Nomination Committee proposes the remuneration to the members of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee's recommendation is available on the Company's website, www.scatecsolar.com
The Nomination Committee has proposed the following resolution:
"Remuneration to the Nomination Committee for the period from the Annual General Meeting in 2020 to the Annual General Meeting 2021 shall be:
| Chairman of the Nomination Committee: | NOK 53,500 |
|---|---|
| Members of the Nomination Committee: | NOK 37,000" |
The Nomination Committee proposes candidates for election and potentially re‐election of the members of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee's recommendation is available on the Company's website, www.scatecsolar.com.
The Nomination Committee has proposed the following resolution:
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
"The Nomination Committee consists of:
Alf Inge Gjerde (Chairman) – until 2022 Kristine Ryssdal – until 2022 Svein Høgset – until 2021"
Accrued fees to the auditor for 2019 amount to NOK 9,051,257 for the Company, whereof NOK 6,330,000 is related to the statutory audit for the financial year 2019.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
"Remuneration to the auditor for statutory audit for the financial year 2019 of NOK 6,330,000 is approved."
The Annual General Meeting in 2019 approved to amend the instructions to the Nomination Committee so that the members may be elected for one or two years, and also to allow members to be re‐elected for one or more new periods. As a result, it is necessary to update the Company's Articles of Association.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
"The Company's Articles of Association § 8 is amended as follows:
| § 8 | § 8 |
|---|---|
| Selskapet skal ha en valgkomité. | The company shall have a Nomination |
| Committee. | |
| Valgkomiteen skal avgi innstillinger til | The Nomination Committee shall make |
| generalforsamlingen om valg av | recommendations to the General Meeting |
| aksjeeiervalgte medlemmer til styret, | regarding election of shareholder‐ |
| godtgjørelse til styrets medlemmer, valg av | elected members of the Board of Directors, |
| medlemmer til valgkomiteen og godtgjørelse | remuneration to the members of the Board of |
| til valgkomiteens medlemmer. | Directors, election of members to the |
| Nomination Committee and remuneration to | |
| the members of the Nomination Committee. | |
| Valgkomiteen skal bestå av to til tre | The Nomination Committee shall consist of |
| medlemmer som skal være aksjeeiere eller | two to three members who shall be |
| representanter for aksjeeiere. Valgkomiteens | shareholders or representatives of |
| medlemmer, herunder valgkomiteens leder, | shareholders. The members of the Nomination |
| Scatec Solar ASA Org. nr. NO 990 918 546 |
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
| velges av generalforsamlingen for en periode | Committee, including the Chair of the |
|---|---|
| på ett eller to år. Valgkomiteens medlemmer | Nomination Committee, are elected by the |
| kan gjenvelges. Godtgjørelse til valgkomiteens | General Meeting for a term of one or two |
| medlemmer fastsettes av | years. The members of the Nomination |
| generalforsamlingen. | Committee can be reelected. Remuneration to |
| the members of the Nomination Committee is | |
| determined by the General Meeting. |
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors an authorisation to acquire treasury shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to 10% (ten percent) of the Company's current share capital. The authorisation may only be used for the purpose of using the Company's shares as consideration in connection with acquisitions, mergers, de‐mergers or other transactions.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors an authorisation to acquire up to 830,000 treasury shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to NOK 20,750. The authorisation may only be used for the purpose of sale and/or transfer to employees in the Company group as part of the Company's incentive programmes as approved by the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
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The authorisation can also be used in situations referred to in section 6‐17 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
(c) The authorisation is valid until the Annual General Meeting in 2021, however not later than 30 June 2021."
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors an authorisation to acquire treasury shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to 10% (ten percent) of the Company's share capital. The authorisation may only be used for the purpose of investment or for subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors an authorisation to increase the share capital of the Company on the terms set out below.
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
The purpose of the authorisation is to give the Board of Directors the necessary flexibility and possibility to act promptly. The authorisation is limited to be used for strengthening of the Company's equity and issue of consideration shares in connection with acquisitions of businesses within the Company's purpose.
The Board of Directors' proposal implies an authorisation to issue a number of new shares that result in an increase of the current share capital of up to 10% (ten percent). The purpose of the authorisations implies that the preferential rights for existing shareholders to subscribe for new shares can be set aside if the authorisations areused.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
"The Company's Board of Directors is authorised to increase the share capital on the following conditions:
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting grants the Board of Directors an authorisation to increase the share capital of the company to deliver shares as part of the company's incentive programmes on the terms set out below. The purpose of the authorization implies that the preferential rights for existing shareholders to subscribe for new shares can be set aside if the authorisation is used.
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting makes the following resolution:
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
"The Company's Board of Directors is authorised to increase the share capital on the following conditions:
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(f) The authorisation does not include decision on merger."
Scatec Solar ASA Askekroken 11 N‐0277 Oslo
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