AGM Information • May 24, 2019
AGM Information
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The ordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of AUSTEVOLL SEAFOOD ASA was held at 10:00 hrs. on 24 May, 2019, in the company's facilities at Storebø in the municipality of Austevoll.
In accordance with the notice of the General Shareholders Meeting issued by the Board of Director`s notice on 3 May 2019, the following proposals were made in regard to:
The general meeting was opened by the Chairman of the Board, Helge Singelstad.
The Chairman informed the meeting that 199 shareholders were present, 194 of which by proxy. A total of 132,804,810 shares were present, which constitutes 65.51 per cent of the Company's shares and votes.
Helge Singelstad was unanimously elected to chair the meeting with 132,804,810 votes.
Oddvar Skjegstad and Eirik Drønen Melingen were unanimously elected to co-sign the minutes along with the Chair.
The Chair asked whether there were any comments regarding the notice of the meeting or the agenda. Since no objections were forthcoming, the notice and agenda were thus unanimously approved.
The Chair reported on the Company's annual accounts, report and the consolidated accounts for 2018 and the Boards dividend distribution proposal. The Board proposed allocation of the annual profit of NOK 970,038,843 for 2018 implies that NOK 260,528,034 shall be transferred to other equity while NOK 709,510,809 shall be paid as dividends to the Companys shareholders. Of the total dividend NOK 3,126,550 are related to the Company`s own treasury shares, and as such not paid out.
The general meeting resolved the following:
"The annual financial statements and report are approved.
The Company shall pay dividends to its shareholders in the total amount of NOK 709,510,809 equivalent to NOK 3.50 per share. The distribution shall take place by paying equal amounts per share to those registered as shareholders in the company on the date of the General Meeting. The shares of the Company shall be traded ex dividend from and including 27 May, 2019. The dividends shall be paid out to the shareholders on 6 June, 2019.
The proposal was unanimously adopted.
The Chair made reference to the provisions of section 5-6, fourth paragraph of the Public Limited Companies Act which states that in companies which are obliged to make statement on corporate governance in accordance with section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act, the ordinary annual general meeting shall include this statement in its deliberations. In the annual report for 2018, the company has described its principles
and practice for corporate governance, and reference was therefore made to the statement in the annual report. It is not foreseen that the annual General Meeting shall vote on the report, and consequently it is submitted for information.
The General Meeting took note of the report.
The Chair reported that three of the Board members are up for election this year, and they have all agreed to be re-elected. These are:
Oddvar Skjegstad, Deputy Chairman/Board member. Siren M. Grønhaug, Board member. Eirik Drønen Melingen, Board member.
The Nomination Committee has recommended to re-elect these Board Members.
The Nomination Committee has also recommended to re-elect Oddvar Skjegstad to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Chair referred to the nominations from the Nomination Committee:
The Nomination Committee recommends the following candidates for the Board of Directors of Austevoll Seafood ASA:
Accordingly, the Board of Directors elected by the shareholders consists of the following:
Helge Singelstad (Chairman, until 2020), Oddvar Skjegstad (Deputy Chairman, until 2021), Helge Møgster (board member, until 2020), Lill Maren Melingen Møgster (board member, until 2020), Siren M. Grønhaug (board member, until 2021), Eirik Drønen Melingen (board member, until 2021), Hege Charlotte Bakken (board member, until 2020).
The Chair announced that no members of the Nomination Committee are up for election at this General Meeting.
Committee member Anne Sofie Utne has taken up employment with a competing company, and the main shareholder wishes that a new committee member is elected in her place. Hege Åse Solbakken is proposed for election. No other proposals were set forth.
Hege Åse Solbakken was elected as member of the Nomination Committee with 132,804,756 against 54 votes.
Accordingly, the Nomination Committee consists of the following: Harald Eikesdal, Chairman Nils Petter Hollekim Hege Åse Solbakken
The Board put forward the following proposal for power of attorney:
This proposal has been made on the grounds that the Board of Directors requires necessary freedom of action, under appropriate circumstances, to quickly access new capital for the financing of new purchases, acquisitions etc., or to issue new shares as a form of payment for potential acquisitions.
The Board's proposal was adopted with 132,804,550 against 260 votes.
The Board of Directors presented the following proposal to the General Meeting regarding authorisation for purchase of the company's own shares:
This proposal has in main been made on the grounds that own shares can, based on requirement, be used as a form of payment for potential acquisitions of other companies and similar.
The Board's proposal was adopted with 132,556,990 against 109,439 votes. 138,381 abstained.
The Chair read the declaration from the Board of Directors. The Chair reported that the Company does not have share value based remuneration arrangements for leading personnel, and that the declaration shall be submitted for voting as a whole. The declaration was submitted for an advisory vote.
The declaration was approved with 121,327,084 against 11,458,726 votes. 19,000 abstained.
The Chair informed the meeting that there was no further business to transact, and thanked those present for their attendance.
The general meeting was thereafter declared concluded.
Storebø, 24 May, 2019
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Helge Singelstad (s) Oddvar Skjegstad (s) Eirik Drønen Melingen (s)
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