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Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA

AGM Information Apr 23, 2015

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MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA

The annual general meeting of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, reg no 995 277 905, (the "Company") was held on Thursday 23 April 2015 at 09:30 hours (CET) at the Company's premises at Strandveien 20 in Lysaker, Norway.

In accordance with Article 7 of the Articles of Association, the General Meeting was opened and chaired by the chairman of the board of directors Mr. Diderik Schnitler, who also registered the shareholders attending. A list of the attending shareholders, including number of shares and votes, is enclosed to the minutes.

29,486,485 of a total of 46,503,824 shares, divided into 24,621,625 class A shares and 4,864,860 class B shares of a total of 34,637,092 class A shares and 11,866,732 class B shares, were represented. This implies that approximately 71,29% of the voting shares in the Company A class and 41% of the B class shares, was represented. The list was approved by the General Meeting.

Board members in attendance: Diderik Schnitler (chairman), Helen Juell
Management in attendance: CEO Group CFO Nils Petter Dyvik
Protocol: Company Secretary Morten Aaserud

It was also reported that the Company's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS (PwC), was present and represented by certified auditor Rita Granlund and certified auditor Fredrik Melle.

The following matters were discussed:

1 Adoption of the notice and the agenda

It was noted that the notice to the General Meeting had been sent to all shareholders with a known place of residence on 27 March 2015. On the same date, the notice had also been made available on the Company's website and published as a stock exchange announcement.

The chairman of the meeting raised the question whether there were any objections to the notice or the agenda. No such objections were made and the notice and the agenda were approved. The chairman of the meeting declared the General Meeting as lawfully convened.

$\overline{2}$ Election of a person to co-sign the minutes

Hedvig Juell was elected to co-sign the minutes together with the chairman of the meeting.

The decision was unanimous.

$\overline{3}$ Adoption of the annual accounts and the annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the financial year 2014, including the consolidated accounts and distribution of dividend

The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and the annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the financial year 2014, together with the auditor's report, was, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 7 of the Articles of Association, made available on the Company's website.

The annual accounts and the annual report for the financial year 2014, including the board of directors' proposal to distribute a dividend of NOK 3.00 per share, together with the auditor's report, were presented.

In connection with the presentation of the annual accounts, the Group CFO Nils Petter Dyvik gave an orientation on the Company's position and an account for the main features in the annual accounts.

The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the financial year 2014 was approved. In accordance with the board of directors' proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding distribution of dividend:

"A dividend of NOK 3.00 per share is distributed. The dividend accrues to the shareholders as of 23 April 2015."

Expected payment of dividends is around 7 May 2015.

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

4 Authorisation to the board of directors to pay additional dividends

In accordance with the board's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution:

"The board of directors is hereby authorised to distribute additional dividends based on the company's approved annual accounts for 2014. The authorisation may not be used to resolve to distribute additional dividends which exceed NOK 3,00 per share. The authorisation is valid until the annual general meeting in 2016, but no longer than to 30 June 2016."

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

5 Declaration from the board of directors on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for leading employees

The board of directors' declaration on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for leading employees was considered by the General Meeting.

The declaration is included as note 17 to the annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the financial year 2014 which is made available on the Company's website.

The chairman of the meeting informed that the Company had received some votes against the declaration on salary for leading employees. The General Meeting then voted in favour of the declaration.

6 Statement on corporate governance pursuant to Section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act

The chairman of the board of directors described the main contents of the statement on corporate governance submitted in connection with Section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act. No remarks to the statement were made by the General Meeting.

$\overline{7}$ Approval of the fee to the Company's auditor

It was resolved to approve PricewaterhouseCoopers AS' fee for audit of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the financial year 2014 of NOK 460,000 (ex VAT).

The chairman of the meeting informed about the remuneration to the auditor for other services to the Company and the group for 2014.'

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

8 Determination of the remuneration to the members of the board of directors

In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding remuneration to the members of the board of directors for the period from the annual General Meeting in 2014 to the annual general meeting in 2015:

"The chairman of the board: NOK 650,000
The other board members: NOK 375,000"

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

Determination of the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee 9

In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding remuneration to the members of the nomination committee for the period from the annual general meeting in 2014 to the annual general meeting in 2015:

"The chairman of the nomination committee: NOK 35,000
The other members: NOK 25,000"

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

10 Election of members of the board of directors

The nomination committee's proposal regarding election of members of the board of directors was accounted for, including the proposed term of election.

In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding election of members of the board of directors:

"Diderik Schnitler, Helen Juell og Carl Erik Steen are elected for two years."

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

11 Authorization to the board of directors to acquire shares in the Company

In accordance with the board of directors' proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding authorization to the board of directors to acquire own shares:

  • In accordance with Section 9-4 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, the board $\mathcal{I}$ . of directors is granted an authorization to, on behalf of the Company, acquire own shares with a total nominal value of up to NOK 93,007,648, which is equivalent to 10% of the current share capital.
  • $2.$ The maximum amount which can be paid for each share is NOK 250 and the minimum NOK 20.
    1. Acquisition and sale of own shares may take place in any way the board of directors may find appropriate, however, not by subscription of own shares.
  • $\overline{4}$ . The authorization is valid until the Company's annual general meeting in 2016, but no longer than to 30 June 2016.

The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.

There were no further matters to address.

The General Meeting was then adjourned.

Diderik Schnitler

Sign.

Hedvig Juell

Appendix:

List of the attending shareholders, with specification of the number of shares and votes they represented in their own name and as proxy

Total Represented

ISIN: NO0010571698 WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA A-AKSJER
General meeting date: 23/04/2015 09.30
Today: 23.04.2015

Number of persons with voting rights represented/attended: 27

34,637,092
100,000
34,537,092
22,529,598 65.23 %
5,601 0.02%
0.92 %
5.12 %
6.04%
71.29 %
24,621,625 71.09 %
11,866,732
0
11,866,732
3,494,859 29.45 %
8,049 0.07%
8.78 %
2.70 %
11.48 %
Number of shares % sc
22,535,199 65.25 %
317,478
1,768,948
2,086,426
24,621,625
3,502,908 29.52 %
1,041,923
320,029
1,361,952
4,864,860 41.00 %
4,864,860 41.00 %

Registrar for the company:

NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

Jahn Boye How

Signature company:

WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA A-AKSJER

A LINE ARA A AKS IFD OF
NOTIFIED
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Ref no First Name Company/Last
name
Repr. by Participant Share Own Proxy Proxy votes Total $\%$ sc % registered % represented Voting
instruction
A-aksje 5,601 $\circ$ $\circ$ 5,601 $0.02\%$ 0.02% 0.02%
B-aksje 8,049 $\circ$ $\circ$ 8,049 0.07% 0.16% 0.17%
$\frac{8}{3}$ Styrets
formann
Proxy Solicitor A-aksje $\circ$ 313,678 893,673 1,207,351 3.49% 4.87% 4.90 % FFFFFFFFF
$\frac{8}{3}$ Styrets
formann
Proxy Solicitor B-aksje $\circ$ 1,041,923 320,029 1,361,952 11.48% 27.40 % 28.00 % FFFFFFFFF
26 Konsernsjef/G
roup CEO
Proxy Solicitor A-aksje $\circ$ $\circ$ 875,275 875,275 2.53% $3.53\%$ 3.56 % FFFFFFFFF
34 TALLYMAN
AS
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Share Holder A-aksje 20,784,730 $\circ$ $\circ$ 20,784,730 60.01% 83.77% 84.42%
34 TALLYMAN
AS
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Share Holder B-aksje 2,281,044 $\circ$ $\circ$ 2,281,044 19.22 % 45.89% 46.89%
42 FOLKETRYG
DFONDET
NILS
BASTIANSEN
Share Holder A - aksje 1,052,450 $\circ$ $\circ$ 1,052,450 3.04 % 4.24 % 4.27 %
42 FOLKETRYG
DFONDET
NILS
BASTIANSEN
Share Holder B-aksje 675,915 $\circ$ $\circ$ 675,915 5.70% 13.60% 13.89%
$\overline{5}$ STIFTELSEN
TOM
WILHELMSE
N
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Share Holder A-aksje 370,400 $\circ$ $\circ$ 370,400 1.07 % 1.49 % 1.50 %
5 STIFTELSEN
TOM
WILHELMSE
N
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Share Holder B-aksje 236,000 $\circ$ $\circ$ 236,000 1.99% 4.75 % 4.85%
281 AS WINGANA Christian Due Share Holder A-aksje 112,000 $\circ$ $\circ$ 112,000 0.32% 0.45 % 0.46 %
281 AS WINGANA Christian Due Share Holder B-aksje 23,600 $\circ$ $\circ$ 23,600 0.20% 0.48% 0.49%

$\frac{1}{\tau}$

Voting
instruction
% represented $0.35\%$ $\%$
0.41
0.16% $0.09\%$ $\delta_0'$
0.07
$0.05 \%$ $0.02\%$ $0.05 \%$ 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00 %
% registered 0.34 % 0.40 % 0.16% 0.09% 0.07 % $0.05 \%$ 0.02% $0.05 \%$ 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00 % 0.00%
$\%$ SC $0.25 \%$ 0.17% $0.12\%$ 0.07% $0.05 \%$ 0.04 % 0.01% $0.03\%$ 0.02 % 0.02% 0.01% 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00% 0.00 %
Total 85,384 20,000 40,000 22,450 17,988 12,000 1,000 11,489 8,000 8,000 2,000 1,152 800 431 200
Proxy votes $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$
Proxy $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$
Own 85,384 20,000 40,000 22,450 17,988 12,000 1,000 11,489 8,000 8,000 2,000 1,152 800 431 200
Share A-aksje B-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A-aksje B-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A-aksje A - aksje A - aksje A-aksje
Participant Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder
Repr. by WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Sjur Galtung
Company/Last
name
WILHELMSE
N
WILHELMSE
N
AS POLLUX SOLBERG JUELL WILHELMSE
N
WILHELMSE
N
SJEL INVEST
AS
STEEN FODEN SCHNITLER LØDDESØL JUELL STEENFELDT
-GJERSØE
FOTLAND
First Name MORTEN
WILHELM
MORTEN
WILHELM
SVEN ADOLF HELEN NINNI INGER
HELENE
NINNI INGER
HELENE
CARL ERIK JOHAN ARNT MARIT LOME LEIF TERJE MAREN TOR OTTO
Ref no 356 356 588 844 968 1362 1362 1412 1990 2006 4705 6023 7138 9191 13094

$-2 -$

Voting
instruction
% represented 0.00% 0.00% 4.73% 0.51% 0.04 % 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
% registered 0.00 % 0.00% 4.63% 0.50 % 0.04 % 0.01% 0.01% 0.00 %
$%$ SC 0.00% $0.00\%$ 1.94 % 0.21% $0.02\%$ 0.00% 0.01% 0.00 %
Total 80 44 230,000 25,000 1,900 400 3,200 600
Proxy votes $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$
Proxy $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ $\circ$ 3,200 600
Own 80 44 230,000 25,000 1,900 400 $\circ$ $\circ$
Share A-aksje A-aksje B-aksje B-aksje B-aksje B-aksje A-aksje A-aksje
Participant Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Share Holder Proxy Solicitor Proxy Solicitor
Repr. by Diderik
Schnitler
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
WILHELM
WILHELMSE
N
Company/Last
name
THAULOW WANG SKAUGEN LØKTA AS WILHELMSE
N STIFTELSE
CECILIE &
TOM
AS NELLIE Lyseggen Jueil
First Name HANS
HENRIK
KNUT
WILHELM
BØHM
BRYNJULF Alexander Hedvig
Ref no 19273 21758 26492 26591 27144 28373 33449 33589

$\frac{1}{3}$

Protocol for general meeting WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA A-AKSJER
-- --------------------------------------------------------------------
ISIN: NO0010571698 WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA A-AKSJER
General meeting date: 23/04/2015 09.30
Today: 23.04.2015
Shares class FOR Against Abstain Poll in Poll not registered Represented shares
with voting rights
Agenda item 1 Adoption of the notice and the agenda
A - aksje 24,621,625 0 0 24,621,625 $\mathbf 0$ 24,621,625
votes cast in % 100.00 % $0.00 \%$ $0.00 \%$
representation of sc in % 100.00 % $0.00 \%$ $0.00 \%$ 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 71.09 % 0.00% 0.00% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,621,625 0 $0\quad 24,621,625$ $\bf{o}$ 24,621,625
Agenda item 3 Approval of the annual accounts and annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA for the
financial year 2014.
A - aksje 24,621,625 0 0 24,621,625 $\mathbf 0$ 24,621,625
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00% $0.00 \%$
representation of sc in % 100.00 % $0.00 \%$ $0.00 \%$ 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 71.09 % 0.00% 0.00% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,621,625 0 0 24,621,625 $\bf{o}$ 24,621,625
Agenda item 4 Authorisation to the board to pay dividends
A - aksje 24,621,600 25 0 24,621,625 $\mathbf 0$ 24,621,625
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00% 0.00%
representation of sc in % 100.00 % $0.00 \%$ $0.00 \%$ 100.00 % $0.00 \%$
total sc in % 71.08 % 0.00% 0.00% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,621,600 25 $\mathbf{o}$ 24,621,625 $\mathbf o$ 24,621,625
Agenda item 5 Declaration from the board on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for leading
employees
A - aksje 24,013,668 607,957 0 24,621,625 0 24,621,625
votes cast in % 97.53 % 2.47 % 0.00%
representation of sc in % 97.53 % 2.47% 0.00% 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 69.33 % 1.76 % 0.00% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,013,668 607,957 0 24,621,625 O 24,621,625
Agenda item 7 Approval of the fee to the company's auditor
A - aksje 24,617,715 25 3,885 24,621,625 0 24,621,625
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 % 71.07 % $0.00 \%$ $0.01 \%$ 71.09 % $0.00 \%$
Total 24,617,715 25 3,885 24,621,625 o 24,621,625
Agenda item 8 Determination on the remuneration for the members of the board of directors
A - aksje 24,617,715 3,910 0 24,621,625 0 24,621,625
votes cast in % 99.98 % 0.02% $0.00 \%$
representation of sc in % 99.98 % 0.02% $0.00 \%$ 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 71.07 % 0.01% $0.00 \%$ 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,617,715 3,910 $0\quad 24,621,625$ 0 24,621,625
Agenda item 9 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee

https://investor.vps.no/gm/votingResultTotalMinutes.htm?_menu=true&fromMain=T... 23.04.2015

Shares class FOR Against Abstain Poll in Poll not registered Represented shares
with voting rights
A - aksje 24,617,715 3,910 0 1 24,621,625 0 24,621,625
votes cast in % 99.98 % 0.02% 0.00%
representation of sc in % 99.98 % 0.02 % $0.00 \%$ 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 71.07 % 0.01% $0.00 \%$ 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,617,715 3,910 $\mathbf{o}$ 24,621,625 $\bf{o}$ 24,621,625
Agenda item 10 Election of members of the board of directors
A - aksie 24,617,715 110 3,800 24,621,625 $\mathbf 0$ 24,621,625
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 % 71.07 % 0.00% 0.01% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,617,715 110 3,800 24,621,625 $\bf{0}$ 24,621,625
Agenda item 11 Authorisation to the board of directors to acquire shares in the company
A - aksje 24,617,800 3,825 0 24,621,625 0 24,621,625
votes cast in % 99.98 % 0.02% 0.00%
representation of sc in % 99.98 % 0.02% 0.00% 100.00 % 0.00%
total sc in % 71.07 % 0.01% 0.00% 71.09 % 0.00%
Total 24,617,800 3,825 $\mathbf{o}$ 24,621,625 $\bf{0}$ 24,621,625

Registrar for the company:

Signature company:

WILH. WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA A-AKSJER

NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA

Jack By, Mr

Share information

Name Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights
A - aksje 34,637,092 20.00 692,741,840.00 Yes
$B - a$ ksje 11,866,732 20.00 237,334,640.00 No
Sum:

§ 5-17 Generally majority requirement

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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