Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 23, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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The shareholders of Camurus AB (publ), Reg. No 556667-9105, are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 27 May 2025 at 17.00 CEST at The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, in Lund, Sweden. Registration for the AGM begins at 16.30 CEST.
The Board of Directors has decided that shareholders shall be able to exercise their voting rights at the AGM also by postal voting in accordance with the regulations in Camurus' Articles of Association.
A person who wishes to attend the meeting room in person or through a representative must
If a shareholder is represented by a proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be issued to the proxy. Proxy form is available in Swedish and English upon request to the company and is also available on the company's website www.camurus.com. A power of attorney is valid one year from its issue date or such longer time period as set out in the power of attorney, however not more than five years. If the power of attorney is issued by a legal person, a registration certificate or other authorization document must be attached. In order to facilitate the registration process at the AGM, the power of attorney together with registration certificate and other authorization documents shall be received by the company at the above stated address before the AGM.
A person who wishes to participate in the AGM by postal voting must
Anyone who wishes to attend the meeting room in person or through a representative, must give notice in accordance with the instructions stated under A) above. Hence, a notice through postal voting only is not sufficient for those who wishes to attend the meeting room.
A special form must be used for postal voting. The form is available on the company's website www.camurus.com. The completed and signed form may be sent by mail to Camurus AB (publ), c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, "Annual General Meeting", P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by email to [email protected]. The completed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than 21 May 2025. Shareholders may also cast their
postal votes electronically by verification with BankID via Euroclear Sweden AB's website https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy/. To be considered, such electronic votes must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than 21 May 2025.
Shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the postal vote. If so, the entire postal vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the postal voting form.
If the shareholder submits its postal vote by proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the postal voting form. Proxy form is available in Swedish and English upon request to the company and is also available on the company's website www.camurus.com. A power of attorney is valid one year from its issue date or such longer time period as set out in the power of attorney, however not more than five years. If the shareholder is a legal person, a registration certificate or other authorization document must be attached to the form.
In order to be entitled to participate in the AGM, a shareholder whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, in addition to giving notice of participation in the AGM, register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of 19 May 2025. Such registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration), and request for such voting rights registration shall be made to the nominee, in accordance with the nominee's routines, at such a time in advance as decided by the nominee. Voting rights registrations that have been made by the nominee no later than 21 May 2025 will be taken into account in the presentation of the share register.
In accordance with the principles for formation of the Nomination Committee adopted by the annual general meeting on 3 May 2016, the Nomination Committee for the annual general meeting 2025 has consisted of chairman Per Sandberg (Sandberg Development AB), Arne Lööw (the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund), Oscar Bergman (Swedbank Robur Fonder), and Per Olof Wallström (chairman of the Board).

The Nomination Committee has proposed that lawyer Jakob Wijkander, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå, shall be elected as chairman of the annual general meeting.
The voting list proposed for approval is the voting list drawn up by Euroclear Sweden AB on behalf of the company, based on the AGM's register of shareholders, shareholders having given notice of participation and being present at the meeting venue, and postal votes received.
The Board has proposed that no dividend should be paid for the financial year 2024 and that the company's available funds of in total KSEK 3,174,514, including the year's profit of KSEK 422,531, should be carried forward.
The Nomination Committee has proposed that the number of Board members shall be eight, that the number of auditors shall be one and that no deputy auditors shall be appointed.
The Nomination Committee has proposed that fees to the Board, including fees for work in the committees (based on three members each of the Science and Development Committee and the Audit Committee and two members of the Remuneration Committee), is to be paid with SEK 3,415,000 (2,505,000) in total.
A fee of SEK 875,000 (800,000) shall be paid to the chairman of the Board and SEK 375,000 (335,000) shall be paid to each other member of the Board who is not employed by the company. For work in the Audit Committee, a fee of SEK 175,000 (150,000) shall be paid to the chairman and a fee of SEK 75,000 (70,000) shall be paid to each other member. For work in the Remuneration Committee, a fee of SEK 60,000 (50,000) shall be paid to the chairman and SEK 30,000 (25,000) shall be paid to each other member. For work in the newly formed Committee on Science and Development, a fee of SEK 100,000 shall be paid to the chairman and SEK 75,000 shall be paid to each other member. The Nomination Committee has further proposed that fees to the auditor is to be paid as per approved invoice.
The Nomination Committee has proposed re-election of the Board members Hege Hellstrøm, Jakob Lindberg, Stefan Persson, Erika Söderberg Johnsson, Fredrik Tiberg, and Per Olof Wallström, and new election of Elisabeth Björk and Robert McQuade. Per Olof Wallström is proposed for re-election as chairman of the Board.
Elisabeth Björk, born 1961, holds a PhD in endocrinology and diabetes from Uppsala University as well as a medical degree from Karolinska Institutet. She has extensive experience both in clinical practice and research and development. Elisabeth has been with AstraZeneca since 2002, leading clinical drug development in cardiovascular and renal medicine for the past decade. Having lived and worked in the USA, she brings valuable board experience from companies such as Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Agiana Pharmaceuticals, Pharvaris NV and Vicore Pharma. Elisabeth holds no shares in Camurus. Elisabeth is to be regarded as independent in relation to the company, the group management and the company's major shareholders.
Robert McQuade, born 1957, holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. With a wealth of experience in drug development, regulatory strategy and business development, primarily within the neuropsychiatric field, Robert has made significant contributions in different executive leadership positions at renowned institutions such as Bristol Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. He has developed a robust global network and has worked extensively with multiple regulatory authorities, including the U.S. FDA. Additionally, he has significant experience working on various boards, including in Astex Therapeutics, Visterra, Avanir Pharmaceuticals and Compass Pathways. Robert holds no shares in Camurus. Robert is to be regarded as independent in relation to the company, the group management and the company's major shareholders.
Information about Board members who are proposed for re-election can be found on the company's website www.camurus.com.
The Nomination Committee has, in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit Committee, proposed re-election of the registered auditing firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB for a term of one year. Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB has informed that Johan Rönnbäck will be auditor in charge, if the firm is elected.
The Audit Committee has in its recommendation set out two options regarding the election of auditor, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB and Deloitte AB. The Audit Committee recommends election of the registered audit firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as the preferred alternative, and election of the registered audit firm Deloitte AB as the secondary alternative. The Audit Committee's recommendation is based on the tender process that has been carried out, and the tender submitted by Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, which has defined a well-balanced scope of the audit based on the group's size and operations, and offered a fee that is competitive in relation to the work. The Board of Directors supports the Audit Committee's recommendation set out above.
The Board of Directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on issues of new shares and/or convertibles in accordance with the following conditions:
The purpose of the above authorization and the reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential right is to enable licensing or investments in the development of product candidates, approved medicines and/or supplementary technologies, to carry out or finance, fully or partly, acquisitions of companies, product candidates or development projects, to strengthen the company's capital base and/or to broaden the company's ownership base.
Under the Swedish Companies Act, the resolution of the general meeting on authorization for the Board of Directors to resolve on issues of new shares and/or convertibles requires the approval of shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting in order to be valid.
The Board of Directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition and transfer of the company's own shares on the following conditions.
The purpose of the proposed authorization is to enable the financing or payment of possible future company acquisitions. Repurchased shares may also be used for delivery of shares to the participants in the Performance Share Plans 2024/2027 and 2025/2028 and to secure any payments of future social security charges related to the respective Performance Share Plan, whereby repurchased shares may be transferred in accordance with transfer resolution under the respective Performance Share Plan.
The purpose of the proposed authorization and the reason for deviation from the shareholders' preferential right is to enable the financing or payment of possible future company acquisitions.
Under the Swedish Companies Act, the resolution of the general meeting to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition and transfer of own shares, requires the approval of shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting in order to be valid.
Resolution on the implementation of a Performance Share Plan 2025/2028 in accordance with A and delivery arrangements in respect thereof in accordance with B.1 or B.2 (item 16) The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolve on the implementation of a Performance Share Plan 2025/2028 (the "PSP"), giving all employees of the Camurus group the opportunity of becoming shareholders in Camurus. In order to secure the obligations of Camurus to deliver shares to participants under the PSP, the Board of Directors further proposes that the AGM resolve on delivery arrangements. The Board of Directors' proposal for the PSP is set out in A. below, and the proposal for the delivery arrangements is set out in B. below.
Since 2016, the AGM of Camurus has resolved on annually recurring incentive programs based on subscription warrants and since 2021 employee stock options. Ahead of the 2024 AGM, the Board of Directors conducted an evaluation and decided to propose the establishment of a Performance Share Plan for all employees in the Camurus group. The Board's proposal for the PSP essentially corresponds to the structure of the Performance Share Plan adopted by the 2024 AGM.
The Board of Directors believes that the introduction of an all-employee Performance Share Plan that rewards the delivery of Camurus' key strategic objectives and shareholder value creation is important to motivate, attract and retain Camurus employees during the next phase of growth in Sweden and internationally. The PSP is designed to strengthen the alignment of interests of the group's employees with those of the shareholders and thus encourage long-term commitment to and employee shareholding in the Camurus group.
As the Board of Directors believes that a long-term share ownership is an important way to create alignment of interests between the executive group management and Camurus' shareholders, the executive group management of Camurus will be subject to a shareholding requirement which obligate them to retain a portion of any gross shares delivered under the PSP and any subsequent performance share program.
The Board of Directors' intention is that the structure of the PSP should be long-term and recurring. Accordingly, the Board of Directors intends to propose forthcoming AGMs to approve similar incentive programs.
| Category (current number of Participants per level) |
PSP Award Value per Participant (SEK) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) | CEO | 5,000,000 |
| b) | CFO and Chief Commercial Officer |
2,000,000 |
| c) | Other senior executives (8 persons) |
750,000 |
| d) | Business Unit Head, Global Manager and General Manager (36 persons) |
600,000 |
| e) | Country managers, senior specialists and regional key employees (62 persons) |
475,000 |
| f) | Other specialists (36 persons) | 250,000 |
| g) | Sales function (119 persons) | 175,000 |
| h) | Other employees (69 persons) | 125,000 |
during the six trading days between 16-23 May 2025 (as set out in v. above), exceeds the aggregated maximum number of Performance Shares for the PSP as a whole set out in ii. above, the number of Performance Shares that each PSP Award entitles to will be reduced proportionately.
viii. The allocation of Performance Shares is subject to the achievement of performance conditions relating to (a) absolute compounded TSR1 increase between the 2025 AGM and 2028 AGM, which is weighted 50%, and (b) Camurus' revenue growth, where the revenue (as reported) for the financial year 2024 is compared to the revenue (as reported) for the financial year 2027, which is weighted 50%, ((a) and (b) jointly, the "Performance Conditions").
The Performance Conditions include a minimum level which must be exceeded in order for any Performance Shares at all to be allocated, a target level, and a maximum level in excess of which no additional Performance Shares will be allocated. Should the minimum level be exceeded, a proportionate number of Performance Shares will be allocated between the minimum level and target level and should the target level be exceeded, a proportionate number of Performance Shares will be allocated between the target level and the maximum level.
The minimum, target and maximum levels for Performance Condition (a) are set out below, where the fulfilment of the TSR Performance Condition will be measured on the basis of the required compounded TSR increase over three years.
| Performance level | Minimum | Target | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required TSR increase, p.a. |
3.20% | 7.50% | 12.00% |
| Required compounded TSR increase, 3 years |
10% | 24% | 40% |
| Outcome, % of target |
0% | 100% | 120% |
The minimum, target and maximum levels for Performance Condition (b) will be set by the Board of Directors prior to commencement of the PSP. This target is considered commercially sensitive and will be disclosed retrospectively. Information about the minimum, target and maximum levels for (b), as well as the outcome of the Performance Conditions (a) and (b), will be provided in the annual report for the financial year 2028.
1 Total Shareholder Return, where the initial share value is calculated as the VWAP during the six trading days between 16-23 May 2025 and the ending share value is calculated as the VWAP during six trading days in connection with the end of the Vesting Period, added with any dividends distributed during the period.
been made based on misstated information, or if actions have been taken by a Participant which could result in material damage to the group's reputation, the Board of Directors may decide to reclaim whole or a part of the allocated Performance Shares for such Participant.
The costs for the PSP, which will impact the income statement, are calculated according to the accounting standard IFRS 2 and distributed over the Vesting Period. Based on a share price of SEK 600 at grant of the PSP Award, the total effect of the PSP on the income statement, including social security charges, is estimated to range between SEK 135-162 million, depending on the achievement of the Performance Conditions for the PSP (target to maximum level), distributed over the years 2025–2028.
The total value for the Participants at allocation of Performance Shares is capped at approximately SEK 251 million. The cap will apply in case the value of the Performance Shares at the end of the Vesting Period exceeds the PSP Award Value by 240% or more.
The estimated annual costs of between SEK 45-54 million correspond to approximately 9-11% of the group's total employee costs for the financial year 2024.
Assuming full allocation of Performance Shares, the maximum number of shares under the PSP amounts to 213,000 shares in Camurus, corresponding to a dilution effect of approximately 0.36% of the number of shares and votes. Aggregated with the 27,000 shares that may be transferred in order to cover the cash flow effects associated with the PSP, primarily social security charges, the maximum dilution effect of the PSP amounts to approximately 0.41% of the number of shares and votes.
The Performance Share Plan adopted by the 2024 AGM (PSP 2024/2027) involved the issuance of 240,000 series C shares, which were subsequently converted into common shares, resulting in a dilution of approximately 0.42%. In addition, the company has two ongoing employee stock option programs (ESOP2022/2026 and ESOP2023/2026). The total maximum future dilution as a result of ESOP2022/2026 and ESOP2023/2026 amounts to 1.75% of the number of shares and votes.2
The PSP has been initiated by the Board of Directors and prepared in consultation with external advisors, taking into account market practice for multinational biopharmaceutical companies along with corporate governance best practice requirements. The PSP has been processed and discussed at Board meetings in 2025.
The Board of Directors has considered different methods for delivery of shares under the PSP to the Participants. For this purpose, the Board of Directors proposes that the AGM i) resolves on a
2 Calculated on the basis of the number of employee stock options allocated and the number of subscription warrants issued to cover associated costs (such as social security charges) in accordance with the terms and conditions of each program. For further information, please refer to item D. Other below.
directed issue of redeemable and convertible series C shares, and ii) authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of all issued redeemable and convertible series C shares.
Following conversion to common shares in Camurus, the shares are intended to be transferred to the Participants as well as transferred on a regulated market in order to cover the cash flow effects associated with the PSP, primarily social security charges. For this purpose, the Board of Directors further proposes that the AGM iii) resolves on transfer of own common shares free of charge to the Participants.
Should the majority required for the resolutions in B.1.I-III below not be reached, the Board of Directors proposes that Camurus shall be able to enter into an equity swap agreement with a third party in accordance with B.2 below.
The detailed conditions for the Board of Directors' proposal are set out below.
The issue shall be effected on the following terms and conditions:
The purpose of the resolution is to secure the undertakings of Camurus according to the PSP and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the PSP, primarily social security charges.
The Board of Directors shall be authorized to resolve on the repurchase of all issued redeemable and convertible series C shares in Camurus on the following terms and conditions:
The purpose of the authorization is to secure the undertakings of Camurus according to the PSP and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the PSP, primarily social security charges.

Transfers of Camurus' own common shares to the Participants may be made on the following terms and conditions:
As the PSP, in principle, is not expected to give rise to any initial social security payments for Camurus (and as a resolution on an authorization for the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the company's own shares is valid only until the next AGM), the Board of Directors has decided not to propose to the 2025 AGM to resolve on an authorization for the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the company's own common shares on a regulated market in order to cover such payments. However, prior to any transfer of Camurus shares to the Participants, the Board of Directors intends to propose to a later general meeting to resolve on an authorization for the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the company's own common shares on a regulated marked in order to cover such costs.
The reason for deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is Camurus' wish to implement the proposed PSP. Therefore, and in light of the above stated, the Board of Directors considers it to be advantageous for Camurus and the shareholders that the Participants are invited to become shareholders in Camurus.
In order to minimize Camurus' costs for the PSP, the subscription price shall equal the share's quota value.
The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM, should the majority required under item B.1.I-III above not be reached, resolve that the expected financial exposure resulting from the PSP may be hedged by Camurus being able to enter into an equity swap agreement with a third party on terms in accordance with market practice, whereby the third party, against a fee and in its own name, shall be entitled to acquire and transfer shares in Camurus to the Participants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the PSP.
The AGM's resolution on the implementation of the PSP according to item A above, is conditional on the AGM resolving in accordance with either of the Board of Directors' proposals under item B.1 or B.2 above. The proposals under items B.1.I-III are conditional upon each other and shall therefore be adopted as one resolution.
The AGM's resolution according to item A above requires a simple majority of the votes cast. A valid resolution under item B.1 above requires that shareholders representing not less than ninetenths of the votes cast as well as of the shares represented at the AGM approve the resolution. A valid resolution under item B.2 above requires a simple majority of the votes cast.
The Annual General Meeting in 2022 resolved to implement an employee stock option program ("ESOP2022/2026"). ESOP2022/2026 entailed the issuance of a maximum of 1,083,000 warrants, of which 1,000,000 warrants to cover Camurus' commitments to the participants in the program and 83,000 warrants to cover costs for social security charges.
As a result of the value increase in the Camurus share since the implementation of ESOP2022/2026, the warrants issued under the program for the purpose of covering cost for social security charges will not fully cover the estimated total cost. Further, it can be noted that a total of 118,834 employee stock options have not been allocated to the participants in ESOP2022/2026, which means that the corresponding number of already issued warrants will not be used to secure delivery of shares to the participants. In order to cover the estimated total cost for social security charges in relation to ESOP2022/2026, the Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting approve that Camurus Development AB, directly or indirectly, is permitted to transfer 118,834 of these unused warrants or to otherwise dispose of the warrants, including (but not limited to) selling them to financial institutions, to secure Camurus' costs in connection with the program.
Financial statements, the auditor's report, the statement by the auditor on the compliance of the remuneration guidelines and the Board's remuneration report as well as the Board's complete proposals for the resolutions under items 14-17 and the Board's statement pursuant to Chapter 19, Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act will be available at the company and on the company's website, www.camurus.com, as from 6 May 2025 at the latest, and will be sent upon request to shareholders who provide their address. Copies will also be available at the AGM. The Nomination Committee's reasoned statement is available at the company's website www.camurus.com.
The Board and the CEO shall at the AGM, if any shareholder so requests and the Board believes that it can be done without significant harm to the company, provide information regarding circumstances that may affect the assessment of items on the agenda, circumstances that can affect the assessment of the company's or its subsidiaries' financial position and the company's relation to other companies within the group.
At the time of this convening notice, the total number of shares in the company amounts to 58,879,018 common shares corresponding to a total of 58,879,018 votes. There are no outstanding shares of series C. The company's holding of own shares amounts to 240,000 common shares, which cannot be represented at the meeting.
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Lund in April 2025 Camurus AB (publ) The Board of Directors
Camurus is an international, science-led biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing innovative, long-acting medicines for improving the lives of patients with severe and chronic diseases. New drug products with best-in-class potential are conceived based on the company's proprietary FluidCrystal® technology and its extensive R&D expertise. The R&D pipeline includes products for the treatment of dependence, pain, cancer, and endocrine diseases. Camurus has operations across Europe, the US, and Australia, with headquarters in Lund, Sweden. The company's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker CAMX. For more information, visit www.camurus.com and LinkedIn.
Per Olof Wallström, Chairman of the Board Tel. 0709 42 95 20 [email protected]
The information was submitted for publication at 8.00 am CET on 23 April, 2025.
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