Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 3, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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The shareholders of AAK AB (publ.) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 2.00 p.m. at Clarion Hotel Malmö Live, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 2 in Malmö, Sweden. The registration for the Annual General Meeting starts at 1.00 p.m.
The invitation is published through this press release, in Swedish press and on www. aak.com. In addition, an invitation is advertised in Svenska Dagbladet.
The Board of Directors has, pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 4 a of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen) and the company's Articles of Association, decided that shareholders shall also be able to exercise their voting rights by postal voting before the Annual General Meeting. Consequently, shareholders may choose to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting by attending in person, through a proxy or by postal voting.
Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy must:
The notification of attendance, which may be made in accordance with any of the alternatives specified below, shall state name, address, day-time telephone number, personal or corporate identity number, and the number of shares held. Shareholders who intend to bring assistance shall notify this within the same time limits as for the notification of their own attendance. Shareholders represented by an authorised representative should enclose a proxy in original to their notification. A proxy form is available for downloading on the company website www.aak.com and will be sent by post to shareholders notifying the company and informing the company of their address. Representative of a legal entity shall submit a copy of the registration certificate or corresponding papers of authorisation evidencing the persons authorised to act on behalf of the legal entity.

Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting by postal vote must:
A special form must be used for the postal vote. The postal voting form is available on the company's website www.aak.com. Completed and signed postal voting forms may be sent by mail to AAK AB (publ.), c/o Euroclear Sweden, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Completed forms must be received by Euroclear no later than Friday 2 May 2025. Shareholders may also, no later than 2 May 2025, cast their votes electronically through verification with BankID via Euroclear Sweden AB's website https://anmalan. vpc.se/EuroclearProxy. Shareholders may not submit special instructions or conditions with the postal vote. In such case, the entire postal vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the postal voting form and at https://anmalan.vpc.se /EuroclearProxy.
If the shareholder submits the postal vote by proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the postal voting form. Proxy forms are available on the company's website www.aak.com. If the shareholder is a legal person, a registration certificate or other authorization document must be attached to the form.
A shareholder who wishes to attend the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy must notify the company in accordance with the instructions under the heading Participation in person or by proxy above. This means that a notification of participation only by postal vote is not sufficient for shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy.
In order to participate at the Annual General Meeting, shareholders with nomineeregistered shares must request their bank or broker to have the shares temporarily owner-registered with Euroclear Sweden AB. Such re-registration must be executed with Euroclear Sweden AB no later than Tuesday 29 April 2025. The shareholders must

therefore notify the nominee of their request to have the shares re-registered in due time before 29 April 2025. Voting rights registration requested by the shareholder at such time that the registration has been completed by the nominee no later than Friday 2 May 2025 will be taken into account in the preparation of the share register.
The Nomination Committee in respect of the Annual General Meeting 2025, consisting of Chairman Märta Schörling Andreen (Melker Schörling AB), Daniel Kristiansson (Alecta), Elisabet Jamal Bergström (SEB Investment Management) and Björn Henriksson (Nordea Funds) has proposed that Patrik Andersson shall be elected Chairman of the Annual General Meeting 2025.

The Board of Directors has proposed that a dividend of SEK 5.00 per share be declared for the financial year 2024. As record day for the dividend, the Board of Directors proposes Monday 12 May 2025. If the Annual General Meeting resolves in accordance with the proposal, the dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday 15 May 2025.
The Nomination Committee has proposed the following:
Shareholders, jointly representing approximately 43 percent of the shares and votes in the company as per 28 February 2025, have notified the company of their proposal regarding Nomination Committee.
Proposal regarding Nomination Committee in respect of the Annual General Meeting 2026

Committee is no longer employed by such shareholder or for any other reason leaves the Nomination Committee before the Annual General Meeting 2026, the Committee shall be entitled to appoint another representative among the major shareholders to replace such member.
Prior to the Annual General Meeting 2026, the Nomination Committee shall prepare and submit proposals for the election of Chairman and other members of the Board of Directors, the election of Chairman of the Annual General Meeting, fees to the Board of Directors and auditor and matters related thereto, the election of members of the Nomination Committee or principles for appointment of a Nomination Committee and, in conjunction with the Audit Committee, election of auditor and in other respects pursue the tasks that, according to the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance, are the responsibility of a nomination committee.
The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to approve the Board's remuneration report pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on a new long-term incentive program for senior executives and certain key employees within the AAK group including resolutions on (A) a directed issue of subscription warrants series 2025/2029 ("TO 2025/2029"), subscription warrants series 2026/2030 ("TO 2026 /2030"), subscription warrants series 2027/2031 ("TO 2027/2031"), subscription warrants series 2028/2032 ("TO 2028/2032") and subscription warrants series 2029 /2033 ("TO 2029/2033") and (B) approval of transfer of subscription warrants in TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033. The main principles of TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029 /2033 are described below.
A. Issue of subscription warrants series TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves:


The reason for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential right are that AAK AB wishes to introduce an incentive program for senior executives and key employees within the group, whereby they will be offered the opportunity to take part in a value increase of the company's share. This is expected to increase the interest in the company's development and to stimulate a continued company loyalty over the forthcoming years. An incentive program is also expected to contribute to the possibilities to recruit and retain competent, motivated and committed employees.
B. Transfer of subscription warrants in series TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027 /2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033
TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033 shall principally be carried out in accordance with what is stated below.

| Category Position | Number of subscription warrants per person and series |
|
|---|---|---|
| I | CEO | 100 000 |
| II | Member of group management (7 persons) |
60 000 |
| III | Directly reporting to the group management (approximately 30 persons) |
18 000 |
| IV | Other senior executives and key employees (approximately 10 persons) |
6 000 |
Right to allotment in TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033 requires that the employee, at the time for allotment, holds his or her position or has signed an agreement regarding it and has not, at such time, informed or been informed that the employment is intended to be terminated.
The participants can choose to apply for a lower number of subscription warrants than set out above. If the total number of subscription warrants that the entitled senior executives and key employees wish to acquire exceeds the maximum number of subscription warrants that can be issued, reduction shall be made proportionally to each person's quantity in relation to the guidelines set forth above. There will be no guaranteed allotment. A participant has the right to subscribe for a larger number of warrants than set out in the guidelines above and may be allotted additional warrants corresponding to a maximum of 100 percent of what is set out in the guidelines above if full subscription in the program has not been made. If such oversubscription is

made, allotment shall be made to the oversubscribing participants pro rata in relation to the number of subscription warrants that they have been allotted in the first allotment. Any remaining warrants, which have not been allotted in accordance with the above, shall be reserved for future recruitment of persons within the above eligible categories, whereby the above guidelines for allotment shall be applicable.
The reason why any future employees or promoted employees may be granted subscription warrants at such a time that the time between the allotment and the subscription period for shares may be less than three years, is that the Board of Directors deems it important that such employees, for the reasons applicable to TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033 in general, are given the opportunity to take part in a value growth in the company's share already at the beginning of their employment.
For participants in jurisdictions other than Sweden, it is implied that allotment and further transfer, respectively, of the subscription warrants is legally possible and that it, in the Board's opinion, can be carried out with reasonable administrative and financial efforts at their established market value. The Board shall have the right to adjust the terms of TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033 to the extent required in order for allotment of subscription warrants to participants in other jurisdictions, to the extent practically possible, to be carried out under the same conditions imposed by TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033.
At full subscription of the proposed issue of subscription warrants in TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033, and full exercise of the subscription warrants, the share capital may be increased by a total of maximum SEK 8,333,333.33, which is equivalent to approximately 1.9 percent of the company's present share capital. This corresponds to a total dilution of maximum approximately 1.9 percent in relation to the share capital on a fully diluted basis, calculated as the number of new shares in proportion to the number of existing and new shares.
Earnings per share will, at full subscription of the proposed issue and full exercise of all subscription warrants issued in TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033, be affected as follows (based on the corresponding key ratio in the year-end report for 2024 and a preliminary valuation of the total future capital contribution within the scope of TO 2025/2029, TO 2026/2030, TO 2027/2031, TO 2028/2032 and TO 2029/2033): reduction by SEK 0.26 from SEK 13.62 to SEK 13.36;
The above is subject to re-calculations of the subscription warrants in accordance with the customary terms of re-calculation in the complete terms and conditions.

The warrants programs are expected to have a marginal impact on the company's financial ratios. Therefore, no measures to secure the programs are planned to take place. The total costs associated with the warrants programs, including the directed issue, the subsequent transfer of warrants and the subsidy, assuming full participation, is expected to amount to approximately MSEK 229, which is distributed over the term of the programs of eight (8) years in total. The amount includes estimated costs relating to social security contributions and administrative costs for the program.
The warrants program has been prepared by the Remuneration Committee and the Board with advice from external experts. The proposal has been resolved upon by the Board. The CEO has not participated in the preparation of the proposal.
For a description of AAK's other share-related incentive programs, please see the company's Annual Report 2024, note 8. Apart from the programs presented therein, there are no other share-related incentive programs in AAK.
The proposal of the Board of Directors pursuant to the above requires a resolution by the general meeting supported by shareholders representing at least nine-tenths of both the number of votes cast and the shares represented at the general meeting in order to be valid.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on establishment of a performance and share price based long-term incentive program for senior executives and certain key employees within the AAK group ("Incentive Program 2025/2028") on essentially the terms and conditions set out below.
The purpose of Incentive Program 2025/2028 is to influence and reward long-term performance and to further tie senior executives and key employees within the group to AAK and its shareholders. Through a share price related incentive program, the participants' compensation is linked to the company's result and development, thereby creating long-term incentives for the participants in the program. The incentive program is also expected to contribute to the possibilities to recruit and retain competent, motivated and committed employees.

conditions during the vesting period are met. The participants are divided into two groups: President and CEO and other members of the group management (Group 1) and persons directly reporting to the group management and other key employees (Group 2).

program and existing long-term share price related incentive program. Furthermore, the Board of Directors assesses that the conditions for payment are appropriate and reasonable in order to fulfil the purpose of the program and to ensure that AAK can offer a competitive remuneration model.
The total costs associated with Incentive Program 2025/2028 assuming maximum target fulfilment is expected to amount to a maximum of MSEK 75, which is distributed over the duration of the program. The costs have been calculated as the sum of salary costs, including social security contributions and administrative costs for the program.
Incentive Program 2025/2028 will not lead to any dilution of the number of issued shares in the company.
The costs of the program are expected to have a marginal impact on the company's financial ratios.

The incentive program has been prepared by the Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors with advice from external experts. The proposal has been resolved upon by the Board of Directors. The CEO has not participated in the preparation of the proposal.
For a description of AAK's other share related incentive programs, please see the company's Annual Report 2024, note 8. Apart from the programs presented therein, there are no other share related incentive programs in AAK.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors to, on one or several occasions during the period up until the next Annual General Meeting, with or without deviation from the shareholders' preferential right, resolve on new issues of shares. The authorisation shall also include the right to resolve on new issues of shares with terms concerning issues in kind, offset rights or other terms stated in Chapter 13, Section 5, first paragraph, 6 in the Swedish Companies Act. By resolutions in accordance with the authorisation, the number of shares may be increased by a number corresponding to a maximum of ten (10) percent of the number of outstanding shares in the company at the time of when the Board of Directors first uses the authorisation.
The purpose of any deviation from the shareholders' preferential right as set out above is to ensure financing of acquisitions of companies, part of companies or businesses or to strengthen the company's capital base and equity/assets ratio. Such issues of shares may not require amendment of the Articles of Association applicable from time to time. In case of deviation from the shareholders' preferential right, share issues by virtue of the authorisation shall be made on market conditions. In accordance with the conditions set out above, the Board of Directors shall be authorised to resolve on other terms as considered necessary by the Board of Directors to carry out the issues.
The Board of Directors further proposes that the Managing Director, or anyone appointed by the Managing Director, shall have the right to make any adjustments that may be necessary in connection with the registration of the resolution with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket).
The resolution requires approval from shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast as well as the shares represented at the general meeting in order to be valid.

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors to, on one or several occasions during the period up until the next Annual General Meeting, resolve on repurchase and transfer of the company's own shares. Repurchase of shares may be made at a maximum of so many shares that the company's holding does not exceed two (2) percent of the total number of shares in the company from time to time. Repurchase of shares may be made on Nasdaq Stockholm at a price per share within the share price interval registered at that time, where share price interval means the difference between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price. Transfer of shares may be made at a maximum of two (2) percent of the total number of shares in the company from time to time. Transfer may be made with deviation from the shareholders' preferential right on Nasdaq Stockholm as well as to third parties in connection with acquisition of a company or a business. Payment for transferred shares can be made in cash, through an issue in kind or setoff. Transfers of shares on Nasdaq Stockholm may only occur at a price per share within the share price interval registered at that time, where share price interval means the difference between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price. Transfer in connection with acquisitions may be made at a market value assessed by the Board of Directors.
The purpose of the authorizations is to give the Board of Directors the possibility to adjust the company's capital structure in order to contribute to shareholder value and enable financing of acquisitions through the use of own shares.
The resolution requires approval from shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast as well as the shares represented at the general meeting in order to be valid.
The accounts and the auditor's report (the annual report), the Board's remuneration report and the complete proposals of the Board of Directors with respect to items 15- 18 and all related documents and the statement from the company's auditor confirming compliance with the guidelines for the remuneration of senior executives will be available to the shareholders at the company at the address Pulpetgatan 20, SE-215 37 Malmö, Sweden, and at the company's website www.aak.com as from Thursday 17 April 2025. Copies of the documents will be sent on request to shareholders who state their postal address and will also be available on the company website www.aak. com and at the Annual General Meeting.
The total number of shares and votes in the company amount at the time of issuance of this notice to 259,559,202. All shares are of the same class.

The Board of Directors and the Managing Director shall at the Annual General Meeting, if a shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors believes that it can be done without significant harm to the company, provide information regarding circumstances that (i) may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda, (ii) circumstances that may affect the assessment of the company's or its subsidiaries' financial position or information concerning (iii) the company's relation with other companies within the group. Shareholders may submit questions in advance by mail to the company at the address AAK AB (publ.), Group Legal Counsel, Pulpetgatan 20, SE-215 37 Malmö, Sweden, or by e-mail to [email protected].
For information about the processing of your personal data, see https://www. euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf. If you have questions regarding AAK AB's processing of your personal data, you can contact the company by email, [email protected]. AAK AB has corporate ID No. 556669- 2850 and the Board of Directors' registered office is in Malmö, Sweden.
Malmö in April 2025
The Board of Directors
This is a non-official translation of the Swedish original wording. In case of differences between the English translation and the Swedish original, the Swedish text shall prevail
Carl Ahlgren Head of IR, Communication & Brand
Mobile: +46 706 81 07 34 E-mail: [email protected]
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK's offering is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer with the unique flexibility of our production assets and deep knowledge across products and industries. 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers and support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.

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