Remuneration Information • Nov 8, 2023
Remuneration Information
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Ambu A/S, Baltorpbakken 13, DK-2750 BallerupRegistration no. 63644919
| Statement from the Chair of the Remuneration Committee Summary of Remuneration Report and key financials for 2022/23 |
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| 1. Remuneration of the Board of Directors | 7 |
| 2. Non-variable remuneration of the Executive Management | 10 |
| 3. Variable remuneration of the Executive Management | 12 |
| 4. Five-year remuneration overview of the Executive Management of Ambu A/S | 14 |
| The Board of Directors' statement on the Remuneration Report | 18 |
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| The independent auditor's Report on the Remuneration Report | 19 |
Our statutory reporting for 2022/23 includes three reports: Annual Report, Corporate Governance Report and Remuneration Report


Since 1937, Ambu's primary objective has been to advance healthcare by developing innovative medical solutions. Today, 86 years later, Ambu is the leader in single-use endoscopy.
Dedicated to this primary objective, Ambu's Remuneration Committee aims to set a remuneration policy that attracts, motivates and retains talented leaders at both the Board and Executive level. Likewise, the Remuneration Committee aims to ensure that compensation is aligned, to achieve the business goals of the company. This
report is intended to give you a detailed and transparent overview of the composition and aspects of remuneration to both the Board of Directors and the Executive Management of Ambu.
Last year, the Remuneration Report 2021/22 was presented for approval at the Annual General Meeting in December 2022 and was endorsed by a significant majority. 91.8% of the votes were cast in favour, while 8.2% were against, and 0% abstained.
• Launch of our new ZOOM IN strategy
In 2022/23, we strengthened our Executive Leadership Team, bringing in new and diverse competences across People & Culture, Operations and R&D. Additionally, as we embark on the next phase of our growth journey centered on accelerating growth and profitability, we announced that by January 2024, Henrik Skak Bender will take over as CFO from Thomas Frederik Schmidt.
Ambu realised organic revenue growth of 8% in 2022/23, following 4% growth last year. In alignment with our ambitions for the year of 5-8%, the CEO and CFO received long-term incentive pay (LTI) for 2022/23 amounting to DKK 6.9m.
The short-term incentive pay (STI) was paid out at 69% of the maximum, reflecting the level of achievement of the KPIs set at the beginning of the financial year.
Two new members joined the Board in December 2022. The Board is now comprised of 10 members, including three employee-elected members.

JØRGEN JENSEN Chair of the Remuneration Committee
In the financial year 2023/24, Ambu will continue to develop and launch new innovative solutions that improve patient safety, simplify hospital workflow and reduce healthcare costs. The ZOOM IN strategy shows high ambitions for the year, and remuneration will reflect our ability to deliver on our strategic plans and the results that we achieve as a company.
A summary of the contents of the Remuneration Report is outlined in the table below (the table continues on the following page). Figures in brackets refer to the financial year 2021/22.
| Focus points | Reporting | Focus points | Reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total remuneration, broken down by component and distribution between variable and fixed remuneration |
• The Board of Directors receives fixed remuneration only, while the remu neration of the Executive Management is divided into fixed and variable remuneration. • For 2022/23, remuneration totalling DKK 6.6m (DKK 5.6m) was paid to the Board of Directors, representing an increase of 16%, mainly driven by the election of two new Board members. • The total remuneration earned by the Executive Management for 2022/23 amounted to DKK 26.7m (DKK 17.6m), representing an increase of 52% excluding 2021/22 sign-on bonuses paid to the CEO and CFO. • The variable portion of Britt Meelby Jensen's (CEO) total remuneration was 55%, and for Thomas Frederik Schmidt (CFO), the variable portion constituted 50% of total remuneration. |
Alignment of the Executive Management's remuneration with Ambu's remuneration policy and long-term results |
• In accordance with Ambu's remuneration policy, the remuneration of the Executive Management is a mix of fixed salary including benefits, cash bonuses (STI) and share-based payments (LTI). The earning of cash bonuses, as well as the vesting of share-based instruments, are based on the achievement of the agreed targets. • Alignment of the remuneration of the Executive Management with Ambu's short-term financial targets and long-term value creation is ensured through the allocation of short-term and long-term incentives for each of the financial years, based on the achievement of the targets. • The targets that form the basis for the remuneration of the Executive Management are closely related to the goals which are normative for Ambu's strategy, and which are communicated externally. |
| • The short-term incentive pay (STI) KPIs were achieved at 69% of maxi mum which corresponds to 139% of target. • The long-term incentive pay (LTI) KPIs were achieved at 68% of maximum which corresponds to 136% of target. |
Use of KPIs | • The Executive Management's STI is tied to several KPIs, based on Ambu's financial and strategic outlook for the year. For 2022/23, the KPIs also include two ESG targets. • The Executive Management's LTI is conditional on the achievement of |
two financial KPIs that reflect how Ambu's strategy is being executed.
| Focus points | Reporting |
|---|---|
| Five-year summaries of remuneration, fees and annual results |
• The Remuneration Report includes five-year summaries illustrating the annual change in this year's Executive Management's remuneration and shareholdings, individual Board of Director fees and the annual result of the Ambu Group and Ambu A/S. |
| Long-term incentive program |
• LTI for the Executive Management is allocated as Performance Share Units (PSUs). • A PSU will entitle the holder to one Class B share, based on the share price at vesting, provided that the predetermined KPIs are achieved. • The PSU program has an annual value cap, whereby the value at vesting cannot exceed four times the annual fixed base salary measured at the time of grant. • The KPIs for the financial year 2022/23 were achieved at 136% of target, and consequently, 55,167 PSUs were allocated to the CEO, while 20,933 PSUs were allocated to the CFO. • The CFO participated in the annual employee share plan, purchasing 646 shares. The plan allows participants to contribute up to 2% of their annual fixed base salary. The CEO did not participate. |
| Clawback information | • The STI and LTI agreements contain clawback provisions on the variable remuneration of the Executive Management. There has been no basis for applying the clawback provisions. |
| Deviations from the remuneration policy |
• There has been no deviation from Ambu's remuneration policy, approved on 14 December 2021. • Ambu's remuneration policy was last deviated from in 2021/22 in con - nection with hiring of the new CFO, which the Board assessed to be in the best interests of the shareholders. |
The table on the next page shows a five-year development in the remuneration paid to the Board of Directors and to the Executive Man agement in 2022/23. The table also shows the development of Ambu's market value, based on all Class A and Class B shares, less the company's portfolio of treasury shares (assuming the value of the Class A shares corresponds to the listed value of the Class B shares).
As the table shows, the remuneration of the Board of Directors increased by 16% since last year, while the total remuneration of the Executive Management increased by 52% since last year. This change is driven by the above target achievement of the STI and LTI KPIs set at the beginning of the year. STI and LTIs are further outlined in Section 3.
Since last year, Ambu Group's EBIT before special items increased by 148%, while the market value of the Group increased to DKK 20bn (DKK 17bn) by end of September 2023.
| Basis of comparison for Ambu A/S1 | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total remuneration of the Board of Directors (DKK '000) |
6,5602 | 5,650 | 4,734 | 4,215 | 4,033 |
| Annual change in remuneration of the Board of Directors |
16% | 19% | 12% | 5% | -6% |
| Remuneration of the Executive Management (DKK '000) |
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| Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO | 18,503 | 3,9823 | - | - | - |
| Variable portion of remuneration | 55% | 24% | - | - | - |
| Annual change in remuneration of the CEO4 |
95% | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO | 8,156 | 4,0515 | - | - | - |
| Variable portion of remuneration | 50% | 61% | - | - | - |
| Annual change in remuneration of the CFO4 |
23% | - | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration earned, Executive Management (DKK '000)6 |
26,659 | 17,560 | 15,051 | 36,766 | 15,274 |
| Annual change in remuneration of Executive Management |
52% | 17% | -59% | 141% | - |
| Average remuneration per employee, exclusive of the Executive Management (DKK '000) |
923 | 837 | 844 | 837 | 809 |
| Ratio – CEO vs. average remuneration7 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 24 |
| EBIT before special items (Ambu A/S) | 58 | 62 | -54 | 73 | 549 |
| Net profit for the year (Ambu A/S) | 18 | 59 | 22 | 85 | 400 |
| Financial numbers for Ambu Group | 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (DKKm) | 4,775 | 4,444 | 4,013 | 3,567 | 2,820 |
| Organic growth | 8% | 4% | 16% | 26% | 4% |
| EBIT before special items (DKKm) | 302 | 122 | 340 | 428 | 480 |
| EBIT margin before special items | 6.3% | 2.7% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 17.0% |
| Annual growth in EBIT before special items |
148% | -64% | -21% | -12% | -15% |
| Free cash flow before acquisitions | 192 | -458 | -245 | -133 | 274 |
| In % of revenue | 4% | -10% | -6% | -4% | 10% |
| Development (EBIT before special items) – Index 2018/19 = 100 |
63 | 25 | 71 | 89 | 100 |
| Market value of Class A and Class B shares (DKKbn) |
20 | 17 | 48 | 45 | 28 |
| Development (market value) – Index 2018/19 = 100 |
71 | 61 | 171 | 161 | 100 |
1 All remuneration figures are exclusive of severance and resignation pay.
2 Fixed remuneration fees remained unchanged from the previous year. The increase in the Board's total remuneration is driven by the hiring of an additional Board member and the full year fee for the Innovation Committee established in 2021/22.
3 Based on employment period: 20 May 2022 to 30 September 2022.
4 Change in annualised remuneration since the year before.
5 Based on employment period: 1 June 2022 to 30 September 2022.
6 Five-year overview of total remuneration earned by the Executive Management includes remuneration received by the current CEO Britt Meelby Jensen and CFO Thomas Frederik Schmidt as well as the remuneration received by the former CEO Juan Jose Gonzalez and CFO Michael Højgaard.
7 The CEO-pay ratio for 2021/22 is calculated by applying full-year compensation for CEO Britt Meelby Jensen against the average compensation paid excluding the Executive Management and Board of Directors of Ambu A/S. This practise also applies to the ratio in 2018/19.
The Board of Directors receives only fixed remuneration fees which are set and approved by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The fee was last changed in December 2020 and is aligned with other comparable Danish and European companies, with respect to complexity, size, scope and workload of the role. All members of a committee receive a fee. The Board of Directors does not receive any variable remuneration and are not part of any sharebased incentive schemes, as recommended by the Danish Committee on Corporate Governance. Employee-elected members of the Board of Directors may receive incentive-based remuneration in relation to their employment in Ambu.
The Remuneration Committee met three times during 2022/23. Jørgen Jensen and Susanne Larsson attended all meetings. Henrik Ehlers Wulff attended one meeting.
Shacey Petrovic and Simon Hesse Hoffmann were elected as new members of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting in December 2022.
The Board of Directors consists of 10 members, three of which are employee-elected members. As from 30 September 2023, the Board of Directors and their respective committees are stated in the table to the right.
All remuneration to members leaving or joining Ambu's Board of Directors is calculated based on the date when their service ends or begins. An overview of the fixed remuneration fees is outlined in the table to the right.
In addition to fixed fees and reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses, a travel allowance is granted on a per-meeting-basis for eligible members of the Board. This allowance is only granted to those Board members who are required to travel outside of their country of residence to attend board-
| Members of the Board of Directors | Committee |
|---|---|
| Jørgen Jensen (Chair) | Remuneration (Chair), Innovation (Member), Nomination (Chair), |
| Christian Sagild (Vice Chair) | Audit (Member), Nomination (Member) |
| Henrik Ehlers Wulff | Remuneration (Member) |
| Michael Del Prado | Innovation (Chair), Nomination (Member) |
| Susanne Larsson | Audit (Chair), Remuneration (Member) |
| Shacey Petrovic | Innovation (Member) |
| Simon Hesse Hoffmann | Audit (Member) |
| Charlotte Elgaard Bjørnhof | Employee Elected |
| Jesper Bartroff Frederiksen | Employee Elected |
| Thomas Bachgaard Jensen | Employee Elected |
and committee-related meetings. Social security costs imposed by foreign authorities are also reimbursed in relation to the Board members' compensation from Ambu A/S. The tables on the next two pages provide a five-year overview of the remuneration paid to the individual members of the Board of Directors and an overview of changes in their shareholdings during 2022/23. There are no special retention or redundancy schemes for members of the Board of Directors.
| DKK '000 | Board | Audit, innovation, nomination and remuneration committee |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | 1,050 | 175 |
| Vice Chair | 700 | - |
| Member | 350 | 117 |
| 22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 18/19 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Board of Directors | Elected | Board fee | Committee fee |
Travel allowance |
Social security costs |
Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Jørgen Jensen (C) | Dec 2020 | 1,050 | 467 | - | - | 1,517 | 1,457 | 992 | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | 47% | - | - | - |
| Christian Sagild (VC) | Dec 2012 | 700 | 234 | - | - | 934 | 922 | 808 | 450 | 450 |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 14% | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| Henrik Ehlers Wulff (MB) | Dec 2015 | 350 | 159 | - | - | 509 | 584 | 561 | 400 | 400 |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | -13% | 4% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
| Michael Del Prado (MB) | Dec 2021 | 350 | 292 | 200 | - | 842 | 618 | - | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 36% | - | - | - | - |
| Susanne Larsson (MB) | Dec 2021 | 350 | 292 | - | 202 | 844 | 577 | - | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 46% | - | - | - | - |
| Shacey Petrovic (MB) | Dec 2022 | 279 | 93 | 120 | - | 492 | - | - | - | - |
| Simon Hesse Hoffmann (MB) | Dec 2022 | 279 | 93 | - | - | 372 | - | - | - | - |
| Charlotte Elgaard Bjørnhof (EEMB) | Dec 2021 | 350 | - | - | - | 350 | 278 | - | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 26% | - | - | - | - |
| Jesper Bartroff Frederiksen (EEMB) | Dec 2021 | 350 | - | - | - | 350 | 278 | - | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 26% | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Bachgaard Jensen (EEMB) | Dec 2021 | 350 | - | - | - | 350 | 278 | - | - | - |
| Annual change in fee | - | - | - | - | - | 26% | - | - | - | - |
C: Chair of the Board of Directors;
VC: Vice Chair of the Board of Directors;
MB: Member of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting;
EEMB: Employee-elected member of the Board of Directors.
(number of Class B shares with a nominal value of DKK 0.50 each)
| Current members of the Board of Directors |
Number of shares 01.10.2022 |
Acquired during the year |
Sold during the year |
Number of shares 30.09.2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Jensen | 16,236 | - | - | 16,236 |
| Christian Sagild | 255,000 | - | - | 255,000 |
| Henrik Ehlers Wulff | 10,645 | - | - | 10,645 |
| Susanne Larsson | - | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| Michael Del Prado | - | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
| Shacey Petrovic | - | 5,535 | - | 5,535 |
| Simon Hesse Hoffmann | 7,702,500* | - | - | 7,702,500* |
| Charlotte Elgaard Bjørnhof | 645 | 262 | - | 907 |
| Jesper Bartroff Frederiksen | 1,497 | 217 | - | 1,714 |
| Thomas Bachgaard Jensen | 1,313 | 206 | - | 1,519 |
* of which 5,717,500 are Class A shares

As per September 2023, the members of the Executive Management are:
Britt Meelby Jensen has been with Ambu since 19 May 2022. Thomas Frederik Schmidt has been with Ambu since 1 June 2022 but will be replaced by Henrik Skak Bender on 1 January 2024.
The remuneration of the Executive Management is determined by the Board of Directors, based on market levels, Ambu's financial position, as well as the competences, efforts and results of the individual members of the Executive Management.
Remuneration per design is composed of the following components:
| CEO | CFO |
|---|---|
| 47% | 50% |
| 4% | 5% |
| 1% | 3% |
| 24% | 22% |
| 24% | 20% |
| 100% | 100% |
Fixed base salary, pension contributions and employee benefits are considered non-variable remuneration, while STI, LTI and sign-on bonusses are considered variable remuneration, as these components are subject to achieving pre-defined performance levels.
The Remuneration Committee ensures that the non-variable remuneration of the Executive Management is competitive and reasonable, in view of Ambu's financial position and development, based on benchmarking against a peer group of European Life Science companies and other Danish listed companies of similar size and complexity.
The pension contribution for the Executive Management has been agreed at 10% of base salary. Employee benefits mainly concern the costs of company cars. Other employee benefits include health insurance, telephone and internet access.
The notice of termination to be given by Ambu to members of the Executive Management may not exceed 18 months.
An Executive Board member's total value for the notice period, including severance / resignation pay, cannot exceed a value corresponding to two years' fixed base salary.
The notice of termination to be given by the members of the Executive Management to Ambu cannot exceed nine months.
Moreover, any severance payments to members of the Executive Management, for example in the event of a change of control, are subject to a maximum value, corresponding to two years worth of remuneration. In the event of the death of an Executive Management member, the company will pay up to 18 months remuneration to the surviving relatives of any such Executive Management member.
The Board of Directors has the discretionary authority to deviate from the Remuneration Policy, where deviation is deemed to benefit the long-term interests of Ambu, Ambu's shareholders or the sustainability of the company. The discretionary authority was not applied in 2022/23.

The Board of Directors has the discretionary power to grant a discretionary cash bonus of an additional 25% of fixed base salary to the Executive Management, if such grant is deemed to support Ambu's long-term interests and the interest of Ambu's shareholders. This discretionary power was not applied in 2022/23.
The discretionary power was last applied in 2021/22, in the form of a sign-on bonus to the CFO, Thomas Frederik Schmidt.
The Executive Management's variable pay is covered by clawback clauses, if the pay was granted based on misstated or falsified data. There has been no clawback since 2017/18 to date.
Variable remuneration and annual KPIs for the Executive Management are proposed by the Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The ratio between non-variable (fixed) and variable pay elements are benchmarked in the same way as the non-variable remuneration.
Within the outlines of Ambu's remuneration policy, the valuation of the STI and LTI for the CEO and CFO constitute a percentage of base salary at target or max achievement of the following pre-defined KPI(s):
| Value of variable component in % of base salary |
Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO |
Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO |
|---|---|---|
| STI (target/max) LTI (target/max) |
50% / 100% 50% / 100% |
45% / 90% 40% / 80% |
| Total | 100% / 200% | 85% / 170% |
The valuation for STI and LTI of base salary in target / max remains unchanged from the previous year.
3.1 Short-term incentives for 2022/23
The KPIs for the Executive Management's STI for 2022/23 are aligned with Ambu's strategic focus for the year and include two ESG targets, defined as follows:
ESG target 1: Submit targets under the Science Based Target Initiative process and receive preliminary indication of validation.
ESG target 2: Waste per product (tonne/tonne finished goods) reduced by 15%, compared to fiscal year 2021/22.
KPIs for the STI 2022/23 are as follows:
| KPI | Weight | Realised performance |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth vs last year |
40% | Achieved below target |
| EBIT margin | 35% | Achieved at max |
| Free cash flow (mDKK) |
15% | Achieved at max |
| ESG 1+2 | 10% | Achieved at target |
| Total | 100% |
For organic revenue growth and EBIT margin, performance is determined to one decimal place.
The organic revenue growth versus last year, EBIT margin before special items and free cash flow were set and aligned with the outlook in the beginning of the financial year.
ESG was added as an STI KPI in 2021/22, with an initial weight of 5%. To align with Ambu's ongoing desire and emphasis on investing into ESG, this initial weight was increased to 10%. Max is awarded if both ESG KPIs are achieved, target if only one ESG KPI is achieved and threshold in the event neither ESG KPI is achieved.
With the results achieved for 2022/23, the STI KPIs have been achieved at 69% of maximum, corresponding to a compensation worth 69% of the fixed base salary for the CEO and 62% of the fixed base salary for the CFO.
| Executive Management |
Achieve ment of target |
Achieve ment of maximum |
DKK ('000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO |
139% | 69% | 5,135 |
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO |
139% | 69% | 2,192 |
| Total | 7,327 |
KPIs for the Executive Management's STI for the coming financial year have been defined as follows:
| KPI | Weight |
|---|---|
| Revenue growth vs last year | 45% |
| EBIT margin | 35% |
| Free cash flow (mDKK) | 10% |
| ESG 1+2 | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
In alignment with Ambu's ongoing strategic focus on sustainability, two ESG KPIs have been defined to promote both Ambu's environmental focus and employee engagement. The KPIs are defined as:
ESG target 1: Environmental – Reduction in energy consumption/tonne product
ESG target 2: Engagement – Improvement in employee Net promoter scope (eNPS)
LTI is granted each year as Performance Share Units (PSU). The PSU agreement takes effect from 1 January each year, which is the date of allocation. The performance period is nine months, until September 30 the same year, followed by two years and three months of vesting period. The PSUs then vest three years after allocation. The number of PSUs allocated is based on the average of the quoted stock price on the date of the Annual General Meeting and the following four business days, or when granted during the year. The agreed targets are based on the financial outlook for the financial year. At vesting, a cap is set at four times the annual fixed base salary measured at the time of granting.
The KPIs for the Executive Management's LTI program, pertaining to the 2022/23 performance, is aligned with Ambu's strategic growth focus.
Achievement of the KPIs is determined to one decimal place.
| KPI | Weight | Realised performance |
|---|---|---|
| Organic revenue growth 2022/23 |
50% | Achieved below target |
| EBIT | 50% | Achieved at max |
Based on the financial performance for 2022/23, the LTI KPIs have been achieved at 68% of maximum. As a result, the CEO received compensation worth 68% of the fixed base salary, while the CFO received compensation worth 54% of the fixed base salary.
| Executive Management |
Achieve ment of target |
Achieve ment of maximum |
DKK ('000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO |
136% | 68% | 5,027 |
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO |
136% | 68% | 1,908 |
| Total | 6,935 |
Continuing Ambu's strategic focus on delivering sustainable profitable growth, the LTI KPIs for 2023/24 remain constant and are defined as follows:
| KPI | Weight |
|---|---|
| Revenue growth 2023/24 | 50% |
| EBIT | 50% |
As can be seen below, the distribution of the remuneration to Executive Management was consistent with Ambu's on-target financial performance.
DKK ('000)

Total remuneration (DKK '000)
| Remuneration component | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO | |||||
| Fixed base salary | 7,400 | 2,694 | - | - | - |
| Pension contributions | 740 | 270 | - | - | - |
| Employee benefits | 201 | 75 | - | - | - |
| Sign-on bonus (LTI) | 0 | 808 | - | - | - |
| Short-term incentives | 5,135 | 135 | - | - | - |
| Long-term incentives2 | 5,027 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration earned3 | 18,503 | 3,982 | - | - | - |
| Change in annual remuneration4 | 95% | - | - | - | - |
| Adjustment of LTIs to IFRS6 | -3,770 | -709 | - | - | - |
| Total expense in the income statement | 14,733 | 3,273 | - | - | - |
| Fixed remuneration | 45% | 76% | - | - | - |
| Variable remuneration | 55% | 24% | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration (DKK '000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration component | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO | |||||
| Fixed base salary | 3,510 | 1,170 | - | - | - |
| Pension contributions | 351 | 117 | - | - | - |
| Employee benefits | 195 | 311 | - | - | - |
| Sign-on bonus (cash) | - | 2,400 | - | - | - |
| Short-term incentives | 2,192 | 53 | - | - | - |
| Long-term incentives2 | 1,908 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration earned3 | 8,156 | 4,051 | - | - | - |
| Change in annual remuneration4 | 23% | - | - | - | - |
| Adjustment of LTIs and sign-on to IFRS6 | -1,431 | -1,800 | - | - | - |
| Total expense in the income statement | 6,725 | 2,251 | - | - | - |
| Fixed remuneration | 50% | 39% | - | - | - |
| Variable remuneration | 50% | 61% | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration (DKK '000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration component | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
| Juan Jose Gonzalez | |||||
| Fixed base salary | - | 4,711 | 7,342 | 7,260 | 2,723 |
| Pension contributions | - | 471 | 734 | 726 | 272 |
| Employee benefits | - | 156 | 228 | 226 | 79 |
| Tax compensation | - | 758 | 835 | 835 | 1,449 |
| Short-term incentives1 | - | 219 | 819 | 8,549 | 2,769 |
| Long-term incentives2 | - | 0 | 147 | 11,014 | 3,695 |
| Total remuneration earned3 | - | 6,315 | 10,105 | 28,610 | 10,987 |
| Change in annual remuneration4 | - | -5% | -65% | 84% | - |
| Severance pay5 | - | 13,367 | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration earned, | |||||
| including severance pay | - | 19,682 | 10,105 | 28,610 | 10,987 |
| Fixed remuneration | - | 97% | 90% | 32% | 41% |
| Variable remuneration7 | - | 3% | 10% | 68% | 59% |
1 2018/19 and 2019/20 include housing allowance. 2 The long-term incentives include the two-year employee share program and the three-year LTI programs. The value of the LTI pro-
grams is based on the fair value per unit at time of grant times the total number of awards achieved. 3 The line "Total remuneration earned" shows the value of compensation earned by the Executive Management, as it includes the value of LTIs at fair value per unit at the time of granting, multiplied by the total number of awards achieved.
4 Change in annualised remuneration since the year before. For the former CEO and CFO, the values are before to severance and resignation pay.
5 Severance pay and resignation pay were restated this year due to different achieved performance in 2022/23 than initially expected. 6 The line "Adjustment of LTIs to IFRS" includes effects of accounting accruals, as well as the effect from mark-to-market of the PSUs, in cases where the LTIs will eventually be settled in cash.
7 Distribution of "Total remuneration earned" between fixed and variable pay does not include severance and resignation pay.
| Total remuneration (DKK '000) | |
|---|---|
| ------------------------------- | -- |
| Remuneration component | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Højgaard | |||||
| Fixed base salary | - | 2,607 | 3,848 | 3,805 | 3,280 |
| Pension contributions | - | 313 | 462 | 457 | 394 |
| Employee benefits | - | 174 | 178 | 149 | 167 |
| Short-term incentives | - | 118 | 381 | 1,509 | 0 |
| Long-term incentives2 | - | 0 | 77 | 2,236 | 446 |
| Total remuneration earned3 | - | 3,212 | 4,946 | 8,156 | 4,287 |
| Change in annual remuneration4 | - | -3% | -39% | 90% | -39% |
| Resignation pay5 | - | 7,219 | - | - | - |
| Total remuneration earned, including resignation pay |
- | 10,431 | 4,946 | 8,156 | 4,287 |
| Fixed remuneration | - | 96% | 91% | 54% | 90% |
| Variable remuneration7 | - | 4% | 9% | 46% | 10% |
| Total remuneration (DKK '000) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual member | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |||
| Total | ||||||||
| Britt Meelby Jensen | 18,503 | 3,982 | - | - | - | |||
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt | 8,156 | 4,051 | - | - | - | |||
| Juan Jose Gonzalez | - | 6,315 | 10,105 | 28,6102 | 10,9872 | |||
| Michael Højgaard | - | 3,212 | 4,946 | 8,156 | 4,287 | |||
| Total Executive Management remuneration earned1 |
26,659 | 17,560 | 15,051 | 36,766 | 15,274 | |||
| Severance and resignation pay | - | 20,586 | - | - | - | |||
| Executive Management remuneration earned incl. severance and resignation pay |
26,659 | 38,146 | 15,051 | 36,766 | 15,274 | |||
| Ratio | ||||||||
| Average remuneration in Ambu A/S (excluding the Executive Management) |
923 | 837 | 844 | 837 | 809 | |||
| Average remuneration/CEO pay ratio3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 24 |
1 The line "Total remuneration earned" shows the value of compensation earned by the Executive Management, as it includes the value of LTIs at fair value per unit at the time of granting, multiplied by the total number of awards achieved.
2 2018/19 and 2019/20 include housing allowance.
3 The CEO-pay ratio for 2021/22 is calculated by applying a full-year compensation for CEO Britt Meelby Jensen against the average compensation paid, excluding the Executive Management and Board of Directors of Ambu A/S. This practise also applies to the ratio in 2018/19.
5-year shareholdings overview of current Executive Management (number of Class B shares with a nominal value of DKK 0.50 each)
| Member of the Executive Management | 30.09.23 | 30.09.22 | 30.09.21 | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Meelby Jensen, CEO | 45,333 | 45,333 | - | - | - | |
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt, CFO | 10,246 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 55,579 | 45,333 | - | - | - |

| Purchase options | PSUs | Purchase options (employee shares) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020, years 1 and 2 |
2020, year 3 |
2020, Big Five |
Subtotal | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Subtotal | 2021 | 2023 | Total | |
| No. of participants | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
| Britt Meelby Jensen | 9 | 81 | 90 | 90 | ||||||||
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt | 12 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 44 | |||||||
| Resigned Executive Board member | 630 | 351 | 1,618 | 2,599 | 99 | 66 | 85 | 250 | 2 | 2,851 | ||
| No. of instruments issued1 ('000) | 630 | 351 | 1,618 | 2,599 | 99 | 66 | 106 | 112 | 383 | 2 | 1 | 2,985 |
| Has program been vested? | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | |||
| Britt Meelby Jensen | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt | ||||||||||||
| Value of exercised instruments, DKKm | 0 | |||||||||||
| Britt Meelby Jensen | 9 | 55 | 64 | 64 | ||||||||
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt | 21 | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||
| Resigned Executive Board member | 202 | 351 | 344 | 897 | 2 | 899 | ||||||
| No. of outstanding instruments ('000) | 202 | 351 | 344 | 897 | 9 | 76 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 985 | ||
| Exercise price, DKK | 120 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Year of expiration | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2023 | 2025 | |||
| Britt Meelby Jensen | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Thomas Frederik Schmidt | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Market value of outstanding instruments on 30 September 2023, DKKm |
1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
1 Calculated before cancellation, non-vesting of instruments and resignations etc.
The Board of Directors has today considered and adopted the Remuneration Report of Ambu A/S for the financial year 2022/23. The Remuneration Report has been prepared in accordance with Section 139b of the Danish Companies Act and the Recommendations on Corporate Governance issued by the Danish Committee on Corporate Governance. The Remuneration Report describes the remuneration received by the Board of Directors and the Executive Management of Ambu A/S ('Ambu'), with the goal of contributing towards promoting and achieving Ambu's strategic goals, long-term financial results and shareholder value creation. In our opinion, the remuneration is in accordance with Ambu's remuneration policy, adopted on 14 December 2021, and is free from material misstatement and omissions. The Remuneration Report will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on 13 December 2023. Ballerup, 8 November 2023 Board of Directors Jørgen Jensen Christian Sagild Chair Vice Chair Henrik Ehlers Wulff Susanne Larsson Michael Del Prado Shacey Petrovic Simon Hesse Hoffmann Charlotte Elgaard Bjørnhof Thomas Bachgaard Jensen Jesper Mads Bartroff Frederiksen Employee-elected Employee-elected Employee-elected
As agreed with the Company's Board of Directors, we have examined that the Remuneration Report for Ambu A/S for the financial year 2022/23 includes the disclosures required by Section 139 b(3) of the Danish Companies Act and that the information pertaining to remuneration, company performance and individual shareholdings included in the Remuneration Report's tables on page 6-17 are accurate and complete.
The degree of assurance we express in this report is reasonable.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with Section 139 b(3) of the Danish Companies Act and the Remuneration Policy dated 14 December 2021 as adopted by the Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for such internal control that the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the Remuneration Report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's independence and quality control We have complied with the independence and other ethical requirements of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code), which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behavior, as well as ethical requirements applicable in Denmark.
EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab is subject to the International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC) 1 and thus uses a comprehensive quality control system, documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards, applicable requirements in Danish law and other regulations.
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on Remuneration Report based on our examinations. We conducted our examinations in accordance with ISAE 3000 Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and additional requirements under Danish audit legislation to obtain reasonable assurance for purposes of our conclusion.
As part of our examinations, we performed the below procedures:
on long term incentives (LTI) and on a sample basis verified such information to contracts, individual allocated, vested and cancelled LTIs.
• We have examined Management's process for recording, collecting and presenting no. of shares held by the individual members of the Board of Directors and Executive Management and on a sample basis verified such information to supporting documentation.
In our opinion, the examinations performed provide a sufficient basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the Remuneration Report, in all material respects, includes the disclosures required by section 139 b(3) of the Danish Companies Act and the information pertaining to remuneration, company performance and individual shareholdings included in the Remuneration Report's tables on page 6-17 are accurate and complete.
Copenhagen, 8 November 2023
EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab CVR no. 30 70 02 28
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