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AMSC ASA — AGM Information 2023
Apr 25, 2023
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Unauthorized translation. In the event of any discrepancy between the Norwegian and English text, the Norwegian takes precedence.
MINUTES OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN
AMSC ASA
On Tuesday April 25, 2023 at 11:00 (CET) the Annual General Meeting in AMSC ASA, reg. no. 988 228 397, was held digitally via Lumi AGM webcast.
The following items were on the agenda:
1. OPENING OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE AND AGENDA
The Annual General Meeting was opened and chaired by Annette Malm Justad, Chair of the Board.
The record of attending shareholders showed that 14,308,829 shares, corresponding to 19.91% of the total share capital, were represented. The list of attending shareholders and the voting results for each matter is enclosed to these minutes.
No objections were made to the notice and the agenda, and the General Meeting was declared duly constituted.
2. ELECTION OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN THE MINUTES ALONG WITH THE MEETING CHAIR
Marion Berg Hauge was elected to co-sign the minutes of the General Meeting together with the meeting chair.
3. PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
A presentation of the business activities was given, including the important occurrences in the group in 2022 and the main figures from the 2022 annual accounts, as further set out in a presentation to be published by the Company after the general meeting is held.
4. APPROVAL OF THE 2022 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF AMSC ASA, GROUP'S CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REPORT
The annual accounts and the Board of Directors' report were reviewed.
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
The General Meeting approves the annual accounts for 2022 for AMSC ASA, the group consolidated accounts and the Board of Director's Report.
5. ADVISORY VOTE ON THE REPORT ON SALARY AND OTHER REMUNERATION TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR 2022
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
The General Meeting endorses the report on salary and other remuneration to the executive management for 2022 pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16b.
6. CONSIDERATION OF THE STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2022
The General Meeting considered the Board of Directors' statement of Corporate Governance.
7. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rates for members of the Board of Directors for the period from the 2022 Annual General Meeting up to the 2023 Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:
- NOK 560,000 to the Chairperson of the board
- NOK 439,000 to each of the other board members.
The above fees include remuneration for audit committee-related work.
8. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rate for members of the Nomination Committee for the period from the 2022 Annual General Meeting up to the 2023 Annual General Meeting shall be NOK 52,000 for the chair of the committee and NOK 42,000 for each member.
9. APPROVAL OF THE REMUNERATION TO THE AUDITOR FOR 2022
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
The remuneration to the auditor of NOK 700,000 ex. VAT for the audit of the Company's 2022 annual accounts is approved. Fees to PriceWaterhouseCoopers AS for services other than audit during 2022 are included in Note 3 to the group consolidated accounts.
10. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, Annette Malm Justad is elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for a period of two years.
The Board of Directors of AMSC ASA will then consist of the following members:
Annette Malm Justad (Chairperson)
Peter Ditlef Knudsen
Frank O. Reite.
11. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, Hilde Kristin Ramsdal is elected as member of the Nomination Committee, for a period of two years.
The Nomination Committee of AMSC ASA will then consist of the following members:
Charlotte Håkonsen (Chairperson)
Ingebret G. Hisdal
Hilde Kristin Ramsdal.
12. APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
"The Articles of Association § 10, subsection three, first sentence, which currently reads "The Company may set a deadline in the notice of General Meeting for registration of attendance to the General Meeting, which shall not fall earlier than five (5) days prior to the General Meeting.", is deleted."
13. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
The General Meeting grants the Board of Directors authorization to resolve payment of dividends based on the Company's annual accounts for 2022. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024.
14. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR EMPLOYEES
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
- 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 2,500,000.
- 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024, but no longer than June 30, 2024.
- 3. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.
- 4. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
- 5. The authorization can only be used in connection with the incentive scheme for employees.
15. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES OR SUBSEQUENT SALE OR DELETION OF SUCH SHARES
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
- 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 7,186,383.
- 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024, but no longer than June 30, 2024.
- 3. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.
- 4. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
- 5. The authorization can only be used for investment purposes or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.
16. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, DE-MERGERS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
- 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 7,186,383.
- 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024, but no longer than June 30, 2024.
- 3. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.
- 4. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described on the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
- 5. The authorization can only be used for the purpose of utilising the company's shares as transaction currency in acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions.
17. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURE INVESTMENTS ETC.
The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:
- 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the share capital by up to NOK 14,372,767.
- 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2024, but no longer than June 30, 2024.
- 3. The pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders pursuant to section 10-4 of the Public Limited Liability Company's Act may be derogated from.
- 4. The authorization includes share capital increase against non-cash contributions, rights to assume special obligations on behalf of the Company in addition to resolution of merger and demerger, cf. the Public Limited Liability Company's Act section 13-5 and 14-6 (2). The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
- 5. The authorization can only be used in connection with strengthening of the Company's equity capital, or to raise equity capital for future investments within the Company's scope of operations.
* * *
There were no further items on the agenda. The Chairman of the meeting thanked the participants for their attendance, and the General Meeting was thereafter adjourned.
Oslo, April 25, 2023
(sign.) (sign.)
Annette Malm Justad, Chairman Marion Berg Hauge, co-signer
| Attendance Summary Report | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSC ASA | |||||
| Generalforsamling | |||||
| tirsdag 25. april 2023 |
| Registered Attendees: | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total Votes Represented: | 14 308 829 |
| Total Accounts Represented: | 29 |
| Total Voting Capital: | 71 863 838 |
| 19,91 % |
|---|
| 71 863 838 |
% Total Capital Represented: 19,91 % Company Own Shares: 0
| Sub Total: | 5 | 0 | 14 308 829 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Registered Attendees | Registered Non-Voting Attendees | Registered Votes | Accounts | |
| Aksjonær (web) | 2 | 0 | 1 500 | 2 | |
| Styrets leder med åpen fullmakt | 1 | 0 | 70 129 | 10 | |
| Styrets leder med instrukser | 1 | 0 | 242 529 | 7 | |
| Forhåndsstemmer | 1 | 0 | 13 994 671 | 10 |
AMSC ASA GENERAL MEETING 25 APRIL 2023
As scrutineer appointed for the purpose of the Poll taken at the General Meeting of the Members of the Company held on 25 April 2023, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the result of the Poll is correctly set out as follows:-
| Issued voting shares: 71 863 838 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOTES | % | VOTES | % | VOTES | VOTES | % ISSUED | NO VOTES | |
| FOR / FOR | MOT / | AVSTÅR / | TOTAL | VOTING | IN | |||
| AGAINST | ABSTAIN | SHARES | MEETING | |||||
| VOTED | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 308 829 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 2 | 14 308 664 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 4 | 14 308 664 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 5 | 14 094 513 | 98,51 | 213 251 | 1,49 | 1 065 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 7 | 14 306 664 | 99,99 | 1 100 | 0,01 | 1 065 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 8 | 14 306 664 | 99,99 | 1 100 | 0,01 | 1 065 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 9 | 14 307 764 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 065 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 106 463 | 98,59 | 201 101 | 1,41 | 1 265 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 11 | 14 299 606 | 99,94 | 7 958 | 0,06 | 1 265 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 12 | 14 307 564 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 265 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 308 664 100,00 | 0 | 0,00 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 102 101 | 98,56 | 205 463 | 1,44 | 1 265 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 15 | 14 103 201 | 98,56 | 205 463 | 1,44 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 16 | 14 103 201 | 98,56 | 205 463 | 1,44 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
| 17 | 14 083 201 | 98,42 | 225 463 | 1,58 | 165 | 14 308 829 | 19,91 % | 0 |
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