Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 4, 2022
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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PRESS RELEASE Halmstad 4 April, 2022
The shareholders of Arise AB (publ) are hereby given notice to attend the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on Wednesday May 4, 2022.
The Board has decided that the AGM will be held only by advance voting (postal vote) in accordance with temporary legislation. This means that the AGM will be conducted without the physical presence of shareholders, proxies or external parties and that shareholders' exercise of voting rights at the AGM can only take place by shareholders voting in advance in the order prescribed below. Information on the resolutions passed by the AGM will be published on Wednesday 4 May 2022, as soon as the outcome of the advance voting is finally compiled.
A recorded presentation by the CEO of the company, Per-Erik Eriksson, will be uploaded on the company's website (www.arise.se) in connection with the AGM.
Shareholders that wants to participate in the AGM by advance voting must be recorded in the company's share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Tuesday 26 April 2022 and, further, have notified their participation no later than Tuesday 3 May 2022 by casting their advance vote to the company in accordance with the instructions under the heading "Voting in advance" below so that the advance vote is received by the company no later than that day.
Shareholders whose shares are trustee-registered in the name of a bank or other trustee must, to be able to exercise their voting rights at the AGM by advance voting, request the trustee to register their shares in their own name with Euroclear Sweden AB (so called "voting rights registration"). Such voting rights registration must be implemented by the trustee no later than as of Thursday 28 April 2022. Accordingly, shareholders must well in advance before this date notify their trustee of their request of such voting rights registration.
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the AGM only by voting in advance, so called postal voting in accordance with Section 22 of the Act (2022:121) on temporary exceptions to facilitate the execution of shareholders' meetings in companies and other associations. A special form shall be used for advance voting. The form will be available on the company's website (www.arise.se) in connection with the Nomination Committee publishing its proposals, but no later than one week before the AGM. The advance voting form is considered as the notification of attendance to the AGM. The completed voting form must be submitted to the company no later than on Tuesday 3 May 2022. The completed and signed form shall be sent to Arise AB (publ), Bolagsstämma, Box 808, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden. A completed form may also be submitted electronically and is to be sent to [email protected]. If a shareholder votes in advance through a proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the form. A proxy form is available on the company's website (www.arise.se). If the shareholder is a legal entity, a registration certificate or equivalent document shall be enclosed to the form. The shareholder may not provide special instructions or conditions in the voting form. If so, the vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions are included in the advance voting form.
Accounting documents, audit report, the Board's remuneration report, the statement by the auditor on the compliance of the applicable guidelines for remuneration to senior executives, complete proposals for decisions, the Board of Directors' statement pursuant to Chapter 19 Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act and other documents for the AGM are presented by keeping them available

at the company's head office in Halmstad and at the company's website (www.arise.se) no later than three weeks before the AGM. Copies of the documents will upon request be sent to shareholders who state their address. The share register of the AGM will also be available at the company's head office in Halmstad.
This document is an unofficial translation of the corresponding Swedish document. In the event of any discrepancies between the text contained in this document and the Swedish document, the latter shall prevail.
a) the number of members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination Committee, which has consisted of Johan Claesson (chairman), representing his own holdings and through company, Peter Lundkvist, representing Tredje AP-fonden, Lars Hagerud, representing AltoCumulus Asset Management, Johannes Wingborg, representing Länsförsäkringar and the chairman of the Board of Directors, Joachim Gahm, proposes that attorney Jonas Frii is

appointed Chairman of the AGM, or, in his absence, the person appointed by the Nomination Committee instead.
The voting list that is proposed to be approved is the voting list prepared by the company, based on the share register of the meeting and received advance votes, controlled by the persons verifying the minutes of the AGM.
The members of the Nomination Committee Johannes Wingborg (representing Länsförsäkringar) and Peter Lundkvist (representing Tredje AP-fonden) are proposed to, together with the Chairman, verify the minutes of the AGM, or should one or both of these individuals be unable to fulfil this role, that an individual or individuals appointed by the Board instead. The assignment to verify the minutes also includes controlling the voting list and that received advance votes are correctly reproduced in the minutes.
The Board proposes that unappropriated earnings of SEK 595,770,962 are carried forward to a new account.
The Nomination Committee has not been able to complete its work of preparing proposals for the election and remuneration of the Board of Directors in such a time that the proposals can be included in the notice. The Nomination Committee's work of preparing proposals is ongoing and the Nomination Committee has announced that proposals in accordance with items 11a, 12a and 13 (number of members of the Board of Directors, remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and election of members and chairman of the Board of Directors) will be submitted to the company as soon as the proposals are ready. The company will afterwards publish the proposals through a press release and keep them available at the company and on the company's website together with the Nomination Committee's reasoned statement regarding the election of the Board of Directors and information about the proposed members of the Board of Directors.
The current members of the Board of Directors Jon Brandsar and Maud Olofsson have announced that they are declining re-election.
The Nomination Committee proposes that one registered public accounting firm without deputy is appointed as auditor.
It is proposed, in accordance with the recommendation from the Audit Committee, that remuneration for the auditor should be paid according to customary norms and approved invoice.
At the AGM held 2021, the registered public accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB was elected as the company's auditor for the period until the end of the first AGM held after 2021. The Nomination Committee proposes, in accordance with the recommendation from the Audit Committee, that the registered public accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB is reelected as the company's auditor for the period until the end of the first AGM held after 2022. Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers has informed that the authorized public accountant Ulrika Ramsvik will continue to be the principal auditor.

Appointment of the Nomination Committee will take place before coming elections and payment of remuneration. It is proposed that the Nomination Committee should consist of five members, representing the four largest shareholders at the beginning of October together with the Chairman of the Board. Remuneration will not be paid to the members of the Nomination Committee.
The Board proposes that the AGM resolves to approve the Board's remuneration report for the financial year 2021.
The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, resolve to increase the company's share capital by (1) issue of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and (2) issue of convertible bonds transferable to ordinary shares and/or preference shares. The Board of Directors may deviate from the shareholders' preferential rights. The authorization also includes the right to decide on payment in kind, set-off or other conditions. The issue price shall, as a starting point, be the share's market value at each time of issue.
Upon a resolution pursuant to the authorization and with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, the total number of shares to be issued through the issue of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and/or convertible bonds transferable to ordinary shares and/or preference shares shall not exceed 10 percent of the outstanding shares in the company at the time of when the authorization is exercised for the first time (this shall not prevent convertible bonds from being combined with conversion terms which, if applied, may result in a different number of shares). The purpose of the authorization, as well as the reasons to allow deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights, is to enable changes of the capital structure of the company, acquisitions or other structural businesses in the line of business.
The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to decide, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, on acquisition of a maximum of 1/10 of outstanding ordinary shares from time to time with funds that can be used for appropriation of profits. It is proposed that the authorization should include the right to decide on an exemption from the shareholders' preferential right. If the acquisition takes place at Nasdaq Stockholm the price shall be within the, at each time, registered price interval. It should be possible to acquire shares in order to enable changes of the capital structure of the company, to finance acquisitions or other transactions, or otherwise for disposal or redemption.
The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to decide, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, to dispose of a maximum of 1/10 of all ordinary shares. It is proposed that the authorization should include the right to decide on an exemption from the shareholders' preferential right, the conditions therefore and the way which the disposal takes place. It should be possible to dispose of the shares in connection with possible acquisitions or other transaction or by sale on the open market. When disposing of the shares on Nasdaq Stockholm the price shall be to the current quotation.
The Board proposes that the AGM resolves to implement a warrant program for employees in the company based on issue and transfer of warrants (the "Warrants Program 2022").

To implement the Warrants Program 2022, the Board proposes that the AGM resolves on (A) directed issue of warrants; and (B) approval of transfer of warrants, on the following terms and conditions:

The Warrants Program 2022 shall principally be carried out in accordance with what is stated below:
| Position | Maximum number of warrants per |
|---|---|
| participant | |
| CEO | 300,000 |
| Other senior executives (2 | 125,000 |
| persons) | |
| Other employees/consultants | 25,000 |
| (approximately 20 persons) |
The first allotment is expected to occur in connection with the expiration of the measurement period for the establishment of the subscription price.

administrative and financial efforts at their established fair market value. The Board shall be authorized to adjust the terms and conditions of the Warrants Program 2022 to the extent required in order for allotment of warrants to participants in other jurisdictions, to the extent practically possible, to be carried out under the same conditions imposed by the Warrants Program 2022.
The reasons for the implementation of the Warrants Program 2022 and the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights are to be able to create possibilities for the company to retain competent staff through the offering of a long-term ownership engagement for the employees in the company. Such ownership engagement is expected to stimulate the employees in the company to an increased interest for the business and the earnings trend as well as to increase the feeling of connectedness with the company.
Since the warrants in the Warrants Program 2022 will be transferred to the participants at the fair market value, the company's assessment is that the company will not incur any social costs in relation to Warrants Program 2022. The costs related to Warrants Program 2022 will hence only be composed of limited costs for implementation and administration of the program. There are no other outstanding incentive programs in the company, and as per the date of the notice, the number of shares in the company amounts to 44,494,235.
In case all warrants issued within the Warrants Program 2022 are utilized for subscription of new ordinary shares, a total of 750,000 new ordinary shares will be issued, which corresponds to a dilution of approximately 1.66 per cent of the company's shares after full dilution, calculated on the number of ordinary shares that will be added upon full utilization of all warrants issued under the Warrants Program 2022. The dilution would only have had a marginal impact on the key figure earnings per share for the full year 2021.
The proposal for Warrants Program 2022 has been prepared by the Remuneration Committee together with external consultants. The final proposal has been resolved upon by the Board.
The Chairman of the Board, or anyone appointed by him, shall be authorized to make minor formal adjustments of the resolution which may be required for registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket) or Euroclear Sweden AB.
Valid resolutions in accordance with items 17–19 require that the proposals are supported by shareholders representing at least two thirds of the votes submitted and represented at the AGM. Valid resolution in accordance with item 20 require that the proposal is supported by shareholders representing at least nine tenths of the votes submitted and represented at the AGM.
The Board and the CEO shall, 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. Requests for such information must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] or by post to the company's head office in Halmstad no later than 24 April 2022. The information is provided by keeping it available at the company's office and website, no later than Friday 29 April

As of the date of issuing of this notice to attend the AGM, the total number of registered shares and votes in the company amounts to 44,494,235. As of this date the company holds 54,194 own shares.
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Halmstad in April 2022
The Board of Directors
Per-Erik Eriksson, CEO Arise AB (publ), +46 702 409 902
This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 16.15 CEST on 4 April, 2022
Arise is a leading independent company that realises new green energy. The company develops, builds and manages renewable electricity production. The company is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm.
Arise AB (publ), Box 808, 301 18 Halmstad, tel. +46 10 450 71 00, org.nr. 556274-6726, E-mail: [email protected], www.arise.se
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