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Bakkafrost P/f

AGM Information Apr 28, 2023

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From

Annual General Meeting 2023

Meeting location: Company's premises at Bakkavegur 8, Glyvrar, Faroe Islands

Time: Friday 28 April 2023 at 15:00 GMT

Present were shareholders representing 39,592,306 shares equating to 66.94% of the outstanding shares. The voting result for each respective item is set out on pages 10, 11 and 12.

The following also attended: The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rúni M. Hansen, the company's CEO, Regin Jacobsen, the company's CFO, Høgni Dahl Jakobsen, the company's lawyer Christian F. Andreasen, the company's auditor P/F Januar, løggilt grannskoðaravirki, Fróði Sivertsen and John M. Petersen, the Chairman of the Election Committee, Gunnar í Liða.

The general meeting was opened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rúni M. Hansen.

After having recorded the list of shareholders presented it to the general meeting, the following agenda was discussed:

AGENDA:

1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting Decision
The Board of Directors proposed to
elect Mr. Christian F. Andreasen to
chair the meeting and to sign the
minutes.
Re. 1
Christian F. Andreasen was elected
chairman of the meeting.
The chairman of the meeting put to
approval the notice and proposed agenda
submitted 31 March 2023, and it was
unanimously approved.
The chairman then declared the general
meeting legally convened.

111/ BAKKAFROST

ESTABESSHEER 1968

2. Briefing from the Board of Directors
on the Activities of the Company in
the Previous Financial Year
Decision
Re. 2
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rúni
M. Hansen gave a presentation of the
Bakkafrost Group's activities in 2022.
The presentation was approved without
voting.
3. Presentation of the Audited Annual
Accounts for Approval
Decision
The Board of Directors' proposed
profit and loss for 2022, balance
sheet as of 31 December 2022, and
notes thereto for P/F Bakkafrost
and the Bakkafrost Group as well as
the Board of Directors' and auditor's
reports for 2022 are included in the
Annual Report for 2022, which was
presented to the meeting.
Re. 3
CFO Høgni Dahl Jakobsen reviewed the
main accounts of the Board of Directors'
proposed profit and loss account for the
company and the Group for 2022.
Subsequently, the general meeting passed
Proposal from the Board of
Directors:
The Board of Directors proposes the
following resolution to be passed:
" The Board of Directors' proposal
for Annual and Consolidated Report
and Accounts for P/F Bakkafrost
and the Bakkafrost Group as well as
the Board of Directors' report for
2022 are approved."
the following resolution:
"The Board of Directors' proposal for
Annual and Consolidated Report and
Accounts for P/F Bakkafrost and the
Bakkafrost Group as well as the Board of
Directors' report for 2022 are approved."
The resolution was passed unanimously.

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4. Decision on How to Use Profit or
Cover Loss According to the
Approved Accounts and Annual
Report
Decision
The Board of Directors proposes the
following resolution to be passed:
"Dividends of DKK 10.00 per share
are paid to the shareholders, in total
DKK 591 million. Dividends are paid
to shareholders, registered in VPS as
of close on 28 April 2023. After
payment
dividends.
of
the
distributable equity totals DKK 9,087
million.
The company's shares will be listed
exclusive of dividend from 2 May
2023, and the shares will have a
record date on 3 Mav 2023.
The expected payment date is on or
around 22 May 2023."
Re. 4
The Board of Directors' proposed
resolution was presented by the Chairman
of the Board of Directors.
Subsequently, the general meeting passed
unanimously the following resolution:
"Dividends of DKK 10.00 per share are paid
to the shareholders, in total DKK 519
million.
Dividends
paid
to
are
shareholders, registered in VPS as of close
on 28 April 2023. After payment of
dividends, the distributable equity totals
DKK 9,087 million.
The company's shares will be listed
exclusive of dividend from 2 May 2023,
and the shares will have a record date on
4 May 2023.
The expected payment date is on or
around 22 May 2023."

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5. Election of Board of Directors Decision
Members of the board are elected
for one year. Board members may
be re-elected. According to the
articles of association of the
company, the election committee
shall recommend the general
meeting regarding the election of
members of the board of directors.
The board members are Guðrið
Højgaard, Annika Frederiksberg,
Einar Wathne, Øystein Sandvik and
Teitur Samuelsen, in addition to the
chairman, who is elected directly
by the general meeting.
The election committee
recommends that, in addition to the
chairman, Guðrið Højgaard, Annika
Frederiksberg, Einar Wathne,
Øystein Sandvik and Teitur
Samuelsen are re-elected.
The proposed board members are
further described in Appendix 1 of
the Notice of the General Meeting,
including consideration of their
independence from Bakkafrost.
Re. 5
The general meeting passed the following
resolution:
Following members of the board are re-
elected for a period of one year:
Guðrið Højgaard
Teitur Samuelsen
Annika Frederiksberg

Øystein Sandvik

Finar Wathne
The resolution was approved without
voting, as there was only one proposal.

11111 BAKKAFROST ESTABLISHED THEA

6. Election of Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Decision
According to the articles of
association of the company, the
chairman of the board is elected
directly by the general meeting. The
Chairman of the board is Rúni M.
Hansen.
The chairman of the board is
elected for one year.
The chairman of the board may be
re-elected. According to the articles
of association of the company, the
election committee shall
recommend the general meeting
regarding the election of the
chairman of the board of directors.
The election committee of the
company proposes the re-election
of Rúni M. Hansen as chairman of
the board of directors.
Re. 6
The general meeting passed the following
resolution:
Rúni M. Hansen is re-elected as
chairman of the board of directors
for one more year.
The resolution was approved without
voting, as there was only one proposal.
7. Decision about Remuneration for
the Board of Directors, the
Accounting Committee and
Remuneration Committee
Decision
The election committee of the
company proposes that the
remuneration of the board of
directors for 2023 is as follows:
Board members receive DKK
245,100 per year and the chairman
receives DKK 490,200 per year.
The election committee proposes
that the remuneration for the
accounting committee is set at DKK
50,150 per year.
The election committee proposes
Re. 7
The proposal from the election committee
was sustained and was passed:
Board members are granted a fee of DKK
245,100 per year. The Chairman of the
board is granted a fee of DKK 490,200 per
year.
The members of the accounting
committee are granted a fee of DKK
50,150 per year.
The members of the remuneration
committee are granted a fee of DKK
25,075 per year.
that the remuneration for the

remuneration committee is set at
DKK 25,075 per year.
છે. Election of Members to the Election
Committee, hereunder Election of
Chairman of the Election Committee
Decision
Leif Eriksrød and Eyðun Rasmussen
are up for election for this general
meeting. Both are considered
independent of Bakkafrost. The
other members of the Election
Committee are considered
independent, except for Rógvi
Jacobsen who is not considered
independent.
The election committee proposes
the re-election of Leif Friksrød and
Eyoun Rasmussen.
The election committee proposes
the re-election of Gunnar í Liða as
chairman of the election committee
Re. 8
On basis of the election committee's
proposal the following members were re-
elected:
- Leif Eriksrød
- Eyoun Rasmussen
for a period of two years.
Gunnar í Liða was elected as chairman of
the election committee for two more
years.
The resolution was approved without
voting as there was only one proposal.
9. Decision with regard to
Remuneration for the Election
Committee
Decision
The election committee of the
company proposes that the
remuneration for the election
committee members for 2023 is
unchanged at DKK 14,000 per year,
and the remuneration for the
chairman shall be DKK 28,000 per
year.
Re. 9
The election committee proposal
resolution was passed.

11111 BAKKAFROST ESTABLISHED 1968

10. Election of Auditor Decision
The auditor of the company is P/F
Januar, løggilt grannskoðanarvirki,
Oðinshædd 13, 110 Tórshavn with
Fróði Sivertsen (since 2017, except
in 2021) and John M. Petersen
(since 2021) as Key Audit Partners.
The board proposes the re-election
of the auditor for the period until
the next annual general meeting.
Re. 10
The Chairman of the Board of Directors
presented the Board of Directors'
proposal in respect of the election of
auditor until the next Annual General
Meeting.
The Board of Directors proposes re-
election of P/f Januar, løggilt
grannskoðaravirki, Oðinshædd 13, 110
Tórshavn as the company's auditor.
The resolution was approved without
voting as there was only one proposal.
11. Remuneration Policy Decision
Referring to § 10, subsection 4 in
the Articles of Association, the
board proposes that adopted
guidelines about remuneration for
the management of the company,
approved at the general meeting in
2018, remain in effect unchanged
for the accounting year 2023.
The Remuneration Policy is
available at the website of the
company www.bakkafrost.com.
The Remuneration Committee is
responsible for enforcing the
Remuneration Policy.
Re. 11
The chairman of the meeting presented
the Board of Directors' proposal in
respect of the guidelines for remuneration
of the senior management of the
company.
The resolution was approved.
12. Proposals for Amendments to the
Articles of Association
Decision
According to the current Articles of
Association it is stipulated, that the
board constitute with a chairman
and a vice-chairman. The board
propose that this provision is
amended so that the boar is
constituted with a chairman only,
and accordingly proposes that the
following wording in § 11(1) is
deleted "whilst the vice-chairman
Re. 12-1
The chairman of the meeting presented
the Board of Directors' proposal in
respect of amending § 11 of the
company's Articles of Association.
Subsequently, the general meeting passed
unanimously to amend § 11 of the
company's Articles of Association as
follows:

is appointed by the board of
directors "
Accordingly, the board propose that
§ 11 of the company's Articles of
Association is amended as follows:
"The board of directors has the
highest authority regarding the
affairs of the company. The board
of directors lays down more
detailed rules regarding its
activities in a working procedure.
The chairman of the board of
directors is appointed by the
general meeting.
In case of parity of votes at
meetings of the board of directors,
the chairman shall have the casting
vote."
"The board of directors has the highest
authority regarding the affairs of the
company. The board of directors lays
down more detailed rules regarding its
activities in a working procedure. The
chairman of the board of directors is
appointed by the general meeting.
In case of parity of votes at meetings of
the board of directors, the chairman shall
have the casting vote."
The chairman of the meeting presented
the Board of Directors' decision to redraw
the proposal in respect of amending § 4b
of the company's Articles of Association.
The Chairman of the meeting asked the
According to § 4B of the company's
Articles of Association the board is
authorized to buy own shares on
behalf of the company. According to
the Articles of Association this
authorization expired on the Annual
General meeting of 2022. The board
proposes to renew this
authorization, which shall be in
force until the Annual General
Meeting in 2028.
general meeting if any shareholder
wanted to keep the proposal. No
shareholder expressed a wish to keep the
proposal.
Subsequently, the Chairman of the
meeting concluded that the proposal was
redrawn from the agenda.
According to the current Articles of
Association the authorization is
limited so that the board may not
buy own shares exceeding 10% of
the entire share capital of the
company. It is proposed that this
limitation is deleted.
Accordingly, the board propose that
§ 4B of the company's Articles of
Association is amended as follows:
"In the period from 28. April 2023
until the ordinary general meeting
of the company, which will be held
in 2028, the board of directors is
authorized to buy own shares on
behalf of the company. Purchasing
of own shares shall be conducted to
the official rate of the shares, but

the board of directors may in special circumstances deviate from the official price with up to 10%. The company may not own more than 10% of the entire share capital of the company."

Glyvrar Time: 17:00

Approved by the chairman of the Annual General Meeting:

Christian F. Andreasen

(V)

Voting Protocol for general meeting P/F Bakkafrost 28-04-2023 15:00

Poll not Represented
shares with
Agenda item For Against Poll in Abstain registred voting rights
1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting
Votes cast 39,556,384 0 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.91% 0.00% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.88% 0.00% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
2. Briefing from the Board of Directors on the Activities of the Company in the Previous Financial Year
Votes cast 39,556,384 0 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.91% 0.00% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.88% 0.00% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
3. Presentation of the Audited Annual Accounts for Approval
Votes cast 39,556,384 0 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.91% 0.00% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.88% 0.00% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
4. Decision on How to Use Profit or Cover Loss According to the Approved Accounts and Annual Report
Votes cast 39,556,384 0 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.91% 0.00% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.88% 0.00% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
5. Election of Board of Directors
5.1 Guðrið Højgaard is re-elected
Votes cast 39,004,086 539,854 39,543,940 48,366 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 98.63% 1.37% 100.00% 0.12% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 98.51% 1.36% 99.88% 0.12% 0.00%
% of total share capital 65.95% 0.91% 66.86% 0.08% 0.00%
5.2 Annika Frederiksberg is re-elected
Votes cast 38,681,946 672,659 39,354,605 237,701 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 98.29% 1.71% 100.00% 0.60% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 97.70% 1.70% 99.40% 0.60% 0.00%
% of total share capital 65.40% 1.14% 66.54% 0.40% 0.00%
5.3 Einar Wathne is re-elected
Votes cast 38,523,995 1,019,945 39,543,940 48,366 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 97.42% 2.58% 100.00% 0.12% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 97.30% 2.58% 99.88% 0.12% 0.00%
% of total share capital 65.14% 1.72% 66.86% 0.08% 0.00%
5.4 Øystein Sandvik is re-elected
Votes cast 38,334,442 1,209,498 39,543,940 48,366 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 96.94% 3.06% 100.00% 0.12% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 96.82% 3.05% 99.88% 0.12% 0.00%
% of total share capital 64.82% 2.05% 66.86% 0.08% 0.00%
5.5 Teitur Samuelsen is re-elected
Votes cast 35,249,411 4,032,430 39,281,841 310,465 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 89.73% 10.27% 100.00% 0.79% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 89.03% 10.18% 99.22% 0.78% 0.00%
% of total share capital 59.60% 6.82% 66.42% 0.52% 0.00%
Represented
Poll not shares with
Agenda item For Against Poll in Abstain registred voting rights
6. Election of Chariman of Board of Directors
Votes cast 31,524,259 7,700,608 39,224,867 367,439 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 80.37% 19.63% 100.00% 0.94% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 79.62% 19.45% 99.07% 0.93% 0.00%
% of total share capital 53.30% 13.02% 66.32% 0.62% 0.00%
7. Decision with Regard to Remuneration for the Board of Directors and the Accounting Committee
Votes cast 39,408,107 148,277 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 99.63% 0.37% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.53% 0.37% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.63% 0.25% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
8. Election of Members to the Election Committee, hereunder Election of Chairman of the Election Committee
8.1 Leif Eriksrød is re-elected
Votes cast 39,537,366 4,018 39,541,384 50,922 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast ರಿಡಿ. ಇತಿಹಿಸಿ 0.01% 100.00% 0.13% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.86% 0.01% 99.87% 0.13% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.85% 0.01% 66.86% 0.09% 0.00%
8.2 Eyoun Rasmussen re-elected
Votes cast 39,537,366 4,018 39,541,384 50,922 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 99.99% 0.01% 100.00% 0.13% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.86% 0.01% 99.87% 0.13% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.85% 0.01% 66.86% 0.09% 0.00%
8.3 Gunnar í Liða is re-elected as chairman
Votes cast 37,508,456 1,803,925 39,312,381 279,925 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 95.41% 4.59% 100.00% 0.71% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 94.74% 4.56% 99.29% 0.71% 0.00%
% of total share capital 63.42% 3.05% 66.47% 0.47% 0.00%
9. Decision with Regard to Remuneration for the Election Committee
Votes cast 38,875,952 680,432 39,556,384 35,922 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 98.28% 1.72% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 98.19% 1.72% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 65.73% 1.15% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
10. Election of Auditor
Votes cast 38,396,405 1,159,979 39,556,384 35,922 O 39,592,306
% of votes cast 97.07% 2.93% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 96.98% 2.93% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 64.92% 1.96% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
11. Remuneration Policy
Votes cast 35,661,371 3,570,013 39,231,384 360,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 90.90% 9.10% 100.00% 0.92% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 90.07% 9.02% 99.09% 0.91% 0.00%
% of total share capital 60.30% 6.04% 66.33% 0.61% 0.00%
12. Proposal for Amendments to the Articles of Association
12.1 Proposed amended to §11 is approved
Votes cast 39,556,384 O 39,556,384 35,922 0 39,592,306
% of votes cast 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.09% 0.00%
% of reperesented shares 99.91% 0.00% 99.91% 0.09% 0.00%
% of total share capital 66.88% 0.00% 66.88% 0.06% 0.00%
Agenda item
For
Share information
Against Poll in
Nominal
value
Abstain Poll not
registred
Represented
shares with
voting rights
Number of
shares
Share capital
Share capital 59,143,000 T 59,143,000
Own shares without voting rights 29,417
Total shares with voting rights 59,113,583
Represented shares with voting rights 39,592,306

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