Remuneration Information • Feb 17, 2025
Remuneration Information
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| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
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| 2 | Remuneration governance |
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| 3 | Remuneration principles and considerations |
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| 4 | Remuneration elements forthe President and CEO |
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| 5 | Service agreements and termination provisions |
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| 6 | Deviations from the Remuneration Policy |
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| 7 | Principles for new hires |
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| 8 | Remuneration policy for the Board of Directors |
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Substantial changes in the 2025 Remuneration Policy

Fortum Corporation ("Fortum" or the "Company") Remuneration Policy for the Governing Bodies ("Policy") sets out the Company's Remuneration Policy for the President and CEO (and for any Deputy CEO should such a Deputy CEO be appointed) and for the Board of Directors. The Policy will be presented to the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") 2025 for an advisory resolution. In accordance with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies, if substantial changes are made to the remuneration policy, the changed policy must be presented to the general meeting. This Policy will replace the previous Remuneration Policy for the Governing Bodies presented for an advisory resolution to Fortum AGM 2024.
The Policy has been prepared in accordance with the applicable Finnish legislation, the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies and the Government Resolution on the State-Ownership Policy 2024. The Policy shall be presented next time to the AGM 2029, unless the Board of Directors considers that substantial changes are necessary and therefore brings it for an advisory resolution to an earlier AGM.
Substantial changes to the 2025 Remuneration Policy compared to the 2024 Remuneration Policy are outlined in the appendix herein.
Fortum manages remuneration through well-defined processes ensuring that no individual is involved in the decision-making related to their own remuneration. The General Meeting of Shareholders, the Shareholders' Nomination Board, the Board of Directors, and the People and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors are all involved in the preparations and decision-making regarding remuneration at Fortum.
In accordance with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies, the People and Remuneration Committee prepares the Remuneration Policy and the Remuneration Report for the Governing Bodies. The Shareholders' Nomination Board is involved in preparing the Remuneration Policy for the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors submits the Remuneration Policy to the AGM at least every four years and the Remuneration Report annually.
Upon the recommendation of the People and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors approves annually the compensation of the President and CEO within the confines of the Remuneration Policy for the President and CEO. The composition and duties of the People and Remuneration Committee are described in detail in the Corporate Governance Statement. In order to avoid any conflicts of interest, the People and Remuneration Committee shall consist of nonexecutive members only, and the members of the People
and Remuneration Committee shall be independent of the Company. The People and Remuneration Committee has the power in its sole discretion to retain external advisors to assist in the evaluation of the executive remuneration.
The remuneration governance, principles and practices applied to the Board of Directors are described in the Board Remuneration Policy section.


This Policy provides a structure that aligns the remuneration for the President and CEO with the successful implementation of Fortum's strategy and its strategic priorities to deliver reliable clean energy, drive decarbonisation in industries and transform and develop. Our ethical and sustainable business practices are a core part of our daily operations, and our remuneration principles presented in the adjacent table contribute to the long-term success of the Company.
At Fortum, we strive for a performance culture where our people understand:
This Policy builds on our remuneration principles, which have been designed to encourage and recognise high performance and behaviour in line with Fortum's values. In general, the same remuneration principles and practices are applied to the President and CEO as to the other personnel. However, taking the demands and the responsibilities of the President and CEO role into account, the remuneration of the President and CEO also includes elements that differ from those of other personnel. There is a separate Remuneration Policy in place for the other personnel.
The remuneration structures are designed with appropriate consideration of the views and interests of Fortum's stakeholders. This means listening to our shareholders and representative bodies, investors and proxy advisors, regulators, the government, customers and employees, and ensuring that their views are appropriately represented when making decisions regarding remuneration.
| Effective leadership |
We motivate our people by setting clear and challenging targets aligned with Fortum's strategy. We encourage taking initiative, active leadership of own and team performance, as well as collaboration to enable the desired behaviour and to achieve business success. We emphasise cross-unit and cross-function collaboration in reaching the business objectives. |
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| Performance driven remuneration |
We reward for concrete achievements in implementing Fortum's strategy and in achieving business targets and the desired change. We distinguish between low and high performance and pay for real achievements. |
| Competitive remuneration |
We take relevant market and industry practices as well as different business needs into consideration while aiming at market level remuneration and being an attractive employer when acquiring and retaining relevant skills and competences. |
| Transparency | We emphasise clear, transparent and timely communication of the Company's performance, in particular clarifying the link between performance and variable compensation. |
| Sustainability and governance |
Our Remuneration Policy supports the execution of our strategy designed to deliver our purpose, and is anchored to ambitious sustainability targets, and it takes into account all our stakeholders (customers, employees, shareholders, regulators, the government and the society at large). In line with this, sustainability measures have a considerable weight under our STI and LTI plans. We run performance and remuneration programmes with high integrity and following local legislation and rules. We do not accept any kind of breaches of compliance. |
When determining the remuneration for the President and CEO, Fortum follows a total compensation approach where all of the remuneration elements are taken into account when setting and reviewing the compensation: fixed compensation, short- and long-term incentive opportunities, as well as benefits.
The remuneration of the President and CEO may consist of fixed compensation (base salary and fringe benefits), pension and other benefits or programmes, and of variable elements such as short-term and long-term incentives. The aim is to target the total remuneration at the market level. The views of Fortum's significant shareholders are taken into account in situations where changes are considered in the remuneration of the President and CEO. The combined value of variable remuneration elements (the STI and LTI) paid during a calendar year cannot exceed the pay-out cap of 200% of annual fixed compensation. The actual remuneration details, including the STI and LTI payouts, are disclosed in the annual Remuneration Report. Additionally, the terms of the managing director service agreement of the current President and CEO are disclosed on Fortum's website.

| Remuneration element |
Purpose and link to strategy |
Description and application |
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| Fixed compensation |
Compensates for the job responsibilities | The fixed compensation is typically reviewed annually. |
| and reflects the skills, knowledge, and experience of the individual. |
The Board of Directors considers various factors when determining any change in fixed compensation, including individual contribution, business performance, role scope and employee pay across Fortum. |
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| When setting the total remuneration for the President and CEO, alignment with market benchmark data from Nordic and Finnish listed companies of similar size and, where necessary, European companies operating in a relevant sector is considered. |
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| Pension | Provides a retirement benefit in addition to the statutory pensions, in line with local |
The pension arrangements shall reflect the relevant market practice. The President and CEO may participate in the pension programmes reflecting the market practice in the country of service. |
| market practices. | The details of the current pension arrangement are reported in the Remuneration Report. |
| Remuneration element |
Purpose and link to strategy |
Description and application |
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| Short-term incentives (STI) |
Support achievement of the Group's annual financial, strategic, and sustainability targets. |
Performance measures, weights, and targets for the selected measures are set annually by the Board of Directors to ensure that they continue to support the Company strategy. These can vary from year to year to reflect the business priorities, and they typically include a balance of Group's financial, environmental, social and governance, as well as joint Leadership Team/individual strategic performance measures. In any given year, a significant portion of the award is based on financial measures. |
| After the year-end, the Board of Directors reviews the performance and determines the extent to which each of the targets has been achieved, in order to determine the final pay-out level. The possible STI award is paid in cash. |
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| The maximum STI is capped to 100% of the annual fixed compensation. | ||
| The performance measures and their respective targets (if not considered commercially sensitive) are disclosed retrospectively together with the confirmed achievement of each measure in the Remuneration Report. |
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| The Board of Directors has discretion to adjust the formulaic STI outcome in changed circumstances to improve the alignment of pay with value creation for the shareholders, and to ensure that the outcome is a fair reflection of the Company performance. |
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| Long-term incentives (LTI) |
Support the delivery of the Group's sustainable long-term performance, align the interests of management with those of shareholders, and support in committing and retaining key individuals. |
Fortum's LTI programme consists of annually commencing individual plans with a three-year performance period. Each plan is subject to decision of the Board of Directors. |
| Performance measures, weights, and targets for these selected measures are set by the Board of Directors to ensure that they continue to support the Company strategy. Performance measures typically include financial, share-price related, and sustainability measures and may also include other strategic measures. A significant portion of the LTI award in any given year is based on financial and share-price related performance measures. |
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| The LTI is allocated based on a maximum number of shares that can be earned in case all of the performance criteria set are achieved at their maximum level. |
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| The maximum LTI at the moment of grant is 80-120% of the annual fixed compensation. The combined value of variable remuneration elements (the STI and LTI) paid during a calendar year cannot exceed the pay-out cap of 200% of annual fixed compensation. |
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| Following the end of the performance period, the Board of Directors reviews the performance and determines the extent to which each of the targets has been achieved, in order to determine the final pay-out level. The LTI award is typically paid in the form of performance shares. |
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| The performance measures and their respective targets (if not considered commercially sensitive) are disclosed retrospectively together with the confirmed achievements of each measure in the Remuneration Report. |
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| The Board of Directors has discretion to adjust the formulaic LTI outcome in changed circumstances to improve the alignment of pay with value creation for the shareholders, and to ensure that the outcome is a fair reflection of the Company performance. |
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| Other benefits and programmes |
Provide a competitive level of benefits. | Benefits are provided in line with appropriate levels indicated by local market practice in the country of service and can vary year by year. |
| Support employee recruitment, engagement, and retention. |
Other benefits may include insurance for permanent total disability and critical illness, life, business travel and directors' and officers' liability insurances, and voluntary participation in the sickness fund (in Finland). |
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| Additional benefits and allowances may be offered in certain circumstances, such as in case of relocation or international assignment, in line with Fortum's international mobility policy. |
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| The President and CEO is eligible to participate in programmes which may be offered to Fortum employees at any given point, such as the share savings programme, project and recognition awards, retention awards paid in cash or shares, insurance benefits, seniority or birthday remembrance. |
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| Malus and clawback provisions |
Ensure that payments are based on real achievements. |
Malus (adjustment before pay-out) and clawback (reclaimed after pay-out) provisions are applied in case of substantial misstatement, misconduct, a significant environmental or health and safety issue, reputational damage, failure of risk management, and any other circumstances as determined by the Board of Directors. |
| Shareholding requirement |
Ensures alignment of the interests of the President and CEO with those of the shareholders. |
The President and CEO is required to build up and maintain a holding in Fortum shares equivalent to 100% of the gross fixed compensation; 50% of net shares (after-tax) received at each vesting of share-based remuneration must be retained until shareholding of 100% of gross fixed compensation is met. |
The terms of the managing director service agreement of the President and CEO shall be specified in writing and decided by the Board of Directors. The terms specify the remuneration elements as well as the payments upon termination of service.
The managing director service agreement of the President and CEO is typically in force until further notice, but it may also be in force for a certain fixed period.
The notice period of the managing director service agreement is determined so that it is in line with the market practice existing at the time of entering into the agreement. The notice period for both parties is typically six months.
The severance pay is determined so that it is in line with the market practise existing at the time of entering into the managing director service agreement. If the Company terminates the agreement, the President and CEO is entitled to the fixed compensation for the notice period and a severance pay equal to 6 months' fixed compensation. No severance compensation is paid if the agreement is terminated by the President and CEO.
The treatment of incentive awards is dependent on the circumstances of departure. For bad leavers, unvested awards will be forfeited. For good leavers, awards typically will continue to vest on their normal vesting date, subject to the achievement of the performance measures. These awards are typically pro-rated based on the length of time served between the start of the performance period and the date of cessation.
The remuneration of the President and CEO is conducted within the limits of the Policy presented to the AGM every four years. However, the Board of Directors may, upon the recommendation of the People and Remuneration Committee, temporarily deviate from the Policy in whole or in part in its full discretion, in the circumstances described below:
In case any deviation from the Policy is applied, the Company will disclose such a deviation in the Remuneration Report for the Governing Bodies for the year in question. If the Company considers the deviating from the Policy to have continued to the point that it can no longer be deemed temporary, the Company will prepare a new Remuneration Policy to be presented at the next possible AGM.
Fortum's policy on recruitment is to offer a compensation package which is sufficient to attract, retain, and motivate the individual with the right skills for the required role. When determining the remuneration for a new President and CEO or Deputy CEO, the Board of Directors will upon the recommendation of the People and Remuneration Committee consider the requirements of the role, the needs of the business, the relevant skills and experience of the individual, as well as the relevant external market for talent.
Where an individual is recruited externally for the President and CEO or Deputy CEO position, the Board of Directors will take into account the remuneration package of that individual in their prior role. Generally, the Board of Directors will seek to minimise the use of any new hire arrangements and to align the new President and CEO's or Deputy CEO's remuneration to Fortum's Remuneration Policy. On occasions when deemed necessary and on a case-by-case basis, Fortum may offer one-off awards to compensate the candidate for remuneration which the candidate had held prior to joining Fortum, but which had lapsed upon the candidate leaving their previous employer, or as an incentive to join Fortum. The rationale and details of any such arrangement made either in shares or cash are disclosed in the Remuneration Report.
Where an individual is appointed to the President and CEO or Deputy CEO position as a result of internal promotion or following a corporate transaction (e.g. an acquisition), the Board of Directors retains the opportunity to honour any legally binding legacy arrangements agreed prior to the individual's appointment.
Where necessary, additional benefits such as, relocation support, expatriate allowance, tax equalisation, and other benefits which reflect the local market practice and relevant legislation, may also be provided.
Fortum has a permanent Shareholders' Nomination Board established in 2013, the members of which are appointed annually by the Company's three largest shareholders. One of the duties of the Shareholders' Nomination Board is to prepare and present to the AGM and, if necessary, to an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") a proposal on the remuneration of the Board of Directors. The AGM resolves annually on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors based on the proposal made by the Shareholders' Nomination Board. This Policy does not limit the shareholders' power to decide on the remuneration at the AGM or at an EGM.
Prior to submitting its proposal, the Shareholders' Nomination Board reviews the remuneration for the Chair, Deputy Chair and members of the Board of Directors in comparison to companies of similar size and complexity to Fortum in order to ensure that the Board remuneration levels are in line with the Finnish and relevant international market and that Fortum continues to be able to attract and retain Board members with relevant skills, industry knowledge, and international experience to decide on the Company strategy.
As annually resolved by the AGM, remuneration for the Board of Directors can take various forms, such as cash or a combination of cash and Company shares. The details of the actual annual remuneration of the Board of Directors, as resolved by the General Meeting of Shareholders, are reported for each year in the Remuneration Report, which is presented to the AGM.

The 2025 Remuneration Policy for the Governing Bodies has been approved by the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the People and Remuneration Committee, covering the principles for the Board of Directors, the President and CEO and possible Deputy CEO. The Policy will be presented to the Annual General Meeting 2025 to be held on 1 April 2025, for the shareholders' advisory resolution.
The 2025 Policy has been prepared in accordance with the current Finnish legislation, the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies and the Government Resolution on the State-Ownership Policy 2024.
The substantial changes in the 2025 Policy compared to the previous Remuneration Policy for the Governing Bodies presented to the Annual General Meeting 2024 are, as follows:
In addition to the aforementioned substantial changes in the 2025 Remuneration Policy, certain insubstantial technical amendments have been made to the text to further improve the readability of the Policy. Furthermore, in 2024, the name of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee was changed by the Board of Directors to People and Remuneration Committee.
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FORTUM REMUNERATION POLICY FOR GOVERNING BODIES
Fortum Corporation Keilalahdentie 2-4, Espoo | POB 100 | 00048 FORTUM | FINLAND tel. +358 10 4511 | www.fortum.com


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