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Kongsberg Automotive

AGM Information Jun 15, 2020

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MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA

An extraordinary general meeting of Kongsberg Automotive ASA, business reg. no. 942 593 821 (the "Company") was held on 15 June 2020 at 10:00 hrs (Norwegian time) at Felix Conference Centre, Bryggetorget 3, 0250 Oslo, Norway.

The following matters were discussed:

1. Opening of the Extraordinary General Meeting

The extraordinary general meeting was opened by the chairman of the board, Firass Abi-Nassif.

2. Registration of attending shareholders and shares represented by proxy

The chairman of the board registered the attending shareholders, either attending in person, by advance vote or represented by proxy. 127,104,407 shares were represented at the extraordinary general meeting, equal to 28.37 % of the total number of shares and voting rights in the Company. The Company owns 98,454 treasury shares, which cannot be voted for. A record over represented shareholders is attached to the minutes as Appendix 1. No objections were made to the record.

In accordance with temporary regulation on exemptions from the rules regarding physical meetings in limited liability companies and public limited liability companies caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Company's chief executive officer, Henning E. Jensen and chairman of the board, Firass Abi-Nassif participated by audio transfer. The Company's auditor participated in person.

3. Election of a chairperson of the meeting and a co-signer for the minutes

Attorney at law Simen Mejlænder was elected as chairperson of the meeting and Dag Erik Rasmussen was elected to co-sign the minutes.

The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.

4. Approval of the notice and agenda

The notice and agenda of the extraordinary general meeting were approved.

The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-17 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.

5. Reduction of the share capital by reduction of par value

The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the board of directors and further reasoning in the notice.

Chief executive officer, Henning E. Jensen, gave a combined presentation of the proposal under item 5 (Reduction of the share capital by reduction of par value), the proposal under item 6 (Increase of the share capital by Private Placement) and the proposal under item 7 (Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital – the Subsequent Offering).

Chief executive officer, Henning E. Jensen answered questions from shareholders.

In accordance with the proposal from the board of directors, the extraordinary general meeting accordingly made the following resolution:

  • (i) The Company's share capital shall be reduced by NOK 179,196,404.80 through a reduction of the par value of the Company's shares from NOK 0.50 to NOK 0.10.
  • (ii) The reduction amount shall be allocated to reserves to be used in accordance with the general meeting's resolution.
  • (iii) Section 4 of the Company's articles of association shall be amended so as to reflect the share capital and the par value of the shares after the share capital reduction.
  • (iv) This resolution is made subject to the general meeting resolving to approve the board of directors' proposal under items 6 (Increase of the share capital by Private Placement) and 7 (Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital – the Subsequent Offering).
  • (v) The share capital reduction shall take effect upon registration in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises without creditor notification deadline and accordingly requires registration of a simultaneous increase of the share capital with at least a corresponding amount, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 12-5 (2).

The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-18 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.

6. Increase of the share capital by Private Placement

The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the board of directors and further reasoning in the notice, and the presentation by the chief executive officer, Henning E. Jensen under item 5, including that the new shares by reasons of prospectus requirements shall be delivered in two tranches to temporarily be on separate ISINs pending publication of a prospectus (the 89,052,133 Tranche 1 Private Placement Shares on the ordinary ISIN and the 6,910,947,867 Tranche 2 Private Placement Shares on the temporary ISIN).

In accordance with the proposal from the board of directors, the extraordinary general meeting accordingly made the following resolution:

  • (i) The Company's share capital is increased by NOK 700,000,000, through the issuance of 7,000,000,000 new shares, each with a par value of NOK 0.10 (the "Private Placement").
  • (ii) The subscription price shall be NOK 0.10 per share.
  • (iii) Existing shareholders' preferential rights to subscribe the new shares in accordance with section 10-4 first paragraph in the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies

Act are set aside in accordance with section 10-5 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act.

  • (iv) The new shares shall be subscribed by the Company's manager in the Private Placement, SpareBank1 Markets AS, on behalf of, and pursuant to proxies from, the investors which have conditionally been allocated shares by the board of directors in the Private Placement as set out in Appendix 3 to the minutes from the general meeting. Subscription shall be made on a separate subscription form.
  • (v) The deadline to subscribe the new shares shall be 15 June 2020.
  • (vi) The total subscription amount shall be paid to a bank account designated for share issue purposes within 15 June 2020.
  • (vii) The new shares entitle the holder to dividend and other shareholder rights as from the time of registration of the share capital increase with the Register of Business Enterprises.
  • (viii) The Company's costs associated with the Private Placement is estimated up to approximately NOK 30-33 million excl. VAT.
  • (ix) Section 4 of the Company's articles of association shall be amended so as to reflect the share capital and the number of shares after the share capital increase.
  • (x) This resolution is made subject to the general meeting resolving to approve the board of directors' proposal under items 5 (Reduction of the share capital by reduction of par value) and 7 (Authorisation to the board of Directors to increase the share capital – the Subsequent Offering)."

The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-18 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.

7. Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital – the Subsequent Offering

The chairperson of the meeting referred to the proposal by the board of directors and further reasoning in the notice, and the presentation by the chief executive officer, Henning E. Jensen under item 5

In accordance with the proposal from the board of directors, the extraordinary general meeting accordingly made the following resolution:

  • (i) The board of directors is authorised under section 10-14 (1) of the Public Limited Companies Act to increase the Company's share capital by up to NOK 300,000,000 through the issuance of up to 3,000,000,000 new shares, each of par value NOK 0.10.
  • (ii) The subscription price shall be NOK 0.10 per share.
  • (iii) The preferential rights of the shareholders under the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act section 10-4 may be set aside.
  • (iv) The authorisation includes the right to increase the Company's share capital against cash contributions.The authorisation does not cover share capital increases against contribution in kind, cf. section 10-2 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Act. The authority does not cover resolutions on mergers in accordance with section 13- 5 of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act.
  • (v) The authorisation is valid until 31 December 2020.
  • (vi) The authorisation shall co-exist with other existing authorisations.
  • (vii) The board of directors is authorised to amend section 4 of the Company's articles of association as required by any capital increase resolved by the board of directors pursuant to this authorisation.
  • (viii) This resolution is made subject to the general meeting resolving to approve the board of directors' proposal under items 5 (Reduction of the share capital by reduction of par value) and 6 (Increase of the share capital by Private Placement).

The resolution was passed with the required majority, cf. Section 5-18 (1) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. See Appendix 2 to the minutes.

* * *

There were no further matters to be resolved. The extraordinary general meeting was accordingly adjourned.

Oslo, 15 June 2020

[not to be signed]

[not to be signed] _______________________

_______________________ Simen Mejlænder Chairperson

Dag Erik Rasmussen Elected to co-sign

Appendices:

    1. Record of attending shareholders and shareholders represented by proxy
    1. Voting results
    1. Subscribers in the Private Placement

Total Represented

ISIN: N00003033102 KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA
General meeting date: 15/06/2020 10.00
Today: 15.06.2020

Number of persons with voting rights represented/attended : 5

Number of shares % sc
Total shares 447,991,012
- own shares of the company 98,454
Total shares with voting rights 447,892,558
Represented by own shares 12,401 0.00
Represented by advance vote 11,272,752 2.52
Sum own shares 11,285,153 2.52
Represented by proxy 3,178,199 0.71 °%
Represented by voting instruction 112,641,055 25.15
Sum proxy shares 115,819,254 25.86
Total represented with voting rights 127,104,407 28.38
Total represented by share capital 127,104,407 28.37

Registrar for the company: Signature company:

NORDEA BANK KABP, FILIAL NORGE / ..ONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA -,

Protocol for general meeting KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA

ISIN: N00003033102 KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA
General meeting date: 15/06/2020 10.00
Today: 15.06.2020
Shares class FOR Against Abstain Poll in Poll not registered Represented shares
with voting rights
Agenda item 3 Election of a chairperson of the meeting and a co-signer for the minutes
Ordinær 125,829,804 191,487 1,083,116 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
votes cast in % 99.00 % 0.15 % 0.85 %
representation of sc in % 99.00 % 0.15 % 0.85 % 100.00 % 0.00
total sc in % 28.09 % 0.04 % 0.2.4 % 28.37 % 0.00 %
Total 125,829,804 191,487 1,083,116 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
Agenda item 4 Approval of the notice and agenda
Ordinær 125,907,610 306,795 890,002 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
votes cast in % 99.06 % 0.24 % 0.70
representation of sc in % 99.06 % 0.24 % 0.70 % 100.00 % 0.00 %
total sc in % 28.11 % 0.07 % 0.20 % 28.37 % 0.00 %
Total 125,907,610 306,795 890,002 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
Agenda item 5 Reduction of the share capital by reduction of par value
Ordinær 123,532,894 2,857,938 713,575 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
votes cast in % 97.19 % 2.25 % 0.56 %
representation of sc in % 97.19 % 2.25 % 0.56 % 100.00 % 0.00
total sc in % 27.58 % 0.64 % 0.16 % 28.37 % 0.00 %
Total 123,532,894 2,857,938 713,575 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
Agenda item 6 Increase of the share capital by Private Placement
Ordinær 123,600,786 3,028,184 475,437 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
votes cast in % 97.24 % 2.38 % 0.37
representation of sc in % 97.24 % 2.38 % 0.37 % 100.00 % 0.00
total sc in % 27.59 % 0.68 % 0.11 % 28.37 % 0.00
Total 123,600,786 3,028,184 475,437 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
Agenda item 7 Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital - the Subsequent Offering
Ordinær 124,438,068 2,399,249 267,090 127,104,407 0 127,104,407
votes cast in % 97.90 % 1.89 % 0.21 %
representation of sc in % 97.90 % 1.89 % 0.21 % 100.00 % 0.00 %
total sc in % 27.78 % 0.54 % 0.06 % 28.37 % 0.00 %
Total 124,438,068 2,399,249 267,090 127,104,407 0 127,104,407

Registrar for the company:

Signature company:

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NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE K..9>435BERG AUTOMOTIVE ASA ,L1".

Share information

Name Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights
Ordinær 447,991,012 0.50 223,995,506.00 Yes
Sum:

§ 5-17 Generally majority requirement

requires majority of the given votes

§ 5-18 Amendment to resolution

Requires two-thirds majority of the given votes like the issued share capital represented/attended on the general meeting

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