Governance Information • Apr 17, 2023
Governance Information
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In line with the provision of Article 70 (5) of the Companies Act, Luka Koper, d. d. issues the following Corporate Governance Statement relating to the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
In the period from 1 January to 31 December 2022, the company observed the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies of December 2021, which was drawn and adopted jointly by the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (Ljubljanska borza, d. d.), Ljubljana, and the Slovenian Directors' Association, and put into force on 1 January 2022. The code is available on the Slovenian Directors' Association website https://www.zdruzenjens.si/knjiznica/1852.
In the period from 1 January to 30 June 2022, the company also observed The Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises (adopted in March 2021) which is available on the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) website SSH - Document Centre. In the period from 1 July to 31 December 2022, the company observed The Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises (adopted in June 2022) which is available on the Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SDH) website Key SSH Asset Management Documents.
The Company has adopted the Corporate Governance Policy of Luka Koper, d. d. on 21 January 2022, whereby management is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the aforementioned codes.
In its corporate governance, the company voluntarily decided to apply the Slovenian corporate integrity guidelines, which are available on the website https://www.luka-kp.si/slo/pomembni-dokumenti-208, and based on which it adopted its own Corporate Integrity Strategy of the Luka Koper Group companies and the Code of Ethics of the Luka Koper Group, which are available on the company's website https://luka-kp.si/eng/corporate-documents. The Code of Ethics of the Luka Koper Group companies was updated on 1 October 2019 and is available on the Company's website at https://luka-kp.si/eng/corporate-documents. The company has adopted the Rules of Procedure for the Corporate Integrity Officer and the Corporate Integrity Violations Committee of the Luka Koper Group, and Rules of Procedure for the Operations Compliance Officer, and on 11 Jully 2022 it also adopted Code of Conduct for business partners of the Luka Koper Group.
In governance, the Company observes the provisions of applicable codes. Any derogation is stated and/or explained below.

Corporate integrity is reported in detail in Chapter 19: Corporate integrity, human rights, corruption prevention, and operations compliance.
Risk is reported in detail in Chapter 14: Managing risks and opportunities.
The Luka Koper Group manages risk related to financial reporting and the implementation of adopted guidelines and internal control procedures. The purpose of internal controls is to ensure the accuracy, reliability and completeness of acquiring data on transactions and preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, profit or loss, cash flows and changes in equity in accordance with the applicable laws, International Accounting Standards and other external and internal regulations. Risk management related to the Group's consolidated financial statements has also been provided through a centralised accounting function in a uniform IT system in the controlling company, which includes all the subsidiaries and the majority of associated companies.

Having been designed in accordance with the principle of reality and division of responsibility, the accounting controls focus on the control of accuracy and completeness of data processing, reconciliation of the balance presented in the books of account and the actual balance, separation of records from conducting transactions, professionalism of accountants and independence. Internal controls in accounting are also related to controls in the field of IT that ensure limitations and supervision over the access to the network, data and applications as well as the accuracy and completeness of data acquisition and processing.
Luka Koper, d. d. as a company subject to the application of the act regulating acquisitions, states in its annual report all the required data and explanations in line with the provision of Article 70 (6) of the Companies Act.
The Company shares are ordinary no-par value shares that grant to their holders the right to participate in the company management, the right to profit sharing – dividend payments, and the right to a proportionate amount of remaining assets after winding up or bankruptcy of the company. All the shares are registered shares, of one class and issued in book-entry form. The Company shares are freely transferable and listed on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, first listing. Detailed data about the share and ownership structure is presented in Chapter 15: The LKPG Share.
All Company shares are freely transferable.
Pursuant to Article 77 (1) of the Takeovers Act, achievement of the qualified share on 31 December 2022 was as follows:
The company issued no securities that would grant special control rights.
The company has no employee share scheme.
There is no limitation of voting rights.
The company has not been informed of any such agreements.
The Management Board of the company has a President and up to three members, of which one is the Worker Director. The President of the Management Board and other Management Board Members are appointed and dismissed by the Supervisory Board. The Worker Director as a Member of the Management Board is appointed and dismissed by the Supervisory Board on a proposal of the Works Council. The term of office of the President of the Management Board, Management Board Members and the Worker Director is five years with the possibility of reappointment. The Supervisory Board has the right and competence to dismiss the entire Management Board or an individual Member of the Management Board.
The Supervisory Board can dismiss the President of the Management Board, Members of the Management Board and the Worker Director early for the reasons set out in the law. The quorum of the Supervisory Board when

appointing or dismissing the President of the Management Board, a Member of the Management Board or the Worker Director requires the presence of at least half of the Members of the Supervisory Board and at least half of the present Supervisory Board Members have to be representatives of the capital, of which the Chair of the Supervisory Board and deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board are to be present as well.
The President and Members of the Management Board shall have at least university education, a thorough knowledge of one world language, and at least five years of work experience in decision-making positions in large companies in accordance with the criteria as defined by the law governing companies. More detailed conditions and criteria for the President and Members of the Management Board are determined by the Supervisory Board. The terms of appointment of the Worker Director are jointly determined by the Supervisory Board and the Works Council.
The HR Committee operates under the Supervisory Board, carrying out preliminary procedures relating to the selection of candidates for the Management Board of the company and proposing the most suitable candidates for the Management Board Members to the Supervisory Board. Before submitting the proposal, the Committee verifies whether the candidates suggested meet the legal and statutory criteria for the Members of the Management Board.
The Supervisory Board of the company consists of nine members, of which six are elected by the General Meeting by a simple majority of the shareholders present and three members are elected by the Works Council. One of six Supervisory Board members can be proposed to the General Meeting by the municipality or municipalities in which the onshore part of the port area is located. The General Meeting establishes with a decision the election and discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board elected by the Works Council. The decision on an early discharge of Members of the Supervisory Board has to be taken by a three-quarters majority of the votes submitted in the General Meeting. Members of the Supervisory Board elected out of the employees can be discharged before the expiry of their term of office by the Works Council. The General Meeting only establishes their discharge with a decision. After expiry of their term of office, each elected Member of the Supervisory Board may be proposed and re-appointed as a Member of the Supervisory Board.
In 2020, the Management and the Supervisory Boards formulated and adopted a diversity policy with respect to representation in management and control bodies of the company as defined by the Companies Act and the Slovenian Corporate Governance Cod`e for Public Limited Companies. The Company has thus pursued the objective of diversity with respect to representation in management and control bodies.
The General Meeting of Shareholders decides on the changes in the articles of association with a three-quarters majority of the initial capital represented.
Powers of Members of the Management Board are defined in Chapter 4.6: Company Management. The Management Board has no special powers relating to the issue or purchase of own shares.
The company has not been informed of any such agreements.
1.2.12 Agreements between the Company and the members of its management or control bodies or employees that foresee compensation if they resign, are dismissed without valid grounds or their employment contract expires because of an offer made in compliance with the Takeovers Act.
There have been no agreements in accordance with the Takeovers Act.
Luka Koper, d. d. operates under a two-tier management system, under which the Company has three management bodies: the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Supervisory Board, and the Management Board. The competencies of individual bodies and the rules on their operation, appointment, discharge and changes to the

articles of association and Company's internal regulations related to the work of these bodies are laid down in the Companies Act, the Company's articles of association, and the Rules of Procedure on the Work of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Significant impacts on the Company's business in terms of negative impacts on stakeholders are communicated to the Management Board and the Supervisory Board through the submission and consideration of regular reports: quarterly reports, the annual report, risk management reports, reports of violations of corporate integrity, compliance reports, occupational health and safety reports, environmental reports, fire safety reports, etc.
Conflicts of interest regarding cross-membership, cross-ownership and the existence of controlling shareholders are disclosed to stakeholders. Details of related party transactions are presented in the consolidated financial statements in Note 33. Related party transactions.
Specific provisions on the operation of the Management Board are also stated in other general acts on internal company regulation. The Company's articles of association are available at https://luka-kp.si/eng/corporatedocuments.
The Supervisory Board has not predetermined a competency model for each member of the Management Board that is specific to the Company and the Company's industry. The members of the Management Board have to meet the statutory and regulatory requirements for appointment.
The General Meeting of Shareholders is the highest body of the Company, deciding on its status changes, appropriation of the profit, the appointment or discharge of Members of the Supervisory Board and all other issues. It makes decisions in accordance with the Companies Act (ZGD-1) and the Articles of Association of Luka Koper, d. d. The ownership structure of Luka Koper, d. d. is presented in Chapter 15: The LKPG Share.
The Management Board shall convene the General Meeting of Shareholders once a year as a general rule, or several times, if necessary. The convening of the General Meeting of Shareholders is announced at least one month in advance on the AJPES website, in the SEO-net electronic system of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, and on the Company's website. The Company's website https://luka-kp.si/eng/general-assembly includes all the material with the proposals for decisions, which is also made available to shareholders at the Company's head office. In compliance with the rules of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, all decisions taken at the General Meeting of Shareholders are also published.
Shareholders may take part in the General Meeting and exercise their voting right if their presence is reported to the Management Board by the end of the fourth day prior to the General Meeting and if shares or a share certificate are submitted for inspection.
The company has no limitations relating to the voting rights, as all shares of Luka Koper, d. d. provide voting rights in line with the legislation.
Luka Koper, d. d. has issued no securities that would grant their holders any special control rights.
On 6 June 2022, the shareholders of Company Luka Koper, d. d., gathered for the 35st General Meeting. At the meeting, the shareholders:

The Supervisory Board oversees the running of the Company's business. Other tasks and powers of the Board, in accordance with the law and the Company's articles of association, mainly include: appointing and dismissing the Management Board, determining the amount of Management Board's remuneration, approving the annual report, preparing proposals for the appropriation of the accumulated profit, and convening the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company has adopted a competency profile for the members of the Supervisory Board (Competency Profile of the Supervisory Board), which is published on the Company's website Corporate Documents - Luka Koper d.d. (luka-kp.si).
The Supervisory Board of Luka Koper, d. d. consists of nine members. Six are elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders, and three from among employees by the Works Council. The Board members' term of office is four years.
Franci Matoz, Chair of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 2 July 2021 (34th General Meeting) Employed: Odvetniška družba Matoz, o. p., d. o. o. Membership in other supervisory or management bodies: Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Slovenske železnice, d. o. o.
Nevenka Črešnar Pergar, Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 2 July 2021 (34th General Meeting) Employed: NP Consulting, d. o. o.
Andrej Koprivec, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 2 July 2021 (34th General Meeting) Employed: Koprico, d.o.o.
Božidar Godnjavec, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 2 July 2021 (34th General Meeting) Employed: Ministry of Infrastructure
Tomaž Benčina, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 2 July 2021 (34th General Meeting) Employed: Regional Chamber of Commerce of Celje Membership in other supervisory or management bodies: Zavarovalnica Triglav, d. d., Member of the Supervisory Board
Mladen Jovičić, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 8 April 2021 (34th General Meeting – informing the shareholders)

Mehrudin Vuković, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 19 January 2020 (33rd General Meeting – informing the shareholders)
Rok Parovel, Member of the Supervisory Board Beginning of a 4-year term of office: 13 September 2020 (34th General Meeting – informing the shareholders)
Simon Kolenc, external member of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board Appointed for the period from 12 July 2021 to 23 February 2023.
| 31 Dec 2022 | Men | Women | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of members | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Share | 88% | 12% | 100% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | Under 30 | 30 to 50 | Over 50 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of members | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Share | 0% | 25% | 75% | 100% |
In 2022, the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board was composed of Andrej Koprivec as Chair, Božidar Godnjavec as Deputy Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as a member, Rok Parovel as a member, and Simon Kolenc as an external member.
In 2022, the HR Committee of the Supervisory Board was composed of Franci Matoz as Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as a member, Božidar Godnjavec as an member, Mehrudin Vuković as a member, and Tamara Kozlovič as a member until 13 August 2022 as she submitted her resignation as a member of the Supervisory Board on 13 May 2022.
In 2022, the Business Operations Committee of the Supervisory Board was composed of Božidar Godnjavec as Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as Deputy Chair, and Mladen Jovičić as a member. Rado Antolovič was a member of the Committee until 27 April 2022 when he submitted his resignation as a member of the Supervisory Board, and Tamara Kozlovič was a member until 13 August 2022, since she submitted her resignation from the Supervisory Board on 13 May 2022. Tomaž Benčina, a newly elected member of the Supervisory Board who took up a four-year term of office as of 7 June 2022, was appointed a member of the Business Operations Committee at the General Meeting as of 23 August 2022.
In 2022, the Strategic Development Committee was composed of Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as Chair, Andrej Koprivec as Deputy Chair, Rok Parovel as a member, Mladen Jovičić as a member, Rado Antolovič as a member until 27 April 2022, Tamara Kozlovič as a member until 13 August 2022, and as of 23 August 2022, Tomaž Benčina, the newly elected member of the Supervisory Board.

As the Supervisory Board did not appoint a Nomination Committee, this task was performed by the HR Committee of the Supervisory Board.
All details pertaining to members of the Supervisory Board and its composition and the composition of the committees of the Supervisory Board are listed in the tables prepared in accordance with Annexes C.2 of the Slovene Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies and 3.2 of the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises, entitled Composition of the Supervisory Board and Committees in the financial year 2022, which are an integral part of this Corporate Governance Statement.
The work of the Supervisory Board is governed by statutory regulations, Company's articles of association and the Rules of Procedure on the Work of the Supervisory Board, the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies, Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises, Recommendations and expectation of the Slovenian Sovereign Holding and Recommendations of the Slovenian Directors' Association.
In 2022, the Supervisory Board was composed as described above, with Rado Antolovič having been a member of the Supervisory Board until 27 April 2022 whe he submitted his resignation, and Tamara Kozlovič until 13 August 2022 as she submitted her resignation on 13 May 2022. Tomaž Benčina was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board with effect from 7 June 2022 for a four-year term of office. Work, decisions, and viewpoints of the Supervisory Board and the Committees of the Supervisory Board are reported in detail in Chapter 3: Report of the Supervisory Board for 2022.
Each Member of the Supervisory Board, taking into account the provisions of the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies and Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises, signed a declaration in 2022 stating that in the year 2022 there was no conflict of interest that would imply that an individual member:
These declarations are also available athttps://luka-kp.si/slo/pomembni-dokumenti-208 .
Conflicts of interest between Supervisory Board members are regulated in the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board and in relevant codes. In addition, members of the Supervisory Board are required to complete a declaration of independence and IAS 24, indicating related parties and other functions. According to the Rules of Procedure, in the event of a conflict of interest, they are obliged to immediately inform the Chair and members of the Supervisory Board in writing and to take appropriate measures. Conflicts of interest regarding cross-

membership, cross-ownership and the existence of controlling shareholders are disclosed to stakeholders. Details of related party transactions are presented in the consolidated financial statements in Note 33. Related party transactions.
Four committees operate on a regular basis under the Supervisory Board:
The committees carry out professional tasks in aid to the Supervisory Board.
In 2022, the HR Committee was composed of Franci Matoz as Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as a member, Božidar Godnjavec as an member, Mehrudin Vuković as a member, and Tamara Kozlovič as a member until 13 August 2022 as she submitted her resignation on 13 May 2022.
In 2022, the Audit Committee was composed of Andrej Koprivec as Chair, Božidar Godnjavec as Deputy Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as a member, Rok Parovel as a member, and Simon Kolenc as an external member.
In 2022, the Business Operations Committee was composed of Božidar Godnjavec as Chair, Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as Deputy Chair, Mladen Jovičić as a member, Rado Antolovič as a member until 27 April 2022, and Tamara Kozlovič as a member until 13 August 2022. Tomaž Benčina, a newly elected member of the Supervisory Board who took up a four-year term of office as of 7 June 2022, was a member of the committee as of 23 August 2022.
In 2022, the Strategic Development Committee was composed of Nevenka Črešnar Pergar as Chair, Andrej Koprivec as Deputy Chair, Rok Parovel as a member, Mladen Jovičić as a member, Rado Antolovič as a member until 27 April 2022,Tomaž Benčina, the newly elected member of the Supervisory Board, as of 23 August 2022, and Tamara Kozlovič as a member until 13 August 2022.
Members of the Supervisory Board and of Committees of the Supervisory Board are entitled to attendance fees and payments for performing the functions. The amount of attendance fees and payments shall be determined by the General Meeting of Shareholders. Members of the Supervisory Board and of Committees of the Supervisory Board are also entitled to a refund of travel expenses and other arrival- and attendance-related expenses. Additional information on remuneration of the Supervisory Board and on related levels is given in the Accounting Report of Luka Koper d. d., Note 33 Related party transactions, and in the table taken from the Appendix 4.2 of the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises, entitled Composition and the amount of remuneration of the Supervisory Board and Committee members in the financial year 2022, in Appendix to the Corporate Governance Statement, which is an integral part of the Corporate Governance Statement. The Data on the ownership of shares of Members of the Supervisory Board and its committees is given in Chapter 15: The LKPG Share.
The work of the Management Board is governed by statutory regulations, the Company's articles of association and the Rules of Procedure on the Work of the Management Board, the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies, the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises, and Recommendations and Expectations of the Slovenian Sovereign Holding. Pursuant to the Companies Act and the Company's articles of association, the Management Board manages and represents the company.
As at 31 December 2022, the Management Board of Luka Koper, d. d. consisted of:

President of the Management Board
Boštjan Napast has a university degree in mechanical engineering. He began his career in 1995 in the company Projekta inženiring, d. o. o., in Ptuj as a designer of machine installations. As a leading designer, he continued his career in the Maribor-based company Menerga Energie-Technologie, d. o. o. In 1998, he joined Petrol, d. d., where he held various management positions. He was the director of Petrol's Maribor regional wholesale unit; in 2004, he took over the management of the petroleum products sales department; and from 2005 to 2009, he was in charge of energy, investment, technical development and quality as a member of Petrol's Management Board. After the expiration of his term of office, he worked for Petrol as a management consultant for two more years. In 2011, he took over the management of Geoplin, d. o. o., which he successfully transformed from a local to a regional company over a ten-year period.
He commenced his five-year term of office as President of the Management Board of Luka Koper, d. d. following the decision of the company's Supervisory Board of 3 December 2021.
Member of the Management Board
Nevenka Kržan is a university graduate in economics. She started her career in banking, where she held various management positions. During this period, she was involved in both banking and privatisation processes, participating in the establishment of a new commercial bank and a company for the management of investment funds and companies. In 1998, she joined KPMG Slovenia and in 2001, she became a partner at the regional level in charge of financial advisory services. As an expert in finance and the financial sector, she has been involved in projects for a number of private and public sector companies in a wide range of industries. During her extensive career, she has been responsible for due diligence, M&A, valuation, restructuring, refinancing, strategy and business plan formulation projects. She took on the role of KPMG Senior Partner in Slovenia in 2010, and holds a license

as a Certified Business Valuer and Certified Auditor from the Slovenian Institute of Auditors.
Nevenka Kržan was appointed by the Company's Supervisory Board as a member of the Management Board for a five-year term of office starting on 1 July 2022.
Vojko Rotar graduated in economics. He began his career in 1995 in Avico, a freight forwarding company from Ljubljana, and continued to work in logistics, later also international trade until 2003. He gained a wealth of experience with respect to the port as a transit point where international trade flows are being transferred. His insight into the general economic environment and the subjects operating within it paved him the way to various positions in the field of media and communications, where he worked as editor, journalist, correspondent, photo-reporter and web reporter for several Slovenian media. In the last four years, he was in charge of public relations and marketing in the Marjetica Koper public corporation, while also nearing a number of areas related to the promotion of good environmental practices and cooperation with the local community.
He commenced his five-year term of office in Luka Koper, d. d. as Member of the Management Board - Worker Director on 16 February 2018, following the decision of the company's Supervisory Board.
Members of management and persons in managerial positions are required to take all measures to manage conflicts of interest at the time of taking office and at all times during their term of office, and to inform their superior authority in accordance with the adopted Conflicts of Interest Management Policy. They shall also complete a declaration on the management of conflicts of interest to the effect that there are no circumstances in which the impartial or objective performance of their duties or other functions could be compromised, or if so, what they are and what measures are in place. Conflicts of interest regarding cross-membership, cross-ownership and the existence of controlling shareholders are disclosed to stakeholders. Details of related party transactions are presented in the consolidated financial statements in Note 33. Related party transactions.
| 31 Dec 2022 | Men | Women | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of members | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Share | 67% | 33% | 100% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | Under 30 | 30 to 50 | Over 50 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of members | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Worker Director

| Share | 0% | 33% | 67% | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Presentation of Members of the Management Board is also available at https://luka-kp.si/eng/management.
All details pertaining to members of the Management Board are listed in the table entitled Composition of the Management Board in the financial year 2022, which is an integral part of this Corporate Governance Statement and was prepared in accordance with Annexes C.1 of the Slovenian Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies and 3.1 of the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises.
The Management Board autonomously directs the operations of the Company in its best interests, and assumes sole responsibility for its actions. It works in accordance with regulations, the articles of association and the binding decisions of Company bodies.
Remuneration paid to Members of the Management Board consists of the fixed and variable components. They are determined in fixed-term management operation employment contracts for Members of the Management Board, in annexes to employment contracts and in decisions of the Supervisory Board. Concluded between individual Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, employment contracts and annexes also specify refunds and benefits. When concluding contracts and annexes for Members of the Management Board, the Supervisory Board is represented by its Chair. The remuneration of the Management Board is reported in the Accounting Report of Luka Koper d. d., Note 33 Related party transactions, and in the table entitled Composition of the management board in the financial year 2022, which is an integral part of the Company's Corporate Governance Statement and is taken from the Appendix 4.1 of the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises. The ownership of shares is reported in Chapter 15: The LKPG Share.
According to the remuneration policy for members of the Management Board and the applicable legislation, the variable component of the remuneration of members of the Management Board is capped at 30% or 3.6 times the annual base salary for the financial year. The Supervisory Board sets quantitative and qualitative criteria, with quantitative criteria having a weighting of 70% in relation to business performance and qualitative criteria having a weighting of 30%, i.e.:
The assessments are independent and are carried out annually.
Luka Koper, d. d. has an established corporate governance system which includes the controlling company of the Luka Koper Group and 5 other companies. Luka Koper has business shares, i.e., is a shareholder in the subsidiaries of the Luka Koper Group, as well as in 12 other companies. Objectives in the field of financial investment management are defined in the Strategic Business Plan of the Company and the Group for the period 2020-2025. The Investment Management Strategy was adopted in 2018, under which financial investments are divided into two categories with respect to four key areas (integration in operations, maximisation of flexibility and minimisation of risk, financial aspect and other externalities):

As the Investment Management Strategy has been adopted, guidelines for the decision-making and managing aspects of management of strategic investments were also set. The dividend policy follows the classification of an individual investment: when acting as a shareholder in non-strategic investments, we strive to achieve the objective of maximised profit payment, and when acting as a shareholder in strategic investments, we pursue the objective of a balanced profit payment under consideration of the investment-development company cycles.
| Company | Managing Director | Share of the controlling company in ownership (in %) |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Koper INPO, d. o. o. | Roberto Levanič | 100.00 |
| Adria Terminali, d. o. o. | Bojan Babič | 100.00 |
| Adria Investicije, d. o. o. | Boris Jerman | 100.00 |
| Logis-Nova, d. o. o. | Larisa Škandra | 100.00 |
| TOC, d. o. o. | Ankica Budan Hadžalič | 68.13 |
The purpose of the internal audit is to carry out the function of internal auditing for the Luka Koper Group. Internal audit helps to achieve the Group's objectives by systematically and methodically assessing and improving the performance of the Group's corporate governance, risk management and internal control systems, and by proposing recommendations for improvement.
The Internal Audit function operates as an independent unit of Luka Koper, d. d., subordinated in function to the Supervisory Board, and in organisation to the Management Board of the company. It operates independently and in accordance with the adopted fundamental charter, i.e., the Internal Audit Charter which is based on International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, the Code of Internal Audit Principles, and Code of Ethics for Internal Auditors.
In 2022, the internal audit carried out internal audit engagements and other activities based on the adopted annual plan of work. Thirteen internal audit engagements were planned and sixteen were carried out. In implementing the planned transactions, the risks identified in the preparation of the annual plan served as guidance, and were also supplemented in the phase of detailed observation of each audit area and initial risk assessment. A major part of the assurance service involved verifying the adequacy of the design of internal controls and their operation in accordance with predefined objectives and standards.
In addition to the internal audit engagements, post-audit activities were carried out on a monthly basis in 2022 to report on an ongoing basis on the activities carried out to better manage risks.
The internal audit reported on each individual engagement to the management of the audited unit, the Company's Management Board and the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board; and to the latter two, it also reported on the implementation of internal audit recommendations. The internal audit reports to the Supervisory Board on an annual basis.
The development of internal audit is achieved through a programme of quality assurance and quality improvement, implemented through external and internal audits, self-assessment, training, and monitoring and performance

measurement of internal audit work. The last external audit, which confirmed that the internal audit function complies with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, the Code of Ethics for Internal Auditors and the Code of Ethics for Internal Auditors, was carried out in 2020.
In 2022, all values of ratios for measuring the performance of internal audit were achieved as planned.
At the 33rd meeting of 26 August 2020, the General Meeting of Shareholders appointed the audit firm BDO Revizija, d. o. o., družba za revidiranje, Cesta v Mestni log 1, Ljubljana for the audit of the financial statements of Luka Koper, d. d. and the Luka Koper Group for the business years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The costs of audit services performed for Luka Koper, d. d. and its subsidiaries are presented in the consolidated accounting report, Note 35: Transactions with the audit firm.
Boštjan Napast President of the Management Board of Luka Koper, d. d.
Nevenka Kržan Member of the Luka Koper, d. d. Management Board
Vojko Rotar Member of the Luka Koper, d. d. Management Board - Worker Director



3.1 Composition of the Management Board for the Financial Year 2022
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth Education Professional profile | Membership in management or supervisory bodies of unrelated companies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Supervisory Board in |
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| Boštjan Napast | Chair | 03.12.2021 ongoing Man | Slovenian | 1971 | Level of education 7 |
University Graduate in Mechanical Engineering | Plinovod d. o. o. and Unior, d. d. until 8 Dec | ||
| Nevenka Kržan | Member | 29.12.2017 ongoing Woman | Slovenian | 1962 | Level of education 8 |
Master's Degree in Economics |
none | ||
| Robert Rožac | Member | 16.11.2021 11.12.2022 Man | Slovenian | 1965 | Level of education 7 |
University Graduate in Architecture |
none | ||
| Vojko Rotar | Member - Worker Director | 16.02.2018 ongoing Man | Slovenian | 1976 | Level of education 7 | University Graduate in Economics |
none |
3.2: Composition of the Supervisory Board and Committees in the Financial Year 2022
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | 02.07.2021 06.02.2023 Representative of shareholders 12/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1963 | Level of education 7 | University Graduate in Law | Yes | No | Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Slovenske železnice, d. o. o. |
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| Franci Matoz | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| HR COMMITTEE | CHAIR | 7/7 |
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair | 02.07.2021 06.02.2023 Representative of shareholders 12/12 | Woman | Slovenian | 1962 | Level of education 7 | University Graduate in Law | Yes | No | no | ||||
| Nevenka Črešnar Pergar | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| HR COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
MEMBER / MEMBER / DEPUTY CHAIR / CHAIR | 7/7, 12/12,8/8,0/0 |

| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | 02.07.2021 06.02.2023 Representative of shareholders 12/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1980 | Level of education 7 | University Graduate in Economics |
Yes | No | no | ||||
| Andrej Koprivec | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| AUDIT COMMITTEE, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE | CHAIR / DEPUTY CHAIR 12/12,0/0 | ||||||||||||
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Member | 02.07.2021 06.02.2023 Representative of shareholders 12/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1972 | Level of education 8 | Master's Degree in Economics |
Yes | No | Chair of the Supervisory Board of Elektro Ljubljana d. d. until 16 Dec 2022 |
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| Božidar Godnjavec | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| HR COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE / | MEMBER / DEPUTY CHAIR / CHAIR 7/7, 12/12, 8/8, |
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| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Master's Degree in Business Policy and Organisation |
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| Member Tamara Kozlovič Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
22.08.2019 13.08.2022 Representative of shareholders 5/5 Chair / Member |
Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
Woman | Slovenian | 1978 Level of education 8 | Yes | No | no | |||||
| HR COMMITTEE / BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
DEPUTY CHAIR / MEMBER / MEMBER 5/5,4/4,0/0 | ||||||||||||
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | office / term of office |
shareholders / employees |
total number of | Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | / NO) | interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
supervisory bodies of other companies |
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| Doctor of | |||||||||||||
| Member | Man | Slovenian | 1959 | Sciences | Yes | No | no | ||||||
| Attendance at | |||||||||||||
| Committee member (Audit, HR, Remuneration Committee, etc.) | |||||||||||||
| total number of | |||||||||||||
| Rado Antolovič | appointmen t to office |
Chair / Member BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
07.10.2013 27.04.2022 Representative of shareholders 4/4 committee meetings committee meetings MEMBER / MEMBER 3/3, 0/0 |
proportional to the Supervisory Board proportional to the |
Economic Level of education 9 |
Professional profile | under Article 23 of the Code (YES |

| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Eng. in Metallurgical Technologies; University Graduate in |
Member of the Supervisory Board of Zavarovalnica Triglav |
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| Member | 07.06.2022 ongoing Representative of shareholders 7/7 | Man | Slovenian | 1965 | Level of education 7 | Economics | Yes | No | d. d. | ||||
| Tomaž Benčina | Committee member (Audit, HR, Remuneration Committee, etc.) | Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE | MEMBER / MEMBER 4/4, 0/0 | ||||||||||||
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of Supervisory Board meetings |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Member | 8.4.2009 ongoing Representative of employees 12/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1969 | Level of education 5 Electrical technician Yes | No | no | ||||||
| Mladen Jovičič | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) BUSINESS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
Chair / Member MEMBER / MEMBER 8/8, 0/0 |
Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of |
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| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of Supervisory Board meetings |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Member | 12.9.2016 ongoing Representative of employees 12/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1987 | Level of education 6 | Graduate in Economics |
Yes | No | Municipality of Koper / Member of the Supervisory |
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| Rok Parovel | Committee member (Audit, HR, Business Operations Committee, Strategic Development Committee) |
Chair / Member | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
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| AUDIT COMMITTEE / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE | MEMBER / MEMBER 12/12, 0/0 | ||||||||||||
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Deputy, SB Member) | First appointmen t to office |
End of office / term of office |
Representative of shareholders / employees |
Attendance at Supervisory Board meetings proportional to the total number of |
Gender | Citizenship | Year of birth | Education | Professional profile | Independence under Article 23 of the Code (YES / NO) |
Existence of conflicts of interest in the financial year (YES / NO) |
Membership in management or supervisory bodies of other companies |
| Member | 19.1.2020 ongoing Representative of employees 11/12 | Man | Slovenian | 1972 | Level 6/1 | Logistics Engineer |
Yes | No | No | ||||
| Mehrudin Vuković | Committee member (Audit, HR, Remuneration Committee, etc.) HR COMMITTEE |
Chair / Member MEMBER |
Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings 4/5 |
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| External committee member (audit, HR, remuneration committee, etc.) | |||||||||||||
| Name and surname | COMMITTEE | Attendance at committee meetings proportional to the total number of committee meetings |
Gender | Citizenship Education | Year of birth | Professional profile | Membership in management or supervisory bodies of unrelated companies |
11/12 Man Slovenian Level of education 7 1977
Simon Kolenc Audit Committee
University Graduate in Economics
no

| (in EUR) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and surname | Function (Chair, Member) | Fixed income - gross (1) |
Variable income - gross | |||||||||
| based on quantitative criteria | based on qualitative criteria Total (2) |
Deferred | income (3) ** Severance pay (4) | Bonuses (5)*** | Bonus clawback (6) |
Total Gross (1+2+3+4+5-6) |
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| Dimitrij Zadel | President of the Management Board from 29 Dec 2017 to 15 Nov 2021 0.00 | 25,017.63 | 5,837.45 | 30,855.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30,855.08 | |||
| Metod Podkrižnik | Member of the Management Board from 29 Dec 2017 to 15 Nov 2021 0.00 | 22,506.46 | 5,251.51 | 27,757.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27,757.97 | |||
| Irma Gubanec | Member of the Management Board from 29 Dec 2017 to 15 Nov 2021 0.00 | 22,081.63 | 5,152.38 | 27,234.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27,234.01 | |||
| Vojko Rotar | Member of the Management Board - Worker Director since 16 Feb 2018 165,139.68 | 17,855.65 | 9,759.80 | 27,615.45 | 29,654.17 | 0.00 | 2,652.68 | 0.00 | 225,061.98 | |||
| Robert Rožac | Member of the Management Board from 16 Nov 2021 to 31 Dec 2022 163,293.62 | 1,611.76 | 376.08 | 1,987.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,053.14 | 0.00 | 170,334.60 | |||
| Boštjan Napast | President of the Management Board since 3 Dec 2021 182,957.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 314.98 | 0.00 | 183,272.93 | |||
| Nevenka Kržan | Member of the Management Board since 1 Jul 2022 | 69,991.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 131.14 | 0.00 | 70,122.98 | ||
* for the purpose of this disclosure, it is not necessary to disclose travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses because they do not by their nature constitute payment to the Management Board. ** deferred payment of the second half of the award under the Act Governing the Remuneration of Managers of Companies with Majority Ownership held by the Republic of Slovenia or Self-Governing Local Communities on 18 July 2021 or at the end of the term, if the latter lasted more than two years *** bonus for liability insurance and bonus for use of a company vehicle
4.2 Composition and Amount of Remuneration* of Members of the Supervisory Board and its Committees in the Financial Year 2022
| (in EUR) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and surname | Performance fee and allowances - gross annual (1) | Supervisory | ||||||
| Function (Chair, Deputy, Member, External Member of the Committee) |
Basic pay for holding the office |
Additional payment for holding the office |
Additional payment for special tasks |
Total (1) | Board and Committee attendance |
Gross Total (1 + 2) | Travel expenses* | |
| Franci Matoz | Chair since 2 Jul 2021 | 15,000.00 | 12,656.28 | 0.00 | 27,656.28 | 5,225.00 | 32,881.28 | 51.36 |
| Nevenka Črešnar Pergar Deputy Chair since 2 July 2021 | 15,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 0.00 | 24,000.00 | 9,757.00 | 33,757.00 | 1,058.13 | |
| Andrej Koprivec | Member since 2 Jul 2021 | 15,000.00 | 7,500.00 | 0.00 | 22,500.00 | 6,017.00 | 28,517.00 | 883.23 |
| Božidar Godnjavec | Member since 2 Jul 2021 | 15,000.00 | 7,500.00 | 0.00 | 22,500.00 | 9,757.00 | 32,257.00 | 1,217.89 |
| Rado Antolovič | Member from 10 Oct 2013 to 27 Apr 2022 | 6,083.33 | 3,041.67 | 0.00 | 9,125.00 | 2,695.00 | 11,820.00 | 0.00 |
| Tamara Kozlovič | Member from 22 Aug 2019 to 12 Aug 2022 | 10,483.87 | 5,241.94 | 0.00 | 15,725.81 | 4,730.00 | 20,455.81 | 0.00 |
| Tomaž Benčina | Member since 7 Jun 2022 | 7,000.00 | 2,036.29 | 0.00 | 9,036.29 | 2,475.00 | 11,511.29 | 637.53 |
| Mladen Jovičič | Member since 8 Apr 2009 | 15,000.00 | 7,500.00 | 0.00 | 22,500.00 | 5,445.00 | 27,945.00 | 0.00 |
| Mehrudin Vuković | Member since 19 Jan 2020 | 15,000.00 | 3,750.00 | 0.00 | 18,750.00 | 4,730.00 | 23,480.00 | 0.00 |
| Rok Parovel | Member since 12 Sep 2016 | 15,000.00 | 7,500.00 | 0.00 | 22,500.00 | 6,017.00 | 28,517.00 | 0.00 |
| Simon Kolenc | External Member since 12 Jul 2021 | 6,600.00 | 0.00 | 6,600.00 | 2,332.00 | 8,932.00 | 151.79 | |
| *gross amount |
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