AGM Information • Mar 29, 2023
AGM Information
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Notice is hereby served that an annual general meeting of MPC Container Ships ASA, reg. nr. 918 494 316 (the "Company") will be held on April 19, 2023, at 10:00 CET as an electronic meeting at https://dnb.lumiagm.com/155036476
The board of directors (the "Board") has decided to hold the general meeting as an electronic meeting in accordance with section 5-8 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. No physical meeting will be held.
The meeting will be opened by the Chairman of the Board, or a person duly designated by the Chairman to represent him.
The annual financial statements, the directors' report, the auditor's opinion and the statement on corporate governance are published at the Company's website: www.mpc-container.com.
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolutions:
The annual accounts and the Board of Directors' Report for 2022, including the Corporate Governance Report, are approved.
The result of the financial year 2022 is allocated to retained earnings.
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
In accordance with section 8-2 (2) of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, the Board is authorized to resolve distribution of dividends based on the Company's approved annual accounts for the financial year 2022.
The authorization is valid until the annual general meeting in 2024, however no longer than until 30 June 2024.
Pursuant to section 6-16a of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, the Board shall prepare guidelines for salaries and other remuneration to leading personnel. The guidelines are available at the Company's website mpccontainer.com. The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The annual general meeting approves the guidelines for salaries and other remuneration to the leading personnel of MPC Container Ships ASA.
The Company has prepared a remuneration report for leading personnel pursuant to section 6-16b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act and related regulations. The report has been reviewed by the Company's auditor in accordance with section 6-16b (4) of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act . The report is available at the Company's webpage: www.mpc-container.com
The report shall be considered by the general meeting by way of an advisory vote. The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The general meeting endorses the report for salaries and other remuneration to leading personnel.
Reference is made to note 10 in the annual financial statements. For 2022, the remuneration of the Company's auditor for the statutory audit of the Company shall be paid as invoiced. The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:

The auditor's fee for the financial year 2022 is paid as invoiced.
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The following board members are re-elected for a period of two years from the date of this general meeting:
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
Each member of the Board of Directors will receive USD 50,000 in remuneration for the financial year 2023, and the Chairman of the Board will receive USD 90,000.
The Board proposes that section 8 of the Company's articles of association is amended to comply with the upcoming changes in the Public Limited Liability Companies Act.
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The second to last sentence of section 8 of the articles of association shall be amended to read as follows:
"The notice of general meeting may state that shareholders wanting to attend the general meeting must notify the company thereof within a certain period. This period cannot expire sooner than two business days before the meeting."
The Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Company that the Board is granted an authorization to increase the Company's share capital.
The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The Board believes that it is in the interest of the Company that the Board is granted an authorization to take up convertible loans.

The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
The Board believes that it is in the interest of the Company that the Board is granted an authorization to acquire shares in the Company (own shares). The Board proposes that the general meeting pass the following resolution:
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The Company has a share capital of NOK 443,700,279 divided into 443,700,279 shares, each of a nominal value of NOK 1.
Each share carries one vote at the Company's general meeting.
As of the date of this notice, the Company does not own any treasury shares.
The shareholders have the following rights in respect of the general meeting:
The right to present alternatives to the Board's proposals in respect of matters on the agenda at the general meeting.
Shareholders who have chosen to receive electronic communication from the Company may access their VPS Investor Portal, select "Corporate Actions", "General Meeting" and "MPC Container Ships ASA" to register advance voting or proxy appointment without voting instructions. Otherwise, use the proxy form (Appendix 2) to grant a proxy with voting instructions.
The registration deadline for advance voting and proxy appointment is April 18, 2023, at 12:00 CET.
Proxies without voting instructions may trigger disclosure requirements under Norwegian law. Under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act section 4-3 (2) the possession of a proxy without voting instructions is considered equal to ownership of shares or rights to shares. This means that a proxy is required to disclose the proxies if the number of shares to which they relate (together with any shares or rights to shares held by the proxy) reaches or exceeds the disclosure thresholds under section 4-3 (1) of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This notice and the appendices and instructions for electronic attendance are available on the Company's website www.mpc-container.com .
In accordance with section 8 of the Company's articles of association, the appendices to the notice will not be sent by post to the shareholders. A shareholder may nonetheless demand to receive the appendices per postal mail free of charge. If a shareholder wishes to have the documents sent to him/her, such request can be addressed to the Company by way of e-mail to [email protected].
In case of any discrepancies between the Norwegian text and the English translation, the Norwegian text shall prevail.
March 29, 2023
Ulf Holländer Chairman of the Board

Appendix 1
Annual General Meeting in MPC Container Ships ASA will be held electronically on April 19, 2023, at 10:00 CET.
The shareholder is registered with the following number of shares as of the date of this notice _________, and can vote for the number of shares owned per 18 April, 2023.
The annual general meeting will be held as an electronic meeting only, with no physical attendance for shareholders.
Please log in at https://dnb.lumiagm.com/155036476
You must identify yourself using the reference number and PIN code from VPS that you will find in VPS Investor Services (Corporate Actions – General Meeting – ISIN) or sent to you by mail on this form (for non-electronic shareholders). Shareholders can also get their reference number and PIN code by contacting DNB Bank Registrars Department by phone +47 23 26 80 20 (8:00 to 15:30 CET) or by e-mail [email protected].
On the company's web page www.mpc-container.com. You will find an online guide describing in detail how you as a shareholder can participate in the electronic general meeting.
Advance votes may only be registered electronically, through VPS Investor Services (where you are identified and do not need Ref.no.and PIN Code). Chose Corporate Actions - General Meeting, click on ISIN. Investor Services can be accessed either throughhttps://www.euronextvps.no/ or your account operator.
Shareholders are only allowed to participate electronically, and no pre-registration is required. Shareholders must be logged in before the meeting starts. If you are not logged in before the general meeting starts, you will not be able to attend. Log in opens one hour before the time of the general meeting.

Shareholders who do not wish to participate online or vote in advance can give proxy to another person.
In VPS Investor Services chose Corporate Actions - General Meeting – ISIN. Investor Services can be accessed either throughhttps://www.euronextvps.no/ or your account operator. If you are not able to register this electronically, you may send by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to DNB Bank ASA, Registrars Department, P.O.Box 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway. If the shareholder is a company, the signature must be according to the company's Certificate of Registration. The proxy must be dated and signed to be valid.
If you do not state the name of the proxy holder, the proxy will be given to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or an individual authorized by him or her.
hereby grants (if you do not state the name the proxy holder, the proxy will be given to the Chairman of the Board of Directors).
the Chairman of the Board of Directors (or a person authorized by him), or
| ___________ (NB: Proxy holder must send an e-mail to | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Name of proxy holder in capital letters) | [email protected] for log in details) |
proxy to attend and vote for my/our shares at the annual general meeting of MPC Container Ships ASA on April 19, 2023.
Place Date Shareholder's signature (only for granting proxy)

Use this proxy form to give voting instructions to Chairman of the Board of Directors or the person authorized by him or her. (Alternatively, you may vote electronically in advance, see separate section above). For voting instructions to others than Chairman of the Board of Directors, give a proxy without voting instructions, and agree directly with the proxy holder how voting should be executed.
Proxies with voting instructions cannot be registered electronically, and must be sent to [email protected] (scanned form) or by mail to DNB Bank ASA, Registrars' Department, P.O.Box 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway. The form must be received by DNB Bank ASA, Registrars' Department no later than April 18, 2023, at 12:00 CET. If the shareholder is a company, the signature must be according to the company's Certificate of Registration.
hereby grants the Chair of the Board of Directors (or the person authorized by him or her) proxy to attend and vote for my/our shares at the Annual General Meeting of MPC Container Ships on April 19, 2023.
The votes shall be exercised in accordance with the instructions below. If the sections for voting are left blank, this will be counted as an instruction to vote in accordance with the board of directors' recommendations. However, if any motions are made from the attendees in addition to or in replacement of the proposals in the notice, the proxy holder may vote at his or her discretion. If there is any doubt as to how the instructions should be understood, the proxy holder may abstain from voting.
| Agenda: Annual general meeting April 19, 2023 | In favor | Against | Abstention |
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| 1. Election of a chairperson and a person to co-sign the minutes | |||
| 2. Approval of the notice and the agenda | |||
| 3. Approval of the annual accounts and Board of Directors' report of MPC Container Ships ASA and the group for 2022, including allocation of the result of the year, as well as consideration of the Corporate Governance Report |
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| 4. Board authorization for distribution of dividends | |||
| 5. Guidelines for salaries and other remuneration to leading personnel |
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| 6. Advisory vote on the report for salaries and other remuneration to leading personnel |
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| 7. Approval of the remuneration to the Company's auditor | |||
| 8. Election of members to the Board | |||
| a) Ulf Stephan Holländer (Chairman) |
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| b) Dr. Axel Octavio Schroeder (board member) |
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| c) Ellen Merete Hanetho (independent board member) |
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| d) Peter Frederiksen (independent board member) |
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| e) Pia Meling (independent board member) |
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| 9. Determination of remuneration to the members of the Board for the financial year 2023 |
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| 10. Amendment of the Company's Articles of Association | |||
| 11. Board authorization to increase the Company's share capital | |||
| 12. Board authorization to take up convertible loans | |||
| 13. Board authorization to acquire treasury shares |
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