Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 26, 2024
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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The shareholders of Nordic Semiconductor ASA ("the Company") are hereby invited to the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting
Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 09:15
The meeting will be held as a digital meeting. Shareholders wishing to attend the annual general meeting, are invited to follow this via webcast (https://dnb.lumiagm.com/155996084) and cast votes electronically in the meeting. Alternatively, shareholders can vote electronically in advance of the meeting or vote by way of using a power of attorney. Please see guideline for digital attendance available on the Company's website.
The following items are to be addressed:
Approval of the annual financial statements and the Board's report, including consolidated accounts and year-end allocations, for 2023.
Approval of the Board of Directors' Remuneration Guidelines and Policy for Remuneration of Senior Executives (12.1), and advisory vote of the long-term equity-linked incentive plan for all employees (12.2).
Trondheim, March 26, 2024,
Birger Steen Chair

Pursuant to the regulation of the Articles of Association that documents relating to issues to be dealt with at the General Meeting may be provided on the Company's website, the Company's annual financial statements, report from the Board of Directors, auditor's report, and standards of corporate governance for 2023 have been published on Nordic Semiconductor ASA's website, www.nordicsemi.com/AGM2024.
For details on capital allocations and dividend policy, please refer to annual report.
"The annual financial statements and the report from the Board of Directors for 2023, including the consolidated accounts and year-end allocations, are approved."
Pursuant to Section 5-6 (5) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act, the general meeting shall consider the statement on corporate governance prepared in accordance with Section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act. The statement is included in the 2023 annual report, which is available on the Company's website. The chairman of the meeting will present the main contents of the statement at the general meeting. This is a no voting item.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grants the Board of Directors a power of attorney to repurchase the Company's own shares for a period up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025. The power of attorney will be used if the Board of Directors finds that a repurchase of shares benefits the shareholders.
"Power of attorney is hereby granted to the Board of Directors on behalf of the Company to purchase the Company's own shares, and to hold treasury shares within the limits of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. The maximum number of shares which may be acquired shall not exceed an aggregate par value of NOK 192,000 (corresponding to approximately 9.96% of the Company's share capital). The power of attorney also includes pledge of own shares, cf. section 9-5 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act.
The power of attorney is given for the period from the date of this resolution up to the Annual General Meeting 2025, and 30 June 2025 at the latest.
The price per share which the Company may pay for shares acquired in connection with this power of attorney shall not be lower than the par value of the shares nor higher than NOK 350. In case of changes of the par value of the shares due to split or reverse split of the Company's shares, the price the Company may pay for each share is to be adjusted equally.
The Board of Directors may at its discretion decide the method of acquiring or disposing of own shares, including through one or more transactions on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The shares may be used as the Company's Board of Directors deems to be suitable for the purpose."

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grants a power of attorney to the Board of Directors to (a) issue new shares and (b) take up convertible loans for a period up to the Annual General Meeting 2025, and 30 June 2025 at the latest.
The Board of Directors asks the Annual General Meeting to renew the Board's power of attorney to increase the Company's share capital by up to NOK 192,000 (9.96% of the Company's share capital), in one or more capital increases to named investors chosen by the Board of Directors. Such capital increases shall be executed at or near the current stock price on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The power of attorney can also be used in rights issues or public offerings.
The Board of Directors also asks the Annual General Meeting to give the Board of Directors power of attorney to take up convertible loans with a total principal amount limited upwards to NOK 3 billion (or a corresponding amount in another currency). Upon conversion the company's share capital can be increased by up to NOK 192,000 provided that the combined number of shares that are issued pursuant to this authorization and the authorization to issue new shares shall not in aggregate exceed 10% of the company's share capital.
The purpose of the authorizations is to provide the Board of Directors with financial flexibility (i) to finance further growth and strengthen the company's balance sheet, (ii) to offer shares or convertible loans to finance acquisitions, (iii) to offer shares as consideration in acquisitions where this is deemed a favorable form of settlement and (iv) to simplify the procedure in connection with capital increases to fulfil the company's obligations under its long term incentive program for employees.
To obtain flexibility, the Board of Directors propose that the authorizations include the right to set aside the shareholders' pre-emptive rights.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting approves the following resolution:
"The Board is, in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 10-14, hereby granted the power of attorney to increase the share capital in Nordic Semiconductor ASA by up to NOK 192,000 by issuing up to 19,200,000 shares with a par value of NOK 0.01. The shareholders' pre-emptive rights pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 10-4 may be set aside.
The terms of the subscription shall be decided by the Board of Directors.
The Board is authorized to modify article 5 of the Company's articles of association to reflect the new share capital of the Company when the power of attorney is used."
In the event of changes in the Company's share capital or number of shares, as a result of a share split, reverse split, share capital increase, share capital decrease, merger, demerger or similar action, the authorization shall be adjusted with respect to par value and number of shares in accordance with principles for contract adjustments and capital changes in the derivatives rules of the Oslo Børs. However, such amendments shall not be made in defiance of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act restrictions upon the number of shares to be issued pursuant to a Board authorization.
The power of attorney is given for the period from the date of this resolution up to the Annual General Meeting 2025, and 30 June 2025 at the latest. The authorization covers both cash and non-cash contributions. The authorization also covers the issue of shares in connection with a merger".

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting approves the following resolution:
"The Board of Directors is, in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 11-8, hereby granted the power of attorney to take up one or more loans which give the creditor the right to require issue of shares against payment in cash or against set-off of the claim (convertible loans) with a total principal amount of up to NOK 3 billion (or a corresponding amount in another currency). Subject to this total amount limitation, the authorization may be used on more than one occasion. The shareholders' pre-emptive rights pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 11-4 may be set aside.
The company's share capital may be increased by up to NOK 192,000 as a result of the creditors' right to require issue of shares provided that the combined number of shares that are issued pursuant to this authorization and the power of attorney in agenda item 7 (A) shall not in aggregate exceed 10% of the company's current share capital. The Board is authorized to modify article 5 of the Company's articles of association to reflect the new share capital of the Company when the power of attorney is used."
In the event of changes in the Company's share capital or number of shares, as a result of a share split, reverse split, share capital increase, share capital decrease, merger, demerger or similar action, the authorization shall be adjusted with respect to par value and number of shares in accordance with principles for contract adjustments and capital changes in the derivatives rules of the Oslo Børs. However, such amendments shall not be made in defiance of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act restrictions upon the number of shares to be issued pursuant to a Board authorization.
The power of attorney is given for the period from the date of this resolution up to the Annual General Meeting 2025, and 30 June 2025 at the latest. The terms of the subscription shall be decided by the Board of Directors".
The Nomination Committee proposes to elect the following Board members for a 1-year term until the Annual General Meeting in 2025, based on an assessment of the Company's requirements for competence within the Board with regard to independence, share ownership, broad industry experience, and expertise within important strategic areas for the Company.
The Nomination Committee's proposal for the shareholder-elected Board members is as follows:
| Chair | a) | Birger Steen | re-election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board members | b) | Inger Berg Ørstavik | re-election |
| c) | Anita Huun | re-election | |
| d) | Snorre Kjesbu | re-election | |
| e) | Annastiina Hintsa | re-election | |
| f) | Dieter May | re-election | |
| g) | Helmut Gassel | re-election |
All the proposed Board members standing for re-election at the AGM are considered by the Board to be independent in character and judgement.

The Board proposes that the following Nomination Committee is elected for 1-year term to the Annual General Meeting 2025:
| Nomination Committee members | a) | Viggo Leisner (chair) | re-election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b) | Eivind Lotsberg | re-election | ||
| c) | Fredrik Thoresen | re-election |
None of the members of the Nomination Committee are employees of the company or Board members of the company.
"As compensation for the period from the Annual General Meeting 2024 to the Annual General Meeting 2025 the following is approved (last year's numbers in brackets):
| Chair of the Board | NOK | 750,000 + NOK 523,388 in shares |
(750,000) (NOK 462,750 in shares) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board members elected by the shareholders |
NOK | 325,000 + NOK 184,906 |
(325,000) (NOK 160,625 in |
| Board members elected by the employees | NOK | in shares 165,375 |
shares) (157,500) |
The share-based part of the compensation is paid after the AGM in 2024, and the number of shares shall be based on the tax adjusted amount due in NOK (respectively NOK 184,906 and NOK 523,388 minus tax) divided by the share price at closing of the AGM day in 2024.
In addition, members of the Board with domicile in the United States will receive additional USD 3,308 (3,150) for each meeting taking place in the United States related to Company activities and a travel time allowance of USD 5,513 (5,250) for travels to Norway. If travel is difficult due to unforeseen events, compensation will be lowered to USD 2,756 (2,625) per ordinary meeting, due to inconvenient time difference. A travel time allowance of USD 1,103 (1,050) will be given to Board members for travels within Europe. Further, any costs incurred by the Board Members in relation to their participation as a member of the Board or any of the committees, will be reimbursed by the Company.
Nordic Semiconductor ASA has a policy of compensating members elected by the employees for the responsibility but not for the work associated with the Board position as this is assumed to be covered by their salaries.

As compensation for the period from the Annual General Meeting 2024 to the Annual General Meeting 2025 for participation in the Audit Committee the shareholder-elected Board Members will receive NOK 22,050 (21,000) for the Chair and NOK 11,025 (10,500) per meeting for a member.
As compensation for the period from the Annual General Meeting 2024 to the Annual General Meeting 2025 for participation in the People & Compensation Committee the shareholder elected Board Members will receive NOK 16,538 (15,750) (chair) and NOK 8,269 (7,875) (member) per meeting.
As compensation for the period from the Annual General Meeting 2024 to the Annual General Meeting 2025 for participation in the Sustainability Committee the shareholder elected Board Members will receive NOK 16,538 (15,750) (chair) and NOK 8,269 (7,875) (member) per meeting.
Participation for individual Board members in additional meetings with ad hoc committees is compensated with NOK 8,269 (7,875) per meeting. This also applies for participation in additional working group meetings for individual members in either Audit Committee, Sustainability Committee or People & Compensation Committee. Maximum payment for additional working group meetings is NOK 82,688 (78,750) per Board Member.
A compensation of NOK 66,150 (63,000) per member of the nomination committee is approved for the period from the Annual General Meeting 2024 to the Annual General Meeting 2025.
The compensation to the auditor which is listed in Note 9 to the annual financial statements for 2023 is approved."
The Board of Directors has prepared a report on remuneration of leading personnel for the accounting year 2023, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act section 6-16b. The report contains information on how the applicable guidelines for executive remuneration were practiced by the company and how members of the executive management team and leading personnel were remunerated in 2023. The report is subject to an advisory vote by the general meeting in accordance with section 5-6 (4) of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. The report is available on the Company's website.
"The Annual General Meeting endorsed the board of directors' remuneration report for 2023."
The Board of Directors has prepared Remuneration Guidelines and Policy for Remuneration of Senior Executives of the Company. The guidelines have been prepared in accordance with the section 6-16a of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. The guidelines are subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act section 5-6, third paragraph. Although such guidelines only need formal approval every fourth year or if material changes have occurred, the Board considers it good corporate governance to seek approval annually. The guidelines are available on the Company's website.
"The Annual General Meeting approves the Board of Director's Guidelines and Policy for Remuneration of Senior Executives."

The Board of Directors recommends to the Annual General Meeting that the Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") Program is continued. Pursuant to the RSU Program, all employees of the Company or employees of subsidiaries of the Company will be allocated RSUs which shall vest over minimum 2 years and will be delivered to the employees at the vesting date at par value. It is proposed that the RSUs allocated to all employees (including Senior Executives) may have an aggregate nominal value corresponding to up to 1% of the Company's share capital, and delivery of RSUs to an employee is contingent on, among other things, that the employee's employment relationship with the Company has not been terminated. Delivery of RSUs to employees can either be consummated through issuance of new shares or through delivery of treasury shares.
The Board of Directors propose that the RSU Program for all employees shall subject to an advisory vote by the Annual General Meeting.
"The Annual General Meeting endorsed the Board of Directors' RSU Program for all employees."

Pursuant to the Articles of Association's regulation that documents relating to issues that shall be dealt with by the Annual General Meeting may be provided at the company's website, the company's financial statements, the auditor's report for 2023 and this summons with attachments have been made available on Nordic Semiconductor's website, nordicsemi.com/AGM2024. All documents are also available at the company's business address. The aforementioned documents will be sent free of charge to any shareholder who contacts the company.
The Company's share capital consists of 192,781,600 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 0.01. All shares have equal voting and other rights in the company. The company 830,420 of own shares in addition to 69,520 shares set aside for shareholders of Mobile Semiconductor Inc.. Treasury shares have no voting rights.
Shareholders who are registered in the register of shareholders (VPS) or have reported and documented their acquisition of shares, and the acquisition is not impeded by provisions in the
Articles of Association, can exercise their shareholder rights, including participation in the General Meeting, cf. Section 4-2 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, cf. Section 5-2.
According to the Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 1-8, as well as regulations on intermediaries covered by the Central Securities Act § 4-5 and related implementing regulations, notice is sent to custodians who pass on to shareholders for whom they hold shares. Shareholders must communicate with their custodians, who is responsible for conveying votes, proxies or enrollment. Custodians must according to Section 5-3 of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act register this with the company no later than 2 working days before the general meeting.
A shareholder is entitled to have a matter discussed at the Annual General Meeting if such shareholder provides the Board with notice of the matter in question at least seven days prior to the deadline of the notice of the Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting cannot otherwise deal with matters other than those described in the notice. Furthermore, the shareholders are entitled to request information from the directors and the CEO as stated in section 5- 15 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act. A shareholder is entitled to propose resolutions for items listed on the agenda at the general meeting.
The following documents will be available on nordicsemi.com/AGM2024:

"Firma-/Etternavn, Fornavn " "c/o" "Adresse1" "Adresse2" "Postnummer, Poststed" "Land"
Annual General Meeting in Nordic Semiconductor ASA will be held on April 24, 2024 at 09:15 CEST as a virtual meeting.
The shareholder is registered with the following amount of shares at summons: "Beholdning" and vote for the number of shares registered in Euronext per Record date April 17, 2024.
Alternatively, "Form for submission by post or e-mail for shareholders who cannot register their elections electronically".
You will see your name, reference number, PIN - code and balance. At the bottom you will find these choices:

"Enroll" - There is no need for registration for online participation.
"Advance vote" - If you would like to vote in advance of the meeting
"Delegate Proxy" - Give proxy to the chair of the Board of Directors or another person
"Close" - Press this if you do not wish to make any registration.
Online participation: Please login through https://dnb.lumiagm.com/155996084You must identify yourself using the reference number and PIN - code from VPS - see step 1 above. Shareholders can also get their reference number and PIN code by contacting DNB Bank Registrars Department by phone +47 23 26 80 20 (08:00-am – 3:30 pm).
If you are not logged in before the meeting starts, you will be granted access, but without the right to vote.

Ref no: "Refnr" PIN-code: "Pin"
The signed form can be sent as an attachment in an e-mail* to [email protected] (scan this form) or by post service to DNB Bank Registrars Department, P.O Box 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo. Deadline for registration of advance votes, proxies and instructions must be received no later than April 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm (CEST) If the shareholder is a company, the signature must be in accordance with the company certificate.
*Will be unsecured unless the sender himself secure the e-mail.
___________________________________________________________________
☐ Open proxy to the following person (do not mark items below – agree directly with your proxy solicitor if you wish to give instructions on how to vote)
(enter the proxy solicitors name in the block letters)
Note: Proxy solicitor must contact DNB Bank Registrars Department by phone +47 23 26 80 20 (08:00-am – 3:30 pm) for login details.
Voting shall take place in accordance with the instructions below. Missing or unclear markings are considered a vote in line with the board's and the election committee's recommendations. If a proposal is put forward in addition to, or as a replacement for, the proposal in the notice, the proxy solicitor determines the voting.
| Agenda for the Annual General Meeting April 24, 2024 | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Opening of the shareholder meeting | No voting | ||
| 2 Election of meeting chair and individual to sign the minutes | | | |
| 3 Approval of invitation and the agenda | | | |
| 4 Approval of annual financial statements and the Board's report, including consolidated accounts and year-end allocations, for 2023 |
| | |
| 5 Consideration of the Board of Director's report on corporate governance. | No voting | ||
| 6 Power of attorney for purchase of the Company's own shares | | | |
| 7 Power of attorney to the Board to | |||
| a) Issue new shares |
| | |
| b) Take up convertible loans |
| | |
| 8 Election of members to serve on the Board of Directors | |||
| a) Chair: Birger Kristian Steen (re-election) |
| | |
| b) Board Member: Inger Berg Ørstavik (re-election) |
| | |
| c) Board Member: Anita Huun (re-election) |
| | |
| d) Board Member: Snorre Kjesbu (re-election) |
| | |
| e) Board Member: Annastiina Hintsa (re-election)) |
| | |
| f) Board Member: Dieter May (re-election) |
| | |
| g) Board Member: Helmut Gassel (re-election) |
| | |
| 9 Election of members to serve on the nomination committee: | |||
| a) Chair: Viggo Leisner (re-election) |
| | |
| b) Member: Eivind Lotsberg (re-election) |
| | |
| c) Member: Fredrik Thoresen (re-election) |
| | |
| 10 Approval of compensation to the Board, the nomination committee and the auditor | |||
| a) Approval of compensation to the Board |
| | |
| b) Approval of compensation to the nomination committee |
| | |
| c) Approval of compensation to the auditor |
| | |
| 11 Advisory vote on the Board of Director's Remuneration Report 2023 | | | |
| 12.1 Approval of the Board of Director's Guidelines and Policy for Remuneration of Senior Executives | | | |
| 12.2 Advisory vote of the long-term equity-linked incentive plan for all employees | | | |
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