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Otello Corporation ASA

AGM Information May 12, 2017

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Innkalling til ordinær generalforsamling

Summons and Agenda for Annual General Meeting

Opera Software ASA

Organisasjonsnummer 974529459

Styret
innkaller
med
dette
til
ordinær
generalforsamling i Opera Software ASA (heretter
"Selskapet"). Møtet avholdes 2. juni 2017
kl. 09:00
norsk tid
i Felix
Konferansesenter, Bryggetorget
3,
Oslo,
Norge.
The Board of Directors (the "Board") hereby calls
for an Annual General Meeting to be held in Opera
Software ASA (the "Company") on
2
June 2017
at
9:00am
Norwegian time at Felix
Konferansesenter,
Bryggetorget 3, Oslo, Norway
Innkalling til ordinær generalforsamling er sendt til
alle aksjeeiere i Selskapet med kjent adresse. I
samsvar
med
Selskapets
vedtekter
vil
denne
innkallingen med alle vedlegg være tilgjengelig på
Selskapets
hjemmeside,
www.opera.com.

forespørsel til Selskapet på +47 23 69 24 00
eller e
post til [email protected]
fra en aksjonær vil
Selskapet
vederlagsfritt
sende
aksjonæren
vedleggene A til og med D
per post.
The calling notice to the Annual General Meeting
has been sent to all shareholders in the Company
whose address is known. In accordance with the
Company's Articles of Association this calling
notice with all appendices
will be accessible on the
Company's web-pages, www.opera.com. Upon
request to +47 23 69 24 00
or by e-mail to
[email protected]
from
a
shareholder,
the
Company will mail the appendices A through D
to
the shareholder free of charge.
Aksjonærer
som
ønsker
å
delta

generalforsamlingen
ved
oppmøte
eller
ved
fullmakt
bes
om
å
fylle
ut
og
returnere
påmeldingsskjema innen kl 12:00 (CET) 31. mai
2017.
Shareholders who wish to attend the General
Meeting, either in person or by proxy, are
requested
to complete and return the attendance slip by noon
(CET)
on 31 May
2017.
På agendaen står følgende saker: The following items
are on the agenda:
1.
Åpning ved styreleder

Fortegnelse over
møtende aksjonærer.
1. Opening by the chairman
of the Board

Registration of attending shareholders.
2. Valg av møteleder. Election of person to chair the meeting.
2.
3. Godkjennelse av innkalling og dagsorden. Approval of the calling notice and the agenda.
3.
4. Valg av en person til å undertegne protokollen
sammen med møteleder.
Election of a person to co-sign
the minutes
4.
from
the
meeting
together
with
the
chairperson.
5. Godkjennelse
av
årsregnskapet
og
årsberetningen for 2016.
Approval of the financial statements and
5.
annual report for 2016.
6. Godkjennelse av revisors honorar for 2016. 6. Approval of the auditor's fee for 2016.
7. Redegjørelse for eierstyring og selskapsledelse. Corporate Governance Statement.
7.
8. Godkjennelse
av
styremedlemmers
godtgjørelse.
Approval of remuneration to members
of the
8.
Board.
9. Godkjennelse av
godtgjørelse for medlemmer
av Nominasjonskomiteen.
Approval of remuneration to the members of
9.
the Nomination Committee.
10. Fullmakt til styret til å erverve egne aksjer. Board authorization to acquire own shares.
10.
11. Fullmakt til styret til å forhøye aksjekapitalen
ved utstedelse av nye aksjer.
Board authorization to
increase the share
11.
capital by issuance of new
shares.
11.1 Fullmakt vedrørende ansattes
Insentivprogram.
11.1 Authorization regarding employees'
incentive program.
11.2 Fullmakt vedrørende oppkjøp. 11.2 Authorization regarding acquisitions.
12. Valg av medlemmer til Nominasjonskomiteen
for en periode på to år.
Election of members to the Nomination
12.
Committee for a period of two years.
13. Styrets erklæring om fastsettelse av lønn og
annen godtgjørelse til ledende ansatte.
Declaration
from
the
Board
regarding
13.
remuneration principles for Executive Team.
13.1 Erklæring vedrørende ikke-bindende forhold. 13.1
Declaration regarding normative
matters.
13.2 Erklæring vedrørende
bindende forhold.
13.2
Declaration regarding binding matters.
14. Valg av revisor. Election of auditor.
14.
15. Valg av styremedlemmer. Election of Board members.
15.
16. Avslutning. Closing.
16.
1. ÅPNING VED STYRELEDER 1.
OPENING BY THE CHAIRMAN
Styrets
leder
vil
åpne
den
ordinære
generalforsamlingen
og foreta en fortegnelse over
møtende aksjonærer.
The chairman of the Board will open the Annual
General Meeting
and make a registration of
attending shareholders.
2. VALG
AV MØTELEDER
2.
ELECTION OF PERSON TO CHAIR
THE
MEETING
Styret har foreslått at advokat Geir Evenshaug
velges som møteleder.
The Board has proposed that
attorney-at-law Geir
Evenshaug
is elected to chair the meeting.
3.
GODKJENNELSE AV INNKALLING OG
DAGSORDEN
3.
APPROVAL OF THE CALLING NOTICE
AND THE AGENDA
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolution:
Innkalling og dagsorden godkjennes. The calling notice and the agenda are approved.
4.
VALG
AV
EN
PERSON
TIL
Å
UNDERTEGNE
PROTOKOLLEN
SAMMEN MED MØTELEDER
4.
ELECTION
OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN
THE
MINUTES
OF
MEETING
TOGETHER
WITH
THE
CHAIRPERSON
Styret foreslår at en person som er til stede på
generalforsamlingen
velges
til
å
undertegne
protokollen sammen med møteleder.
The Board proposes that one person present at the
general meeting is elected to co-sign the minutes
together with the chairperson for the meeting.
5.
GODKJENNELSE
AV
ÅRS
REGNSKAPET OG ÅRSBERETNINGEN
FOR 2016
5.
APPROVAL
OF
THE
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT
FOR 2016
Det foreslås at styrets årsberetning og
Selskapets
årsregnskap for 2016
(Vedlegg A
Årsrapport, ikke
vedlagt innkallingen men ettersendes gratis per post
til de aksjonærer som ber om det), godkjennes.
Årsregnskap og årsberetning ble publisert 30. april
2017. Revisors beretning for 2016
inneholder ingen
kvalifikasjoner eller reservasjoner. Etter styrets syn
var det ingen hendelser i 2016
som har reist
vesentlige
spørsmål
rundt
regnskapene
eller
Selskapets prosedyrer for revisjon.
It is proposed that the Board's annual report and the
financial statements of the Company for 2016
(Enclosure A
Annual Report, not attached to this
notice but forwarded free of charge by mail to
shareholders requesting a copy), be approved. The
annual report and financial statements were made
public on April 30,
2017. The auditor's report for
2016
does not
contain any qualifications or
reservations. In the opinion of the Board, nothing
occurred
during 2016
to substantially rise to the
level of concerns about the accounts presented or
audit procedures used by the Company.
Selskapets konsoliderte årsregnskap for 2016
er
utarbeidet i samsvar med IFRS
og
er tilgjengelig på
Selskapets hjemmeside www.opera.com.
The Company's
consolidated financial statements
for 2016
are prepared in accordance with IFRS
and
are
available
on
the
Company's
website
www.opera.com.
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolution:
Styrets årsberetning for 2016
og Opera Software
ASAs
årsregnskap
for
2016
godkjennes
av
generalforsamlingen.
The Board of Directors' annual report for 2016
and
the financial statements of Opera Software ASA for
2016
are approved by the General Meeting.
6.
GODKJENNELSE
AV
REVISORS
HONORAR FOR 2016
6.
APPROVAL OF
THE AUDITOR'S FEE
FOR 2016
Det foreslås at Selskapets revisorhonorar på til NOK
1.425.000
for 2016
blir godkjent. Beløpet omfatter
revisorhonorar
til KPMG for morselskapet Opera
Software
ASA for den årlige revisjonen i 2016, og
It is proposed that the auditor's fees for the
Company for 2016, totalling NOK 1,425,000,
are
approved. The amount represents the fees to KPMG
for the annual audit for 2016
for the parent
company Opera Software
ASA, and does not
inkluderer ikke revisorhonorar i tilknytning til
datterselskapene for 2016
eller andre tjenester.
include fees related to the audits of the
Company's
subsidiaries for 2016
or for other services.
Note 3
i det konsoliderte regnskap viser honorar til
revisor for Selskapet og dets datterselskaper.
Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements
provides
disclosure of the fees to the auditor for the
Company and its subsidiaries.
Note 3 til Selskapets regnskap for 2016
viser
kostnadsført honorarer til Selskapets revisor for
deres tjenester til Selskapet.
Styret foreslår at
generalforsamlingen fatter følgende vedtak:
Note 3
to the Company's financial statements for
2016
provides disclosure of the fees to the
Company's auditor for professional services to the
Company.
The Board proposes that the General
Meeting makes the following resolution:
Generalforsamlingen godkjenner revisors honorar
ifm.
revisjonen for 2016
på NOK 1 425 000.
The
General
Meeting
approves
the
annual
auditor's fees for the 2016 audit of NOK 1 425 000.
7.
REDEGJØRELSE FOR EIERSTYRING
OG SELSKAPSLEDELSE
7.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
STATEMENT
Redegjørelse for eierstyring og selskapsledelse skal
være et eget punkt på agendaen for ordinær
generalforsamling. Redegjørelsen
er tatt inn i
årsberetningen, samt vedlagt separat til denne
innkallingen som Vedlegg B.
The
corporate
governance
statement
of
the
Company shall
be a separate item on the agenda for
the Annual General Meeting. The statement is
included
in
the
annual
report
and
attached
separately hereto as Enclosure B.
Redegjørelsen for eierstyring og selskapsledelse er
kun gjenstand for diskusjon og ikke separat
godkjennelse fra aksjonærenes side.
This is a non-voting item as the corporate
governance statement is subject to discussions only
and not to separate approval by the shareholders.
8.
GODKJENNELSE AV GODTGJØRELSE
TIL STYREMEDLEMMENE
8.
APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION TO
BOARD MEMBERS
I samsvar med Selskapets vedtekter § 8, skal
nominasjonskomiteen
fremlegge
forslag
til
godtgjørelse
for
styremedlemmene.
Komiteen
arbeider med forslag til nye styremedlemmer, og vil
i den sammenheng også fremme sitt forslag til
godtgjørelse til styret. Forslaget vil foreligge før
generalforsamlingen, og vil gjøres offentlig i form
av en separat børsmelding.
Pursuant to Section 8
of the Articles of Association,
the Nomination Committee shall present a motion
for approval of remuneration for the members of
the Board.
The Committee is working on a proposal
for new Board members and will in connection with
this
also
present
its
proposal
for
Board
remuneration. The proposal will be presented prior
to the Annual General Meeting in a separate stock
exchange notice.
9.
GODKJENNELSE AV
GODTGJØRELSE
TIL MEDLEMMENE AV
NOMINASJONSKOMITEEN
9.
APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATION
COMMITTEE
Fra
ordinær
generalforsamling
i
2016
har
nominasjonskomiteen bestått av
Jakob Iqbal (leder),
Nils A. Foldal
og Kari Stautland. Styret
fremmer
As from the Annual General Meeting in 2016, the
Nomination Committee has comprised of Jakob
Iqbal
(Chairman),
Nils
A.
Foldal
and
Kari
det som ble foreslått og vedtatt på ordinær
generalforsamling i 2016.
2017. The proposed remuneration is in line with
what was proposed and approved at the ordinary
general meeting in 2016.
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolution:
Generalforsamlingen godkjenner godtgjørelsen til
hvert av medlemmene i nominasjonskomiteen for
perioden
fra
og
med
forrige
ordinære
generalforsamling til og med 2. juni 2017.
Lederen
av komiteen godtgjøres med NOK 60.000 og hver av
de andre medlemmene godtgjøres med NOK 30.000.
The General Meeting approves the fee to each
member of the Nomination Committee for the
period from and including the previous Annual
General Meeting to and including 2 June 2017. The
chairman of the committee receives NOK 60,000
and each of the other members receives NOK
30,000.
10.
FULLMAKT
TIL
STYRET
TIL
Å
ERVERVE EGNE AKSJER
10.
AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE OWN
SHARES
Styret er av den oppfatning at en beholdning av egne
aksjer vil gi Selskapet fleksibilitet, bl.a. i forhold til
oppfyllelse av aksjeinsentivprogrammer for ansatte,
og til finansiering av mulige oppkjøp og andre
mulige transaksjoner foretatt av Selskapet.
In the opinion of the Board, treasury shares will
give the Company flexibility, e.g.
in terms of
satisfying employee share incentive plans
and to
fund possible acquisitions and other possible
corporate transactions by the Company.
Styret foreslår derfor at generalforsamlingen vedtar
å fornye eksisterende fullmakt til styret til å erverve
egne aksjer, dog slik at det gis mer fleksibilitet i
disponeringen
over
egne
aksjer.
Eksisterende
fullmakt ble vedtatt på ordinær generalforsamling i
2016.
The Board thus proposes that the General Meeting
resolve to renew the existing authority to the Board
to acquire own shares, but to provide more
flexibility as to how the Company can dispose of its
own
shares.
The
existing
authorization
was
approved by the ordinary general meeting
in 2016.
Den foreslåtte fullmaktens
størrelse er like under 10
% av registrert aksjekapital.
Fullmakten vil kun
benyttes innenfor gjeldende regelverk. Fullmakten
innebærer ingen autorisasjon for styret til å vedta
nye insentivordninger, og denne fullmakten kan
ikke benyttes til å finansiere styremedlemmers
opsjoner.
The size of the proposed authorization is slightly
below 10% of the registered share capital. The
authorization will only be utilized within applicable
rules and regulations. The authorization does not
give the Board the authority to adopt new incentive
schemes
and this authorization cannot be used to
fund Board member's options.
Forslag til vedtak: Proposed resolution:
a) Styret gis fullmakt til å kjøpe aksjer i Selskapet.
Aksjene

kjøpes
til
alminnelige
markedsbetingelser i eller i forbindelse med et
regulert marked der aksjene omsettes.
a) The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire
shares in the Company. The shares are to be
acquired at market terms in or in connection with
a
regulated market
where the shares are traded.
b)
Aksjene skal avhendes enten som en del av
oppfyllelsen av insentivprogrammer for ansatte,
som en del av vederlaget ved oppkjøp som foretas
av Selskapet, som en del av vederlaget i fusjoner,
fisjoner eller oppkjøp som involverer Selskapet, for
å innhente midler til spesifikke investeringer, i den
hensikt å nedbetale lån eller styrke Selskapets
kapitalgrunnlag.
Styret
står
fritt
til
å
velge
b)
The shares may be disposed of to meet
obligations under employee incentive schemes, as
part of consideration payable for acquisitions made
by the Company, as part of consideration for any
mergers, demergers or acquisitions involving the
Company, to raise funds for specific investments,
for the purpose of paying down loans, or in order
to strengthen the Company's capital base. The
hensiktsmessige
avhendingsmetoder
for
disse
formål.
Board is free to choose the method of disposal
considered expedient for such purposes.
c) Den maksimale pålydende verdi av aksjene som
totalt kan erverves i henhold til denne fullmakt er
NOK 298.954.
Det minste beløp som kan betales for
hver aksje som kjøpes i henhold til denne fullmakt
er NOK 20, og det maksimale beløp er NOK 200.
c) The maximum face value of the shares which the
Company
may
acquire
pursuant
to
this
authorization is in total NOK
298,954. The
minimum amount which may be paid for each share
acquired pursuant to this power of attorney is NOK
20, and the maximum amount is NOK 200.
d) Denne fullmakten omfatter retten til å etablere
pant i Selskapets egne aksjer.
d) The authorization comprises the
right to
establish pledge over the Company's own shares.
e) Denne fullmakten gjelder fra registrering i
Foretaksregisteret og til og med 30. juni 2018.
e) This authorization
is valid from registration with
the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises
and until and including 30
June 2018.
f) Fullmakten erstatter eksisterende fullmakt ved
registrering i Foretaksregisteret.
f)
The
authorization
replaces
the
current
authorization when registered in the Norwegian
Register of Business Enterprises.
11.
FULLMAKT
TIL
STYRET
TIL
Å
FORHØYE
AKSJEKAPITALEN
VED
UTSTEDELSE AV NYE AKSJER
11.
BOARD
AUTHORIZATION
TO
INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY
ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES
Styret foreslår å videreføre eksisterende fullmakt til
å utstede aksjer, dog hensyntatt en økt registrert
aksjekapital siden ordinær generalforsamling i
2016.
I
samsvar
med
norsk
anbefaling
for
eierstyring og selskapsledelse foreslår styret å dele
fullmakten
i
to;
en
for
oppfyllelse
av
insentivprogram (med unntak for opsjoner til
styremedlemmer utstedt på eller etter 15. juni 2010)
og en som kan benyttes i forbindelse med oppkjøp.
Fullmaktene er formulert slik at de samlet sett ikke
skal kunne innebære utstedelse av mer enn 10 % av
registrert aksjekapital.
For å muliggjøre utstedelse
av aksjer til ansatte og/eller i forbindelse med
rettede emisjoner, foreslås at styret kan fravike
eksisterende aksjonærers fortrinnsrett ved tegning.
The
Board
proposes
to
renew
the
existing
authorization to issue shares, however so that a
larger share capital since the ordinary general
meeting 2016
has been taken into account. In
accordance with the Norwegian Code on Corporate
Governance, the Board proposes to split the
authorization into two; one relating to fulfillment of
incentive programs (except for Board directors'
options granted on or after 15 June 2010) and one
which
can
be
utilized
in
connection
with
acquisitions. The authorizations are worded in such
a way that they in the aggregate cannot result in
issuance of new shares of more than 10% of the
registered share capital.
In order to make possible
share
issues
to
employees
and/or
private
placements, it is proposed that the Board may set
aside existing shareholders' right to subscribe
shares.
11.1 Fullmakt vedrørende
Insentivprogram
11.1 Authorization regarding
incentive program
Fullmakten innebærer at den ikke kan benyttes til å
utstede aksjer i forbindelse med styremedlemmers
opsjoner som er tildelt på eller etter 15. juni 2010,
dvs. ordinær
generalforsamling
i 2010. Fullmakten
innebærer ingen autorisasjon for styret til å vedta
The authorization cannot be used to issue shares in
connection with Board members' options granted
on or after 15 June 2010, i.e. the ordinary general
meeting
in 2010. The authorization does not give
the Board the authority to adopt new incentive
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolution:
a) Styret gis fullmakt til å forhøye aksjekapitalen
med inntil NOK 298.954
ved en eller flere
utstedelser av totalt inntil 14.947.700
aksjer, hver
pålydende NOK 0,02.
Tegningskurs og øvrige
vilkår fastsettes av styret.
a) The Board of Directors is authorized to increase
the Company's share capital by a total amount of
up to NOK 298,954, by one or several share issues
of up to a total of 14,947,700
shares, each with a
nominal value of NOK 0.02. The subscription price
and other terms will be determined by the Board of
Directors.
b) Fullmakten skal omfatte kapitalforhøyelse mot
innskudd i andre eiendeler enn penger, eller rett til
å pådra Selskapet særlige plikter.
b) The authorization
includes the right to increase
the Company's share capital in return for non-cash
contributions or the right to assume special
obligations on behalf of the Company.
c)
Aksjonærenes
fortrinnsrett
etter
allmennaksjeloven § 10-4 kan fravikes av styret.
c) The preferential rights pursuant to Section 10-4
of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act may
be deviated from by the Board of Directors.
d) Fullmakten skal benyttes til bruk for utstedelse av
aksjer i forbindelse med Selskapets til enhver tid
gjeldende insentivprogrammer i Opera konsernet.
Fullmakten kan ikke benyttes i forbindelse med
opsjoner som måtte utstedes til styremedlemmer på
eller
etter 15. juni 2010.
d) The authorization
may only be used for issuing
of new shares in relation to the Company's
incentive schemes existing at any time in the Opera
group.
The authorization cannot be used in
connection with options that may be granted to
directors
on or after 15 June 2010.
e)
Fullmakten
gjelder
fra
registrering
i
Foretaksregisteret og frem til og med 30. juni 2018.
e) The authorization
shall be effective from the date
it is registered in the Norwegian Register of
Business Enterprises and shall be valid until and
including 30
June 2018.
f) Fullmakten erstatter eksisterende fullmakt ved
registrering i Foretaksregisteret.
f)
The
authorization
replaces
the
current
authorization
when registered in the Norwegian
Register of Business Enterprises.
g) Fullmakten kan ikke benyttes dersom Selskapet i
perioden 2. juni 2017 til 30. juni 2018
i henhold til
fullmakt gitt styret har utstedt nye aksjer i Selskapet
som utgjør mer enn 10 % av Selskapets aksjekapital.
g) The authorization cannot be used if
the Company
has issued new shares in the Company representing
more than 10% of the Company's share capital
in
the period of 2
June 2017
to 30 June 2018
pursuant
to board authorizations.
11.2 Fullmakt vedrørende oppkjøp 11.2
Authorization regarding acquisitions
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolution:
a) Styret gis fullmakt til å forhøye aksjekapitalen
med inntil NOK 298.954 ved en eller flere
utstedelser av totalt inntil 14.947.700 aksjer, hver
a) The Board of Directors is authorized to increase
the Company's share capital by a total amount of
up to NOK 298,954, by one or several share issues
of up to a total of 14,947,700 shares, each with a
nominal value of NOK 0.02. The subscription price
pålydende NOK 0,02.
Tegningskurs og øvrige
vilkår fastsettes av styret.
and other terms will be determined by the Board of
Directors.
b) Fullmakten skal omfatte kapitalforhøyelse mot
innskudd i andre eiendeler enn penger, eller rett til
å pådra Selskapet særlige plikter.
b)
The authorization includes the right to increase
the Company's share
capital in return for non-cash
contributions or the right to assume special
obligations on behalf of the Company.
c)
Aksjonærenes
fortrinnsrett
etter
allmennaksjeloven § 10-4 kan fravikes av styret.
c) The preferential rights pursuant to Section 10-4
of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act may
be deviated from by the Board of Directors.
d) Fullmakten skal benyttes i forbindelse med
oppkjøp av virksomheter eller selskap, herunder
fusjon, innen de virksomhetsområder som drives av
Opera konsernet eller som hører dertil.
d)
The
authorization
may
only
be used
in
connection with acquisitions of businesses or
companies, including mergers, within the business
areas operated by the Opera group, or which
relates thereto.
e)
Fullmakten
gjelder
fra
registrering
i
Foretaksregisteret og frem til og med 30. juni 2018.
e) The authorization shall be effective from the date
it is registered in the Norwegian Register of
Business Enterprises and shall be valid until and
including 30 June 2018.
f) Fullmakten erstatter eksisterende fullmakt ved
registrering i Foretaksregisteret.
f)
The
authorization
replaces
the
current
authorization when registered in the Norwegian
Register of Business Enterprises.
g) Fullmakten kan ikke benyttes dersom Selskapet i
perioden 2. juni 2017
til 30. juni 2018
i henhold til
fullmakt gitt styret har utstedt nye aksjer i Selskapet
g) The authorization cannot be used if the Company
has issued new shares in the Company representing
more than 10% of the Company's share capital
in
som utgjør mer enn 10 % av Selskapets aksjekapital. the period of 2 June 2017
to 30 June 2018
pursuant
to board authorizations.
12.
VALG
AV
MEDLEMMER
TIL
NOMINASJONSKOMITEEN
12.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE
NOMINATION COMMITTEE
I
samsvar
med
vedtektenes
§
8
fremmer
Nominasjonskomiteen
forslag
til
valg
av
medlemmer til Nominasjonskomiteen. Komiteen
foreslår følgende vedtak:
In accordance with Section
8 of the Articles of
Association, the Nomination Committee submitsits
proposal for election of members to the Nomination
Committee. The Committee proposes the following
resolution:
Følgende personer velges til Nominasjonskomiteen
for en periode på 2 år:
The
following
persons
are
elected
to
the
Nomination Committee for a period of 2 years:
Nils Foldal –
leder
Nils Foldal

chairperson
Jakob Iqbal Jakob Iqbal
Kari Stautland Kari Stautland
13.
STYRETS ERKLÆRING OM
FASTSETTELSE AV LØNN
OG ANNEN
GODTGJØRELSE TIL LEDENDE
ANSATTE
13.
STATEMENT FROM THE BOARD
REGARDING REMUNERATION
PRINCIPLES FOR SENIOR
EXECUTIVES
Styret har utarbeidet en redegjørelse i samsvar med
allmennaksjeloven § 6-16a vedrørende prinsippene
for godtgjørelse til ledende ansatte i Selskapet.
Redegjørelsen er inntatt på side 161
i
Selskapets
årsrapport (Vedlegg A). Redegjørelsen er også
særskilt inntatt som Vedlegg C.
In accordance with Section 6-16a of the Public
Limited Companies Act, the Board has prepared a
statement with respect to the principles for
remuneration
for
senior
executives
of
the
Company. The statement is included at page 161
to
the annual report
(Enclosure A). The statement is
also enclosed separately as Enclosure C.
Redegjørelsen gjelder kun i forhold til ledende
ansatte, og omfatter således ikke godtgjørelse til
andre ansatte og styremedlemmer.
The statement applies only to senior executives and
does not apply to remuneration to other employees
and Board directors.
Selskapets kontantbonuser er oppad begrenset. The
cash bonuses of the Company are capped.
Redegjørelsen gir ytterligere detaljer. The statement provides further details.
I samsvar med nye anbefalinger for eierstyring og
selskapsledelse, foreslår styret å dele redegjørelsen
inn i to vedtak, ett for del delen som kun er
retningsgivende for styret, og ett for den delen som
er bindende for styret.
In accordance with new recommendations for
corporate governance, the Board proposes to divide
the statement into two resolutions; one for the part
which is only normative for the Board, and one for
the part which is binding for the Board.
Styret
foreslår
at
generalforsamlingen
fatter
følgende vedtak:
The Board proposes that the General Meeting
makes the following resolutions:
Sak 13.1: Item 13.1:
Styrets redegjørelse etter allmennaksjeloven § 6-
16a, dens del 1
og 3 tas til etterretning.
The Board statement pursuant to Section 6-16a of
the Public Limited Liability Companies Act, its
part 1
and 3,
is taken into consideration.
Sak 13.2: Item 13.2:
Styrets redegjørelse etter allmennaksjeloven § 6-
16a,
dens
del
2
«Share-Based
Incentives»,
godkjennes.
Kontantbonuser
for
regnskapsåret
2016
kan ikke overstige 200 % av fast lønn.
The Board statement pursuant to Section 6-16a of
the Public Limited Liability Companies Act, its
part 2 "Share-Based Incentives", is approved.
Cash bonuses for the financial year 2016
cannot
exceed 200% of base salary.
14.
VALG AV REVISOR
14.
ELECTION OF AUDITOR.
Styret ser det som hensiktsmessig fra tid til annen å
gjennomføre et anbud i forhold til revisortjenester.
Selskapet
har
derfor
gjennomført
en
grundig
vurderingsprosess hvor flere revisjonsselskaper har
vært invitert til å presentere sin ekspertise og gi
pristilbud for sine tjenester. Selskapets ledelse har
innstilt
på,
og
styret
foreslår
for
The Board believes that it is appropriate from time
to time to conduct a competitive process for
auditing services. Thus, the Company has carried
out a thorough evaluation process where several
auditing firms have been invited to present their
expertise and to make a price offer for their
services. The management has recommended, and
the Board proposes to the general meeting,
that
generalforsamlingen,
at PricewaterhouseCoopers
AS velges
som Selskapets revisor.
PricewaterhouseCoopers AS is elected as the
Company's auditor.
Forslag til vedtak:
Proposed resolution:
PricewaterhouseCoopers AS velges
til Selskapets
revisor.
PricewaterhouseCoopers AS is elected as the
Company's auditor.
15.
VALG AV STYREMEDLEMMER
15.
ELECTION OF BOARD DIRECTORS
I samsvar med Selskapets vedtekter § 8
arbeider
Komiteen med forslag til nye styremedlemmer.
Pursuant to Section 8 of the Articles of Association,
the Nomination Committee is working on a
proposal for new Board members.
Forslaget vil foreligge før generalforsamlingen, og
vil gjøres offentlig i form av en separat børsmelding.
The proposal will be presented prior to the Annual
General Meeting in a separate stock exchange
notice
16.
AVSLUTNING
16.
CLOSING
//* //*
Selskapet er et norsk allmennaksjeselskap underlagt
norsk lovgivning, derunder allmennaksjeloven og
verdipapirhandelloven. Selskapet har pr dagen for
denne innkallingen utstedt 149.477.429
aksjer. I
Selskapets generalforsamling har hver aksje én
stemme. Aksjene har også for øvrig like rettigheter.
The Company is a Norwegian public limited
liability company governed by Norwegian law,
thereunder the Public Limited Liability Companies
Act and the Securities Trading Act. As of the date
of this calling notice, the Company has issued
149,447,429
shares. In the Company's General
Meeting each share has one vote. The shares have
equal rights in all respects.
Selskapet eier pr dato for denne innkallingen
3.719.274
egne aksjer.
As at the date of this calling notice, the Company
owns
3,719,274
treasury shares.
Aksjonærer
har
rett
til
å
møte

generalforsamlingen, enten personlig eller ved
fullmakt, og har videre rett til å uttale seg.
Aksjonærer kan også møte med rådgiver som har
talerett på generalforsamlingen.
Shareholders
are entitled to attend the General
Meeting in person or by proxy, and are further
entitled
to
speak
at
the
General
Meeting.
Shareholders may also be accompanied by an
advisor who may speak at the General Meeting.
En aksjeeier har rett til å få behandlet spørsmål på
generalforsamlingen.
Spørsmålet
skal
meldes
skriftlig til styret innen syv dager før fristen for
innkalling til generalforsamling sammen med et
forslag til beslutning eller en begrunnelse for at
spørsmålet settes på dagsordenen. Har innkallingen
allerede funnet sted, skal det foretas en ny innkalling
dersom fristen for innkalling til generalforsamling
A shareholder has the right to put matters
on the
agenda of the general meeting. The matter shall be
reported in writing to the Board within seven days
prior to the deadline for the notice to the general
meeting, along with a proposal to a draft resolution
or a justification for the matter having been put on
the agenda. In the event that the notice has already
taken place, a new notice shall be sent if the
deadline has not already expired. A shareholder has
ikke er ute. En aksjeeier har også rett til å fremsette in addition a right to put forward a proposal for
forslag til beslutning. resolution.
En aksjeeier kan kreve at styremedlemmer og daglig
leder

generalforsamlingen
gir
tilgjengelige
opplysninger om forhold som kan innvirke på
bedømmelsen av godkjennelse av årsregnskapet og
årsberetningen, saker som er forelagt aksjeeierne til
avgjørelse og Selskapets økonomiske stilling. En
aksjeeier som har aksjer registrert gjennom en
godkjent forvalter etter allmennaksjeloven § 4-10,
er
stemmeberettiget
for
det
antall
aksjer
forvalteroppdraget omfatter dersom aksjeeieren før
generalforsamlingen overfor Selskapet oppgir navn
og adresse og fremlegger bekreftelse fra forvalteren
om at aksjeeieren er den reelle eier av de forvaltede
aksjer, og under forutsetning av at styret ikke nekter
godkjennelse av slikt reelt eierforhold.
A shareholder may require directors and the general
manager to furnish in the general meeting all
available information about matters that may affect
the consideration of the adoption of the annual
financial statement and the annual report, any
matters
that
have
been
submitted
to
the
shareholders for decision and the Company's
financial position. An owner with shares registered
through a custodian approved pursuant to Section
4-10 of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies
Act has voting rights equivalent to the number of
shares
which
are
covered
by
the
custodian
arrangement provided that the owner of the shares
prior to
the General Meeting provides
the Company
with his name and address together with a
confirmation from the custodian to the effect that
he is the beneficial owner of the shares held in
custody, and provided further that the Board does
not disapprove such beneficial ownership after
receipt of such notification.
Aksjeeiere som ønsker å delta i generalforsamlingen
bes om å fylle ut og returnere påmeldingsskjema
(Vedlegg D)
kl 12:00 (CET) 31. mai 2017.
Shareholders,
who wish to take part in the General
Meeting, are requested to complete and return the
attendance slip (Enclosure D)
by 12.00 a.m. (CET)
on 31 May, 2017.
Fullmaktsskjema for de aksjonærer
som ønsker å (i)
gi fullmakt til Selskapets styreleder eller en annen
person til å representere aksjonærens
aksjer på
generalforsamlingen, eller (ii) gi fullmakt med
stemmeinstrukser,
er
vedlagt
som
del
av
påmeldingsskjema i Vedlegg D.
Aksjonærer står
fritt til å benytte andre fullmaktsskjema hvis
ønskelig.
A power of
attorney for the shareholders who wish
to (i) grant the chairman of the Board or another
person a proxy to represent their shares at the
General Meeting, or (ii) grant a power of attorney
with voting instructions, has been made available
together with the attendance form as part of
Enclosure D. Shareholders
are free to use other
proxy forms if desirable.
Påmelding og fullmaktsskjema sendes til Opera
Software
ASA
c/o
DNB
NOR
Bank
ASA,
Verdipapirservice, NO-0021 OSLO, eller epost
[email protected].
Notice of attendance and voting proxies shall be
sent to Opera Software ASA c/o DNB NOR Bank
ASA, Verdipapirservice, NO-0021 OSLO, or by
email [email protected].
Please note that the translation into English is for
information purposes only and that the Norwegian
text shall prevail in case of any inconsistencies.

Audun W. Iversen Styrets leder / Chairman of the Board of Directors (sign.)

Principles of Corporate Governance at Opera Software ASA

General principles, implementation and reporting on corporate governance

Opera Software ASA ("Opera" or the "Company") strongly believes that strong corporate governance creates higher shareholder value. As a result, Opera is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance. Opera's principles of corporate governance have been developed in light of the Norwegian Code of Practice for corporate governance (the "Code"), dated October 30, 2014, as required for all listed companies on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The Code is available at www.nues.no. The principles are further developed and are in accordance with section 3-3b and section 3-3c of the Norwegian Accounting Act, which can be found at www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19980717-056.html/. Opera views the development of high standards of corporate governance as a continuous process and will continue to focus on improving the level of corporate governance.

The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for corporate governance at Opera and ensures that the Company implements sound corporate governance. The Board of Directors has defined Opera's basic corporate values, and the Company's ethical guidelines and guidelines on corporate social responsibility are in accordance with these values.

Opera's activities

Opera's vision is that we are shaping an open, connected world. This is reflected in Article 3 of the Articles of Association, which reads, "The Company's business shall be to develop, produce and sell software and associated services and all activities related thereto, including participation in other companies and other activities with similar purposes." However, reaching this goal is about much more than leading the innovation of web technologies. Our business is based on close relationships with customers, partners, investors, employees, friends, and communities all over the world — relationships we are committed to developing by conducting our business openly and responsibly. Our corporate policies are developed in order to be true to this commitment.

CSR guidelines

The Board of Directors has adopted corporate social responsibility ("CSR") guidelines. The CSR guidelines cover a range of topics including human rights, employee relations, health, environment & safety, anti-discrimination and anti-corruption. Opera reports to the UN Global Compact. Opera respects and supports the Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

Equity and dividends

The Company's equity is considered to be adequate relative to Opera's financial objectives, overall strategy and risk profile.

It is Opera's policy to maintain a solid equity ratio. Opera believes our need for growth can be met while also allowing for a dividend distribution, as long as the Company is reaching its target growth and cash-generation levels. For this reason, the Company will consider continuing to pay dividends over the next years. Dividend payments will be subject to approval by the shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meetings. Any proposal to the General Meeting to grant the Board of Directors an authorization to approve the distribution of dividends will be presented for a vote at the Annual General Meeting.

Authorizations granted to the Board of Directors to increase the Company's share capital will be restricted to defined purposes and will, in general, be limited in time to no later than the date of the next Annual General Meeting. To the extent that an authorization to increase the share capital shall cover issuance of shares under employee stock incentive schemes and other purposes, the Company will consider presenting the authorizations to the shareholders as separate items.

The Board of Directors may also be granted the authority to acquire own shares. Authorizations granted to the Board of Directors to acquire own shares will also be restricted to defined purposes. To the extent that an authorization to acquire own shares shall cover several purposes, the Company will consider presenting the authorization to the shareholders as separate items. Such authority, by statute, may apply for a maximum period of 2 years and will state the maximum and minimum amount payable for the shares. Opera will, however, in general limit the duration of such authorizations to 1 year. In addition, an authorization to acquire own shares will state the highest nominal value of the shares that Opera may acquire, as well as the mode of acquiring and disposing of own shares. Opera may not at any time hold more than 10% of the total issued shares as own shares.

Quote: Opera strongly believes that strong corporate governance creates higher firm value

Equal treatment of shareholders and transactions with close associates

A key concept in Opera's approach to corporate governance is the equal treatment of shareholders. Opera has one class of shares, and all shares are freely transferable (with possible exceptions due to foreign law restrictions on the sale and offering of securities). All shares in the Company carry equal voting rights. The shareholders exercise the highest authority in the Company through the General Meeting. All shareholders are entitled to submit items to the agenda and to meet, speak and vote at the General Meeting.

Any decision to waive the preemption rights of existing shareholders to subscribe for shares in the event of an increase in share capital will be presented for a vote at the Annual General Meeting. Where the Board of Directors resolves to carry out an increase in the share capital and waive the preemption rights of the existing shareholders on the basis of a mandate granted to the Board, an explanation will be publicly disclosed in a stock exchange announcement issued in connection with the increase of the capital.

In 2016, there have been no significant transactions outside the normal course of business with closely related parties.

If the Company should enter into a non-immaterial transaction with associated parties within Opera or with companies in which a director or leading employee of Opera or close associates of these have a material direct or indirect vested interest, those concerned shall immediately notify the Board of Directors.

Any such transaction must be approved by the Board of Directors, and, where required, be publicly disclosed to the market as soon as possible.

In the event of non-immaterial transactions between the Company and a shareholder, a shareholder's parent company, members of the Board of Directors, executive personnel or close associates of any such parties, the Board of Directors will arrange for a valuation to be obtained from an independent third party, unless the transaction requires the approval of the General Meeting.

The Company has an established and closely monitored insider-trading policy.

Any transaction the Company carries out in own shares will be carried out either through the stock exchange or at prevailing market prices if carried out in any other way.

Freely negotiable shares

Opera has no limitations on the transferability of shares and has one class of shares. Each share entitles the holder to one vote.

General Meetings

Through the General Meeting, the shareholders exercise the highest authority in the Company. General Meetings are held in accordance with the Code. All shareholders are entitled to submit items to the agenda and to meet, speak and vote at General Meetings. The Annual General Meeting is held each year before the end of June. Extraordinary General Meetings may be called by the Board of Directors at any time. The Company's auditor or shareholders representing at least five percent of the total share capital may demand that an Extraordinary General Meeting be called.

General Meetings are convened by written notice to all shareholders with known addresses no later than 21 days prior to the date of the meeting. Proposed resolutions and supporting information, including information on how to be represented at the meeting, voting by proxy and the right to propose items for the General Meeting, are generally made available to the shareholders no later than the date of the notice. According to the Company's Articles of Association, attachments to the calling notice may be posted on the Company's website and not sent to shareholders by ordinary mail. Shareholders who wish to receive the attachments may request the Company to mail such attachments free of charge. Resolutions and the supporting information are sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to allow shareholders to form a view on all matters to be considered in the meeting.

Shareholders who are unable to be present in the meeting are encouraged to participate by proxy, and a person who will be available to vote on behalf of shareholders as their proxy will be nominated. Proxy forms will allow the proxy holder to cast votes for each item separately. A final deadline for shareholders to give notice of their intention to attend the meeting or vote by proxy will be set in the notice for the meeting. Such deadline will be set as close as possible to the date of the General Meeting and under every circumstance, in accordance with the principles of section 5-3 of the Public Limited Companies Act.

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, CEO, CFO and the auditor will, under normal circumstances and unless there are valid reasons to be absent, be present at the meeting in person. The Chairman for the meeting is generally independent. Notice, enclosures and protocol of meetings are available on Opera's corporate website http://www.operasoftware.com/ company/investors/.

The General Meeting elects the members of the Board of Directors (excluding employee representatives), determines the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors, approves the annual accounts, and decides such other matters, which by law, by separate proposal, or according to the Company's Articles of Association are to be decided by the General Meeting. The General Meeting will normally vote separately on each candidate for election for the Board of Directors, the Nomination Committee and any other corporate bodies to which members are elected by the General Meeting.

The Board of Directors may decide to allow electronic participation in General Meetings and will consider this before each General Meeting.

The minutes from General Meetings will be posted on the Company's website within 15 days after the General Meeting has been held. Information that a General Meeting has been held will be made public as soon as possible after the end of the meeting.

Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee is a body established pursuant to the Articles of Association and shall consist of three to five members. The members and the chairperson are elected by the General Meeting. Members of the Nomination Committee serve for a twoyear period, but may be re-elected. The current members of the Nomination Committee are Jakob Iqbal (Chairman), Kari Stautland and Nils Foldal. The members of the Nomination Committee are independent of the Board of Directors and the executive personnel. Currently, no member of the Nomination Committee is a member of the Board of Directors. Any member who is also a member of the Board of Directors will normally not offer himself or herself for re-election to the Board.

The tasks of the Nomination Committee are to propose candidates for election as shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors and members of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee will be encouraged to have contact with shareholders, the Board of Directors and the Company's Chief Executive Officer as part of its work on proposing candidates for election to the Board of Directors. The Committee cannot propose its own Committee members as candidates for the Company's Board of Directors. Further, the Committee shall make recommendations regarding the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors. Its recommendations will normally be explained, and information about proposed candidates will normally be given, no later than 21 days before the General Meeting. The tasks of the Nomination Committee are further described in the Company's Nomination Committee guidelines, as adopted by the Annual General Meeting held on June 14, 2011. Remuneration of the members of the Nomination Committee will be determined by the General Meeting. Information regarding deadlines for proposals for members to the Board of Directors and the Nomination Committee will be posted on Opera's corporate website. Please see http://www.operasoftware.com/company/investors/nominations/ for further information regarding the Nomination Committee.

Corporate assembly

Opera does not have a corporate assembly, as the employees have voted, and the General Meeting in 2010 approved, that the Company should not have one.

Composition and independence of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the management of the Company. This includes a responsibility to supervise and exercise control of the Company's activities. The Board of Directors shall consist of 5-10 members, including employee representatives, if any. The proceedings and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are governed by a set of rules of procedure. It is the Company's intention that the members of the Board of Directors will be selected in the light of an evaluation of the Company's needs for expertise, capacity and balanced decision making, with the aim of ensuring that the Board of Directors can operate independently of any special interests and that the Board of Directors can function effectively as a collegial body.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors will be elected by the General Meeting unless statutory law prescribes that the Chairman must be elected by the Board of Directors. The Board members are encouraged to own shares in the Company. Please see www.operasoftware.com/company/investors/board/ for a detailed description of the Board members, including share ownership. Pursuant to the Code, at least half of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors shall be independent of the Company's management and its main business connections. At least two of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors shall be independent of the Company's main shareholders. In the Company's view, all directors are considered independent of the Company's main shareholders, and all shareholder-elected directors are independent of the Company's management and main business connections. Executive personnel should normally not be included in the Board of Directors. Currently, no executive employee is a director. The term of office for members of the Board of Directors is two years unless the General Meeting decides otherwise, but a director may be re-elected.

The work of the Board of Directors

The conduct of the Board of Directors follows the adopted rules of procedure for the Board of Directors. A specific meeting and activity plan is adopted towards the end of each year for the following period, normally revisited twice a year. The Board of Directors will meet a number of times within a year, including for strategy meetings, and it will hold additional meetings under special circumstances. Its working methods are openly discussed. Between meetings, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer update the Board members on current matters. There is frequent contact regarding the progress and affairs of the Company. Each Board meeting includes a briefing by one of the functional or department managers of the Company, followed by Q&A. The Board meetings are a continuous center of attention for the Board of Directors, ensuring executive personnel maintain systems, procedures and a corporate culture that promote high ethical conduct and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

The Board of Directors has further established a Remuneration Committee and an Audit Committee. Currently, the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee each consists of two members. According to the Code, a majority of the members of each Committee should be independent from the Company. If the requirements for independence are not met, Opera will explain the reasons in our Annual Report. Currently, Audun W. Iversen (Chairperson), and Marianne Blystad are members of the Audit Committee, and Marianne Blystad (Chairperson), and Andre Christensen are members of the Remuneration Committee. The requirements for independence are thus met.

The Audit Committee's main responsibilities include following up on the financial reporting process, monitoring the systems for internal control and risk management, having continuous contact with the appointed auditor, and reviewing and monitoring the independence of the auditor. The Board of Directors maintains responsibility and decision making in all such matters. Please see below under the section "Remuneration of the Executive Personnel" and the "Board Rules of Procedure" for the tasks to be performed by the Remuneration Committee.

The Board will consider evaluating its work, performance and expertise annually, and any report from such evaluation will upon request be made available to the Nomination Committee. The Board plans to carry out a self-evaluation process in 2017. To ensure a more independent consideration of matters of a material character in which the Chairman of the Board of Directors is, or has been, personally involved, such matters will be chaired by some other member of the Board of Directors. Please see www. operasoftware.com/company/investors/board/procedures/ for further information regarding the Rules of Procedure for the Board of Directors and the instructions for its Chief Executive Officer http://www.operasoftware.com/company/investors/corpgov/. The Company has also established Rules of Procedure for our executive personnel.

Risk management and internal control

Management and control

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the management of the Company. This includes a responsibility to supervise and exercise control of the Company's activities. The Board has drawn up the rules of procedure for the Board of Directors of Opera. The purpose of these rules of procedure is to set out rules on the work and administrative procedures of the Board of Directors of Opera. The Board of Directors shall, among other things, ensure that the Company's business activities are soundly organized, supervise the Company's day-to-day management, draw up plans and budgets for the Company's activities, keep itself informed on the financial position of the Company, and be responsible for ensuring that the Company's activities, accounts, and asset management are subject to adequate control. In its supervision of the business activities of Opera, the Board of Directors will ensure that:

  • • The Chief Executive Officer uses proper and effective management and control systems, including systems for risk management, which continuously provide a satisfactory overview of Opera's risk exposure.
  • • The control functions work as intended and that the necessary measures are taken to reduce extraordinary risk exposure.
  • • There exist satisfactory routines to ensure follow-up of principles and guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors in relation to ethical behavior, conformity to law, health, safety and working environment, and social responsibility.
  • • Opera has a proper internal auditing system, capable of producing reliable annual reports.
  • • Directives from the external auditor are obeyed and that the external auditor's recommendations are given proper attention.

The Board's duties can be found on our corporate website in the document called "Rules of Procedure for the Board of Directors of Opera Software ASA" found at http://www.operasoftware.com/ company/investors/board/procedures/.

Executive Team

Opera's Board has drawn up instructions for the Executive Team of the Company. The purpose of these instructions is to clarify the powers and responsibilities of the members of the Executive Team and their duty of confidentiality.

The Executive Team conducts an annual strategy meeting with the Board of Directors. The strategy meeting focuses on product, sales, marketing, financial, organizational and the corporate development strategy for the Group.

The Board of Directors has ensured that the Company has sound internal control and systems for risk management that are appropriate in relation to the extent and nature of the Company's activities. The Company has performed a scoping of the financial risks in the Company and has established written control descriptions and process descriptions. The controls are executed on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis, depending on the specific control. The internal controls and systems also encompass the Company's corporate values, ethical guidelines and guidelines for corporate social responsibility. The Board of Directors carries out an annual review of the Company's most important areas of exposure to risk and its internal control arrangements. In December 2016, all Board members confirmed that they had read and complied with the Code of Conduct during the term of their directorship.

The Group's CFO is responsible for the Group's control functions for risk management and internal control. Opera publishes four interim financial statements in addition to the annual report. The financials are published on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Given the importance of providing accurate financial information, a centralized corporate control function and risk management function has been established ultimately consisting of the group corporate and business controllers. The corporate and business controller tasks are, among other things, to perform management's risk assessment and risk monitoring across the group's activities, to administer the Company's value-based management system and to coordinate planning and budgeting processes and internal controls reporting to the Board of Directors and Executive Team. The corporate and business controllers report into the CFO.

The Finance department prepares financial reporting for the Group and ensures that reporting is in accordance with applicable laws, accounting standards, established accounting principles and the Board's guidelines. The Finance department provides a set of procedures and processes detailing the requirements with which local reporting units must comply. The Group has established processes and a variety of control measures that will ensure quality assurance of financial reporting. A series of risk assessment and control measures have been established in connection with the preparation of financial statements. Reporting instructions are communicated to the reporting units each month, following internal meetings when the reporting units have submitted their group reports, and the business controllers have reviewed the reporting package with the purpose of identifying any significant misstatements in the financial statements. Based on the reported numbers from the reporting units, the Finance department consolidates the Group numbers. Several controls are established to ensure the correctness of the consolidation, e.g., control types such as reconciliation, segregation of duties, management review and authorization.

The Group CFO, the Group Chief Accounting Officer and leaders of the reporting units are responsible for (i) the ongoing financial reporting and for implementing sufficient procedures to prevent errors in the financial reporting, (ii) identifying, assessing and monitoring the risk of significant errors in the Group's financial reporting, and (iii) implementing appropriate and effective internal controls in accordance with specified group requirements and for ensuring compliance with local laws and requirements. All reporting units have their own management, and the financial functions are adapted to the organization and activities. All monthly and quarterly operations reports are analyzed and assessed relative to budgets, forecasts and historical trends.

The Executive Team analyzes and comments on the financial reporting and business results of the Group on a quarterly basis. Critical issues and events that affect the future development of the business and optimal utilization of resources are identified, and action plans are put in place, if necessary.

The Audit Committee oversees the process of financial reporting and ensures that the Group's internal controls and the risk management systems are operating effectively. The Audit Committee performs a review of the quarterly and annual financial statements, which ultimately are approved by the Board of Directors.

Other guidelines

As an extension of the general principles and guidelines, Opera has drawn up additional guidelines.

Ethical and corporate social responsibility guidelines

The Board of Directors has adopted Ethical and Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines that contain the basic principles that Opera will follow with respect to our ethical guidelines and our corporate social responsibilities ("CSR"). The guidelines contain the basic principles describing the rules governing business practice, personal conduct, and roles and responsibilities, ultimately describing topics including human rights, employee relations, health, environment & safety, anti-corruption and anti-discrimination. These general principles and guidelines apply to all employees and officers of the Group.

Information security

Opera has guidelines and information policies covering information security roles, responsibilities, training, contingency plans, etc.

Financial policies

Opera has established comprehensive internal procedures and systems to mitigate risks and to ensure reliable financial reporting.

Investor-relations guidelines

Opera is committed to reporting financial results and other relevant information based on openness and taking into account the requirement for equal treatment of all participants in the securities market. To ensure that correct information be made public, as well as ensuring equal treatment and flow of information, the Company's Board of Directors has approved an IR Policy. A primary goal of Opera's investor-relations activities is to provide investors, capital-market players and shareholders with reliable, timely and balanced information for investors, lenders and other interested parties in the securities market, to enhance understanding of our operations.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors

Remuneration for Board members is a fixed annual sum proposed by the Nomination Committee and approved at the Annual General Meeting. The remuneration reflects the responsibility, qualifications, time commitment and the complexity of their tasks in general. No Board members (or any company associated with such member) elected by the shareholders have assumed special tasks for the Company beyond what is described in this document, and no such member (or any company associated with such member) has received any compensation from Opera other than ordinary Board of Directors remuneration. All remuneration to the Board of Directors is disclosed in note 3 to the Annual Report.

A large number of the Company's shareholders are international investors with a different view on some of the recommendations in the Code. Hence, some of Opera's directors carry stock options in the Company, as disclosed in note 3 to the Annual Report. This practice will be further limited in the future, but it will not be excluded as a tool to enhance the interest of any particular international expert or senior executive to join the Board of Directors. Any grant of stock options to Board members will, however, be subject to specific approval by the General Meeting. Any Board member who takes on assignments for the Company in addition to his or her appointment as a Board member will disclose such assignments to the Board of Directors, which will determine the appropriate remuneration for the assignment in question.

Remuneration of executive personnel

A Remuneration Committee has been established by the Board of Directors. The Committee shall act as a preparatory body for the Board of Directors with respect to (i) the compensation of the CEO and other members of the Executive Team and (ii) Opera's corporate governance policies and procedures, which, in each case, are matters for which the Board of Directors maintains responsibility and decision making.

Details concerning remuneration of the executive personnel, including all details regarding the CEO's remuneration, are given in note 3 to the Annual Report. The performance-related remuneration to executive personnel is subject to an absolute limit. The Board of Directors assesses the CEO and his terms and conditions once a year. The General Meeting is informed about incentive programs for employees, and, pursuant to section 6-16 a) of the Public Limited Companies Act, a statement regarding remuneration policies for the Executive Team will be presented to the General Meeting. The Board of Director's statement on the remuneration of the Executive Team will be a separate appendix to the agenda for the General Meeting. The Company will also normally make clear which aspects of the guidelines are advisory and which, if any, are binding. The General Meeting will normally be able to vote separately on each of these aspects of the guidelines. In addition, the Board of Directors' declaration on the compensation policies of the Executive Team is included in a separate section to the Annual Report.

Information and communications

Communication with shareholders, investors and analysts is a high priority for Opera. The Company believes that objective and timely information to the market is a prerequisite for a fair valuation of the Company's shares and, in turn, the generation of shareholder value. The Company continually seeks ways to enhance our communication with the investment community.

The Opera corporate website (http://www.operasoftware.com/ company/investors/) provides the investment community with information about the Company, including a comprehensive investor-relations section. This section includes the Company's investor-relations policy, annual and quarterly reports, press releases and stock-exchange announcements, share price and shareholding information, a financial calendar, an overview of upcoming investor events, and other relevant information.

During the announcement of quarterly and annual financial results, there is a forum for shareholders and the investment community to ask questions of the Company's management team. Opera also arranges regular presentations in Europe and the United States, in addition to holding meetings with investors and analysts. Important events affecting the Company are reported immediately to the Oslo Stock Exchange in accordance with applicable legislation and posted on http://www.operasoftware. com/company/investors/. All material information is disclosed to recipients equally in terms of content and timing.

The Board has further established an IR-policy for contact with shareholders and others beyond the scope of the General Meeting.

Takeovers

The Board of Directors endorses the recommendation of the Code. Opera's Articles of Association do not contain any restrictions, limitations or defense mechanisms on acquiring the Company's shares.

In accordance with the Securities Trading Act and the Code, the Board has adopted guidelines for possible takeovers.

In the event of an offer, the Board of Directors will not seek to hinder or obstruct takeover bids for Opera's activities or shares. Any agreement with the bidder that acts to limit the Company's ability to arrange other bids for the Company's shares will only be entered into where the Board believes it is in the common interest of the Company and its shareholders.

Information about agreements entered into between the Company and the bidder that are material to the market's evaluation of the bid will be publicly disclosed no later than at the same time as the announcement of an impending bid is published.

If an offer is made for the shares of Opera, the Board of Directors will make a recommendation as to whether the shareholders should or should not accept the offer and will normally arrange for a valuation from an independent expert.

Auditor

The auditor participates in meetings of the Board of Directors that deal with the annual accounts, as well as upon special request. Every year, the auditor presents to the Audit Committee a report outlining the audit activities in the previous fiscal year and highlighting the areas that caused the most attention or discussions with management, as well as a plan for the work related to the Company's audit. The auditor also reports on internal control observations during the conduct of the audit, including identified weaknesses and proposals for improvement. The auditor will make himself available upon request for meetings with the Board of Directors during which no member of the executive management is present at least once each year, as will the Board of Directors upon the auditor's request. The General Meeting is informed about the Company's engagement and remuneration of the auditor and for fees paid to the auditor for services other than the annual audit, and details are given in note 3 to the Annual Report.

Declaration of executive compensation policies

PART 1: POLICIES AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXCEPT SHARE-BASED INCENTIVES

The Board of Directors has, in accordance with the Public Limited Liability Companies Act § 6-16a, developed policies regarding compensation for the Executive Team.

The objectives of the Executive Team compensation program are, in particular, to (i) attract, motivate, retain and reward the individuals on the Executive Team and (ii) ensure alignment of the Executive Team with the long-term interests of the shareholders. The Company's executive compensation program is intended to be performance driven and is designed to reward the Executive Team for both reaching key financial goals and strategic business objectives and enhancing shareholder value.

The most important components of Executive Team compensation are as follows: (i) base salary, (ii) cash-incentive bonus and (iii) long-term, equity-based incentives. Only the statement in part 2 "Share-based incentives", below, will be binding for the Board of Directors.

1. Base salary

Base salary is typically the primary component of Executive Team compensation and reflects the overall contribution of the executive to the Company. The determination of base salaries for the executives considers a range of factors, including (i) job scope and responsibilities, (ii) competitive pay practices, (iii) background, training and experience of the executive, and (iv) past performance of the executive at the Company. Adjustments to base salary are ordinarily reviewed every 12 months or longer by the Board.

2. Cash incentive bonus

The Company uses a cash-incentive bonus to focus the Executive Team members on, and reward the Executive Team members for, achieving key corporate objectives, which typically involve a fiscal-year performance period. Key drivers of cash-incentive bonuses for the Executive Team are typically corporate financial and operational performance. Cash-incentive bonuses tied to strategic business objectives, which may be individual to or shared among the Executive Team members, may also be considered as part of the cash-incentive bonus. The determination of the total bonus that can be potentially earned by an executive in a given year is based on, among other factors, the executive's current and expected contributions to the Company's performance, his or her position within the Opera Executive Team, and competitive compensation practices. Any cash-incentive bonus is capped, so no member of the Executive Team can be awarded more than 200% of his or her on-target cash-incentive bonus unless the Board of Directors makes exemptions in particular cases.

In 2016, the Board approved the Executive Compensation Plan for FY 2016, applicable to all Executive Team members.

The cash-incentive bonus for 2016 was based on achievement of certain Corporate Results.

For the 2016 Corporate Results component, 50% was tied to meeting the FY 2016 Reported Revenue target for the Company and 50% to meeting the FY 2016 Reported Adjusted EBITDA (excluding for extraordinary one-time costs) target for the Company. The Board believes that Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA are key financial measures of the operational performance of the Company. Revenue is a fundamental measure of our success at selling our solutions, growing users for our products and services, innovating and competing in the marketplace. Adjusted EBITDA is a very good indicator of pre-tax profit generation of the Company, as it eliminates the effects of events that either are not part of our core operations or are non-cash such as depreciation related to strategic acquisitions and stock-based compensation.

Based on the FY 2016 Executive Compensation Plan, there were no interim, intra-year payments, no bonus based on Corporate Results was paid or earned for attainment of Revenue below 90% achievement, and the Company had to meet at least 80% of the FY 2015 Reported Adjusted EBITDA (including extraordinary onetime costs, but excluding advisory costs associated with Opera's acquisition-related activities) target component to award any bonus associated with the FY 2015 revenue target.

Provided the aforementioned conditions were met for Reported Revenues and Reported Adjusted EBITDA (excluding extraordinary one-time costs, and other advisory costs associated with Opera's acquisition-related activities), the bonus was calculated as follows: from 80%-100%, bonus percentage achievement was interpolated based on a 30% bonus at 80% achievement and a 100% bonus at 100% achievement, and, from 100%+ achievement, bonus percentage achievement was interpolated based on a 100% bonus at 100% achievement and a 200% bonus at 110% achievement. Total

bonuses paid for the fiscal year for Corporate Results under the plan could not exceed 200% of the bonus opportunity for each Corporate Result component for any one individual.

In 2017, the Board approved the Executive Compensation Plan for FY 2017. As a starting point, the cash-incentive bonus for FY 2017 for Executive Team members is based on Corporate Results for FY 2017. Certain members of the Executive Team may, however, have a portion of his or her cash-incentive bonus tied to individualized, strategic business targets linked to his or her particular area of responsibility.

For the Corporate Results component, 50% is tied to meeting certain FY 2017 Reported Revenue targets for the Company and 50% to meeting certain FY 2017 Reported Adjusted EBITDA (excluding extraordinary one-time costs) targets for the Company. Based on the FY 2017 Executive Compensation Plan, there are no interim or intra-year payments. Any cash bonus is capped at 200% of base salary.

3. Severance-payment arrangements

Pursuant to Section 15-16 second subsection of the Norwegian 2005 Act relating to Employees' Protection, CEO Lars Boilesen has waived his rights under Chapter 15 of the Act. As compensation, he is entitled to a severance payment of two years' base salary if his employment is terminated by the Company. If the CEO has committed a gross breach of his duty or other serious breach of the contract of employment, the employment can be terminated with immediate effect without any right for the CEO to the mentioned severance payment.

Except for the CEO as described above, the employment agreements for the members of the Executive Team have no provisions with respect to severance payments if a member of the Executive Team should leave his or her position, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Severance payment arrangements, if any, will thus be based on negotiations between the Company and the relevant member of the Executive Team on a case-by-case basis.

4. Pension

Members of Executive Team participate in regular pension programs available for all employees of Company. For members of the Executive Team based in Norway, an additional pension agreement is in place. This agreement is based on a defined-contribution scheme and contributes 20% of salary over 12G.

PART 2: SHARE-BASED INCENTIVES

1. Existing programs

The Company currently has two equity-based incentives: ordinary stock options and Restricted Stock Units ("RSU"). The RSU program has replaced the previous stock-option program, but already-granted and not exercised or terminated stock options are still outstanding. No new stock options will be issued under the previous stock-option program.

2. Vesting criteria for existing RSUs

For members of the Executive Team, the RSUs are typically linked to achievement of further specified targets related to reported revenue and reported adjusted EBITDA. All RSUs previously granted to members of the Executive Team, have been issued with vesting criteria which are in accordance with the approvals given by the Annual General Meeting held in 2014, the Annual General Meeting in 2015, and/or the Extraordinary General Meeting held in January 2016.

PART 3: 2016 COMPLIANCE

In 2016, the Executive Team received base salaries and cash-incentive bonuses in line with the Executive Compensation Policy as presented to the 2016 Annual General Meeting, except for the following: The CEO's cash bonus for the financial year exceeded 200% of his base salary. This was separately approved by the Board and is primarily explained by several, major transactions undertaken and completed during the year. As a result of both the consumer business and the TV business being sold in 2016, no relevant full year numbers were applicable to calculate attainment for the cash - incentive bonus. The Board decided, based on fair treatment, to base the cash - incentive bonus on the same basis as the calculation done for the discontinued operations (Consumer business) at transaction date. The attainment was calculated at 83% and was used across the discontinued and continued business for 2016.

Increases in base salaries and cash-incentive bonuses for FY 2016 have been given based on individual merit and to ensure closer alignment with competitive pay practices.

Total compensation earned for the Executive Team in FY 2016 is summarized in note 3 of the consolidated financial statements.

During 2016, no deviations from the existing share-based compensation programs as previously approved were made with respect to the Executive Team.

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Innkalling til ordinær generalforsamling Ordinær generalforsamling i Opera Software ASA avholdes fredag 2. juni 2017 kl 09.00 norsk tid i Felix Konferansesenter, Bryggetorget 3, Oslo, Norge.

VEDLEGG D TIL INNKALLING ORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING – OPERA SOFTWARE ASA

I det tilfellet aksjeeieren er et foretak vil aksjeeieren være representert ved: _____________________________________________________________________

Navn

(Ved fullmakt benyttes blanketten under)

Møteseddel

Hvis De ønsker å møte i den ordinære generalforsamlingen, henstilles De om å sende denne møteseddel til Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Postboks 1600 Sentrum, NO-0021 OSLO, eller til e-post [email protected]. Påmelding kan også skje fra Opera Software ASAs hjemmeside www.opera.com eller via Investortjenester. Referansenummeret må oppgis ved påmelding. Påmeldingen må være DNB Bank Verdipapirservice i hende innen onsdag 31. mai 2017 kl. 12.00.

Undertegnede vil møte på Opera Software ASAs ordinære generalforsamling tirsdag 2. juni 2017 og avgi stemme for

Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift
(Undertegnes kun ved eget oppmøte.
Ved fullmakt benyttes delen nedenfor)
Totalt aksjer
andre aksjer i henhold til vedlagte fullmakt(er)
egne aksjer

Fullmakt uten stemmeinstruks Pinkode: Ref.nr.:

Dersom De selv ikke kan møte på ordinær generalforsamling, kan denne fullmakt benyttes av den De bemyndiger, eller De kan sende fullmakten uten å påføre navn på fullmektigen. I så fall vil fullmakten anses gitt til styrets leder eller den han bemyndiger. Denne fullmaktseddelen gjelder fullmakt uten stemmeinstruks. Dersom De ønsker å avgi stemmeinstrukser, vennligst gå til side 2. Fullmakten bes sendt til Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Postboks 1600 Sentrum, NO-0021 OSLO, eller e-post [email protected]. Elektronisk innsendelse av fullmakt kan gjøres via Investortjenester. Referansenummeret må oppgis ved tildeling av fullmakt. Fullmakten må være DNB Bank Verdipapirservice i hende innen onsdag 31. mai 2017 kl. 12.00.

UNDERTEGNEDE:

gir herved (sett kryss):

Styrets leder (eller den han bemyndiger),

___________________________________________

(Fullmektigens navn med blokkbokstaver)

fullmakt til å møte og avgi stemme i Opera Software ASAs ordinære generalforsamling 2. juni 2017 for mine/våre aksjer.

Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift Undertegnes kun ved fullmakt)

Angående møte- og stemmerett vises til allmennaksjeloven, især lovens kapittel 5. Det gjøres spesielt oppmerksom på at ved avgivelse av fullmakt skal det legges frem skriftlig og datert fullmakt fra aksjepostens reelle eier (beneficial owner).

Pinkode: Ref.nr.:

Fullmakt med stemmeinstruks

Dersom De ønsker å gi stemmeinstrukser til fullmektigen må dette skjemaet brukes. Sakslisten i fullmaktinstruksen under henviser til sakene på dagsorden for generalforsamling. Fullmakt med stemmeinstruks kan meddeles den De bemyndiger, eller De kan sende fullmakten uten å påføre navn på fullmektigen. I så fall vil fullmakten anses gitt til styrets leder eller den han bemyndiger.

Fullmakten sendes per post til Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Postboks 1600 Sentrum, NO-0021 OSLO, eller e-post [email protected]. Elektronisk innsendelse av fullmakt med stemmeinstrukser vil ikke være mulig. Fullmakten må være registrert hos DNB Bank Verdipapirservice innen onsdag 31. mai 2017 kl. 12.00.

UNDERTEGNEDE: gir herved (sett kryss):

Styrets leder (eller den han bemyndiger)

__________________________________

(Fullmektigens navn med blokkbokstaver)

fullmakt til å møte og avgi stemme for mine/våre aksjer på ordinær generalforsamling i Opera Software ASA 2. juni 2017. Stemmegivningen skal skje i henhold til instruksjonene nedenfor. Merk at ikke avkryssede felt i agendaen nedenfor vil anses som en instruks om å stemme "for" forslagene i innkallingen, likevel slik at fullmektigen avgjør stemmegivningen i den grad det blir fremmet forslag i tillegg til eller til erstatning for forslagene i innkallingen. I det tilfellet stemmeinstruksen er uklar vil fullmektigen utøve sin myndighet basert på en fornuftig tolkning av instruksen. Dersom en slik tolkning ikke er mulig vil fullmektigen kunne avstå fra å stemme.

AGENDA ORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING 2017 MOT AVSTÅR
1. Åpning av styreleder, fortegnelse av møtende aksjonærer (Ingen avstemning)
2. Valg av møteleder
3. Godkjennelse av dagsorden og innkalling
4. Valg av person til å medundertegne protokollen
5. Godkjennelse av årsregnskap og årsberetning for 2016
6. Godkjennelse av revisors honorar for 2016
7. Redegjørelse for eierstyring og selskapsledelse (Ingen avstemning)
8. Godkjennelse av styremedlemmers godtgjørelse som foreslått av Nominasjonskomiteen
9. Godkjennelse av godtgjørelse for medlemmer av Nominasjonskomiteen
10. Fullmakt til styret til å erverve egne aksjer
11. Fullmakt til styret til å forhøye aksjekapitalen ved utstedelse av nye aksjer
11.1 Fullmakt vedrørende ansattes insentivprogram
Pinkode: Ref.nr.:
11.2 Fullmakt vedrørende oppkjøp
12. Valg av medlemmer til Nominasjonskomiteen for en periode på to år
(Som foreslått av Nominasjonskomiteen)
12.1 Valg av Nils Foldal som leder
12.2 Valg av Jakob Iqbal
12.3 Valg av Kari Stautland
13. Styrets erklæring om fastsettelse av lønn og annen godtgjørelse til ledende ansatte
13.1 Erklæring vedrørende ikke-bindende forhold
13.2 Erklæring vedrørende bindende forhold
14. Valg av revisor
15. Valg av styremedlemmer som foreslått av Nominasjonskomiteen
16. Avslutning (Ingen avstemning)

Ovennevnte fullmektig har fullmakt til å møte og avgi stemme i Opera Software ASAs ordinære generalforsamling 2. juni 2017 for mine/våre aksjer.

Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift (Undertegnes kun ved fullmakt)

Angående møte- og stemmerett vises til allmennaksjeloven, især lovens kapittel 5. Det gjøres spesielt oppmerksom på at ved avgivelse av fullmakt skal det legges frem skriftlig og datert fullmakt fra aksjepostens reelle eier (beneficial owner). Dersom aksjeeieren er et selskap, skal aksjeeierens firmaattest vedlegges fullmakten.

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Notice of Ordinary General Meeting An Ordinary General Meeting in Opera Software ASA will be held Tuesday 2 June 2017 at 09:00 Norwegian time at Felix Konferansesenter, Bryggetorget 3, Oslo, Norway

ENCLOSURE D – ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OPERA SOFTWARE ASA

In the event the shareholder is a legal entity it will be represented by: _____________________________________________________________

Name of representative (To grant proxy, use the proxy form below)

Attendance form

If you wish to attend the ordinary general meeting, we kindly ask you to send this form to Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, P.O. Box 1600 Sentrum, N-0021 Oslo, Norway, or e-mail [email protected]. Attendance may also be registered on Opera Software ASA's homepage on www.opera.com or through "Investortjenester", a service provided by most Norwegian registrars. The pin code and the reference number are required for registration. The form must be registered by DNB Bank Verdipapirservice no later than Wednesday 31 May 2017 at noon/12:00 CET.

The undersigned will attend at Opera Software ASA's Ordinary General Meeting on 2 June 2017 and vote for

own shares
other shares in accordance with enclosed proxy
In total shares
Place Date Shareholder's signature
(If attending personally. To grant proxy, use the form below)

Proxy (without voting instructions) PIN code: Ref no:

If you are not able to attend the General Meeting, a nominated proxy holder can be granted your voting authority. Any proxy not naming proxy holder will be deemed given to the chairman of the Board or a person designated by him. The present proxy form relates to proxies without instructions. To grant proxy with voting instructions, please go to page 2 of this form. We kindly ask you to send the proxy form to Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, P.o. Box 1600 Sentrum, N-0021 Oslo, Norway, or e-mail [email protected]. Web-based registration of the proxy is available through "Investortjenester", a service provided by most Norwegian registrars. The pin code and the reference number are required for registration. The proxy must reached DNB Bank Verdipapirservice no later than Wednesday 31 May 2017 at noon/12:00 CET.

The undersigned
hereby grants
(tick box)
:
: the chairman of the Board (or a person designated by him)
Or :

Name of nominated proxy holder (Please use capital letters)

proxy to attend and vote at the Ordinary General Meeting of Opera Software ASA on 2 June 2017 for my/our shares

Place Date Shareholder's signature
(Signature only when granting proxy)

With regard to rights of attendance and voting we refer you to The Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, in particular Chapter 5. A written power of attorney dated and signed by the beneficial owner giving such proxy must be presented at the meeting.

PIN code: Ref no:

Proxy (with voting instructions)

If you wish to give voting instruction to the proxy holder, please use the present proxy form. The items in the detailed proxy below refer to the items in the General Meeting agenda. A detailed proxy with voting instructions may be granted a nominated proxy holder. A proxy not naming a proxy holder will be deemed given to the chairman of the Board or any person designated by him. We kindly ask you to send the proxy with voting instructions by mail to Opera Software ASA c/o DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, P.O. Box 1600 Sentrum, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway, or by e-mail [email protected]. Online registration is not available for registrations of voting instructions. The proxy must reach DNB Bank Verdipapirservice no later than Wednesday 31 May 2017 at noon/12:00 CET.

THE UNDERSIGNED:

hereby grants (tick box):

The chairman of the Board (or a person designated by him), or:

____________________________________

Name of nominated proxy holder (please use capital letters)

proxy to attend and vote at the Ordinary General Meeting of Opera Software ASA on 2 June 2017 for my/our shares. The votes shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions below. Please note that any items below not voted for (not ticked off), will be deemed as an instruction to vote "in favour" of the proposals in the notice. Any motion from the floor, amendments or replacement to the proposals in the agenda, will be determined at the proxy holder's discretion. In case the contents of the voting instructions are ambiguous, the proxy holder will base his/her understanding on a reasonable understanding of the wording of the proxy. Where no such reasonable understanding can be found, the proxy may at his/her discretion refrain from voting.

IN
FAVOUR
AGAINST ABSTAIN
PIN code: Ref no:
12. Election of members to the Nomination Committee for a period of two years
(As proposed by the Nomination Committee)
12.1 Election of Nils Foldal as chairperson
12.2 Election of Jakob Iqbal
12.3 Election of Kari Stautland
13. Declaration from the Board regarding remuneration principles for Executive Team
13.1 Declaration regarding normative matters
13.2 Declaration regarding binding matters
14. Election of auditor
15. Election of Board members as proposed by the Nomination Committee
16. Closing (NO VOTING ITEM)

The abovementioned proxy holder has been granted power to attend and to vote for my/our shares at the General Meeting in Opera Software ASA to be held 2 June 2017.

Place Date Shareholder's signature (Only for granting proxy with voting instructions)

With regard to rights of attendance and voting we refer you to The Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, in particular Chapter 5. A written power of attorney dated and signed by the beneficial owner giving such proxy must be presented at the meeting.

If the shareholder is a company, please attach the shareholder's certificate of registration to the proxy.

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