AGM Information • Jun 5, 2019
AGM Information
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SalMar ASA's annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) was held at 1pm on Wednesday, 5 June 2019, at the company's head office in Frøya, 7266 Kverva.
Attending on behalf of the company were Board Chair Atle Eide, CEO Olav-Andreas Ervik, future CFO/COO from July Trine Sæther Romuld and IR Hăkon Husby. Certified public accountant Christian Ronæss from Ernst & Young AS was also present.
The AGM was called to order by Board Chair Atle Eide, who presented a list of all shareholders and proxies registered as being in attendance.
According to the list, 72 355 853 shares were represented by personal attendance on the part of the shareholder or his/her proxy, or by votes cast in advance. This corresponds to 64,18% of the total number of voting shares in the company. An overview is attached as part of these minutes.
The order of business was as follows:
Board Chair Atle Eide, was elected to chair the AGM. Rolf Werner Andresen was elected to cosign the minutes along with the AGM Chair.
There were no comments with respect to the invitation or the agenda.
The AGM was declared to be duly convened. The agenda as presented in the invitation to attend was approved.
CEO Olav-Andreas Ervik presented the Group's current situation and future outlook. Håkon Husby presented the key figures from the 2018 year-end financial statements.
The AGM Chair presented the Board's proposal. Certified Public Accountant Christian Ronæss presented the auditor's report.
The AGM approved the 2018 year-end financial statements for SalMar ASA and for the Group, as well as the annual report. The AGM further resolved to pay a dividend of NOK 23 per share, in total NOK 2,593.0 million. Shares will be traded ex. dividend on 6 June. Payment of the dividend will take place on or about Wednesday 19 June 2019.
The chair of the Nomination Committee presented the committee's recommendation with respect to remuneration for the coming term, June 2020. The recommendation was included as an attachment to the invitation.
The AGM approved the recommended remuneration payable to members of the Board of Directors, the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee.
The AGM Chair presented the proposed fees payable to the auditor in respect of the audit performed on the 2018 year-end financial statements. The fees payable for the audit performed on the Group's year-end financial statements total NOK 1,110,000, NOK 205,000 of which relate to the parent company SalMar ASA.
The AGM approved the fee payable to the audit of the 2018 year-end financial statements.
The AGM Chair pointed out that the Board's statement relating to corporate governance was included in the 2018 annual report. The AGM Chair further stated that, pursuant to Section 5-6(4) of the Public Limited Companies Act, the AGM shall treat the Board's statement relating to corporate governance in accordance with Section 3-3b of the Accounting Act.
The AGM acknowledged the statement relating to corporate governance issued by the Board of Directors of SalMar ASA on 10 April 2019, see Section 5-6(4) of the Public Limited Companies Act and Section 3-3b of the Accounting Act.
The AGM Chair and the company's CEO presented a proposal for a new RSU programme in line with the previously approved share-based incentive scheme for senior executives of SalMar ASA and other group companies.
The AGM approved that the share-based incentive scheme for senior executives of SalMar shall be continued with a new programme may encompass incumbents of senior positions and key personnel within the Group. The programme entitles employees to receive shares free of charge. The entitlement accrues over three years. The value of the share entitlement granted to any individual employee may not exceed the equivalent of six months' salary. Accrual of 2/3 of this entitlement depends on the fulfilment of specified performance criteria. The maximum amount that the individual employee may accrue under the various programmes in any one year is capped at the equivalent of one whole year's salary. The maximum number of shares in the programme may not exceed 200,000. The programme's overall recognised cost is estimated at NOK 55 million distributed over three years. The Board is authorised to draw up more specific guidelines for the scheme, within the framework given.
In accordance with Section 6-16(a) of the Public Limited Companies Act, the Board has prepared a statement relating to remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives for the 2018 financial year. The AGM Chair referred to said statement.
The AGM Chair also gave notice that the AGM must hold a consultative vote on the Board's guidelines for remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives, with the exception of arrangements where the said remuneration relates to shares or developments in the price of the company's shares or that of other companies within the same group.
The AGM endorsed point 3 of the Board's statement relating to remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives, except that which concerns point 10.
The AGM Chair referred to the Board's statement relating to remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives for the 2018 financial year.
The AGM Chair also gave notice that the AGM must hold a binding vote on the Board's guidelines for remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives relating to shares or developments in the price of the company's shares or that of other companies within the same group.
The AGM approved point 3 of the Board's statement relating to remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives as it relates to the share-incentive scheme.
The AGM chair gave an account of the committee's work. The terms of office of Atle Eide and Margrethe Hauge came to an end at the AGM. Eide and Hauge had notified the Nomination Committee that they wished to stand for re-election. In its quest for new candidates, the committee has attached importance to the interests of the shareholder community and the company's need for competence, experience and capacity.
Based on the above, the Nomination Committee unanimously recommended that Atle Eide and Margrethe Hauge be re-elected. The Nomination Committee further proposed that Gustav Magnar Witzøe be elected as Helge Moen's personal deputy. Mr. Witzøe is indirectly the majority shareholder of SalMar ASA through his ownership of Kvarv AS and through that of Kverva Industrier AS.
The AGM voted to re-elect Atle Eide and Margrethe Hauge. The AGM further voted to elect Gustav Magnar Witzøe as a personal deputy for Helge Moen. All the candidates were elected for terms of two years.
The AGM chair stated that two of the committee's members, Bjørn M. Wiggen and Anne Kathrine Slungård, had come to the end of his term in office. The Nomination Committee proposed that both Bjørn M. Wiggen and Anne Kathrine Slungård be re-elected for a period of two years.
The AGM voted to re-elect Bjørn M. Wiggen and Anne Kathrine Slungård as members of the Nomination Committee. The candidate was elected for a period of two years.
The AGM held on 5 June 2018 authorised the Board to increase the company's share capital to finance investments and the acquisition of businesses by means of cash issues and contributions in kind. This authorisation was valid until the 2019 AGM, and the Board proposed that it be renewed.
Given the purpose of the authorisation, the Board may need to waive existing shareholders' preference rights, which is permitted under the terms of the authorisation.
The AGM Chair gave an account of the proposed resolution:
The AGM approved the resolution authorising the Board to raise the company's share capital.
The AGM of 5 June 2018 authorised the Board to buy back shares in the company up to a limit of 10 per cent of existing share capital. This authorisation may be used to buy back company shares to meet liabilities associated with share-based incentive schemes for senior executives and as a tool to return funds to the company's shareholders. The Board proposed that the authorisation be renewed.
The AGM Chair gave an account of the proposed resolution:
The AGM approved the resolution authorising the Board to buy back the company's own shares.
The Board of Directors had proposed that it be authorised to take out a convertible loan to enable the company to make use of such financial instruments at short notice as part of its overall financing capability.
The Board proposed that the authorisation apply to a loan amounting in total to NOK 2,000,000,000. The capital increase deriving from conversion may not exceed NOK 2,828,667.50. The Board proposed that the authorisation be seen in connection with the authorisation granted under item 13, such that the total number of shares for both authorisations shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total number of shares in the company.
The AGM Chair gave an account of the proposed resolution:
The AGM approved the resolution authorising the Board to take out a convertible loan. *****
The AGM Chair thanked the shareholders for their attendance.
as adjourned at 13:40 e meeting N GM ai (sign.
Frøya, 5 June 2019
Rolf Werner Andresen
(sign.)
| ISIN: | N00010310956 SALMAR ASA |
|---|---|
| General meeting date: 05/06/2019 13.00 | |
| Today: | 05.06.2019 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 113,299,999 | |
| - own shares of the company | 561,003 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 112,738,996 | |
| Represented by own shares | 59,438,537 | 52.72 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 6,897,539 | 6.12 % |
| Sum own shares | 66,336,076 | 58.84 % |
| Represented by proxy | 3,547 | 0.00 % |
| Represented by voting instruction | 6,016,230 | 5.34 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 6,019,777 | 5.34 % |
| Total represented with voting rights | 72,355,853 | 64.18 % |
| Total represented by share capital | 72,355,853 63.86 % |
Registrar for the company:
NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
Signature company:
SALMAR AS
Attendance List Attendance SALMAR ASA 05/06/2019
| % registered | 9.53 % | 8.32 % | 82.14 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % represented | 9.53 % | 8.32 % | 82.14 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| SC రం |
6.09 % | 5.31 % | 52.46 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Total | 6,897,539 | 6,019,777 | 59,436,137 | 2,000 | 400 |
| Proxy | 0 | 3,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own | 6,897,539 | 59,436,137 | 2,000 | 400 | |
| Share | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær |
| Participant | Proxy Solicitor | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | |
| Repr. by | Helge Moen | ||||
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Company/Last name |
Styrets leder | INDUSTRIER KVERVA AS |
ENOKSEN | ||
| First Name | Atle Eide | ROLF WERNER ANDRESEN | ULRIK MARTIN | ||
| Ref no | 18 | 26 | 8508 | 16378 |
ISIN: NO0010310956 SALMAR ASA General meeting date: 05/06/2019 13.00 05.06.2019 Today:
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda item 1 Election of a person to chair the AGM and someone to co-sign the minutes along with the AGM chair. |
||||||
| Ordinær | 72,355,776 | 0 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 72,355,776 | 0 | 17 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| Agenda item 2 Approval of Invitation to attend the AGM and the proposed agenda | ||||||
| Ordinær | 72,355,776 | 0 | 17 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 72,355,776 | 0 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| Agenda item 4 Approval of the financial statements and annual report for 2018 for SalMar ASA and the SalMar | ||||||
| Group | ||||||
| Ordinær | 72,301,603 | 54,210 | 40 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 99.93 % | 0.08 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.93 % | 0.08 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.81 % | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 72,301,603 | 54,210 | 40 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| Agenda item 5 Approval of the remuneration payable to members of the Board of Directors, Nomination Committee and Audit Committee |
||||||
| Ordinær | 72,355,683 | |||||
| 0 | 170 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc In % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 72,355,683 | 0 | 170 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| Agenda item 6 Approval of the auditor's fees | ||||||
| Ordinær | 72,319,079 | 36,734 | 40 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 99.95 % | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99,95 % | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.83 % | 0.03 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 72,319,079 | 36,734 | 40 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| Agenda item 7 The board's statement relating to corporate governance | ||||||
| Ordinær | 72,355,813 | 0 | 40 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc In % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| 1000 | 72,355,813 | 0 | 40 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| Agenda item 8 Share-based incentive scheme for employees | ||||||
| Ordinær | 68,931,953 | 3,423,765 | 135 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 95.27 % | 4.73 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 95.27 % | 4.73 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc In % | 60.84 % | 3.02 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 68,931,953 3,423,765 | 135 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||
| Agenda item 9 Consultative vote on the board's quidelines for remuneration and other benefits payable to senior executives |
||||||
| Ordinær | 71,882,784 | 472,934 | 135 | 72,355,853 | 0 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.35 % | 0.65 % | 0.00 % | 72,355,853 | ||
| representation of sc in % | 99.35 % | 0.65 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 63.45 % | 0.42 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | ||
| Total | 71,882,784 | 472,934 | 0.00 % 0 |
|||
| Agenda item 10 Approval of the board's guidelines for share-related incentive schemes for senior executives | 135 72,355,853 | 72,355,853 | ||||
| Ordinær | 68,686,017 | 3,669,706 | 130 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
| votes cast in % | 94.93 % | 5.07 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 94.93 % | 5.07 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total sc in % | 60.62 % | 3.24 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 68,686,017 | 3,669,706 | 130 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,859 | |
| Agenda item 11 Election of Directors | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,026,440 | 329,336 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast In % | 99.55 % | 0.46 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc In % | 99.55 % | 0.46 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.57 % | 0.29 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,026,440 | 329,336 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| Agenda Item 11.a Re-election of Atle Eide | |||||||
| Ordinaer | 72,026,445 | 329,331 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.55 % | 0.46 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.55 % | 0.46 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.57 % | 0.29 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| Total | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | |||||
| 72,026,445 | 329,331 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||
| Agenda item 11.2 Re-election of Margrethe Hauge | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,313,478 | 42,298 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast In % | 99.94 % | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.94 % | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.83 % | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,313,478 | 42,298 | 11 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| Agenda item 11.3 Re-election of Gustav M. Witzøe as deputy board member for Helge Moen | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,238,754 | 117,017 | 82 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.84 % | 0.16 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.84 % | 0.16 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.76 % | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,238,754 | 117,017 | 82 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||
| Agenda item 12 Election of Nomination Committee members | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,132,942 | 22,834 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast In % | 99.69 % | 0.31 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.69 % | 0.31 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.67 % | 0.20 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | |||||||
| 72,132,942 | 222,834 | 17 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||
| Agenda item 12.a Re-election of Bjørn M. Wiggen | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,195,502 | 160,274 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.78 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.78 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc In % | 63.72 % | 0.14 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,195,502 | 160,274 | 17 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| Agenda item 12.b Re-election of Anne Kathrine Slungard | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,195,502 | 160,274 | 77 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.78 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc In % | 99.78 % | 0.22 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.72 % | 0.14 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,195,502 | 160,274 | な | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| Agenda item 13 Resolution authorising the board to ralse the company's share capital | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,355,683 | 40 | 130 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast In % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| Total | 40 | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| 72,355,683 | 130 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | ||||
| Agenda item 14 Resolution authorising the board to buy back the company's own shares | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,238,701 | 80,283 | 36,869 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.84 % | 0.11 % | 0.05 % | ||||
| representation of sc In % | 99.84 % | 0.11 % | 0.05 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.76 % | 0.07 % | 0.03 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total 72,238,701 0 80,283 36,869 72,355,853 72,355,853 |
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| Agenda item 15 Resolution authorising the board to take out a convertible loan | |||||||
| Ordinær | 72,354,603 | 1,120 | 130 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 63.86 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 72,354,603 | 1,120 | 130 | 72,355,853 | 0 | 72,355,853 |
Registrar for the company: Signature company: NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
| Name | Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 113,299,999 | 0.25 28,324,999.75 Yes | |
| Sum: |
§ 5-17 Generally majority requirement
requires majorlty of the given votes
§ 5-1.8 Amendment to resolution
Requires two-thirds majorlty of the given votes
like the issued share capital represented/attended on the general meeting
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