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Techstep ASA AGM Information 2023

Jan 25, 2023

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Techstep ASA

INNKALLING TIL EKSTRAORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING

Ekstraordinær generalforsamling i Techstep ASA org. nr. 977 037 093 ("Selskapet"), holdes på:

Sted: Selskapets kontorer i Brynsalléen 4, 0667 Oslo, Norge.

Tid: 15. februar 2023 kl. 10.00.

Generalforsamlingen åpnes av styrets leder, eller den han bemyndiger, som vil ta fortegnelsen over fremmøtte aksjeeiere.

Styret foreslår at Anita Huun velges som møteleder.

2 VALG AV EN PERSON TIL Å MEDUNDERTEGNE PROTOKOLLEN

3 GODKJENNING AV INNKALLING OG DAGSORDEN

Valgkomiteen foreslår endring av styret, der Michael Jacobs erstatter Jens Rugseth som styreleder. Jens Rugseth vil fortsette som styremedlem.

Valgkomiteens innstilling er tilgjengelig på Selskapets nettside www.techstep.io.

På bakgrunn av overnevnte har styret foreslått å endre Selskapets styre til å bestå av følgende medlemmer:

  • Michael Grant Jacobs, styreleder
  • Harald Arnet
  • Ingrid Elvira Leisner
  • Melissa Ann Mulholland
  • Jens Rugseth
  • Jan Haudemann-Andersen, varamedlem

OFFICE TRANSLATION

To the shareholders of

Techstep ASA

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

The extraordinary general meeting of Techstep ASA, reg. no. 977 037 093, (the "Company") is held at:

Place: the Company's offices at Brynsalléen 4, 0667 Oslo, Norway.

Time: 15 February 2023 at 10:00 CET.

The general meeting will be opened by the chairman of the board, or a person he designates, who will make a record of attending shareholders.

Styret foreslår følgende agenda: The board proposes the following agenda:

1 VALG AV MØTELEDER 1 ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING

The board proposes that Anita Huun, is elected to chair the meeting.

2 ELECTION OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN THE MINUTES

3 APPROVAL OF NOTICE AND AGENDA

4 STYREVALG 4 BOARD ELECTION

The nomination committee proposes changes to the board, where Michael Jacobs replaces Jens Rugseth as chairperson. Jens Rugseth will continue as a board member.

The report from the nomination committee is available at the Company's website www.techstep.io.

On this basis, the board proposes that the Company's board of directors will consist of the following members:

  • Michael Grant Jacobs, chairperson
  • Harald Arnet
  • Ingrid Elvira Leisner
  • Melissa Ann Mulholland
  • Jens Rugseth
  • Jan Haudemann-Andersen, deputy board member

Valgkomiteen har ikke foreslått endring i styrehonorar.

The nomination committee has not proposed any changes to the remuneration for the board of directors.

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Aksjeeiere som ønsker å delta på generalforsamlingen enten selv eller ved å gi fullmakt, oppfordres til å registrere dette elektronisk innen 13. februar 2023 kl. 16:00 via Selskapets hjemmeside www.techstep.io eller via Investortjenester. For å få tilgang til elektronisk påmelding/fullmakt via Selskapets hjemmeside, må referansenummer og pinkode angitt på vedlagte påmeldingsskjema oppgis. Alternativt kan vedlagt blankett sendes på epost til [email protected], eller postadresse: DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Postboks 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo, Norge. Fullmakt med stemmeinstruks til styrets leder kan ikke registreres elektronisk, og vedlagte blankett må sendes til DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice på ovenstående e-post eller postadresse.

Generalforsamlingen kan følges digitalt ved forespørsel.

Aksjeeiere som ønsker å følge generalforsamlingen digitalt kan sende en forespørsel til Selskapet per e-post [email protected], innen 13. februar 2023 kl. 16:00, og vil få en invitasjon til møtet i retur. Slik digital deltakelse er ikke å anse som oppmøte i generalforsamlingen og det vil ikke medføre en mulighet til å avgi stemme på generalforsamlingen. Aksjeeiere som ønsker å delta og/eller avgi stemme på generalforsamlingen må sende møteseddel/fullmaktsskjema til Selskapet i henhold til de ovennevnte prosedyrene.

Aksjonærer har rett til å fremsette forslag til vedtak i de saker som den ordinære generalforsamlingen skal behandle. Aksjonærer har rett til å ta med rådgivere, og kan gi talerett til én rådgiver.

En aksjonær kan kreve at styremedlemmer og daglig leder på den ordinære generalforsamlingen gir tilgjengelige opplysninger om forhold som kan innvirke på bedømmelsen av saker som er forelagt for avgjørelse av den ordinære generalforsamlingen. Det samme gjelder opplysninger om Selskapets økonomiske stilling og andre saker som den ordinære generalforsamlingen skal behandle, med mindre de opplysninger som kreves, ikke kan gis uten uforholdsmessig skade for Selskapet.

Shareholders who wish to attend the General Meeting either in person or through proxy is encouraged to register this electronically at the latest 13 February 2023 at 16:00 through the Company's website www.techstep.io or through VPS Investor Service. To access the electronic system for notification of attendance/proxy through the Company's website, the reference number and pin code set out in the attached notice of attendance form must be stated. Alternatively, the attached form may be sent by e-mail to [email protected], or regular post to DNB Bank ASA, Registrar's Department, P.O. Box 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway. Proxy with voting instructions to the Chairman of the board cannot be registered electronically, and the attached form must be sent DNB Bank ASA, registrars department on the above e-mail or postal address.

The general meeting can be attended online if requested.

Shareholders who wish to attend the general meeting online may send a request to the Company per e-mail [email protected], within 13 February 2023 at 16:00 CET and receive an invitation in return. Such online participation shall not be deemed as attendance at the general meeting and it will not give any rights to cast vote at the general meeting. Shareholders who wish to attend and/or cast vote at the general meeting must send notice of attendance/proxy form in accordance with the procedures as set out above.

Shareholders are entitled to propose suggestions to resolutions in the matters that the General Meeting will consider. Shareholders are allowed to bring advisers and may give one adviser the right to speak.

A shareholder may demand that board members and the CEO provide available information at the General Meeting about matters which may affect the assessment of items which have been presented to the shareholders for decision. The same applies to information regarding the Company's financial position and other business to be transacted at the Annual General Meeting, unless the information demanded cannot be disclosed without causing disproportionate harm to the Company.

På tidspunktet for denne innkallingen er det utstedt totalt 305 131 070 aksjer i Selskapet. Selskapet eier 1 914 egne aksjer. Selskapet har ikke stemmerett for egne aksjer. Hver aksje gir én stemme på generalforsamlingen.

Aksjeeier har rett til å avgi stemme for det antall aksjer vedkommende eier, og som er registrert i verdipapirsentralen (VPS) på tidspunktet for generalforsamlingen. Dersom en aksjeeier har ervervet aksjer og ikke fått ervervet registrert i VPS på tidspunktet for generalforsamlingen, kan stemmerettigheter for de transporterte aksjene kun utøves dersom ervervet er meldt VPS og blir godtgjort på generalforsamlingen.

Dersom aksjene er registrert i VPS på en forvalter, jf. allmennaksjeloven § 4-10, og den reelle aksjeeieren ønsker å møte i Selskapets generalforsamling og avgi stemme for sine aksjer, må den reelle aksjeeieren medbringe en skriftlig bekreftelse fra forvalteren på at aksjeeieren er den reelle aksjeeier, samt en erklæring fra aksjeeieren selv på at han er den reelle eier.

Beslutninger om stemmerett for aksjeeiere og fullmektiger treffes av møteåpner, hvis beslutning kan omgjøres av den ordinære generalforsamlingen med alminnelig flertall.

Selskapet har i medhold av allmennaksjeloven § 5-11 a vedtektsfestet at dokumenter som gjelder saker som skal behandles på den ordinære generalforsamlingen ikke må sendes til aksjeeierne dersom de gjøres tilgjengelig på Selskapets internettsider. En aksjeeier som krever det vil likevel få tilsendt dokumentene per post ved å henvende seg til Selskapet.

Informasjon vedrørende denne generalforsamlingen, herunder denne innkalling med vedlegg, Selskapets vedtekter og årsregnskapet med årsberetning og revisjonsberetning for 2021 er tilgjengelig på Selskapets forretningskontor og på dets nettside www.techstep.io.

Når det gjelder hendelser etter siste balansedag, vises det til Selskapets årsrapport for 2021, delårsrapport for Q3 2022, og annen offentliggjort informasjon på Selskapets hjemmesider www.techstep.io og Selskapets profil på www.newsweb.no (ticker «TECH»).

On the date of this notice, Techstep ASA has a total of 305,131,070 issued and outstanding shares. The Company holds 1,914 treasury shares. The Company is not allowed to vote for its treasury shares. Each share carries one vote at the General Meeting.

Shareholders have the right to vote for the number of shares that they own, and which are registered in the Central Securities Depository (VPS) at the time of the General Meeting. If a shareholder has acquired shares, but these shares have not been registered in the VPS at the time of the General Meeting, the voting rights of the transferred shares may only be exercised if the acquisition is notified to the VPS and is proved at the General Meeting.

If the shares are registered with a nominee, cf. section 4-10 of the PLCA, and the beneficial shareholder wants to attend the General Meeting and vote for its shares, the beneficial shareholder must bring a written confirmation from the nominee confirming that the shareholder is the beneficial shareholder, and a statement from the shareholder confirming that he is the beneficial owner.

Decisions regarding voting rights for shareholders and proxy holders are made by the person opening the Annual General Meeting, whose decisions may be reversed by the Annual General Meeting by simple majority vote.

The Company has, pursuant to section 5-11 a of the PLCA, resolved that the Company is not obligated to send documents which concern matters which are on the agenda for the General Meeting to its shareholders as long as they are published on the Company's website. However, a shareholder may demand to get the documents sent by mail by contacting the Company.

Information regarding the Annual General Meeting, including this notice with attachments, the Company's articles of association and the annual financial statements with the annual report and auditors report for 2021 are available at the Company's premises and on its website www.techstep.io.

In respect of events that have occurred after the last balance sheet date, reference is made to the Company's annual report for 2021, the interim financial statement for Q3 2022 and other information announced on the Company's webpage www.techstep.io and the Company's profile on www.newsweb.no (ticker "TECH").

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25. januar 2023 / 25 January 2023

På vegne av styret/On behalf of the board of directors

Techstep ASA

Jens Rugseth

Styreleder/Chairman

Vedlegg/Appendices:

1 Møteseddel / Notice of attendance and Fullmaktsskjema / Proxy Form

Ref no: PIN code:

Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

Meeting in Techstep ASA will be held on 15 February 2023 at 10:00 CET Address: Brynsalléen 4, 0667 Oslo, Norway

The shareholder is registered with the following amount of shares at summons: _________________ and vote for the number of shares registered per Record Date: 14 February 2023

Deadline for registration of attendance, proxy or instructions: 13 February 2023 at 16:00 CET

Registration for attendance

Notice of attendance should be registered through the Company's website www.techstep.io or through VPS Investor Services. For notification of attendance through the Company's website, the reference number and pin code on this form must be stated. In VPS Investor Services chose Corporate Actions - General Meeting, click on ISIN. Investor Services can be accessed either through https://www.euronextvps.no/ or your account operator. If you are not able to register this electronically, you may send by e-mail to [email protected], or by regular Mail to DNB Bank ASA, Registrars Department, P.O.Box 1600 Centrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway.

This is a physical meeting, and we encourage shareholders to either participate by proxy or physically. If any shareholder enrolled prefer to attend electronically, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and we will facilitate for this.

Place Date Shareholder's signature
Proxy without voting instructions for Extraordinary General Meeting of Techstep ASA.
Proxy to another individual to vote for your shares.
Ref no: PIN code:
Proxy should be registered through the Company's website www.techstep.io or through VPS Investor Services.
For granting proxy through the Company's website, the reference number and pin code on this form must be used.
In VPS Investor Services chose Corporate Actions - General Meeting, click on ISIN. Investor Services can be accessed either through
https://www.euronextvps.no/ or your account operator. If you are not able to register this electronically, you may send by E-mail to [email protected], or by
regular Mail to DNB Bank ASA, Registrars Department, P.O.Box 1600 Centrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway. If the shareholder is a Company, the signature
must be according to the Company's Certificate of Registration.
The Proxy must be dated and signed to be valid.
The undersigned: ___________
hereby grants (if you do not state the name the proxy holder, the proxy will be given to the Chair of the Board of Directors)
the Chair of the Board of Directors (or a person authorised by him or her), or
_________
(Name of proxy holder in capital letters)
proxy to attend and vote for my/our shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Techstep ASA on 15 February 2023.

Place Date Shareholder's signature (only for granting proxy)

Ref no: PIN code:

Proxy with voting instructions for Extraordinary General Meeting in Techstep ASA.

You must use this proxy form to give voting instructions to Chair of the Board of Directors or the person authorised by him or her. For Instruction to other than Chair of the Board, give a proxy without voting instructions and agree directly with the proxy holder how voting should be executed.

Proxies with voting instructions can only be registered by DNB, and must be sent to [email protected] (scanned form) or by regular Mail to DNB Bank ASA, Registrars' Department, P.O.Box 1600 Centrum, 0021 Oslo, Norway. The form must be received by DNB Bank ASA, Registrars' Department no later than 13 February 2023 at 16:00 CET. If the shareholder is a Company, the signature must be according to the Company's Certificate of Registration.

The Proxy with voting instructions must be dated and signed to be valid.

The undersigned: _______________________________________________

hereby grants the Chair of the Board of Directors (or the person authorised by him or her) proxy to attend and vote for my/our shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Techstep ASA on 15 February 2023.

The votes shall be exercised in accordance to the instructions below. If the sections for voting are left blank, this will be counted as an instruction to vote in accordance with the Board's and Nomination Committee's recommendations. However, if any motions are made from the attendees in addition to or in replacement of the proposals in the Notice, the proxy holder may vote at his or her discretion. If there is any doubt as to how the instructions should be understood, the proxy holder may abstain from voting.

Agenda for the Extraordinary General Meeting 2023 Against Abstention
1. Opening of the meeting by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Jens Rugseth (or a person
he designates). Preparation and approval of list of shareholders represented. Election of a
chairman of the meeting.
2. Election of person to co-sign the minutes
3. Approval of notice and agenda
4. Election of new chairperson to the Board

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