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Telenor ASA AGM Information 2021

May 27, 2021

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF TELENOR ASA 27 MAY 2021

The Annual General Meeting of Telenor ASA was held on 27 May 2021 at 15:00 CET as a digital meeting.

The Chair of the Corporate Assembly, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the President and CEO, the Chief Financial Officer and the company's auditor were in attendance.

The agenda was as follows:

1. Opening of the Annual General Meeting by the Chair of the Corporate Assembly (no voting)

In accordance with the Public Limited Liability Companies Act, Section 5-12, first paragraph and the company's Articles of Association, Article 8, first section, the Annual General Meeting was opened and chaired by the Chair of the Corporate Assembly, Mr. Bjørn Erik Næss.

2. Registration of attending shareholders and proxies (no voting)

A list of shareholders represented at the annual general meeting, either by advance voting, in person or by proxy, is attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes. The voting results are attached as Appendix 2 to these minutes.

3. Approval of the notice of the Annual General Meeting and the agenda

The Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The Annual General Meeting approved the notice and agenda.»

4. Election of a representative to sign the minutes of the Annual General Meeting together with the Chair of the meeting

The Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«Bjørn Tore Sommer was elected to sign the minutes together with the Chair of the meeting.»

5. Report from the CEO

Chair of the Board of Directors Gunn Wærsted introduced.

Group CEO Sigve Brekke informed about the company's business, strategy and priorities.

6. Approval of the financial statements and annual report for Telenor ASA and the Telenor Group for the financial year 2020, including the Board of Director's proposal for distribution of dividend

In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The Annual General Meeting approved the financial statements and the annual report for Telenor ASA and the Telenor Group for the financial year 2020, including the use of profits and a dividend of in total NOK 9,00 per share in two tranches, one of NOK 5,00 and one of NOK 4,00, to be paid to shareholders registered as of expiry of 31 May 2021 and 8 October 2021 respectively.»

7. Approval of remuneration to the company's external auditor

The Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The Annual General Meeting approved the auditor's remuneration for audit of Telenor ASA of NOK 5,408,000.»

8. Report on Corporate Governance

The Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The Annual General Meeting reviewed the Board of Director's Report on Corporate Governance Statement. The report was taken into consideration by the Annual General Meeting.»

9. The Board of Directors' policy and report on salary and other remuneration to the executive management

Chair of the Board of Directors Gunn Wærsted gave an account of the Board of Directors' declaration on stipulation of salary and other remuneration to the executive management.

9.1 Approval of the Board of Directors' policy on determination of remuneration to executive management

The Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution in accordance with the Board of Director's proposal:

«The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' policy on determination of salary and other remuneration to the executive management.»

10. Authorization to acquire own shares - incentive program

In accordance with the proposal from the Board of Directors, the Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

« The Board of Directors is given authorization according to Section 9-4 of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act to acquire up to 10,000,000 own shares with a nominal value of a total of NOK 60,000,000, which corresponds to approximately 0.8% of the company's share capital. The authorization may be used in connection with the fulfillment of the company's obligations in accordance with the company's LTI program for executive management and in connection with Telenor's general share program for employees (ESP).

2. The amount that can be paid per. share must be a minimum of NOK 50 and a maximum of NOK 250.

3. The Board of Directors is free regarding the ways in which shares can be acquired, however, so that general principles of equal treatment of shareholders must be complied with. Disposal of own shares acquired under this authorization can only take place as part of fulfillment of the company's obligations in accordance with the company's program for executive management (LTI) program, and in connection with general share programs for employees (ESP), cf. section 1 above.

4. The authorization is valid from the time of registration of the authorization in the Register of Business Enterprises. The authorization is valid until the annual general meeting in 2022, but no longer than 30 June 2022.»

11. Election of shareholder-elected members and deputies to the Corporate Assembly

In accordance with the recommendations by the Corporate Assembly, the Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The following persons are elected as members of the Corporate Assembly of Telenor ASA for a period of up to two years, effective as from 27 May 2021 and until the Annual General Meeting in 2023:

  • 1. Bjørn Erik Næss (re-election)
  • 2. John Gordon Bernander (re-election)
  • 3. Heidi Finskas (re-election)
  • 4. Widar Salbuvik (re-election)

  • 5. Silvija Seres (re-election)

  • 6. Lisbeth Karin Nærø (re-election)
  • 7. Trine Sæther Romuld (re-election)
  • 8. Marianne Bergmann Røren (re-election)
  • 9. Maalfrid Brath (elected as new member)
  • 10. Kjetil Houg (elected as new member)

The following persons are elected as deputy members of the Corporate Assembly of Telenor ASA effective as from 27 May 2021 for a period of up to two years until the Annual General Meeting in 2023:

  • 1. deputy member: Elin Myrmel-Johansen (re-election)
  • 2. deputy member: Randi Marjamaa (re-election)
  • 3. deputy member: Lars Tronsgaard (elected as new deputy ).»

12. Election of members to the Nomination Committee

In accordance with the recommendations by the Nomination Committee, the Annual General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

«The following person is elected as member of the Nomination Committee of Telenor ASA for a period of up to two years, effective as from 27 May 2021 and until the Annual General Meeting in 2023:

1. Jan Tore Føsund (re-election)»

14. Determination of remuneration to the Corporate Assembly and the Nomination Committee

In accordance with the recommendations by the Nomination Committee, the Annual General Meeting adopted the following two resolutions:

«The Annual General Meeting resolved the remuneration for the Corporate Assembly effective from 27 May 2021 as follows (NOK):

Present Remuneration 2021 %
remuneration (NOK)
2020 (NOK)
Chair 106,000* 109,300* 3.11
Deputy Chair 47,200* 48,700* 3.18
Member 36,800* 38,000* 3.26
Deputy Member 7,600** 7,800** 2.63

* Per year

** Per meeting»

«The Annual General Meeting resolved the remuneration for Nomination Committee effective from 27 May 2021, as follows (NOK):

Present
remuneration 2020
(NOK)
Remuneration 2021
(NOK)
%
Chair 8,200** 8,450** 3.05
Member 6,200** 6,400** 3.23

* Per year

** Per meeting»

* * *

There were no further matters and the Annual General Meeting was closed.

27 May 2021

[sign.] [sign.]

Bjørn Erik Næss Bjørn Tore Sommer

Appendices:

  • 1 List of shareholders represented at the annual general meeting, either by advance voting, personal attendance or by proxy
  • 2 The voting results

Appendix 1 List of shareholders represented at the annual general meeting, either by advance voting, personal attendance or by proxy

Attendance Summary Report
Registered Attendees: 28
Total Votes Represented: 965 766 756
Total Accounts Represented: 992
Total Voting Capital: 1 399 458 033
% Total Voting Capital Represented: 69,01%
Sub Total: 28 965 766 756
Capacity Registered Attendees Registered Non-Voting Attendees Registered Votes Accounts
Shareholder (web) 23 755 259 778 23
3rd Party Proxy 4086096 148
3rd Party Proxy with Instructions 140 683 905 717
ADVANCE VOTES 65 736 977 104

1 Appendix 2 Voting results

Issued share capital: 1 399 458 033
VOTES % VOTES % VOTES VOTES % of ISC ΝO
FOR / FOR MOT/ AVSTÅR / TOTAL VOTED VOTES
3 965 761 518 100,00 0 0,00 2 3 4 0 965 763 858 69,01 % 2898
4 759 346 644 100,00 0 0,00 0 759 346 644 54,26 % 206 420 112
6 965 651 627 99.99 110 548 0,01 1851 965 764 026 69,01 % 2 7 3 0
7 964 136 532 99,83 1 599 150 0.17 28 4 44 965 764 126 69,01 % 2630
$\frac{8}{9}$ 964 952 054 99,92 770 010 0,08 28 330 965 750 394 69,01 % 16 362
914 484 098 94,70 51 145 857 5,30 128 671 965 758 626 69,01 % 8 1 3 0
$\frac{1}{10}$ 915 653 809 94,81 50 081 034 5,19 23 783 965 758 626 69,01 % 8 1 3 0
$\overline{11}$ 965 712 842 100,00 29 0 26 0,00 5993 965 747 861 69,01 % 18 895
11.a 965 700 682 100,00 30 252 0,00 17 370 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.b 965 691 839 100.00 40 180 0,00 16 285 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.c 965 692 234 100,00 39 568 0,00 16 502 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.d 965 691 102 100,00 39 4 22 0,00 17 780 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.e 965 699 469 100,00 32 143 0,00 16 692 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.f 965 700 093 100,00 31 929 0,00 16 28 2 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 4 52
11.g 965 700 509 100,00 31 568 0,00 16 227 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.h 965 699 818 100,00 31 929 0,00 16 557 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.1 965 710 369 100,00 31 568 0,00 16 557 965 758 494 69,01 % 8 2 6 2
$11.$ j 965 710 350 100.00 30 499 0,00 17 645 965 758 494 69,01 % 8 2 6 2
11.k 965 700 236 100,00 31 566 0,00 16 502 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.1 965 700 241 100,00 31 566 0,00 16 497 965 748 304 69,01 % 18 452
11.m 965 703 419 100,00 30 860 0,00 17 310 965 751 589 69,01 % 15 167
$\overline{12}$ 965 709 805 100,00 28 566 0,00 13 350 965 751 721 69,01 % 15 0 35
13 965 703 451 100,00 34 508 0,00 13762 965 751 721 69,01 % 15 035