AGM Information • May 10, 2023
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The annual general meeting of TGS ASA, reg. no 976 695 372 (the Company), was held on 10 May 2023 at the Company's offices at Askekroken 11, 0277, Oslo, Norway at 5:00 pm (Oslo time).
The following matters were addressed:
Chair of the board of directors (the Board), Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson, opened the general meeting. A list of attending shareholders was made and is attached to these minutes.
In accordance with the Board's proposal, attorney-at-law Viggo Bang-Hansen was elected to chair the meeting. Helene Hermansen was elected to co-sign the minutes.
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution: "The notice and agenda are approved."
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution: "The general meeting approves the Board's report for 2022 and the Company's financial statements for 2022."
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution: "The general meeting approves the auditor's fees for 2022."
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In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting resolved, with effect immediately, to amend section 3 of the Articles of Association to read as follows:
"The principal business area of the company is the provision of data, information and knowledge, together with technology, services and products, to the energy industry."
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting resolved to adopt the following, with effect from 1 July 2023:
"Section 7, third paragraph, first sentence, of the Articles of Association to read as follows:
"Shareholders shall notify the company about their attendance at the shareholders' meeting at the latest two days before the day of the shareholders' meeting."
"Section 7, third paragraph, second sentence, and section 8 of the Articles of Association are deleted",
In accordance with the Nomination Committee's proposal, the general meeting resolved to elect the following Board for the period up to the annual general meeting in 2024:
In accordance with the Nomination Committee's proposal, the general meeting approved remuneration for the board members for the period from 11 May 2023 to the annual general meeting in 2024 as follows: "The chair shall receive in total USD 125,000 to be paid on a semi-annual basis until the annual general meeting in 2024. Each of the directors, other than the chair, shall receive in total NOK 412,000 to be paid on a semi-annual basis until the annual general meeting in 2024. In addition, the chair shall receive 3,300, and each of the other directors shall receive 1,650, restricted shares in the Company on 11 May 2023. No consideration shall be paid for the restricted shares, but the directors cannot sell any of these shares before 11 May 2025. In addition, the chair of the audit committee and the chair of the compensation committee shall each receive a flat fee of NOK 60,000 to compensate for the additional work the chairpersonship entails."
In accordance with the Nomination Committee's proposal, the general meeting resolved to reelect Glen Ole Rødland as chair and elect Ole Jakob Hundstad as new member of the Nomination Committee, both for a period of two years. The committee then consists of:
In accordance with the Nomination Committee's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution: "The fee to members of the Nomination Committee shall for the period between 11 May 2023 and 10 May 2024 be NOK 9,300 per meeting to each member to compensate for the time spent for the works of the committee. In addition, the chair of the nomination committee shall be paid NOK 100,000 to compensate for the additional work the chairpersonship entails".
Reference was made to the Board's statement on corporate governance made in accordance with section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act, included under the heading " Corporate Governance" in the Company's annual report for 2022. The statement was not subject to any vote.
In accordance with the Board's proposals, the general meeting made the following resolutions (which is advisory with respect to the report under section 6-16b):
"The statement pursuant to section 6-16a of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act is approved."
"The report pursuant to section 6-16b of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act is approved".
Reference was made to descriptions of the long-term incentive plan for 2023, cf. the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act sections 5-6 (3) and 6-16a.
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution:
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution;
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution:
The Company's share capital shall be reduced by NOK 61,328.75 through cancellation of 245,315 treasury shares held by the Company, each with a par value of NOK 0.25. Section 5 of the Articles of Association shall be amended to reflect the share capital and the number of shares in issue after the share capital reduction.
The Company's auditor has confirmed that there will be sufficient restricted equity capital in the Company after the reduction of capital.
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution:
(i) the Board is granted the authorization to increase the Company's share capital by up to NOK 3,123,185 through one or more issuances of new shares or bonus issues. The subscription price and other subscription terms will be determined by the Board.
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution:
In accordance with the Board's proposal, the general meeting made the following resolution: "The Company authorizes the Board to distribute quarterly dividends and make group contributions to entities within the Group (Norwegian: konsernbidrag) on the basis of the financial statements for 2022. The Board shall, when using the authorization in relation to distribution of quarterly dividends, pass its decision in accordance with the Company's approved dividend policy. The authorization shall be valid until the Company's annual general meeting in 2024, but no later than 30 June 2024."
No further items were on the agenda, and no additional proposals or issues were raised. The number of votes for and against each respective agenda item, as well as any blank votes, are set out in appendices to these minutes.
The minutes from the general meeting have been prepared both in Norwegian and in English. In case of discrepancies between the two, the Norwegian version shall prevail.
Wigge Bang-Hansen
Chair Chair
Helene Hermansen
| ISIN: | NO003078800 TGS ASA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General meeting date: 10/05/2023 17.00 | ||||
| Today: | 10.05.2023 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 124,927,439 | |
| - own shares of the company | 458,515 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 124,468,924 | |
| Represented by own shares | 14,191,234 | 11.40 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 4,954,159 | 3.98 % |
| Sum own shares | 19,145,393 | 15.38 % |
| Represented by proxy | 1,262,546 | 1.01 % |
| Represented by voting instruction | 24,495,300 | 19.68 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 25,757,846 | 20.69 % |
| Total represented with voting rights | 44,903,239 36.08 % | |
| Total represented by share capital | 44,903,239 | 35.94 % |
Registrar for the company:
DNB Bank ASA
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Signature company:
TGS AŞA
| ISIN: | NO0003078800 TGS ASA |
|---|---|
| General meeting date: 10/05/2023 17.00 | |
| Today: | 10.05.2023 |
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| Shares class | FOR | Against | Poll in | Abstain Poll not registered Represented shares | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| with voting rights | |||||||
| Agenda item 2 Appointment of meeting chair and a person to co-sign the minutes Ordinær |
44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | ||
| Agenda item 3 Approval of the notice and the agenda | |||||||
| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 4 Approval of the financial statements and Board's report for 2022 | |||||||
| Ordinær | 44,894,160 | 9,079 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,894,160 | 9,079 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 5 Approval of auditor's fee | |||||||
| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 6 Amendment of section 3 of the Articles of Association with respect to the principal business area of the Company |
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| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | O | D | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 7 Amendments of sections 7 and 8 of the Articles of Association due to changes to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act |
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| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | O | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 8a Appointment of members to the Board-Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson, Chair | |||||||
| Ordinær | 44,689,198 | 136,731 | 44,825,929 | 77,310 | O | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.70 % | 0.31 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.52 % | 0.31 % | 99.83 % | 0.17 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.77 % | 0.11 % | 35.88 % | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,689,198 | 136,731 | 44,825,929 | 77,310 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 8b Appointment of members to the Board-Luis Araujo | |||||||
| Ordinær | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total 44,892,100 9,079 0 44,901,179 2,060 44,903,239 |
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| Agenda item 8c Appointment of members to the Board-Bettina Bachmann Ordinær 0 |
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| votes cast in % | 44,892,100 99.98 % |
9,079 0.02 % |
44,901,179 | 2,060 0.00 % |
44,903,239 | ||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Ananda itam 8d Annointment of mombers to the Board-Trans East |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Poll in | Abstaln | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc In % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 8e Appointment of members to the Board-Grethe Kristin Moen | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 8f Appointment of members to the Board-Maurice Nessim | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,879,346 | 21,833 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.95 % | 0.05 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.95 % | 0.05 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.92 % | 0.02 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,879,346 | 21,833 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 8g Appointment of members to the Board-Svein Harald Øygard | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,892,100 | 9.079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.01 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,892,100 | 9,079 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 9 Approval of remuneration to the members of the Board | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,852,818 | 50,296 | 44,903,114 | 125 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.89 % | 0.11 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.89 % | 0.11 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.90 % | 0.04 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,852,818 | 50,296 | 44,903,114 | 125 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 10a Appointment of member to the Nomination Committee-Glen Ole Rødland, Chair | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,901,179 | 0 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,901,179 | 0 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 10b Appointment of member to the Nomination Committee-Ole Jakob Hundstad | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,901,179 | 0 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,901,179 | 0 | 44,901,179 | 2,060 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| Agenda item 11 Approval of remuneration to the members of the Nomination Committee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,852,878 | 50,236 | 44,903,114 | 125 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.89 % | 0.11 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.89 % | 0.11 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.90 % | 0.04 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,852,878 | 50,236 44,903,114 | 125 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 13 Statement and report on remuneration for senior executives | ||||||
| Ordinær | 29,995,531 | 14,681,770 | 44,677,301 | 225,938 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 67.14 % | 32.86 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 66.80 % | 32.70 % | 99.50 % | 0.50 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 24.01 % | 11.75 % | 35.76 % | 0.18 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 29,995,531 14,681,770 44,677,301 | 225,938 | 0 | 44,903,239 | ||
| Agenda item 14 Approval of long-term incentive plan and resolution to issue free-standing warrants | ||||||
| Ordinær | 43,117,086 | 1,710,858 | 44,827,944 | 75,295 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 96.18 % | 3.82 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 96.02 % | 3.81 % | 99.83 % | 0.17 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 34,51 % | 1.37 % | 35.88 % | 0.06 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 43,117,086 | 1,710,858 44,827,944 | 75,295 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 15 Board authorization to acquire own shares | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,416,175 | 50,000 | 44,466,175 | 437,064 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 99.89 % | 0.11 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 98.92 % | 0.11 % | 99.03 % | 0.97 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Poll in | Abstaln | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total sc in % | 35.55 % | 0.04 % | 35.59 % | 0.35 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,416,175 | 50,000 44,466,175 437,064 | 0 | 44,903,239 | ||
| Agenda item 16 Reduction of share capital by cancellation of treasury shares | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 17a Board authorizations to issue new shares | ||||||
| Ordinær | 43,245,005 | 1,045,949 | 44,290,954 | 612,285 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 97.64 % | 2.36 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 96.31 % | 2.33 % | 98.64 % | 1.36 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 34.62 % | 0.84 % | 35.45 % | 0.49 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 43,245,005 | 1,045,949 44,290,954 | 612,285 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 17b Board authorizations to issue convertible loans | ||||||
| Ordinær | 42,276,901 | 2,014,053 | 44,290,954 | 612,285 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 95.45 % | 4.55 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 94.15 % | 4 49 % | 98.64 % | 1.36 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 33.84 % | 1.61 % | 35.45 % | 0.49 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 42,276,901 | 2,014,053 44,290,954 | 612,285 | 0 | 44,903,239 | |
| Agenda item 18 Board authorization to distribute dividends and make group contributions | ||||||
| Ordinær | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | O | 44,903,239 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 35.94 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 44,903,239 | 0 | 44,903,239 | 0 | 0 | 44,903,239 |
Registrar for the company:
DNB Bank ASA
Signature company:
TGS ASA C
Share information
| Name | Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 124,927,439 | 0.25 31,231,859.75 Yes | |
| Sum: |
§ 5-17 Generally majority requirement
requires majority of the given votes
§ 5-18 Amendment to resolution
Requires two-thirds majority of the given votes
like the issued share capital represented/attended on the general meeting
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