AGM Information • Apr 23, 2015
AGM Information
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The annual general meeting on Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, reg no 995 216 604, (the "Company") was held on Thursday 23 April 2015 at 09:00 hours (CET) at the Company's premises at Strandveien 20 in Lysaker, Norway.
In accordance with Article 7 of the Articles of Association, the General Meeting was opened and chaired by the chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Thomas Wilhelmsen, who also registered the shareholders attending. A list of the attending shareholders, including number of shares and votes is enclosed to the minutes.
192,604,668 of a total of 220,000,000 shares and votes were represented, or approximately 87,55% of the Company's share capital. The list was approved by the General Meeting.
| Board members in attendance: | Diderik Schnitler (chairman), Thomas Wilhelmsen and Nils Petter Dyvik. |
|---|---|
| Management in attendance: | CEO Jan Eyvin Wang and CFO Benedicte Bakke Agerup. |
| Protocol: | Company Secretary Morten Aaserud |
It was also reported that the Company's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS (PwC), was present and represented by certified auditor Rita Granlund and certified auditor Fredrik Melle.
The following matters were discussed:
It was noted that the notice to the General Meeting had been sent to all shareholders with a known place of residence on 27 March 2015. On the same date, the notice had also been made available on the Company's website and published as a stock exchange announcement.
The chairman of the meeting raised the question whether there were any objections to the notice or the agenda. No such objections were made and the notice and the agenda were approved. The chairman of the meeting declared the General Meeting as lawfully convened.
Hedvig Juell was elected to co-sign the minutes together with the chairman of the meeting.
The decision was unanimous.
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The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and the annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2014, together with the auditor's report, was, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 7 of the Articles of Association, made available on the Company's website.
The annual accounts and the annual report for the financial year 2014, including the board of directors' proposal to distribute a dividend of NOK 1.00 per share, together with the auditor's report, were presented.
In connection with the presentation of the annual accounts, CFO Benedicte Bakke Agerup gave an orientation on the Company's position and an account for the main features in the annual accounts.
The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and annual report for Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2014 was approved. In accordance with the board of directors' proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding distribution of dividend:
"A dividend of NOK 1.00 per share is distributed. The dividend accrues to the Company's shareholders as of 23 April 2015."
Expected payment of dividends is around 7 May 2015.
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
In accordance with the board's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution:
"The board of directors is hereby authorised to distribute additional dividends based on the company's approved annual accounts for 2014. The authorisation may not be used to resolve to distribute additional dividends which exceed NOK 1.25 per share. The authorisation is valid until the annual general meeting in 2016, but no longer than to 30 June 2016."
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The general meeting presented the board's statement of policy on salary and other remuneration for leading employees. The statement is included as note 16 on page 87 in the annual report for 2014 which is made available on the Company's website.
The chairman of the meeting informed that the Company had received some votes against the declaration on salary for leading employees. The general meeting then voted in favour of the declaration, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The chairman of the meeting described the main contents of the statement on corporate governance submitted in connection with Section 3-3b of the Norwegian Accounting Act. No remarks to the statement were made by the General Meeting.
It was resolved to approve PricewaterhouseCoopers AS' fee for audit of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2014 of NOK 700,000 (ex VAT).
The chairman of the meeting informed about the remuneration to the auditor for other services to the Company and the group for 2014.
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding remuneration to the members of the board of directors for the period from the annual general meeting in 2014 to the annual general meeting in 2015:
"The three board members who do not have an employment relationship in the group receives a fee of NOK 325,000 each."
The decision was unanimous.
In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding remuneration to the members of the nomination committee for the period from the annual general meeting in 2014 to the annual general meeting in 2015:
| "The chairman of the nomination committee: | NOK 35,000 |
|---|---|
| The other members: | NOK 25,000" |
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The nomination committee's proposal regarding election of member of the board of directors was accounted for, including the proposed term of election.
In accordance with the nomination committee proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding election of board of directors:
"Thomas Wilhelmsen, Diderik Schnitler og Bente Brevik are elected as board of directors for a period of two years."
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
In accordance with the board of directors' proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital:
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The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
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There were no further matters to address.
The General Meeting was then adjourned.
Thomas Wilhelmsen Sign.
$\mathcal{V}_{\mathcal{S}}$ Hedvig Juel
Appendix:
List of the attending shareholders, with specification of the number of shares and votes they represented in their own name and as proxy
| ISIN: | NO0010571680 WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA |
|---|---|
| General meeting date: 23/04/2015 09.00 | |
| Today: | 23.04.2015 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 220,000,000 | |
| - own shares of the company | 0 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 220,000,000 | |
| Represented by own shares | 11,289,947 | 5.13 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 9,169 | 0.00% |
| Sum own shares | 11,299,116 | 5.14% |
| Represented by proxy | 163,444,878 | 74.29 % |
| Represented by voting instruction | 17,860,674 | 8.12 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 181,305,552 82.41 % | |
| Total represented with voting rights | 192,604,668 87.55 % | |
| Total represented by share capital | 192,604,668 87.55 % |
Registrar for the company:
NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA
Inh Byc
Signature company:
WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA
Attendance List Attendance WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA 23/04/2015
| % registered | 0.01% | 94.12% | 0.00 % | 5.63% | 0.15% | $0.03\%$ | $0.03\%$ | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % represented | 0.01% | 94.13% | 0.00% | 5.63% | 0.15% | 0.03% | $0.03\%$ | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $0.00\%$ | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| $%$ sc | 0.00% | 82.41% | 0.00 % | 4.93% | 0.13% | $0.03\%$ | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Total | 9,169 | 181,303,052 | 1,600 | 10,851,515 | 280,000 | 63,988 | 60,000 | 25,246 | 4,400 | 2,500 | 1,033 | 518 | 417 | 330 | 900 |
| Proxy | $\circ$ | 163,442,378 | 1,600 | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | 900 |
| Own | 9,169 | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | 10,851,515 | 280,000 | 63,988 | 60,000 | 25,246 | 4,400 | 2,500 | 1,033 | 518 | 417 | 330 | $\circ$ |
| Share | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær |
| Participant | Proxy Solicitor | Proxy Solicitor | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Proxy Solicitor | |
| Repr. by | NILS BASTIANSEN |
Christian Due | Sjur Galtung | Diderik Schnitler | $\cdot$ | ¥, | |||||||||
| Company/Last name |
Styrets formann | Administrerende direktør |
FOLKETRYGDF ONDET |
AS WINGANA | SJEL INVEST AS |
LØKTA AS | WANG | HARDANGER.C O AS |
FODEN | LØDDESØL | STEENFELDT- GJERSØE |
FOTLAND | HENRIK BØHM AS |
lleul | |
| First Name | JAN EYVIN | JOHAN ARNT | LEIF TERJE | TOR | OTTO | Hedvig | |||||||||
| Ref no | $\frac{8}{2}$ | 26 | 42 | 448 | 927 | 976 | 1594 | 4648 | 6361 | 11221 | 17558 | 19786 | 22327 | 35238 |
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| NO0010571680 WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA | ISIN: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General meeting date: 23/04/2015 09.00 | ||||||
| 23.04.2015 | Today: | |||||
| with voting righ | Poll not registered Represented sh | Poll in | Abstain | Against | FOR | Shares class |
| Agenda item 1 Adoption of the notice and the agenda | ||||||
| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,000 | 0 | 192,603,668 | Ordinær |
| $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 100.00 % | votes cast in % | |||
| 0.00% | 100.00 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 100.00 % | representation of sc in % | |
| 0.00% | 87.55 % | $0.00 \%$ | $0.00 \%$ | 87.55 % | total sc in % | |
| 192,604 | 0 | 1,000 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,603,668 | Total | |
| Agenda item 3 Adoption of the annual rep. and acc. for Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2014, inc. gr contribution and payment of dividend |
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| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,000 | 0 | 192,603,668 | Ordinær |
| $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 100.00 % | votes cast in % | |||
| 0.00% | 100.00 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 100.00 % | representation of sc in % | |
| 0.00% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 87.55 % | total sc in % | |
| 192,604 | 0 | 1,000 192,604,668 | $\bf{0}$ | 192,603,668 | Total | |
| Agenda item 4 Proposal for authorisation to the board of directors to pay dividends | ||||||
| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 0 | 0 | 192,604,668 | Ordinær |
| 0.00% | $0.00 \%$ | 100.00 % | votes cast in % | |||
| $0.00 \%$ | 100.00 % | 0.00% | $0.00 \%$ | 100.00 % | representation of sc in % | |
| 0.00% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | $0.00 \%$ | 87.55 % | total sc in % | |
| 192,604 | 0 | 0 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,604,668 | Total | |
| Agenda item 5 Declaration from the board on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for leading employee | ||||||
| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,000 | 4,471,618 | 188,132,050 | Ordinær |
| 0.00% | 2.32% | 97.68 % | votes cast in % | |||
| 0.00% | 100.00 % | $0.00 \%$ | 2.32% | 97.68 % | representation of sc in % | |
| 0.00% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | 2.03 % | 85.52 % | total sc in % | |
| 192,604, | O | 1,000 192,604,668 | 188,132,050 4,471,618 | Total | ||
| Agenda item 7 Approval of the fee to the company's auditor | ||||||
| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,050 | 0 | 192,603,618 | Ordinær |
| 0.00% | $0.00 \%$ | 100.00 % | votes cast in % | |||
| 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00 % | representation of sc in % | |
| $0.00 \%$ | 87.55 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 87.55 % | total sc in % | |
| 192,604 | 0 | 1,050 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,603,618 | Total | |
| Agenda item 8 Determination on the remuneration for the members of the board of directors | ||||||
| 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,000 | 50 | 192,603,618 | Ordinær | |
| $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 100.00 % | votes cast in % | |||
| 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00 % | representation of sc in % | |
| 192,604 | 0.00% | 87.55 % | $0.00 \%$ | $0.00 \%$ | 87.55 % | total sc in % |
| 192,604, | 0 | 1,000 192,604,668 | 50 | 192,603,618 | Total | |
| 192,604 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 1,000 | 50 | 192,603,618 | Agenda item 9 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee Ordinær |
https://investor.vps.no/gm/votingResultTotalMinutes.htm?_menu=true&fromMain=T... 23.04.2015
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered Represented sh | with voting righ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | 87.55 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 192,603,618 | 50 | 1,000 | 192,604,668 | $\bf{o}$ | 192,604 |
| Agenda item 10 Election of members of the board of directors | ||||||
| Ordinær | 191,360,528 | 50 | 1,244,090 | 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,604 |
| votes cast in % | 99.35 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.65% | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.35 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.65% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | |
| total sc in % | 86.98 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.57% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 191,360,528 | 50 1,244,090 192,604,668 | $\bf{0}$ | 192,604 | ||
| Agenda item 11 Authorisation to the board of directors to increase the share capital | ||||||
| Ordinær | 192,604,668 | 0 | 0 | 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,604 |
| 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 % | 87.55 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.00% | 87.55 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 192,604,668 | 0 | $\mathbf 0$ | 192,604,668 | 0 | 192,604 |
Registrar for the company:
Signature company:
WILH. WILHELMSEN ASA
NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA
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| Name | Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital | Voting rights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 220,000,000 | 1.00 220,000,000.00 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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