AGM Information • Apr 26, 2019
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The annual general meeting of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, reg no 995 216 604, (the "Company") was held on Thursday 25 April 2019 at 13:00 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. Håkan Larsson, who also registered the shareholders attending. A list of the attending shareholders, including number of shares and votes, is enclosed to the minutes.
360,081,238 of a total of 423,104,938 shares and votes were represented, or approximately 85,26% of the Company's share capital. The list was approved by the General Meeting.
| Board members in attendance: | Håkan Larsson (Chairman), Thomas Wilhelmsen and Marianne Lie |
|---|---|
| Management in attendance: | CEO Craig Jasienski and CFO Rebekka Herlofsen |
| Protocol: | WALWIL Company Secretary Kristin Schiødt Bitnes |
It was also reported that the Company's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS (PwC), represented by certified auditor Bigrn Lund, and chairman of the nomination committee, Anders Ryssdal was present.
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 04 April 2019. 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.
Leif Terje Løddesøl was elected to co-sign the minutes together with the chairman of the meeting.
The decision was unanimous.
The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and the annual report for Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2018, 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.
In connection with the presentation of the annual accounts, CEO Craig Jasienski and CFO Rebekka Herlofsen gave an account of the Company's activities, position and the main features of the annual accounts.
The board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and annual report for Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2018, including payment of dividend was approved.
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 a second distribution of dividend up to USD 6 cents per share based on the company's annual accounts for 2018. The authorisation is valid until the annual general meeting in 2020, but no longer than 30 June 2020"
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The board of directors' statement on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for senior executives was considered by the General Meeting.
The statement is included as note 14 to the annual report for Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2018, which is made available on the Company's website.
The General Meeting then voted in favour of the statement.
The chairman of the board of directors 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 Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2018 of NOK 800,000 (ex VAT).
The chairman of the meeting informed about the remuneration to the auditor for other services to the Company and the group for 2018.
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 2018 to the annual general meeting in 2019:
| " The chairman of the board: | NOK 1,500,000 |
|---|---|
| The other board members: | NOK 500,000" |
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 nomination committee for the period from the annual general meeting in 2018 to the annual general meeting in 2019:
| " The chairman of the nomination committee: | NOK 80,000 |
|---|---|
| The other members: | NOK 40,000" |
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 audit committee for the period from the annual General Meeting in 2018 to the annual general meeting in 2019:
" The chairman of the audit committee: NOK 50,000 The other members' NOK 35,000"
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The nomination committee's proposal regarding election of members of the board of directors was accounted for, including the proposed term of election.
In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding election of members of the board of directors:
"Håkan Larsson, Thomas Wilhelmsen, Jonas Kleberg, Margareta Alestig and Marianne Lie are elected for two vears"
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The nomination committee's proposal regarding election of members to the nomination committee was accounted for, including the proposed term of election.
In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, the General Meeting passed the following resolution regarding election of members to the nomination committee:
"Anders Ryssdal, Jonas Kleberg and Carl Erik Steen are elected for two years"
Folketrygdefondet voted against this proposal, arguing that the nomination committee should be independent from the Company's Board as recommended by NUES.
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 acquire shares in the company:
The authorisation is valid until the company's annual general meeting in 2020, but no longer than 30 $d$ June 2020
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:
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
There were no further matters to address.
The General Meeting was then adjourned.
Håkan Larsson Sian.
List of the attending shareholders, with specification of the number of shares and votes they represented in their own name and as proxy
| I ISIN: I | NO0010571680 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA |
|---|---|
| General meeting date: 25/04/2019 13.00 | |
| Today: | 25.04.2019 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 423,104,938 | |
| - own shares of the company | 785,864 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 422,319,074 | |
| Represented by own shares | 332,012,566 | 78.62 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 1,426,027 | 0.34% |
| Sum own shares | 333,438,593 | 78.95 % |
| Represented by proxy | 11,385 | 0.00% |
| Represented by voting instruction | 26,631,260 | 6.31 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 26,642,645 | 6.31% |
| Total represented with voting rights | 360,081,238 | 85.26 % |
| Total represented by share capital | 360,081,238 | 85.10 % |
Registrar for the company:
NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
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N taxk
Signature company:
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA
| % registered | 0.40% | 7.40% | 44.43 % | 44.43% | 2.88% | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % represented | 0.40% | 7.40 % | 44.43 % | 44.43% | 2.88% | 0.31% | 0.11% | 0.02 % | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| % sc | 0.34% | 6.30% | 37.82% | 37.82 % | 2.45% | 0.26% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00 % |
| Total | 1,426,027 | 26,642,645 | 160,000,000 | 160,000,000 | 10,352,122 | 1,109,095 | 400,000 | 63,988 | 42,000 | 20,000 | 14,000 | 4,500 |
| Proxy | $\circ$ | 11,385 | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ | $\circ$ |
| Own | 1,426,027 | $\circ$ | 160,000,000 | 160,000,000 | 10,352,122 | 1,109,095 | 400,000 | 63,988 | 42,000 | 20,000 | 14,000 | 4,500 |
| Share | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær |
| Participant | Solicitor Proxy |
Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | |
| Repr. by | Thomas Wilhelmsen |
HANS AKERVALL |
ANNIE BERSAGEL |
Thomas Wilhelmsen |
Thomas Wilhelmsen |
Sjur Galtung | Thomas Wilhelmsen |
Finn Røgenæs | Stein H. Hansen | |||
| Company/Last name |
Chairman | WILHELMSEN HOLDING ASA WILH. |
WALLENIUSRE DERIERNA AKTIEBOLAG |
FOLKETRYGDF ONDET |
TALLYMAN AS | WILHELMSEN | SJEL INVEST AS |
TARAGO AS | DAMPSKIBSAK TIES. THEOLOGOS AS |
HØGTIND INVEST AS |
Erlandsen | |
| First Name | Håkan Larsson | STIFTELSEN TOM |
$\mathsf{Tom}$ | |||||||||
| Ref no | $\frac{8}{2}$ | $26\,$ | $\frac{4}{5}$ | $\mathbb{S}^3$ | 224 | 497 | 1487 | 1982 | 2998 | 3731 | 8029 |
Attendance List Attendance WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA 25/04/2019
$\frac{1}{1}$
| % registered | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % represented | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 0.00% |
| % sc | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 0.00% |
| Total | 2,495 | 2,417 | 1,033 | 800 | 316 |
| Proxy | o | $\circ$ | 0 | $\circ$ | o |
| Own | 2,495 | 2,417 | 1,033 | 600 | 316 |
| Share | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær | Ordinær |
| Participant | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder | Share Holder |
| Repr. by | |||||
| Company/Last name |
ØDEGÅRD | FOTLAND | LØDDESØL | ØVVRE | LUND |
| First Name | OLAV ANDREAS AANESS |
OTTO | LEIF TERJE | AXEL | TRULS LAURITZ |
| Ref no | 11791 | 11932 | 19711 | 27052 | 34942 |
ISIN: NO0010571680 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA General meeting date: 25/04/2019 13.00
25.04.2019 Today:
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda item 1 Adoption of the notice and the agenda | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10% | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 85.10% | $0.00 \%$ | |
| Total | 360,081,238 | o | 0 360,081,238 | o | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 2 Election of one person to co-sign the minutes, to be proposed in the general meeting | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 85.10 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | o | 360,081,238 |
| Agenda item 3 Approval of the annual accounts and the annual report for the financial year 2018, including payment | ||||||
| of dividend | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10% | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | o | 360,081,238 |
| Agenda item 4 Authorisation of the board of directors to pay additional dividend | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 85.10% | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 360,081,238 | 0 | 0 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 5.a Advisory vote related to the board of directors' guidelines on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for senior executives |
||||||
| Ordinær | 357,532,926 | 2,548,312 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| votes cast in % | 99.29 % | 0.71% | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.29 % | 0.71% | 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| total sc in % | 84.50 % | 0.60% | 0.00 % | 85.10 % | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 357,532,926 | 2,548,312 | 0 360,081,238 | ٥ | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 5.b Approval of the board of directors` proposal related to guidelines remuneration linked to the | ||||||
| development of the company's share price | ||||||
| Ordinær | 352,577,497 | 7,503,741 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| votes cast in % | 97.92 % | 2.08 % | 0.00% | |||
| representation of sc in % | 97.92 % | 2.08 % | 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | |
| total sc in % | 83.33% | 1.77 % | 0.00 % | 85.10 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 352,577,497 | 7,503,741 | 0 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 7 Approval of the fee to the company's auditor | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,079,839 | 805 | 594 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10 % | 0.00% | 0.00 % | 85.10% | 0.00 % | |
| Total | 360,079,839 | 805 | 594 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 8 Determination on the remuneration for the members of the board of directors | 0 | |||||
| Ordinær | 357,609,443 | 2,471,795 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 360,081,238 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.31 % | 0.69% | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.31 % | 0.69% | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % 0.00 % |
|
| total sc in % | 84.52 % | 0.58% | 0.00 % | 85.10% | ||
| Totai | 357,609,443 | 2,471,795 | 0 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 | |
| Agenda item 9 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,079,839 | 1,399 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10% | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,079,839 | 1,399 | o | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| Agenda item 10 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the audit committee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,079,839 | 805 | 594 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| votes cast in % | 100.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered | Represented shares with voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| representation of sc in % | 100.00 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | |
| total sc in % | 85.10 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.00 % | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,079,839 | 805 | 594 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| Agenda item 11 Election of members of the board of directors | ||||||
| Ordinær | 357, 365, 736 | 3,438 | 2,712,064 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| votes cast in % | 99.25 % | 0.00% | 0.75% | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.25 % | $0.00 \%$ | 0.75% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | |
| total sc in % | 84.46 % | 0.00% | 0.64% | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 357, 365, 736 | 3,438 2,712,064 360,081,238 | o | 360,081,238 | ||
| Agenda item 12 Election of members of the nomination committee | ||||||
| Ordinær | 346,944,187 | 13,137,051 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| votes cast in % | 96.35 % | 3.65 % | 0.00 % | |||
| representation of sc in % | 96.35 % | 3.65 % | 0.00% | 100.00 % | 0.00% | |
| total sc in % | 82.00% | 3.11 % | 0.00% | 85.10 % | 0.00% | |
| Total | 346,944,187 13,137,051 | 0 360,081,238 | $\mathbf o$ | 360,081,238 | ||
| Agenda item 13 Authorisation to the board of directors to acquire shares in the company | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,058 | 0 | 180 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10 % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,081,058 | $\mathbf o$ | 180 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360.081.238 |
| Agenda item 14 Authorisation the board of directors to increase the share capital | ||||||
| Ordinær | 360,081,108 | 130 | 0 | 360,081,238 | 0 | 360,081,238 |
| 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 % | 85.10 % | 0.00 % | 0.00% | 85.10% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 360,081,108 | 130 | 0 360,081,238 | o | 360,081,238 |
Registrar for the company: Signature company: NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA z Þ
| Name | Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital | Voting rights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 423.104.938 | 0.52 220.014.567.76 Yes | |
| Sum: |
§ 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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