AGM Information • May 8, 2020
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The annual general meeting of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, reg no 995 216 604, (the "Company") was held on Thursday 28 April 2020 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 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.
354,445,412 of a total of 423,104,938 shares and votes were represented, or approximately 83.92% of the Company's share capital. The list was approved by the General Meeting.
| Board members in attendance: | Håkan Larsson (Chairman), Thomas Wilhelmsen |
|---|---|
| Management in attendance: | CEO Craig Jasienski and CFO Rebekka Herlofsen |
| Protocol: | Observer to the Board Christian Berg |
It was also reported that the Company's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AS (PwC), represented by certified auditor Bjørn-Lund, and chairman of the nomination committee, Anders Ryssdal was present.
The following matters were discussed:
Pursuant to the Articles of Association, the general meeting shall be opened and chaired by the chairman of the board of directors. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the chairman of the board participated at the general meeting by telephone. It was therefore prosposed that Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen, lawyer at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS, is elected as chairperson for the general meeting.
The decision was unanimous.
It was noted that the notice to the General Meeting had been sent to all shareholders with a known place of residence on 03 April 2020. On the same date, the notice had also been made available on the Company's website and published as a stock exchange announcement. The notice was updated on 15 April 2020 to reflect proposals from the Nomination Committee.
The Chairman of the meeting raised the question whether there were any objections to the agenda. No such objections were made, and the agenda were approved. The Chairman of the meeting declared the General Meeting as lawfully convened.
Christian Berg was elected to co-sign the minutes together with the chairperson 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 2019, 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 board of directors' proposal to the annual accounts and annual report for Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA for the financial year 2019 was approved.
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 2019, which is made available on the Company's website.
a) Advisory vote related to the board of directors' guidelines on stipulation of salary and other remuneration to the corporate management
The general meeting passed the following resolution:
"The general meeting endorses the board of directors' guidelines on stipulation of salary and other remuneration to the senior executives."
The general meeting passed the following resolution:
"The proposal related to guidelines for remuneration linked to the company's share price as described in the declaration on stipulation of salary and other remuneration to the senior executives is approved."
The chairperson referred to 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 2019 of NOK 1,170,000 (ex VAT).
The decision was approved with a majority vote, cf. the attachment with overview of the votes.
The chairperson of the meeting referred to the nomination committee's proposal regarding election of members of the board of directors, 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, Margareta Alestig, Marianne Lie, Jonas Kleberg and Thomas Wilhelmsen are reappointed for a period of two years. In addition, Anna Felländer and Rune Bjerke are elected as new board members for a period of two years, however, so that Rune Bjerke's appointment will be effective as of 18 June 2020."
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 annual General Meeting in 2019 to the annual general meeting in 2020:
| " 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 2019 to the annual general meeting in 2020:
| " 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 2019 to the annual general meeting in 2020:
" 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.
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:
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.
Ylva Gjesdahl Petersen Sign.
Christian-Berg
List of the attending shareholders, with specification of the number of shares and votes they represented in their own name and as proxy
| ISIN: | N00010571680 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General meeting date: 28/04/2020 13.00 | |||
| Today: | 28.04.2020 |
| Number of shares % sc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total shares | 423,104,938 | |
| - own shares of the company | 764,009 | |
| Total shares with voting rights | 422,340,929 | |
| Represented by own shares | 160,000,000 | 37.88 % |
| Represented by advance vote | 171,715,220 | 40.66 % |
| Sum own shares | 331,715,220 | 78.54 % |
| Represented by proxy | 194,199 | 0.05 % |
| Represented by voting instruction | 22,535,993 | 5.34 % |
| Sum proxy shares | 22,730,192 | 5.38 % |
| Total represented with voting rights | 354,445,412 83.92 % | |
| Total represented by share capital | 354,445,412 | 83.77 % |
Registrar for the company:
NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
Signature company:
Can b. Ger
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| Chistisins Berg | directory. | |||
| Share Holder | rozy Solicitor | Proxy Solicitor | Participant | |
| Ordination O | ordinaer | Ordinassi | Ordinasti | элейс |
| 000,000,000,091 | 0 | 7,77,775,2220 | UMO | |
| 0 | 006 | 662,889,889,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,888,88 | 0 | Property |
| 000,000,000,000 | 006 | 262,622,822 | 17,7,77,2220 | stot |
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| 45 ₪ 34 | % 00.0 | אייני איני איני | % GP.84 | 6 registered |
ISIN: NO0010571680 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA
General meeting date: 28/04/2020 13.00
| Today: 28,04.2020
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered Represented shares with voting rights |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda item 1 Adoption of the notice and the agenda | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 354,413,780 | 0 | 31,632 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 354,413,780 | 0 | 31,632 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |||
| Agenda item 2 Election of one person to co-sign the minutes, to be proposed in the general meeting | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 354,409,940 | 0 | 35,472 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.76 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 354,409,940 | 0 | 35,472 354,445,412 | O | 354,445,412 | |||
| Agenda item 3 Approval of the annual accounts and the annual report for the financial year 2019 | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 354,411,433 | 0 | 33,979 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | ರಿಗೆ ಇದು ಹಿರಿ ಹಿರಿ ಹಿರಿ ಹಿರಿ ಕೋ | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.76 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 354,411,433 | 0 | 33,979 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |||
| Agenda item 4A Advisory vote related to the board of directors` guidelines on stipulation of salary and other remuneration for senior executives |
||||||||
| Ordinær | 352,863,836 | 1,576,154 | 0 | |||||
| votes cast in % | 99.55 % | 0.45 % | 5,422 0.00 % |
354,445,412 | 354,445,412 | |||
| representation of sc in % | 99.55 % | 0.45 % | 0.00 % | |||||
| total sc in % | 83.40 % | 0.37 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % 83.77 % |
0.00 % | |||
| Total | 0.00 % | |||||||
| Agenda item 4B Approval of the board of directors `proposal related to guidelines remuneration linked to the | 352,863,836 1,576,154 | 5,422 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||||
| development of the company`s share price | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 346,097,821 | 8,342,169 | 5,422 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 97.65 % | 2.35 % | 0.00 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 97.65 % | 2.35 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 81.80 % | 1.97 % | 0.00 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 346,097,821 8,342,169 | 5,422 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||||
| Agenda item 6 Approval of the fee to the company `s auditor | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 354,349,810 | 57,383 | 38,219 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 99.97 % | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.97 % | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.75 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 354,349,810 | 57,383 | 38,219 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |||
| Agenda item 7 Election of member of the board of directors | ||||||||
| : Ordinær | 351,389,599 | 94,205 | 2,961,608 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 99.14 % | 0.03 % | 0.84 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.14 % | 0.03 % | 0.84 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.05 % | 0.02 % | 0.70 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 351,389,599 | 94,205 2,961,608 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||||
| Agenda item 8 Determination on the remuneration for the members of the board of directors | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 344,825,155 | 9,183,021 | 437,236 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 97.29 % | 2.59 % | 0.12 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 97.29 % | 2.59 % | 0.12 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 81.50 % | 2.17 % | 0.10 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 344,825,155 9,183,021 | 437,236 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||||
| Agenda item 9 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee | ||||||||
| Ordinær | 354,407,193 | 2,747 | 35,472 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| votes cast in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | |||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | |||
| total sc in % | 83.76 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 354,407,193 | 2,747 | 35,472 354,445,412 | O | 354,445,412 |
| Shares class | FOR | Against | Abstain | Poll in | Poll not registered | Represented shares with voting rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda item 10 Determination on the remuneration to the members of the audit committee | |||||||
| Ordinær | 354,407,193 | 2.747 | 35,472 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.99 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 83.76 % | 0.00 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 354,407,193 | 2,747 | 35,472 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| Agenda item 11 Authorisation to the board of directors to acquire shares in the company | |||||||
| Ordinær | 354,355,997 | 30,450 | 58,965 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.98 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.98 % | 0.01 % | 0.02 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 83.75 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 354,355,997 | 30,450 | 58,965 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | ||
| Agenda item 12 Authorisation the board of directors to increase the share capital | |||||||
| Ordinær | 354,011,799 | 432,431 | 1,182 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 | |
| votes cast in % | 99.88 % | 0.12 % | 0.00 % | ||||
| representation of sc in % | 99.88 % | 0.12 % | 0.00 % | 100.00 % | 0.00 % | ||
| total sc in % | 83.67 % | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 83.77 % | 0.00 % | ||
| Total | 354,011,799 | 432,431 | 1,182 | 354,445,412 | 0 | 354,445,412 |
Registrar for the company:
Signature Company:
NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL NORGE
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN ASA
Share information
| Name Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinær | 423,104,938 | 0.52 220,014,567.76 Yes | |
| Sum: |
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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