Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Open Meeting None None
2 Call the Meeting to Order None None
3 Designate Inspector or Shareholder Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting None None
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting None None
5 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders None None
6 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports None None
7 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
8 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends For For
9 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For
10 Approve Remuneration Report (Advisory Vote) For For
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of EUR 352,000 for Chairman, EUR 165,500 for Vice Chairman, and EUR 105,500 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work For For
12 Determine Number of Members (10) and Deputy Members (1) of Board For For
13.a Reelect Stephen Hester as Director (Chair) For For
13.b Reelect Petra van Hoeken as Director For For
13.c Reelect John Maltby as Director For For
13.d Reelect Lene Skole as Director For For
13.e Reelect Birger Steen as Director For For
13.f Reelect Jonas Synnergren as Director For For
13.g Reelect Arja Talma as Director For For
13.h Reelect Kjersti Wiklund as Director For For
13.i Elect Risto Murto as Director For For
13.j Elect Per Stromberg as Director For For
14 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For
15 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For For
16 Amend Articles Re: General Meeting Participation; General Meeting For For
17 Approve Issuance of Convertible Instruments without Preemptive Rights For For
18 Authorize Share Repurchase Program in the Securities Trading Business For For
19 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares For For
20 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares For For
21 Approve Issuance of up to 30 Million Shares without Preemptive Rights For For
22 Close Meeting None None

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